In this guide, we will show you a nifty method to fix the issue of being unable to backup your Galaxy Watch via Smart Switch on a non Samsung device. This app has completely streamlined the data backup and restore process, irrespective of the OS that you are coming from. Moreover, it also beholds numerous ways through which you could carry out this procedure. However, according to many, it tends to fall short of one of the most important aspects: its own smartwatch.
Numerous users have reported that the Smart Switch app only tends to work with Samsung devices and rather than acting as a backup application, it instead provides a platform for transferring data from one phone to another. Well, that isn’t actually true as you could infact take a backup of your watch via this Smart Switch app using a non Samsung phone as well. And in this guide, we will show you how to do just that. So without further ado, let’s check it out.
Fix Cannot backup watch via Smart Switch on non Samsung phone
In order to rectify this issue, you just have to remove the battery restrictions for the Smart Switch app. Here’s how it could be done [the steps are for Pixel, it should be near about similar for other smartphones as well]
- Head over to Settings > Apps > All Apps > Smart Switch.
- Then go to App Battery Usage and select Unrestricted.
- You should now be able to see the backup option after a couple of hours.
- This could be accessed via Galaxy Wearable > Watch settings > Account and Backup.
That’s it. These were the steps to fix the issue of being unable to backup your Galaxy Watch via Smart Switch on a non Samsung device. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.
