How to Add Friends on the Apple Watch

Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: March 28, 2019 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to add friends to your Apple Watch's Activity app. While adding friends in the form of favorite contacts was a feature included in previous versions of the Apple Watch's operating system, users of watchOS 3 and up no longer have access to the Friends app.

Part 1

Part 1 of 2:
Adding a Friend

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Open your iPhone's Activity app. Tap the Activity app icon, which resembles concentric blue, green, and red circles.
2
Tap Sharing. It's in the bottom-right corner of the screen.

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3
Tap Get Started. This button is in the middle of the "Sharing" page.
4
Tap ＋. It's in the top-right corner of the screen.
5
Select a contact. Scroll down until you find a contact whom you want to add as a friend, then tap their name to add them to the "To" list.
- You can also type the contact's name into the "To" text field to search for them.
6
Tap Send. It's in the upper-right corner of the screen. This will send an invitation for the person to link up in your Apple Watch's Activity app.
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Wait for the contact to accept your invitation. Once the person accepts your invitation, you'll be able to view their progress in the Activity app.

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Part 2

Part 2 of 2:
Viewing a Friend's Progress

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Open your Apple Watch's Activity app. Open the "Apps" screen by pressing the "Lock" button and then tapping All Apps if necessary, then tap the Activity app icon.
2
Scroll right to the "Sharing" page. This will open a list of any friends with whom you're sharing your Activity progress.
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Select a friend. Tap the name of the friend for whom you want to view Activity progress.
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Review your friend's progress for the day. Once your friend's page loads, you can view their Activity progress for the day.
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Send a message to your friend if you like. To message a friend within the Activity app, scroll down to the bottom of their page, then tap Send Message and select a message to send.^{[1]
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