Where Does Apple Sports Store Favorites?
Where the Apple Sports app keeps favorites on iPhone, plus iCloud roles. Exact folders are covered below.
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Apple Sports is scores cloud with phone following. Teams, leagues, and alerts live in your Apple ID sync. The phone caches live games.
Same Apple ID means same scoreboard. Exact cache names shift with seasons. Keep location on for local broadcasts blackout rules. If teams vanish, check the Apple ID first. A second ID with a similar name is the classic empty favorites cause. When in doubt, verify paths inside the app before trusting a remembered folder. Screenshots of settings help when support asks for reproduction steps later.
Where Apple Sports stores this, by platform
On My iPhone/Apple Sports (favorites in iCloud)
Favorites follow your Apple ID through iCloud. Phone holds live score cache. Re enable Live Activities per game on the new iPhone.
Frequently asked questions
How do I move Apple Sports favorites to a new iPhone?
Sign in with the same Apple ID on the new iPhone and favorites return from iCloud. Phone holds login plus score cache. Leagues read from the sports backend. Check the Apple ID before wiping, since a second ID shows defaults and hides alerts.
Does Apple Sports back up my teams?
Yes, in iCloud once followed. The phone holds a working copy plus live score cache. Alerts rebuild after sign in. Reinstalls restore the same teams after login. Live Activities need re enabling per game on the new phone.
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