My mom is interested in getting my sister an Apple Watch to use in place of a phone.
Can this be done without having a phone prior to use in conjunction with the watch? With the only limitation primarily be not able to send SMS messages, or would that be available? (My mom does have an iPhone, so I suppose she could send iMessages anyway.)
DanielB_2013 wrote:
But the watch could still be used away from the iPhone it was paired with, correct? It seems that is what I read is possible with the iPhone turned off or away.
Yes, it can. But, it's still not independent of the phone. It shares a mobile number and an Apple ID. Messages will be shared, calls will ring on both devices. As noted above, an Apple Watch is not a stand alone device. It's more like an extension phone (if you're old enough to remember landlines and extensions!).
If you set the Apple Watch up using your mother's iPhone then, give the watch to your sister, it's going to be a mess.
DanielB_2013 wrote:
But the watch could still be used away from the iPhone it was paired with, correct? It seems that is what I read is possible with the iPhone turned off or away.
Yes, it can. But, it's still not independent of the phone. It shares a mobile number and an Apple ID. Messages will be shared, calls will ring on both devices. As noted above, an Apple Watch is not a stand alone device. It's more like an extension phone (if you're old enough to remember landlines and extensions!).
If you set the Apple Watch up using your mother's iPhone then, give the watch to your sister, it's going to be a mess.
Apple Watch needs to paired with an iPhone 6s with the latest version of iOS or newer to work. It is not possible at the moment to use Apple Watch to replace a phone.
Yes it can but if the iPhone is turned off then it won't be possible to use SMS (green bubble) text messaging.
But the watch could still be used away from the iPhone it was paired with, correct? It seems that is what I read is possible with the iPhone turned off or away.
An apple watch must have it's own iphone in order to set it up and communicate with,the watch is not a standalone device,it is an accessory to the phone.
Do I need a phone to take full advantage of cellular data on Apple Watch?
