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bleckajo Author

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does the apple watch need to be connected for text message and phone call notifications or just your iphone?

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Posted on Jun 21, 2020 4:40 PM

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BobHarris

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Posted on Jun 21, 2020 4:46 PM

If you have a GPS only Apple Watch it can do some things via WiFi, but for many things it depends on the paired iPhone.

If you have a Cellular Apple Watch, you can do more things away from your Apple Watch (for a fee to your iPhone carrier), but for SMS/MMS your iPhone must be accessible via the Internet

Read the following webpage

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205547

And pay attention to this footnote

1. To receive SMS, MMS, or push notifications from

third-party apps on your cellular Apple Watch, your paired iPhone must

be powered on and connected to Wi-Fi or cellular, but it doesn't need to

be nearby. You also need to be signed in to iMessage on your iPhone.

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