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Do you need hotspot on phone to use Apple Watch

Do you need hotspot on I phone to use smart watch

Posted on Dec 26, 2020 3:04 PM

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Posted on Dec 26, 2020 3:07 PM

No.


The Apple Watch will use Lowe Energy Bluetooth to communicate with your iPhone, or if you are at home, then your home WiFi can be used (or if both iPhone and Apple Watch are on some other shared WiFi system).

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Do you need hotspot on phone to use Apple Watch

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