Watch OS update without WiFi

Have a great cellular network with unlimited data. Please please allow us to update our watches without WiFi! Is there a reason in 2021 why this can’t happen? Thank you 😊

Apple Watch Hermes

Posted on Jun 22, 2021 10:35 PM

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Jun 23, 2021 1:21 AM in response to rhettlovesapple

Suggest it here;

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