Family sharing

I was setting up my watch using family sharing and it says to continue I need a cellular model but when I look it up says I don’t so I spend 390$ for the watch and I cant even use it Please help

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Posted on Aug 31, 2021 4:23 PM

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Posted on Aug 31, 2021 4:38 PM

To use Family Sharing with an Watch, you need a Watch GPS + Cellular model.

If you bought Watch from Apple, you have 14 days to return for a refund.


You can set up and manage Apple Watch for someone who doesn’t have their own iPhone—your school-aged child or parent, for example. To do so, you must be the family organizer or parent/guardian in your Family Sharing group.

The iPhone you use to initially pair and set up the Apple Watch must be within normal Bluetooth range (about 33 feet or 10 meters) of the Apple Watch to manage settings and update the software. The person you set up Apple Watch for must be part of your Family Sharing group and have a cellular-capable Apple Watch SE or Apple Watch Series 4 or later. (Your family member’s watch doesn’t have to use the same cellular carrier as the iPhone you manage it with.) See the iPhone User Guide for information about setting up Family Sharing.


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Aug 31, 2021 4:38 PM in response to Nicholas543

To use Family Sharing with an Watch, you need a Watch GPS + Cellular model.

If you bought Watch from Apple, you have 14 days to return for a refund.


You can set up and manage Apple Watch for someone who doesn’t have their own iPhone—your school-aged child or parent, for example. To do so, you must be the family organizer or parent/guardian in your Family Sharing group.

The iPhone you use to initially pair and set up the Apple Watch must be within normal Bluetooth range (about 33 feet or 10 meters) of the Apple Watch to manage settings and update the software. The person you set up Apple Watch for must be part of your Family Sharing group and have a cellular-capable Apple Watch SE or Apple Watch Series 4 or later. (Your family member’s watch doesn’t have to use the same cellular carrier as the iPhone you manage it with.) See the iPhone User Guide for information about setting up Family Sharing.


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