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Apple Watch series 7 Cellular compatibility

Hi, my friend is getting me an Apple Watch series 7 cellular from UAE (Dubai), will the cellular feature work in India?

min the compatibility section on the website the model sold in both UAE and India fall under the same category, but just wanted to double check and how to activate it? Please let me know.

Posted on Oct 19, 2021 10:57 AM

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Posted on Oct 19, 2021 12:52 PM

According to:

Apple Watch - Carriers - Apple

In India the supported carriers are:

  • Airtel
  • Reliance Jio3
  • Vi

In UAE the supported carriers are:

  • du
  • Etisalat
  • Virgin


So there might be problems. Your iPhone and Apple Watch must use the same carrier,* and you must be within your carrier's network when you set up cellular on your watch. For more info, see:

Set up cellular on Apple Watch - Apple Support


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Oct 19, 2021 12:52 PM in response to SuperpupM

According to:

Apple Watch - Carriers - Apple

In India the supported carriers are:

  • Airtel
  • Reliance Jio3
  • Vi

In UAE the supported carriers are:

  • du
  • Etisalat
  • Virgin


So there might be problems. Your iPhone and Apple Watch must use the same carrier,* and you must be within your carrier's network when you set up cellular on your watch. For more info, see:

Set up cellular on Apple Watch - Apple Support


Oct 19, 2021 3:46 PM in response to SuperpupM

There are 2 Apple Watch cellular radios

• Canada, U.S. Mexico, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Ecuador

• The rest of the world

Carriers will not attempt to connect to an Apple Watch that does not use the correct radio.


If you do not get your Apple Watch in your own country, you may have to return the Apple Watch to the country where purchased to get warranty service.


If you do not get your Apple Watch in your own country, there may be country specific restrictions in the installed Apple Watch software that prevent features from working when you get home.

https://www.apple.com/watchos/feature-availability

Apple Watch series 7 Cellular compatibility

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