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Watch &iPhone interface

Does the watch notify you if you get a call or text on your iPhone without a cellular account on your watch?

Posted on Dec 4, 2021 5:48 AM

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Posted on Dec 4, 2021 8:24 AM

The GPS only Apple Watch (or an unactivated cellular) can do Everything the activated Cellular model can do AS LONG AS your iPhone is nearby, where nearby is generally somewhere in the same moderately sized home. The Cellular model allows you to leave your iPhone at home while you go for a walk, run, bike ride.

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Dec 4, 2021 8:24 AM in response to Ugene420

The GPS only Apple Watch (or an unactivated cellular) can do Everything the activated Cellular model can do AS LONG AS your iPhone is nearby, where nearby is generally somewhere in the same moderately sized home. The Cellular model allows you to leave your iPhone at home while you go for a walk, run, bike ride.

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