Other than messages via satellite on the newly announced watch ultra. Does the new watch use satellite gps
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Original Title: does the apple ultra watch announced today use satellite gps
If your iPhone is nearby, the Apple Watch will ask the iPhone to get GPS information, because the iPhone has a bigger battery.
If your iPhone is not nearby, and you have a cellular Apple Watch, it will get location “Seed” information from the nearby cell towers, which makes calculating GPS location from the Satellites data faster and less power hungry. But the Satellites are still used.
Your iPhone also takes advantage of cell tower location “Seed” information.
If your iPhone is nearby, the Apple Watch will ask the iPhone to get GPS information, because the iPhone has a bigger battery.
If your iPhone is not nearby, and you have a cellular Apple Watch, it will get location “Seed” information from the nearby cell towers, which makes calculating GPS location from the Satellites data faster and less power hungry. But the Satellites are still used.
Your iPhone also takes advantage of cell tower location “Seed” information.
GPS uses satellites always. It's how it works. The Apple Watch uses satellites for GPS positioning since its inception.
The AW Ultra3, supports satellite connection with 5G connection, independent of iPhone
Thank you. In the past I was told no. Happy to hear that input was inaccurate
Does the new Apple Watch Ultra support Satellite GPS?
