apple watch first gen/ iPhone 6s- cellular data

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Your iPhone cannot connect to your Apple Watch Series 1 via cellular data at any time.

The full range of features is available when Apple Watch and iPhone are connected via Bluetooth and your iPhone has access to both cellular service and the Internet (via either cellular data or Wi-Fi).

You don't necessarily need to have your iPhone on or immediately around you (within arm's reach, for example) for the devices to establish and maintain their Bluetooth connection. Normal Bluetooth range is around 33 feet / 10 meters (this will vary in practice due to wireless interference).

Whenever your watch can't connect to the iPhone via Bluetooth, it will attempt, as a fallback, to connect to a known Wi-Fi network - this being a compatible 2.4GHz Wi-Fi network (some exceptions apply) that your iPhone has connected to before whilst your Apple Watch was connected to the iPhone via Bluetooth.

When instead connected to Wi-Fi, the watch also still offers a number of features, including receiving and sending messages via iMessage. If your carrier offers Wi-Fi Calling and it is supported on your plan and enabled on your iPhone, you can also use Apple Watch to make calls and (subject to carrier support) to send and receive SMS / text messages.

If your Apple Watch is unable to connect either via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, it again still offers some - although fewer - features.

Features that are available in each case are detailed here:

How to use your Apple Watch without your iPhone nearby - Apple Support

For the best performance from your iPhone and Apple Watch, including the most power-efficient communication between them, Apple recommends keeping both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi permanently enabled on your iPhone. More information:

• About Bluetooth and Wi-Fi on Apple Watch - Apple Support
• Read messages
• Answer phone calls

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To see which apps are responsible for the cellular data usage on your iPhone:

• On your iPhone, go to: Settings > Mobile / Cellular Data.
• For each app for which cellular data is enabled, the page will show the amount of cellular data that the app has used since the statistics were last reset.
• To reset the statistics and start monitoring cellular data usage afresh, scroll to the bottom of the page and tap on Reset Statistics.