I want to know if my husband has the watch and I have the iPhone, would I be able to see what the message he is writing or vice versa? He does not use the iPhone so I am thinking if I buy him a watch I will be able to contact him when I loose him in the crowd.
Apple Watch Series 4, communicating with iPhone Xs
Apple Watch will mirror the all messages and calls from its paired iPhone, but there will probably not be any form of alert when a message is sent from the other device. It also needs communication to the cellular network, so you would need the LTE version of Apple Watch rather than GPS-only which is likely to go out of range for Bluetooth from a phone you are carrying.
The best solution for your husband would be his own iPhone (even if he doesn't carry it) paired to his LTE Apple Watch. That would give you the ability to contact him on his own number, and the watch would alert when the message arrived. With his own phone and number it would also avoid him getting all the messages and calls from your friends.
Apple Watch will mirror the all messages and calls from its paired iPhone, but there will probably not be any form of alert when a message is sent from the other device. It also needs communication to the cellular network, so you would need the LTE version of Apple Watch rather than GPS-only which is likely to go out of range for Bluetooth from a phone you are carrying.
The best solution for your husband would be his own iPhone (even if he doesn't carry it) paired to his LTE Apple Watch. That would give you the ability to contact him on his own number, and the watch would alert when the message arrived. With his own phone and number it would also avoid him getting all the messages and calls from your friends.
If I type message on the apple watch does it show up on the iPhone or vice versa?
