I bought an Apple Watch series 3 Bluetooth can I text while it’s connected to WiFi an not having my phone on me ?

I try to send messages an all but won’t send

Posted on Oct 21, 2018 7:32 AM

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my apple watch was paired with my phone but now, it only gets me the texts when it’s on wifi. and from the watch app on my phone, it says it’s not paired to a watch. what do i do? my apple watch was paired with my phone but now, it only gets me the texts when it’s on wifi. and from the watch app on my phone, it says it’s not paired to a watch. what do i do?
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Branta_uk

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Oct 21, 2018 4:42 PM in response to Limariz

Your post is unclear about which version of watch you have, but I suspect LTE/cellular. Please see How to use your Apple Watch without your iPhone nearby - Apple Support for Apple’s notes about usage with your iPhone out of range from the watch..

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