What is the benefit of turning on WiFi on my Apple Watch 4?

Can someone please explain the benefit of turning on WiFi on my Apple Watch 4? I can't find anything that will tell me why it is a good idea to turn it on and what It would potentially add to my use of the watch.


Thanks in advance.

Apple Watch Series 4, iOS 12.0.1

Posted on Oct 28, 2018 8:34 AM

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Oct 29, 2018 2:19 PM in response to Gator5000e

Well, unless you have an unlimited data plan, it would save cellular data charges when connected to Wifi. Also, using Wifi when your iPhone is within the same Wifi network (but beyond BlueTooth range) allows the Watch to stay connected to the iPhone.

And the additional battery drain on the Watch caused by using the Wifi antenna all the time is probably pretty minimal compared to everything else that drains the Watch battery.

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