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Apple Watch GPS capabilities

Is the Apple Watch(GPS only) able to get text messages and phone calls if your iPhone is nearby, but the watch is not connected to wifi?

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Posted on Sep 11, 2019 2:26 PM

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Posted on Sep 11, 2019 2:48 PM

What the Apple Watch GPS-only can do without an iPhone (there is information about the cellular model as well)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205547

https://www.imore.com/heres-what-apple-watch-can-do-without-iphone


Summary. The GPS only Apple Watch with an iPhone nearby can do Everything the cellular model can do. The Cellular model can do a few communications related things away from the iPhone that the GPS model cannot do.

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Sep 11, 2019 2:48 PM in response to anna241

What the Apple Watch GPS-only can do without an iPhone (there is information about the cellular model as well)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205547

https://www.imore.com/heres-what-apple-watch-can-do-without-iphone


Summary. The GPS only Apple Watch with an iPhone nearby can do Everything the cellular model can do. The Cellular model can do a few communications related things away from the iPhone that the GPS model cannot do.

Apple Watch GPS capabilities

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