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do i need my iphone to send messages on apple watch series 3 gps?

I really want an Apple Watch but I have to turn my phone off during the day. I don't want to pay lots and Series 3 GPS only seems like a reasonable price to me. Can it connect to WiFi without my iPhone nearby and powered on??

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Posted on Jan 16, 2020 7:55 AM

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Posted on Jan 16, 2020 12:24 PM

Read the following:

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

make sure you read the footnotes, as there is SMS/MMS information in the footnotes.

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do i need my iphone to send messages on apple watch series 3 gps?

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