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do you need an iphone to have a working apple watch

can i setup cellular service on apple watch without having an iphone ?

Posted on Nov 26, 2021 10:51 AM

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Posted on Nov 26, 2021 11:30 AM

You need to use an iPhone. See: Set up cellular on Apple Watch - Apple Support

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Nov 26, 2021 11:30 AM in response to suzette203

You need to use an iPhone. See: Set up cellular on Apple Watch - Apple Support

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Nov 27, 2021 02:03 AM in response to suzette203

No because the cellular watch uses the phone's number via an Esim.

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