Can I download apps onto my Apple Watch without them appearing on my iPhone

Every time I download an app on my Apple Watch it downloads to my phone. Is there any way I can have it just on the watch?

Apple Watch Series 5, watchOS 6

Posted on Jan 1, 2020 07:18 PM

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ChrisJ4203

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Posted on Jan 1, 2020 07:23 PM

Apps on the Watch must also appear on the iPhone. That is how they are loaded.

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ChrisJ4203

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Jan 1, 2020 07:23 PM in response to colby226

Apps on the Watch must also appear on the iPhone. That is how they are loaded.

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