Apply your Apple Watch without your iPhone nearby

Larn what you can practice with your Apple Watch when your iPhone isn't with you.

If your watch is continued to Wi-Fi or cellular

When your iPhone is off or out of range, your Apple Watch can use a Wi-Fi network to ship and receive data. Your sentry tin also connect to a cellular network if it'southward a cellular model. And if you lot've gear up upward an Apple Sentinel for a family member, they tin can use a cellular or Wi-Fi connectedness with their watch.

When your Apple tree Watch is connected to Wi-Fi, the Wi-Fi icon appears in Control Center. When it's continued to cellular, the cellular icon appears. Larn how to set up cellular.

A Wi-Fi or cellular connection lets your Apple Watch do the following things, even if your iPhone isn't with you.one

Siri

Utilise Siri to get directions, ship iMessages, and more than.

Maps app

If you tin can't connect to Wi-Fi, cellular, or your iPhone

When your Apple Lookout is disconnected—for example, if you're hiking in an area without Wi-Fi or cellular signal, or your iPhone is off—you tin however do these things.

Record thoughts and ideas.

Not all features are available on all Apple Watch models. Also, not all features are available in all countries or regions.

1. To receive SMS, MMS, or push notifications from 3rd-political party apps on your cellular Apple Sentry, your paired iPhone must exist powered on and continued to Wi-Fi or cellular, but it doesn't need to be nearby. You also need to be signed in to iMessage on your iPhone.

2. If you're on Wi-Fi and want to call a phone number, make sure that Wi-Fi calling is turned on for your Apple tree Watch. Otherwise, attempt making a FaceTime audio call.

3. Streaming music and podcasts is available on Apple Watch Serial iii and later on and Apple Picket SE.

4. For GPS accurateness when you walk, run, or wheel outdoors, select the appropriate Conditioning and bring your iPhone. For GPS accuracy, you can too calibrate your Apple tree Watch. Apple Watch Series two and afterwards and Apple Watch SE accept built-in GPS that allows you lot to become more authentic distance and speed information during an outdoor workout without your paired iPhone.

5. The Compass app is bachelor on Apple Lookout Series five and later on and Apple Watch SE.

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