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« on: April 21, 2019, 04:05:18 pm »

Hoping to use the Apple Watch Series 4 with your Android phone? Think again

Best answer: No. While you can use a cellular Apple Watch while using an Android phone, the watch won't pair to the phone, so they won't exchange data. You'll also probably get terrible battery life.

Get it with LTE: Apple Watch Series 4 GPS + Celluar ($595 at Amazon)

The Apple Watch needs an iPhone to get set up, and won't pair with Android at all

There's no getting around it: if you want to activate and set up your Apple Watch, you need an iPhone. You need to use the built-in Watch app on your iPhone to activate your watch, setup things like iCloud and Apple Pay, and activate cellular connectivity if you have a watch with LTE.

There's no way to pair an Apple Watch with an Android phone after setup, either. While it is a Bluetooth device, the Apple Watch is made explicitly to work with the iPhone.

The only workaround requires a cellular Apple Watch, and you'll still need an iPhone

To call this a 'workaround' might seem a bit disingenuous, but it's also technically correct, as ...

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