Apple Watch 2 may stand on its own with Wi-Fi chip and FaceTime camera<article>
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If you’re waiting for Apple to release the second-generation
Apple Watch before you finally buy one, well, we don’t blame you. New details indicate Apple Watch 2 will be packed with improvements, including a front-facing video camera for FaceTime chats and a wireless chipset that will make the watch capable of standing on its own.</p><p>
It’s the latter that will become a huge selling point for Apple Watch 2. Right now, your watch requires your iPhone to be nearby for just about everything except activity-tracking and listening to music you’ve stored locally on the device. But according to a Thursday report from
9to5Mac, Apple is working to free Apple Watch from the iPhone for all but the most taxing data transfers and file-syncing by putting a Wi-Fi chipset in the next-gen model. That chip will allow watches connected to Wi-Fi to send messages, check the weather, read email, and perform other basic tasks the watch just can’t handle right now without an iPhone in Bluetooth range.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2937772/apple-watch-2-may-stand-on-its-own-with-wi-fi-chip-and-facetime-camera.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Apple Watch 2 may stand on its own with Wi-Fi chip and FaceTime camera
