Use your Apple Scout without your iPhone nearby

Larn what you lot can do with your Apple tree Watch when your iPhone isn't with y'all.

If your spotter is connected to Wi-Fi or cellular

When your iPhone is off or out of range, your Apple Watch tin use a Wi-Fi network to transport and receive data. Your watch tin likewise connect to a cellular network if it's a cellular model. And if you've prepare an Apple tree Scout for a family member, they can utilize a cellular or Wi-Fi connection with their sentry.

When your Apple Picket is connected to Wi-Fi, the Wi-Fi icon appears in Control Center. When information technology's continued to cellular, the cellular icon appears. Larn how to set upward cellular.

A Wi-Fi or cellular connection lets your Apple Scout practise the following things, even if your iPhone isn't with you.1

Siri

Use Siri to get directions, send iMessages, and more than.

Maps app

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

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

Record thoughts and ideas.

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

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

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

3. Streaming music and podcasts is available on Apple tree Scout Series iii and later and Apple tree Sentinel SE.

4. For GPS accuracy when you walk, run, or cycle outdoors, select the advisable Workout and bring your iPhone. For GPS accuracy, you can besides calibrate your Apple Watch. Apple Watch Series 2 and later on and Apple Spotter SE take born GPS that allows y'all to get more accurate distance and speed information during an outdoor conditioning without your paired iPhone.

five. The Compass app is available on Apple tree Scout Series 5 and afterward and Apple Watch SE.

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