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I'd love to get my Mom and Apple Watch but getting her to switch to iPhone is probably a bridge too far. How come no Android watches have this functionality?
by VectorLock 7y ago
I'd love to get my Mom and Apple Watch but getting her to switch to iPhone is probably a bridge too far. How come no Android watches have this functionality?
- e40 7y agoOr, why hasn't someone made it possible to use an Apple watch on Android?
- VectorLock 7y agoFrom what I've come to understand its possible to use the Apple Watch cellular without an iPhone but its a severely gimped experience.
- MBCook 7y agoYou need an iPhone to set it up, update it, and otherwise manage it. To whatever degree it works without the phone there you’re still going to need one.
- leppr 7y agoBecause the Apple Watch is made by Apple, the company that has taken pride in incompatibility as a defining feature since its first mainstream products.
- abawany 7y agoI did this for my mom, who also refuses to switch to an iPhone. I got a cheapo/locked/unactivated 6s and paired the watch (non-cellular) to it. It gives me some peace of mind that at least it covers her at home; there have been a couple of times it got activated (fortunately false positives) and I can confirm that it definitely calls 911 in this scenario right from the watch if she doesn't acknowledge its warning in time.
- pxeboot 7y agoSome Garmin watches have this feature and work with Android.
- VectorLock 7y agoI've been looking at the Garmin watches. I just wish they had a model between the vivosmart and the higher end watches that have Pulse Ox. I kind of hate Fitbit now with that they did with the Charge 3's pulse ox hardware being completely useless and Garmin seems nice but the vivosmart is kind of crappy compared to other fitness bands.
- pkamb 7y agoiOS is a nice upgrade for parents as well...