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Specifically, investigators have examined how the Apple Watch works better with the iPhone than with other brands Apple is under no obligation to make sure tha

by nova22033 3y ago

Specifically, investigators have examined how the Apple Watch works better with the iPhone than with other brands Apple is under no obligation to make sure that the Apple watch works well with an android phone. Unless they have specific evidence that Apple is doing something to explicitly block non-iOS devices, this is weak.

matwood 3y ago
Yeah, if that's really what they are looking at, then it's a very weak case. Next up, why won't my AirPod case charge my Google Buds?
neogodless 3y ago
An Apple Watch does not pair with anything but an iPhone. You cannot call the product a "smart watch." All you can all it is an iPhone accessory. Let's check in with Apple's marketing department[0] > Apple Watch can do what your other devices can’t because it’s on your wrist. When you wear it, you get a fitness partner that measures all the ways you move, meaningful health insights, innovative safety features, and a connection to the people you care about most. So how many of those things work without a paired iPhone? Even Family Setup (which requires at least one family member to own an iPhone) doesn't give the watch full functionality. > Not all features will be available if the Apple Watch is set up through Family Setup From a third party[1] > In short, anyone can wear an Apple Watch, including Android phone users. However, the reality is that anyone looking to have a proper smartwatch experience should stay within their own OS lanes. Android users should use Wear OS or third-party platform watches, iPhone users should use Apple Watches, and that's what it all really boils down to. [0] https://www.apple.com/watch/why-apple-watch/ https://www.apple.com/watch/why-apple-watch/ [1] https://screenrant.com/apple-watch-android-phone-pairing-compatibility-issues-explained/ https://screenrant.com/apple-watch-android-phone-pairing-com...
m463 3y ago
They seem to be giving preferential treatment to the apple watch: "Users of Garmin devices have complained in Apple’s support forums about being unable to use their watches to reply to certain text messages from their iPhones or tweak the notifications they receive from the iPhone that they have connected to their watch."
- mikestew 3y ago
  Garmin makes no claim that their watch can reply to texts when paired to iPhone. "Text reply" is in the list of features, but clearly marked "Android only". It's not even fine print or anything: https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/854515#specs https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/854515#specs (...keeeeeep scrolling, or page search "android") It's been that way since the first Pebbles: your non-Apple watch will not be replying to texts when paired to an iPhone.
  - m463 3y ago
    > your non-Apple watch will not be replying to texts when paired to an iPhone. An apple watch is allowed to do it. Look at it from an anti-trust standpoint, in favor of the consumer, not a technical standpoint.
goatlover 3y ago
Agreed, why should Apple watches have to work with android phones? Apple users understand it's an ecosystem they're buying into. If you don't like it, then don't purchase Apple products.
mikestew 3y ago
The article might have been edited since you read it. What you quote is a bit confusing. Here's what I currently have, which makes it more clear: "They have also looked at how the Apple Watch works better alongside the iPhone than other competing smartwatches."

matwood 3y ago

Yeah, if that's really what they are looking at, then it's a very weak case. Next up, why won't my AirPod case charge my Google Buds?

neogodless 3y ago

An Apple Watch does not pair with anything but an iPhone. You cannot call the product a "smart watch." All you can all it is an iPhone accessory. Let's check in with Apple's marketing department[0] > Apple Watch can do what your other devices can’t because it’s on your wrist. When you wear it, you get a fitness partner that measures all the ways you move, meaningful health insights, innovative safety features, and a connection to the people you care about most. So how many of those things work without a paired iPhone? Even Family Setup (which requires at least one family member to own an iPhone) doesn't give the watch full functionality. > Not all features will be available if the Apple Watch is set up through Family Setup From a third party[1] > In short, anyone can wear an Apple Watch, including Android phone users. However, the reality is that anyone looking to have a proper smartwatch experience should stay within their own OS lanes. Android users should use Wear OS or third-party platform watches, iPhone users should use Apple Watches, and that's what it all really boils down to. [0] https://www.apple.com/watch/why-apple-watch/ https://www.apple.com/watch/why-apple-watch/ [1] https://screenrant.com/apple-watch-android-phone-pairing-compatibility-issues-explained/ https://screenrant.com/apple-watch-android-phone-pairing-com...

m463 3y ago

They seem to be giving preferential treatment to the apple watch: "Users of Garmin devices have complained in Apple’s support forums about being unable to use their watches to reply to certain text messages from their iPhones or tweak the notifications they receive from the iPhone that they have connected to their watch."

mikestew 3y ago
Garmin makes no claim that their watch can reply to texts when paired to iPhone. "Text reply" is in the list of features, but clearly marked "Android only". It's not even fine print or anything: https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/854515#specs https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/854515#specs (...keeeeeep scrolling, or page search "android") It's been that way since the first Pebbles: your non-Apple watch will not be replying to texts when paired to an iPhone.
- m463 3y ago
  > your non-Apple watch will not be replying to texts when paired to an iPhone. An apple watch is allowed to do it. Look at it from an anti-trust standpoint, in favor of the consumer, not a technical standpoint.

goatlover 3y ago

Agreed, why should Apple watches have to work with android phones? Apple users understand it's an ecosystem they're buying into. If you don't like it, then don't purchase Apple products.

mikestew 3y ago

The article might have been edited since you read it. What you quote is a bit confusing. Here's what I currently have, which makes it more clear: "They have also looked at how the Apple Watch works better alongside the iPhone than other competing smartwatches."