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Do you have to have an apple phone for the watch? (alien.top)

submitted 9 months ago by Puplove2319@alien.top to c/apple@hardware.watch

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I just got a watch I know my papa is gonna be interested when I go home. I got him an apple tablet and he loves it. So can I get him an Apple Watch and pair it to the tablet? Or can I get him one just to use on its own? Because he would get a lot of use out of the oxygen meter and the ecg because he has irregular heart rhythm and wears an oxygen meter on his finger most the time.

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[–] 1flat2@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

While you can set up as family without him having an iPhone, he will need his own phone for use of the health app as you described. Also if he’s a fall risk, consider the cellular model because it can call emergency without a cellular plan.

It is easy to find a cheap iPhone. He wouldn’t even need cell service to use it with the Watch, it could be used as an at home Wi-Fi device only. Refurbished would be fine if you are smart about checking to make sure it isn’t locked to someone’s account. Places like tracfone often have new but older models and if you hit it right there are sales stacked with coupons.