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Can you use an Apple Watch with an Android phone?
The straightforward answer is no.
Here’s how to do this.
For this, you should probably ensure that you buy the cellular variant of the wearable.
Otherwise, you’ll be significantly limited in what the watch can do.
Then, you need toset up your new Apple Watch using an iPhone.
Ideally, you should use your own iPhone for setting up the Apple Watch.
Any old iPhone will work as long as Apple still supports it.
But if you don’t own an iPhone, you canset up an Apple Watch using Family Setup.
This feature will allow you to set up your Apple Watch using a friend’s or relative’s iPhone.
However, you must already have an Apple ID and be a part of their Family plan.
There are some restrictions to this approach, though.
For best results,insert your primary SIM in the iPhoneduring this process.
This can be cumbersome if you have switched over to eSIM.
You will also receive notifications from many apps that can work independently of an iPhone, including iMessage.
However, standalone apps on the smartwatch that only need an internet/LTE connection would work just fine.
This will also be needed wheninstalling the latest watchOS update on the wearable.
Given how Apple closely guards its walled ecosystem, this is unlikely to change in the future.
