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Can you have an Apple Watch as a stand alone device, without a phone?

I want to buy my 9 year old a smart watch that I can use to contact him without having to buy him a phone. Is it possible to buy an Apple Watch and connect it to cellular without having it connected to a phone?

Posted on May 31, 2020 12:07 PM

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May 31, 2020 4:13 PM in response to Jboren0711

Not only would it use your iPhone's phone number, you child would also get your text and iMessages, make phone calls as you, have all your contacts, be able to access your email, etc...


Not a very good idea to let your child use your iPhone as its paired device.

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May 31, 2020 12:13 PM in response to Jboren0711

No it isn't,an apple watch requires an iphone in order to set it up and communicate with,also the watch uses the phones number to make calls and send texts.

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Can you have an Apple Watch as a stand alone device, without a phone?

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