Can I Pair an Apple Watch With an Android Phone?
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What Functionality Can I Expect With an Android Phone?
Tuesday 27 August 2019
Apple Watch
The general answer is simply: no. You can’t pair an Android device with an Apple Watch and have the two work together over Bluetooth. If you attempt to pair the two devices as one would normally pair any other Bluetooth device, they will refuse to connect.
However, if you're willing to play around with your gadgets, you can have the two devices working in semi-tandem.
Depending on the model of Apple Watch, it might have an additional way to communicate beyond Bluetooth: LTE connectivity. Apple offers higher-priced versions of their smartwatch that can stay connected, receive phone calls, and get messages, even when a standard Bluetooth connection with an iPhone is lost.
These LTE Apple Watches utilize your carrier’s network to ensure they don’t disconnect if you go for a run or visit the store and leave your iPhone behind.
This same feature allows us to take advantage of a loophole to achieve partial functionality, even if you have an Android device.
Your Apple Watch and its installed apps will be able to keep themselves updated over a cellular connection; select apps that require your iPhone may function in unexpected ways.
Additionally, while you can send and receive phone calls, messaging can be a bit more cumbersome. iMessage, for example, tends to work with this setup, but standard text messages (SMS) fail; a significant problem since your Android device will typically want to send all messages as standard SMS texts.
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