Instead of using a single iPhone, you might soon be able to pair an Apple Watch with several Apple devices.
- According to rumors, Apple is developing software updates that would let Apple Watch owners pair their wearable with a variety of other Apple products.
- Currently, the Apple Watch can only be connected to a single iPhone, albeit you can connect additional watches to the same device.
- It’s unclear from the rumor whether an iPhone will still be necessary to set up an Apple Watch.
The Apple Watch might soon support multi-device pairing.
Future software updates from Apple will enable multi-device pairing, according to information obtained from sources by an anonymous tipster operating under the handle @analyst941 on Twitter. As with AirPods, you will be able to pair your watch with many iPhones, iPads, and Macs as opposed to just one iPhone.
This should be distinguished from the long-standing ability to pair numerous watches with the same phone. Uncertainty exists around whether this refers to updated Watch apps for iPadOS and macOS.
This might resemble the AirPods pairing, which, after being linked on one device, automatically makes all of your other devices available without further pairing. The AirPods securely transmitted their pairing data to your other devices over iCloud, making them instantly accessible on all of your devices that share the same Apple ID.
Currently, you can connect a single iPhone to one or more Apple Watches. Only a small portion of the Apple ecosystem is integrated with the Apple Watch. For instance, you can use your iPad to follow Fitness+ workouts while using the watch to unlock your Mac, authenticate apps, access passwords, and authorize Apple Pay transactions.
This rumor is true, in a way
@analyst941 The only accurate information they previously provided about the Dynamic Island feature was before the iPhone 14 was revealed.
The account doesn’t have a long history, but that didn’t stop them from sharing a lot of information about the buttons on the iPhone 15 Pro and rumored iOS 17 features. How successfully @analyst941 plays the Apple rumor game will have to be seen by waiting to see which of their forecasts turn out to be accurate.
Be skeptical of whatever @analyst941 posts till then. Regarding this story, it makes sense to bring the Apple Watch to other devices, especially since the iPad is supposed to get the Health app (and, presumably, macOS).
The Apple Watch user interface will undergo considerable changes in watchOS 10, according to Mark Gurman of Bloomberg, marking the biggest overhaul since 2015. App folders and a new Home Screen design are among the improvements in watchOS 10, according to @analyst941.