This answers it. You can still answer calls if it's on the same wi-if network.
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Bad News Regarding Wi-Fi only Connectivity!!!
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This answers it. You can still answer calls if it's on the same wi-if network.
I'll give you $0.75 on the dollar for what you paid since it doesn't function as advertised.
Kevin Lynch explicitly said that taking calls over wifi only is possible.
And to me, the biggest evidence is that Continuity allows calls to be routed to iPads and Macs on the same wifi network without Bluetooth. I don't see any reason for the Watch to function any differently.
And to me, the biggest evidence is that Continuity allows calls to be routed to iPads and Macs on the same wifi network without Bluetooth. I don't see any reason for the Watch to function any differently.
That dope is simply quoting the same manual that people are already saying is ambiguous in this very thread. That tweet adds nothing.
"Can you test receiving a Watch phone call over wifi when your iPhone is outside Bluetooth range?"
Originally Posted by NotSafeForWork
"I can confirm calling passes to the phone over wifi!"
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Aussies confirm it works.
Originally Posted by NotSafeForWork
"I can confirm calling passes to the phone over wifi!"
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Aussies confirm it works.
Just think about it:
You can accept an incoming iPhone call on an iPad and and Macbook without bluetooth, just over wifi. Why should Apple limit this already existing feature on the watch? Wouldn't make sense.
Special2k3
You can accept an incoming iPhone call on an iPad and and Macbook without bluetooth, just over wifi. Why should Apple limit this already existing feature on the watch? Wouldn't make sense.
Special2k3
Yeah if you have no walls. Bluetooth has limited range.
The watch will switch over to the same wifi network as the iPhone when out of this range
While I agree with you and others that Apple Watch probably will take calls via Wi-Fi, it does make sense for a specific device to be restricted to bluetooth in this kind of situation.
If the Apple Watch uses the low-energy bluetooth protocol, it will consume far less energy than the Wi-Fi radio. As for the iOS devices and Macs, they have a large enough battery that it doesn't matter but on a device like Apple Watch, it can make a huge difference.
An Australian user has specifically said that calls work over Wifi alone. He turned Bluetooth off and was able to make and receive calls.
Thread over.
It's easy to be misled by Apple's style of manual writing. They list things you can do. This doesn't imply that it's all you can do. Sometimes they explicitly say there are things you can't do, but, generally they stick to saying what you can do.
Why?
Well it's pretty obvious, software features are added over time and people don't always get to update the docs as fast, or their docs are printed.
So when the documentation lists the 3 additional things you can do, it doesn't say "and nothing else at all ever, amen." In fact, it says "you can also do the following on Apple Watch without iPhone" which initiates a list of additional things, not implicitly exhaustive.
In other words, calm down jeez. Get the watch and test out all the strange little nuanced things you want to do and stop panicking over the manual.
Why?
Well it's pretty obvious, software features are added over time and people don't always get to update the docs as fast, or their docs are printed.
So when the documentation lists the 3 additional things you can do, it doesn't say "and nothing else at all ever, amen." In fact, it says "you can also do the following on Apple Watch without iPhone" which initiates a list of additional things, not implicitly exhaustive.
In other words, calm down jeez. Get the watch and test out all the strange little nuanced things you want to do and stop panicking over the manual.