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Can't do Wifi calling. AT&T. Apple Watch 3 LTE
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Well the watch couldn't even detect the wifi network at first, how much more to detect wifi calling.
I think it's a separate issue as I can connect to wifi no problem but can get the wifi toggle or make wifi calls.
It is, I was just suggesting that it might be related to the wifi calling toggle bug.
Yes I am aware of that but someone from the EE thread found that even if it says WiFi on the watch it is sneakily using the cell network at the same time. The only true test is if the watch has cellular disabled in the control centre or used in area with no cell reception.
I believe this feature is fundamentally broken right now regardless of network or settings
The reason that I keep asking about a setting to manage Wi-Fi Calling for the Watch. Apple indicates the following information concerning set up and using Wi-Fi Calling on the Watch.
Enable Wi-Fi calling on iPhone. On iPhone, go to Settings > Phone and turn on both Wi-Fi Calling and Calls on Other Devices.
Enable Wi-Fi calling on Apple Watch. Open the Apple Watch app on iPhone, tap My Watch, tap Phone, then turn on Wi-Fi Calls. If you don’t see the setting, make sure you enabled Wi-Fi calling on iPhone.
I have AT&T and been reading this thread. My watch is activated and I decided to test whether my watch could do wi-fi calls. So I turned on airplane mode on my iPhone and turned off cellular on my watch. I can't make a call from the watch despite having Wi-fi Calling turned on the iPhone. Here's my issues:
- I don't have Wi-Fi calling listed in the Watch app, despite having it on my iPhone.
- In the Phone section in iPhone Settings my watch is not listed under Calls on Other Devices.
- I can no longer toggle Cellular back on on my watch (see pic) even after rebooting my watch.
What should I do now?
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I had to return mine... on ATT- and Apple said it appeared to be a hardware issue. I was unable to get any of my apps working on Wireless or Calls. Only LTE for Calls, Imessage, Weather and News *Native* everything else like Native Mail and Apps that should have worked over wifi failed whether on Wireless or LTE- Apple had no answer other than to return and buy another one. Spoke with a SE at ATT and they stated Apple is having more issues than they are stating at the moment and that ATT is very simple when it comes to adding LTE/Numbersync to a device. (That either it all works or it all fails) Still waiting on my replacement to test further on a new device.
Are you aware of any LTE watches that show up in other devices? Other watches do but I don’t know that any LTE ones do
Do you mean show up in the allow other devices to do wifi calling?
Mine did when I had a second watch paired to my phone. But it still didn't have the wifi slider in the phone section of the watch app. Also when I would manually change which watch was paired only the other watch would show in the "allow other devices to do wifi calling section".
Yes you understood me correctly. How weird. As I said above, I don’t think this is carrier or account specific but just a botched Apple implementation which I am sure will be fixed..... eventually
Agreed, but that doesn't explain why it's present for some users and not others.
Hey @PTVMan did you setup your Watch as new or did you restore from a backup? Did you power cycle your Watch to see if the Cellular returned to an enabled state?
The "Grayed out" state indicates that Cellular is not "set up". So take a look in the Watch app on your iPhone and let us know if your Cellular plan is listed with an Information icon next to it.
Dave
The "Grayed out" state indicates that Cellular is not "set up". So take a look in the Watch app on your iPhone and let us know if your Cellular plan is listed with an Information icon next to it.
Dave
Thanks, Dave! I did an unpair, pair as a new watch and the cellular plan with service now work fine. I still don't have Wi-fi calling toggle in the Watch app or my watch listed un Call on Other Devices in iPhone settings.
Great glad you got it working. Did you have a chance to test Wi-Fi calling from your watch even without the settings that we are looking for?
Dave
Dave
I think ill hold out for 11.1 and 4.1 I probably wont use it but would be nice to have it working.
Turn off Bluetooth, make sure you have the "blue" Wi-Fi indicator on your watch. Check the Watch's Control panel. Then try to make a call from your watch.
The next test is to turn "On" Airplane mode on your iPhone and try calling your iPhone number, your watch should ring.
Dave
The next test is to turn "On" Airplane mode on your iPhone and try calling your iPhone number, your watch should ring.
Dave
Both worked! I just had an oddity though: sitting on deck and left phone in the house. I made a call from my watch, it seemed to dial and then displayed a green message “handed off.” Looked at phone in the house and it was on the call. What happened?
The next test is to keep the phone in airplane mode and switch cellular off on the watch. Because others have found the watch sneakily connects to LTE even if WiFi is shown on the watch. But we don’t want you to have to unpair and repair again.
The "Hand Off" is because it is set for your Watch. You were just in range of your iPhone and your Watch is really trying ot save battery. This is the normal behavior and you can manage it by turning it on or off.
On your Watch, open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone, tap General and turn on Enable Handoff. The Watch supports handing off from watch to iPhone only.
Dave
I have the exact same problem described by Nippyjun (and others). Wifi calling enabled on the phone. Same appleID for phone/watch/facetime. On the iPhone, in "Calls on other Devices", AW not listed (Macbook is). In AW settings, Phone, no Wifi Calling option.
Tests fail when disabling bluetooth on iPhone and airplane mode on iPhone. Have good blue wifi icon on AW control center. Calls right to voicemail.
This is with WatchOS 4.1b1 and ios11b1.
Curious, are any of the people who cant get this to work on corporate/business accounts? Or is anyone on a corporate/business account able to get it to work?
Tests fail when disabling bluetooth on iPhone and airplane mode on iPhone. Have good blue wifi icon on AW control center. Calls right to voicemail.
This is with WatchOS 4.1b1 and ios11b1.
Curious, are any of the people who cant get this to work on corporate/business accounts? Or is anyone on a corporate/business account able to get it to work?
Hey @greenht it clearly indicates that you don't have Wi-Fi Calling enabled. Did you restore from a backup during your initial setup?
Dave
Dave
Going to jump into the discussion as I'm having the same issue with my AW3 Hermes and AT&T WiFi calling, Signed in with the same AppleID for iMessage and FaceTime on all devices. AW3 set up as new.
AT&T Wifi calling enabled on iPhone 8 Plus. AW3 Hermes is not listed on "Calls on other devices". Wifi calling option does not display/isn't an option in the AW app > Phone. Went through the same troubleshooting testing processes in the previous threads from pairing/unpairing, resetting both iPhone and AW as new.
Placing iPhone in airplane mode, AW3 cellular off: AW3 connects to my 2.4ghz Wifi (Blue wifi icon/no cellular in AW control center) and is NOT able to make Wifi calls but ABLE to receive Wifi calls, make/receive FaceTime audio calls.
I also have the same behavior as the OP when I switch from my AW3 to AW S0. AW3 is listed on “Calls on other devices”. Go figure...
AT&T Wifi calling enabled on iPhone 8 Plus. AW3 Hermes is not listed on "Calls on other devices". Wifi calling option does not display/isn't an option in the AW app > Phone. Went through the same troubleshooting testing processes in the previous threads from pairing/unpairing, resetting both iPhone and AW as new.
Placing iPhone in airplane mode, AW3 cellular off: AW3 connects to my 2.4ghz Wifi (Blue wifi icon/no cellular in AW control center) and is NOT able to make Wifi calls but ABLE to receive Wifi calls, make/receive FaceTime audio calls.
I also have the same behavior as the OP when I switch from my AW3 to AW S0. AW3 is listed on “Calls on other devices”. Go figure...
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