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GPS Only watch question.
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Yes, you can do that.
Use Apple Watch without its paired iPhone
Apple Watch is able to assist you even when your iPhone isn’t nearby.
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one other thing to check before you buy
if you're planning on listing to music/podcasts through bluetooth headphones while you run, and don't want to carry your phone, make sure you'll be able to do what you want
I believe the only streaming service that will let you sync music to the watch is Apple Music.
If you have music files on a hard drive, you can sync those, if they've been synced to your phone first.
apple's podcast app will sync from the phone,
I believe overcast will also.
if you're planning on listing to music/podcasts through bluetooth headphones while you run, and don't want to carry your phone, make sure you'll be able to do what you want
I believe the only streaming service that will let you sync music to the watch is Apple Music.
If you have music files on a hard drive, you can sync those, if they've been synced to your phone first.
apple's podcast app will sync from the phone,
I believe overcast will also.
Following on to @waw74's post, what I know is:
Pandora has an offline listening mode for the paid users; seemed very limited in how much content was on the watch in the little bit I've played with it. That was a while ago though so it may have changed.
Music - I've never subscribed to Apple Music - just have my itunes library and use itunes Match or whatever the name is. Very simple to select playlists or artist/albums from the Watch app on my phone and it'll put that content on the watch, even if it's not on the phone. I suppose if I didn't have itunes Match I'd need to directly sync from computer to phone first.
Podcasts - I've used the included Podcast app quite a bit and it's pretty decent, though it has its challenges. Recently I've started using Outcast - and the watch app has direct-download to the watch over cellular or wifi.
FYI - I've long been a fan of Podrunner for running music - podcast workout music mixes to a set beats-per-minute. See https://podrunner.com/
Pandora has an offline listening mode for the paid users; seemed very limited in how much content was on the watch in the little bit I've played with it. That was a while ago though so it may have changed.
Music - I've never subscribed to Apple Music - just have my itunes library and use itunes Match or whatever the name is. Very simple to select playlists or artist/albums from the Watch app on my phone and it'll put that content on the watch, even if it's not on the phone. I suppose if I didn't have itunes Match I'd need to directly sync from computer to phone first.
Podcasts - I've used the included Podcast app quite a bit and it's pretty decent, though it has its challenges. Recently I've started using Outcast - and the watch app has direct-download to the watch over cellular or wifi.
FYI - I've long been a fan of Podrunner for running music - podcast workout music mixes to a set beats-per-minute. See https://podrunner.com/