No wifi icon in watch app

[winmecd]

Hi

Is there ment to be a wifi calls icon in Apple Watch app?
If so where abouts

 

[Armen]

Hi

Is there ment to be a wifi calls icon in Apple Watch app?
If so where abouts

The cloud icon is the Wifi connected indicator. When it is connected over blue tooth you see an icon that looks like your phone.

 

[winmecd]

Hi

Thanks for reply I have the cloud icon but still can't do wifi calls
Does call on other devices have to be on and not near by

Thanks winmecd

 

[Seth Matthews]

WiFi calling has to be on, and you to enable the Watch inside. Weird thing is, I have tried everything and I can't get my watch to show up. I have wifi calling enabled, and calls near by enabled, but my watch won't show in the list, and there is no setting to enable in the watch app either as there should be.

 

[parseckadet]

Are you talking about WiFi calling, or FaceTime Audio calls?

If WiFi calling, then there's nothing to choose. It's all driven from the phone and completely seamless on the watch. If the phone says WiFiCall, like it does in your screen shot, then any call you place on the watch will be a WiFi call, just like any call on the phone would be.

If you're asking about FaceTime Audio calls, just go into the phone app on the watch, find the contact you want to call, and press the call icon (looks like a phone handset). You'll then be presented with a list of numbers for that contact, one of with will be "FACETIME AUDIO". The same happens if you choose someone from your friends circle.

 

[parseckadet]

WiFi calling has to be on, and you to enable the Watch inside. Weird thing is, I have tried everything and I can't get my watch to show up. I have wifi calling enabled, and calls near by enabled, but my watch won't show in the list, and there is no setting to enable in the watch app either as there should be.

Remember that the watch isn't really doing the calling, the phone is. If you're looking to leave the phone at home, and make a call from your watch while one a different WiFi network I don't think that's going to work.

Edit: I stand corrected. I just tried putting my phone in airplane mode. Once that cloud icon appeared on my watch I tried placing a call and was able to. I think the key is turning on "Calls on Other Devices". I was able to place the call, even without my watch being listed there.

 

[winmecd]

Hi

Thanks is it possible to have iPhone switched off and still make
A wifi call from watch
Everything seems to be set right but can't do wifi calls from watch

Thanks winmecd

 

[Seth Matthews]

I think the key is turning on "Calls on Other Devices".

That's the problem. In that "Calls on other devices" list, my Apple Watch is missing. My iMac, Macbook, and iPad all show up, but not my watch. I have restored both the phone and watch as new, and it still won't show up. i don't know what else to try.

 

[parseckadet]

That's the problem. In that "Calls on other devices" list, my Apple Watch is missing. My iMac, Macbook, and iPad all show up, but not my watch. I have restored both the phone and watch as new, and it still won't show up. i don't know what else to try.

Yeah, I saw that, which is why I said...

I was able to place the call, even without my watch being listed there.

In my list I only see my iPad. Yet I am able to make calls from my watch, even with the phone in airplane mode.

Hi

Thanks is it possible to have iPhone switched off and still make
A wifi call from watch
Everything seems to be set right but can't do wifi calls from watch

Thanks winmecd

Seems to be working for me. But I was just checking out the Apple support document here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203032
The section describing how to place calls from other devices says that it's T-Mobile only (and I'm assuming only in the US). That may be your issue, since your screen shot shows EE.

 

[winmecd]

Yeah, I saw that, which is why I said...

In my list I only see my iPad. Yet I am able to make calls from my watch, even with the phone in airplane mode.

Seems to be working for me. But I was just checking out the Apple support document here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203032
The section describing how to place calls from other devices says that it's T-Mobile only (and I'm assuming only in the US). That may be your issue, since your screen shot shows EE.

Yeah, I saw that, which is why I said...

In my list I only see my iPad. Yet I am able to make calls from my watch, even with the phone in airplane mode.

Seems to be working for me. But I was just checking out the Apple support document here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203032
The section describing how to place calls from other devices says that it's T-Mobile only (and I'm assuming only in the US). That may be your issue, since your screen shot shows EE.

Hi

Thanks for reply you might be right about not being able to do it on EE

Thanks winmecd

 

[Seth Matthews]

I understand now, but when I put my phone in airplane mode and try to call from my watch it is immediate call failed. I give up.

 

[parseckadet]

I understand now, but when I put my phone in airplane mode and try to call from my watch it is immediate call failed. I give up.

You're on T-Mobile US?

 

[TheACN]

This has been discussed and confirmed before. Checkout the link. Call fail issue will go away after few minutes of turning iphone off.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/wifi-calling-on-apple-watch-works.1919701/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/wifi-calling-on-apple-watch-works.1919701/

 

[Seth Matthews]

You're on T-Mobile US?

Ah, makes since now. I am on AT&T. I wonder when we will get the ability?