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Sensamic

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Can anyone tell me their experience? Might buy one for my mother, who has the iPhone X. The watch would be the Galaxy Watch 4 BT 40mm, which is around 109€.

How does it work with iOS, and specifically notifications and calls? Don't know if she can answer them and speak with the speaker or just answer/hang up.
 

iHorseHead

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Really? I'm looking at YouTube videos and seems to work, but there are so many variants of the watch one can't really know...
You have to install Merge Watch
https://www.merge.watch


You also have to set it up on android and then you can use it on the iPhone. Soo… It's possible, but complicated.
 
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Sensamic

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Thanks.

I thought there was a Samsung Gear app for iOS or something like that. With my Huawei Watch GT and iPhone 12 it was really easy to connect with the Huawei Health app.
 

iHorseHead

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Thanks.

I thought there was a Samsung Gear app for iOS or something like that. With my Huawei Watch GT and iPhone 12 it was really easy to connect with the Huawei Health app.
Yes, I know. I've had Huawei Watch too. There are some Android manufacturers that work very well with iPhone. Samsung used to as well, but not anymore. It is possible to use a Samsung Watch and an iPhone, but you need to set it up with an Android phone and then download Merge. Sounds like a lot of hassle, considering how easy it is to set up a Huawei Watch.
 
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