Video: Use Apple Watch without iPhone for 24 hours

Would using an Apple Watch without a paired iPhone help you during the day? Watch our video to see how useful the Apple Warble device is on its own.

• What is happening? We turned off our iPhone, relying only on our Apple Watch to get through the day. Watch the video to learn about the pros and cons.
• Why care? Because you probably don’t want to do this experiment on your own, just to find out how useful the Apple Watch really is on its own.
• What to do? Let us know what you think of our video in the comments.

Using your Apple Watch without a paired iPhone

Our videographer Michael Billig (@michael_billig) wanted to see what he could do in one day relying solely on his Apple Watch Ultra.

He went further and turned off his iPhone for 24 hours to see what life would be like if you just relied on Apple Watch technology for one day. “In this video, I talk about my experience of using only the Apple Watch Ultra for 24 hours,” he says.

In the ten-minute video, you’ll learn about Michael’s strategies when it comes to using an Apple Watch without a paired iPhone nearby. “I show everything I could do during the day without using my iPhone,” says Michael.

Applications shown in the video:

• Athletic: AI fitness trainer [ App Store link ]
• WaterMinder Water Tracker [ App Store link ]
• Liberty Live [ App Store link ]
• MyFitnessPal: Calorie counter [ App Store link ]
• CardioBot – Heart Rate Tracker [ App Store Link ]

Checking messages on your wrist and seeing notifications and weather forecasts on your wrist is one thing. But would you trust your Apple Watch alone to get through the day? Save yourself from this experiment by watching Michael’s video above and then let us know what you think in the comments.

Using an Apple Watch without a paired iPhone nearby

Apple Watch cannot be called an independent device. You still need an iPhone to get it set up and fully customized.

But when it comes to using Apple Watch features, you can still get a lot done if you have a network connection (or, better yet, a cellular-enabled Watch model).

Even without cellular or Wi-Fi networks nearby, Apple Watch can do things like play downloaded music, tell the time, set an alarm, track your activity, and more.