Without taking my mobile phone to the company, can the apple watch connect to the WiFi it has been connected to before?
by Poster
Feb 4, 2025
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If my watch is connected to the office WiFi through my mobile phone, and I forget my mobile phone when I go to the office, can my watch be connected to WiFi?
Please give me some advice from watch friends so that I can determine whether to buy the WiFi version or the cellular version.
Here's ChatGPT's answer:
* * Not necessarily, depending on your watch model and WiFi connection. **
If your * * watch supports independent WiFi connection * * (such as some Apple Watches, Wear OS watches, etc.), and * * has previously saved the office WiFi password through mobile phone synchronization * *, then even if you forget to bring your mobile phone, the watch can still automatically connect to office WiFi and use network functions normally (such as sending and receiving messages, using cloud synchronization, etc.).
But if your watch * * only shares the network from your phone via Bluetooth * *, or * * does not have standalone WiFi function * *, then the watch will not be able to connect to WiFi after forgetting your phone at the office.
# # # You can check:
1. * * WiFi settings of the watch * *: See if there is an independent WiFi option, or the function of manually connecting to WiFi.
2. * * Synchronization settings of mobile phone and watch * *: Some watches will only get WiFi information when connected to mobile phone, and cannot automatically connect after disconnection.
3. * * Whether the watch supports cellular network * * (if it is an LTE version, you can use the data directly).
If you are using an Apple Watch (GPS version), it can only connect * * known WiFi * *, but you can't manually add new WiFi, so WiFi that hasn't been connected before, it won't be connected.
Replies
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Anonymous2096 Feb 4, 2025On apple watch, you can enter settings-"wifi, enter the password to connect to wifi
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Anonymous2238 Feb 4, 2025Different versions of Apple watch can be connected to general Wi-Fi. There are also Wi-Fi that cannot be connected to. If it is Wi-Fi that can only be connected by downloading a configuration file (only supported by ios/ipados/MAC), or if you don't need an account password but you can't log in by entering the account password through the web portal, because it won't open the web page for you (but this mechanism will also support you to upload the MAC address and open a whitelist for you. You only need to turn off the function of automatically changing the MAC address of the watch).
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Anonymous44 Feb 5, 2025Isn't it possible to enter your own password on wifi?
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Anonymous3848 Feb 5, 2025Yes, I forgot to bring my mobile phone last time and used my watch's iMessage to contact my wife at the company
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Anonymous3849 Feb 5, 2025Usually, but if it is an enterprise authentication method, it seems that it cannot be connected
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Anonymous3850 Feb 5, 2025Such a coincidence, I forgot to bring my mobile phone to work today. I can connect to WiFi, and there are app notifications, but I can't see the SMS verification code. Is it because I set it to require face id unlocking and viewing?
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Anonymous344 Feb 5, 2025"Not necessarily, it depends..." You didn't tell your family GPT, you asked about the Apple brand?
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Poster Feb 13, 2025@ Anonymous3850 # 6 Thanks for sharing.