Amber Neely
A new leak suggests that the Apple Watch may soon be capable of syncing with more than one Apple device at once — although it's not clear why.
Allegedly, Apple Watch owners will soon be able to sync their devices across multiple iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices.
The rumor popped up overnight from a relatively new source, "Analyst941" on Twitter.
Apple Watch can sync across more than one Apple device too, finally. I don't know how this will be implemented. All I know, again, **ALL** I know, is that Apple Watch will sync across multiple iOS/iPadOS/Mac devices, and will no longer be tied to one single iPhone.
— 941 (@analyst941) April 27, 2023
The leaker did not specify whether this will be restricted to a yet-unreleased Apple Watch, such as the Apple Watch Series 9, or whether it will be added for all supported models.
It's unclear how this will be implemented, but it suggests that Apple has plans for an iPadOS and macOS Watch app.
It's also not apparent if the user would still need an iPhone for the initial setup or whether it could be done from a Mac or iPad.
And, it's not at all clear why Apple would do this. There are about 25 iPhone users for every Mac in service, and nearly the same ratio of iPhone to iPad owners. While possible to do so, given how Bluetooth works and commonalities in the operating systems, there's just not a great reason for Apple to get it done.
The Apple Watch lineup has been awash in sketchy rumors in 2023. In January, a rumor based on very flimsy supply chain info suggested that Apple is going to produce an "Apple Watch X" for 2024, carrying as radical a change as the iPhone X was to the rest of the lineup at the time.
In February, a highly suspect report suggested that a 2.13-inch micro LED Apple Watch Ultra, bigger so-called Apple Watch Series X, and Apple Watch SE 3 with Series 8 design will launch in 2024.
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Simple Watch for phone calls iPad mobile computer no need for phone at all.
Don’t see how this is sketchy.
I’m sure they’ll have a way of doing this with the Apple ID, just like music, email, messages, etc.
limiting watch data sync is kind of old school.
Last Friday, on a trip home from Houston to Nashville, I inadvertently left my iPhone 14 Pro at the airport
My son who lives near the Houston airport located the phone using Find My on Saturday and shipped it back to me via UPS
I’m in atrial fibrillation, and use the Apple Watch and an Oura ring to monitor my heart rate and sleeping/waking activity.
I used my iPad mini and my MacBook Pro for the four days I didn’t have my phone
Not being able sync my watch or ring to the iPad was disconcerting and discomforting, to say the least.
So I for one welcome multi-device sync.
I am part of that segment that would prefer to not have to use a phone. I would prefer ipads and macs and watches. For some reason, the phone is the thing I enjoy using the least. I would prefer only to have it be a camera. Doing anything else on a computer or the watch is preferable to me.
One the one hand having the AW exclusively for iPhone drives iPhone sales for those android users that really want an AW.
I doubt there are that many though.