Using a smartwatch without a cell phone—is that possible?

Using a smartwatch without a cell phone—here are your options

Without a cell phone connection, most smartwatches are just fancy wristwatches. When you set up your smartwatch, you’ll be prompted to pair it with your smartphone. If you choose not to, the range of features will be limited.

• The truly “smart” features of smartwatches can only be used once you sync the watch with your smartphone. However, it depends on whether your watch already has built-in Wi-Fi or LTE. In that case, more features are available.
• There are numerous apps available on the smartwatch even without a smartphone. These include the alarm clock, the clock, the stopwatch, and the timer. You can also view your daily step count, your appointments, and your heart rate, if the watch measures it.
• When purchasing a smartwatch, be sure to choose one with the wearOS operating system. This system offers numerous features even without pairing with a smartphone. For example, if you’ve saved music tracks locally on the smartwatch, you can play them without any problems. The watches even track your workouts thanks to GPS.
• And the Apple Watch also works well without a paired iPhone. Depending on the model, you can make purchases with Apple Pay, view photos from synced albums, monitor your heart rate, and use watch features such as the timer and stopwatch.