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The Apple Watch solely works with iPhones, however there was a time when Apple tried to make it appropriate with Android telephones as nicely. Sadly, issues didn't work out.
The long-awaited information was revealed in Apple's response to the Justice Division's lawsuit towards the corporate, 9to5Mac reported Thursday.
The DOJ's lawsuit explicitly mentions the Apple Watch in its antitrust lawsuit towards Apple.
“Apple's smartwatch—the Apple Watch—is barely appropriate with the iPhone. So, if Apple can get a consumer to purchase an Apple Watch, it turns into costlier for that consumer to purchase a special sort of smartphone as a result of it To do that the consumer has to surrender their costly Apple Watch and purchase a brand new, Android-compatible smartwatch. (…) Apple additionally believes that making the Apple Watch appropriate with Android would 'take away the iPhone differentiator' ','' the lawsuit states.
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However 9to5Mac says Apple has confirmed it's contemplating including Android assist for the Apple Watch. The corporate appeared on the concept for 3 years, after which it determined it couldn’t be carried out because of technical limitations.
Nevertheless, a November 2023 Bloomberg report on the matter doesn't shed a really optimistic mild on Apple's intentions concerning an Android-compatible Apple Watch. In line with the report, an effort to deliver Android assist to the Apple Watch was canceled partially as a result of it could “dilute the worth of the watch to the iPhone.”
It's price noting that many widespread smartwatches that aren't made by Apple, together with Google's personal Pixel Watch, aren't appropriate with Apple's iOS both.