You can now pair an Apple Watch with Android, but there’s a big catch
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TL;DR A developer has managed to pair and activate an Apple Watch with an Android phone, without even needing an iPhone for the setup.
The open-source project offers some basic Apple Watch functionality, although several features remain incomplete.
It currently requires a rooted Android phone and has only been verified on a OnePlus 13.
Apple isn’t exactly famous for making its gadgets play nicely with Android. The Apple Watch is a particularly stubborn example, which can only be paired with an iPhone — at least as far as Apple is concerned. But an enterprising developer has found a way around that restriction, managing to pair an Apple Watch Ultra 2 directly with an Android phone.
As highlighted in an X post by @0x0SojalSec, the open-source project, Apple Watch Companion, does more than simply connect the two devices. …
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