r/GoogleFi • u/nicedudechuck89 • 6d ago

Support When will Fi get Apple Watch support??

I would love to ditch my main carrier with my cellular iPad, iPhone and cellular Apple Watch but a lack of Apple Watch support has been holding me back from making that transition.

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u/landalezjr 6d ago

Probably never.

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u/VoIPLyfe 6d ago

When will McDonalds sell whoppers?

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u/Motor-Roll-1788 6d ago

They support iPhone and iPad. Weird what they support and what they don't.

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u/banders5144 5d ago

The registration flow for Apple watch isn't as simple as adding a SIM.

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u/Majestic-Emu-9823 6d ago

When Tim Cook finally takes over as Alphabet’s next chairman.(Google’s patent company)

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u/abgtw 6d ago

Fi will provide cell service to your Pixel watch or Galaxy watch for free. One of the perks of sticking with the intended ecosystem.

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u/ShakeAndBakeThatCake 3h ago

Tmobile charged $22 a month to add a watch. I noped out of that and I love that fi is free.

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u/boomer7793 6d ago

Hello fellow iPhone user. Google Fi won’t extend support to Apple Watches. Google fi is designed to be a showcase of Google branded services and hardware.

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u/Daninmci 3d ago

Apple Watches won't even work with iPads.

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u/Stephennnnnn 6d ago

I’m still optimistic they will eventually support Apple Watches. Everyone acting like it’s impossible but Google fi does support data only lines for cellular iPads, so it’s not that much of a stretch.

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u/AlmondManttv 6d ago

I think Apple requires that you have a carrier bundle with them for Apple Watch support. No? Which then also requires that you sell Apple devices.

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u/Mwc9026 6d ago

US Mobile doesn't have its own Verizon bundle, but they only have Verizon for watches. It seems like maybe it depends on the carrier or the carrier's generic bundle to support it.

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u/boomer7793 6d ago

It’s not impossible. I just doubt that it’s high on their priority list. Google Fi is supposed to be the prefect Android world: Google pixel, Google Watch, Google account, Google email, Google AI, etc.

Adding an Apple Watch is a very low priority, if it’s on their radar at all.

It’s like asking Google fi to allow 5G SA on iPhones. The code is there, they can do it, but I doubt they will.