Running with Apple Watch...Need my phone?

[Gary86]

Just curious, I haven't pulled the trigger yet on buying one. I know the watch and iPhone communicate to use apps, etc. If I went running and left my phone at home, would the watch still be able to track the distance, pace, stuff like that? Or would I have to have the phone as well?

Thanks

 

[tigerinexile]

Yes, but.

It doesn't have a GPS chip, so apparently you need to take your phone with you a few times for it to learn your stride, etc.


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[kch50428]

You'd need the phone for tracking distance...

 

[Bigeric23]

You will need to run a few times with the Apple Watch and iPhone, so it can calculate your pace, stride, etc. Then you can run with just the watch and it will be fairly accurate.

 

[Gary86]

Thanks everyone. Kind of figured but wanted to confirm.