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DazzlingLights

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Understanding that the new Apple Watch 3 doesn't have a camera does anyone know whether or not you will be able to send / receive FaceTime Audio calls using the watch across LTE/Cellular and away from a paired iPhone?

Thanks in advance.t
 

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At this point I highly doubt the Watch will receive Face Time calls other than audio-only. Video would eat the battery big time. But more than that, if it could receive Face Time calls, that surely would have been mentioned.

Could a software/firmware upgrade make it so, in the future? No idea.
 

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Doubtful. They would've mentioned it ... and there was no mention of a camera on the AW3, unless I missed it.
 

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Understanding that the new Apple Watch 3 doesn't have a camera does anyone know whether or not you will be able to send / receive FaceTime Audio calls using the watch across LTE/Cellular and away from a paired iPhone?

Thanks in advance.t

I have no doubt it will work with FaceTime Audio and even with other apps that provide audio calls over the internet, like Snapchat, Skype and the likes.

Doubtful. They would've mentioned it ... and there was no mention of a camera on the AW3, unless I missed it.

OP is asking about FaceTime Audio Calls.
 

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I think you should be able to. FaceTime audio doesn't use that much data. It may shorten your battery life though.
 

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