The Apple Watch Series 3 is launching initially in the US, Canada, Australia, China, Japan, the UK, Germany and France. In the UK that means EE – which, according to the company, is “the only network with the technology in place to offer Apple Watch Series 3 Cellular capability in the UK”. To use cellular features on the Series 3 you need to sign up with one of the small number of providers who are able to offer watch plans in each launch country. Well, there’s no physical SIM – it’s an electronic SIM or eSIM that’s one percent of the size of a traditional SIM – and the display acts as the antenna, both the transmitting and receiving element. Practically speaking, you’ll want to know about the SIM and the antenna. What you can do with a cellular Apple Watch if you leave your iPhone at home here.

Apple Music lets you stream 40 million songs on your wrist.Find My Friends switches to your watch’s location automatically when away from your phone.The number is the same as your iPhoneĬannot send SMS texts without the iPhone, however) Calls: You can receive a call with just your watch.Running: You can go for a run with just your watch and still be contactable, because….Apple highlighted the following apps and use cases that will benefit from this feature:

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