This app lets you use an Apple Watch with an Android phone

If you moved to Android, your Apple Watch can come with you. Adnan Ahmed for Engadget Whether the i Phone is the best smartphone around is debatable, but what's undeniable is how well Apple has nailed the products that surround it. The Air Pods continue to dominate the truly wireless earbuds market, and the Apple Watch remains one of the most polished smartwatch experiences you can get.

Unfortunately, Apple's accessories work best when you have an i Phone to go along with them. In fact, the Apple Watch straight up doesn't work with Android. I recently moved to a One Plus device only to realize that I have to carry my i Phone around just for my Apple Watch to stay useful.

Then I stumbled upon Merge Watch — an app that claims to bridge the gap and let me pair my Apple Watch with an Android phone. People have found workarounds in the past to make this happen as well, but they require the cellular version of the Apple Watch. At this point, you're using two devices that don't talk to each other.

You do need to first activate your Apple Watch with an i Phone. You then install the Merge Watch app on both your Apple Watch via its App Store and on your Android device via the Play Store. Launch the app on both devices and grant it the required permissions — it asks for Bluetooth permissions, health data, notification access and battery optimization exceptions.

Tap your phone's name on your Apple Watch and confirm the pairing request by typing in the six-digit code on your phone. Health data is synced with Google Fit and takes a while to show up when you first set up the app. Assuming the setup process went smoothly, your Android phone and your Apple Watch should now be able to talk to one another.

How well does Merge Watch work? Adnan Ahmed for Engadget Pairing the two devices is one thing, but how much of the Apple Watch experience actually carries over to Android is another. Surprisingly, notification forwarding works really well. You can even reply to messages using your Apple Watch.

When you play music on Spotify or any other app, you get playback controls on your wrist. Google Fit's user interface is not my favorite thing in the world, but it does sync with the health data my Apple Watch collects. You probably don't want every app from your Android phone buzzing you on your wrist, so you can turn off notifications on a per-app basis through the Merge Watch app on your phone.

ECG recordings also show up on your phone, alongside detailed sleep tracking data. Although my Android phone and Apple Watch are now connected more closely than they ever were, the experience sadly isn't as polished as I'd hoped, especially for a paid service. For starters, every notification that my Apple Watch receives is through the Merge app rather than appearing as a native watch OS notification, so it almost feels like you're opening an app within an app just to check or reply to your notifications.

Every other app installed on your Apple Watch still works independently — it's just the Merge Watch app that forwards notifications and acts as the shared experience between the two devices. It's actually more like notification mirroring, since, unlike the i Phone, which automatically decides whether a notification appears on your phone or watch, your Android phone still buzzes with notifications even when you're actively using your Apple Watch. I assume it's the best any third-party developer can do given the limitations set by Apple.

Using an Apple Watch with Android Adnan Ahmed for Engadget Although you are trusting a third-party app with access to fairly sensitive information and health data, Merge Watch's privacy policy claims that most of the data stays on your devices, and when notifications are sent through an internet relay, they're end-to-end encrypted. The harsher pill to swallow is its subscription model. There are two tiers to choose from, but to unlock all the app's features, you'll need to shell out $6 a month.

I tested the experience with my i ...

إذا انتقلت إلى Android، فيمكنك إBring Apple Watch معك. عادل أحمد لـ Engadget.}|\nwhether the iPhone is the best smartphone around is debatable, but what's undeniable is how well Apple has nailed the products that surround it. The Air Pods continue to dominate the truly wireless earbuds market, and the Apple Watch remains one of the most polished smartwatch experiences you can get. Unfortunately, Apple's accessories work best when you have an iPhone to go along with them.

In fact, the Apple Watch straight up doesn't work with Android. I recently moved to a OnePlus device only to realize that I have to carry my iPhone around just for my Apple Watch to stay useful. Then I stumbled upon Merge Watch — an app that claims to bridge the gap and let me pair my Apple Watch with an Android phone.

People have found workarounds in the past to make this happen as well, but they require the cellular version of the Apple Watch. At this point, you're using two devices that don't talk to each other. You do need to first activate your Apple Watch with an iPhone.

You then install the Merge Watch app on both your Apple Watch via its App Store and on your Android device via the Play Store. Launch the app on both devices and grant it the required permissions — it asks for Bluetooth permissions, health data, notification access and battery optimization exceptions. Tap your phone's name on your Apple Watch and confirm the pairing request by typing in the six-digit code on your phone.

Health data is synced with Google Fit and takes a while to show up when you first set up the app. Assuming the setup process went smoothly, your Android phone and your Apple Watch should now be able to talk to one another. How well does Merge Watch work? Adnan Ahmed for Engadget Pairing the two devices is one thing, but how much of the Apple Watch experience actually carries over to Android is another.

Surprisingly, notification forwarding works really well. You can even reply to messages using your Apple Watch. When you play music on Spotify or any other app, you get playback controls on your wrist.

Google Fit's user interface is not my favorite thing in the world, but it does sync with the health data my Apple Watch collects. You probably don't want every app from your Android phone buzzing you on your wrist, so you can turn off notifications on a per-app basis through the Merge Watch app on your phone. ECG recordings also show up on your phone, alongside detailed sleep tracking data.

Although my Android phone and Apple Watch are now connected more closely than they ever were, the experience sadly isn't as polished as I'd hoped, especially for a paid service. For starters, every notification that my Apple Watch receives is through the Merge app rather than appearing as a native watch OS notification, so it almost feels like you're opening an app within an app just to check or reply to your notifications. Every other app installed on your Apple Watch still works independently — it's just the Merge Watch app that forwards notifications and acts as the shared experience between the two devices.

It's actually more like notification mirroring, since, unlike the iPhone, which automatically decides whether a notification appears on your phone or watch, your Android phone still buzzes with notifications even when you're actively using your Apple Watch. I assume it's the best any third-party developer can do given the limitations set by Apple. Using an Apple Watch with Android Adnan Ahmed for Engadget Although you are trusting a third-party app with access to fairly sensitive information and health data, Merge Watch's privacy policy claims that most of the data stays on your devices, and when notifications are sent through an internet relay, they're end-to-end encrypted.

The harsher pill to swallow is its subscription model. There are two tiers to choose from, but to unlock all the app's features, you'll need to shell out $6 a month. I tested the experience with my iPhone...

যদি আপনি Android এ স্যুইচ করে থাকেন, তাহলে আপনার Apple Watch আপনার সাথে আসতে পারে। Adnan Ahmed Engadget-র জন্য লিখেছেন।}|\nwhether the iPhone is the best smartphone around is debatable, but what's undeniable is how well Apple has nailed the products that surround it. The Air Pods continue to dominate the truly wireless earbuds market, and the Apple Watch remains one of the most polished smartwatch experiences you can get. Unfortunately, Apple's accessories work best when you have an iPhone to go along with them.

In fact, the Apple Watch straight up doesn't work with Android. I recently moved to a OnePlus device only to realize that I have to carry my iPhone around just for my Apple Watch to stay useful. Then I stumbled upon Merge Watch — an app that claims to bridge the gap and let me pair my Apple Watch with an Android phone.

People have found workarounds in the past to make this happen as well, but they require the cellular version of the Apple Watch. At this point, you're using two devices that don't talk to each other. You do need to first activate your Apple Watch with an iPhone.

You then install the Merge Watch app on both your Apple Watch via its App Store and on your Android device via the Play Store. Launch the app on both devices and grant it the required permissions — it asks for Bluetooth permissions, health data, notification access and battery optimization exceptions. Tap your phone's name on your Apple Watch and confirm the pairing request by typing in the six-digit code on your phone.

Health data is synced with Google Fit and takes a while to show up when you first set up the app. Assuming the setup process went smoothly, your Android phone and your Apple Watch should now be able to talk to one another. How well does Merge Watch work? Adnan Ahmed for Engadget Pairing the two devices is one thing, but how much of the Apple Watch experience actually carries over to Android is another.

Surprisingly, notification forwarding works really well. You can even reply to messages using your Apple Watch. When you play music on Spotify or any other app, you get playback controls on your wrist.

Google Fit's user interface is not my favorite thing in the world, but it does sync with the health data my Apple Watch collects. You probably don't want every app from your Android phone buzzing you on your wrist, so you can turn off notifications on a per-app basis through the Merge Watch app on your phone. ECG recordings also show up on your phone, alongside detailed sleep tracking data.

Although my Android phone and Apple Watch are now connected more closely than they ever were, the experience sadly isn't as polished as I'd hoped, especially for a paid service. For starters, every notification that my Apple Watch receives is through the Merge app rather than appearing as a native watch OS notification, so it almost feels like you're opening an app within an app just to check or reply to your notifications. Every other app installed on your Apple Watch still works independently — it's just the Merge Watch app that forwards notifications and acts as the shared experience between the two devices.

It's actually more like notification mirroring, since, unlike the iPhone, which automatically decides whether a notification appears on your phone or watch, your Android phone still buzzes with notifications even when you're actively using your Apple Watch. I assume it's the best any third-party developer can do given the limitations set by Apple. Using an Apple Watch with Android Adnan Ahmed for Engadget Although you are trusting a third-party app with access to fairly sensitive information and health data, Merge Watch's privacy policy claims that most of the data stays on your devices, and when notifications are sent through an internet relay, they're end-to-end encrypted.

The harsher pill to swallow is its subscription model. There are two tiers to choose from, but to unlock all the app's features, you'll need to shell out $6 a month. I tested the experience with my iPhone...

Si te pasaste a Android, tu Apple Watch puede acompañarte. Adnan Ahmed para Engadget. Aunque si el iPhone es el mejor smartphone del mundo es discutible, lo que es indudable es lo bien que Apple ha logrado los productos que lo rodean.

Los AirPods continúan dominando el mercado de los auriculares verdaderamente inalámbricos, y el Apple Watch sigue siendo una de las experiencias de smartwatch más pulidas que puedes obtener. Lamentablemente, los accesorios de Apple funcionan mejor cuando tienes un iPhone para acompañarlos. De hecho, el Apple Watch simplemente no funciona con Android.

Me mudé recientemente a un dispositivo OnePlus solo para darme cuenta de que tengo que llevar mi iPhone conmigo solo para que mi Apple Watch siga siendo útil. Entonces me encontré con Merge Watch, una aplicación que afirma bridgear la brecha y permite emparejar mi Apple Watch con un Android. Las personas han encontrado formas de workarounds en el pasado para hacer esto posible, pero requieren la versión cellular del Apple Watch.

En este punto, estás usando dos dispositivos que no hablan entre sí. Primero, necesitas activar tu Apple Watch con un iPhone. Luego, instala la app Merge Watch en tu Apple Watch a través de su App Store y en tu Android a través de la Play Store.

Abre la app en ambos dispositivos y otorga los permisos que requiere: pide permisos de Bluetooth, datos de salud, acceso a notificaciones y excepciones de optimización de batería. Toca el nombre de tu phone en tu Apple Watch y confirma la solicitud de emparejamiento ingresando el código de seis dígitos en tu phone. Los datos de salud se sincronizan con Google Fit y toma un tiempo en aparecer cuando configuras la app por primera vez.

Suponiendo que el proceso de configuración salió sin problemas, tu Android phone y tu Apple Watch ahora deberían poder comunicarse entre sí. ¿Cómo funciona Merge Watch? Adnan Ahmed para Engadget. Emparejar los dos dispositivos es una cosa, pero cuánta de la experiencia Apple Watch realmente se carry over a Android es otra. Sorprendentemente, el forwarding de notificaciones funciona muy bien.

Incluso puedes responder a mensajes usando tu Apple Watch. Cuando reproduces música en Spotify o cualquier otra app, controles de reproducción aparecen en tu muñeca. La interfaz de usuario de Google Fit no es mi favorito del mundo, pero sí se sincroniza con los datos de salud que recoge mi Apple Watch.

Probablemente no quieras que cada app de tu Android phone vibre en tu muñeca, por lo que puedes desactivar las notificaciones por app a través de la app Merge Watch en tu phone. Los grabaciones de ECG también aparecen en tu phone, junto con datos detallados de seguimiento del sueño. Aunque mi Android phone y mi Apple Watch ahora están más conectados que nunca, la experiencia lamentablemente no es tan pulida como esperaba, especialmente para un servicio pagadero.

Para empezar, cada notificación que recibe mi Apple Watch llega a través de la app Merge en lugar de aparecer como una notificación nativa de watch OS, por lo que casi sientes que estás abriendo una app dentro de una app solo para ver o responder a tus notificaciones. Cada otra app instalada en tu Apple Watch sigue funcionando de forma independiente: solo la app Merge Watch la que forwardea las notificaciones y actúa como la experiencia compartida entre los dos dispositivos. En realidad, es más como un espejo de notificaciones, ya que, a diferencia del iPhone, que decide automáticamente si una notificación aparece en tu phone o en tu watch, tu Android phone sigue vibrando con notificaciones incluso cuando estás usando activamente tu Apple Watch.

Supongo que es lo mejor que cualquier desarrollador tercero puede hacer dadas las limitaciones impuestas por Apple. Usar un Apple Watch con Android. Adnan Ahmed para Engadget.

Aunque estás confiando a una app de terceros con acceso a información bastante sensible y datos de salud, la política de privacidad de Merge Watch afirma que la mayoría de los datos permanecen en tus dispositivos, y cuando las notificaciones se envían a través de un relay de internet, están encriptadas de extremo a extremo. La píldora más difícil de digerir es su modelo de suscripción. Hay dos niveles para elegir, pero para desbloquear todas las funciones de la app, tendrás que pagar $6 al mes.

Probé la experiencia con mi iPhone….

Si vous vous êtes tourné vers Android, votre Apple Watch peut vous accompagner. Adnan Ahmed pour Engadget.}|\nwhether the iPhone is the best smartphone around is debatable, but what's undeniable is how well Apple has nailed the products that surround it. The Air Pods continue to dominate the truly wireless earbuds market, and the Apple Watch remains one of the most polished smartwatch experiences you can get.

Unfortunately, Apple's accessories work best when you have an iPhone to go along with them. In fact, the Apple Watch straight up doesn't work with Android. I recently moved to a OnePlus device only to realize that I have to carry my iPhone around just for my Apple Watch to stay useful.

Then I stumbled upon Merge Watch — an app that claims to bridge the gap and let me pair my Apple Watch with an Android phone. People have found workarounds in the past to make this happen as well, but they require the cellular version of the Apple Watch. At this point, you're using two devices that don't talk to each other.

You do need to first activate your Apple Watch with an iPhone. You then install the Merge Watch app on both your Apple Watch via its App Store and on your Android device via the Play Store. Launch the app on both devices and grant it the required permissions — it asks for Bluetooth permissions, health data, notification access and battery optimization exceptions.

Tap your phone's name on your Apple Watch and confirm the pairing request by typing in the six-digit code on your phone. Health data is synced with Google Fit and takes a while to show up when you first set up the app. Assuming the setup process went smoothly, your Android phone and your Apple Watch should now be able to talk to one another.

How well does Merge Watch work? Adnan Ahmed for Engadget Pairing the two devices is one thing, but how much of the Apple Watch experience actually carries over to Android is another. Surprisingly, notification forwarding works really well. You can even reply to messages using your Apple Watch.

When you play music on Spotify or any other app, you get playback controls on your wrist. Google Fit's user interface is not my favorite thing in the world, but it does sync with the health data my Apple Watch collects. You probably don't want every app from your Android phone buzzing you on your wrist, so you can turn off notifications on a per-app basis through the Merge Watch app on your phone.

ECG recordings also show up on your phone, alongside detailed sleep tracking data. Although my Android phone and Apple Watch are now connected more closely than they ever were, the experience sadly isn't as polished as I'd hoped, especially for a paid service. For starters, every notification that my Apple Watch receives is through the Merge app rather than appearing as a native watch OS notification, so it almost feels like you're opening an app within an app just to check or reply to your notifications.

Every other app installed on your Apple Watch still works independently — it's just the Merge Watch app that forwards notifications and acts as the shared experience between the two devices. It's actually more like notification mirroring, since, unlike the iPhone, which automatically decides whether a notification appears on your phone or watch, your Android phone still buzzes with notifications even when you're actively using your Apple Watch. I assume it's the best any third-party developer can do given the limitations set by Apple.

Using an Apple Watch with Android Adnan Ahmed for Engadget Although you are trusting a third-party app with access to fairly sensitive information and health data, Merge Watch's privacy policy claims that most of the data stays on your devices, and when notifications are sent through an internet relay, they're end-to-end encrypted. The harsher pill to swallow is its subscription model. There are two tiers to choose from, but to unlock all the app's features, you'll need to shell out $6 a month.

I tested the experience with my iPhone...

यदि आप Android पर स्विच कर गए हैं, तो आपका Apple Watch आपके साथ आ सकता है। Adnan Ahmed ने Engadget के लिए लिखा है। यह कि क्या iPhone दुनिया का सर्वोत्तम स्मार्टफोन है, वाद विवाद्य है, लेकिन अनावश्यक है कि Apple ने अपने आसपास के उत्पादों पर कितना अच्छा काम किया है। AirPods वास्तविक ट्रु वायरलेस ईयरबड्स बाजार को आगे बढ़ाते रहे हैं, और Apple Watch आपको मिलने वाले सबसे पुलिश्ड स्मार्टवॉच एक्सपीरियंस में से एक है। दुर्भोग्य है कि Apple के एक्सेसरीज तब सबसे अच्छा काम करते हैं जब आपके पास उनके साथ iPhone हो। वास्तव में, Apple Watch बिल्कुल भी Android के साथ काम नहीं करता। मैं हाल ही में एक OnePlus डिवाइस पर स्विच कर गया तो पता चला कि मुझे अपने Apple Watch को उपयोगी रखने के लिए मुझे अपना iPhone साथ रखना पड़ता है। फिर मुझे Merge Watch मिला - एक ऐप जो दावा करता है कि यह अंतराल को पाट करता है और मुझे अपने Apple Watch को Android फोन से जोड़ने की अनुमति देता है। अतीत में लोगों ने इसे संभव बनाने के लिए काम करने के तरीके भी खोजे हैं, लेकिन इनके लिए Apple Watch का सेलुलर वर्जन आवश्यक है। इस बिंदु पर, आप दो डिवाइसों का उपयोग कर रहे हैं जो एक दूसरे से बात नहीं करते। आपको सबसे पहले अपने iPhone के साथ अपने Apple Watch को सक्रिय करना आवश्यक है। फिर आप अपने Apple Watch पर उसके App Store के माध्यम से और अपने Android डिवाइस पर Play Store के माध्यम से Merge Watch ऐप इंस्टॉल करें। दोनों डिवाइसों पर ऐप लॉच करें और उसे आवश्यक अनुमतियां दें - यह ब्लूटूथ अनुमति, स्वास्थ्य डेटा, सूचना पहुंच और बैटरी ऑप्टिमाइजेशन एक्सेप्शन्स मांगता है। अपने Apple Watch पर अपने फोन का नाम टैप करें और अपने फोन पर छह अंकों का कोड टाइप करके पेयरिंग अनुरोध की पुष्टि करें। स्वास्थ्य डेटा Google Fit के साथ सिंक हो जाता है और जब आप सबसे पहले ऐप सेटअप करते हैं तो यह दिखने में समय लेता है। अगर सेटअप प्रक्रिया सुचारू रूप से हुई, तो आपका Android फोन और आपका Apple Watch अब एक दूसरे से बात कर सकते हैं। Merge Watch कैसे काम करता है? Adnan Ahmed ने Engadget के लिए लिखा है। दो डिवाइसों को जोड़ना एक बात है, लेकिन Apple Watch के अनुभव कितना Android पर आता है यह कुछ और है। आश्चर्यजनक रूप से, सूचना फॉरवर्डिंग बहुत अच्छा काम करती है। आप अपने Apple Watch के माध्यम से मैसेज का जवाब भी दे सकते हैं। जब आप Spotify या किसी अन्य ऐप पर म्यूजिक खेलते हैं, तो आपके कलाई पर प्लेबैक कंट्रोल दिखते हैं। Google Fit का यूजर इंटरफेस मेरा पसंदीदा नहीं है, लेकिन यह मेरे Apple Watch द्वारा एकलिक्टेड हेल्थ डेटा के साथ सिंक हो जाता है। आप यह नहीं चाहते होंगे कि आपके Android फोन के हर ऐप आपको कलाई पर बजाएं, इसलिए आप अपने फोन पर Merge Watch ऐप के माध्यम से प्रत्येक ऐप के लिए सूचनाओं को बंद कर सकते हैं। ECG रिकॉर्डिंग भी आपके फोन पर दिखती हैं, साथ ही विस्तृत स्लीप ट्रैकिंग डेटा। हालांकि मेरा Android फोन और मेरा Apple Watch अब एक दूसरे से कहीं अधिक जुड़े हुए हैं, लेकिन अफसोस है कि यह अनुभव उतना ही पुलिश्ड नहीं है जितना मैं चाहता हूं, खासकर एक पेड सर्विस के लिए। सबसे पहले, मेरे Apple Watch को मिलने वाली हर सूचना Merge ऐप के माध्यम से आती है बजाय कि वह नेटिव watch OS सूचना के रूप में दिखे, ताकि यह लगता है कि आप सूचनाओं को देखने या जवाब देने के लिए ऐप के अंदर एक ऐप खोल रहे हैं। आपके Apple Watch पर इंस्टॉलेड हर अन्य ऐप अभी भी स्वतंत्र रूप से काम करता है - केवल Merge Watch ऐप ही सूचनाओं को फॉरवर्ड करता है और दो डिवाइसों के बीच साझा अनुभव का काम करता है। वास्तव में यह सूचना मिररिंग जैसा है, क्योंकि iPhone के विपरीत, जो स्वचालित रूप से तय करता है कि क्या सूचना आपके फोन या watch पर दिखेगी, आपका Android फोन अभी भी सूचनाओं के साथ बजता है जबकि आप अपने Apple Watch का इस्तेमाल कर रहे हैं। मैं मानता हूं कि यह Apple द्वारा लगाए गए सीमाओं के कारण किसी तृतीय पक्ष डेवलपर द्वारा किया जा सकने वाला सर्वोत्तम काम है। Android के साथ Apple Watch का उपयोग करना। Adnan Ahmed ने Engadget के लिए लिखा है। हालांकि आप एक तृतीय पक्ष ऐप को काफी संवेदनशील जानकारी और स्वास्थ्य डेटा तक पहुंच दे रहे हैं, Merge Watch की प्राइवेसी पॉलिसी दावा करती है कि अधिकांश डेटा आपके डिवाइसों पर ही रहता है, और जब सूचनाएं इंटरनेट रिले के माध्यम से भेजी जाती हैं तो वह एंड-टू-एंड एन्क्रिप्टेड होती हैं। अधिक कठिन गोली यह है कि इसका सब्सक्रिप्शन मॉडल है। दो टियर्स चुनने के लिए हैं, लेकिन ऐप की सभी फीचर्स अनलॉक करने के लिए आपको महीने $6 खर्च करने होंगे। मैंने अपने iPhone के साथ अनुभव का परीक्षण किया...

Se você mudou para Android, seu Apple Watch pode acompanhar. Adnan Ahmed para Engadget.}|\nwhether the iPhone is the best smartphone around is debatable, but what's undeniable is how well Apple has nailed the products that surround it. The Air Pods continue to dominate the truly wireless earbuds market, and the Apple Watch remains one of the most polished smartwatch experiences you can get.

Unfortunately, Apple's accessories work best when you have an iPhone to go along with them. In fact, the Apple Watch straight up doesn't work with Android. I recently moved to a OnePlus device only to realize that I have to carry my iPhone around just for my Apple Watch to stay useful.

Then I stumbled upon Merge Watch — an app that claims to bridge the gap and let me pair my Apple Watch with an Android phone. People have found workarounds in the past to make this happen as well, but they require the cellular version of the Apple Watch. At this point, you're using two devices that don't talk to each other.

You do need to first activate your Apple Watch with an iPhone. You then install the Merge Watch app on both your Apple Watch via its App Store and on your Android device via the Play Store. Launch the app on both devices and grant it the required permissions — it asks for Bluetooth permissions, health data, notification access and battery optimization exceptions.

Tap your phone's name on your Apple Watch and confirm the pairing request by typing in the six-digit code on your phone. Health data is synced with Google Fit and takes a while to show up when you first set up the app. Assuming the setup process went smoothly, your Android phone and your Apple Watch should now be able to talk to one another.

How well does Merge Watch work? Adnan Ahmed for Engadget Pairing the two devices is one thing, but how much of the Apple Watch experience actually carries over to Android is another. Surprisingly, notification forwarding works really well. You can even reply to messages using your Apple Watch.

When you play music on Spotify or any other app, you get playback controls on your wrist. Google Fit's user interface is not my favorite thing in the world, but it does sync with the health data my Apple Watch collects. You probably don't want every app from your Android phone buzzing you on your wrist, so you can turn off notifications on a per-app basis through the Merge Watch app on your phone.

ECG recordings also show up on your phone, alongside detailed sleep tracking data. Although my Android phone and Apple Watch are now connected more closely than they ever were, the experience sadly isn't as polished as I'd hoped, especially for a paid service. For starters, every notification that my Apple Watch receives is through the Merge app rather than appearing as a native watch OS notification, so it almost feels like you're opening an app within an app just to check or reply to your notifications.

Every other app installed on your Apple Watch still works independently — it's just the Merge Watch app that forwards notifications and acts as the shared experience between the two devices. It's actually more like notification mirroring, since, unlike the iPhone, which automatically decides whether a notification appears on your phone or watch, your Android phone still buzzes with notifications even when you're actively using your Apple Watch. I assume it's the best any third-party developer can do given the limitations set by Apple.

Using an Apple Watch with Android Adnan Ahmed for Engadget Although you are trusting a third-party app with access to fairly sensitive information and health data, Merge Watch's privacy policy claims that most of the data stays on your devices, and when notifications are sent through an internet relay, they're end-to-end encrypted. The harsher pill to swallow is its subscription model. There are two tiers to choose from, but to unlock all the app's features, you'll need to shell out $6 a month.

I tested the experience with my iPhone...

Если вы перешли на Android, ваш Apple Watch может пойти с вами. Аднан Ахмед для Engadget.}|\nwhether the iPhone is the best smartphone around is debatable, but what's undeniable is how well Apple has nailed the products that surround it. The Air Pods continue to dominate the truly wireless earbuds market, and the Apple Watch remains one of the most polished smartwatch experiences you can get. Unfortunately, Apple's accessories work best when you have an iPhone to go along with them.

In fact, the Apple Watch straight up doesn't work with Android. I recently moved to a OnePlus device only to realize that I have to carry my iPhone around just for my Apple Watch to stay useful. Then I stumbled upon Merge Watch — an app that claims to bridge the gap and let me pair my Apple Watch with an Android phone.

People have found workarounds in the past to make this happen as well, but they require the cellular version of the Apple Watch. At this point, you're using two devices that don't talk to each other. You do need to first activate your Apple Watch with an iPhone.

You then install the Merge Watch app on both your Apple Watch via its App Store and on your Android device via the Play Store. Launch the app on both devices and grant it the required permissions — it asks for Bluetooth permissions, health data, notification access and battery optimization exceptions. Tap your phone's name on your Apple Watch and confirm the pairing request by typing in the six-digit code on your phone.

Health data is synced with Google Fit and takes a while to show up when you first set up the app. Assuming the setup process went smoothly, your Android phone and your Apple Watch should now be able to talk to one another. How well does Merge Watch work? Adnan Ahmed for Engadget Pairing the two devices is one thing, but how much of the Apple Watch experience actually carries over to Android is another.

Surprisingly, notification forwarding works really well. You can even reply to messages using your Apple Watch. When you play music on Spotify or any other app, you get playback controls on your wrist.

Google Fit's user interface is not my favorite thing in the world, but it does sync with the health data my Apple Watch collects. You probably don't want every app from your Android phone buzzing you on your wrist, so you can turn off notifications on a per-app basis through the Merge Watch app on your phone. ECG recordings also show up on your phone, alongside detailed sleep tracking data.

Although my Android phone and Apple Watch are now connected more closely than they ever were, the experience sadly isn't as polished as I'd hoped, especially for a paid service. For starters, every notification that my Apple Watch receives is through the Merge app rather than appearing as a native watch OS notification, so it almost feels like you're opening an app within an app just to check or reply to your notifications. Every other app installed on your Apple Watch still works independently — it's just the Merge Watch app that forwards notifications and acts as the shared experience between the two devices.

It's actually more like notification mirroring, since, unlike the iPhone, which automatically decides whether a notification appears on your phone or watch, your Android phone still buzzes with notifications even when you're actively using your Apple Watch. I assume it's the best any third-party developer can do given the limitations set by Apple. Using an Apple Watch with Android Adnan Ahmed for Engadget Although you are trusting a.

如果你转向了 Android，你的 Apple Watch 仍然可以随你一同使用。Adnan Ahmed 为 Engadget 撰文。虽然 iPhone 是否是目前最好的智能手机尚有争议，但不可否认的是，Apple 在其周边产品上的表现非常出色。AirPods 继续主导真正的无线耳机市场，而 Apple Watch 依然是你能获得的最精致的智能手表体验之一。不幸的是，Apple 的配件在搭配 iPhone 使用时效果最佳。事实上，Apple Watch 根本不支持与 Android 配合使用。我最近换了一部 OnePlus 手机，结果却意识到，为了让我的 Apple Watch 保持可用，我不得不随身携带 iPhone。后来我偶然发现了 Merge Watch——这是一款声称可以弥合差距，让我将 Apple Watch 与 Android 手机配对的应用。过去人们也曾找到过实现这一目标的变通方法，但它们需要使用蜂窝版 Apple Watch。在这种情况下，你实际上是在使用两台彼此无法通信的设备。首先，你需要使用 iPhone 激活你的 Apple Watch。然后，通过 Apple Watch 上的 App Store 和 Android 设备上的 Play Store 分别安装 Merge Watch 应用。在两台设备上启动该应用，并授予所需的权限——它会请求蓝牙权限、健康数据、通知访问权限以及电池优化例外。在 Apple Watch 上点击你手机的名称，并通过在手机上输入六位确认码来确认配对请求。健康数据会与 Google Fit 同步，首次设置应用时可能需要一些时间才能显示。假设设置过程顺利，你的 Android 手机和 Apple Watch 现在应该可以相互通信了。Merge Watch 的实际效果如何？Adnan Ahmed 为 Engadget 撰文。将两台设备配对是一回事，但 Apple Watch 的实际体验有多少能真正迁移到 Android 上则是另一回事。令人惊讶的是，通知转发效果非常好。你甚至可以使用 Apple Watch 回复消息。当你在 Spotify 或任何其他应用上播放音乐时，你的手腕上会显示播放控制。虽然 Google Fit 的用户界面并不是我的最爱，但它确实与我的 Apple Watch 收集的健康数据进行了同步。你可能不希望 Android 手机上的每个应用都在你的手腕上震动，因此你可以通过手机上的 Merge Watch 应用，按应用逐一关闭通知。心电图记录也会显示在你的手机上，同时还有详细的睡眠追踪数据。尽管我的 Android 手机和 Apple Watch 现在比以往任何时候都更加紧密地连接在一起，但遗憾的是，整体体验并不像我希望的那样精致，尤其是对于一项付费服务而言。首先，我的 Apple Watch 接收到的每一条通知都是通过 Merge 应用传递的，而不是以原生 watch OS 通知的形式出现，因此你几乎感觉像是在打开一个应用中的另一个应用来查看或回复通知。你 Apple Watch 上安装的其他所有应用仍然可以独立运行——只是 Merge Watch 应用负责转发通知，并充当两台设备之间的共享体验。这实际上更像是通知镜像，因为与 iPhone 不同（iPhone 会自动决定通知是显示在手机还是手表上），即使你正在积极使用 Apple Watch，你的 Android 手机仍然会震动通知。鉴于 Apple 设定的限制，我认为这是第三方开发者所能做的最佳效果。在 Android 上使用 Apple Watch。Adnan Ahmed 为 Engadget 撰文。尽管你正在将相当敏感的信息和健康数据交给一个第三方应用，但 Merge Watch 的隐私政策声称，大部分数据仍保留在你的设备上，当通知通过互联网中继发送时，它们是端到端加密的。更难接受的是它的订阅模式。有两个等级可供选择，但要解锁该应用的所有功能，你需要每月支付 6 美元。我在 iPhone 上测试了这一体验……