If you use an iPhone and want to buy a smart watch, you can consider buying an Apple Watch, which can be easily paired with your iPhone, but Apple products are very expensive. If you think the price is high then you can go for Samsung Galaxy Watch as it offers balance. Good price and iPhone compatibility.
Below we explain if you can use any model of Samsung Galaxy Watch with your iPhone and what you can do when using the watch with your iPhone.
First, do all Samsung Galaxy Watches work with iPhones?
Samsung ditched its Tizen operating system and introduced Google Wear OS in 2021. All watches starting with the Galaxy Watch 4 use the new OS which has many features but lacks compatibility with Apple devices.
So if you want a Samsung smartwatch that works with your iPhone, you need to choose a model that predates the Galaxy Watch 4 and runs the Tizen operating system. Also note that if you buy a Tizen-powered watch, you will receive updates for three years from the release date.
If you choose the Galaxy Watch Active 2 as an example, note that you will only receive system updates from Samsung until 2022 as they were released in 2019.
Second, what you can do with your Samsung Galaxy Watch paired with your iPhone:
Here are the main things you can do with the Samsung Galaxy Watch paired with your iPhone:
1- Receiving notifications:
Most people buy smartwatches to easily track their watch notifications instead of holding their phone in hand. By connecting your Samsung Galaxy Watch to your iPhone, you can access all your notifications and turn off notifications from certain apps.
Although the Samsung Galaxy Watch allows users to receive notifications, they are not able to reply through the watch. So if you want to respond to notifications quickly, your phone is essential.
2- Sleep tracking:
If you sleep with the Galaxy Watch on, you can track your sleep and get detailed data about your sleep stages. The smartwatch sends all sleep tracking data to the iPhone via the Samsung Health app.
3- Track exercises:
With the Samsung Galaxy Watch, you can track many different workouts and automatically detect workouts like running, cycling, swimming, and walking, just like with the Apple Watch. It also has GPS and sends all your exercise data to the Samsung Health app on your phone.
The Galaxy Watch is also equipped with a virtual assistant that can give you feedback about your exercise, such as average pace and duration, as you work out. The assistant can also send motivational audio notifications through the watch's speaker to motivate you during exercise or when connected to the Galaxy Watch's earbuds.
4- Heart rate monitoring:
The Tizen-powered Galaxy Watch allows iPhone users to track their heart rate and sync data with the Samsung Health app, where they can choose between continuous monitoring and 10-minute heart rate monitoring.
It notifies the user when the heart rate falls below or exceeds a certain threshold that you can set in the heart rate monitor feature settings.
5- Customize the look of your watch:
Samsung Galaxy Watch allows users to customize its look by simply changing watch faces. You can install watch faces from the Store section of the Samsung Galaxy Wearable app or add your own.