This app lets you use an Apple Watch with an Android phone
If you switched from iPhone to Android, you don't necessarily need to change watches. There's an app that lets Apple Watch work with Android.
Virticle Desk · Edited to Virticle Standards
September 26, 2026
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The human is the plot.
In short: This app lets you use an Apple Watch with an Android phone
What moved
This App Lets You Use An Apple Watch With An Android Phone If you moved to Android, your Apple Watch can come with you. Whether the iPhone is the best smartphone around is debatable, but what's undeniable is how well Apple has nailed the products that surround it.
This cleared Virticle’s weekday bar because it looks consequential for someone who is not giving a keynote — not because it won a thread.
Why a human should care
Ask what default, power relation, or daily ritual actually changed. If the answer is still “a demo,” this would not ship on Friday either.
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