I’ve worn an Apple Watch for years, and I love it. This summer, I enabled a feature I’ve long ignored, and it immediately made my Apple Watch so much better.
Since the first model was announced 10 years ago, the Apple Watch has changed a lot. It’s gotten larger displays, new health features, more powerful chipsets, and more. It still serves the same general purpose of being an extension of your iPhone on your wrist, and it’s become one of the best smartwatches you can buy today.
I’ve worn an Apple Watch for the last several years, and even so, there are still new things I’m always learning about. This summer, I finally enabled one feature I’ve ignored for years, and it’s made me love my Apple Watch more than ever.How I improved my Apple Watch
With the Apple Watch Series 3 in 2017, Apple introduced a small but important feature: LTE connectivity. Before this, your Apple Watch needed a Bluetooth connection to your iPhone to receive notifications and phone calls or run apps requiring data. With LTE, however, you could finally leave the house without your iPhone, and your Apple Watch would still receive all of your notifications and run all of your apps.
Apple has offered LTE as an optional add-on for the Apple Watch since the Series 3, and it’s included by default on the Apple Watch Ultra, Apple Watch Ultra 2, and stainless steel models of the regular Apple Watch Series lineup.
