Internet access on the HUAWEI WATCH 3/WATCH 4 Series
| Internet access on the HUAWEI WATCH 3/WATCH 4 Series |
Your watch can access the Internet via WLAN, via a connected phone, or via an eSIM mobile network if the eSIM service is activated. Your watch will switch between these methods in the following order to use the best possible network:
- When connected to your phone via Bluetooth, your watch will use the phone's current network (mobile data or WLAN) to save battery power.
The watch cannot use an iPhone's network via Bluetooth.
HUAWEI WATCH 4 Series: If you'd like to use your watch's eSIM network when it's connected to your phone via Bluetooth, go to on your watch and toggle off When connected to phone.
- If the Bluetooth connection fails or disconnects, your watch will use the connected WLAN.
- If the Bluetooth connection between your watch and phone fails and no WLAN is available, your watch will then use its own eSIM mobile network (if applicable).
Accessing the Internet via Bluetooth
When your watch is connected to your phone over the Huawei Health app and the app is running in the background, your watch will use your phone's current network (mobile data or WLAN) by default.
Accessing the Internet via WLAN
When your watch is connected to the Internet via WLAN, you can make MeeTime calls directly on your watch when you don't have your phone nearby.
- Press the Up button on your watch to open the app list, go to and turn on the WLAN switch. Your watch will then automatically scan for available WLANs.
- Touch the WLAN you want to connect to, enter the password, and touch Connect.
The watch only supports 2.4 GHz WLANs.
Accessing the Internet via an eSIM
To use this feature, you'll need to enable the eSIM service first.
Press the Up button to enter the app list, go to , and toggle on Mobile data.
Ignoring the connected WLAN
- Press the Up button to open the app list, and then go to .
- Select the connected WLAN and touch Forget.
Airplane mode
Enable Airplane mode before a flight, to have your watch turn off Bluetooth, WLAN, and cellular data.
You can enable or disable Airplane mode using either of the following methods:
- Swipe down from the top of the home screen to open the shortcut menu, and touch Airplane mode to enable or disable it.
- Press the Up button to open the app list, go to and toggle Airplane mode on or off.
Setting the time format
When your watch is connected to the Internet, you can go to and toggle on 24 Hours, to display time in 24-hour format. If 24 Hours is toggled off, your watch will switch to 12-hour timekeeping.