Apple today announced Family Setup for Apple Watch Series 4 and later and Apple Watch SE, describing the feature as a way for parents, guardians, and carers to pair Apple Watch models worn by others to a single iPhone.
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Currently, every Apple Watch needs to pair with its own iPhone, but Family Setup will allow users to pair watches for children or older members of their household who might not have their own iPhones.
Apple is pitching it as a new way for families to use Apple Watch in a novel way, allowing parents to specify who kids can call, and set up automatic location notifications.
Family Setup also includes a "Schooltime Mode," which sets up Do Not Disturb on kids' watches with restricted interaction and a special watch face.
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Family Setup lets you use your iPhone to pair watches for family members who don’t have their own iPhone. Only available with GPS + Cellular. Learn more ('https://www.apple.com/shop/browse/overlay/watch/family_setup')Where are you seeing this, aside from the incorrect headline of this article?
Where are you seeing that it is 4 and up? This is a watchOS 7 feature. watchOS 7 works with Series 3 and up. I don't see anything on Apple's site that limits this feature to certain models.
I think this article is wrong.
Where are you seeing that this only works with Cellular models? It is possible but I can't find that on Apple's website.
I don't think it is limited to the new watches.
Where are you seeing cellular is a requirement? I haven't been able to find that on Apple's site.
From Learn More link:
Compatibility
Family Setup is only available with GPS + Cellular models for Apple Watch SE and Apple Watch Series 4 or later.