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Alex Blake

The Apple Watch nearly came to Android, but Apple changed its mind – here's why

The Apple Watch Series 9 on a black background.

It’s long been the case that if you want an Apple Watch, you need to have an iPhone, as Apple’s wearable simply won’t work with Android devices. Yet things were almost very different for one of the world’s best smartwatches, according to a new report from Bloomberg.

According to the article, Apple came close to releasing an Apple Watch that was compatible with Android in a bid to expand its health features to many more people than Apple was previously able to reach. But in the end the idea, dubbed Project Fennel, was canned at the last minute.

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