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No, iPhone users, the Galaxy Ring won’t work with your phone

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Last updated: March 1st, 2024 at 11:49 UTC+01:00

Samsung finally showed off the Galaxy Ring at the Mobile World Congress 2024 this week and as you'd expect, there's a lot of excitement for this device. Since this is a Samsung device, you can rest assured that it's going to work like magic with Galaxy phones, but what about those who prefer phones from a certain company named after a fruit?

It turns out that the Galaxy Ring will not have support for the iPhone. So if you want to use a smart ring with your iPhone, since Apple doesn't make one right now, you either opt for one that's not the Galaxy Ring or wait until Apple comes out with one.

Apple users have no choice but to switch and buy a Galaxy phone

Samsung VP Hon Pak revealed during the roundtable discussion for the Galaxy Ring at MWC that the company is working to add support for non-Galaxy Android devices. When asked about iOS support, he said “We recognize the iOS/Android challenge, and we ultimately hope that our devices are of such caliber that people will be willing to switch.”

Clearly, Samsung sees the smart ring as an opportunity to bring more Apple users over to its ecosystem. It wants to capitalize on the curiosity that will exist for the Galaxy Ring to get Apple users, at least those that aren't entirely locked inside its walled garden, to give Android and Samsung devices a try. That's happened to some extent with the company's foldable phones, so there's no harm in trying the same with the Ring as well.

It was also revealed during the session that the smallest size of the Galaxy Ring has a 14-mAh battery while the largest size has a 21.5mAh battery. The company has previously said that we can expect battery life of up to 9 days, but obviously that claim needs to be put to the test.

Samsung hasn't confirmed as yet precisely when the Galaxy Ring will be unveiled. We exclusively reported yesterday that Samsung's next Unpacked event will take place in July. There's a good chance that the Galaxy Ring's launch might happen then.

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