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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I don't think you can reply to a text message using a third party watch on iOS but you can with your Apple watch. I've seen that cited as an exclusive API.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Thank you!

Searching for what you said got me this recent article which does a better job of explaining all the issues and complaints:

https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/21/24107669/doj-v-apple-apple-watch-messaging-digital-wallets-lock-in