{"id":93393,"date":"2025-10-20T21:27:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T21:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/93393\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T21:27:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T21:27:08","slug":"heres-an-early-look-at-how-youll-use-your-apple-watch-with-oxygenos-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/93393\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s an early look at how you’ll use your Apple Watch with OxygenOS 16"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kaitlyn Cimino \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n

TL;DR<\/p>\n

Our APK teardown found that the latest OHealth app update includes steps for setting up pairing with an Apple Watch.
\nCode strings detail syncing calls, messages, and health data via OHealth.
\nA new \u201cCardless entry\u201d feature also appears, potentially letting your OnePlus watch act as an NFC door key.<\/p>\n

We already knew that the OxygenOS 16 update would be bringing Apple Watch connectivity<\/a> to the OnePlus ecosystem through the OHealth app. Now, a teardown of the latest OHealth release gives us a better look at how this cross-platform pairing might actually work. Beyond that, it also hides a separate feature that could turn your OnePlus watch into an NFC access card.<\/p>\n

According to strings and screenshots we spotted in version 4.40.7_6a8017d_251002 of the app, OnePlus seems to be preparing a full pairing setup flow for Apple Watch<\/a> users. The strings reference syncing incoming calls, messages, and notifications from your phone to the watch, as well as transferring workout data and health stats to OHealth. You\u2019re prompted to \u201cInstall app on Apple Watch\u201d and scan a pairing code displayed on the watch\u2019s screen, suggesting a fairly direct pairing process.<\/p>\n

Here are the strings in question:<\/p>\n

Code<\/p>\n

Copy TextPair Apple Watch
\nMessages and notifications on your phone will be synced to your watch. Workout records and health data on your watch will also be synced to \\”%1$s\\” on your phone.
\nIncoming calls, messages, and notifications on your phone will be synced to your watch. Workout records and health data on your watch will also be synced to \\”%1$s\\” on your phone.
\nInstall app on Apple Watch
\nSearch for and install \\”%1$s\\” from App Store on either your Apple Watch or iPhone.
\nScan to pair
\nScan code with your phone
\nOpen \\”%1$s\\” on your Apple Watch to show the pairing code.<\/p>\n

The screenshots we spotted are below and appear to add weight to this process, at least when it comes to pairing an Apple Watch and syncing incoming calls.<\/p>\n

\"OHealth\"OHealth<\/p>\n

This fits neatly with what OnePlus already revealed about OxygenOS 16. Apple Watch users will be able to control the phone\u2019s camera, locate their phone, and sync health data via the OHealth app. These clues just give us a better idea of how it could look in practice.<\/p>\n

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The same OHealth update also hides an unrelated but interesting addition \u2014 a new \u201cCardless entry\u201d feature. This might let you copy the necessary NFC signals from your physical access card to your watch, presumably allowing the wearable to act as an NFC key for doors or work systems. The strings contain references like \u201cOpen doors with a simple touch\u201d and \u201cHold the card against the NFC detection area on the front of your wearable device.\u201d<\/p>\n

Check out the strings below to see what we mean:<\/p>\n

Code<\/p>\n

Copy TextOpen doors with a simple touch
\nCard type
\nStay in OHealth until this is completed.
\nCard detection
\nHold the card against the NFC detection area on the front of your wearable device. You can adjust the position, but do not remove the card until the card has been identified.<\/p>\n

While the strings use the word \u201cwallet,\u201d the feature appears to copy NFC credentials from compatible access cards. There\u2019s no suggestion that it involves Google Wallet, which already handles some access cards on Wear OS. It appears that OnePlus may be building its own system for secure entry, likely limited to certain card types and OnePlus watches.<\/p>\n

The screenshots below provide further insight into this potential new feature. The setup screen shows an option to \u201cEnroll physical cards on your wearable device.\u201d On failure, another screen instructs you to \u201ckeep the card on the detection area until your watch vibrates.\u201d<\/p>\n

Technically, these features are still in testing, and our teardowns are never a guarantee that the discoveries will roll out broadly. That said, we can be fairly confident that the Apple Watch setup is on the way, based on the announced integration, and the NFC access would make a nice addition.<\/p>\n

\u26a0\ufe0f An APK teardown helps predict features that may arrive on a service in the future based on work-in-progress code. However, it is possible that such predicted features may not make it to a public release.<\/p>\n

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