Ooredoo Qatar now supports ‘Apple Watch For Your Kids'
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Ooredoo Qatar now offers cellular service for Apple Watch For Your Kids, which allows kids in the family,who do not have their own iPhone,to enjoy Apple Watch. For complete pricing and availability details, visit https://www.ooredoo.qa/web/en/apple-watch/
Apple Watch For Your Kids brings the connectivity, fitness, health and safety features of Apple Watch to kidswho do not have their own iPhone — all using the same Apple Watch that customers of all ages wear every day. Parents can have more peace of mind while their kids gain more independence using Apple Watch.
Apple Watch can be set up through a parent's iPhone, so kids can connect with family and friends through phone calls and Messages, stay motivated to reach personalised Activity goals, express themselves through custom Memoji, and enjoy features that give them more independence like Maps, Siri, Alarms and the App Store. Apple Watch For Your Kids makes it possible for parents to identify their kids' location via Find My, while also benefiting from powerful safety tools like Emergency SOS. Kids can enjoy all of the fun and useful tools of Apple Watch For Your Kids while parents have peace of mind knowing they can reach their child and identify their location, while all personal data stays securely encrypted.
Kids and older family members using Apple Watch For Your Kids will have their own phone number through a separate cellular plan. Apple Watch For Your Kids requires cellular models of Apple Watch Series 4 or later or Apple Watch SE, paired with iPhone 8 or later running the latest version of watchOS and iOS.
Apple Watch for Your Kids is now available as an add-on to Ooredoo Qatar's postpaid mobile plans for just QR30 per month. The add-on includes a dedicated mobile number, built-in safety controls like Worry- Free Key, a monthly allowance of 5 GB of data, 200 local minutes, and SMS.
Sabah Rabiah Al Kuwari, senior director - marketing communications at Ooredoo, said, 'At Ooredoo, we are excited to support the Apple Watch For Your Kids with powerful service, providing vital communication, fitness, health, and safety features, enabling children and family members without an iPhone to stay connected, active, and secure – all on our powerful network.'
For more details on pricing and data plans, visit https://www.ooredoo.qa/web/en/apple-watch/
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