The Fi App for Apple Watch brings your pet's activity tracking to your wrist, offering a quick look at their daily movement, rest, and goals. This article covers what you can track directly from your watch and how Fi ensures the most accurate data using your devices.
Walks Without Your Phone
You can use the Fi App on your Apple Watch to walk your pet without bringing your iPhone, but the features available depend on your watch's connectivity.
The Fi App on Apple Watch connects to your pet's Fi Device over Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) when LTE Watch Mode is enabled. Your Apple Watch still needs an internet connection through your iPhone, Wi-Fi, or its own cellular plan to support certain features.
Here's what your Apple Watch can do on its own:
Apple Watch with Cellular:
You can activate Lost Mode directly from the watch, giving you real-time updates if your pet leaves a Safe Zone.
You can also enable LTE Watch Mode to take walks without your iPhone nearby. This requires an Apple Watch model that supports cellular and an active cellular plan on the watch. To start, all you need to do is swipe or tap to turn LTE Watch Mode on.
Once LTE Watch Mode is on, you can confirm it is enabled by the yellow watch icon in the top-right corner.
To turn off LTE Watch Mode, swipe Turn off on your profile page.
Apple Watch without Cellular:
Lost Mode and Walk Tracking will not be available when your iPhone is not nearby. The watch won't have the connectivity it needs to support these features.
See more about the Fi App's Apple Watch requirements here.
View Activities on the Apple Watch
From the Watch Home Screen, you can view your pet's activity and behavior for the current day, including the:
- Step Goal Progress Ring – A visual of how close your pet is to their daily step target
- Steps and Distance – Total movement tracked so far
- Strain Score – A reflection of how much effort your pet has exerted (based on movement vs. rest)
- Rest – Monitoring your pet's downtime to support wellness balance
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Step Goal Progress Ring |
Steps and Distance | Strain Score | Rest |
To view activity and behavior information on your Apple Watch:
- Go to the Fi App's home screen on your Apple Watch
- Then, swipe up on the Fi App Home Screen - the home screen can be seen below:
Additionally, you can also view your pet's activity on your Apple Watch lock screen if you install a Fi Widget.
To see additional behaviors and deeper insights, you will need to open the Fi App on your iPhone.