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“Security concerns” lead to LTE service shutdown on Chinese Apple Watches

“Security concerns” lead to LTE service shutdown on Chinese Apple Watches

October 19, 2017

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Apple’s struggles in China continue to mount, and this time, it’s Apple’s newest wearable causing problems for the company. According to a Wall Street Journal report, standalone wireless service available on certain models of the Apple Watch Series 3 has been shut down just one month after the device became available. Chinese customers who purchased a Series 3 with LTE are not able to connect their wearables to their wireless networks, and it’s unclear when service will be reinstated.

When the Apple Watch Series 3 became available on September 22, LTE service was available exclusively through China’s Unicom wireless company.

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