What Merge delivers on iPhone
OPPO designed Watch X for Android. Merge connects it to iPhone. Once paired through Merge, notifications from every app on your iPhone show up on the watch in real time. You choose which apps send alerts and configure notification types per app - the watch delivers exactly what you want and nothing you don't.
Health data syncs to Apple Health: workouts, heart rate, steps, distance, floors climbed, and calories all transfer automatically. Music playing on your iPhone is controllable from the watch. Camera control lets you trigger your iPhone camera from your wrist. Contacts sync for caller ID on incoming calls.
The one-time Android step
OPPO Watch X requires an Android phone for its initial activation. It's a Wear OS requirement — every Wear OS watch needs an Android phone to get started, just once. The activation takes about 10-15 minutes. Borrow an Android phone if you don't own one, complete the setup, and you won't need it again.
- Search for Merge Watch in the App Store and install it on your iPhone.
- Search for Merge Watch in the Play Store and install it on your OPPO Watch X.
Once activated, open both apps and pair through Merge. Detailed instructions: How to connect OPPO Watch X to iPhone.
How the connection works
Merge connects OPPO Watch X to your iPhone over Bluetooth. The devices need to be in Bluetooth range for notifications to arrive.
Open both apps, approve Bluetooth permissions on each, then tap Start Pairing on the watch and connect from your iPhone's Bluetooth settings. Once paired, everything runs in the background.
