What Merge delivers on iPhone
Mobvoi designed TicWatch for Android. Merge is what connects it to iPhone. Once paired, notifications from every app on your iPhone appear on the watch in real time. You control which apps push alerts and can configure notification types per app - the watch shows exactly what you want and nothing you don't.
Health data syncs to Apple Health: workouts, heart rate, steps, distance, floors climbed, and calories 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
TicWatch requires an Android phone for its initial activation. Every Wear OS watch needs this — it's how the watch gets its software set up, apps installed, and account linked. The activation takes about 10-15 minutes and only happens once. Borrow any Android phone, complete the setup, and return it.
- Open the App Store on your iPhone and install Merge Watch.
- On your TicWatch, open the Play Store and install Merge Watch.
Once activated, open both apps and pair through Merge. Full instructions: How to connect TicWatch Pro 5 to iPhone.
Which TicWatch models work
Merge supports TicWatch models running Wear OS - including TicWatch Pro 5 and other recent Wear OS TicWatch models. If your TicWatch runs Wear OS, it's compatible with Merge.
The features through Merge are consistent: iPhone notifications, health sync to Apple Health, music control, camera control, and contacts.
How the connection works
Merge connects TicWatch to your iPhone over Bluetooth. The watch and iPhone 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. After pairing, the connection runs in the background.
