An Anio kids' smartwatch requires a SIM card so that it can function like a small smartphone – only safer, simpler, and more child-friendly. The SIM enables the watch to perform all functions that run online or via the mobile network.
Here are the main reasons:
1. Calls & SOS
The SIM card connects to the mobile network.
Only then can your child:
call you
receive calls from you
call emergency contacts
2. GPS Location & Location Transmission
The watch determines the location via GPS and Wi-Fi, but transmits it via mobile data to the app.
For this, it needs a working data connection via a SIM card.
This way, you can see in the app:
Where your child currently is
Which routes they have taken
Whether they have safely arrived at school or home
3. Chat Messages & Settings
Text messages, emojis, voice messages, and settings from the app are all sent via mobile internet. Without internet, the watch and parent app cannot communicate.
In short
A SIM card makes the Anio not a toy, but a safe, child-friendly communication device.
Without a SIM, the watch would have no reception, no location transmission, no calls, no messages, and no SOS function.