WatchOS 6 work without owning an iPhone?

Could a user onboard an Apple Watch with WatchOS6 without an iPhone? This would be akin to how iPod supported Windows, which resulted in an order of magnitude more growth for the iPod.


We're looking at an social audio app in Indonesia and US. In Indonesia, Andriod adoption is 93%, to iPhone 5%. Ostensibly, we could get the app working exclusively on the Apple Watch. But, that implies onboarding with Android, Windows, Browser, or Mac.