What is the purpose of pairing MagicBand+ to your phone?

[JusticeDisney]

I am about to experience a MB+ for the first time. Other than charging it and making sure it is linked to my MDE account, what does pairing it to my phone do? The instructions that came with it say to do so, but I’m wondering is that really even necessary?

Thanks in advance to anyone who has any insight about this!

 

[JaxFLBear]

There are some settings for brightness, vibration and other interactive features which can only be changed if paired. They also release firmware updates for the bands to improve performance which also requires it to be paired to install the update.

Not 100% certain, but I think the Bounty Hunter game in Galaxy's Edge and to "collect" the 50th Anniversary Statues requires it to be paired.

 

[JusticeDisney]

There are some settings for brightness, vibration and other interactive features which can only be changed if paired. They also release firmware updates for the bands to improve performance which also requires it to be paired to install the update.

Not 100% certain, but I think the Bounty Hunter game in Galaxy's Edge and to "collect" the 50th Anniversary Statues requires it to be paired.

Thank you so much for that explanation. Much appreciated!