Yes. Pairing is optional during onboarding and can be completed later from the app.
What works on your own
You can choose Apple Health or this iPhone as the daily source, see personal daily and weekly progress, adjust goals, review Insights, and build a personal streak. Eligible Plus subscribers can also use private workout history and goal-progress notifications.
What requires a partner
A shared finish line, couple streak, encouragement reactions, partner journey status, and partner-visible location require one active mutual pairing. Pairing uses an expiring invite code and is limited to one active partner in the current product.
Pairing still does not share automatically
After pairing, step sharing remains a separate choice. Location is also separate and stays Off until the traveller explicitly enables a supported mode. Either person can revoke the pairing later.
