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Re: Apple Watch Series 3

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Post by js2 »

heartbreak wrote: post #46
js2 wrote: post #38

> But it lets you leave your phone at home when you go for a run, or in your locker while you’re at the gym, or in your hotel while you go to the beach, and not worry in the least that you’re out of touch. I'm a big fan of Apple. I own their stock, and I can count at least 10 Apple devices in my house at this moment. But the Apple Watch is not for me. I tried. When I go for a run, I want to be out of touch. The only…

If you can sweaty-hands the Camera app open with the side swipe, you can use the volume up physical button to take a picture.

Sometimes that will work, but often the phone won't even respond to my swiping it. I really wish iOS had a way to activate the camera from the buttons.

Re: Apple Watch Series 3

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Post by js2 »

bgun wrote: post #43
js2 wrote: post #38

> But it lets you leave your phone at home when you go for a run, or in your locker while you’re at the gym, or in your hotel while you go to the beach, and not worry in the least that you’re out of touch. I'm a big fan of Apple. I own their stock, and I can count at least 10 Apple devices in my house at this moment. But the Apple Watch is not for me. I tried. When I go for a run, I want to be out of touch. The only…

> The only reason I ever take my phone is so that I can take pictures or that I can reach someone else if I have an emergency That doesn't sound like you really want to be "out of touch" at all. When I go for a run, I want to become fitter, healthier, and a better runner. Apple isn't suggesting that the purpose of the device is to let you surf Facebook while you run; it's to do exactly what you said - have access if…

Having access isn't by itself compelling enough. The Apple Watch still isn't a camera and is still worse than my 935 for running. And I'm even doubtful about using it for emergencies: the cell signal in many of the places I run is weak.

Re: Apple Watch Series 3

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Post by abritinthebay »

JKCalhoun wrote: post #10

A year or so ago I saw that the Apple Watch is a stealth product category. When Siri was capable enough to answer the things a Safari search would have provided me and when the watch got a cellular radio I might actually ditch my phone and just wear a watch. One down.

Siri has been smart enough to do that for a long while now.

Source: that’s my primary use of her.

Re: Apple Watch Series 3

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Post by abritinthebay »

xutopia wrote: post #30
TomSawyer wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Were you swimming with a band that uses a magnetic clasp?

I have the band that comes with my watch and I lost it carrying luggage (thankfully someone found it and I got it back). It's easy to lose it.

I’ve swum in the Pacific, Caribbean, and Atlantic with mine. Travelled 1000s of miles with it.

Never even fallen off, let alone lost.

You’re doing something very wrong.

Re: Apple Watch Series 3

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Post by abritinthebay »

melling wrote: post #50
taloft wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also have a Garmin 735xt for the same reasons. Another big issue is battery life. Garmin can go for a solid week or more between charges, while Apple Watch is about a day.

Can someone describe the other benefits of a Garmin over an Apple Watch for jogging? I use my Watch for light jogging, monitoring heart rate, pace, and distance. Recently, I’ve been trying to increase days, and will up my mileage in a couple months, after I lose a little more weight.

Having used both: I have no idea. The Apple Watch is at least as good in everything the Garmin does.

Re: Apple Watch Series 3

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Post by spiderfarmer »

Why does Gruber refuse to make his website responsive? For someone so focused on the elegance of Apple’s products, it seems strange that he forgets that his website looks like a forgotten/neglected website from the early 00’s.

Re: Apple Watch Series 3

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Post by logical42 »

kpwags wrote: post #34
AVTizzle wrote: post #4

>> "When are you separated from your iPhone? When you’re exercising. What do you miss most when you’re away from your phone? Messages and phone calls." Anecdotal, but personally, this is one of the most refreshing and cherished qualities about my exercise time: it's ME time. No messages, no phone calls. Phone goes on airplane mode, and I'm in my own zone for those 60-90 minutes. After reading My Year with a Distracti…

Agreed. I have the series 2 and have started running without my phone since the series 2 can still track my runs without it. The one thing I kind of miss is listening to podcasts while running since I still would need my phone for that.

You can listen to podcasts with the watch series 2 and no phone, you just need wireless headphones.

Re: Apple Watch Series 3

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Post by nfriedly »

Question for Apple Watch wearers: is Siri on the Apple Watch the exact same as Siri on the iPhone?

I ask, because it's not the case with the one on Android Wear - the watch version can't answer factoid-style questions ("What's the tallest building in Dayton, Ohio?"), can't identify songs, can't perform simple system commands ("Increase scree brightness"), etc.

It's still convenient and useful, but it's just not as good as I had expected.

I'm due for a phone upgrade sometime soon and starting to seriously think about switching from Android to iOS.

Update: it looks like phone version has regressed and can't identify songs any more :(

Re: Apple Watch Series 3

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Post by nfriedly »

goodroot wrote: post #49

Phone anxiety is a weird, and, for me at least, irrational thing. I know that mankind survived for millennia without the ability to communicate with each other out of earshot. But once you get used to having your phone with you at all times, you get used to feeling that if anyone needs you, they can get you. Apple Watch Series 3 with cellular networking completely alleviates this anxiety. It is not a replacement for…

Hah, that's a great analogy. Except now I want a watch-shaped flask...

Re: Apple Watch Series 3

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Post by js2 »

abritinthebay wrote: post #55
melling wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can someone describe the other benefits of a Garmin over an Apple Watch for jogging? I use my Watch for light jogging, monitoring heart rate, pace, and distance. Recently, I’ve been trying to increase days, and will up my mileage in a couple months, after I lose a little more weight.

Having used both: I have no idea. The Apple Watch is at least as good in everything the Garmin does.

I sometimes run races of up to 24 hours. The Garmin will record an activity that long, and longer if you charge it during the activity. This is an extreme case, but the Apple Watch can’t do either of these things.

My Garmin connects to a foot pod. This gives more accurate cadence info than from your wrist. It also gives more accurate instantaneous pace and more accuate distance if you’re running somewhere that GPS is insufficient.

There are high tech accessories that track additonal metrics that work with the Garmin, such as the Stryd foot pod.

The Garmin display is always on. I prefer this to the Apple display.

The Garmin uses its physical buttons for all operations of the watch which means I can use it no matter how sweaty my hands are or whether I’m using gloves.

The Garmin battery lasts 7-10 days.

Garmin Connect syncs my runs to Strava and Smashrun. I can also download all my runs to rubiTrack.

Those are a few of the reasons I prefer my Garmin.

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