Apple Launches Apple Watch 9
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Apple Launches Apple Watch 9
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#2Link is 404 (and yet 6 upvote points as of this writing?). Perhaps https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/09/apple-introduces-the-...
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#3Mh, seems to be a lack of innovation. Double tap and UWB as the only new sensor features.
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#4The gesture thing (double tap?) seemed like an odd announcement, since they pretty much already announced that feature a year ago. They tried to tie this feature to the AW9, as if the new processor made it possible. But it seems basically identical to the accessibility feature they announced last year: https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/use-hand-gestures-control-a...
Re: Apple Launches Apple Watch 9
#5The gesture thing (double tap?) seemed like an odd announcement, since they pretty much already announced that feature a year ago. They tried to tie this feature to the AW9, as if the new processor made it possible. But it seems basically identical to the accessibility feature they announced last year: https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/use-hand-gestures-control-a...
The double pinch recognition (enabled in Accessibility) seems a bit hit or miss on Apple Watch 8. Maybe they improved it a lot more in Apple Watch 9, because in the event they mentioned the use of the gyroscope, accelerometer and heart rate sensor to detect the motion.
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#7The gesture thing (double tap?) seemed like an odd announcement, since they pretty much already announced that feature a year ago. They tried to tie this feature to the AW9, as if the new processor made it possible. But it seems basically identical to the accessibility feature they announced last year: https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/use-hand-gestures-control-a...
The double pinch recognition (enabled in Accessibility) seems a bit hit or miss on Apple Watch 8. Maybe they improved it a lot more in Apple Watch 9, because in the event they mentioned the use of the gyroscope, accelerometer and heart rate sensor to detect the motion.
I imagine it will be a better experience, but it's a bit deceptive to talk about it like it's a new feature, when it's really just an improvement of an existing feature. And I wonder if the new OS update will improve the performance of this feature on older AWs.
Re: Apple Launches Apple Watch 9
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
The double pinch recognition (enabled in Accessibility) seems a bit hit or miss on Apple Watch 8. Maybe they improved it a lot more in Apple Watch 9, because in the event they mentioned the use of the gyroscope, accelerometer and heart rate sensor to detect the motion.
I imagine it will be a better experience, but it's a bit deceptive to talk about it like it's a new feature, when it's really just an improvement of an existing feature. And I wonder if the new OS update will improve the performance of this feature on older AWs.
> And I wonder if the new OS update will improve the performance of this feature on older AWs.
Given Apple’s way of adding new features as exclusive to new devices or making some features better in new devices, I believe it’s quite unlikely that older Apple Watches will see any improvement on this gesture.
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#9Mh, seems to be a lack of innovation. Double tap and UWB as the only new sensor features.
What can they add now?
Blood pressure would probably be nice, but I imagine it's probably difficult to get accuracy in an apple watch style device.