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Re: Apple Watch Series 10

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Post by bigfudge »

sgarland wrote: post #264
mulderc wrote: post #253

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I feel like if you are making it through more than a couple songs, your shower is too long.

I do a lot of thinking in the shower. I’ve unblocked myself on many problems from shower thoughts. Also, it’s just enjoyable.

I like that you like it, but as a minor PSA many people who care about the environment might not realise that a really long shower is probably one of the easiest wins in terms of carbon reduction they can make. I really enjoyed showing in my last place because we had solar hot water heating, but I’m always mindful of just how much energy it takes to heat water.

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Post by _ph_ »

grogenaut wrote: post #364
_ph_ wrote: post #246

As I have big wrists and my eyes aren't getting better, I like a larger screen a lot. But for me, the most important update might be, that the screen now updates every second instead of every minute in the "inactive" mode. I do use the seconds display of any watch a lot when timing short things, especially when cooking. Whenever I want to watch the seconds, with my current watch I have to keep shaking my wrist to kee…

touch it with your nose to wake it

Well, shaking the arm will do the trick. But I really look forward to have the seconds hand visible all the time. The always-on display was a huge step for the Apple watch and this enhancement completes it, as all hands keep visible all time. I hope, that affects all watch face elements which were hidden so far.

Re: Apple Watch Series 10

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Post by _ph_ »

sneak wrote: post #314
_ph_ wrote: post #246

As I have big wrists and my eyes aren't getting better, I like a larger screen a lot. But for me, the most important update might be, that the screen now updates every second instead of every minute in the "inactive" mode. I do use the seconds display of any watch a lot when timing short things, especially when cooking. Whenever I want to watch the seconds, with my current watch I have to keep shaking my wrist to kee…

One of the stupid activity/sport faces has a digital seconds display. I wish there were a better one. I think Modular + digital seconds complication is probably the closest, but it doesn’t give HH:mm:ss like it should.

I hope they add a hh:mm:ss watch face/option soon.

Re: Apple Watch Series 10

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Post by _ph_ »

rtpg wrote: post #356
_ph_ wrote: post #246

As I have big wrists and my eyes aren't getting better, I like a larger screen a lot. But for me, the most important update might be, that the screen now updates every second instead of every minute in the "inactive" mode. I do use the seconds display of any watch a lot when timing short things, especially when cooking. Whenever I want to watch the seconds, with my current watch I have to keep shaking my wrist to kee…

I used to use smartwatch timers a lot. I bought a couple magnet timers to throw onto my fridge instead. Best $3 purchase I've ever made. Just smash the buttons, hit it, and go about your day.

For me it is quite simple: if a watch has a seconds hand, I wand to be able to see it :) So I consider this change really an important part of "always on". I hope, they adjust most watch faces not to hide parts any more in idle state.

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Post by wiredfool »

hombre_fatal wrote: post #127
1123581321 wrote: post #19

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That sounds like a peculiar issue, so maybe it'll be bug-fixed in the new iOS. They don't announce small fixes.

It's a common issue with all health wearables because they don't have sufficient data. When your heart rate and respiration rate are at sleep level because you just slept for four hours, but you woke up and now you're waiting to go back to sleep, there isn't much that a wrist strap can do to disambiguate.

My series 6 consistently said I had 4 minutes more sleep time than in bed time, and neither really noticeably tracked anything. Our a and Fitbit sleep tracking might not be truly accurate, but at least they’re semi plausible.

Re: Apple Watch Series 10

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Post by syspec »

adastra22 wrote: post #213
nextos wrote: post #32

I really wish they made it independent of the iPhone. I think for people that only use smartphones occasionally, it'd be ideal to have just a watch and a desktop/laptop. It'd also be a great move by Apple towards reducing distractions of its users. Watches can be much less intrusive than phones.

The Watch’s operation is independent of the iPhone, especially if you get one with LTE. You need an iPhone for setup, but that’s it.

You don't

Re: Apple Watch Series 10

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Post by umbra07 »

serf wrote: post #288
mulderc wrote: post #129

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I wear my Apple Watch all the time, even when I'm sleeping. I pretty much just charge it when I'm in the shower or getting ready in the morning. It charges super fast, and I've found that having a regular charging routine is actually better for these gadgets. Funny enough, watches with longer battery life can mess up your charging habits. I had this problem with my old Pebble watch. Yeah, the battery lasted longer, b…

every single Apple feature or change creates this kind of weird negative-metric-reinforcement no matter the product whenever the number slides backwards or keeps parity Battery doesn't last long? Well, let's forget that the entire market has trended towards catering to a customer desire for long-life batteries -- it's a feature to help coordinate 'charging habits'!... whatever that is. Less keyboard space and battery…

throw in the mac magic keyboard (no backlight - not even on the 2021 revision) and the magic mouse 1.

Re: Apple Watch Series 10

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Post by WA »

I still have the series 5 in stainless steel. After 4 years, I recently received "battery service", in which they just replace the whole watch. I still like it. Biggest downside for me is one of the more recent watchOS versions they introduced roughly a year ago. To this day, sometimes the notifications can't be dragged down and the display seems to be unresponsive once every 2 weeks for a while.

If you get a new watch, beware of the Milanese loop: it tends to destroy the fiber of long sleeve shirts.

Re: Apple Watch Series 10

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Post by umbra07 »

mvkel wrote: post #375
Eric_WVGG wrote: post #351

I can’t believe all the bellyaching about battery life here, blanket statements about how it’s “useless” because it doesn’t meet one’s personal preferences. Apple has sold more Watches than iPods. Remember iPods??!? The Watch is a huge hit and tons of people find daily charging to be a perfectly acceptable price of entry.

Totally. These things have incredible battery life. In a practical sense, they run forever if you remember to put one on the charger when you shower/get ready in the morning.

I can't tell if this is satire

Re: Apple Watch Series 10

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Post by sensanaty »

slekker wrote: post #134
zoul wrote: post #122

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Got Garmin Fenix, use mainly for the sports features. Lasts a week on a single charge including several activities with GPS usage. Can’t imagine having another device to charge daily.

If only Garmin had an unlocked LTE watch, it would be perfect. I had been eyeing the Garmin Instinct Solar, with "infinite" battery and Garmin Pay, but to be able to leave my phone home I'd need LTE

I've got the instinct and couldn't be happier with it. Definitely going to be rebuying/upgrading to whatever is next if it ever bites the dust, which it probably won't for a long time since it's also rugged.

Without any activity tracking it lasts ~40 days on a charge, and charges in about an hour. If you live somewhere sunny like I do, even with tracking it lasts practically forever cause of the solar panel.

The flashlight also seemed like a gimmick at first but it's surprised me in how often I reach for it

I don't care about the usual smartwatch crap. I already have a phone, not gonna be sending messages on my watch, but I guess that can be a bummer if you care about it.

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