Zeyphersan
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Strap it to a kid or a pet
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Apple Watch Series 1&2 |OT| Better, Wetter
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Leona Lewis
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The Space Gray looks awesome. Don't look back.
PhoncipleBone
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Could set it to open workout and flail my arm, but fuck it. 125 calories burned for the day. Feels good.
jts
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Don't even need to to flail your arm if you set it to indoor cycle.
I know this because uhhh... a friend told me.
Ace Harding
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Just got a Series 2. If I go for a run and want GPS tracking (and it to also track to my goals), which is the best run tracking app? Is there a built-in one I should use?
The stock Apple app is very good
Ace Harding
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Ok thanks. So I just took it on a test run and it worked great. But is there a way to see my route mapped or does that require a third party app?
Activity app will have a map when you tap on the workout.
Zeyphersan
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To be clear, Activity app on the phone, not the Watch
Ace Harding
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Found it, thanks! That's pretty much all I want out of an activity watch and this does a lot more so I'm super happy with it. I definitely scoffed a bit at Apple Watch owners in the past but after getting this as a gift I'm really impressed. Definitely a luxury item and not something I "needed" but I'm glad to have it.
SprachBrooks
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Wish they had the podcast app on there so I could listen to podcasts when I go for a run and not have to take my phone with me. Even Overcast doesn't work offline.
bodyofanamerican
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I never totally understood this. The Watch stores music locally, or no? If so, that doesn't apply to podcasts?
Zeyphersan
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The watch stores music locally, yes, but no other media. No podcasts (unless you add them to your music library specifically) and none from third party apps
Doesn't the built in health app on iPhone do this?
SprachBrooks
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Does anyone know Apple's reasoning behind this? Or they just didn't think many people would want offline podcasts on their watch?
jts
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Crossposting from the Mac thread.
Anyone else's Mac unlocks with Apple Watch WHILE the lid is closed? I get the notification on my Watch and head over open up the lid and check and yeah the lockscreen is bypassed, my user account is just on. Only happens sometimes. Tad annoying.
Anyone else's Mac unlocks with Apple Watch WHILE the lid is closed? I get the notification on my Watch and head over open up the lid and check and yeah the lockscreen is bypassed, my user account is just on. Only happens sometimes. Tad annoying.
They probably just threw the music storage as a bone for sports-practicing people who would want to set their phone aside during running/gym, etc, and didn’t count that people would want to listen to podcasts in those use-cases.
With Series 1 or 0 (sans iPhone) the Watch will estimate distance based on accelerometer, running history and whatnot. It will still give a calorie burn estimation, and there’s no difference regarding heartrate since the HR sensor ir built into every Apple Watch series. Distance on Apple Watch series 1 (and 0) will be more accurate with iPhone though. Basically, distance/speed accuracy and actual path tracking are the benefits from built-in GPS. Everything else is the same.
Zeyphersan
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That's totally a personal question. I always go with the stainless steel myself because I prefer the look (can't stand the aluminum). But for a lot of people they either prefer the aluminum (my girlfriend) or don't find the bump to steel worth the added expense
If you get a chance pop by an Apple Store and try them all on, and swap out the bands for combinations you'd consider. That's the best way to do it
In my case, I would use it more as an actual watch than a fitness tracker (though I may use it for fitness on occasion). Also, would the Series 2 be a good time to jump in, or should I wait it out?
Is it me or is the stand mechanism completely off since the last update? It either doesn't register me standing at all, or (and this happens way more often) detects random movements as standing. Granted, I move my arm a lot due to being a programmer and typing and moving the mouse (I wear my watch on my right hand, because I'm left handed), but still, it's not exactly standing up and moving about.
It was way better before that.
It's either the update (which means more people should have noticed this), or the fact that I paired it with the iPhone 7 when I got that in October and I need to re-pair it sometime.
It was way better before that.
It's either the update (which means more people should have noticed this), or the fact that I paired it with the iPhone 7 when I got that in October and I need to re-pair it sometime.
Bruce Springsteen
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I just bought my brother a SS, he wanted the aluminum but when he the saw SS and realized that aluminum only looks good with the sports band, he was happy with the SS
Superb, thank you.
Ordered my other half a Series 1. She's never been swimming in the entire time we've been together and isn't a serious runner. She takes the occasional run but never leaves the house without her phone. Seems like the two biggest differentiators between the S1 and S2 would be a little pointless for her. I'm sure she will love the Series 1.
Zeyphersan
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If you want it to look like an actual watch definitely go stainless steel, either normal or space black
Not sure about third party but he hull in Apple workout app will add the workout statistics to your daily goals so I assume yes.
bodyofanamerican
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finalflame
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Love it, but no option for white ceramic :/
Bruce Springsteen
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why oh why doesn't the band's steel seamlessly blend into the stainless steel of the watch? Would have considered getting it otherwise
Zeyphersan
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Is it actually a series 1 or the first generation from last year?
says "MP032LL/A" which is Series 1 based on my research. Asking seller more about it.
Got myself a Series 1.
Bought the other half one for her birthday, but I've just been to New York for the weekend and tech envy got the better of me.
Love it so far. Quite a strange product in that its best features subtlety come to you throughout use rather than actively "playing" with. All feels a bit odd right now but in a good way. Looking forward to seeing how my use for it develops over the coming days and weeks.. especially being back in the office tomorrow.
My only issue at the momen is trying to settle on a face I want to stick with!
Bought the other half one for her birthday, but I've just been to New York for the weekend and tech envy got the better of me.
Love it so far. Quite a strange product in that its best features subtlety come to you throughout use rather than actively "playing" with. All feels a bit odd right now but in a good way. Looking forward to seeing how my use for it develops over the coming days and weeks.. especially being back in the office tomorrow.
My only issue at the momen is trying to settle on a face I want to stick with!
Zeyphersan
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Don't just pick one face, flip between them! I have a home face, a driving face, a work face, a sleeping face, a workout face, and a """fancy""" minimalist face. They all get used!
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Hmm, I only use one watch face.
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I use simple, with 4 complications and the most amount of detail it allows.
Funny, I have multiple watch faces set up (used to have one for each type, but then they eat introducing types, lol).
I think it is now setup to flip through watch faces more easily, implying you do it more on the fly.
I have a few watch faces setup, but use mostly simple. Then flip to mickey mouse just so I can hear him talk.
That's my main watch face also but I do have several others.
I've settled on Utility, with the date in the middle and both weather functions in the top left and right corners.
Looks nice and minimalist with good readability. I toyed around with having the Activity and Messages complications but I figure both of those come to me as and when they need to rather than being something I need to glance at.
Still early days though, no doubt I'll add some more faces and carrying on experimenting with what I find useful. Really enjoyed having it on today though now I'm back at work. I feel like it's already made a notable difference to how regularly I check my phone.
Looks nice and minimalist with good readability. I toyed around with having the Activity and Messages complications but I figure both of those come to me as and when they need to rather than being something I need to glance at.
Still early days though, no doubt I'll add some more faces and carrying on experimenting with what I find useful. Really enjoyed having it on today though now I'm back at work. I feel like it's already made a notable difference to how regularly I check my phone.
So I can't seem to get the step counter correct on my Series 1, and i'm starting to worry if mine is defective or not.
When I run on a treadmill indoors, the watch is consistently a good .2 miles off. The watch will tell me I have run 1 mile, and the treadmill shows that I have only been 0.8 miles.
I did the calibration thing where I ran outside with my phone in one hand already. When I run on the treadmill I just set my phone down in the water holder. Is that the problem? I don't understand why it's so off.
When I run on a treadmill indoors, the watch is consistently a good .2 miles off. The watch will tell me I have run 1 mile, and the treadmill shows that I have only been 0.8 miles.
I did the calibration thing where I ran outside with my phone in one hand already. When I run on the treadmill I just set my phone down in the water holder. Is that the problem? I don't understand why it's so off.
The step counter is really finicky and weird.
Sometimes it takes like 3 hours to update steps, sometimes it waits until I hit a certain amount to update, sometimes it doesn't update at all. But steps are a weird metric that really doesn't mean a lot.
My wife was obsessed with steps until I explained to her that using steps to measure activity is really backwards. Now we just look at the Move number (which does have its own problems) and use that.
Sometimes it takes like 3 hours to update steps, sometimes it waits until I hit a certain amount to update, sometimes it doesn't update at all. But steps are a weird metric that really doesn't mean a lot.
My wife was obsessed with steps until I explained to her that using steps to measure activity is really backwards. Now we just look at the Move number (which does have its own problems) and use that.
Zeyphersan
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So is mine when I run on the treadmill. I just attribute it to being hard to estimate distance when you're not actually moving
You will get a tiny bit more speed.
Unless you desperately need autonomous GPS or water resistance, keep you zero.
I have gen 0. Watch OS 3 is enough for me. I'd like the new one but it's not really that high priority for me. The watch has changed a lot with the new OS. It has a newly refocused purpose. Gone is the idea it's a social communicator as a primary function (as evidenced by the dedication of an entire button to connect to others).
It took a little getting used to not swiping up to get to my glances, and using a button to access actual running apps, but it does sort of speed the process up.
I still find apps to be painfully slow in some instances though.
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