Haribokart
Banned
1) Yep, you'll get texts, calls, emails etc
2) Yep
3) Yep
4) Yep
5) This should work fine
6) If your Beats X are synced to your phone they will automatically work with your watch too
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Apple Watch Series 1&2 |OT| Better, Wetter
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1) Yep, you'll get texts, calls, emails etc
2) Yep
3) Yep
4) Yep
5) This should work fine
6) If your Beats X are synced to your phone they will automatically work with your watch too
yes, watch - sorry.
I'd seen that link before but didn't scroll down to the wifi section - doh. Still a bit surprised to get inbox app and outlook notifications. I guess that comes under 'apps that support wifi' but I don't have inbox on my watch so it must be just supporting any notifications over wifi?
Stupid bloody update. Notes on the install say the watch needs to be 50% charged, so I brought it into the living room to be close to wifi. But trying to update it complains it needs to be on a charger. That's a stupid restriction. My charger is in another room which has bad wifi coverage, and I don't want to have to leave my phone in there too. so it ends up being really difficult to update
Haribokart
Banned
You can unplug chargers from the wall and plug them in elsewhere, but it's irrelevant as the watch doesn't use WiFi to update - it uses Bluetooth from the iPhone.
infiniteloop
Member
New Apple Watch bands, plus Nike one sold seperate:
https://9to5mac.com/2017/03/21/apple-watch-spring-bands-nike-sport-separate/
https://9to5mac.com/2017/03/21/apple-watch-spring-bands-nike-sport-separate/
finalflame
Member
Pollen Woven Nylon just in time for the spring. Come at me.
Also thinking of the Pure Platinum/White Nike band, Sapphire and Berry Classic buckles. Fuck, Apple..
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Pollen woven band looks yummy, but the orange/blue might be even better.
Sapphire classic leather looks to just be renamed Ocean Blue that they had right before this update?
Of course they also changed the clasp design on these, and I'm not sure the change is for the better. Looks like this new design will just have more chance to bang into/scratch over the desk, and it will be more difficult to close as you have to loop the end of the strap under the other side of the clasp :\
Sapphire classic leather looks to just be renamed Ocean Blue that they had right before this update?
Of course they also changed the clasp design on these, and I'm not sure the change is for the better. Looks like this new design will just have more chance to bang into/scratch over the desk, and it will be more difficult to close as you have to loop the end of the strap under the other side of the clasp :\
bodyofanamerican
Member
I wish the nylon straps had options to make the connectors or buckles match the space grey aluminum case. I like a lot of them, but not matching my case is kind of a deal-breaker for me.
Side note: I was surprised how STIFF the nylon straps are IRL.
Side note: I was surprised how STIFF the nylon straps are IRL.
Zeyphersan
Banned
So happy they're selling the Nike bands separately. But they got RID OF THE BEST COLOR, the black and silver
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
Member
Nylon bands just look off to me, the lack of material tapering towards the connectors makes the Watch face look very bulky and in-elegant.
Really glad that's the one I picked up now.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Stiff yes, but perfectly finished with no rough edges that would irritate the skin or scratch you. Like their other straps it's basically as comfortable as it possibly can be.
Zeyphersan
Banned
I'm begrudgingly buying the normal black one right now. Begrudgingly!
WatchOS 3.2 is finally rolling out! 😍
https://9to5mac.com/2017/03/27/watchos-3-2/
https://9to5mac.com/2017/03/27/watchos-3-2/
One thing that always gets me is how long updates take 😭
bodyofanamerican
Member
Holy shit, WatchOS updates take fucking forever. I gave myself 40-50 minutes to download and install before work this morning, and had no idea it would take THAT long.
It finished downloading, and my watch screen shut down, with the Apple logo and the slooooooowly filling circle being displayed, but I couldn't wait any longer and had to leave for work. Since my watch was connected to my WiFi network and still on the charger, I'm not at risk of bricking my watch for leaving with my phone as that white circle was filling, right?
It finished downloading, and my watch screen shut down, with the Apple logo and the slooooooowly filling circle being displayed, but I couldn't wait any longer and had to leave for work. Since my watch was connected to my WiFi network and still on the charger, I'm not at risk of bricking my watch for leaving with my phone as that white circle was filling, right?
The Lamonster
Member
Why is the space black watch $600?
Are the varying prices of series 2 watches just based on colors? Because that's weird.
Are the varying prices of series 2 watches just based on colors? Because that's weird.
I think at that point the update has been transfered to and verified by the Watch so you should be good. But yeah, the update process takes ages. I just did it while watching a movie while leaving phone and watch alone. It was eventually finished before I headed to bed lol
It's stainless steel coated with diamond-like carbon.
The Lamonster
Member
ahh okay so it's based on materials.
Yeah, the different colours are the same price if it's the same material, but the Space Black also has the additional scratch resistant black coating that the stainless steel silver one doesn't have, hence the higher price.
The Lamonster
Member
hmm thanks, I'll wait for series 3. I require black but $600 is too much for this!
Cause they can get away with charging $200 more for steel vs aluminum I guess. But yeah basically it's appearance, although there's different properties with each.
Plain steel will scratch easiest, but will probably evenly scratch up the whole body over time, or it can all just be buffed out. If the aluminum scratches you're just kinda boned there. The space black is DLC or "diamond like carbon" coated and extremely scratch resistant (only time I've scratched mine also scratched the sapphire)...but if it ever happens you're boned there too. Ceramic is similarly tough but scratches might not be as noticeable cause it'll be white through and through, and I vaguely recall some other special properties with ceramics.
And the case weights are all different, either ceramic or aluminum are lightest with steel the heaviest. Not a huge deal once you're used to one on your wrist I imagine, although for the original the aluminum ones had better haptic feedback than steel from some reviews. S2 is supposedly fine in this regard though.
(Edit: beaten. Took too long writing this!)
bodyofanamerican
Member
Thanks! I actually got a notification in Manhattan (with my watch home in New Jersey) that my watch's software is now up to date. Is...is my phone still connected to my watch somehow?
Zeyphersan
Banned
Wifi. Your watch will auto connect to any 2.4Ghz wifi that your phone has been on
bodyofanamerican
Member
That's..pretty amazing, and I can't believe I didn't realize it. So since it's on my home WiFi network, it pushed that notification to my phone then? Wild.
Zeyphersan
Banned
Yep. Let's say you're in a rush, you go to work, you forget your phone but bring your watch. If your phone had been connected to wifi with your watch there before, when you get to work your watch will automatically connect so you can still send and receive iMessages, emails, and SMS and phone calls if you have Wi-Fi calling turning on
infiniteloop
Member
The new Unlock with Watch sound on macOS is... weird. Sounds like someone cracking their neck.
Hero Prinny
Member
I've been debating on buying an apple watch... to cheat in class
i don't care if its unethical 🙃
i don't care if its unethical 🙃
Zeyphersan
Banned
My accounting teacher banned Apple Watches during exams for this very reason
Got the Shakes
Member
I've had teachers say that any smart watch needs to be removed during exams as well.
Bad people like you make lives worse for the rest of us.
Hero Prinny
Member
i mainly want it for my calc 2 final in may, aint no body got time to remember like 40 fucking formulas man. i shouldn't be tested on remembering those shits, i should be tested on knowing how to use em and which one is more effective
also none of my profs care if ppl have their apple watches oni.don't.care. gotta do what you gotta do
Dunno man, I don't think 40 formulas are easy to subtly hide on the Watch. You could obviously just transfer photo(s) of the formula collection but that requires dialing the crown and moving around on the screen to get text readable. Or set up a bunch of watch faces with a note complication or something. In any way, it won't be a subtle glance lol
They aren't banned on my Uni yet but then again I've only seen one other student wearing one and cheating isn't a huge issue in most classes I attend, soo...
The Lamonster
Member
I am struggling with whether to buy an Apple Watch.
I haven't ever worn a watch but I am intrigued by the idea of a smart watch and it would be nice to get text notifications and the weather on my watch. Also I occasionally run in the summer, so it would be nice to not wear an armband/phone. I pretty much don't care about anything else besides notifications, weather and portable music.
I'm worried that it will look too bulky or feel too annoying on my wrist and be a waste of money.
I haven't ever worn a watch but I am intrigued by the idea of a smart watch and it would be nice to get text notifications and the weather on my watch. Also I occasionally run in the summer, so it would be nice to not wear an armband/phone. I pretty much don't care about anything else besides notifications, weather and portable music.
I'm worried that it will look too bulky or feel too annoying on my wrist and be a waste of money.
Doesn't feel bulky at all, it's a pretty slim watch. IMO go to the Apple Store and try one on! Wrist notifications are amazing. :-D
Be aware that to be totally phone free during running with GPS tracking you'll need the Series 2, which is a little more expensive, and a thicker watch.
But if just distance tracking or timing is enough then you don't need the GPS one.
I have grown to rely on wrist notifications while at work and when I recently forgot my phone at home and was still getting notifications at work was eye-opening. Sending an SMS to my wife was surprising as she had an android phone so no iMessage - so it must have forwarded it via the phone..
Shame the new OS still doesn't bring complications with play/pause/skip controls :/
infiniteloop
Member
yeah, go to the Apple Store and try one on.
The Lamonster
Member
So how do you play music then? Can you shuffle a playlist?
There's a playback screen that's always accessible with play/pause, for/backward and volume. Works for anything that's playing on the phone. There's also an app for (Apple) Music but I use Spotify (which still lacks an app and the idiots over there pretty much shut down a great fan app that was scheduled for release in February) so I can't tell you what features are available there.
Zeyphersan
Banned
There's definitely a music app and a now playing app, and a music complication (those are app shortcuts on the Watch faces). But there's no complications with controls on the face itself. They just launch the app where you can control from there
So controlling music is a two-step affair
bodyofanamerican
Member
I was so bummed that the modular face didn't have Overcast as an option for the main complication.
Zeyphersan
Banned
Marco has to make it
bodyofanamerican
Member
Oh! I thought it was an Apple-side restriction. Good to know.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
As we still wait for it.
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