holygeesus
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I'm tempted by a Gen 2, but the only thing holding me back are the recent rumours of a Gen 3 in September. I know it's a way off, but it doesn't feel like a necessity right now, so might wait it out.
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Apple Watch Series 1&2 |OT| Better, Wetter
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Wow, that changes things a bit. The one I'm looking at doesn't mention a date or product number, so need to look into which version it is (the fact it doesn't say Series 1 or something similar makes me think it's the launch one).
Yeah, definitely ask and verify for the model numbers. They are printed on the box bottom iirc. I've seen countless Series 1 listings on eBay which actually were Gen 1 but often even shops have no clue and mix models/prices. Apple has a complete list of model numbers for all watches, can't link it right now but should be the first post on google if you search accordingly.
holygeesus
Banned
A lot of stores here list the original model as the 2015 edition and then have Gen 1 and Gen 2 as separate also. Apple have certainly complicated all their product lines in recent years though, damn.
The Lamonster
Member
Do you guys have Emergency SOS enabled? It's enabled by default but I'm afraid I'm accidentally going to press it and call 911.
I do. I don't feel like "Long press side button > swipe" is something I would accidentally trigger. Unless I'm missing another way to trigger it.
Zeyphersan
Banned
I do. I changed the behavior from holding down automatically calls 9-1-1 to having to swipe the screen as well. The default made me nervous but there's a setting to make it harder to accidentally do
On the basis you'll mostly use it for notifications, fitness/step tracking and some basic control over music etc - then the original model is fine. I have a stainless steel that was a good price at the time and I never feel like I wish it was faster or had GPS.
I do wish it had physical music controls (or let me choose for the crown to be used for that), and I wish it had support for storing podcasts on it for walking around without my phone. But the other versions don't have those features either
I do wish it had physical music controls (or let me choose for the crown to be used for that), and I wish it had support for storing podcasts on it for walking around without my phone. But the other versions don't have those features either
bodyofanamerican
Member
If anyone is in the market for some nice 3rd party bands, Monowear Design has some really nice ones. I grabbed one of the leather ones and it's been fantastic and hasn't fallen apart or anything for the 3 months I've had it. Just ordered an olive green nylon strap too, should have it tomorrow.
I love that they match the metal of the strap to the watch color you have.
Leather:
https://www.monoweardesign.com/leather-band/
Nylon:
https://www.monoweardesign.com/nylon-band/
I love that they match the metal of the strap to the watch color you have.
Leather:
https://www.monoweardesign.com/leather-band/
Nylon:
https://www.monoweardesign.com/nylon-band/
Thanks for the heads up and thoughts! 👌🏼On the basis you'll mostly use it for notifications, fitness/step tracking and some basic control over music etc - then the original model is fine. I have a stainless steel that was a good price at the time and I never feel like I wish it was faster or had GPS.
I do wish it had physical music controls (or let me choose for the crown to be used for that), and I wish it had support for storing podcasts on it for walking around without my phone. But the other versions don't have those features either
@Vuze, thanks for the info too about different models - emailed the seller and it was a 2015 model.
My $10 no name nylon band from Amazon is holding up great over the past four months and feels good on the wrist. Maybe you got a bad one? I couldn't tell much of a difference between mine and the Apple one a friend got.
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
Member
Running with just the Watch and wireless headphones is... I'm gonna say it
Running with just the Watch and wireless headphones is... Guys I'm really gonna say it
Running with just the Watch and wireless headphones is magical!
One of those things I continually appreciate and am really thankful to the Watch for.
Running with just the Watch and wireless headphones is... Guys I'm really gonna say it
Running with just the Watch and wireless headphones is magical!
One of those things I continually appreciate and am really thankful to the Watch for.
Hero Prinny
Member
Well, ill be buying my watch sometime this weekend or during next week. I think ima buy it at the apple store in queens, still dont know what color i want, im leaning towards the pink or gold one
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Funny about all the talk about third party bands. I bought a Moko sport watch from Amazon for $9. My official Apple one is white, so I also wanted a black band. I went with the cheap out because spending $60 or whatever on a plastic band is kind of crazy.
The Moko is highly recommended. Looking back, I would reconsider spending the extra $50 for the Apple one. The quality of my official Apple white sport band is unparalleled compared to the Moko. And again, the Moko is well received.
The Moko is highly recommended. Looking back, I would reconsider spending the extra $50 for the Apple one. The quality of my official Apple white sport band is unparalleled compared to the Moko. And again, the Moko is well received.
Is yours a knockoff Apple one or a NATO band of some sorts?
I've seen others with the same impressions for my type at least so it's not uncommon. Mine was a "heavy duty NATO" I think, held up fine but it's primarily the edges where they cut off and melt the edges to seal them that feels bad. And in general the difference in thickness (since it's only double thickness over where rings are) through the band is a little annoying.
Just a knockoff Apple one, the NATO style doesn't offer me anything over the standard ones.
bodyofanamerican
Member
Got the Monowear nylon strap. Just as smooth as the Apple one, and feels great. Recommended.
holygeesus
Banned
Well, despite not needing one, the gadget addict in me ordered one of the new Grey/Black Nike 38mm (I have girlie sized wrists) this morning, so expect questions in the next few days.
Zeyphersan
Banned
No one needs one, yet we all have one. Happy to answer questions
The Lamonster
Member
What exactly does Water Lock do? I know it prevents accidental button presses, and you unlock it by ejecting water...but that's all the info Apple's support site gives.
Does it also mute notifications? I don't seem to get texts when it's enabled.
Does it also mute notifications? I don't seem to get texts when it's enabled.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
I've returned the pollen woven strap and got the new orange/blue one. It looks so much better than the pollen - it actually looks just like it looks on the promo photos, nice and fluorescent, whereas pollen one, which also looks brightly colored on promo photos, actually looked faded and bleached in real life.
Weather app is my biggest pet peeve. It was great in watchOS2 - I only wish they had a view that shows hourly temperatures with current temperature in the middle instead of the letter C/F. But no, that was one thing they didn't do, but instead they've done a bunch of things to make everything more confusing in that app. However, I don't think any of these design changes mean that they are trying to back away from force touch - they are just shuffling things around, trying to figure out what works best. Weather app still heavily relies on force touch - it's even used to switch between its two most useful views (forecast and hourly temperature view) which is ironically something they shouldn't' have done - it worked better and faster with just a tap in watchOS2 app.
In watchOS3, they have changed a few apps for the worse (and as usual, they won't admit / change anything until watchOS4).
Weather app is my biggest pet peeve. It was great in watchOS2 - I only wish they had a view that shows hourly temperatures with current temperature in the middle instead of the letter C/F. But no, that was one thing they didn't do, but instead they've done a bunch of things to make everything more confusing in that app. However, I don't think any of these design changes mean that they are trying to back away from force touch - they are just shuffling things around, trying to figure out what works best. Weather app still heavily relies on force touch - it's even used to switch between its two most useful views (forecast and hourly temperature view) which is ironically something they shouldn't' have done - it worked better and faster with just a tap in watchOS2 app.
holygeesus
Banned
First question (and I've not even received my watch yet) but does raise-to-wake work reliably, or are you guys leaving the watch display off until you interact manually with it? I do a lot of arm movements during my working day (I'm not a juggler) and I'm worried it will use up battery unnecessarily. Is there any degree of sensitivity or does it work well as is?
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
It's quite reliable. If anything I think it errs on the side of battery saving, and I wish I could make it more sensitive. There's been many times where I turn my wrist a little slower than I should, and the screen didn't activate when I wanted it to.
The Lamonster
Member
It's not bad. Definitely not perfect. It does activate randomly, and battery life does kinda suck on this thing. But overall neither raise to wake nor the mediocre battery are huge issues. You get used to dealing with both.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
I've had a chance to test out the gen4 classic leather straps the other day. My impressions:
- They've solved a problem where the strap falls out of the loop and flaps around, which seems to happen once the gen1-3 strap is worn out a bit, and the loop is not as tight anymore. This was nor a small issue for a strap so well made otherwise, and I understand why they wanted to address it, but:
- The clasp is quite large now, and will scratch much more easily because the metal part would now protrude to right where the strap touches the desk, while I'm typing.
- The clasp is visually not as nice and understated as the old one was. I'm just not sold on the look to be honest - it looks a step closer to their modern buckle, which is decidedly a women's fashion design.
- It's of course more difficult to put the strap on and take it off now - although the new strap might be slightly thinner and/or more elastic than the ones made so far, so that makes looping it through less strenuous than you might think.
Overall, I think they should have just done what everyone else is doing (another fixed loop closer to clasp) instead of trying to reinvent the thing and ruining the great look they had. However the point stands that they've solved a fairly significant design problem they had.
- They've solved a problem where the strap falls out of the loop and flaps around, which seems to happen once the gen1-3 strap is worn out a bit, and the loop is not as tight anymore. This was nor a small issue for a strap so well made otherwise, and I understand why they wanted to address it, but:
- The clasp is quite large now, and will scratch much more easily because the metal part would now protrude to right where the strap touches the desk, while I'm typing.
- The clasp is visually not as nice and understated as the old one was. I'm just not sold on the look to be honest - it looks a step closer to their modern buckle, which is decidedly a women's fashion design.
- It's of course more difficult to put the strap on and take it off now - although the new strap might be slightly thinner and/or more elastic than the ones made so far, so that makes looping it through less strenuous than you might think.
Overall, I think they should have just done what everyone else is doing (another fixed loop closer to clasp) instead of trying to reinvent the thing and ruining the great look they had. However the point stands that they've solved a fairly significant design problem they had.
Hero Prinny
Member
well today I purchased my apple watch, took a pretty mean hit to my wallet but whatever, i don't buy many things anyway so fuck it. I was gonna buy the rose gold but i wasn't feeling the default band and i wasn't about to shell out even extra so i just went with gold which i also liked and the band was a really nice color too so yea
app recommendations?
app recommendations?
Posted mine here a while ago
http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=231712493
Oh and I use AutoSleep for sleep tracking and HeartWatch for heart activity monitoring. While these have Watch apps, I use the Watch mode as a data provider and check on the phone.
holygeesus
Banned
Mine arrived today and early thoughts are largely positive, in terms of design and build - 38mm is spot on for my toothpick wrists. However, notifications from apps don't seem to be happening. BBC News flashes, for example, comes through on my iPhone but not on my wrist, which kinda defeats the purpose.
Got the Shakes
Member
I second AutoSleep if you are looking for any sort of sleep tracking. If you are looking for a weather app with a really good complication for you watch faces then I'd suggest Carrot Weather. It's not free, the app is $4 I think and then $2.99 a year for the Watch features, but it's great for being able to see he current and upcoming weather on your wrist in a quick glance.
Are you mirroring your notifications? Check the watch app -> notifications -> scroll down. You can even set which apps should appear on the watch, it's pretty great so you can filter out less important stuff.
holygeesus
Banned
Thanks. For some reason my watch app on my phone is missing options. I'm just upgrading iOS to see if it sorts it. Other apps and messages are coming through fine. Really lovely piece of kit so far.
Hero Prinny
Member
its weird how all my text msgs seem to sync with the exception of 1, it only shows my msgs but the weird thing is that earlier their msgs were showing up on my watch
Zeyphersan
Banned
Notifications are also automatically sent to either device depending on circumstance. So if your phone screen is locked they'll go to your watch, if your phone screen is unlocked they'll go to your phone since it's assumed that that's the device you're using
Just picked one up in rose gold, and I'm loving it so far. Didn't expect the notifications would be so handy, and Telegram is surprisingly full-featured on this thing - didn't even expect it to have a watch app.
Few questions, though:
1: Is there a way to get twitch or youtube to work on this, even if it's only audio? I know it's a long shot, since it doesn't support video streaming, but I'd love to listen to vinesauce while working out.
2: How bad does bluetooth really get underwater? From what I'm seeing, the signal should still go for at least a few feet, meaning that bluetooth earbuds could feasibly work with this thing. Has anyone here tested this? Would absolutely love to use this while swimming instead of my shitty waterproof iPod.
Thanks!
Few questions, though:
1: Is there a way to get twitch or youtube to work on this, even if it's only audio? I know it's a long shot, since it doesn't support video streaming, but I'd love to listen to vinesauce while working out.
2: How bad does bluetooth really get underwater? From what I'm seeing, the signal should still go for at least a few feet, meaning that bluetooth earbuds could feasibly work with this thing. Has anyone here tested this? Would absolutely love to use this while swimming instead of my shitty waterproof iPod.
Thanks!
Zeyphersan
Banned
1 - not that I'm aware of. The watch doesn't even support "streaming" audio, it has to be downloaded to the watch first through the Music app or actually be playing on your phone and just using the watch for contols
2 - If you've got some waterproof bluetooth earbuds, use em! That sounds great. Load some music on your watch, connect your earbuds, happy swimming
holygeesus
Banned
Updating watchOS seems to have sorted any quirks I had. Thanks guys. Love this thing. The strap you get on the Nike+ model is bizarrely small I must say. Even with my minute bird-like wrists, I am using the largest setting. I know you get another larger one included, but there must be some damn tiny wrists out there.
The Lamonster
Member
I just found out Musixmatch app is compatible with Apple Watch. It works wonderfully too.
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
Member
Haha yeah my wrists are small (I wear a woman's bracelet for example) and the default 38mm strap was to small for me too, had to switch it straight away for the large.
It can only fit children surely...?
holygeesus
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The Lamonster
Member
....and me
Me too. I have skinny nerd wrists. I'm a 5'6" man with the 38mm case and small wrist strap on the 2nd to last peg so I just barely fit it.
holygeesus
Banned
Yep mine is on the exact same peg. Except I'm 6 ft 3 lol.
First day with it at work today and I love it. the raise to view option seems to work brilliantly, even with me spending a lot of the day driving, with it rarely coming on accidentally. Battery life is also a bit better than I expected - it seems to keep pace with my iPhone SE pretty much - I charged before bed, left it uncharged overnight, had it on all day today, and it's only down to 60% which doesn't seem bad at all.
Very useful device, if you have a more manual job that doesn't lend well to keep fishing your phone out every time you get a notification.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
I may have to order a leather band now. Thanks.
Amassed some Best Buy gift cards recently trading in some stuff and decided to replace my busted screen original with a Nike one as a birthday gift to myself. Figured if I'm gonna spend $100 more for a S2 I might as well get a new/different band and extra watch faces out of it (and a color for other faces! Volt is pretty good).
Took a chance on "open box - excellent condition" for $367, pretty much the only sign of use was the watch charge cord not being perfectly coiled like new. I was paranoid about warranty, looks like this was originally bought and activated last month, and is still within the AppleCare registration period.
Took a chance on "open box - excellent condition" for $367, pretty much the only sign of use was the watch charge cord not being perfectly coiled like new. I was paranoid about warranty, looks like this was originally bought and activated last month, and is still within the AppleCare registration period.
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Nice! That Nike one is popular I see it constantly.
Zeyphersan
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It's honestly surprisingly popular. I guess I shouldn't be surprised though since if you're going to buy a black or silver aluminum there's no price difference between the Nike and the regular S2 so there's literally no reason not to get the Nike
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holygeesus
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I love my Nike strap. I'm not sure I could pull off the luminous green variant though!
Hell I haven't even worn the Nike strap yet heh, it's definitely...visible. I was just glad I could wear my nylon one again after being stuck with my original sport strap (...cause I also dropped the old watch which dented near the body/strap area and prevented all my other ones from fitting).
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