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The reason I'm keeping mine:
1) I have been using my iPhone 6 as an activity tracker. I use a bluetooth earpiece for the lady to read me my pace, etc and I'm sick of her talking when I'm running, walking, biking or otherwise working out. With my Apple Watch, all I have to do is raise my wrist (with "raise wrist previous app" set in preferences in the AW app on my iPhone) and I see everything I need to see and can focus on working out.
2) Quick glance at my wrist on most watch screens gives me outside temp. Normally I'm digging for my phone for that.
3) Quick glance at my wrist plus a few taps gives me recent text messages.
4) Quick glance at my wrist gives me my next calendar event.
5) I can buy stuff in the company cafeteria, Trader Joe's, most coffee shops and a few other places using my watch.
For these primary and dozens of secondary reasons I'm keeping my Apple Watch but I don't presume to tell anyone else whether to keep theirs or not...
1) I have been using my iPhone 6 as an activity tracker. I use a bluetooth earpiece for the lady to read me my pace, etc and I'm sick of her talking when I'm running, walking, biking or otherwise working out. With my Apple Watch, all I have to do is raise my wrist (with "raise wrist previous app" set in preferences in the AW app on my iPhone) and I see everything I need to see and can focus on working out.
2) Quick glance at my wrist on most watch screens gives me outside temp. Normally I'm digging for my phone for that.
3) Quick glance at my wrist plus a few taps gives me recent text messages.
4) Quick glance at my wrist gives me my next calendar event.
5) I can buy stuff in the company cafeteria, Trader Joe's, most coffee shops and a few other places using my watch.
For these primary and dozens of secondary reasons I'm keeping my Apple Watch but I don't presume to tell anyone else whether to keep theirs or not...
it does do all that you mentioned but at the cost of time and in reality we all end up reach in the pocket, bag, etc... for out phones. You get a delayed snippet notification that required your phone for an real response to that. The real convenience of the AW (anything past fitness) is very limited. And yes I did by a glorified fitness watch and being a tech person I have no problem paying the premium for it. But, i'm not going to sugar coat what it truly is. The fitness features are the "MAIN" functionality of the watch, not an additions. You have more fitness options and hardware built in than anything else.
To be fair everyone will see and use the AW differently... myself its fitness and a glance before grabbing my phone. So people will probably never use any of the fitness features.
I disagree that fitness is its main purpose. But my point is if that was "YOUR" primary interest there are better and cheaper devices to do that. As for me, and most that I've talked to and from reviews I've read, I'm pulling my phone out probably 50% less than before. I check and respond to texts on the watch, I occasionally take calls on the watch. I have bluetooth headphones to listen to music from the watch when I'm at the gym and my phone is in a locker. I check news and weather reports on the watch.
These were all the things that I had envisioned doing when the watch was announced and were the reasons I bought it and paid what I did. If I had no interest in any of that I wouldn't have bothered. The activity functions are just useful and much appreciated extras, and appear to be a focus for Apple as they expand its functionality. Again as you said everyone will have a different reason for purchasing this but strictly for fitness tracking there are some fine devices out there that cost a lot less than this.
Tell me more about restoring to factory settings? I get the point about unpairing it first, but am wondering if I'll lose all activity tracked to date?
I bought the watch as a watch. Using it to tell time, and it's spectacular. I look for it whenever I wake up in the middle of the night.
Sorry the watch is not for you. It's not for everyone, apparently.
I don't think I could go back to not having it.
Sorry the watch is not for you. It's not for everyone, apparently.
I don't think I could go back to not having it.
Unless you're having major issues it's best not to do this. You'll lose all your Apple Pay data, any synced music playlist and any activity/motion calibration. Everything else can be restored from the backup.
However whether you choose to erase all content and settings or just un-pair through the watch app you will have a backup created at that point from which you can restore if you wish. You can also set it up as new if you want. I un-paired my first watch from my phone and then restored from the backup that was created. I did this because of the Messages bug - going off on the phone instead of on or before the watch. That turned out to be unnecessary and only a temporary fix.
I returned that first one for a replacement because of a problem with the side button. This time I used the erase all content and settings since I was returning it. This again created another backup. I then set up the new one from that backup. The major hassle both times for me was having to set up Apple Pay again. Also the calibration had to be re-established with several outdoor activities.
Other than those issues it's a pretty seamless procedure and gave me no other problems either time. But it is time consuming in addition to the data you do lose. I would not do it again unless I were having major problems and couldn't wait it out for the next update.
Thanks, I ended up calling Apple Support and unpaired and then repaired the watch and restored from backup. So far that seems to have resolved my issue, but time will tell. Appreciate all of that information, though.
Sounds like it's not for you, and while I love my watch, I tell anyone who asks me that they need to think about their specific use case before they pull the trigger.
I think whether the Watch is for you largely depends on how you use your iPhone now. If you are frequently responding to messages, calls, and alarms for example, you might really enjoy having the watch as a companion to the phone. That's one of the reasons I love the watch. But not everyone uses their phone this way and so the watch may be nothing more than a fancy watch to some, and not worth it. It all depends on the person.
I think whether the Watch is for you largely depends on how you use your iPhone now. If you are frequently responding to messages, calls, and alarms for example, you might really enjoy having the watch as a companion to the phone. That's one of the reasons I love the watch. But not everyone uses their phone this way and so the watch may be nothing more than a fancy watch to some, and not worth it. It all depends on the person.
I think too many people bought the Apple watch expecting to "use" it. It's a Watch:
- It tells the time
- It shows you notifications
- It shows you bits of information
That's how a watch works. You don't really use it. You glance at it for information.
- It tells the time
- It shows you notifications
- It shows you bits of information
That's how a watch works. You don't really use it. You glance at it for information.
You just proved by point. 'Apple decided rectangular shape was best to display information'. Therefore, it was created to display information and apps, not to tell the time.
Also, it's mid 2015 now. Over eight smartwatches are on the market with low power always-on modes that last 2 days. Is it really necessary to try and defend Apple's choice by saying battery life would be terrible?
So? If it weren't focused on being 'smart', as with Apple's non-smartwatch from ages ago, it would definitely be round.
May I also ask how popular those square watches are in comparison to similar round ones?
I don't see this having much affect over my life, but I don't see myself returning it either. Hoping for some software development to come along and really make the apple watch worth owning.