We're actually going on a trip April 27th and flying American, so I'll have my watch just in time!
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Airlines Embrace Apple Watch With Upcoming Apps
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So are these watches going to have to be turned off on certain flights like an iPhone or iPad?
I know many airlines have done away with this requirement, but not all have. Recently flew on Allegiant and they still require them to be turned off because the FAA had not certified their planes yet.
I know many airlines have done away with this requirement, but not all have. Recently flew on Allegiant and they still require them to be turned off because the FAA had not certified their planes yet.
I wonder if the
Watch, once paired with an iPhone, will require an Apple ID before pairing with a different iPhone.The Edition Watch will have an intrinsic value based on the gold content. The bands could be removed and sold. But if the watch itself needs to be authenticated before being transferred to another owner, it won't really be worth stealing.
In the airport security area, there are too many cameras. Your TSA agent is probably at this moment stealing the hubcaps from your car, and your dog from the back yard, and kidnapping your children for ransom. Not having an Apple Watch won't keep you safe. Have a nice day.
It does. It's just not called Airplane Mode. When the battery is low it will go into energy saver mode that turns off the antennas, etc. This can also be manually activated.
EDIT: Just saw someone posted screen shots of the airplane mode #
EDIT: Just saw someone posted screen shots of the airplane mode #
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Its nice to see developers embracing the platform. This is why Apple is disruptive in an industry. They may not be first but they certainly create the market.
I have this funny idea for a cartoon....Steve Jobs is up in heaven and he has an Apple watch on his wrist which he is talking into, he says "beam me down Cookie", can some clever illustrator draw this and submit to the New Yorker?
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But seriously, take the number of people who fly on a really regular basis, divide by the fraction of US people with an iPhone, then divide by accepted take up rate for the Apple watch and my guess is you will have a figure in the low thousands.
So what's wrong with a regular watch for that occasional flight?
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But seriously, take the number of people who fly on a really regular basis, divide by the fraction of US people with an iPhone, then divide by accepted take up rate for the Apple watch and my guess is you will have a figure in the low thousands.
So what's wrong with a regular watch for that occasional flight?
You must be crazy. This stuff will sell MILLIONS on the LAUNCH DAY alone. Get off your hole man, most people i know HATE to take the phone out of their pocket just to see who's texting/calling. That alone is worth it. Plus, think about young people. They don't care about "old people" watches. People are always nostalgic and sceptic in front of these things. Just like with the iPhone. My parents HATED touchscreens. 5 years later they all have iphones AND ipads. You will arrive there one day, too.
Take the number of iPhone-charging "wall huggers" in a recent Samsung ad, multiply it times the number of gates at an airport, multiply that times the number of flights each gate services, and multiply that times the number of airports, and my guess is that your "low thousands" figure will be dwarfed by the number of iPhone-carrying travelers (using Samsung's data a basis). That's a lot of people buying an extra watch just for their airline travel when their Apple Watch has apps that will make it a better travel companion anyway.
#1 - The
#2 - I don't think the
I don't think your statement #1 is correct. During the March 9th press event, I remember it was either Tim Cook or one of the other Apple VIPs mentioned that while you are at home on your wifi network, you will not need to have your iPhone nearby (or within bluetooth range) in order to take calls and get your various notifications. So, however that works, the watch seems to have more than just bluetooth.
Highly appealing. Not a singular killer app, but add this as one that's a clear yes for me. Not sure yet what others I put in that column, but keep em coming!
Because we have a cabin full of people taking calls on their phones now?
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Is that for the whole flight for some reason, or just basically the takeoff and landing portions (and otherwise they can be in airplane mode)?
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Pretty sure you can't keep your watch on in the regular line either.
Because we have a cabin full of people taking calls on their phones now?
Yes, along with crying babies and that guy who farts in front of you.
I guess I must have somehow inexplicably missed all that phone talking while flying on a bunch of recent flights.
Really, where do you fly? I fly every week LAX to SEA back and forth so maybe I'm unfortunate lol.
Do you fly much?
As a regular AA flyer - they don't update their own app, the terminal screens in the airport or other places. Why all of a sudden would they be able to (or be inspired to do so now...) Many more people have the app (all platforms) than will own the iOS watch - so don't expect them to do anything different here cause it's on the wrist.
As a regular AA flyer - they don't update their own app, the terminal screens in the airport or other places. Why all of a sudden would they be able to (or be inspired to do so now...) Many more people have the app (all platforms) than will own the iOS watch - so don't expect them to do anything different here cause it's on the wrist.
Apple taking to the skies.
its like a flood of Apple Apps of the watch out the door over xmas...
One coming out every second or feels like it. While this may be good, they still have a long way to go to reach the number of apps App Store have on the store right now.
Probably several years. It would be easily if Apple could allow developers to just modify existing apps to work with Apple watch, then just to create new ones (which will always be better anyway).
I'm just wondering when we will see flight crew people use the watch....
First they ditch the heavy bulky books for tablets, lighter........ now in view of the Apple watch they may even switch to iPhone (if their not there yet), then will come the watch on their wrist.
It'll happen.... eventually.... it always does.
its like a flood of Apple Apps of the watch out the door over xmas...
One coming out every second or feels like it. While this may be good, they still have a long way to go to reach the number of apps App Store have on the store right now.
Probably several years. It would be easily if Apple could allow developers to just modify existing apps to work with Apple watch, then just to create new ones (which will always be better anyway).
I'm just wondering when we will see flight crew people use the watch....
First they ditch the heavy bulky books for tablets, lighter........ now in view of the Apple watch they may even switch to iPhone (if their not there yet), then will come the watch on their wrist.
It'll happen.... eventually.... it always does.
The descriptions here and the implication of watch apps functionality I saw while watching the keynote seem to say "here is something you can do on your watch that you can't do some other way".
It start me wondering if there are things you can do with the watch that you can't do with just your iPhone. I'm too lazy to start looking up individual apps but I certainly hope anything to watch can do there should be equivalent functionality available on the iPhone.
I don't see much described here with the airline apps they couldn't work just as well on only your iPhone.
I hope that's the case since some of the stuff looks very useful and I really don't think I'll start wearing a watch again.
It start me wondering if there are things you can do with the watch that you can't do with just your iPhone. I'm too lazy to start looking up individual apps but I certainly hope anything to watch can do there should be equivalent functionality available on the iPhone.
I don't see much described here with the airline apps they couldn't work just as well on only your iPhone.
I hope that's the case since some of the stuff looks very useful and I really don't think I'll start wearing a watch again.
I'd rather the interface for these boarding apps were similar. Going from the BA one to the Delta one is so different. It's a bit of a pain having such a different appearance since you'll get used to the BA one and when you go to get your connecting Delta flight, totally different design and you'll have to stop and actually read it rather than glance at it.
I thought that was the beauty of Passbook. Just send the tickets there, and relax, if your airline has that feature.
For all that I love about Southwest, their app is seriously lacking in that department, but their web page, at least, will get you the e-ticket, and text you the link.
Aww come on Southwest! I'm flying out for a trip on April 26th and it would have been awesome if they had a similar app.
Hopefully SW jumps on board as I tend to fly mostly Southwest.
Hopefully SW jumps on board as I tend to fly mostly Southwest.