Anyone still use first Apple Watch

[44267547]

I don’t believe Tim Cook actually ever mentioned or endorsed showering with the original Apple Watch. I believe that was a rumor or untrue story. Also, I would imagine that the soaps and steam could cause the seals to loosen over time.

I disagree, I think Cook actually did say that. Numerous outlets stated Cook actually did state that he showered with his Apple Watch on launch day back in 2015. Being that the Apple Watch actually has an IPX7 water resistant rating also, Cook was likely marketing the watch as well. Apple tends to downplay their water resistant ratings as it is with the Watch and iPhone. And I remember when it was reported when he said this, it literally was all over every media website. I don't have reason to believe this was any type of superficial news.

https://www.cultofmac.com/313413/yes-can-wear-apple-watch-shower/amp/

 

[Neodym]

Also, I would imagine that the soaps and steam could cause the seals to loosen over time.

I would not take an Apple Watch into a bath for the "soap" reason, but swimming and showering is no problem. Did this with S0 without problems (though YMMV) and with S2 onwards it's officially approved.

However, I'd never get a refurb watch for this very reason: If the watch had been openend during the refurb process, I'd consider it questionable if the seals would still be as effective as when they left production originally. To be on the safe side with a refurb watch, I would only consider it as splash resistant at best, irrespective of the original classification.

 

[scaramoosh]

I did till yesterday and tbh there is no need to upgrade unless you really want to swim with it. I’ve experienced no difference so far other than its slightly faster, but I never use apps so that didn’t bother me any ways.

 

[Neodym]

I did till yesterday and tbh there is no need to upgrade unless you really want to swim with it.

An upgrade to S2/S3 brings so many more improvements than just swimming! Notable improvements, one has to say.

I’ve experienced no difference so far other than its slightly faster, but I never use apps so that didn’t bother me any ways.

If you perceive the speed difference between S0 and S2 (not even mentioning S3) as only "slightly faster", you must be a VERY patient person!

Well, maybe if you really use the watch only for timetelling, never change the watchface, don't use complications and only receive the occasional notification every other week ... but then an Apple Watch is total overkill in the first place

 

[scaramoosh]

An upgrade to S2/S3 brings so many more improvements than just swimming! Notable improvements, one has to say.


If you perceive the speed difference between S0 and S2 (not even mentioning S3) as only "slightly faster", you must be a VERY patient person!

Well, maybe if you really use the watch only for timetelling, never change the watchface, don't use complications and only receive the occasional notification every other week ... but then an Apple Watch is total overkill in the first place

I just use the fitness watchface and use it to track movement. I found apps to be really useless, nothing appeals to me.

I just have the Apple Watch over any other like Fitbit for notifications.

 

[axantas]

...If you perceive the speed difference between S0 and S2 (not even mentioning S3) as only "slightly faster", you must be a VERY patient person!

Well, maybe if you really use the watch only for timetelling, never change the watchface, don't use complications and only receive the occasional notification every other week ... but then an Apple Watch is total overkill in the first place

I just switched from the S0 to the LTE S3. I am not a heavy user, I use it for notifications, use "complicated" watch faces, music, wallet etc. It is not worlds apart. S3 is snappier, no stuttering moving the apps page etc. music control has no noticeable lag. But if you don't mind some slight stutter in movements, waiting half a second longer, S0 is still absolutely fine and does (almost) everything S3 does.

We are not talking about an old Pentium and a nowadays Quad-Core (sorry did not find an equivalent in the Mac World)

 

[ryanasimov]

I replaced my launch day S0 with a S3 but I kept the S0 for sleep monitoring. It works well; charge my S3 at night and wear my S0, then charge my S0 during the day and wear my S3. I've been using the Pillow sleep monitoring app.

 

[zhenya]

I've switched from S0 to S3 Nike. I was happy enough with my S0 for the past couple of years, but this is fantastic improvement. Everything is so much more fluid - even simple activities like answering a phone call or unlocking my Mac had an annoying lag with the S0 that also meant that things timed out before they actually worked. Not to mention Siri, let alone 3rd party apps. Yesterday I wore my watch to the store leaving my phone at home. Took a phone call in the car, made an appointment with Siri, paid for my groceries all without a wallet or phone. On my runs I'm finding I can reliably send a text message or set myself a reminder without interrupting the flow of my run because it just works. I charged the watch briefly in the morning before leaving the house, leaving at 91%. After continuous wear, this morning (24 hours later) it was still at 51%.

Well worth forgoing the iPhone upgrade this cycle for the Watch!

 

[Applemacfan]

I just sold mine SS and switched to S3!

 

[scaramoosh]

I just switched from the S0 to the LTE S3. I am not a heavy user, I use it for notifications, use "complicated" watch faces, music, wallet etc. It is not worlds apart. S3 is snappier, no stuttering moving the apps page etc. music control has no noticeable lag. But if you don't mind some slight stutter in movements, waiting half a second longer, S0 is still absolutely fine and does (almost) everything S3 does.

We are not talking about an old Pentium and a nowadays Quad-Core (sorry did not find an equivalent in the Mac World)

Yeah it’s faster, but in my day to day use I don’t notice it much. I was going to stream podcasts from it while I was out, but apparently you cannot.... I thought at least you could stream Apple Music, seems like you have to download it still?

I’m not impressed so far, if I didn’t have money to waste I would send it back and keep my series 1.

Also so far battery has been worse than my 2-3 year old Series 1. Id be on 85% still by now, but I’m only at 68.... might just be because I’m playing around with it more though.

Sad to see glance screen hasn’t been fixed either, it still drains battery like mad so I turn it off.

 

[Nell]

I replaced my launch day S0 with a S3 but I kept the S0 for sleep monitoring. It works well; charge my S3 at night and wear my S0, then charge my S0 during the day and wear my S3. I've been using the Pillow sleep monitoring app.

Me too but using AutoSleep for sleep tracking.

 

[broadbean]

I’m not impressed so far, if I didn’t have money to waste I would send it back and keep my series 1.

Also so far battery has been worse than my 2-3 year old Series 1.

You either have a Series 1, or a Series 0 (original, first gen). Officially, Series 1 (S1) is the guts of Series 2 put inside the Case of the original Watch launched in 2015. Series 1 (S1) came out in late 2016.

 

[h9826790]

I am still wearing my original SBSS 42mm (since launch) now. Apart from that, both my wife and daughter still wearing the original SS 38mm (also since launch).

 

[44267547]

I am still wearing my original SBSS 42mm (since launch) now. Apart from that, both my wife and daughter still wearing the original SS 38mm (also since launch).

If one managed the battery well on the first generation Apple Watch and charged it regularly, I still think it performs fairly well for most purposes. Given it's not fast, sometimes it doesn't need to be to do what we need it to.

 

[h9826790]

If one managed the battery well on the first generation Apple Watch and charged it regularly, I still think it performs fairly well for most purposes. Given it's not fast, sometimes it doesn't need to be to do what we need it to.

Battery life is not a problem at all. My watch battery rarely drop to 25%, most of the time it can stay 40% or above for the whole day.

And yes, I recharge it regularly every night.

May be I am just a light user, I really only use the watch for checking time, date, my schedule, notifications, messages. Sometimes use Siri, interact with Homekit, set alarm, timer, etc. That's it. The series 0 is definitely not a fast machine, but really good enough for simple daily use. Anyway, my kid love the Toy Story watch face, she really enjoy it. It's good to see that Apple keep supporting the old watch.

 

[Neodym]

I just switched from the S0 to the LTE S3. [...] It is not worlds apart.

Similar impressions were often heard from people who switched from HDD to SSD (as system drive). Interestingly noone could imagine to go back when trying a HDD after some weeks experience with the SSD. Humans are masters of adaptation.

I would like to hear from people who recently switched to an S3, how it feels to go back to the S0 after a couple of weeks into the S3 ...

 

[scaramoosh]

Battery life has been great today on series 3, it was bad the first charge, but I’m still on 100% 5 hours into wearing it.

End of the day and 88%.. so good battery after all.

 

[tonoboon]

I love my s1 using everyday , I just bought S1 38mm to complete the collection,

 

[broadbean]

I love my s1 using everyday , I just bought S1 38mm to complete the collection,

S1 is not "first Apple Watch", that would be "S0".

 

[Zune55]

Got a alu series 0, owned it around 2.5 years.
Warn it almost every day, but since OS4 it’s become slow and battery is now shocking.
The watch looks as good as new and watches take a pounding with me.

But like many have a new series 3 on order with EE, hope they get it soon.

Yes i use aw0, its still working good. Did you lose weight or get more healthy because of using for 2.5 years?
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I love my s1 using everyday , I just bought S1 38mm to complete the collection,

Did you lose some weight or just wearing to show off?
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I am still wearing my original SBSS 42mm (since launch) now. Apart from that, both my wife and daughter still wearing the original SS 38mm (also since launch).

Did you find any difference in your health, did you got better health wise. Breathing better, walking more, laughing less?

 

[macnoob00]

I love my series 0 Apple Watch, but since I got series 3 wit LTE.... WOW its such a beast of a watch and I cant look back.

 

[DynaFXD]

I would like to hear from people who recently switched to an S3, how it feels to go back to the S0 after a couple of weeks into the S3 ...

I kept my SS 42 S0 after I got my SB SS S3. Others are right, unless you're big into the 3rd party app world, the difference is not all that, IMHO. I seriously toyed with sending the S3 back, but decided to keep it if for no other reason than I really like the SB. If I am going to be knocking about the house/garage/lawn I'll put the S0 on and leave the S3 on the charger. Really don't notice much of a difference. However, the S3 LTE is pretty cool. I am slowly adapting to leaving the phone and wallet in the car when shopping and just using the watch an A-Pay. I can also leave the phone in the office and not worry about dropping it down a well or getting it run over by a bulldozer when at work, so that's cool too. So although the S3 is growing on me and I am finding that even the limited LTE (power consumption wise) on my wrist is becoming more useful than I initially thought; for basic time, calendar, messages, and step counting the S3 is not a huge difference from the S0 to my eyes. YMMV.

 

[axantas]

Similar impressions were often heard from people who switched from HDD to SSD (as system drive). Interestingly noone could imagine to go back when trying a HDD after some weeks experience with the SSD. Humans are masters of adaptation.

I would like to hear from people who recently switched to an S3, how it feels to go back to the S0 after a couple of weeks into the S3 ...

You cannnot compare it that way. There is a difference, no doubt, but for everyday functions of the "common" user it is just about a short moment, you have to wait for something. Tapping the picture in the slide-show dial reveals the picture instantly (S3) or with a very short black transition for example. The animated dials do work perfect on both models.

One speedup I really remarked: Using the watch for music control, changing the volume now works instantly, changing track does not have that really visible lag anymore.

Something remarkable, I did NOT expect: I charged my watch about 36 hours ago and I am still at 63%. The battery does really a much better job. And it is just the second time I charged it. It might even get better though. (Not using LTE so far - I just wanted the SS one - so I had to go for the LTE model.)

 

[h9826790]

Yes i use aw0, its still working good. Did you lose weight or get more healthy because of using for 2.5 years?
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Did you lose some weight or just wearing to show off?
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Did you find any difference in your health, did you got better health wise. Breathing better, walking more, laughing less?

Haha, of course not. For me, it’s a notification centre. For my wife, it’s the iphone’s extension (e.g. much more easier for her to answer phone call when the hands are not free). For my daughter, it’s a toy (and a private channel to talk to / page me ).

 

[PhillyGuy72]

Yep, Still wear my original Space Gray Sport I bought in 2015, usually swap the bands on this the most.

Really had no plan in getting another AW until I saw a deal I could NOT pass up back in April, $201 price for the black SS (Turned out Micro Center really messed up on that price on the website I got lucky, the item was removed a few hours later) So I do wear my black Stainless Steel 90% of the time always wanted that one, and still love the way it looks.

S0, sure it might be slower...but it works for me. But not sure how future updates may hold on this, WatchOS5 for example...that may really drag the original watch down to a crawl. Not concerned about that right now.

Both still in great condition, I was still thinking about giving the Sport to my brother, but he mentioned after the keynote in a random convo he may actually get the Series 3 "Never wanted one, this (is) the only reason to have an Apple Watch" So he may not appreciate the S0 at all...probably end up selling it for 60-70 bucks. lol