I actually missed water lock in the first screenHave things moved around again in Control Centre? Series 2, and sure water lock, torch and theatre mode have moved around since the last beta.
I actually missed water lock in the first screenHave things moved around again in Control Centre? Series 2, and sure water lock, torch and theatre mode have moved around since the last beta.
Battery life on DP 5 was better on my run this evening. It was a short, easy run, 42 minutes, 5 miles, Apple Watch 2 with GPS and music to AirPods, no iPhone, 22% battery drain (80%->58%). It had been consistently about 40% per hour for watch-based GPS+musc. 22%/42 minutes is more like 31%/60. Tomorrow I'll try a longer run with my Polar HR strap to see how it does with the HR strap off-loading the HR monitoring.
I still use the honeycomb launcher. I have it optimized into an X-shape with key apps in the center and related apps in each of the four legs. All of my common apps show within the default zoom level, and I know automatically based on type which way to drag for less common apps.
I have not use the HIIT (or Fractionné as it calls it in French) exercise. I was excited when they announced the feature, hoping I could use it for interval running workouts, but that's not what it's for.![]()
First change I noted: it is allowing me to install without being on charger as noted in the release notes for the past 2 builds but did not work.
It appears to be just another indoor exercise. It doesn't even track distance during the workout. Calorie calculations may be optimized in some way for HIIT workouts (based solely on HR). And it will classify your workouts better if you care about that.If you don’t mind me asking what type of HIIT is it? I was also hoping for interval running workouts :/
It appears to be just another indoor exercise. It doesn't even track distance during the workout. Calorie calculations may be optimized in some way for HIIT workouts (based solely on HR). And it will classify your workouts better if you care about that.
What we need is the ability to program a traditional running interval workout with repeats and recoveries based on distance or time (e.g., 2-mile warm-up, 8 x 0.5 mile with 2 min/0.25 mile jogs, cool-down). I'm still looking for a good Watch app that handles that. (I believe RunKeeper has the basic functionality, but the app was buggy when I tried it.)
Besides battery life, it is the one major advantage that my old Garmins (315xt and 910xt) have over my Apple Watch.
On the Watch app on the iPhone, under General->Screen Activation, there is a toggle for Launch Audio Apps. Turn that off. (I apologize if the menu names aren't exactly right. Those are my translations of the French menu names.)The Music app being consistently being open in WOS4 has to be contributing to the battery drain. Is there any way to disable it popping up when music is playing on the iPhone?
If you don’t mind me asking what type of HIIT is it? I was also hoping for interval running workouts :/
Not yet at least. It's strictly an indoor timer with a calorie calculation. There are no options beyond the usual Free Workout, Calorie Goal, and Time Goal. (There's no Distance Goal, since it's an indoor, non-distance workout.) As kaibelf said, it seems to be based to the boot camp style HIIT workouts (that my wife likes).I’d be interested in your thoughts on this too. I can’t figure out how to set any type of interval on. All I can do is set a timer going. I assumed I’d be able to set minute long interval timers for example.
Ah yes! Thank you!On the Watch app on the iPhone, under General->Screen Activation, there is a toggle for Launch Audio Apps. Turn that off. (I apologize if the menu names aren't exactly right. Those are my translations of the French menu names.)
I didn't like that functionality either, so I turned it off fairly quickly (once I found the toggle).
I would delete the beta profile, reboot, reinstall the beta profile, reboot, search. If that doesn't fix it, I don't know.I got the update now but a buddy of mine with the same previous beta still doesn’t see the newest update. Any suggestions? Reboot of everything several times and searching a lot of times hasn’t helped at all
I saw basically the same battery drain rate tonight (32%/hour) with the Polar H10 strap: 12 miles, 98 minutes, GPS+Music->AirPods, 52% battery drain. The HR strap doesn't seem to make much difference, which I find surprising. I guess whatever the watch saves turning off its HR sensor, it burns maintaining the second BT connection.Battery life on DP 5 was better on my run this evening. It was a short, easy run, 42 minutes, 5 miles, Apple Watch 2 with GPS and music to AirPods, no iPhone, 22% battery drain (80%->58%). It had been consistently about 40% per hour for watch-based GPS+musc. 22%/42 minutes is more like 31%/60. Tomorrow I'll try a longer run with my Polar HR strap to see how it does with the HR strap off-loading the HR monitoring.
Not yet at least. It's strictly an indoor timer with a calorie calculation. There are no options beyond the usual Free Workout, Calorie Goal, and Time Goal. (There's no Distance Goal, since it's an indoor, non-distance workout.) As kaibelf said, it seems to be based to the boot camp style HIIT workouts (that my wife likes).
It's possible they beef the workout up later, but there's no sign of that.
The Music app being consistently being open in WOS4 has to be contributing to the battery drain. Is there any way to disable it popping up when music is playing on the iPhone?
Ah yes! Thank you!
Will report back tomorrow on battery life.
Thanks again.