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Apple Watch: All the Little Things! [watchOS 4.3 beta]

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dereknas said:
Just couple of things I would like to see in future watch OS:

1. Native sleep tracking app.
2. Auto detect workout (start with the basics i.e. walking, running and swimming etc.).
3. Always on display for time only while the rest of the complications will show up when either raise the hand or tap on the watch screen.
4. Siri independent of the phone e.g. ask siri to open workout app or start an outdoor walk/run. Is this even possible?
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The last one I do all the time at the gym. You can say start an indoor run and it pops up, you can also say open workout and it opens the app. Any specific workout you can start. This is while my phone stays in the locker room with no wifi since my gym oddly doesn't have wifi.
 
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Type4O said:
Agreed. It needs third party sources. Also, some ordering needs to change. Right now Activity shows at the end of the day - not helpful if you are checking this throughout the day and have to keep scrolling up and down. I'd also like to remove sunset/sunrise.

Would like a new face that is like modular but does not have the large module in the middle, but lets you add other things there. I need 1 more spot for everything i'd like on the watch face.

Just noticed that the Hidrate (smart water bottle) complication no longer shows as an option when setting up a watch face, but is listed under complications in the Watch app.
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Agree so much. I gave up on SIRI face as things are just placed poorly or not what I want at all. I even enabled everything once and only two items showed. Later in the day a few more show up. Just dumb... for me at least.
 
green94 said:
Ugh - thanks for the reply. Confused as to why this continues to be omitted from the AW.
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I would hope, and it seems logical, that as it is now being included in iOS, it will show up in WatchOS and MacOS during the current updates, so maybe a later beta? I personally don't see the point of including in iOS if it isn't going to be included in the other OSes.
 
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Is anyone else but me having battery issues with watchOS 4.3 beta1 my battery is only showing that draining at 5% increments like I will see it go from 80% to 75% but my iphone shows it at different percent like it will show it at 76 or 77 and 74 when my watch shows 75 and it has not been correct battery precent showing between my watch and what is shows on my phone maybe it’s a bug but idk is anyone else experiencing this or any other battery issues?
 
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mclarendude2 said:
Is anyone else but me having battery issues with watchOS 4.3 beta1 my battery is only showing that draining at 5% increments like I will see it go from 80% to 75% but my iphone shows it at different percent like it will show it at 76 or 77 and 74 when my watch shows 75 and it has not been correct battery precent showing between my watch and what is shows on my phone maybe it’s a bug but idk is anyone else experiencing this or any other battery issues?
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Was wondering if I had not noticed this before on my watch. My iPhone widget will show my watch at 95% and my watch will be at 92%. I haven’t noticed the 5% like you write but this is the first update that I recall where the phone and watch don’t match which I found odd until your message.
 
mclarendude2 said:
Is anyone else but me having battery issues with watchOS 4.3 beta1 my battery is only showing that draining at 5% increments like I will see it go from 80% to 75% but my iphone shows it at different percent like it will show it at 76 or 77 and 74 when my watch shows 75 and it has not been correct battery precent showing between my watch and what is shows on my phone maybe it’s a bug but idk is anyone else experiencing this or any other battery issues?
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Was just coming on here to post this :)

Yesterday (my first full day on this beta), my battery was initially great - during the day dropped from 90% in morning (8am) to 50% at 3pm - but this included an hour on LTE whilst doing an outside walk workout. However, at 4pm I got the low power warning and it was 10%. Not a clue what caused that? Fully charged it now down to 82% (showing 80% on watch, 82% on iPhone) after 15 ½ hours SB and 2 hours use. Will keep an eye if it drops dramatically again
 
BillGates1969 said:
Was just coming on here to post this :)

Yesterday (my first full day on this beta), my battery was initially great - during the day dropped from 90% in morning (8am) to 50% at 3pm - but this included an hour on LTE whilst doing an outside walk workout. However, at 4pm I got the low power warning and it was 10%. Not a clue what caused that? Fully charged it now down to 82% (showing 80% on watch, 82% on iPhone) after 15 ½ hours SB and 2 hours use. Will keep an eye if it drops dramatically again
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The issue with the watch doing 5% Drops is definitely something I am seeing. My watch seems to go from 100 to 95 to 90% in 5% increments. Watching the phones battery widget, the watch will do 1% increments. Once the watches battery is closer to 95% than 100% it will switch to 95%.

Right now, my watch says 95% and my iPhone says the watch is at 97%. My watch will stay at 95% until around 92% is showing on the phone. Then it will drop to 90%.

Overall, the battery seems a little worse than previous betas but nothing huge.
 
Music syncing is insanely slow and very difficult to initiate. Is that because I have a very bad wifi router? Or there is something wrong with my watch? It works great on most stuff that does not require syncing.
 
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i know about the "raise to wake" function which is niffity.

However i think if Apple can implement a way "every time you receive a high priority notification like a text/or email" you can raise your watch and it will display text only for those instances when chimes/pings through your apple waych without having to have "raise to wake" function on all the time.
 
I have been away on holiday, and unable to update to 4.3.

Can anyone say if Maps has been added to Siri face? (ETA to/from home/work)
 
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