Has anyone tried to use the Apple Watch as an alarm clock? My intent was to stop using my iphone as an alarm clock because it would wake my wife up. if it does, is the vibration strong?
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Apple Watch as a Wakeup Alarm Clock
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Yeah, But I also don't want to wake my wife up. was hoping for a setting to make the haptics stronger.
I came from a pebble and used it all the time for that feature, but, the Apple watch haptic just isn't strong enough for me to wake up (I've tried it multiple times), even when setting multiple alarms.
It might seem crazy but I'd recommend picking up a pebble, you can get them for like $50 bucks and wear it while the apple watch is charging. I think it would wake you up and not the wife
I actually had a pebble steel, i decided to sell it for the apple watch. problem is wife's a light sleeper so when the pebble steel vibrated, she would hear it. Heres hoping I'm not too deep of a sleeper. maybe there will be an app to make the feedback more pronounced.
I would love to use it like this since I hate waking wife up with alarm when I get up but I charge the watch at night and I prefer to wear it during the day rather than charge it then.
Which watch do you have? I had the sport SG first and switched to the SS. I feel like the haptic was stronger on the Sport.
I've started doing this as well and LOVE it. I'm a pretty deep sleeper but have found the hactics to be strong enough. Plus the alarm haptic is continuous until u hit snooze or off on the screen. It's not just a couple buzzes like when u get a text message.
It depends.
My personal advice is set the watch alarm 5min earlier than your phone. If it can wake you up, then switch off the phone's alarm by yourself.
If that doesn't work, then your phone will wake you up as a fail safe system.
My personal advice is set the watch alarm 5min earlier than your phone. If it can wake you up, then switch off the phone's alarm by yourself.
If that doesn't work, then your phone will wake you up as a fail safe system.
Been using the apple watch as an alarm for the past week and a half and woke up every time, even after only 5.5 hrs of sleep. As you mentioned, I use it mostly not to wake up my wife and it's also much less shocking to wake up from a tap on the wrist than an audible alarm.
Give it a try, set your audible alarm for 5 minutes past your apple watch alarm and see how you respond to it. It's def worth a try.
Give it a try, set your audible alarm for 5 minutes past your apple watch alarm and see how you respond to it. It's def worth a try.
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I had a fitbit and that was great for waking me up but this thing just doesnt have the juice. I just sleep with my phone next to me and make sure my ringers on full volume.
I also use it as an alarm.
It's on silent, but the vibrations achieved to wake me up every single time. I´m still a bit nervous about it, so I usually have an alarm ready on my iPhone as well. I think this will change in the future and the watch will do the job all on it's own
It's on silent, but the vibrations achieved to wake me up every single time. I´m still a bit nervous about it, so I usually have an alarm ready on my iPhone as well. I think this will change in the future and the watch will do the job all on it's own
I charge it when ever I have the time for. For example half an hour in the office, in the morning sometimes when I'm under the the shower or in the evening but most likely never full. Just enough for the next few hours.
Today for example I charged it for half an hour while having dinner, now it's again around 50% and this will the take me through the night (its 9pm where I live at the moment ) and will still be enough for the a few hours tomorrow.
Today for example I charged it for half an hour while having dinner, now it's again around 50% and this will the take me through the night (its 9pm where I live at the moment ) and will still be enough for the a few hours tomorrow.
Yes, it works great. Turn on Prominent Haptics. The watch acts as a snooze remote control for an alarm you have set on your iPhone (if you set the alarm on your iPhone then sleep wearing the watch, the watch will also ring & vibrate when the phone alarm goes off)
Yes, it charges pretty much to full in the time it takes to do a typical morning routine.