I check the blood ox several times a day. Pulse, too. And ECG and Sleep app once/day each. I actually got a second Apple Watch (I have a 7, got my wife a 9, and took her 6) so I always have one charged up. Probably going to leapfrog the wife and get a series 10 when Apple settles the litigation on the blood ox sensor.
Faster charging had been a feature since S7.
Series6 owner here too! Why would it not be possible to enable such audio routing on older watches, I wonder? Phone call audio on my 6 is not hard-wired, or is it?
Series 7-9 45min charge to 80%.
What part of my original statement was wrong?Series 7-9 45min charge to 80%.
Series 10 30min charge to 80%.
Introducing Apple Watch Series 10
Apple unveiled Apple Watch Series 10, featuring a refined design and bringing new capabilities to the world’s most popular watch.www.apple.comFaster Charging
The new metal back integrates a larger and more efficient charging coil, making Series 10 the fastest-charging Apple Watch ever, so it is easier than ever to use Apple Watch throughout the day as well as overnight. Fifteen minutes of charging provides up to eight hours of normal daily use, or eight minutes of charging powers up to eight hours of sleep tracking. Faster charging also means users can charge to 80 percent battery in about 30 minutes.
What type of audio are you listening to? If it’s music I’d believe you, but spoken word?? When I take phone calls on my AW, the audio quality is pretty decent and the volume is audible enough to hear even with some background noise. I’ve taken many calls while in the shower - no problems there whatsoever.
Yeah, I always feel like the speaker is good enough for playing other types of sound besides phone calls audio, at least spoken content if not music. I don’t know why Apple is not allowing this, if there is a hardware limitation on the speaker or what the deal is.
I'm curious if models outside of the US still have it enabled. I rarely used it on my Series 8, so I'll findout when the Series 10 arrives, I'm in Canada.
If you ever visit Canada, the models still support blood oxygen here
Yes they do. Still shows blood oxygen on Canada website as well
From what I understand, it’s coming later this month to the new watches and series 9.
Exactly. Coming from a S7 also and its unreliable heart rate monitor. Dont care about SpO2 as others claim to be.
Don't know what to tell you, I've tried music & podcasts on Spotify. It sounds like sh*t. It's unusable.
All the Apple Watches have basically been the same internally since the milestone Series 6. Main changes have been screen changes.
I have to disagree, i tried it whilst in bed, music was okay for how small the speaker is, i suppose a quiet room helped.
Yeah, but the guy in the post I was replying to is acting as if he is using his Apple Watch for sleep apnea monitoring now.
Got it! I'm not the original person you replied to, but I have been using it to monitor my symptoms with the blood oxygen sensor (not the new sleep apnea detection feature). I watch it to watch what aggravates my symptoms. For example, I recently moved from a high elevation to a low elevation, and my blood oxygen doesn't dip as low when I don't use my machine. Curious how the apnea detection works once it's out.
That's pretty low.
Interesting use! I just went backpacking at 11K feet, and I never thought to check my O2 sat. Definitely felt short of breath with the elevation. I’m also looking forward to the sleep apnea monitoring with the update.
I've decided to trade it in. I'll probably get £50 at most.
I'm surprised it still works at all. Once battery health gets into the 70s on most things they become trash. Can you even get through part of the day without it dying?
