Why do people care so much what others do with their watch?! If they choose to shower with their watch and it fails oh well. Doesn't hurt you does it?
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Apple Watch Vs The Shower
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Has anyone ever had a device that got wet and took longer than several days maximum to crap out?
You're the one in denial. I, and many others, swim in our watches. There's plenty of evidence these watches are very water resistant. Can you provide even one case of water damage? People have been testing these things since the very first day they started arriving on doorsteps. If these things are so susceptible to water damage, shouldn't we have heard of at least one case? God knows if it was happening it would be reported here.
The basic logic says our trial runs trump what you think the watch can handle.
I got AC+ for $69 to protect my $699 investment so I can quit being OCD about the thing. Best $69 I've ever spent because I don't even think about the thing while wearing it.
Each one of these threads is so pointless. People dig their heels in and nothing gets settled.
The watch is obviously designed well above IPX7 - pretty easy to see that.
No-one knows what Apple will do if people bring in watches damaged by water (as the level that they warrant the watch to is so low, exposing it to considerably more is going to be pretty evident).
The shower vs rain comment? You have shampoo and soap in your rain?
Maybe they'll give people a pass, maybe they'll ask you to get out your credit card or use your AC+ (if you have it). Time will tell.
Of course it IS going to be better in the real world than IPX7.
It's the same logic Apple uses when dropping a new product like Apple Watch. The shipping estimate quoted is actually longer than it takes to actually arrive.
The water resistance is actually better than stated(IPX7) so hopefully people won't buy AC+ and push the watch too close to the real parameters.
Just my logic.
One word of caution - it DOES say in the Watch User Guide that the water resistance isn't a permanent condition - suggesting repeated exposure to water, or possibly just aging of the watch itself, will erode the water resistance.
Just something to keep in mind - one day it may not be as resilient as how it's performing for you now.
Also wanting to address one other comment someone made. I would hope no-one is attempting to tell anyone else how to use their watch. I think the words of caution that people are using are to make sure that people are making an informed decision and know the risks.
Provided they're aware of the risk and prepared for the potential outcome, all is good.
Me as well. I'm not sure if I've ever bought Apple Care for any Apple product; and I've bought a lot of Apple products over many years. But this one I bought. Price is pretty reasonable for an expensive product.
I think that is right. Apple knows that it sells in such high volume and with such incredible scrutiny from the media that problems that effect 1% of a product line becomes a front page news article with thousands of angry customers (or at least reporting like there are thousands of angry customers). Also, I think Apple isn't 100% sure how close to spec all of the watches manufactured are going to reach.
One word of caution - it DOES say in the Watch User Guide that the water resistance isn't a permanent condition - suggesting repeated exposure to water, or possibly just aging of the watch itself, will erode the water resistance.
Just something to keep in mind - one day it may not be as resilient as how it's performing for you now.
Also wanting to address one other comment someone made. I would hope no-one is attempting to tell anyone else how to use their watch. I think the words of caution that people are using are to make sure that people are making an informed decision and know the risks.
Provided they're aware of the risk and prepared for the potential outcome, all is good.
Mechanical watches are the same way. You send them in once every 3-5 years for service and they replace all the seals to ensure it stays water resistant, but even then, it's preventative maintenance. Ill probably only have my Apple watch for about 2 years. It should be able to hold up that long.
Why would you even want to wear it in the shower? You can't be away from it long enough to take a shower?
That's right. And somewhere Apple explicitly states that the Watch can't be checked or tested for water resistance. So performing the service isn't really an option.
It seems like Apple has designed the watch to be substantially water-resistant from the factory. But keep in mind this watch is put together with glue. Dramatic temperature changes, say from a sauna or hot tub into a cool climate, or from an cold climate into a warm room. Or even a 60 degree ocean to a 90 degree day. Nobody knows how well the watch will hold up in extreme conditions, but the fact it's glued together and a hair dryer is enough to loosen that glue, definitely calls into question how well it will continue to hold up after even one such exposure.
But it seems fairly evident that normal use, taking a shower in it, or even going for a swim in a pool are likely well within tolerances for the practical life of the watch (i.e. 2-3 years).
I was in the shower one time when my boss called. I called her back immediately after I got out, 5-10 minutes later or so, and she was livid that I had not put a phone by my shower so I didn't miss her call, telling me she needed an answer 10 minutes ago and I couldn't help her now. Nothing funny about that.My favorite response was that they did not want to miss any calls or messages
I would be interested in if the button or crown on the side of the case are actually connected to something that protrudes into the watch case. It could be only electronically connected and not physically connected requiring seals.
Anyone take you watch apart yet?
Anyone take you watch apart yet?
Well then, you wear your watch proudly in that shower.
At my company I am the Boss. While I expect my employees to call or text me back within a reasonable time, I would not expect instant replies unless they are at work or in the field working. Unless you shower while working, you boss needs to get a grip on it!
@Mac 128 if she's wound that tight, you may want to migrate to a new role - life's too short to live under the thumb of a control freak.
@Newtons Apple iFixit did a teardown of a Sport already: https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Apple+Watch+Teardown/40655
@Newtons Apple iFixit did a teardown of a Sport already: https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Apple+Watch+Teardown/40655
I no longer work for that woman, and am now in fact my own boss. However, it's a real life situation that some people will face bosses like that on their way up. It doesn't look good on a resume for a someone to shift jobs a lot because they couldn't cut it with their bosses. My boss was well respected, and complaining about her (even via explanation) would not have gotten me very far.At my company I am the Boss. While I expect my employees to call or text me back within a reasonable time, I would not expect instant replies unless they are at work or in the field working. Unless you shower while working, you boss needs to get a grip on it!
Nevertheless, sometimes I find that I need to take a shower while I'm waiting for an important phone call, or e-mail from an employee or business contact. Rather than put my life on hold, or rush through my shower, the Watch allows for the peace of mind that I will get the information as soon as it comes in and can act accordingly. If I need to stop my shower, so be it. There's nothing unreasonable about this behavior.
Indeed let's take it out of the context of job-related issues. I have on occasion found myself waiting for a workman, installer, delivery, et al., who were to notify me upon arrival via phone call or text; which failed to come during the specified window. Once again, the Watch allows me to take a shower if I need to without having to worry whether I miss it.
At best I would take my phone into the bathroom to not miss that important call. Still not a good reason to shower with your watch but Apple has made it so that you can shower with no harm.
Enjoy!
I have indeed taken my phone into the bathroom before so that I didn't miss call or notification. Text and e-mail are much harder to hear over the shower. Further, there's no good place to put the phone so that I could see it from the shower, therefore, I had to interrupt my shower for every notification that came in, assuming I heard it.
On occasion when I reached for the phone to check the call, I have accidentally knocked the phone off the counter, or it has slipped out my hands. I have had friends drop their phones into the toilet this way.
All things considered, the iPhone and the bathroom don't mix. Not to mention, it's a horrible way to keep track of notifications. But if it works for you, congratulations.
So FOR YOU, this is not a good reason to take a watch into the shower. However, for everybody else who finds this technology useful in the shower to make up for the iPhone's short comings in such situations, thankfully Apple has built the Watch to stand up to the rigors of it. Indeed I, and others, find ourselves in good company with that of Tim Cook who wears his watch in the shower, presumably for the same reasons, and he runs a phenomenal business. ;-)
Never heard so many reasons why one should shower with their watch, now you are pretending to be Tim Cook!
Like I said before, enjoy!
How did you ever survive in the shower before this technology became available? Okay, I'm just joking here, but life is too short to worry about missed calls when taking a shower. We begin to surrender our freedoms when the very technology that is supposed to enhance our lives begins to enslave us.
In 2010 my iPhone slipped off a damp bathroom counter and onto the ceramic tile shattering the screen. Have pics to remind me
. It was a long time before I brought it in the bathroom again and still 'hits' me when I do it.Also I bet the iPhone 7 (not 6S) will be IPx7.
Just to add. A few weeks ago I was expecting an important call from my dad (health related so I can't just 'quit and get another'). Naturally the call came while I was in the shower. Was able to just turn off the water and take the call.
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Technology is indeed a double-edged sword. However, the iPhone allows me to get out of the office and be near friends and family, even if I occasionally have to interrupt the festivities. The alternative 20 years ago was not spending any time with them. The Watch is an extension of that philosophy. Indeed if we start pulling too hard at the thread, the watch becomes a totally pointless invasion of our lives. By that argument, no one needs to be so in touch that they need a watch to help them keep track of the notifications coming in on their phone. Instead they should put technology in its place and have the restraint not to look at their phone for every notification that comes in, but only checking it periodically. Right?
But the practicality of it, is that the watch helps with those behaviors that society has cultivated. If the watch is necessary at all, then why isn't it necessary in the shower where it can actually be most useful? Once we start limiting the times and places a watch shouldn't be used so as not to become enslaved to it, the the whole point of it is also called into question.
Shower isn't going to do anything to the apple watch, but it will to the bands that aren't friendly with water
I never buy apple care, but this is the first apple product I've done for, $70 for a $600 watch that j don't have to worry about cracks, scratches or anything is a great peace of mind
I never buy apple care, but this is the first apple product I've done for, $70 for a $600 watch that j don't have to worry about cracks, scratches or anything is a great peace of mind
Sometimes it simply happens because you are busy and have a lot on your mind beside coddling your watch. That's why.
Besides, I'm pretty sure that many of the apple watch early adopters are people that have had high end watches that they can mindlessly take a shower, dip in the pool, or swim in the ocean.