Always on display, no. Unless it's just a simple time like the Low power mode.....probably still no.
Quicker and more reliable raise to see, yes
Quicker and more reliable raise to see, yes
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Can anyone give me some examples why an always-on display is a good idea?
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Then you should contact Apple and ask them why the battery doesn't last as long. I'm sure their answer will be close to what I posted.
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Thank's for the clarification.
Because I am in a meeting with other suits.
Tell me this --
Why does the display need to be on in this pic?
LOL, not in my world and it's more subtle. As much so if you go into certain meetings not wearing a tie.
I really don't think it's necessary. It would be like a dull flash light in places like cinemas and hopping makeout spots 
I'm indifferent, I don't see why other people should need to see my watch face. I wish Apple would give us a choice as to how long the watch face displays. In winter with a load of layers on, the face can turn off before you push enough of them up to see the face. 5 or 10 seconds longer would certainly be a help.
Tell me this --
Why does the display need to be on in this pic?
1. Other people viewing the watch (from your left or in front) only see an ugly black square instead of a nice watch face.
2. The display is unlikely to activate from this position. Unfortunately, you can't just twist the wrist to activate it. You have to raise the arm up as well, which is awkward when you're already raised part of the way.
Even if you did activate the display, you're still stuck with an annoying delay before you can see anything (this could be easily remedied in the software if Apple desired... You just have to accept a few more unintended activations which might slightly affect battery life. A sensitivity option in Settings could let the user decide what's important to them, though.).
You can at least set it to show for either 15 or 70 seconds after tapping (Settings -> General -> Wake Screen…); I think the 70 seconds option is for people who want to time things for a full minute.
I like to think it would be possible to have the watch "learn" the wearer's preferred viewing position, maybe by tracking how often you tap it and at what angle, then adding a frequently-tapped angle to a Probably Wants To See The Time list that gets stored internally…
Awkward description, but does it make sense?
I'll also bet not many of you have noticed that it often knows to turn on when you're lying in bed and bring it to your face to see the time. I didn't think about it until after I started wearing it as a silent alarm clock and realized the display activated on its own when I looked for the time (and weather) even though it was basically upside down.
Oh, and this point:
This only matters if you're wearing the watch for other people instead of yourself.
This only matters if you're wearing the watch for other people instead of yourself.
How about staying back lit as long as a person wants to look at it, like a normal watch face, without having to constantly touch it? A FaceTime camera would go a long way toward solving that annoying problem.
Just to be clear, Are you judging others here?
Vanity aside, I routinely appreciate that others wear visible watch faces that I can see on their arms to read the time as I don't regularly wear a watch, and in some cases wouldn't want to be so rude and obvious as to check my own in some settings, which requires an arm movement, or touch of the watch, and then an obvious lighting up of the the face, much less checking my iPhone, which may be in my pocket if I were wearing the watch.
Well, you answered one question anyway. -- yeah, you do judge people. Enough said.
I'd love a always one display. There are many times when I want to check the time and the screen won't turn on. Try lying on your back with your arms behind your head. Now check your watch. It doesn't recognize that as a gesture to trigger the screen and that's just one example. I might be carrying heavy groceries and the slight twist I'm able to do to check my watch is not enough to trigger it.
If batteries allowed it it would be nice with a screen that was on all the time, not talking about the black and white mode some android watches have. And if you take it off the screen would shut off.
They should make the raise to wake feature more sensitive and add a simple digital watch that's always there for the time being.
If batteries allowed it it would be nice with a screen that was on all the time, not talking about the black and white mode some android watches have. And if you take it off the screen would shut off.
They should make the raise to wake feature more sensitive and add a simple digital watch that's always there for the time being.
It was more sensitive when the watch first came out and customers were complaining that it came on all the time. I forgot which update made it less sensitive.
I don't need to "judge people" if they take offense to the idea of wearing a watch for vanity's sake. If that's the case, they're too busy judging themselves.
I give you one word always on display is NOT good idea. Privacy.
I use module with calendar in middle row during work every work day, so I could see my meeting room with just flick of wrist. Always on display will allow other to see my next meeting detail too easy.
I use module with calendar in middle row during work every work day, so I could see my meeting room with just flick of wrist. Always on display will allow other to see my next meeting detail too easy.
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