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Do you wish the watch had a keyboard?
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I NEVER type in the password on the watch cuz I think that's insanely stupid. No way in hell I would ever want a keyboard.
LOL... yeah, some of their default canned responses are a bit annoying. I was replying to a message earlier today and I just wanted to say 'thanks', but the only canned response option I had was 'thanks!' which conveyed a little more excitement than was appropriate for the conversation. In the end I just dictated a 'thanks' instead.
You can edit them to your liking on the phone (in the watch app), and they'll port over to the watch.
No, seriously Siri is so good for most things and if not dig into the pocket for the iPhone. It may be just me but Siri is amazingly accurate on the watch and I'mm sure they did something recently because the phone is too.
Hoping they solved the Scots accent problems though
Hoping they solved the Scots accent problems though
There's no need for a keyboard; however, I wish there was a way to edit individual words. Siri is impressive, but there are things she can't get right. I wish we could choose a word to edit then spell out the word for siri.
Possible workflow:
- Dictate to siri
- Force touch to enter "edit mode"
- Each word blinks or wiggles (like home screen)
- use digital crown to select a different word.
- Force touch again to have options to try dictation again or spell word out.
Hope Apple comes up with something like this!
Possible workflow:
- Dictate to siri
- Force touch to enter "edit mode"
- Each word blinks or wiggles (like home screen)
- use digital crown to select a different word.
- Force touch again to have options to try dictation again or spell word out.
Hope Apple comes up with something like this!
Another possible solution could be drawing letters with your finger on the screen - not the whole words, just single letters. And then, using prediction selecting most suitable ones.
No.
Didn't you watch the keynote last September? Tim Cook said this:
"What we didnt do was take the iPhone and shrink the user interface and strap it on your wrist. The display is too small and it would be a terrible customer experience. For example, if you take a gesture like pinch to zoom, it covers the content, it obstructs your view. It just doesnt work."
It's the perfect example of why we don't want a keyboard on a watch.
Didn't you watch the keynote last September? Tim Cook said this:
"What we didnt do was take the iPhone and shrink the user interface and strap it on your wrist. The display is too small and it would be a terrible customer experience. For example, if you take a gesture like pinch to zoom, it covers the content, it obstructs your view. It just doesnt work."
It's the perfect example of why we don't want a keyboard on a watch.
Huh i like that approach... It would suck for a long entries, but as we've all agreed we just need a shortcut for quick little things. This would definitely do it.
No. I turned off pass code after only a few times. My hands are large. Could not imagine a keyboard I could use. Messages does some pretty good analysis to offer logical canned answers already. Or I dictate to Siri. F--- what others think of it. It's going to be the new norm to talk to your devices more than to type on them.
You can? Thanks! Talk to you later?
Really, I didn't know that. Thank you. I'm going to fix those.
Even if you turn passcode on you never have to actually enter the passcode on the watch. If the watch is locked when you put it on your wrist all you need to do is unlock your phone and the watch will unlock too. Ive had the passcode enabled since day one, but Ive never actually had to enter it on the watch.
A keyboard would be useless for most people, but a number pad for use during phone calls would be great (for IVR lines).