How do we turn Apple Watch off?

[valleian]

They've shown us some pretty amazing things that the Watch can do, but how do we turn it off? I was thinking maybe the button below the Digital Crown, or maybe some type of force touch. Any other ideas?

 

[Just1n12]

Hold the Digital Crown and the button below it and then it will prompt you to turn it off maybe?

 

[Arran]

Don't charge it for 24 hours. Bam! Off. 🙂

 

[iososx]

As long as it's kept charged it'll only turn off when your heart stops. 🙂

 

[Arran]

As long as it's kept charged it'll only turn off when your heart stops. 🙂

I surmised from reading that other thread (about popup advertising) it would pop an ad for the nearest ER?

Or maybe funeral home? 🙂

 

[Tanegashima]

As long as it's kept charged it'll only turn off when your heart stops. 🙂

Not before showing a (beautifully crafted) custom message on screen, complete with it's own animation and sound effect.

 

[rigormortis]

it goes to sleep if you don't look at it?

 

[Just1n12]

To make it go to sleep you cover the watch face with your hand and it goes to sleep, as for turning it completely off I don't know 😛

 

[ZEEN0j]

Has to be a physical button. So either the crown or the button below it.

 

[Julien]

Power Off is an outdated term. On any modern electronic device it is a relative term that is a form of skeuomorph design at best. You simply can't turn off most electronic device. You are just going into a deeper layer of standby.


What would be a practical real world situation in which you see the need for a deep standby mode?

 

[ZEEN0j]

Power Off is an outdated term. On any modern electronic device it is a relative term that is a form of skeuomorph design at best. You simply can't turn off most electronic device. You are just going into a deeper layer of standby.


What would be a practical real world situation in which you see the need for a deep standby mode?

Off when you don't need it to save battery. Reboot to fix software quirks. I'm sure theres more reasons. This is just from the top of my head.

 

[Julien]

Off when you don't need it to save battery. Reboot to fix software quirks. I'm sure theres more reasons. This is just from the top of my head.

Don't need a so called 'off' switch to reboot. Also if you are not using it will likely use about the same amount of power as any faux off 'standby' mode.

 

[iososx]

I surmised from reading that other thread (about popup advertising) it would pop an ad for the nearest ER?

Or maybe funeral home? 🙂

Drained of every last dollar via Apple, Bob was last seen taking his final breath at the iTunes internment facility...😱

His last wish was to be buried with his MBP, ATV, iPad & iPhones...Mission Accomplished!

 

[Tycho24]

Don't need a so called 'off' switch to reboot. Also if you are not using it will likely use about the same amount of power as any faux off 'standby' mode.

Hmmm...
I dunno. I assume the 24 hour battery life is because of the bluetooth pairing in constant contact, querying for notifications. I would surmise that an "airplane" mode that reduces it to a watch only could easily double or treble the battery life.

 

[valleian]

So I've also been thinking, could it be like the iPod Classic with no true off button, but something like the hold button.