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How does the watch play music?

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adamjackson

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It has on-board storage but where is the headphone jack?

Kind of sucks if it only works with bluetooth head phones. Or can I plug my headphones into iPhone and use the watch to control what's playing on the iPhone in my bag?
 
adamjackson said:
It has on-board storage but where is the headphone jack?

Kind of sucks if it only works with bluetooth head phones. Or can I plug my headphones into iPhone and use the watch to control what's playing on the iPhone in my bag?
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Yes Bluetooth only and can be used to control music from iphone.
 
adamjackson said:
It has on-board storage but where is the headphone jack?

Kind of sucks if it only works with bluetooth head phones. Or can I plug my headphones into iPhone and use the watch to control what's playing on the iPhone in my bag?
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it also has a speaker - not that I think it would be a great listening experience. But yes - I imagine the intended use is for a BT headset
 
Even if you could fit a headphone jack into the watch, having a cable running from your ears to your wrists would be a mess. Just sit back and think about how much your arms move as you walk around, pick up things, open doors, etc, etc.
 
I used to run my headphones through my shirt to the iPod Nano that was on my wrist. It was such a hassle when cycling that I eventually had to find a better solution.
 
Vundu said:
Yes Bluetooth only and can be used to control music from iphone.
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Okay thanks. I won't ever own BT Headphones so that feature is pretty pointless but if it can control the iPhone music app then I'm good to go.

Thanks!
 
adamjackson said:
It has on-board storage but where is the headphone jack?

Kind of sucks if it only works with bluetooth head phones. Or can I plug my headphones into iPhone and use the watch to control what's playing on the iPhone in my bag?
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Why would you want to listen to music from your watch when you have to pair the watch to an iPhone anyway? You'll always have the 2 together, for the most part.

I don't understand the use-case for playing music from the watch.
 
Yr Blues said:
Why would you want to listen to music from your watch when you have to pair the watch to an iPhone anyway? You'll always have the 2 together, for the most part.

I don't understand the use-case for playing music from the watch.
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The watch and phone do not have to be near each other. For example, running or at a gym. Your phone is at home or in your locker.
 
bbeagle said:
The watch and phone do not have to be near each other. For example, running or at a gym. Your phone is at home or in your locker.
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Exactly! Alot of gyms have free WiFi now, so your phone doesn't have to be nearby by any means! :D
 
It also apparently only holds 2GB of music which sounds like its meant to be a few "Fitness/Workout Playlists"

I'm fine with that.
 
troop231 said:
Everything. You can leave your phone with all of your music in your locker, and you can control it from your Watch anywhere within the gym facility. :)
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The watch won't connect to the gyms WiFi, so it still needs to be in range of the phone.
 
Runt888 said:
The watch won't connect to the gyms WiFi, so it still needs to be in range of the phone.
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Then why did Apple say in the keynote you can be anywhere within your home's WiFi range (or something similar)? Makes me think they tunnel through your router to reach your iPhone..
 
troop231 said:
Then why did Apple say in the keynote you can be anywhere within your home's WiFi range (or something similar)? Makes me think they tunnel through your router to reach your iPhone..
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If that's the case, it's still useless if you run a marathon without the iPhone. That's why Turlington has the 6 Plus strapped to her arm.
 
If I'm wrong about the WiFi thing I apologize, but Apple definitely should've made it to where you can connect the Watch to a regular WiFi access point so your phone could be anywhere at your place of work and not miss anything.

(Assuming your work has WiFi :D )
 
troop231 said:
If I'm wrong about the WiFi thing I apologize, but Apple definitely should've made it to where you can connect the Watch to a regular WiFi access point so your phone could be anywhere at your place of work and not miss anything.

(Assuming your work has WiFi :D )
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I think it does have wifi, but not sure how it's used. Again, not practical when you're running or riding your bike etc.
 
I guess I come from a different generation
 

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