OMG lol great response! I wonder for those having the AW living on the edge lol, will the warranty cover water damage??
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I Never Understood Showering with Apple Watch On...
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I'd call it a "gaffe". I don't know. I've heard back and forth that he did say that and that he never said that.
If you do that, ruin your watch and then go to Apple, they will show you the user manual.
Why go through all that stress? Should just accept that you're gambling if you shower with the watch, and then maybe do it anyways.
I don't call it a gaffe. Imagine if people thought AW can not tolerate water at all, like all electronic devices can't, how many people will be nervous about buying it. I for one bought it with confidence because he said so.
Why go there with imagination when we can just observe what reality is? A smartwatch is unlike all other electronic devices. If it's got capabilities to record exercising activities, it's extremely reasonable to assume it can withstand moisture, due to sweat. If it's a watch, it's very reasonable to assume people will be outside when it may be raining, and it will get wet.
We know the manual says not to shower with it, so why risk it? It seems silly.
Even in this video where the WSJ got the Apple Watch almost 2 weeks before it officially got released, and the lady showered with it, she says Apple said not to do that.
Well, that's the point. If he didn't said so people will think "why risk it?". Now I'm just comfortable with it. Am I showering with it everyday? No. But when I'm too lazy it's such a convenience to not even have to think about it.
Then you've taken it into your own hands. If you don't have AppleCare, wherein you'd have to probably lie to get a replacement, you're up the creek.
You can do whatever you want with the watch, but you don't really think Apple will replace a watch when you did something with it that they said not to do?
I don't understand this. What's your point? Tim Cook said he showered with it and I did, and the Watch's still on my wrist.. so what's the conversation really about?
What do you mean?
I called it a gaffe because Apple's documentation says not to shower with it and you replied and said it wasn't a gaffe simply because you bought it confidently, based on the idea that he said this.
This is something that he supposedly said overseas in Germany, according to some French site, and never mentioned anywhere else. There's not even an full quote for what was said, or any context. Still, you assert there's more to that than what's actually in the manual on Apple's official website.
So now, what happens if your watch stops working?
The last guy up there was saying he's somehow still going to get them to give him a replacement.
If I'm not mistaken, he spoke plainly on one of Apple Keynoteck or Recode event or something like that. I won't bother enough to go checking it though. The thing is it was reported on all Apple-related blogs so it's not something as obscure as you made out to be.
Not sure why you keep imagine that my watch will be damaged soon. I did this for almost a year now. If it will be damaged because of shower it will be because of flaws in manufacturing and that would happen long time ago. Many people here also confidently take a shower with it if you bother to search.
You said Tim Cook made a gaffe. I disagree and gave you a valid reason. You seem to not like it for some reason. I think you should move on. People can have different opinion don't you know?
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I would worry more about soap scum getting into the speaker hole or other places. It is that stuff that required you use a cleaner to get it off your tile walls and does not wash off with just water. I see little point in wearing the AW while showering but that is just me and I know other do not want to miss an important call or email
Why have you now gone back and edited your posts?
LOLI believe you are mistaken, because anytime a source is referenced, it's that same french site. It'd be interesting if there was something else, but that's what we're talking about here.
Only because that's what tends to happen to things when you do what the directions tell you not to do. I presented the same situation to the guy I was talking to when you joined the discussion. Well, if I recall correctly, all you said was that he said it, so you believed it, but you've now gone back and edited things twice.
I was simply stressing that we don't really know if he did say it. Wouldn't want anybody to go into Apple Store with a damaged watch from showering, be met with the section of the official manual that says not to shower with it, and then all you have is some French blog where you say Tim Cook is said to imply something that's not reflected anywhere else.
Of course you can have a different opinion, which is why I said nothing further when Spink10 said he would do things like that anyways.
There was no need to get flustered and go back to modify your posts. Have a wonderful day.
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I would worry more about soap scum getting into the speaker hole or other places. It is that stuff that required you use a cleaner to get it off your tile walls and does not wash off with just water. I see little point in wearing the AW while showering but that is just me and I know other do not want to miss an important call or email
It makes me feel dirty just imagining being in there and your boss is calling to see if you can come in, LOL.
You seem to be contradicting yourself.
I now have showered almost 400 times, workout & sweat hard several times a week, ran in the rain over 20 times, swam several times, washed car, etc. So think whatever you want. I KNOW, have long term experience and real world 'proof'.
http://furbo.org/2015/07/14/a-watch-water-and-workouts/
I'm afraid that's not a contradiction.
I said I understood why people do it. Never said I would do it myself. Nice try though, lol.
That's nice. I've actually seen each of those videos already, but the manual says what it says, man. You having decided to go against that only means nothing has happened to it yet. It could very well stop working tomorrow. It's just the risk you take.
Why have you now gone back and edited your posts?
Hmm.. I just edited grammar errors. What's your theory? :scratching head:
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LOL. English is not my native language so I always made mistakes posting. Are you always this paranoid? This is only discussion. Just chill.
And yes, believing him have served me well. I enjoy my watch everyday.
Maybe you're just new to Apple to doesn't know that they tend to be a company that under-promise but over-deliver?
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I just showered with my Watch. I do it every single day. Have been for a year now. Best part? Controlling the music on my bluetooth shower speaker from my Watch. I'm not worried about it, and I have Applecare+ so if anything happens Apple will replace it.
Opening up more worms...
If the watch fails due to moisture whole OUT of warranty, should Apple replace it? Is it only IPx7 rated while in warranty?
If the watch fails due to moisture whole OUT of warranty, should Apple replace it? Is it only IPx7 rated while in warranty?
Of course they're not going to replace it out of warranty. IPX7 (or any specifications advertised with the AW) comes into play only under warranty.
I guess that makes sense as a use as well. Without AppleCare though, seems you're really rolling the dice.
PEOPLE! GIVE US SHOWERING PICS!!
People swim with these things. I spent all day in the pool with mine today. Being that Apple tells you to run it under flowing water to clean it, showering with it can't possibly ruin it.