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Ideas for Apple Watch apps?

The Cockney Rebel

The Cockney Rebel

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Do you have any ideas for new Apple Watch apps?

I have one, what do you think?

I over wash my hands, due to OCD. Could a developer use the hand washing feature , to notify you if you wash your hands more than a set amount of time?

What do you reckon?

I’d be interested to hear how creative you can be, with intriguing ideas.
 
Isn't there a built-in hand washing feature that tells you when you've been washing your hands for, I forget how many seconds, but it was whatever was recommended to properly kill off viruses.

It's meant to keep people washing hands for long enough, but in your case, it could work as a cue to stop.
 
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Night Spring said:
Isn't there a built-in hand washing feature that tells you when you've been washing your hands for, I forget how many seconds, but it was whatever was recommended to properly kill off viruses.

It's meant to keep people washing hands for long enough, but in your case, it could work as a cue to stop.
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Yes, there is such an app.

It tells you when you’ve washed your hands for the “correct” length of time to kill off viruses, but you can wash your hands as often as you like.

If someone was to use the API and develop it to “warn” you that you are over washing (washing too often) I think it would help people with OCD.

Thoughts?
 
The London Fella said:
If someone was to use the API and develop it to “warn” you that you are over washing (washing too often) I think it would help people with OCD.

Thoughts?
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I can see it could be helpful, but I'm not a developer, so I don't know if there are API that can be used to keep count of how often you are washing your hands. Maybe look into habit apps -- I think there are ones that lets you keep a tally of how many times you do something.
 
im surprised that as apple sell more and more apple watches, the app store gets quieter and quieter. I am not sure what apps

not sure what i would need mind you but surprised people dont think of new ideas.


would like a flashcard app to help improve my portuguese, like Anki. the AnkiApp i use does have a watch app but its useless all it does is tell you how many drills you have done today.


some more games, i know its not the best hardware for games but surely developers could come up with inventive ideas for games that are simple but addictive.

A decent ideally BBC news app.

a translation app that works well.
 
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The London Fella said:
Do you have any ideas for new Apple Watch apps?

I have one, what do you think?

I over wash my hands, due to OCD. Could a developer use the hand washing feature , to notify you if you wash your hands more than a set amount of time?

What do you reckon?

I’d be interested to hear how creative you can be, with intriguing ideas.
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wHealth Dashboard already has this functionality. By setting the daily goal as Maximum, with notification when it is exceeded.
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Apple_Robert said:
He is the developer of that app. It is a very good app. As to whether it is worth the price for just one feature is something only you can decide.
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Thanks, Rob.

You’re right, only I can decide on that one.

How have you been, my friend?

I hope you are well.
 
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