allow us to remove the frikin default apps
There's like 20 or something when I only need 3-5 there
But then we couldn't swirl a mass of them around on the screen when showing off the app screen to our watch-less friends.
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Ideas for Apple Watch OS 1.1 [MERGED]
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But then we couldn't swirl a mass of them around on the screen when showing off the app screen to our watch-less friends.
The bold items above may be related to the underlined one. Wrist detection didn't work consistently on my Watch either (more didn't work than did). When it wasn't working I didn't get notifications including haptic feedback and it required a passcode to unlock. I am waiting on a replacement right now. This very well may not be software. If it were me, I would put in my support ticket now.
I would rather they make Contacts a glance I can enable and disable and let me choose to assign an app to single, double and triple clicking the side button.
Agreed on the colors. It always seemed like I saw colors in between the allowable colors that were just the ones I wanted. But you couldn't stop at those colors
Allowing 3rd party app to install locally to decrease load times is not a hardware problem and is in their control
You sound like all the copy and paste is not needed on phone people pre-iPhone OS 3.x
Custom haptic notifications
The ability to set prominent haptic based on notification type or app
Voice memos
The ability to set one glance on each side of the watch face that are accessed by swiping left or right on the watch face
The ability to mute notifications for the duration of an appointment, that you can select at the beginning of the appointment
The ability to set prominent haptic based on notification type or app
Voice memos
The ability to set one glance on each side of the watch face that are accessed by swiping left or right on the watch face
The ability to mute notifications for the duration of an appointment, that you can select at the beginning of the appointment
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- custom watch face complication slots where you can add a shortcut to your favorite app or to quick call/message your favorite person. (Yes I know there is a favorites button already. It's clunky)
- add heart rate as a complication.
- Taptic feedback when iphone is out of wifi and bluetooth range instead of just displaying the red disconnected icon.
- custom wallpaper watch face. Not the one advertised during the key note. Imagine the example below being the middle part of the watch face instead of the entire screen and having the complications remain on the outside in a different frame.
- custom watch face complication slots where you can add a shortcut to your favorite app or to quick call/message your favorite person. (Yes I know there is a favorites button already. It's clunky)
- add heart rate as a complication.
- Taptic feedback when iphone is out of wifi and bluetooth range instead of just displaying the red disconnected icon.
- custom wallpaper watch face. Not the one advertised during the key note. Imagine the example below being the middle part of the watch face instead of the entire screen and having the complications remain on the outside in a different frame.
I agree with you, I failed to explain why I listed what I did. The 3rd party data doesn't load fast enough to quickly glance at anything. I assume if the 3rd party apps were native, that they would load faster.
That probably isn't a safe assumption considering how slow the native weather app is. The activity app on the other hands works perfectly when I click on it from a watch face.
I think Apple Watch 1.1 needs to include a delete all button for messages with force touch. Kind of like the clear all for notifications. It takes way too long to delete all the text threads off the device because of the double "delete".
The one thing I hate about the watch is you have to have the iPhone with you for your watch to function, I wish the watch can do everything without the need of another device.
These are some truly amazing ideas. I hope you all submit them to Apple.
I'd like to see wifi calling support (assuming it's a hurdle that can be overcome)...for those hard to reach places.
I'd like to see wifi calling support (assuming it's a hurdle that can be overcome)...for those hard to reach places.
Watch OS Update Wishlist
Mine:
- increased phone call speaker volume (if possible with a software update).
- more workouts added to the workout app (settings for squats and push-ups!)
- more motion watch faces
- way to view previous works out on the watch, not just the phone.
- stronger haptic if possible
- sleep monitoring (for those charge it before bed)
Mine:
- increased phone call speaker volume (if possible with a software update).
- more workouts added to the workout app (settings for squats and push-ups!)
- more motion watch faces
- way to view previous works out on the watch, not just the phone.
- stronger haptic if possible
- sleep monitoring (for those charge it before bed)
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Native SDK for third party apps
More workout types - weightlifting, yoga, pilates
Third party complications
Siri SDK (iOS9 as well as watchOS)
Post workout data and graphs on watch/phone
Sleep monitoring
Digital touch extended to iOS
Voice Memo app
Reminders app
Notes app
More workout types - weightlifting, yoga, pilates
Third party complications
Siri SDK (iOS9 as well as watchOS)
Post workout data and graphs on watch/phone
Sleep monitoring
Digital touch extended to iOS
Voice Memo app
Reminders app
Notes app
I bought the watch primarily for fitness, but I'm finding it lacks a few key things that could make it great:
- Ability to set target heart rates and provide haptic feedback when you are in the zone or drop out of the zone
- Add functionality to the iPhone app to mirror the active workout information in realtime (heart rate, distance, etc). I do this all the time with my Wahoo Tickr chest strap. So much easier to see my heart rate when I have my iPhone mounted on my handlebars or sitting on the elliptical.
- Ability to set target heart rates and provide haptic feedback when you are in the zone or drop out of the zone
- Add functionality to the iPhone app to mirror the active workout information in realtime (heart rate, distance, etc). I do this all the time with my Wahoo Tickr chest strap. So much easier to see my heart rate when I have my iPhone mounted on my handlebars or sitting on the elliptical.
Really? There's at least six standard colors and if you touch and hold it it gives you a color wheel with custom colors
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When I put my phone in to silent/vibrate mode make the watch do the same. Similar to when I put my phone in DND and the watch puts itself in to DND mode.
I walked in to a meeting assuming when I put my phone on silent it put the watch on silent.. Yea, that didn't work out how I expected
Edit: On board GPS, as a runner this is probably the most important thing to me. I never carry my phone with me when I run so it makes the watch useless as a "sport" watch. I still have to use my Garmin and my MIO HRM band. But I guess thats a hardware refresh and not software
I walked in to a meeting assuming when I put my phone on silent it put the watch on silent.. Yea, that didn't work out how I expected
Edit: On board GPS, as a runner this is probably the most important thing to me. I never carry my phone with me when I run so it makes the watch useless as a "sport" watch. I still have to use my Garmin and my MIO HRM band. But I guess thats a hardware refresh and not software
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I'm not sure if it was mentioned but I would like to see watch faces based on your location. In example, when I get home (and connect to wifi or just GPS) the watch face changes to Mickey. If I leave it changes to something else that i've specified. When I get to work, it's ultra minimal and elegant.
PS, I haven't received my watch yet so i'm not sure if it does that already.
PS, I haven't received my watch yet so i'm not sure if it does that already.
- One handed way to turn on display without raising wrist, such as a shake of the wrist
- Better home screen. The icon layout is a mess. Takes too long to launch apps. Should have option to use a grid layout with favorites, like on iPhone. Or allow user to run finger over icons, while showing the app title at the top, then release finger to launch it, like the OS X dock.
- Longer display timeout. Also, keep display on while doing tasks. It turns off while I'm dictating to Siri
- Ability to swipe to bring up glances/notifications from any screen, not just the watch face
- Repurpose the friend button, I never use the friend feature. Make it assignable. Such as 1 press goes to home screen, 2 goes to apple pay, 3 goes to watch face, ect.
- Two finger swipe gesture to switch between open apps
- Display should turn on when notifications come in
- Activity tracker shouldn't start over at 12AM, but when the watch comes off for the night. I'm a night owl.
- Workout app should have 1 screen with all the info. I can't swipe through screens while I'm working out, especially with sweaty hands.
- Bug fixes!!!
I could keep going, but those are the top ones.
- Better home screen. The icon layout is a mess. Takes too long to launch apps. Should have option to use a grid layout with favorites, like on iPhone. Or allow user to run finger over icons, while showing the app title at the top, then release finger to launch it, like the OS X dock.
- Longer display timeout. Also, keep display on while doing tasks. It turns off while I'm dictating to Siri
- Ability to swipe to bring up glances/notifications from any screen, not just the watch face
- Repurpose the friend button, I never use the friend feature. Make it assignable. Such as 1 press goes to home screen, 2 goes to apple pay, 3 goes to watch face, ect.
- Two finger swipe gesture to switch between open apps
- Display should turn on when notifications come in
- Activity tracker shouldn't start over at 12AM, but when the watch comes off for the night. I'm a night owl.
- Workout app should have 1 screen with all the info. I can't swipe through screens while I'm working out, especially with sweaty hands.
- Bug fixes!!!
I could keep going, but those are the top ones.
Would love:
- Add notes after a work out or via iPhone in the activity app. That way I can remember how many sets and rep I do if I set a workout to "other".
- Workout for squats, weights and other various activities.
- More watch faces
- Add notes after a work out or via iPhone in the activity app. That way I can remember how many sets and rep I do if I set a workout to "other".
- Workout for squats, weights and other various activities.
- More watch faces
I concur, except that I want the watch screen maximum timeout to be one minute or more.