So you are perfectly happy that very apps are being written for the watch. Apple kinda touted the app thing to sell the watch.
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So you are perfectly happy that very apps are being written for the watch. Apple kinda touted the app thing to sell the watch.
I will stick with a few. Just look at the other replies to my post, they seem to b almost happy that few are written and think it is best. LOL.
Enjoy you watch.
I'm amazed at the potential shown onstage during the demos, but I don't think developers have settled down and figured out what works best on a device like this, either.
For example, I've had a bunch of different news apps on the watch, and they all do the same job differently. The New York Times now only shows a headline and photo; the Washington Post's app, on the other hand, would display the entire text of a story. Flipboard, News360, AP, News Republic, and others all have different ideas of what should be shown on the Watch.
It's like telling a room full of chefs, "Make a cake," and they do everything from a palm-sized cupcake to colossal five-tiered wedding cakes.
The Watch is different from almost every other gadget in that it works best when you spend less time interacting with it. It's not even necessary to tap "Save" to finish a workout; it'll automatically save it for you if you put your wrist down for a minute after ending the workout.
Not all developers have figured it out yet. They've always expected to be able to do more, writing for gadgets with more power, more memory, and bigger screens. I think they're stumped. Some have released AW apps, others are still experimenting, and some probably aren't even going to try at all.
But at least developers are trying something. They're shaking the tree. It's interesting to hear that a third party wrote a better Twitter app than Twitter themselves did.
Besides, how useful is it for me to complain about the lack of apps when all the tools are freely available to write one myself?
How do I find it?
After my iPhone alarm goes off in the morning, still dozy I make my way over to the Apple Watch stand. Put it on my wrist and head to the bathroom. After rinsing my face with cold water and being awake I take my glasses and unlock the watch with my iPhone. Now I can see it clearly. That's how I find it
On a more serious note this should be an indication, that I wear it daily and find it still very useful with notification, navigation, activity tracking, automatic time zone change, volume control for bluetooth devices, business use e.g. PowerPoint remote.
On the other side I agree with "Newtons Apple" that we still only have a few Apps. I was at one time a developer for 1st generation products. With that I expect that the software utilizes the 1st Gen hardware to its potential with efficiency and not with code generated with a lot of overhead. But I know as well from my past that it takes time or a dedicated developer. If you work for money you might not be able to afford the effort. However I knew that when I bought the watch and I still enjoy what we have.
After my iPhone alarm goes off in the morning, still dozy I make my way over to the Apple Watch stand. Put it on my wrist and head to the bathroom. After rinsing my face with cold water and being awake I take my glasses and unlock the watch with my iPhone. Now I can see it clearly. That's how I find it
On a more serious note this should be an indication, that I wear it daily and find it still very useful with notification, navigation, activity tracking, automatic time zone change, volume control for bluetooth devices, business use e.g. PowerPoint remote.
On the other side I agree with "Newtons Apple" that we still only have a few Apps. I was at one time a developer for 1st generation products. With that I expect that the software utilizes the 1st Gen hardware to its potential with efficiency and not with code generated with a lot of overhead. But I know as well from my past that it takes time or a dedicated developer. If you work for money you might not be able to afford the effort. However I knew that when I bought the watch and I still enjoy what we have.
Due to the processor in the AW they need to keep the apps simple so the apps is somewhat "fluid". This is something the developers need to concentrate on.
Have a good weekend.
This is true. Its quite a different thing to write an app for a Watch than an iPhone. This is the first time in iOS history that they've had to go down in size, speed, storage, etc.. to write their app. Its not simple to get it right. But some have pulled it off and as others see how the good ones are working then more will follow. Its also about carving out workflow areas that haven't been defined yet.
My point was that there are a lot of apps out there. More and more I'm seeing iPhone apps that list the watch features. Some are useless... some are not. Its also indirect revenue in most cases, although some have tied up their watch features as an extra charge add-on. I think we are just still way, way early in the smartwatch life cycle. Remember that the iPhone took a while to get good apps, as did the iPad. In the case of the iPhone, there had been smartphones from other companies for about 6-7 years prior to have some good ideas about workflow. Here that doesn't really exist with the watch.
Have not worn my AW in a while but most of the apps I tried would not load or if they did ran so poorly it was not worth using. Glad things are changing.
Laggy, slow, but love the notifications! haven't opened any app on it in over a month, just the basic homescreen. I find it pretty useless, but I love it haha.
It depends what you're coming from. I've had Garmin products whereby I could see but not act on notifications for over a year before I got mine. The acting - because of Apple's ecosystem - is the differentiator for me. The second major plus is ApplePay. As contactless adoption just continues to increase here in the UK, it really is a joy to use. I still haven't actually paid for anything on my phone yet.
Apps are still taking time to be ported to native, and some of those that are, are still not great. This is just a trial and error experience you'll have to expect if you buy one.
Apps are still taking time to be ported to native, and some of those that are, are still not great. This is just a trial and error experience you'll have to expect if you buy one.
I've owned a Jawbone Up band, Fitbit Zip, Microsoft Band, and Fitbit Charge HR. I always forgot to put these devices on in the morning. I'd say I might remember 6 out of 7 days a week.
I value my Apple watch so much that I haven't let the house without it for the last 3 months.
I value my Apple watch so much that I haven't let the house without it for the last 3 months.
Right now I'm really debating if I want to get the second gen watch or just ditch it altogether. The only thing I would miss is having notifications on my wrist. That's about all I use the watch for, besides telling time. If I do like what the second gen has to offer I will be getting the sport version instead of the stainless.
That's exactly how I'm using mine as well!! I only really use it for time and notifications.
That is interesting option. I'm looking on getting one for my wife for Christmas but not sure which one to get yet. Sport looks more in budget at $349-$399 range.
Hi, so from my perspective of view it is a good device (42mm, steel). But good doesn't mean great. Sometimes it is ¨fast, sometimes it is slow and you can't rely on it.
1)Slow and laggy. It happens often - when you are about to check your wheater forecast (or you want to dictate a message) and it takes more time than on your iPhone or iPad.
2)Even If the Watch hold on for almost two days you could get into situation when you're away for a few more hours than you thought and find out that your watch (which is esentially only your mirrored iPhone) is at a few percent of battery life. At that time you realize with your Watch on 8% and iPhone on 6% battery life that you are not 100% convinced to keep it as you were couple of months ago.
I do like the Watch. I think it is a good way to go but ... and there is a big BUT.
The first point could be (and will be) solved in the next generation/s.
The second point probably won't.
If there is someone from Apple and making a research for their product - which is in my opinion more than probable - I would like to say that I really like the Apple Watch for a really cool and fast time telling (Solar), for a discreet notifications ... and that's all ...
The thing is ... your Apple Watch sometimes make you very comfortable (when you don't have to pick up your phone from your pocket) but the Watch's battery will degrate (as your other devices) and refresh your Apple Watch every few years is in my opinion impractial and tormenting.
I'll buy Apple Watch once again only if the user experience is 100% swift and the Watch does not have to be recharged at all (if the technology allow it).
I would like to see a band from Apple with sport tracking and notifications which doesn't look like a watch at all. Meanwhile goodbye Apple Watch.
1)Slow and laggy. It happens often - when you are about to check your wheater forecast (or you want to dictate a message) and it takes more time than on your iPhone or iPad.
2)Even If the Watch hold on for almost two days you could get into situation when you're away for a few more hours than you thought and find out that your watch (which is esentially only your mirrored iPhone) is at a few percent of battery life. At that time you realize with your Watch on 8% and iPhone on 6% battery life that you are not 100% convinced to keep it as you were couple of months ago.
I do like the Watch. I think it is a good way to go but ... and there is a big BUT.
The first point could be (and will be) solved in the next generation/s.
The second point probably won't.
If there is someone from Apple and making a research for their product - which is in my opinion more than probable - I would like to say that I really like the Apple Watch for a really cool and fast time telling (Solar), for a discreet notifications ... and that's all ...
The thing is ... your Apple Watch sometimes make you very comfortable (when you don't have to pick up your phone from your pocket) but the Watch's battery will degrate (as your other devices) and refresh your Apple Watch every few years is in my opinion impractial and tormenting.
I'll buy Apple Watch once again only if the user experience is 100% swift and the Watch does not have to be recharged at all (if the technology allow it).
I would like to see a band from Apple with sport tracking and notifications which doesn't look like a watch at all. Meanwhile goodbye Apple Watch.
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Loving my watch overall, just slightly disappointed with the rollout of apps. I've only found a couple of apps that I actually find useful in such a small format. A large majority of the ones I've tried are still non-native and buggy as can be. Native apps, like WeatherBug, are incredibly smooth and provide information in short period of time, just as they should. Hands down, my favorite features are notifications and the watch face complications. Having such ease of access to notifications seems like such a trivial thing when I try to explain it to friends curious about the watch, but once you start using it even for a short period of time you begin to understand the appeal of it. You can read and reply to a text message even when your hands are dirty or full with a simple raise of the wrist. If the watch had this feature alone I would probably still get it because it turned out to be incredibly useful. It's always the little things that I appreciate more than the higher touted features The bands are incredibly stylish and professional in appearance; I have the Milanese loop, black sport band, black classic buckle, and the link bracelet and switch them out almost daily. Pricey, yes, but for something I get a lot of use out of I don't mind it that much.
The bands are incredibly stylish and professional in appearance; I have the Milanese loop, black sport band, black classic buckle, and the link bracelet and switch them out almost daily. Pricey, yes, but for something I get a lot of use out of I don't mind it that much.
What are you possibly doing with your watch to run the battery to zero in a day? My watch and iPhone 6s Plus usually each have about 50% battery life left each night when I put them on the charger. Sometimes a little less, but rarely below 30% with a day of heavy use and using GPS a lot. It takes about an extra 20 seconds to put my watch on the charger next to my phone, when I go to the bed. I can't see how this is a real complaint.
You don't plan to get another smart watch unless it never has to be charged??? How are you thinking that will be a reality any time soon? I'm not aware of any market ready technology that would make this possible.
As for the speed, the things I use it for normally are quick. Every once in a while I'll try an app that is slow, and I just remove those. Life goes on.
Pretty much exactly why I've stuck with my Pebble Steel. The Apple Watch can do so many more things, but how many of them can it do really well? The reading I've done says not very many.
If that's all you want on your wrist I bet you could pick up a Steel for $100. WAAAY more rudimentary than your watch, but it's good at the limited functions it has, and no one ever thinks it's a smart watch. I have been satisfied with it.
I told myself that I would try to go this week without my AW.
I failed already. Yesterday, I couldn't resist setting up our grocery list on the Watch. Tonight, as I'm getting ready for bed, I'm setting up the alarm on the Watch to tap me awake in the morning because it's been so reliable.
Maybe I'll try again tomorrow after I come back from work.
I failed already. Yesterday, I couldn't resist setting up our grocery list on the Watch. Tonight, as I'm getting ready for bed, I'm setting up the alarm on the Watch to tap me awake in the morning because it's been so reliable.
Maybe I'll try again tomorrow after I come back from work.
My opinion is it's absolute crap. Many issues, going to put it on eBay and wait until V2. Had mine since June.
I'd upload some screenshots of what kind of things annoy me but I'm too lazy to upload pics somewhere and link them.
I'd upload some screenshots of what kind of things annoy me but I'm too lazy to upload pics somewhere and link them.
You don't have to. Just drag the pics from the computer to the reply text box.
Sadly I look at my launch day Stainless Apple Watch as a really clunky and slow computer, with a good heart rate monitor and clock attached. It's just so damn slow to me now, as a young adult who can navigate an iPhone blindfolded. Siri is basically useless, I only depend on her for setting timers or alarms. Almost anything I ask it seems to want "Handoff to iPhone", and even on iPhone it's bad (cortana and google seem to be WAY ahead in contextual analysis). I LOVE my Apple products and my 6s phone, and I think the Watch WILL get there one day. It might be a slower pace getting the CPU faster and getting GPS/cellular into this tiny little package, but it's on the way.
I guess there are only 2 reasons I still wear it most of the week. 1) silent notifications are amazing and 2) I really like tracking my heart rate as an athlete and think it will be really cool to graph it all out at the end of this year.
And as we all know, 3rd party apps are atrocious. I think part of the reason developers aren't jumping onto Apple Watch is because they know it's really hard to get anything done quickly or usefully with current hardware. And Apple has hidden the sales numbers so no-one even knows what kind of market their app has. Give me an Apple Watch with GPS, and CPU that's 3 times faster, I'll never take it off. Love the design though.
I guess there are only 2 reasons I still wear it most of the week. 1) silent notifications are amazing and 2) I really like tracking my heart rate as an athlete and think it will be really cool to graph it all out at the end of this year.
And as we all know, 3rd party apps are atrocious. I think part of the reason developers aren't jumping onto Apple Watch is because they know it's really hard to get anything done quickly or usefully with current hardware. And Apple has hidden the sales numbers so no-one even knows what kind of market their app has. Give me an Apple Watch with GPS, and CPU that's 3 times faster, I'll never take it off. Love the design though.
Not really a guess and I am not the only one complaining. Many that were written either do not load up or are too slow to be usefull.
But knock yourself out!
My guess is that it was a guess!
It seems to me that I'm seeing more and more iPhone apps showing the little AppleWatch features icon. So someone is writing in them.
Have you tried many of them, most are crap.