disregard - i was on beta 1 and had to do that first and then go to beta 2 (doing now). i leave this here for other idiots like me.
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New Apple Watch Double Tap Feature: What It Does and How to Get It
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As pointed out by me and others who have actually tried this feature in the beta, it works better than the old accessibility version of it did.
They run the entire company for quite a while now -- and that's not my opinion; a friend who has worked there for a decade has lamented it on a few occasions over the years
This is why the studio displays camera sucks. The wide angle lens was chosen for the marketing purpose of Center Stage
It is what it is I guess.
Maybe a stupid question, but I've not seen this mentioned anywhere, but if you are wearing gloves, does Double Tap still work?
Just thinking with the winter coming that the Double Tap would be great for when wearing gloves.
Yes I tested it with gloves earlier today and it works the same
Thanks for the help.
That is going to be so useful for me as I suffer Raynaud's during the cold months, so been able to use this for calls and texts, without the need to take my gloves/mitts off will be really useful.
I’m reading a lot of posts saying that the new S9/Ultra2 implementation is way more reliable than the previous accessibility implementation. I want to try it for myself but right now I have no reason to disbelieve those reports so maybe Apple did the best it could with the computational power on older watches on the basis that it was pitched as an accessibility option so the best it could do, even if not perfect, was still helpful (or even essential for some people).
Comparing the new double-tap with the previous accessibility gestures though, what is interesting to me now is that the new more reliable gesture is just that - a gesture not gestures (plural). Might Apple be able to also bring at least one of those other accessibility gestures to the mainstream on the latest watches, maybe the fist clench, or could these new algorithms not differentiate reliably enough between a double-tap and a fist clench?
I’d quite like to have the fancy new double-tap as it is now plus a fist-clench to go back to the main watch face (but customisable so that other users could make different choices for what a fist-clench does).
I’m using double pinch now on my Ultra 1 on OS 9 (accessibility) while running, to pause and resume at traffic lights. It works very well, though you have to raise your wrist first (I think you need to do that on the Ultra 2 and Series 9 anyway).
I'm on an S4, and it works relatively well. It's probably more consistent with AI, but it's a lot better than using my nose. It does impact battery life, though.
Has absolutely nothing to do with new sensor and AI. This feature has been available for multiple years and works on watches as old as the Apple Watch Series 4 on watchOS 8. It has just been considered an "Accessibility" option, not a core feature.Its amazing what a new sensor and AI can do... imagine what other bodily functions it could detect...
Stomach rumblings... gaseous emissions at the other end... valid health metrics
According to Apple this feature is enabled by the S9 neural engine. Maybe I should have been more specific.
And indeed this feature was available previously but was enabled by a different route.
I’m seeing the exact same issue on the phone, but I see the additional options on the watch.
Yes, that’s right, Apple delayed the launch of the feature so that they could just change the UI and then make a big song and dance about it and hope that nobody notices that it’s exactly the same.
Or, it’s not the same feature, and like Apple said, it needs the S9 neural engine.
The idea is that raising of wrist won’t be necessary anymore, on top of better accuracy.
Or, it is the same feature, rebranded as needing the S9 neural engine, when it does literally exactly the same thing that has been possible since the Apple Watch 4 on WatchOS 8...
Source for how I'm wrong? Or are you just being annoying? I linked to my source showing this feature has been available (and works EXACTLY the same) as an "Accessibility" option since WatchOS 8 on Apple Watch Series 4. If the new version worked significantly differently, had more gestures available, it would be one thing. But it doesn't. It's the same gestures.
My friend never got it to work on her series 6 watch. Maybe this implementation is more accurate.
Its amazing what a new sensor and AI can do... imagine what other bodily functions it could detect...
Stomach rumblings... gaseous emissions at the other end... valid health metrics
It’s odd how they haven’t added a shake weight workout to the exercise app.
I really think this is just the beginning with gestures and the Watch. There may be some training involved for other gestures but it should be doable.