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No one is concerned with 6GB usable?
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I wondered about this also, hopefully they work it out where they don't take up much space.
I really don't think they should be big apps though because that isn't what the watch is for so I think it will be alright.
Lol, do you really think the file size of apps on a 38mm/42mm screen are going to be large? I don't think Apple would have introduced native apps and a 8GB watch if they weren't confident with usable space. You'll be fine. Don't expect 1GB hardcore games on your Apple Watch. Lol.
I don't think I'll be playing Infinity Blade on my Apple Watch...
So...what you're saying is it WON'T run Crysis.
When it comes to my iPhone, it can't have enough RAM or flash storage IMO. More is always better. Which shouldn't surprise anyone when we're talking about a device that can be used to edit an HD video, among other things. It's a full computer shrunk down to the size of a pocket.
But the watch should never be used this way. Apps should be lean and fast, even after native app capability gets rolled out. There should not be a lot of graphics. So IMO 6 GB is actually a ton of storage for a watch and I'm not worried about this number.
But the watch should never be used this way. Apps should be lean and fast, even after native app capability gets rolled out. There should not be a lot of graphics. So IMO 6 GB is actually a ton of storage for a watch and I'm not worried about this number.
That, and I don't think anybody will want to have 100's of them on the watch. Too many apps to sift through ruins the whole quick-and-focused idea of a watch.
I'm already deleting apps off my watch.
I'm more concerned how battery friendly native apps are going to be.
You can bet that some muppet will produce a wrist warmer app that chews enough CPU cycles to warm the watch up
You can bet that some muppet will produce a wrist warmer app that chews enough CPU cycles to warm the watch up
Before launch many including myself thought it would be a 4GB device. After all most Android are 4GB and Apple has never been known for adding more memory without paying extra. I even thought it may be a 2 tear with 4GB and 8GB $100 more (Apple SOP) or Sport 4GB and SS 8GB. What a surprise it was getting a full 8GB on all models.
In all likelihood 8GB will be a plenty for even 2.0 App hungry users. Don't see any need for a 16GB model until at least gen 2 or maybe even gen 3. Good job on this Apple.
In all likelihood 8GB will be a plenty for even 2.0 App hungry users. Don't see any need for a 16GB model until at least gen 2 or maybe even gen 3. Good job on this Apple.
Yeah, I don't think this should be concerning.
Also- did they mention if apps will be able to have an option to be native/still run from the iPhone? I get that native apps will be much more ideal, but surely not all would be needed I feel...
Also- did they mention if apps will be able to have an option to be native/still run from the iPhone? I get that native apps will be much more ideal, but surely not all would be needed I feel...
Yeah WTF?!? Call of Duty is DEFINITELY not going to fit on the watch. What were they thinking?
Forums are chock full of things that posters want you to worry about, that are really non issues....here's another one.......
Yeah this is a total non-issue. With the way the Watch is meant to be used in bite sized pieces and feeding a lot of data from the iPhone for heavy lifting, 8gb is way more than enough.
In fact, it could also be seen as a very good thing. This places a limit in "ambitious" developers minds that they have limited space to work with and are sorta forced to find a way to make a functional app for AW, while not trying to do everything on the watch. This could lead to higher quality apps than if apple provided 32GB and developers started running wild trying to do way to much.
In fact, it could also be seen as a very good thing. This places a limit in "ambitious" developers minds that they have limited space to work with and are sorta forced to find a way to make a functional app for AW, while not trying to do everything on the watch. This could lead to higher quality apps than if apple provided 32GB and developers started running wild trying to do way to much.
I remember one recruitment agency I worked at had 100,000 candidates on their books - with Windows NT 3.5 plus Oracle plus Exchange plus 100,000 formatted resumés fitting comfortably into 4.3GB.
Oh how will we ever cope with such limited space on our watches...
Oh how will we ever cope with such limited space on our watches...
We used to fit our OS and our Word Processing Program onto an 512k floppy disk and have room for our papers.
Yeah, I think we will be fine getting a bit of text generated on a watch face and squeezed into 8gb which can offload to a phone and from there to the internet.