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Retail Apple Watches Still Have a Hidden Diagnostic Port [Updated]
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Please, I'd love to see some references for these facts of yours. Someone averaged every watch out there? I saw the iWatch in person, it is fatter than most watches I have seen.
Please, I'd love to see some references for these facts of yours. Someone averaged every watch out there? I saw the iWatch in person, it is fatter than most watches I have seen.
I told you were to go get the info ANY WATCH SITE on earth; all of them. That's it. I'm not going to read any more of your crud, so amuse yourself bud.
Six pins. Power, Ground, data in, data out, and...?
I guess we'll know in another 12 days when the retail models ship and the teardowns begin.
Edit: six pins not five.
I guess we'll know in another 12 days when the retail models ship and the teardowns begin.
Edit: six pins not five.
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It's thinner than my Citizen Eco-Drive watch. It also felt very light on my wrist. I was surprised at how light it felt.Please, I'd love to see some references for these facts of yours. Someone averaged every watch out there? I saw the iWatch in person, it is fatter than most watches I have seen.
let me clear a few things up:
1. Apple retail stores use only the real product for their displays. This includes every product.
2. The apple watches that you can see anywhere in the store are all capable of running the full OS. Most are on a loop video.
3. Diagnostics are typically all run wirelessly from an apple device during testing.
4. Given the trend of wireless being used for data, syncing etc. this port most likely will not be used for that as it does not come with a cord in the box to do so.
5. At the retail stores this port is not used for any reason on the sales floor.
6. If it is to be used for any reason, the most logical would be some sort of physical connection needed for a repair of some sort. It is not to be accessed or used by the consumer.
1. Apple retail stores use only the real product for their displays. This includes every product.
2. The apple watches that you can see anywhere in the store are all capable of running the full OS. Most are on a loop video.
3. Diagnostics are typically all run wirelessly from an apple device during testing.
4. Given the trend of wireless being used for data, syncing etc. this port most likely will not be used for that as it does not come with a cord in the box to do so.
5. At the retail stores this port is not used for any reason on the sales floor.
6. If it is to be used for any reason, the most logical would be some sort of physical connection needed for a repair of some sort. It is not to be accessed or used by the consumer.
its not a diag port. it's if you're left handed or right handed. if you switch the band around, the screen spins around.
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That wouldn't make sense since the watch syncs to the phone.
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That wouldn't make sense since the watch syncs to the phone.
What, like the 32Gb iPhone 6's they use in store. I've not seen those for retail....
Please, I'd love to see some references for these facts of yours. Someone averaged every watch out there? I saw the iWatch in person, it is fatter than most watches I have seen.
I went into the store yesterday and tried one on. The 35mm Sport is smaller and lighter than the Seiko Mickey watch that I've been wearing for 2 years, and I can barely tell when I have it on.
I'm very impressed with the
Watch and I'm excited to get mine. (I also participated in the Kickstarter for the new Pebble as well.. I'll get my
Watch before the Pebble. Guess what's going back as soon as I get it?)Why? Can you connect bluetooth headphones on it?
or to listen with that crappy lil speaker?
That port is used ALL OVER the sales floor. It's how the hands-on live demo units interface with the iPad Minis next to them.
It can't be a connector to a strap as the pogo pins wouldn't slide into position very well and the strap definitely wouldn't be able to slide out.
If a connector goes in here, it would have to push straight in.
As the straps are off so customers can choose the one they want try, it makes sense that it's a charging port. Direct charging is always going to be faster and more efficient than wireless charging. They'll want the demo models always ready.
If a connector goes in here, it would have to push straight in.
As the straps are off so customers can choose the one they want try, it makes sense that it's a charging port. Direct charging is always going to be faster and more efficient than wireless charging. They'll want the demo models always ready.
Yes, you can connect BT headphones. Joanna Stern from WSJ said went for a run without her phone listening to music, and even used apple pay to buy a drink.
That's what I was wondering too. Maybe it locally stores a certain amount of tokens? It worked for me at a Macy's when I didn't have data signal too.
Firmware / OS Load
I would think that at least one of the uses for the port is to load the OS after manufacture and perform a basic test, loading an OS wirelessly in a manufacturing environment would be slow and subject to errors.
I would think that at least one of the uses for the port is to load the OS after manufacture and perform a basic test, loading an OS wirelessly in a manufacturing environment would be slow and subject to errors.
I don't anticipate this port will be used for anything but diagnostics, assuming thats what it is. Apple will use it to troubleshoot problems before they accept a return or go to the trouble of cracking the watch open. I'm sure Apple will do their best to prevent third-party accessory integration (if its even possible). They don't want people mucking around with their baby or god forbid, jailbreak it.
Oh it WILL be jailbroken. Just like someone released an iPhone jailbreak mod to get the watch circle UI, someone will make a mini iOS looking UI. Why is a different question but my thought is that it will be "because we can" and any utility would be incidental.
Please, I'd love to see some references for these facts of yours. Someone averaged every watch out there? I saw the iWatch in person, it is fatter than most watches I have seen.
http://www.watchstation.com/webapp/...eftNav_CustomerCare&catalogId=23503&langId=-1
https://store.apple.com/Catalog/regional/amr/pdf/static/pdf/content/Watch_Sizing_Guide.pdf