Series 3, standalone apps

[Thmsmcl]

Since the Apple Watch entered the market, I have been waiting until the technology improved to the point that a truly stand-alone device would be introduced. I skipped number one passed on number two and finally purchased series 3

However I do find it frustrating when applications don't work on those occasions when I want to leave my phone at home.

I aknowledge it is not the Star Trek end-all be-all teleportor device that will allow me to cut the tether to my iPhone completely.

However I do expect that there should be a qualitative amount of apps that will at least enable my attempt at winning periodic parole from my iphone.

Thus , I have been looking (and looking) for a comprehensive list of standalone apps that would work on cellular for the series 3.

I can't find one.

There's no way I'm the only person frustrated. There has to be a list. I've searched and I searched and I can't find it.

Will someone who knows of where I can find a list (or search method) for cellular enable series 3 watch apps, please post the link for me??

Many thanks
Thomas - ATX

 

[riverfreak]

So apps need to specifically enable cellular? I’d expect that any apps that require a network stack would use tethered phone, WiFi, and then cellular in that order. Is that not the case? I have a series 3 but havent pokes and prodded much.

Are there specific problems you are looking to solve?

 

[takaiguchi]

I totally agree with this. I left my phone at home and took my LTE Apple Watch to the gym. I would get my normal notifications from things like Facebook, Slack, etc. but when I clicked on them, I would tell me that I need the phone to do anything. I’m hoping that Apple pushes the developers to do native apps that can run on the watch with or without the phone.

 

[chiefs1968]

Also another point, since the apple watch series 3 has a sensor for a barometer and altimeter there maybe are 2 or 3 apps which will allow you to leave your phone at home and get atmospheric pressure readings and also altimeter readings..hopefully before the end of 2018 we will see a abundance of independent apps.

 

[musicpenguy]

Lots of threads on this - here’s what I’ve found so far:

WatchPlayer (download new episodes over LTE/WiFi)
Shazam
Home
Bear
Calendar
CBS News
CNN
Dictionary
Drafts
Find Friends
Just Press Record
Maps
Messages (no SMS, just iMessage)
Micropolis
Music
News
OmniFocus (syncing needs to happen with iPhone around, but can still access to dos and add new ones)
PCalc
Phone
Photos
Pong
Radio
Reminders
Stocks
Thermo Watch
Twisty Color
Uber and Lyft (yes you can summon Ubers and Lyfts over just LTE)
ViewRanger
Weather
Workouts++ (Now with podcast streaming over LTE)

New Additions:
Fun Golf GPS - a golf course GPS
Liftmaster - get alerts if your garage door is open and then close it!
Flipboard

Obvious Ones:
Alarms
Activity/Workouts
Breathe
Heart Rate
Stopwatch
Timer
Wallet
World Clock

 

[riverfreak]

Lots of threads on this - here’s what I’ve found so far:

WatchPlayer (download new episodes over LTE/WiFi)
Shazam
Home
Bear
Calendar
CBS News
CNN
Dictionary
Drafts
Find Friends
Just Press Record
Maps
Messages (no SMS, just iMessage)
Micropolis
Music (soon will have streaming)
News
OmniFocus (syncing needs to happen with iPhone around, but can still access to dos and add new ones)
PCalc
Phone
Photos
Pong
Reminders
Stocks
Thermo Watch
Twisty Color
Uber and Lyft (yes you can summon Ubers and Lyfts over just LTE)
ViewRanger
Weather

Obvious Ones:
Alarms
Activity/Workouts
Breathe
Heart Rate
Stopwatch
Timer
Wallet
World Clock

Great post. Can it be wikified so it can be kept up-to-date?
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Also another point, since the apple watch series 3 has a sensor for a barometer and altimeter there maybe are 2 or 3 apps which will allow you to leave your phone at home and get atmospheric pressure readings and also altimeter readings..hopefully before the end of 2018 we will see a abundance of independent apps.

Your username is dangerously close to my password in my pre-paranoid days.
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I totally agree with this. I left my phone at home and took my LTE Apple Watch to the gym. I would get my normal notifications from things like Facebook, Slack, etc. but when I clicked on them, I would tell me that I need the phone to do anything. I’m hoping that Apple pushes the developers to do native apps that can run on the watch with or without the phone.

I haven’t noticed this problem with Slack. I can still see and reply to notifications. Puzzling.

 

[musicpenguy]

Great post. Can it be wikified so it can be kept up-to-date?
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Your username is dangerously close to my password in my pre-paranoid days.
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I haven’t noticed this problem with Slack. I can still see and reply to notifications. Puzzling.

Sure - would love for there to be a wiki on this. As far as the Slack thing ... there are a bunch of messaging apps that will only work through the notification; where you can reply to a notification, but you can’t initiate a conversation or do anything without that notification present. So the system thankfully is robust enough to push notifications from an iPhone running miles away, and it allows for you to reply, but the app on the watch is still an old app that doesn’t support standalone use. A bit of an odd situation that devs should work on fixing

 

[dave006]

,,,,Thus , I have been looking (and looking) for a comprehensive list of standalone apps that would work on cellular for the series 3.

I can't find one.

There's no way I'm the only person frustrated. There has to be a list. I've searched and I searched and I can't find it.

Will someone who knows of where I can find a list (or search method) for cellular enable series 3 watch apps, please post the link for me??

Many thanks
Thomas - ATX

There was a thread that seemed to end early last month but here is the link to give you an idea of what's already ready for cellular and where some apps are heading.

link: https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...cement-which-apps-work-over-lte-only.2085423/

Dave

 

[perezr10]

You can add the news app Flipboard to the list.

 

[TScottTX]

Also add:

Fun Golf GPS - a golf course GPS
Liftmaster - get alerts if your garage door is open and then close it!

 

[musicpenguy]

Added Workouts++ - now will stream podcasts over LTE!

 

[cfc]

WorkOutDoors is completely functional in standalone mode. Maps can be downloaded via LTE if no phone is present.

You can also cache maps on the watch for use when you don't have a data signal of any kind. This is particularly useful when you are hiking / running / biking in the middle of nowhere, regardless of whether or not you have a phone with you.

 

[The Game 161]

I totally agree with this. I left my phone at home and took my LTE Apple Watch to the gym. I would get my normal notifications from things like Facebook, Slack, etc. but when I clicked on them, I would tell me that I need the phone to do anything. I’m hoping that Apple pushes the developers to do native apps that can run on the watch with or without the phone.

Yeah you can get all notifications but only certain apps allow access

 

[Thmsmcl]

Thanks everyone who responded to this tech SOS.

Since posting this, I wanted add, that I have found a standalone LTE weather app, which is fairly complete.

What I like about this app, is that it has "RADAR" accessible on LTE without the iphone. There are some other impressive features, but RADAR on LTE I have not been able to find on any other app.

The bad news, it cost approx $1 per month, for that level of upgrade. However, for me its worth it as Im something of weather nut who thinks a radar display on the wrist is pretty darn cool.

CARROT weather