I regret that I just printed out the label to return my 2nd Apple Watch. Main reason was for the haptic motor crapping out and am disappointed in the fitness aspects of the watch, The HR sensor is so erratic that it is a joke.
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I think this may be the case also. Consider if you bought an edition and it was out of date in 1 year?
People who have that kind of money pay $10000 for a dress that they only wear once. It won't bother them that the Edition is outdated in a year.
I took my apple watch back two days after the release. Got bashed and slammed on here for doing that.
Then two weeks later bought it back to give it another chance. I have been using it for after a few months I can say the following:
1. I like being able to change bands, and coordinate with whatever your wearing.
2. Siri doesn't seem to work very well for me. Everytime I say "Hey Siri" nothing happens.
3. I like the haptic feel. It could be a little stronger, but I like it.
4. Answered the phone once in a crowded place, and couldn't hear. That was a fail. My Android friends laughed at me, as they should have.
5. I like getting messages in meetings, makes it easier than looking at your phone.
6. The lack of watch faces is a joke.
7. I like the look and feel of the watch.
8. Battery life with 2.0, beta 2 is great.
I'm going to continue to use the watch, and I am at peace finally knowing that I over paid for a first generation product, that isn't as useful as I had hoped. As a tech jukie, my next move will likely be a Note 5, and version 2 of the Moto 360. Until then, I am content.
Then two weeks later bought it back to give it another chance. I have been using it for after a few months I can say the following:
1. I like being able to change bands, and coordinate with whatever your wearing.
2. Siri doesn't seem to work very well for me. Everytime I say "Hey Siri" nothing happens.
3. I like the haptic feel. It could be a little stronger, but I like it.
4. Answered the phone once in a crowded place, and couldn't hear. That was a fail. My Android friends laughed at me, as they should have.
5. I like getting messages in meetings, makes it easier than looking at your phone.
6. The lack of watch faces is a joke.
7. I like the look and feel of the watch.
8. Battery life with 2.0, beta 2 is great.
I'm going to continue to use the watch, and I am at peace finally knowing that I over paid for a first generation product, that isn't as useful as I had hoped. As a tech jukie, my next move will likely be a Note 5, and version 2 of the Moto 360. Until then, I am content.
Just out of curiosity, which model did you buy?
One of the reasons I got the Sport is that I knew it would feel overpriced if I went for the SS. It helped that I liked the matte look of the Space Grey Sport better than the shiny look of the SS, but even if I had preferred the SS look, I don't think I would have paid extra for just the look.
I am considering returning my sport model I have had for a week. I just unpaired it from my iphone last night and packaged it back up. What am I supposed to do with the "Activity" app now? It would be nice if they added the ability in the future to do workouts an activity tracking using the iPhone.
3 days with my apple watch. For me it is prooved to be useless device with a lot of bugs, milanese SS goes back to the store. The worst Apple product I bought and the first I'm going to return. Nice concept with poor implementation. I missed couple SMS already. Omega is coming back 
This is my personal opinion only.
This is my personal opinion only.I returned mine because I was having a reaction to the sport band and I was having a hard time getting a response when I lifted my wrist to look at the watch face. I would have to flick my wrist several times for it to work. Other times, there was no issue. Other than that, I really liked the watch.
Think of the phone like hands free. Would you use hands free in a crowded restaurant?
I too find Hey Siri less than reliable and having to have the watch face lit up for it to work is limiting. However the digital crown access to Siri is reliable and otherwise Siri works well.
I too find Hey Siri less than reliable and having to have the watch face lit up for it to work is limiting. However the digital crown access to Siri is reliable and otherwise Siri works well.
Siri is my favorite feature. Do you turn your wrist a little like you are checking the time? I do that and then say "hey siri". You can also press the crown button twice. I use Siri a lot to set timers. For example, if I am cooking and don't want to forget what's on the stove if I leave the kitchen or just need to time something I say, "Hey Siri set a timer for xx minutes". Then the timer appears. It's a great feature! Not sure why you say there is a lack of watch faces. There are lots of them and each one can be customized with color and complications. Glad you are (sort of) liking the watch now!
I did the opposite ... returned my 42 for a 38! Also, the 42 was the Sport and the 38 is SS.
nice! i did the try on like 3 times at settled on the 38 ss, but a month and a half passed and i tried the 42 again, and decided to give it a shot, 3rd day with it now and i love it! 4mm makes a huge screen difference
Picked up an iPhone 5c and 42mm sport space grey yesterday on impulse as I saw that my local store had reservations available. My phone is currently a Nokia but that can easily go on eBay.
Will probably only use about 10% of the watch features but having mega fun playing with it and the iPhone. Not likely to be any new Apple kit this year so got to buy something!
Will probably only use about 10% of the watch features but having mega fun playing with it and the iPhone. Not likely to be any new Apple kit this year so got to buy something!
But will you not just become a watch watcher instead? Not sure I see the difference.
The tactic feedback is only known to me...how many times have you "heard" a phone buzz and everyone stops what they are doing to see if it is their phone?
It is more discreet in every way...assuming I choose to look at it each time something comes in.
It is more discreet in every way...assuming I choose to look at it each time something comes in.
After 10 days of testing I returned my Apple watch for the following reasons:
Dreadful battery drain on my iPhone 5S, with luck my phone would completely drain by 4:00 PM. Had battery tested at Apple Store, tested OK.
Required to frequently reboot both iPhone and watch to recover maping and alert capability. Also instructed my Apple Support continually re-pair watch to iPhone.
Slow response and loading delays with all third party applications. Apple promises a fix for this in 2.0.
I think that some of the stability issues will be improved by Watch 2.0 but I think that I will wait and see. If not resolved I can wait for the next Watch hardware version next year.
Dreadful battery drain on my iPhone 5S, with luck my phone would completely drain by 4:00 PM. Had battery tested at Apple Store, tested OK.
Required to frequently reboot both iPhone and watch to recover maping and alert capability. Also instructed my Apple Support continually re-pair watch to iPhone.
Slow response and loading delays with all third party applications. Apple promises a fix for this in 2.0.
I think that some of the stability issues will be improved by Watch 2.0 but I think that I will wait and see. If not resolved I can wait for the next Watch hardware version next year.
Do you feel ridiculous for giving up so soon, now that they are pushing the software so aggressively & Watch OS 2 seems to be able to transform it into a whole nother animal, that acts & performs completely different?
I bought a 42 SS BSB through in-store reservations, and it's going back a little later this week (once I have time). I do not feel ridiculous for giving up "so soon" - I would much rather wait until Watch OS 2 is released (which is well past my current return window), and for developers to make more robust apps/complications that I feel would be more useful.
As it stands, I don't get very many messages or emails per day (this is my personal, not work phone) so I don't have a bunch of notifications anyway. Most of the apps took a while to load since the phone was doing the heavy lifting, and the connection between watch and phone via Bluetooth wasn't strong enough to leave my phone charging about 20 feet away (living room to kitchen) - Siri did not work due to the weak signal. (Siri worked really well when the devices are in close proximity, but if I've gotta keep my phone in my pocket the whole time, whats the point?).
I though the analog watch face was too small on the 42mm model (just over 1 inch in diameter, vs 1.5" for my regular timepiece). The complications were nice, but ultimately other than calendar I felt it cluttered up the face. I disabled most of them and added them to glances instead.
Additionally, the activity rings made me feel beholden to the watch. In order to make sure I was filling the circles it'd be the first thing I put on in the morning and last thing I took off...its just a watch! Not wearing it now has a sense of freedom (I can sit on my butt as long as I'd like! Only 22 minutes of activity today? Totally cool!). Plus it didn't/couldn't track weightlifting so I never got much credit for that.
I did immediately purchase the first iPhone and happily kept it for 2 years (8 years ago today!), but I did not buy the first iPad since I felt it needed more time to mature (and iPad 2 was MUCH better than the 1st iPad, in my opinion).
So overall, I'm returning the Apple watch, though I do feel the wrist is "interesting" as Tim Cook put it, I don't think this first generation is quite there yet for me anyway. Hopefully Watch OS 2 makes it a bit more independent from the phone with apps/glances that load more quickly - but even then I still haven't found my "killer app" to keep it, which for most people is triaging messages & email.
I loved my Apple watch. But the less I used it, the more I wanted a new Xbox One instead. So last week I ebayed the watch and bought my Xbox. Frankly, I've already gotten much more use and enjoyment from the xbox than I did during 3 weeks with the Apple watch. It was never a question of whether the watch was useful, beautiful, and everything I wanted in a smart watch. It became a question of, do I really use it enough to justify the $550 I paid for it? Sure, it's a smartwatch not an iphone strapped to your wrist, it's "intended to be used briefly." But for $550 I want something I can use often, not briefly.
I look forward to the future of Apple watch and how the technology might grow and become more a part of everyday life. But for me it was just an expensive watch.
I look forward to the future of Apple watch and how the technology might grow and become more a part of everyday life. But for me it was just an expensive watch.
Much to my disappointment my watch will be going back, I bought it last Monday. The remote doesn't work as it just completely fails to pair. It won't work with my Macbook or my Apple TV. I took it into my local Apple Store and after while we were able to conclude that the watch is the problem - we paired the genius' watch quite easily. A repair order was created and I opted to just swap it out and a new one will arrive shortly and I'll send my dud back.
Ok, I got the watch about 12 days ago, I will be taking it back today. I was really excited to try it and it was pretty cool to show off for a few days. I will say that it did motivate me to get outside and take a walk or jog because it is always on my wrist and constantly reminding me to keep it up. So as a motivational tool it works very well. I really did enjoy it as I said before for the first few days but after a week I was just using to check my text messages and occasionally check the weather. The MAJOR problem being that it took way too long for the apps to open, especially third party like Fox News or ESPN. Sometimes it wouldn't load at all and would just go back to the home screen after trying for 20 seconds. It truly is slow. That alone makes it not worth a starting price at $349. Even if they make the next one faster, they are going to need to do a lot more then make it 10% faster and smoother. I told myself the max I would probably pay is $200 which is quite sad considering I was more than willing to put out $250 for the Moto 360 when that came out. I just mainly was not using it at all after the first week. I would go to bed with more than 60% battery because I just got some breaking news and texts on my watch and that was all I used it for. Don't get me wrong, it is very cool to get your messages and phone calls on your wrist if your phone is in your pocket for connivence, but I never answered a phone call (except to try it when I first got it) or answered a text message. I just found it easier to pull out my phone unless it was a quick Ok, yes, or no. Hell, last Sunday I did not wear it at all. Just simply sat on the charger all day. That's when I knew for sure it was going back and Apple would have to do a ton in the next one to get my future money.
Basic summary...it just didn't do enough and was not fast enough for me to justify the $400 price point.
Basic summary...it just didn't do enough and was not fast enough for me to justify the $400 price point.
Exactly my thought process too, you can buy so many other things with that money. I don't need a $400 text receiver.