Thank you, I was taken aback by that members comments. Absolutely wild. Cellular watches absolutely work as intended without a phone nearby. I wonder if that person even paid for the cellular plan…
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Top 5 Features Coming to the Apple Watch Ultra 3
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Blood pressure monitoring? Laughable. Measuring BP on an arm with one of the little machines is already complex and difficult enough, I can only imagine how accurate the AWU gestimation work will be. No, thanks. Blood pressure is too important to make it a gadget feature same with blood glucose. Bring back Blood oxygen measurement and give us decent wellness functions for sleep, recovery etc.
It’s literally been my experience with multiple Apple Watch Ultras. Maybe there’s a bug, but it’s effected me on two watches and like three phones
Apple Watches are ugly and tasteless but useful for sure. Been wearing one for many years despite its awful design. Let’s hope for improved battery life in the new watch.
Have the same issue. My watch gets notifications with a 5 minute delay on LTE when phone is not around or not at all in buildings where my phone has still some reception. Reception on a watch is just subpar. Cellular connectivity adds no real value in my opinion and is for sure not worth 10 bucks on a 140 dollar plan that I have.
I agree, unfortunately I still pay for it, because I’ve had times where I lost my phone, and needed to be able to at the least make calls
I’m hoping we’re hit with a few new shock and awe features. Fingers crossed. I’m ready to replace my non cellular AW with an ultra 2 or 3.
Two more and we can start a post “The top five articles about the top five features of the new Apple Watch?”
Two more and we can start a post “The top five articles about the top five features of the new Apple Watch?”
Perhaps Apple is choosing a new chip that will be a little bit faster but also save energy, thereby extending the battery life of their watches. 🤔
I use mine daily. When I walk I stream music, I take calls, and I reply to messages. (If I feel like it) Mostly, I stream music. I get Teams updates, HomeKit notifications, etc. I'm not sure it's worth it for everyone but I do use mine. Looking at the end of the month with all of that activity, I have barely used any data.
I had on many occasions that I lost connectivity when my phone was not nearby and I am on a cellular plan. And guess what... There are other bugs. For instance I am stuck with a home key on my watch which can't be removed or replaced for some reason.
what is with the lazy journalism....exact same article week after week!
Apple has two major issues for me: battery life and watch form factor. I get it that some folks like square watches. I like round watches. And I like 2 weeks or more on a battery with my Fenix 8.
Same here. I waited a few years before realizing Apple will probably never make a round watch, and I really dislike square watches. Then, my wife purchased an Apple Watch and I saw how dismal the battery life was. I couldn't handle worrying so much about having to keep it charged. So, I went with Garmin, starting with the Instinct and just recently getting a 51mm Fenix 8, which I love. Also, for my interests, I like the flexibility and features of the Fenix more, and of course, the great battery life.
Garmin does not offer any wearable devices with satellite connectivity. Their InReach series are handheld devices. I believe Apple will be first to market here (save for the $17,000 Breitling Emergency).