Two questions about notifications for the AW

[Matth3w]

Not sure if you have seen a video I haven't or not...but I have two questions that my purchase hinges on.

1) Will you be able to have a text preview disabled on the watch? Example...I'm at work, I'm in a meeting, and receive a text from my wife that's either a) sexually inappropriate or b) something that says something negative about someone I work with (like are you in a meeting with that b*tch right now?) that could get me in trouble..this is the reason I stopped using the Pebble. There was no way to just say "text message: John/Jamie/etc"

2) What happens when you have both the phone and watch on and you are actively using the phone? Do you receive two notifications? I feel like that could be pretty annoying (despite small)

 

[PeterRollback]

I agree with number 2, when I had my pebble, it was so annoying when I was using my phone and constantly would get tweets, Instagram likes, messages and chat messages at the same time. I hate having to get double the notifications ugh. But yea I hope they can handle this pretty well.

 

[Patriot24]

My guess is that there are granular controls to disable Long Looks and previews.

By default, all notifications are Short Looks that simply say "you have a message from this person". If you continue looking at it, it will switch to the Long Look with the preview. So, disable Long Looks or simply put your wrist down as to not trigger the LL with preview.

 

[Matth3w]

Ok. I'm also trying to figure out if I can get the space black and LATER if I like it enough, buy the black link bracelet separately, but it's not listed on the page with bands by itself...so that means it will never be sold that way??

 

[Patriot24]

Ok. I'm also trying to figure out if I can get the space black and LATER if I like it enough, buy the black link bracelet separately, but it's not listed on the page with bands by itself...so that means it will never be sold that way??

As far as we know, Apple is not planning on selling the space black link bracelet separately. You may be able to purchase one from a reseller or find a suitable 3rd party solution.

 

[kybldmstr]

For #2 is probably works the same way using a Mac and iPhone does. If I'm texting someone on my Mac then my phone will stay silent and not buzz every time I get a message. My best guess is that if using your iPhone and answering messages then your watch will not keep buzzing.

 

[Multiverse223]

They've already said if you're actively using the phone you will not get any notifications on the watch.

Apple has worked on it for 3 years. I'm pretty sure they've thought of everything concerning notifications.

 

[docprego]

They've already said if you're actively using the phone you will not get any notifications on the watch.

Apple has worked on it for 3 years. I'm pretty sure they've thought of everything concerning notifications.

I hope this is true. They really need to implement this across ALL iOS and OS X devices. It wouldn't be that difficult to send notifications only to the currently active device or Watch if none other are active.

 

[Multiverse223]

I hope this is true. They really need to implement this across ALL iOS and OS X devices. It wouldn't be that difficult to send notifications only to the currently active device or Watch if none other are active.

They actually already do it (or try to). The most recently active/currently active device should receive notifications shortly before other devices go off. If you view the notification quickly, the other devices do not get the notification. However, the watch should work differently than this, as the watch being on your wrist whilst you are actively using your phone means there would be no need to send a notification to the watch even if you didn't view it on the phone quickly. The reason it still sends out notifications to other devices besides the most recently used device, is because you may have sat the PST recently used device down, moved to another device, and didn't see the notification on the recently used device, thus you still need the notification to quickly come through on all other devices, as there may be a closer device now. Sorry if this was confusing, not sure how to put it.

 

[KauaiBruce]

I believe one of the settings tells it to show you have a notification of a specific type but you have to touch it to open and read it. That would save embarrassment. It WILL be nice to NOT see notifications on the watch if using the phone. I agree that it is a pain to have the pebble get them while reading them on the phone.

 

[Night Spring]

Ok. I'm also trying to figure out if I can get the space black and LATER if I like it enough, buy the black link bracelet separately, but it's not listed on the page with bands by itself...so that means it will never be sold that way??

Well, I hesitate to say never, but for now, we have to assume we won't be able to purchase the black link band by itself. Also, the only way you can buy the space black watch is with a link band -- it's not offered with any other band. Unless you are thinking of the Space Grey aluminum watch, which comes with a black sports band.

 

[Lloydbm41]

Not sure if you have seen a video I haven't or not...but I have two questions that my purchase hinges on.

1) Will you be able to have a text preview disabled on the watch? Example...I'm at work, I'm in a meeting, and receive a text from my wife that's either a) sexually inappropriate or b) something that says something negative about someone I work with (like are you in a meeting with that b*tch right now?) that could get me in trouble..this is the reason I stopped using the Pebble. There was no way to just say "text message: John/Jamie/etc"

2) What happens when you have both the phone and watch on and you are actively using the phone? Do you receive two notifications? I feel like that could be pretty annoying (despite small)

You do know that the SDK and associated programmer's guide for the Apple Watch are on Apple's website?
Link: https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/documentation/General/Conceptual/WatchKitProgrammingGuide/AppleWatchProgrammingGuide.pdf

From page 11:

Custom Interfaces for Local and Remote Notifications

Apple Watch works with its paired iPhone to display local and remote notifications. Initially, Apple Watch uses a minimal interface to display incoming notifications. When the user’s movement indicates a desire to see more information, the minimal interface changes to a more detailed interface displaying the contents of the notification. You can customize this detailed interface and add custom graphics or arrange the notification data differently from the default interface provided by the system.
Apple Watch provides automatic support for the actionable notifications introduced in iOS 8. Actionable notifications are a way to add buttons to your notification interface that reflect actions the user might take. For example, a notification for a meeting invite might include buttons to accept or reject the invitation. When your iOS app registers support for actionable notifications, Apple Watch automatically adds appropriate buttons to the notification interfaces on Apple Watch. All you need to do is handle the actions that the user selects. You do this in your WatchKit extension.

Additionally, here is the difference between a short look glance info vs long look (detailed view):

What are the differences between short-look, long-look, static and dynamic notifications?
Short-Look: A Short-Look notification is provided by the system. Similar to a notification banner you receive on an iPhone, you don’t have any control over a Short-Look notification. A Short-Look notification displays your app icon, app name and the title string from the notifications payload. When a notification arrives, a user sees the Short-Look notification. If the user raises their wrist, after a slight pause, the Short-Look notification will transition to the Long-Look notification.
Long-Look: A Long-Look notification can be either Static or Dynamic.
Static: A static notification includes a single label that is populated automatically using the notifications payload. You can create a static notification scene in your watch app’s storyboard, but can’t really customize it beyond changing the color of the sash and the title.
Dynamic: A dynamic notification requires you to subclass WKUserNotificationInterfaceController. It’s instantiated from your storyboard, and you can provide your own custom interface. Note that there are no guarantees a dynamic notification interface will be displayed. For example, if the watch’s batteries are low, the system may decide to show the static notification interface instead to preserve battery as they are less expensive to create.