Watch has no storage after all?

[Noble Actual]

I remember in the last event they mentioned something about fitness and music they said you had to keep the iPhone close to the Watch to control the music.

Say I wanted to go the gym at my apartment. Do I still need to take my iPhone with me?

Can the Watch only control music through Bluetooth or can it do Wi-Fi as well?

 

[Flow39]

You can store music on the Watch so you don't need your phone to listen to music.

 

[Noble Actual]

You can store music on the Watch so you don't need your phone to listen to music.

There's storage on the Watch? They didn't mention it in the event though...

I'm checking the site, I don't see where it has the specs besides the watch size and bands.

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Features listed on Apple site.

Digital Crown
Retina display with Force Touch
Heart rate sensor, accelerometer, and gyroscope
Ambient light sensor
Speaker and microphone
Wi‑Fi (802.11b/g/n 2.4GHz)
Bluetooth 4.0
Up to 18 hours of battery life1
Water resistant2

No where does it state that the Watch has storage to store music...or anything.

 

[grantsdale]

There's storage on the Watch? They didn't mention it in the event though...

I'm checking the site, I don't see where it has the specs besides the watch size and bands.

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Features listed on Apple site.

Digital Crown
Retina display with Force Touch
Heart rate sensor, accelerometer, and gyroscope
Ambient light sensor
Speaker and microphone
Wi‑Fi (802.11b/g/n 2.4GHz)
Bluetooth 4.0
Up to 18 hours of battery life1
Water resistant2

No where does it state that the Watch has storage to store music...or anything.

It has to have some storage.


I'm interested in this too... do I need my phone when I run with the watch or not? Originally it was said the phone is needed for GPS and basically everything else. Now I'm not sure.

 

[Runt888]

It has to have some storage.


I'm interested in this too... do I need my phone when I run with the watch or not? Originally it was said the phone is needed for GPS and basically everything else. Now I'm not sure.

You only need to bring your phone if you want GPS data.

 

[grantsdale]

You only need to bring your phone if you want GPS data.

So you need to bring your phone. Thanks. I'll buy a Garmin.

 

[Runt888]

So you need to bring your phone.

If you want GPS data.

 

[JackieInCo]

If you want GPS data.

And if you want to be able to receive calls and texts. You need that phone.

 

[swarmster]

A little concerned that this feature is such a low priority to Apple that it isn't even considered a spec. For the record, Watch page currently says:

"Control the music on your iPhone. Or leave your iPhone at home and listen to your favorite synced playlist right from Apple Watch using wireless Bluetooth headphones."

My only interest in the Watch is as a water-resistant, wireless iPod. Two press conferences later we still don't know how much music it can hold, or how it syncs.

 

[Lennyvalentin]

Two press conferences later we still don't know how much music it can hold, or how it syncs.

Easily enough for a run for sure. Even one long enough to kill you.

Synching might be done via the Watch app on your phone, seeing as you manage Watch apps from there. Itunes could probably do it as well, I'm guessing.

If Spotify (or such) comes out for the Watch, you'd manage its music through that app.

 

[swarmster]

Easily enough for a run for sure. Even one long enough to kill you.

Synching might be done via the Watch app on your phone, seeing as you manage Watch apps from there. Itunes could probably do it as well, I'm guessing.

If Spotify (or such) comes out for the Watch, you'd manage its music through that app.

If I have to sync it (via methods unknown) after every run (because it only holds enough music for one), then I need to factor that into my purchasing decision. But they've left it a mystery.

 

[Spartans123]

Will Music app have radio?

 

[lakaiordie]

no storage.

 

[Runt888]

no storage.

Incorrect.

http://www.apple.com/watch/built-in-apps/ - scroll down to music.

 

[tgwaste]

They probably didn't mention storage because its probably really low. This is worrisome for sure at ANY price range.

 

[Yr Blues]

Incorrect.

http://www.apple.com/watch/built-in-apps/ - scroll down to music.

"Control the music on your iPhone. Or leave your iPhone at home and listen to your favorite synced playlist right from Apple Watch using wireless Bluetooth headphones."

I wonder how much memory we'll get for music.

 

[fitshaced]

There has to be storage but I wonder does it compress music to lower quality in order to fit in an average sized library.

 

[swarmster]

There has to be storage but I wonder does it compress music to lower quality in order to fit in an average sized library.

iTunes has the ability to compress music automatically when it syncs, and can even shuffle your library with each sync, but we have no idea whether the Watch interfaces with iTunes at all.