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Watch OS2 Update has ARRIVED!! What is your favorite features!
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It'll be when the internet slows down
I can't wait for improved performance on third party apps and glances in particular. they are just too slow.
Are they getting access to wifi as well, I.e. Phone is out of range, will it still be able to use 3rd party apps?
1.01 was a performance boost. Not sure why you wouldn't be on that. However the os2 will make that marginal boost moot. Native apps will greatly increase performance. The thing to wait to see is the battery life post update.
I understand why you are not excited about night stand mode in a way, but I also see why they did it the way they did. AMOLED screens have a relatively short life span, so running the display constantly could in the long run be a problem.I am excited for the update. (How about you?)
What I am most looking forward to is:
* The new watch faces
* custom complications
* native applications
* improved Siri
What's nice but I'm not excited about:
* more colorful sketches
* reply to emails
* add more friends
* transit information
* use more cards with Apple Pay
* activation lock
What I'm the least excited about or not looking forward to at all:
* The time travel feature
* nightstand mode
You people trashed the park during Riot Fest!
We absolutely did. I hate that they did it to another park.
Can't wait to finally use some app functionality beyond setting timers and dealing with notifications. The load times & glitches caused by app lag have been just silly so far, I've always preferred to pull out the phone until now (aside from for setting timers etc). Going from watchOS 1 to 2 feels like going from a beta to an actual released product, honestly...
I'm not complaining though, I've been happy with my Watch all along due to how cool it is regardless of the slow start in terms of app functionality And I'm really looking forward to seeing what developers can do with 3d party complications.
I'm not complaining though, I've been happy with my Watch all along due to how cool it is regardless of the slow start in terms of app functionality
And I'm really looking forward to seeing what developers can do with 3d party complications.
Can't wait to finally use some app functionality beyond setting timers and dealing with notifications. The load times & glitches caused by app lag have been just silly so far, I've always preferred to pull out the phone until now (aside from for setting timers etc). Going from watchOS 1 to 2 feels like going from a beta to an actual released product, honestly...
I'm not complaining though, I've been happy with my Watch all along due to how cool it is regardless of the slow start in terms of app functionality
I agree, just about the only third party app I've used with any regularity was Wunderlist to check off items from my grocery list as I shopped. Everything else took too long or was too cumbersome.
I definitely think OS 2 will make this feel more like the smart watch I wanted when I bought the device.
I'll be looking to update tomorrow. I have only downloaded one 3rd party app up until now so might try out a few of the native ones. The watch face enhancements will be fun to check out. Not OS related exactly but I'm eyeing a few of the new colored sport bands and will be interested to see how the available colors on the faces will look with them.
The new sports bands are already available. I got mine from UPS today.
I'll probably pick up a Midnight Blue band when I pick up my 6s+.
They need to add one more complication on the bottom for weather... or at least allow you to pick between date or weather. I live in Chicago where we sometimes have all 4 seasons in one day... so being able to check the weather constantly while I'm out or planning to go out is important to me.
(Just today the temperature went from 60 degrees in the morning to 82 by mid afternoon.. and this wasn't even one of the wild days.)
They need to add one more complication on the bottom for weather... or at least allow you to pick between date or weather. I live in Chicago where we sometimes have all 4 seasons in one day... so being able to check the weather constantly while I'm out or planning to go out is important to me.
(Just today the temperature went from 60 degrees in the morning to 82 by mid afternoon.. and this wasn't even one of the wild days.)
From what I understand from others' reviews, Dark Sky weather app is really great on the phone and watch, even on Watch 1.0.1. With fall and our rainy season coming up (...hopefully that is, I'm in Calif and we need it), it's one app that I'll be downloading soon. You might want to check it out so you get a weather alert for where you are.
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You can't set a particular glance as a default, but you can set it to resume last activity on screen raise. So if you were last looking at your music controls, when you raise your wrist your music controls will be there. But if you were looking at something else, you can't default it to always look at a specific glance or app except the watch face.