They stated it wasn't going to be there until October.
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watchOS 10.1 Beta 2 Adds Support for Double Tap
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Its similar, like a version 2.0 of the previous feature though. Which is why everyone is saying its strange they act like this is a completely new, never before seen feature.
Sounds like she needs to calm down a bit.
You can't sue since they stated right in the presentation, "coming later".
I 100% agree 🤣
We wouldn't have either way. She was just annoyed that it was missing.
They love doing this... but also they are the best at double tapping too.. they sometimes just do what others have/or are doing, and just do it better. And because it works so well you'd think Apple were the first to do it.
True, but for whatever reason, it works great on my Series 7 stainless, but it's extremely unreliable on my Ultra. The ML stack on the Series 9 is most likely going to make it a lot more reliable.
I updated and started a timer and was able to pause and start it with a pitch effortlessly.
I also noticed that if you pinch from the home screen it brings up and goes through the Smart Stack. Pretty cool.
I did see that if there is an item where it does not work, it will bring up the pinch icon, shake, and give haptic feedback.
Now to see if this is friendlier on the battery than the assistive touch feature. When I enabled that, my battery declined faster.
I also noticed that if you pinch from the home screen it brings up and goes through the Smart Stack. Pretty cool.
I did see that if there is an item where it does not work, it will bring up the pinch icon, shake, and give haptic feedback.
Now to see if this is friendlier on the battery than the assistive touch feature. When I enabled that, my battery declined faster.
I don't believe it's as accurate as Double Tap will be. They use a different part of the SiP to do double tap. Don't worry, there'll be like a 100 videos on youtube showing the difference later today.
Pretty sure they stated that it requires the updated neural engine. Where are you seeing that it's capable of running on the older hardware?
Really like it so far.... just nice to dismiss notifications or reply via text without having to touch the watch.
From Apple:
This new double tap gesture is enabled by the faster Neural Engine in Apple Watch Series 9, which processes data from the accelerometer, gyroscope, and optical heart sensor with a new machine learning algorithm.
It can be done pretty subtly.... you don't have to make a big gesture. It's not a complete replacement for navigation, you just use it in a pinch for certain situations. Get it, pinch?!?!
I'm just glad i won't see people using their noses to tap their watches anymore. That as the worst! 🙃
I have been using it for awhile now, while I am sure it is better on the S9 it works about 95% of the time on my Ultra 1.
I see no reason to upgrade at this time.
I’ve been checking messages with the feature since I enabled it. It’s been pretty rock solid for me. But, that’s just me.
Apple should of highlighted that its just a better version of accessibility feature using the new features of the S9 chip etc... it would remove such criticism
Putting aside the innuendo of what Apple calls this feature, does anyone know if the watch gets double tapped if you use the middle finger to hit your thumb instead of the index finger? Using the middle finger seems more natural to me and less prone to repetitive stress issues.
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So when you invoke it, does it rely on your screen being awake in order to recognize? I tried it but since I keep my screen in low refresh mode unless I actually tap/press a button, this was pretty useless for me.