From your original post: “How hard can it be to keep a person on staff to spend an hr or so every few months sending out security updates to the AW4 every now and then?”
The answer is “Not hard, since that’s what they already do.”
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watchOS 11 Allegedly Drops Support for Apple Watch Series 4, Series 5, and Original SE
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The answer is “Not hard, since that’s what they already do.”
This is not the same thing as dropping support. It will still pair with a phone, it will still work, it will still get security updates.
I update things on a very regular basis but 2 years as a recommendation is absurd.
I got a good deal on a gold stainless steel series 4 in 2020. It's still immaculate, running fine on the latest software and lasting all day, and I'm currently thinking I might just have the battery replaced when the time comes, if Apple still offer that for this model as and when!
this has been my experience too. almost everything i want from a wrist device, my fitbit did better. and everything i thought the apple watch would bring as an advantage turned out to be glitchy, fiddly, stuttery, and ultimately pointless in my day to day.
i know there are lots of people who love their apple watch, so for those of you, i'm happy. but in my experience, its been an absolute piece of junk thats barely worth the effort to keep charged. i'd go so far as to say it's the opposite of a halo product for me. using it has me wondering if apple knows what a good experience is anymore.
Funny how the Series 5 had a brand new SiP when Apple needed to sell them but now it actually had a recycled Series 4 SiP now that Apple wants to drop support. Apple Marketing 101
I wonder if the 2020 SE being dropped from iOS updates after 4 years is the reason why Apple posted last week that their devices will receive security updates for 5 years.
SE 2020 was on sale until 2022 so people who bought on in that year will be bummed.
Agreed - it's so slow and the "apps" are so limited it really didn't do much more than the fitbit anyway, and yet I had to charge it every night.
The only thing I genuinely liked about it was it was easier to do Apple Pay with it, I didn't have to awkwardly stare at it like a Face ID iPhone when paying for groceries or whatever. But that wasn't reason enough to deal with everything else I disliked about it.
I wonder what will happen with my watch 5 lte when I receive a RCS text without my phone nearby?
ok. can you bring the apple watch app to ipad? if you still need to ball and chain apple watch to iphone, require iphone for activation of apple watch. after that, let us manage apple watch on ipad if we choose to do so. thank you.
It’s official:
Apple said:
OS - watchOS 26
watchOS 26 brings a new design, Workout Buddy, and a wrist flick to dismiss notifications on Apple Watch so you can breeze through your day.
www.apple.com
It’s a little disappointing as my Watch SE still makes it through a day, even when that includes a few hours of workouts, having ~80% battery health. However, watchOS 10 added/created small performance nuisances. Examples include a second or two delay when activating Apple Pay and I need to spin the crown to update the exercise rings after switching to the Fitness app, at least most times. Nonetheless, I think, the watch will be okay for another year or two.
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Can't live without mine. Tells the time, date, weather, stores music, payments and loyalty cards, gathers data, used as an alarm, notifications, flashlight, pedometer etc. etc.
I am glad you like yours. I tried but just couldn't find a good use for the Watch for me. At least, not enough use to justify the price in terms of money and etc.
Oh damn! My kids still use cellular Apple Watch SE 1st gen. I usually 'cycle' through my Apple devices fast enough to not get left behind on updatesIt’s official:
OS - watchOS 26
watchOS 26 brings a new design, Workout Buddy, and a wrist flick to dismiss notifications on Apple Watch so you can breeze through your day.www.apple.com
I assume there will be no issues pairing iOS18 with a watch permanently stuck on watchOS 10? Might sound like a silly question but I've never been in this situation before. And upgrading to new cellular models for two kids is a $600 investment.
Once you get used to waking up with just a vibration on your wrist from Apple Watch... whew I could never go back to a traditional alarm!