Exactly. I’m convinced — it’s the only reason why useful features like notification grouping by app were actively and deliberately removed from iOS.
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What do you want in watchOS 5?
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EDIT: Are you, and the original poster, talking about notifying of disconnection from the phone? I thought he only wants to have notifications when his iPhone is out of range like leaving it in the car.
Yeah, that's what I meant (and what I interpreted the OP as saying). No worries, simple miscommunication
Actually, after I posted my reply I realized that maybe you were just being "snarky" about saying LTE AW could provide notifications, but it seems like you were genuinely thinking something else. hmm.. Perhaps I should try to impugn motives less...
YES!!! This is one of those times when it’s just GREAT to be wrong. Seems Apple finally listened! Native podcast App is included i WatchOS 5
I think there will be a lot of disappointment that others were expecting at least some additional implementation to the watch faces or at least standalone watch faces, but even I was partially shocked that we didn’t see any other type of watch faces besides the pride addition.
Partial seems to be how I feel too. Wasn’t expecting it even though rumors mentioned code pointing to new Watch faces. I guess we wait and see. Developers who maybe gave up on apps for the watch could possibly make some serious money for some cool Watch faces.
I do like the explorer face and modular. The pride does nothing for me and the SIRI face was useless to me. Maybe opening to third party apps will help.
I knew it! I knew that Podcast would come. Lots of good stuffs coming in 5. Can't wait!
Oh.. and Walkie Talkie
.. My wife wants Apple Watch just because of this! 
Hm, personally I thought the update feels rather lackluster and barebones. No further customization of watchfaces, 3rd party watchfaces or even any new watchfaces at all apparently. Not even any more of those dumb timelapse faces. No workout detection for walking, or auto-pause for walking workouts, and the only new workout type is...yoga? Wow ok!
Apple should be much more aggressive in improving wOS, but - as usual in big corporations - success breeds complacency.
Wow.. you seem to miss a lot of things. 1st there is also Hiking for new workout.
2nd, auto detection not only works for outdoor walking but indoor as well.
Now for all of my workouts I will never have to be worry about starting or ending it again. This is great!
& then, Podcasts at last
3 rd party app on Siri watch face
Shortcuts on Apple Watch.
Interactive Notifications
3rd party background music
Customizable Control Center
Pace Alert
Walkie Talkie
& my most favorite.. “Hey Siri” no more!
This is my most favorite watchOS update to date.
EDIT: comes to think of it, the only thing I can say I’m a bit disappointed that I don’t see in this OS is the lack of Activities voice feedback, otherwise it will be perfect.
EDIT2: I’m curious where the elevation gain data of Hiking will come from? iPhone? Pretty sure this is hinting at elevation sensor in new Watch.
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Basically none of the stuff you listed is amongst what interests me, while the stuff I mentioned is.
I didn't see autodetection of walk workouts mentioned in the keynote, but if it's in there then yes, that is a good addition. Now if it would also auto-pause when I need to stop to tighten my shoelaces or at street crossings it would be even better...
Possibly, this is sort of akin to blowing into a NES cartridge edge connector - IE the action itself is basically meaningless; that it still achieves the desired result is entirely coincidental...
There's no particular reason sweat should interfere with the pulse sensor, as although water does absorb lower frequency light more strongly than higher (which is why large bodies of water appear blue in color), a thin sheet of liquid water is not opaque to green/IR light. If it was, light from the sensor LEDs could not penetrate our skin to reach capillaries and make it back to the photodetector devices of the pulse sensor... Also, people sweat - and especially when exercising - so an exercise device which was rendered impotent by a physical response to the exercising it is supposed to monitor would be useless.
Maybe shaving any hairs on your arm under the sensor might help, as it would both improve skin contact and also reduce light blockage by said hairs; both leading to increased signal strength from the sensor...
Interesting. Strange though that Apple wasn't more thoughtful when building their APIs in the first place, making this the default way of function. *shrug*
It could well be a placebo effect, but water does refract light, so I think there's something too it! I imagine it may also be to do whatever algorithm is taking the analog readings of the light sensor and trying to figure out 'beat' vs 'non-beat' may have a higher confidence threshold than other fitness trackers on the market, so it will give a more accurate reading but at the expense of discarding poor readings.
I think watchOS 1 was rushed out the door to be honest.
PODCAST app... AWESOME!
That's the best thing about Watch OS5 for me. Honestly though, they probably could have released it earlier. Although the way the PODcast system works via itunes and on your phone is really clunky. They really need to streamline it.
Everything else is good and they seem to be refining the way the watch works, except for watch faces...
Why wouldn't they release any new watch faces with the New OS? Surely they will.
I got no problem with Apple releasing a Pride watch face, but like the Mickey and Toy Story faces, they target a smallish demo. They could have released 2 or 3 in the WWDC and everybody would have been happy. But nart, they put out one lousy face.
It's not like they've already exhausted the possibilities. In fact it's quite pathetic how few watch faces Apple offer and the piddling amount of change we can make to them. I was shocked when I got the phone a few months back and found out about this. It just seems super lazy from Apple. I really don't get it.
So come on Apple, release a few more watch faces. It can't be that difficult.
That's the best thing about Watch OS5 for me. Honestly though, they probably could have released it earlier. Although the way the PODcast system works via itunes and on your phone is really clunky. They really need to streamline it.
Everything else is good and they seem to be refining the way the watch works, except for watch faces...
Why wouldn't they release any new watch faces with the New OS? Surely they will.
I got no problem with Apple releasing a Pride watch face, but like the Mickey and Toy Story faces, they target a smallish demo. They could have released 2 or 3 in the WWDC and everybody would have been happy. But nart, they put out one lousy face.
It's not like they've already exhausted the possibilities. In fact it's quite pathetic how few watch faces Apple offer and the piddling amount of change we can make to them. I was shocked when I got the phone a few months back and found out about this. It just seems super lazy from Apple. I really don't get it.
So come on Apple, release a few more watch faces. It can't be that difficult.
Well tomorrow at the earliest; the conference is still over a full day away at the time of posting this.