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What is the number 1 app you would recommend to anyone who wears an Apple Watch?
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There’s a great app called Libby.
You connect it to your library (I’ve joined two) and you can lend books/magazines/newspapers/audiobooks for free.
If what you want is already on loan, you can reserve it. But they usually have a number of copies.
It’s a great app.
Thanks TCR. I read or listen to many books every year, and the majority come from Libby (formerly OverDrive). The problem is that Libby does not have an app for the watch. I discovered a hack to download Libby audiobooks once, but they have since defeated it. The problem is that I don't want to run with my phone, so I can only listen to audiobooks through Audible or Apple Audiobooks, since they have a watch app. Fortunately, I don't have to purchase too many audiobooks since I mostly listen to podcasts.
Y’all can also get digital library cards from any library in your area/state and get access to them on Libby, no need to show up to the library and get a physical card to get the library card number.
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Whoa! As a retired professional librarian I don't believe this information is either accurate or legal. Public libraries are funded by the taxpayers in their local, their own, community. Yes, digital resources are available to legitimate library card holders who live or own property within the community that the library serves.
I would be very, very surprised if someone from outside the relevant jurisdiction can simply jump online and "get digital library cards from any library of your choice".......
Please check your facts through reliable sources before making such a pronouncement on MR or any other public website/discussion forum.
I would also add wallet.
ApplePay and other things stored in Wallet allows you to go phone free (for the most part)
Especially nice when going to the gym (membership card via wallet, GymKit integration), shopping (almost everyplace takes contactless payments), HomeKey/CarKey, even Disney World.
Not true, many libraries allow borrowing privileges, albeit they might be limited, to out of area residents.
For example, my library in Lockport NY allows any NY resident to get a card ($40/year) but I think there are limits as to how many items you can borrow; at least physical media, not sure about digital.
As funding sources become more local I think you'll see more and more libraries do this.
Interestingly, I did exactly this when I obtained a digital membership to the Manchester Library (at the time, Library membership provided access to the online version of the OED), all completely legitimate and above board. I do not live in and never have lived in Manchester.
Whilst MR is predominantly a US-based forum, it is not exclusively so.
So y’all had access to Libby anyway by doing this method?
Many libraries also have full online databases that you can access.
That's been my experience too. You do need to live in-state, show up in-person and present identification, but can then pay a recurring annual fee for a non-resident library card.
Agreed. In any case, at least at my local library system in NY, you have to show up in person and present some proof of residency. I really doubt there are a lot of library systems that will just let you shop around randomly if you aren't a resident.
edit: Not sure if people are aware, but unlike with physical books, a library has to pay the book publisher each time an e-book is checked out. With physical books they buy a copy once and loan it out until it falls apart or gets pulled out of circulation. Ebooks, for whatever reason, have a totally different model. So it's easy to see why a library wouldn't want random non-residents to be using Libby/Overdrive to check things out. It costs them money and impacts the books' availability to their local taxpayers who are funding the library to begin with.
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There used to be quite a few libraries that would issue a digital library card, but that has declined significantly. Besides my hometown library (Fort Worth), I have digital cards from Broward County library (Florida) and Harris County library (Houston).
COVID was a big thing with digital library cards.
Back to the topic: Man, I love PeakWatch! After watching the YT video it was a game changer for my fitness strategies. It also combines my data from Peaks, Plant Nanny (water tracking) and other apps to estimate my 'body battery' for how much energy I possess and everything in between.
Also has its own achievements like the Activity app on iPhone.
So, I am an avid bicyclist who loves trail biking. I have found this app called All Trails which I have found to be very informative in not only laying the trail out for you, but to see what fellow users who have travelled on this trail have to say about it. I use it on my watch as I am riding.
To respond to the OP, I have to say that the question reminds me that for me, there is no ‘number 1 app.’ It’s a number of them that work very, very well; and, ultimately, the combination of them being readily available that makes the AW such a great piece of tech.
When I’m driving, having Maps on my wrist is great. When I’m paying for something, Apple Pay on the Watch is great. When I’m working out, Workout is great. When I’m cooking, Timers is great. When I want to check my Blood Oxygen, that is great as well. And so forth.
I honestly couldn’t pick a Number 1, because the one that I’m using at the time is Number 1. It’s the combination of these apps and more that keep an AW on my wrist all day, every day.
When I’m driving, having Maps on my wrist is great. When I’m paying for something, Apple Pay on the Watch is great. When I’m working out, Workout is great. When I’m cooking, Timers is great. When I want to check my Blood Oxygen, that is great as well. And so forth.
I honestly couldn’t pick a Number 1, because the one that I’m using at the time is Number 1. It’s the combination of these apps and more that keep an AW on my wrist all day, every day.