If they wanted they probably would have made the MacBook Pro port-less entirely for that 'seamless' design. I know Jobs wanted to avoid the 'cutout' on the iPhone 4 but it was technologically impossible, no way to reality-distort that.
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If they wanted they probably would have made the MacBook Pro port-less entirely for that 'seamless' design. I know Jobs wanted to avoid the 'cutout' on the iPhone 4 but it was technologically impossible, no way to reality-distort that.
To be able to choose if you want alerts on just your watch, phone or both. I don't always feel my watch vibrate or hear it ding and I miss texts all the time since my phone doesn't ring/ding while wearing my watch.
It’s definitely an interesting concept, but I question how much ‘health technology’ Apple can implement into the current trend what the Apple was is now with the current 18hr rating for the lithium ion battery. I suspect when new health sensors are introduced, the battery life rating needs to stay sustained or be improved to support the health advancements.
I would like to see a completely new form factor with bigger screen and a completely customizable watch face.
More battery life, native sleep tracking app and any additional feature linked to health and sport would be also more than welcomed.
More battery life, native sleep tracking app and any additional feature linked to health and sport would be also more than welcomed.
This would be nice. I put my watch on DND often because I'm home and still wearing my watch but want to hear my phone beep vs my watch vibrate while I'm doing stuff around the house.
First and foremost I would like to see a drastic increase in battery life. That is also what I voted.
Second: more sensors / biometrical data would surely be a good thing.
Third: even better data presentation with a Mac / iPad app that is automatically kept in sync and allows deeper data analysis.
Fourth: thinner. Yes, I know, this can be argued about and thinner is not always better, furthermore it is somewhat contradictory to my first and second request. But even though it is designed really well, I still think the watch is a little bit bulky and sometimes messes with tight shirt sleeves.
Second: more sensors / biometrical data would surely be a good thing.
Third: even better data presentation with a Mac / iPad app that is automatically kept in sync and allows deeper data analysis.
Fourth: thinner. Yes, I know, this can be argued about and thinner is not always better, furthermore it is somewhat contradictory to my first and second request. But even though it is designed really well, I still think the watch is a little bit bulky and sometimes messes with tight shirt sleeves.
International roaming! I live in Sweden, constantly visiting Norway where my wife comes from, and Denmark is 20 kilometres away from home. I go to Germany quite often too.
I’d love to leave my private phone at home or in the car when on business trips abroad, just carrying my company phone and dealing with the private texts and calls on the Watch!
I’d love to leave my private phone at home or in the car when on business trips abroad, just carrying my company phone and dealing with the private texts and calls on the Watch!
I thought this is already possible? When I force touch inside the message app, I get the option to start a new message
iPad 2 to iPad 3 is a great analogy. Although I think they will sell the S5 for more than 6 months.
not dependent on iphone
apple watch being universal to all platforms and existing Apple OS devices (iPAD, MAC, etc)
touch id screen or crown
apple watch being universal to all platforms and existing Apple OS devices (iPAD, MAC, etc)
touch id screen or crown
More control over watch faces. I sort of bought my series 5 out of the blue last week. Never had one before, but I’m shocked that the watch faces are ‘exclusive’ to certain models and that there isn’t a built in way to just make your own. I’m half contemplating it returning it, but I do enjoy it as a time piece. That said I am not interested in the health features at all so far. And it bugs me there’s no way to have a step count ring in the activity, which is honestly the only health thing that interests me, and my phone does better on its own.
Based on the reactions to my above post, I hope that's not what folks actually want from a new Apple watch lol! That was the Samsung Gear S. I still have mine, but stored away in its box. Battery took a dump a year or so back, charging cradle is busted too. A good reason I refuse to own any cellular smartwatch of any brand. The battery in the Gear would be dead in 2-4 hours if you dared stream Spotify over cellular. Even offline music only gave you a 5-6 hour life. Standby was a day at most.
As for the 'exclusive' watch faces. I wish I had done more research. I bought a Series 3 first and the demo unit for it was in front of the large picture of a watch sporting the Infographic face--what actually drew me to wanting the watch initially. I felt like a total idiot when I asked folks how to find/download that "face in that photo" and they told me it was on the Series 4 instead.
So hoping the 4 would get discounted in 2020, I had decided to wait. But I later found out the 4 got discontinued and all remaining stock was GONE. So I ended up having to buy the more expensive 5 to get that face in the end. Good news is I at least have a backup should my Series 5 one day die.
As for the 'exclusive' watch faces. I wish I had done more research. I bought a Series 3 first and the demo unit for it was in front of the large picture of a watch sporting the Infographic face--what actually drew me to wanting the watch initially. I felt like a total idiot when I asked folks how to find/download that "face in that photo" and they told me it was on the Series 4 instead.
So hoping the 4 would get discounted in 2020, I had decided to wait. But I later found out the 4 got discontinued and all remaining stock was GONE. So I ended up having to buy the more expensive 5 to get that face in the end. Good news is I at least have a backup should my Series 5 one day die.
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More battery. It was a step back from the S4. Make it as good as the S3 and I would definitely get one.
To really put the Garmin Fenix outdoor watches to pasture, Apple needs to improve battery life on the future apple watches. Daily charges won't do it!!
I suspect with more health advancements, that will be more physically taxing on the battery, and Apple will likely continue to increase the battery life as needed. Hopefully that doesn’t result in making the watch ‘thicker’, even though the ‘S’ series processors are becoming more efficient in terms of managing the battery/power draw.
I’m honestly confused where all the battery comments are coming from. I havent gone under 50 percent in a 14 hour day yet. Granted i dont have a cellular model, but it seems odd to me that my battery seems so good when i see all these complaints.
Well I mean it doesn't look bad IMHO, but it could definitely get better if it got the "Apple treatment" like thinner bezels, better battery life, changeable straps, better/nicer UI ... A lot of folks out there have been asking for 50mm AW and the curved design would make it accessible to smaller wrists. AW is already embracing its gadget nature - i.e. squarish design rather than round shape - so they might as well go full-gadget. Fanboys will hate the change for the first couple years but they'll learn to love it in time!
I think the considerations that other members fail to mention, is depending what their settings are. (I.e. Brightness/haptic sensation/‘hey Siri’/ volume adjustments all play a role at affecting the battery.) Those are just a few examples, not to mention any third-party apps that might cause any type of rogue draining in the background, which is also very common.
When the Gear S came out, folks hated the heck out of it--even the Android set. They said 'who the heck wants a full on smartphone on the wrist?'
I think it was in the end a bigger flop than the original Galaxy Gear was. It tried to do far too much. The bands couldn't be swapped either, and the charge cradles broke a ton.
One thing I preferred about them though was the one-key for all. It only had one button. Anyone remember the old Nokia 5100-series phones? the Navi Key? That's what it kinda did. It turned it on/off, went to the home screen, called up the voice assitant, pulled up recent apps, and ended calls. I wish Apple would ditch the crown and have just one side button.
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- Better battery life. It doesn't need 10 days or something dramatic, but enough to accommodate my regular workout schedule and keep charged with being put on the charger while in the shower a couple of times/day.
- Better GPS. Your mileage may vary, but I found it to be poor. It runs long and tracks poorly.
- Better Data Industrial Complex. It's really not far off here, but it could use attention from athletes, not exercisers. We can coexist.
- PulseOx. I can see where some might find it useful, to me it just eats the battery. No way this watch can handle it without a major battery upgrade.
- Glucose monitoring. This would actually be awesome, I just don't need it.
- Blood Pressure: Sounds like a good thing but blood pressure is more sensitive than I used to think. I know from experience, both from watching nurses administer it, and myself doing it at home, that there can be a significant difference between doing it rock-solid right and cowboying it up. Better to get an Omron, set it for 3 reads, don't take a measurement after eating, empty the bladder, spend the 5 minutes relaxing and then doing it.
- Watch faces.
- Looks.
This is mine also. Take Infograph Modular instead of the large center portion being dedicated to a complication I would just like a large digital time in the middle with complications above and below. Seems so simple but you can't do it.
Plus during a workout your heartbeat is continually being recorded. That can be another battery drain.