for the same reason that there are people getting a nee iPhone every year or those who upgrade their AW every year, because they can and want to ... to each their own
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Will you buy an AW Ultra 2
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I would say it absolutely was about battery life, there’s no getting away from that.
I wasn’t asking why those sorts of people do it, I’m well aware they exist on forums like this.
I have a AWU love it. I’m set until there are new sensors like hydration monitoring or something else. A black version might entice me to look into it but I will probably stick With the one I have.
I would love a hydration sensor. I tried out the Aura strap for the Apple Watch and the smallest size was still too big for my small wrist, so I had to return it. I use my Withings scale to see my hydration score.
It’s one thing that would really make a difference in my daily life.
Also reading your signature nice to see that there are other people out there with as much apple stuff as me.
Yes I love Apple products and hope to add my first MacBook next year. A hydration score would be beneficial to me as I struggle to drink 64oz+ of water everyday. I even went so far as to buy 3 different Hidrate bottles to measure the amount of water that I consume from drinking tea, soda, and iced coffee when I drink something other than water.
A hydration sensor would be a great addition to Apple Watch! If that happens in between my upgrade cycles it's bound to make me break the schedule and buy that year.
Nope. AW improvements are so much more slower these days. I upgraded from series 5 to ultra and it was an awesome upgrade I felt. Upgrading to awultra 2 would just be wasting money. I want to wait at least ultra 4 before I consider upgrading and it better be able to stand alone without a phone!
battery is still great on my ultra. Hoping this last at least 4 years.
battery is still great on my ultra. Hoping this last at least 4 years.
If you feel thirsty, you are already dehydrated. The trick is to not be thirsty and therefore stay hydrated.
I was planning on buying the Ultra 2 but just got a call from my local Rolex dealer that my Submariner Date is available after waiting on the list for 14 months.
There are a few approaches that are already at or close to watch size with refinement. Here's one method: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9401113/
Thirst reaction can be somewhat delayed especially during physical exertion or in extreme temperatures. There can also be a false sense of refreshment just from the act of drinking, even if you don't drink enough (or drink something that's not going to help hydrate). The watch could potentially provide more advance warning and recommend rough amounts of water to drink to get back into the desired range based on how dehydrated you are, age, weight, gender, ambient temperature, etc.
From what I've read (not saying it's necessarily true, probably more research needed), but dehydration is already accurately trackable with miniaturized technology that can fit in a watch, but in conjunction with glucose monitoring and blood pressure monitoring both dehydration and rehydration are trackable and even more accurate - so if Apple Watch offers those functions someday when they get small enough, hydration tracking could become even better.
I struggle to consume even 64oz of water a day. The hydration sensor on my scale alerts me before I get dehydrated. I also work outdoors in all forms of weather, so I feel a hydration sensor is nice to have. It also would be nice to have an alert on my wrist to alert me when I need to consume more water to bring my hydration levels up. I‘m a letter carrier and work when the heat index is in the 100’s, and though I consume water and use electrolytes, I still end up dehydrated.
Does the hydration sensor have the ability to infer when you might be hydrated, or is it more like the waterminder app, which simply notifies you to drink water at regular intervals and lets you track your water intake?
My scale gives me a percentage of my hydration level. That in turn tells me to drink as much water as I can for the day.
As an UW 1 owner, probably not. I imagine the Apple trade in on these devices isn't going to be great. The health on my Apple Watch Ultra is still 100%.
What would make me upgrade? 1.5x-2x battery life. I can get 73+ hours easy on my Ultra. That and/or significant new health features.
What would make me upgrade? 1.5x-2x battery life. I can get 73+ hours easy on my Ultra. That and/or significant new health features.
First, let me say I have a great respect for letter carriers, and other people who do jobs with a big physical component like that. I know I wouldn't last an hour in such jobs! And I can see how it'd be important to stay hydrated in such a job.
But when you say you struggle to drink 64oz a day, why is that? How do you know that's the right amount of water to drink? And forgive me if I'm thinking too simplistically, but if I had a goal to drink 8 cups of liquid a day, which is what Google tells me is 64oz, I'd simply set up a schedule of drinking a cup 8 times a day, at pre-set intervals. Like, 1 cup when I wake up, another cup with breakfast, 1 cup around 10, 1 cup with lunch, 1 cup around 3, another around 5, 1 cup with dinner, and 1 before bed. This might be simpler for me, because I work in office or from home, so I can just get a drink any time I want. Is your difficulty that you are working outside, delivering letters, so it's hard to take regular drink breaks? Or are there other reasons?
Thank you. Yes it’s hard to take regular drink breaks because of delivering the mail. I have a hidrate water bottle that track the amount of water I’m drinking and sync it to the health app. We’re expected to finish our routes at a certain time, and we also have to take work from another route to have all mail and packages delivered. I drive the little mail trucks and those do not have AC in them. The temperature can get anywhere from 10+ degrees hotter than the outside temperature. I have found myself drinking water with 2-3 liquid iv packets mixed in, in rotation with plain water and I still find myself almost dehydrated after drinking close to 90oz of water. I try to hurry up and finish my assignment, so that I can go home and feel some AC. If I had a stationary job, drinking water at intervals would not be so hard.
I picked up an iPad Air 4 on sale recently to replace my iPad 9 so my annual toy budget is pretty slim. If the Ultra 2 is largely the same as the Ultra I may now hold off and see what next years watch brings.
All the same, super excited to see what Apple delivers for the Ultra 2.
All the same, super excited to see what Apple delivers for the Ultra 2.
Good for you.
I haven’t gotten any new Apple products this year except for a 2m TB4 cable for my ASD, so, theoretically… my lust for the 15PM has dropped very very low at this point, so for now I’m holding my desires for another 8 days and 2 hours to actually learn about specs…
I'm there too. I think I have to see the announcements and what's actually on-offer this year before I call it one way or the other
Grats on the iPad Air purchase! They're a huge step up from the base model. The laminated screen alone is worth it IMHO.
I’m more excited for the iPhone 15PM than a new ultra. I love my ultra and am not worried about a new version launching. I kept my S4 form4 years before upgrading to the Ultra, so I know I can hold onto this Watch for 4 years.