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Yay watchOS 7 fixes some of my annoyances w/the S5 always on: https://9to5mac.com/2020/08/17/watchos-7-speed-boost/ quote:Starting in watchOS 7 beta, Apple Watch Series 5 now lets you launch apps from complications on the watch face even when the display is inactive. This may sound like an extremely subtle change, but the impact on how responsive the watch feels is significant. quote:watchOS 7 does not address other always-on display opportunities like providing an API for always-on states for third-party apps or even expanding always-on mode to more built-in apps than just Workout.
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Thread-recommended tips for scratches? Got a full replacement under warranty (bad crown) like a week ago, and managed to scratch the poo poo out of the new one on a kitchen countertop just now  . I see lots of talk about this GLAZ stuff and like toothpaste online, wondering what people in here have experienced
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Minidust posted:Thread-recommended tips for scratches? Got a full replacement under warranty (bad crown) like a week ago, and managed to scratch the poo poo out of the new one on a kitchen countertop just now depends if its aluminium, stainless steel, ceramic or titanium
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Aug 23, 2020 03:49
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Yeast posted:depends if its aluminium, stainless steel, ceramic or titanium Aluminum, but it’s the screen that’s scratched which I shoulda specified!
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Aug 23, 2020 05:06
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Never accidentally rub your watch against a basement brick wall when you're moving into a new house  I'll eventually swap it using AppleCare+ down the road, but I really don't mind my watch getting scratched over years of wear and tear. Most of the scratches really only seem to occur on the outer edge of the display anyways.
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Aug 23, 2020 15:10
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Gay Retard posted:Never accidentally rub your watch against a basement brick wall when you're moving into a new house I am elbow deep in server racks a lot, so I grabbed this thing. I got a single gash from a server rail on my OG Moto 360 some years ago, and it put me in a sour mood every single time I looked at the thing. It works really well.
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Aug 23, 2020 15:39
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I bought the stainless steel watch specifically for the different display. Worth it.
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Aug 26, 2020 04:46
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is there a way to disable auto dnd when activating workouts? i forget constantly when riding my bike. also real pumped for bike directions in maps on watch in next os
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Aug 26, 2020 14:49
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Casual Encountess posted:is there a way to disable auto dnd when activating workouts? i forget constantly when riding my bike. (I’m guessing, anyway. Didn’t know this was a thing.)
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Aug 26, 2020 15:00
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Casual Encountess posted:is there a way to disable auto dnd when activating workouts? i forget constantly when riding my bike. fourwood posted:In Watch.app on the phone, General->Do Not Disturb->Workout Do Not Disturb That works if you want to disable automatic DND for all workouts. For just some workouts you can create a personal automation in Shortcuts. These screenshots are from iOS 14 but I made this on iOS 13 and worked fine except for the annoying notifications (“starting your automation....”) that can’t be hidden at the moment. But you don’t have to do anything, it just works.    I made this because the Apple Watch move goals are imo super unfair to people that live in countries that cycle as the #1 mode of transport. “For this month, move around 10km a day! Oh btw even though you cycle commute 20km a day we won’t count those as part of your goal.” So I said ok fine I’m just going to track literally every single time I walk even 20m because that’s dumb. Boris Galerkin fucked around with this message at 11:17 on Aug 27, 2020 |
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Aug 27, 2020 11:10
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Has anyone done a (slow) marathon-ish distance run or longer with their Apple Watch? I did a 3.5 hour run and my series 1 was about to die. Can I expect much longer from newer versions? In general, the battery is still quite good, like 1.5-2 days with my normal use, so I don't think the battery capacity is shot in mine. Just not sure whether I can reasonably expect to do 4+ hours of GPS and HR tracking from a full-fledged smartwatch or if I need to get a cheap Fitbit or something for that.
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Aug 28, 2020 02:02
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It might be able to last 4 hours. If you have LTE you’d definitely have to turn it off. Anything beyond that, not likely. Your basically have to start at 100 battery at the start line to have a chance. The battery is my biggest complaint about the AW in general (my personal 5 battery issues aside).
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Aug 28, 2020 02:29
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I did a 2 hour, 7 mile obstacle course last year (with GPS/LTE) and it just about killed my watch. I didn’t think of turning off LTE beforehand. For days like that I always carry a charge cable and a battery pack.
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Aug 28, 2020 02:39
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Boris Galerkin posted:That works if you want to disable automatic DND for all workouts. yeah this watch is loving stupid for bike stuff. in an ideal world i could just scan like an rfid tag mounted to my bike and it would just go into bike mode but that’s like 4 watch oses away
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Aug 28, 2020 02:43
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:It might be able to last 4 hours. If you have LTE you’d definitely have to turn it off. Anything beyond that, not likely. Your basically have to start at 100 battery at the start line to have a chance. The battery is my biggest complaint about the AW in general (my personal 5 battery issues aside). Yeah, about what I was thinking. Oh well. I'm happy with the battery except for this one situation.
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Aug 28, 2020 03:46
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sourdough posted:Has anyone done a (slow) marathon-ish distance run or longer with their Apple Watch? I did a 3.5 hour run and my series 1 was about to die. Can I expect much longer from newer versions? In general, the battery is still quite good, like 1.5-2 days with my normal use, so I don't think the battery capacity is shot in mine. Just not sure whether I can reasonably expect to do 4+ hours of GPS and HR tracking from a full-fledged smartwatch or if I need to get a cheap Fitbit or something for that. I ran a 4:24 marathon with the 5 non-LTE, 40mm (battery seems to be bigger on the 44mm or whatever the big size is) watch with my iPhone X along no problemo. Didn’t change anything about the AOD, too. Didn’t listen to music. I think I had something like 40-50% left but I don’t remember checking that, started out with 98/99 or so. Generally with a phone tethered it seems to drain 10% per hour while working out. Without a phone it should be just within the realm of possibility though (unless you get the Zetterberg Edition  )
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Aug 28, 2020 06:51
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sourdough posted:Has anyone done a (slow) marathon-ish distance run or longer with their Apple Watch? I did a 3.5 hour run and my series 1 was about to die. Can I expect much longer from newer versions? In general, the battery is still quite good, like 1.5-2 days with my normal use, so I don't think the battery capacity is shot in mine. Just not sure whether I can reasonably expect to do 4+ hours of GPS and HR tracking from a full-fledged smartwatch or if I need to get a cheap Fitbit or something for that. Worth looking at General > Workout Power Saving Mode in the Watch app? Haven't used it but seems like that's what it'd be there for
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Aug 30, 2020 19:17
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101 posted:Worth looking at General > Workout Power Saving Mode in the Watch app? Looks like that disables HR tracking unfortunately, so at that point might as well ditch the watch and use just my phone to track
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Aug 30, 2020 19:38
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sourdough posted:Looks like that disables HR tracking unfortunately, so at that point might as well ditch the watch and use just my phone to track Ah for some reason I thought it just polled less frequently. Not sure where I got that idea from
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Aug 30, 2020 20:59
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My dad has an Apple Watch S3 that he's had roughly since they came out (or maybe a little later). He really doesn't use it a lot, and because of a degenerative brain condition he has, these days he really doesn't use any of the functions of the watch besides telling time. It's on our cellular plan, but our plan has a limit of ten devices and we're looking to add another person's phone to this plan, which we can only do if we remove one of the ten devices. It's paired up with his phone, which we're not planning on dropping so it will still have a pair, it just wouldn't be connected to the Verizon network any longer. If we remove his watch from the plan, will it still function just like a wi-fi watch, or at the very least still tell time?
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Aug 31, 2020 03:30
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DC Murderverse posted:My dad has an Apple Watch S3 that he's had roughly since they came out (or maybe a little later). He really doesn't use it a lot, and because of a degenerative brain condition he has, these days he really doesn't use any of the functions of the watch besides telling time. It's on our cellular plan, but our plan has a limit of ten devices and we're looking to add another person's phone to this plan, which we can only do if we remove one of the ten devices. It's paired up with his phone, which we're not planning on dropping so it will still have a pair, it just wouldn't be connected to the Verizon network any longer. If we remove his watch from the plan, will it still function just like a wi-fi watch, or at the very least still tell time? Yes, it’ll work exactly like a WiFi watch.
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Aug 31, 2020 03:32
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Ok Comboomer posted:Yes, it’ll work exactly like a WiFi watch. thank you for the response! That's sort of what I figured but I didn't know enough about the watches to be 100% certain.
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Aug 31, 2020 03:44
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I literally forgot my watch had cellular capabilities I’ve never activated until right now.
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Aug 31, 2020 04:42
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I activated my cellular a few weeks ago but today was the first time I truly tested it out. Drove to the store and decided that I would not bring my phone. It was amazing that I could text my wife or call her (using my AirPods) without having the phone. Technology can be pretty cool.
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Aug 31, 2020 05:15
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Bizarro Kanyon posted:I activated my cellular a few weeks ago but today was the first time I truly tested it out. Drove to the store and decided that I would not bring my phone. Taking a call on the watch itself feels like we’re just one step away from Star Trek communicator badges though.
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Aug 31, 2020 12:15
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Literally Lewis Hamilton posted:Taking a call on the watch itself feels like we’re just one step away from Star Trek communicator badges though. Right now we're at Dick Tracy levels of communication. Next is Star Trek communicator badges. And then the HZD Focus. Of course after that it's all downhill thanks to the robot uprising.
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Aug 31, 2020 19:27
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I recently started jogging without my phone, and having GPS tracking and music without having my phone banging around in my pocket is fantastic. I'm still using a non-cellular S3, but I'll definitely have to upgrade someday to the cellular version in case I break my leg or something while out. It's not like humans went thousands of years without being in 24/7 contact with phone service or anything.
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Aug 31, 2020 22:38
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I feel like someone should be subsidizing my cellular watch. Why isn’t that a thing? Like if I sign up for a year of cell service, cover the $100 upcharge.
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Aug 31, 2020 23:16
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The best part is the "$10" access fee to use data you've already paid for (even more hilarious for an unlimited plan), actually turns out to be just shy of $15 by a few cents on ATT after their "administrative" fee and other bullshit fees.
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Aug 31, 2020 23:22
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If it was a flat $5, I'd certainly do it, but yeah, at $10+tax, it seems like an unnecessary expenditure since I've never felt like I'd actually need it.
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Aug 31, 2020 23:30
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The problem is the carriers don’t care to push them because they do little for their margins and likely the only reason they’re even carrying them is because Apple made them sell them as a requirement of selling something else.
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Sep 1, 2020 00:24
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https://twitter.com/jon_prosser/status/1303150728647671808?s=21 Apple Watch is currently unavailable to purchase on US site. FCKGW fucked around with this message at 04:05 on Sep 8, 2020 |
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Sep 8, 2020 04:03
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New watch would be cool. Love my 3 but excited to see if the 6 offers some incentives to upgrade.
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Sep 8, 2020 04:33
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My 1 battery is crawling across the line so I really need an upgrade. Ready to order tomorrow if indeed it comes through.
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I know COVID has put a wrench in things but it's weird to drop a new Watch and iPad tomorrow and then new phones later this month or October. They usually have one of those Fall shows and announce everything for the holiday shopping season. Maybe the new phones are further away than thought.
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Jose Oquendo posted:I know COVID has put a wrench in things but it's weird to drop a new Watch and iPad tomorrow and then new phones later this month or October. They usually have one of those Fall shows and announce everything for the holiday shopping season. Maybe the new phones are further away than thought. Yeah, rumors are pointing to a phone event mid October with release later in the month.
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Violator posted:I recently started jogging without my phone, and having GPS tracking and music without having my phone banging around in my pocket is fantastic. I'm still using a non-cellular S3, but I'll definitely have to upgrade someday to the cellular version in case I break my leg or something while out. It's not like humans went thousands of years without being in 24/7 contact with phone service or anything. Just FYI if you were unaware -- 911 calls are routed even on devices without service.
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Sep 8, 2020 06:47
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Small White Dragon posted:Just FYI if you were unaware -- 911 calls are routed even on devices without service. AFAIK that’s an FCC mandate.
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Sep 8, 2020 07:05
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Huh it didn’t occur to me before that I could make 911 calls on my cellular watch that I’ve never connected
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Small White Dragon posted:Just FYI if you were unaware -- 911 calls are routed even on devices without service. Oh that’s awesome, I completely forgot about that. Thanks for the info, a bit more peace of mind.
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