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The new OS is supposed to show other cards, e.g. Walgreens rewards cards.
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 was just going by the web siteUse more cards with Apple Pay. Apple Pay lets you make credit card payments right from your wrist. With watchOS 2, you can now make purchases with your Discover card or store credit cards, like Kohl’s Charge. You can also add rewards cards, like Walgreens Balance Rewards and Dunkin’ Donuts DD Perks, and receive and redeem rewards using Apple Pay.
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Sep 21, 2015 03:47
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I noticed right away that the heart rate monitor glance only takes about 7 seconds to show a reading now, instead of the 15 it took before. Still not Fitbit-near-instant, but not as horribly laughable as it was.
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Sep 22, 2015 06:05
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I can't find any info about it other than 9000 people quoting one vague line on Apple's site, but does anyone know if the 42mm model actually ended up having a measurably longer battery life than the 38mm?
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Sep 25, 2015 22:32
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pipebomb posted:I had the 38 first, and now the 42. I can easily go a full 7a-11p day and have at least 50% left. monkeu posted:The battery life is great. I fell asleep with my watch on last night and it didn't need charging until late this afternoon. Pretty close to two days usage for me. Do you guys, or anyone else getting this kind of battery life, have any features turned off? I asked the original question because I've had a 38mm sport for six days now, and under what I would consider light use I'm not seeing anything close to that -- in fact after 16 hours I'm seeing 10-20% battery life left, which is why I asked about the 42mm version because an extra hour would make for a good buffer (which I can't believe I just typed about a watch, but I digress). What I'm calling light use would be this typical day: Mostly black watch face Wrist twist detection on Heart rate monitor on Logging a 20 minute workout. ~ 20 email notifications ~ 15 app notifications 5 uses of Siri 3-4 timers in the 10-20 minute range (using Siri, but not included in the above 5) 2 uses of Apple Pay Using maybe 15 Glances per day, not counting the swipes between them
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Sep 26, 2015 10:38
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Thanks for the info, guys. I dunno, I'm either having bad luck, or maybe I got a "bad" watch. Unpairing / repairing didn't seem to change anything. The watch has, and still does, average about 5% battery use per hour. Obviously the time spent recording workouts uses more battery, but over a > 4 hour cycle, 5% per hour seems pretty consistent. At this point, I think most of the New Gadget Syndrome is gone so i don't think I'm messing with it significantly more than usual. And ive gone through all the settings and pared things down a bit, and am using the Utility watch face at minimum brightness, etc. Obviously it still meets Apples advertised battery life, and frankly if I turned off all the battery level glances and complications I'd probably never notice any problem, but I'm geekin' out over it while I'm still in the return period.
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Sep 27, 2015 12:41
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Nope. I've recorded exactly one workout per day, Other, Open Goal, of 10 to 20 minute duration.
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Sep 27, 2015 14:14
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Agronox posted:... but I wouldn't necessarily recommend it to everyone, and I can't articulate why. It's a device that can do a lot of completely unnecessary but convenient things -- some well and some not so well -- turning it, in the end, into a big bag of expensive mediocrity.
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Sep 29, 2015 00:53
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bobfather posted:As opposed to traditional wrist watches that cost the same or more for a nice brand but only tell the time? Note I'm not really ragging on the Watch, but what I said is basically why I personally would not recommend buying one to people who ask, which is what I was replying to.
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Sep 29, 2015 01:25
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So if anyone remembers and/or cares about my odd battery use, I picked up a new watch (42mm instead of 38) and although it's early it's looking like this one will have close to 50% better battery life, so I'm guessing the original was just a bum watch, despite it still making advertised spec.
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Sep 29, 2015 16:43
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For what it's worth I found the wrist detection on my original 38 nearly flawless* -- it displayed when I thought it should be displaying, and not at other times. In the first 24 hours I've had it, the 42 seems a bit too aggressive about it, and the it comes on (seemingly) a bit more often * while not laying down
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Sep 29, 2015 20:14
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smoobles posted:Question for watch owners: You can toggle notifications on/off on a per app basis (using your phone), but afaik you have to do it manually through the Watch App on your phone (which works very similarly to the Settings app -- I.e. your toggle will be a couple levels deep but your position in the app will be remembered). Or, depending on the app, you may be able to Rube Goldberg something through IFTTT or something similar.
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Sep 30, 2015 17:03
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RVProfootballer posted:I'm actually not sure though: can you pair a single iPhone to two watches simultaneously?
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Oct 2, 2015 16:27
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Can't see that (band) market expanding much. We already have 1) "Just like" Apple's but much cheaper. 2) A few niche Our Own Special Boutique Design collections. 3) Put your own pattern on a cheap band services. 4) Adapters that let you use any 22/24 mm watch band. Seems like that pretty much covers it, to me. I suppose a few more 2s may show up.
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Oct 2, 2015 20:23
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Haggins posted:I use AnyList mostly as a grocery list that I share with my girlfriend. They don't have a watch app yet but it does import from reminders. That way I can say "Hey siri, add deodorant to the grocery list" and it'll eventually make it's way to the app. Once it's in the app, my gf can see it in her list if she happens to go to the store. Omnifocus
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Oct 6, 2015 22:29
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killa-pope posted:I guess I'm looking more for a way to easily access the mark as read/archive options.
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Oct 30, 2015 04:27
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That's a lot of freaking out over an unusual conjunction of just-before-Christmas gadget sales.
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Dec 15, 2015 23:48
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Agronox posted:Turn off alerts for what I assume is that junk throwaway email account.
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Dec 28, 2015 20:14
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Boris Galerkin posted:Oh this is awesome. I didn't know that was a feature. Is there a way to do the same but with iMessages? Have it only notify me when my "favorites" text me?"
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Dec 28, 2015 23:37
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Pretty much. It also extends the warranty for a year. It does not cover loss/theft, though, I don't think. Seems like a no brainer to me, especially since I doubt the battery will last two years what with all that chargin' and all.
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Jan 1, 2016 19:08
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Reminders Plus or Reminders Nano, to let you actually see a reminders list (and check off items).
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Jan 22, 2016 08:09
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Saying there aren't many useful/worthwhile third-party apps and making GBS threads on it are two different things.
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Jan 22, 2016 08:20
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Or just thinks a passcode on a watch is unnecessary and annoying.
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Jan 25, 2016 15:59
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Haha, jeez, I was just offering another possible reason why he may not want one. I can't help answer his question because there seems to be info missing, but I agree with Dewgy on this part:Dewgy posted:If you get asked for your passcode every time the screen comes on something is definitely wrong.
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Jan 25, 2016 19:41
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Setting up Apple Pay on the watch requires a passcode, for info. They won't let you get around that.
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Jan 25, 2016 21:10
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robodex posted:How accurate is the heart rate monitor? That is, it's either quite accurate or obviously wrong (e.g. showing 86 when it should be in the 130s). The method of getting it to go from obviously wrong to accurate during a workout has escaped me so far, but it usually fixes itself within a minute or so.
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Feb 20, 2016 21:54
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Not much for the watch itself (other than options for HR monitoring periods other than 10 minutes, but that's not going to happen), but I really wish the Health app / HealthKit wasn't the half-assed pile of mediocrity it is today.
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Apr 16, 2016 21:32
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japtor posted:I think 2.2 upped HR sampling to every 5 minutes, ... 3, 9, 6, 6, 6, 3, 12, 4, 3, 6, 8, 4, 4, 2, 16, 17, 5, 3, 5, 6, 8.  The HeartWatch complication is neat, thanks for that, but I'm not sure I want to jump down that rabbit hole yet. E: I know about the motion thing with sample rate, I just think the almost complete lack of 5s was funny. WithoutTheFezOn fucked around with this message at 06:52 on Apr 17, 2016 |
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Apr 17, 2016 06:45
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In case people were serious, it's just a regular watch band with one of those $7 watch band adapter things you can find on eBay/Amazon.
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Apr 21, 2016 17:30
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japtor posted:I remember wishing that they'd have a minimal always on mode cause all that extra battery life (still do!). I'm just hoping the update gets rid of the stupid long "Waiting" when you go to check your pulse (while not in a workout). Nothing like performance being stomped by a $9 fingertip oximeter.
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Nostalgia4Infinity posted:Yeah like $30 or something.
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Jun 19, 2016 18:52
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shadowvine118 posted:I just got the 38mm sport yesterday. How important is it for me to a get a case and screen protector?
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Jul 15, 2016 18:03
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Sport is $249 on Groupon sold by "GrouponGoods", and there's no mention of any warranty on the page (which the Groupon FAQ page says would be there if there was any warranty). E: Lmao knows this, but for others the Groupon one is refurbished. WithoutTheFezOn fucked around with this message at 01:51 on Jul 19, 2016 |
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Jul 19, 2016 01:46
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On my non-beta setup the Now Playing app only does iTunes stuff, but the ... Media Control (?) glance controls Spotify (pause/play, volume, forward, back). Edit: I guess the glance is called Now Playing, and the app is Music, which has a Now Playing button. Glance recognizes Spotify, app doesn't. WithoutTheFezOn fucked around with this message at 04:12 on Aug 14, 2016 |
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Aug 14, 2016 03:27
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There are no general must have apps, really, imo. Specific use cases may be different (e.g. If you cycle). Possibly something like Reminders Nano because the watch doesn't sync with your Reminders list until OS3 comes out in the fall. Personally about the only "first thing" I'd do is, if you don't think you'll use it, turn off Hey Siri. I've found it can be a significant battery drain.
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Aug 17, 2016 01:03
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If anyone's interested, Best Buy is having a two-day sale and has a lot of (but not all) watch combos on sale. Mostly $50 off Sport watches and $100 or $200 off some SS ones.
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Aug 19, 2016 06:15
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Rubiks Pubes posted:For those of you that use sleep trackers, when do you charge your watch?
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Aug 31, 2016 04:01
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Two non-looks-related things: 1) It may have been due to something else, but I originally got a 38mm sport and found the battery charge struggled to reach 22-24 hours. Switched to a 42, and I easily can count on 26, even with a 30 minute workout. 2) I find it noticeably easier to enter the passcode on the 42mm watch (which you need to do every time you put it on, if it's enabled - and it has to be enabled if you want to use Apple Pay). Pretty minor point.
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Sep 5, 2016 21:32
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JamesOff posted:Or you can set it to unlock the watch when you unlock your phone (if the former is on your wrist).
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LPG Giant posted:So you gen1 people, you ever get trouble reading the screen in the sunlight? How comfortable is the back of the watch on warm (or cold) days? The first watch came with a 5W adapter and 2m charging cord in the box. The ceramic back part seems odd, since either I'm blind (not unlikely) or the shell is one piece. Unless by "back" they mean the circle part with the HR sensors.
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