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  1. Mac Guy

    Has anyone w/a cellular Watch, but no add-on plan ever contact 9-1-1?

    I'm looking for first-hand knowledge, meaning you've directly experienced this, or can bear witness (as in no court hearsay exception). Has anybody with a cellular Watch but no add-on plan contacted 9-1-1? I am very aware of the FCC ruling on this. But I don't know that it apples to the Watch...
  2. Mac Guy

    More than you ever wanted to know about the California Watch Face

    Here's an article about the 50 shades of the California Watch Face. Some of the shades: Note the VI for 4 in position 2, rows 1, 3, 5, and 7. Whether this is deliberate or accidental, a feature or a but, it will be fixed in the next beta or the GM. Further, note the use of IIII instead of...
  3. Mac Guy

    S4 Watch and watchOS 6 !

    Ok, I haven't got an S4 yet (still at S2), and now it looks like maybe I should wait for S5! watchOS 6 has the new California watch face. I've been wanting a rectangular watch face after about a week of seeing the first Apple Watch. So yay! California. As with all Apple updates, not all...
  4. Mac Guy

    I'm looking for a weather app with a Watch complication.

    I'm ordering an S4 sometime after Tuesday's Apple Event. The Infograph watch face really calls to me. I'd like to put a weather complication on it. The only catch is that I want an app that also puts the temperature in a badge on the phone's home page. I've done some searching and it seems the...
  5. Mac Guy

    SPOILER ALERT: Series 4 Apple Watch pic

    https://youtu.be/pPU72f67gZc https://9to5mac.com/2018/08/30/exclusive-apple-watch-series-4/
  6. Mac Guy

    Apple Watch Activity Challenge — Redwood Nat'l Park Anniversary

    On September 1, celebrate national parks around the world and earn an award inspired by Redwood National Park’s 50th anniversary. Do a walk, run, or wheelchair workout of 50 minutes or more. Record your time in the Workout app or any app that adds workouts to Health...
  7. Mac Guy

    C'mon, Apple! It's time to catch up to Samsung!

    Samsung has announced a new Galaxy Watch. It's very similar to the S3 Gear (I think). This is a really nice looking watch with a really nice looking watch face. I love my SSAW. Put a nice band on it and it's an elegant looking Watch case. The faces not so much. The only elegant watch faces...
  8. Mac Guy

    Series 3 and LTE?

    I haven't seen this addressed anywhere yet, and it surprises me. Or I've just slept through some mention: LTE on the AW is a subscription. I assume owning more than one AW/S3/LTE requires more than one subscription? att/vzw/etc wouldn't be so kind as to allow more than one for the same ~$15/mo...
  9. Mac Guy

    Heart Rate Alert?

    With watchOS 4 and AW S1 and above, you can set a heart rate alert to notify you if your heart rate exceeds a selected level, at rest or a time of low exertion. Has anybody put this to the test? I'm interested if the alert is just on the AW or if it simultaneously goes to the phone. I'm...
  10. Mac Guy

    Will Apple introduce the Apple Watch Series 4 this Fall?

    It seems the developer beta iOS 12 beta 2 has some Apple Watch identifiers Watch4,1, Watch4,2, Watch4,3, and Watch4,4. There were also many new model numbers, among them MTUD2, MTUK2, MTX92, and NEWROUNDWATCHES. Ok, the last was just my wishful thinking. But it could happen...! Anyway, more...
  11. Mac Guy

    Apple Series 2 Gets Repair Policy for Swollen Batteries

    It looks like Apple is going to offer or is offering some free repairing of out-of-warranty Series 2 Watches suffering from either swollen batteries or starting problems. So far the policy hasn't been listed officially, but it wouldn't be the first time Apple unofficially authorized repairs for...
  12. Mac Guy

    Earth Day Challenge — April 22, 2018

    Complete one 30min workout of any type to earn your badge and some animated stickers. The fun happens on 22 April 2018. Easy Peasy.
  13. Mac Guy

    What Watch Face is This?

    (This is Serenity's pic.) I haven't seen this one before. The closest I've found it my Activity face, and it says something about sharing, a non-starter for me. Is it a Series 3 only thing, or am I just not looking hard enough on my S2?
  14. Mac Guy

    International Women's Day Challenge

    Apple has issued a new Challenge for March 8, 2018, International Women's Day. The challenge— double your Move ring. Reach 200% of your Move/Calorie goal and earn this nifty Achievement and some animated iMessage stickers. I'll need to start a little earlier, but it's doable. I don't know...
  15. Mac Guy

    March Challenge

    For March, my Apple Activity challenge is to reach my Stand goal 26 times in the month. Cake, I thought as I do that every month. But this is Day 2 (9 in so far) and the Activity app says I've 'reached it 0 times so far...' even though I got 12 in yesterday. March ends on a Sunday so there's a...
  16. Mac Guy

    A Little Late...

    [I thought we could delete our own posts.]
  17. Mac Guy

    I Got a New Charging Stand....

    It's an upgrade from my Mac Classic stand: Both are elago brand stands from Amazon.
  18. Mac Guy

    February is Heart Month - apparently.

    My Watch just now tapped me with a notification of a new challenge— Heart Month Challenge. I don't know if it's the same or different for everybody, but mine is to close my Exercise rings seven days in a row, starting 8 FEB and ending 14 FEB. Easy Peasy. So we have: Perfect Month - close...
  19. Mac Guy

    WatchOS 4.3 Beta Sneak Peak

    Here's a short video of two features, one new and one returning, to watchOS 4.3. https://www.instagram.com/p/BeY8AOkjCm4/?utm_source=ig_embed I'm looking forward to both. :D
  20. Mac Guy

    New Apple Watch Band for 2018...

    ...but for Apple employees ONLY! :crying: Apple is holding an Apple Challenge for February for its employees. Those who meet a Gold fitness metric will receive a Nylon Watch band with a tricolor loop of red/green/blue emblematic of the Apple Activity rings*. *Tattoo not included. Maybe...