ksassy
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The only thing I "dislike" about my Watch is that it takes too long to update the firmware on it.
Yes for the love of all creation can this darn thing update any faster...geez Apple!!
The only thing I "dislike" about my Watch is that it takes too long to update the firmware on it.
Yes for the love of all creation can this darn thing update any faster...geez Apple!!
Just_Me_D said:The only thing I "dislike" about my Watch is that it takes too long to update the firmware on it.
Yes, I agree— make the Apple Watch look more like a timepiece than a slick looking wrist-computer. I do like the shape but a round Apple Watch would be nice, too.
Yes to ringtones on the Watch. But that's a significant hardware upgrade. And for the most part, I find other people's ringtones too loud and annoying. I suppose I should be happy with someone sharing their superior musical tastes with me in restaurants and businesses, but no. I don't. So there's a fine line between love and hate. And be careful what you wish for. So I keep my Watch silent 99.7% of the time. 99.5 just won't do.
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For me, I like that Apple doesn't try and make the AW look like a traditional watch.
I completely get your thoughts about others ringtones on the AW. It can be pretty annoying trying to enjoy a nice meal and have the person behind me phone start blaring out some crappy song. I tend to keep my volume so low on my watch I actually don't even hear it. I'd rather get the different notification tones more so than actual ringtones. Right now if I get a text or email they sound exactly the same. Just a separate tone for texts and emails and I'd be a happy camper.
I am new to the Apple Watch and I have mix feelings about it so far. I bought the AW 3 gps model. Originally, it was my misunderstanding that AW 3 would come with built in Wifi and be independent from the phone.
You are right, the Watch has built- in Wifi but it is not independent from the phone. It uses the phone's connection to receive Wifi connection.
If the BT or Wifi is OFF on the phone then it affects the Watch. In my opinion the Watch is useless without the phone. If you turn OFF bluetooth and/or Wifi on the phone, what is the point of using the Watch?
The other problem, since the Watch needs constant connection to the phone, it puts a strain on the Phone's battery. I am seeing a drop in battery performance on the Phone. When you have BT on, Wifi on and the Watch is constantly syncing with the Phone, obviously, you will see some performance issues.
I am hoping the next Apple Watch will be completely independent of the phone OR some features on the Watch can be used without the Phone such as Wifi.
As I type this out, I put the Watch in Airplane mode. Obviously, I have the RED icon with the line through it. The Wifi icon has not appeared yet. Earlier this morning, on my phone, I turned off BT and I was not getting notifications on my Watch. I was getting notifications on my phone but not the Watch. Even though the Watch was showing the Wifi icon, I was not connected to any Wifi hotspots.
In addition, if I turn off BT on the phone, the Watch no longer communicates with the phone. If I go to the Watch app, I get a message about BT and Wifi not being on.
If I leave the phone and Watch connected to each other, either one or both suffer battery drainage. By the end of day, I am charging one or both devices. As I type this out, I am at Phone 95% and Watch 60%. Probably in a hour from now, those percentages will decrease.
What was being suggested was turning airplane mode ON THE IPHONE and not the watch.
Even though the Watch was showing the Wifi icon, I was not connected to any Wifi hotspots.
In addition, if I turn off BT on the phone, the Watch no longer communicates with the phone. If I go to the Watch app, I get a message about BT and Wifi not being on.
If I leave the phone and Watch connected to each other, either one or both suffer battery drainage. By the end of day, I am charging one or both devices. As I type this out, I am at Phone 95% and Watch 60%. Probably in a hour from now, those percentages will decrease.
If I turn off BT on the phone then I lose the connection between the two of them. The Watch will revert over to Wifi and hopefully I receive notifications. However, I have to go back to the phone and turn on BT for them to communicate with each other.
How it doesn't allow notifications to come through to your iPhone at the same time as the watch. I like getting the notifications on both, not just my watch! I've seen a lot of feedback submitted to apple on this topic, wondering if will ever be implemented.
Notifications come through to both my Watch ad well as my iPhone. It’s just that the iPhone doesn’t alert you if the Watch already alerted you.