Got an apple watch for Christmas. Love a lot of things about it. Some things need some work.
42mm sports watch. First and foremost, it's a comfortable, informative watch. Band is comfortable. Plenty of face options which are each customizable
Interacting with the watch is pretty easy. The digital crown allows quick scrolling or zooming. The watch also has 3-d touch, which allows for other options when the screen is pressed.
Sending a text is very easy. Can use pre-configured messages/replies or you can make a text message by voice.
Mostly however, I've used it to see a message quickly. If I need to respond something much more than OK or yes, I'll most likely grab my phone.
I've found the wrist vibration to be very handy with alarms / notifications. Very subtle in a meeting. Great for mc reminders.
Nightstand mode: putting the watch on the charger and on its side will activate this so the watch will display the time in big numbers but low light when touched. I like this a lot.
Love the apple pay feature. I've used it everywhere I can. This doesn't even need the phone near it.
I've uploaded 2gig of music to the watch so I can listen to music without the phone or a connection. Like tha
Sending my heartbeat or "writing a message " on the screen is more gimmicky than practical.
The watch is water resistant. Which means shower and hot tub OK. No deep sea diving.
What needs work:
The battery life isn't great. I've bought 2 extra chargers as one charge a day doesn't cut it. However the watch will go into low power mode which makes it just a watch. Also, in normal mode, The face turns off and will turn on when you look at it.
Messages sent from watch don't always go through. I've gotten "could not send" messages a number of time. I need to be able to rely on it.
While the speech to text works great, the "hey siri" function doesn't seem to work all that well. Trying to make a phone call from the phone doesn't always work either. Not really sure I'd ever use that though.
There are other small bugs too. Some apps crash on occasion.
Overall, I find it very helpful and am looking forward to seeing the improvements.
I give version 1 a 7/10
42mm sports watch. First and foremost, it's a comfortable, informative watch. Band is comfortable. Plenty of face options which are each customizable
Interacting with the watch is pretty easy. The digital crown allows quick scrolling or zooming. The watch also has 3-d touch, which allows for other options when the screen is pressed.
Sending a text is very easy. Can use pre-configured messages/replies or you can make a text message by voice.
Mostly however, I've used it to see a message quickly. If I need to respond something much more than OK or yes, I'll most likely grab my phone.
I've found the wrist vibration to be very handy with alarms / notifications. Very subtle in a meeting. Great for mc reminders.
Nightstand mode: putting the watch on the charger and on its side will activate this so the watch will display the time in big numbers but low light when touched. I like this a lot.
Love the apple pay feature. I've used it everywhere I can. This doesn't even need the phone near it.
I've uploaded 2gig of music to the watch so I can listen to music without the phone or a connection. Like tha
Sending my heartbeat or "writing a message " on the screen is more gimmicky than practical.
The watch is water resistant. Which means shower and hot tub OK. No deep sea diving.
What needs work:
The battery life isn't great. I've bought 2 extra chargers as one charge a day doesn't cut it. However the watch will go into low power mode which makes it just a watch. Also, in normal mode, The face turns off and will turn on when you look at it.
Messages sent from watch don't always go through. I've gotten "could not send" messages a number of time. I need to be able to rely on it.
While the speech to text works great, the "hey siri" function doesn't seem to work all that well. Trying to make a phone call from the phone doesn't always work either. Not really sure I'd ever use that though.
There are other small bugs too. Some apps crash on occasion.
Overall, I find it very helpful and am looking forward to seeing the improvements.
I give version 1 a 7/10
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