Apple Watch is taking over my wrist
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I've been wearing a series 8 since a week after they came out and I don't really like it. After using it for a while I don't like the constant notifications, I'd rather put my phone onto one side and ignore it. I keep nearly forgetting to charge it too.
Back to a standard watch for me. Wish me luck with facebook market place!
Back to a standard watch for me. Wish me luck with facebook market place!
Bungleaio said:
I've been wearing a series 8 since a week after they came out and I don't really like it. After using it for a while I don't like the constant notifications, I'd rather put my phone onto one side and ignore it. I keep nearly forgetting to charge it too.
Back to a standard watch for me. Wish me luck with facebook market place!
Before you give up on it it might be worth tweaking it via the app. You can choose which notifications filter through to the watch. I cut mine right back to the essentials and found the watch a lot more usable. Indispensable even. Back to a standard watch for me. Wish me luck with facebook market place!
If I’m cycling or dog walking it’s convenient to check the watch for texts and emails and answer calls without having to dig my phone out.
Bungleaio said:
I've been wearing a series 8 since a week after they came out and I don't really like it. After using it for a while I don't like the constant notifications, I'd rather put my phone onto one side and ignore it. I keep nearly forgetting to charge it too.
Back to a standard watch for me. Wish me luck with facebook market place!
Nearly 5 months since selling it and I don't miss it in the slightest. The airpod pros that I bought at the same time I wouldn't be without though. Back to a standard watch for me. Wish me luck with facebook market place!
Despite having bought and returned one a couple of years ago - I bought another one (Series 8) yesterday.... 
I wanted a 'London' watch for short sleeve weather as I am no longer comfortable wearing an expensive watch around some parts of London. The Apple watch is ubiquitous and completely unimpressive/unnoticeable in every way, perfect for London.
Watch theft in London is up 60% with 600 reported stolen just in December. I no longer want to give a seconds thought to the risk, no matter how small.
I wanted a 'London' watch for short sleeve weather as I am no longer comfortable wearing an expensive watch around some parts of London. The Apple watch is ubiquitous and completely unimpressive/unnoticeable in every way, perfect for London.
Watch theft in London is up 60% with 600 reported stolen just in December. I no longer want to give a seconds thought to the risk, no matter how small.
NDA said:
Despite having bought and returned one a couple of years ago - I bought another one (Series 8) yesterday....
I wanted a 'London' watch for short sleeve weather as I am no longer comfortable wearing an expensive watch around some parts of London. The Apple watch is ubiquitous and completely unimpressive/unnoticeable in every way, perfect for London.
Watch theft in London is up 60% with 600 reported stolen just in December. I no longer want to give a seconds thought to the risk, no matter how small.
HiI wanted a 'London' watch for short sleeve weather as I am no longer comfortable wearing an expensive watch around some parts of London. The Apple watch is ubiquitous and completely unimpressive/unnoticeable in every way, perfect for London.
Watch theft in London is up 60% with 600 reported stolen just in December. I no longer want to give a seconds thought to the risk, no matter how small.
Considering how outrageous phone thefts are in Central London, doesn’t that kind of crossover into Apple watches being something desireable to steal?
I ws thinking the same about Airpods
We may think - who would steal these things but if there is a market for them then there is a risk and it’s not so much about the financial loss with items (compared to an expensive watch) it’s about the bad experience
I would find an Apple watch incredibly annoying, all that bleeping, buzzing, and pestering on my wrist to tell me about emails that can wait, other unimaginable trivia from news/media feeds, or a ringing phone - which hopefully I might notice anyway and may well decide to ignore. My wife has one and that is irritating enough seeing her constantly checking it and it telling her that it's time to get up, sit down, make a cup of tea etc etc.
I can see why people might use them for fitness monitoring, and a friend uses the payment facility to tap for small things like a round of drinks, which seems convenient. Other than that, I don't see the attraction, literally, I find them ugly devices. Slightly reminiscent of an ankle tag for a wrong un, but on the wrist, and worn willingly.
If the issue is anonymity in London and fear of street robbery then there are plenty of functional and more attractive mechanical and quartz offerings IMO.
I can see why people might use them for fitness monitoring, and a friend uses the payment facility to tap for small things like a round of drinks, which seems convenient. Other than that, I don't see the attraction, literally, I find them ugly devices. Slightly reminiscent of an ankle tag for a wrong un, but on the wrist, and worn willingly.
If the issue is anonymity in London and fear of street robbery then there are plenty of functional and more attractive mechanical and quartz offerings IMO.
GTS_uk said:
What apps do you all find useful on the Apple Watch?
Pretty much only use mine for fitness but keen to understand what apps others find useful....
Apple Pay - never even need to get my phone out of my pocket.Pretty much only use mine for fitness but keen to understand what apps others find useful....
Apple Pay - taps in and out of the Tube in London. No need to fiddle with phone, Oyster card or anything
Fitness - very easy to use and integrates with just about any other app (I'm also in the Garmin ecosystem). I subscribe to Apple Fitness and, if you choose a workout, say, on your iPad, you can start it from your watch and your heart rate / calories will appear on the iPad. It also realises that you are doing something, even if you forget to start it yourself ("It looks like you are doing an Outside Walk")
Apple maps - I often walk in London and, occasionally, I'm not sure of the exact route. It taps your wrist to tell you when to turn.
Timer - useful when cooking
Different watch faces - when traveling, I'll have a dual time zone featured; if walking the dogs, I'll have weather activated.
GTS_uk said:
What apps do you all find useful on the Apple Watch?
Pretty much only use mine for fitness but keen to understand what apps others find useful....
I'm Garmin rather than Apple but they have similar apps. The 2 I use most are Garmin Pay and Find My Phone. Being able to press a button on my watch and my phone rings and lights up even iff the volume is off is incredibly useful Pretty much only use mine for fitness but keen to understand what apps others find useful....
NDA said:
don logan said:
Hi
Considering how outrageous phone thefts are in Central London, doesn’t that kind of crossover into Apple watches being something desireable to steal?
Not bothered to be honest. A loss of a few hundred pounds as opposed to many thousands.Considering how outrageous phone thefts are in Central London, doesn’t that kind of crossover into Apple watches being something desireable to steal?
I can’t believe a certain type of person (mugger) won’t see some value in an Apple watch
My Sister thought she was being “street smart” by getting an Apple watch, the Hermès edition…..
Edited by don logan on Thursday 20th April 11:08
Flying machine said:
I would find an Apple watch incredibly annoying, all that bleeping, buzzing, and pestering on my wrist to tell me about emails that can wait, other unimaginable trivia from news/media feeds, or a ringing phone - which hopefully I might notice anyway and may well decide to ignore. My wife has one and that is irritating enough seeing her constantly checking it and it telling her that it's time to get up, sit down, make a cup of tea etc etc.
You can turn all of that off (or some of it, if you find certain things useful).don logan said:
I meant the aggro factor / the bad feeling, not the few hundred quid!
I can’t believe a certain type of person (mugger) won’t see some value in an Apple watch
My Sister thought she was being “street smart” by getting an Apple watch, the Hermès edition…..
I would imagine you're more likely to be a target wearing a high value Rolex or Patek than you are an Apple watch. Obviously you could be mugged for your phone, wedding ring... any number of things. I guess it depends if there's more risk wearing £20k or £400.I can’t believe a certain type of person (mugger) won’t see some value in an Apple watch
My Sister thought she was being “street smart” by getting an Apple watch, the Hermès edition…..
I suppose I could commute totally naked.
Interesting on the apps - seems Apple Pay and Fitness are the main themes. I've seen it used for boarding passes with BA too.
Regarding a SIM, I have one but only because it was on an awesome offer some time back. Agree I'd not use it for calls, the only thing I can think of is if you want to stream something while out and about that doesn't have offline content for the app.
Eg, Spotify didn't have offline content previously so you'd have to take your phone on a run. That's been fixed now though, so not much use for a sim enabled watch
And as for notifications. You can, and I do, turn them off. Hardly have any notifications so having a smart watch doesn't need to mean you are constantly pestered/connected. Whether people know/care about changing this though, that's a different matter
Regarding a SIM, I have one but only because it was on an awesome offer some time back. Agree I'd not use it for calls, the only thing I can think of is if you want to stream something while out and about that doesn't have offline content for the app.
Eg, Spotify didn't have offline content previously so you'd have to take your phone on a run. That's been fixed now though, so not much use for a sim enabled watch
And as for notifications. You can, and I do, turn them off. Hardly have any notifications so having a smart watch doesn't need to mean you are constantly pestered/connected. Whether people know/care about changing this though, that's a different matter
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