The Last Wizard
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Guess I'll hold off on getting one then
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Apple Watch |OT| Apple invents the watch!
- Thread starter SuperPac
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Bought one. Feels fine and fits just as great as the official one. I'm going to send the official one back and pick up some more knock off colours. Only thing I obviously can't comment on is long term quality and whether it will peel or go all discoloured. Not really sure it matters though, considering the price.
Forgot to swap it to red modular for the pic so you'll have to use your imagination. Looks a little orange in the photo actually.
Bought exactly that. Red Sports replica for my Space Grey Sport. £4.25. And so far it also feels great!!
cjp
Junior Member
Yup, no complaints here. Sent the white Apple one back and I've ordered white, blue, green, and orange replicas. That and the red have cost me less than half the price of only one of Apple's official line up.
aparisi2274
Member
Maybe I am missing something here, but if you unpair your watch from your phone, do you literally have to do a reset to the watch just to pair it again?
I had to unpair my watch, because I was not receiving any haptic taps for anything, nor was I getting any iMessages or apple watch messages from my fiends, and after I paired it, I found it very odd that the only way to get it paired again was to actually reset the watch the start over from a backup..
Is this accurate?
I had to unpair my watch, because I was not receiving any haptic taps for anything, nor was I getting any iMessages or apple watch messages from my fiends, and after I paired it, I found it very odd that the only way to get it paired again was to actually reset the watch the start over from a backup..
Is this accurate?
I've never done it but that is my impression from what I can tell on the apple support site. It's why in a little fearful of just resetting Bluetooth and such.
Yeah I've had an issue with my watch, so I had to reset the whole thing. I hope there is a better way on the next iOS but idk
SuperPac
Member
Yes. If you unpair, when you pair it again you have to restore from the backup of the watch that's on your phone. It wipes all content when you unpair.
aparisi2274
Member
Yeah, seems weird that if you unpair it for whatever reason that when you go to pair it again, there is no setting on the watch that would bring up that animation that pairs it with your phone.
I mean when you unpair it, it does create a backup of whatever was on the watch (settings, glances, complications, ect), so that when you do pair it again, it puts everything back where it was, but still, its a bit annoying.
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Deleted member 22576
Unconfirmed Member
I feel like it takes an hour and a half to describe what exactly the watch does. It really does do quite a bit.
So I bought an Apple Watch when it came out last year and quickly returned it because of the way it handled Do Not Disturb but I'm thinking about buying one again if they fixed the problem I had. So I'm wondering, when you put your watch on Do Not Disturb, do notifications show up in the Notification Center like it does on the phone? Last year when I had it the watch would just never receive the notifications when Do Not Disturb was on and that really bothered me.
I know it probably seems like a silly thing to return the watch over but for me it's important because one of the main things I wanted from the watch was to reduce checking my phone for notifications and since I use DND mode a lot I would have to check my phone every time DND mode was used. Putting the watch on silent wasn't a solution either because I still had vibration on and sometimes I don't want to be distracted by anything.
I know it probably seems like a silly thing to return the watch over but for me it's important because one of the main things I wanted from the watch was to reduce checking my phone for notifications and since I use DND mode a lot I would have to check my phone every time DND mode was used. Putting the watch on silent wasn't a solution either because I still had vibration on and sometimes I don't want to be distracted by anything.
Zeyphersan
Banned
I'll test it for you tomorrow
infiniteloop
Member
Nope.
Bought this band from Amazon not too long ago. The Oittm Space Grey stainless steel band. Only $36. I'm really liking it.
What about just putting your Watch in Silent mode? Notifications still come through. Or do you only want them to appear in the Notification Centre?
EDIT: Just read, you don't like the vibrations of the watch in Silent mode.
I still might buy the watch and just live with it but it really bothers me that it works this way.
SuperPac
Member
You could always turn it to really, really light haptics.
Or just figure with DND you'll have to check notifications you may have missed on your phone and not your watch.
I think the positives outweigh the way DND mode works so I think I'll just buy it again soon.
LyleLanley
Banned
What watch face is this?
It's the exclusive Hermes watch face.
The Elite
BOSS
What watch face is this?
I really enjoy that leather strap. But my Watch is a Space Grey Sport so a replica wouldn't look good.
Has anybody seen any black leather straps but with GOLD buckles and connectors? I don't mind cheap versions. I've seen plenty of good looking ones on the internet (eBay) but the buckles are silver.
The Albatross
Member
Is there an Apple community OT? I have a Mac Mini that is pretty beastly but it's a few years old and I'm thinking of selling it... But don't know how much I could get for it. Figuring I'd post in there.
It's a Mac Mini (Mid 2011)
2.7 Ghz Intel Core i7
16 GB 1600 Mhz DDR3 Ram
512 SSD
AMD Radeon HD 6630M 256MB
If anybody has a guess in this thread too I'd appreciate it.
It's a Mac Mini (Mid 2011)
2.7 Ghz Intel Core i7
16 GB 1600 Mhz DDR3 Ram
512 SSD
AMD Radeon HD 6630M 256MB
If anybody has a guess in this thread too I'd appreciate it.
aparisi2274
Member
So, am I the only asshole who keeps taking screenshots of his watch face because I keep bending my wrist and it seems I keep pushing the buttons on the side to snap a pic.... Seriously, I just deleted about 17 pics from my photos app all of my watch face and different times throughout the day.
Zeyphersan
Banned
I'm doing the same thing. Fucking annoying
aparisi2274
Member
Why even give the watch the ability to take screengrabs? What do you need to capture anyway?
PeakPointMatrix
Member
Got mine and I'm a little ashamed to admit how much the calorie-counting, and shiny color-wheel filling was all I needed to incentivize me to work out consistently. I only wish it had direct compatibility with the fitbit app so I could compete with my friends who have fit bits. I would actually really love more social features with Apple's activity app.
THATS why I've been seeing pics of my watch face in my photo stream pop up. I was like, dafuq?
THATS why I've been seeing pics of my watch face in my photo stream pop up. I was like, dafuq?
Is the watch on your wrist bone:
Almost all the apple advertising shows the watch higher up the arm:
I don't wear watches that way though
You're wearing it wrong ¯_(ツ
_/¯
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aparisi2274
Member
Is the watch on your wrist bone:
Almost all the apple advertising shows the watch higher up the arm:
I don't wear watches that way though
You're wearing it wrong ¯_(ツ
No, I have it like the photos...
everthustodeadbeats
Member
Hate to say you two are doing it wrong but you're doing it wrong. You don't wear a watch at the very end of your wrist. The default spot should be at a spot where there's no chance for a button press.
I've worn every other watch at the end of my wrist, including the Pebble which has three buttons, and only had problems with the Apple watch ¯_(ツ
_/¯Anyway, you could try flipping the watch, might even be better UX
aparisi2274
Member
Yeah, thanks for the tip, but I have been wearing watches for the last 20yrs and I know where it goes on my wrist, so I am not doing anything wrong.
The Apple Watch got me hooked on mechanical watches Marco
Also listen to Under the Radar #9 State of the Apple Watch (less than 30 minutes)
I think a round watch, with an always-on face, would get Marco and lots of other people on the Apple Watch hype train
Also listen to Under the Radar #9 State of the Apple Watch (less than 30 minutes)
I think a round watch, with an always-on face, would get Marco and lots of other people on the Apple Watch hype train
Your watch can work independently on networks your phone has previously connected to.
*With the apps that support independent function, Messages happens to be one of them.
Neat, so if I can still receive messages on my Watch if I leave my phone at home on a familiar wifi network?
You should be able to, yeah.
infiniteloop
Member
Just got an apple watch yesterday!
What's the best running app for use without my phone? I already uploaded my running playlist to my phone, so all set there! Excited to stop carrying my phone while running.
I heard Runkeeper is good, but I'm so used to using nikerunning.
What's the best running app for use without my phone? I already uploaded my running playlist to my phone, so all set there! Excited to stop carrying my phone while running.
I heard Runkeeper is good, but I'm so used to using nikerunning.
aparisi2274
Member
I use RunKeeper, although I am sure there are plenty of others..
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Deleted member 22576
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I've always just used the built in app to jogw/o my phone.
My latest band
Looks great. What is it and how much did it cost?
Yeah check eBay. A company called Hoco do nice bands. Leather straps, leather loops and Milanese bands all at really affordable prices. I also bought a replica Sports Band for £4 off eBay and I've been using it every day for two weeks and it's been perfect so far.
Zeyphersan
Banned
My latest band
Did you also post that on /r/Apple?