Apple Watch

[trd2970]

Out of curiousity how many of u guys DO NOT own iphone & are using the apple watch stand alone?

Not much point using apple watch like that lo...

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[palmtungsten]

Out of curiousity how many of u guys DO NOT own iphone & are using the apple watch stand alone?

Think you need iPhone to pair with the apple watch before you can start using Apple watch

 

[ianfann]

Out of curiousity how many of u guys DO NOT own iphone & are using the apple watch stand alone?

You can't use the apple watch alone. Hell, you can't even start up and set up the watch without an iPhone.

 

[jace88]

You can't use the apple watch alone. Hell, you can't even start up and set up the watch without an iPhone.

This.

An Apple Watch is really just a watch with some supplementary extensions from an iPhone.

Who knows, maybe one day it'll become a standalone self-serving device like the iOS devices (remember back when you needed a PC to set up an iPhone?)... but currently, not yet.

 

[Snoweagle]

This.

An Apple Watch is really just a watch with some supplementary extensions from an iPhone.

Who knows, maybe one day it'll become a standalone self-serving device like the iOS devices (remember back when you needed a PC to set up an iPhone?)... but currently, not yet.

Was rumoured that Watch 2 will be more tether-free than the current Watch, with inclusion of a FaceTime camera.

 

[palmtungsten]

Was rumoured that Watch 2 will be more tether-free than the current Watch, with inclusion of a FaceTime camera.

Maybe 2 models like iPad -
A) with cellular and wifi
B) wifi only

 

[Snoweagle]

Maybe 2 models like iPad -
A) with cellular and wifi
B) wifi only

Wifi would be good but cellular highly doubt so, no point spending on extra subscription to use on such a small screen and having an extra nano SIM slot might mean slightly more bulk on such a small watch body.

 

[jace88]

There are some interesting articles on whether Apple's next move is to open it up to Android and make WatchOS it's own platform similar to iPods made the Windows transition and eventually independence.

 

[ngsoonle]

My watch just hanged. Tapping on the screen just wakes it up, but can't do anything else. Had to press both hardware buttons to shut it down. Restarting the watch solved the problem.

 

[ianfann]

My watch just hanged. Tapping on the screen just wakes it up, but can't do anything else. Had to press both hardware buttons to shut it down. Restarting the watch solved the problem.

Happens to my son in the mornings too, need to slap his head once or twice for him to restart

 

[palmtungsten]

My watch just hanged. Tapping on the screen just wakes it up, but can't do anything else. Had to press both hardware buttons to shut it down. Restarting the watch solved the problem.

what reasons you can think of that causes the hang? too many glances?

thus far, has not experience hang.. only experience 15 seconds delay in imessage notitications on apple watch

 

[ngsoonle]

what reasons you can think of that causes the hang? too many glances?

thus far, has not experience hang.. only experience 15 seconds delay in imessage notitications on apple watch

Actually I wasn't using it at all. Charged it, put it on in the morning and went out to work. While stopping at traffic light I saw a red dot on the watch and tried to tap it to see the notification and only can make screen come on. Will continue to monitor.

 

[palmtungsten]

Actually I wasn't using it at all. Charged it, put it on in the morning and went out to work. While stopping at traffic light I saw a red dot on the watch and tried to tap it to see the notification and only can make screen come on. Will continue to monitor.

I recently unpair my apple watch.

And then pair back apple watch and restore from backup..

The iMessage notifications works again instantly.. Not sure what i have done.

At the end of the day, experience 15 seconds lag of iMessage notifications again..

Think it is a bug..

You may want to unpair and pair it again and restore from backup and then monitor

 

[derrickgoh]

Those of you who own iPhone and Apple Watch, when you pair your phone with your watch, does your phone's battery and watch's battery get depleted a lot faster? Presumably both will need bluetooth turned on right?

 

[stanleyj]

How the battery goes is all about usage, which is really quite personal. I gave up trying to track it and compare with others. Perhaps the best is to default everything down to the minimum app usage between watch and phone, then u can check if it is an issue. Otherwise hard to track it.

 

[derrickgoh]

How the battery goes is all about usage, which is really quite personal. I gave up trying to track it and compare with others. Perhaps the best is to default everything down to the minimum app usage between watch and phone, then u can check if it is an issue. Otherwise hard to track it.

Well yes different folks different usage, but I'm saying comparing yourself with yourself. As in if you don't link the watch to the phone, how is the battery life for both with your own normal usage? And after you turn on bluetooth for both and link the watch to the phone, how is the battery life after that?

 

[uplorry]

Actually I wasn't using it at all. Charged it, put it on in the morning and went out to work. While stopping at traffic light I saw a red dot on the watch and tried to tap it to see the notification and only can make screen come on. Will continue to monitor.

Maybe you should try swiping down when you see the red dot? I don't think it works by tapping on it?

 

[ngsoonle]

Maybe you should try swiping down when you see the red dot? I don't think it works by tapping on it?

Haha..ya swapping doesn't help at all.
It's just touching screen,screen comes on. Dun touch screen, screen goes off.
Hope it's just a one time occurrence.

 

[derrickgoh]

Stupid question. Is the clock face on at all times? I presume it is if not its going to be so much hassle having to tap the phone each time you want to see the time to wake it up. Then again, if the clock face is on all the time, surely its a huge battery drain.

 

[palmtungsten]

Stupid question. Is the clock face on at all times? I presume it is if not its going to be so much hassle having to tap the phone each time you want to see the time to wake it up. Then again, if the clock face is on all the time, surely its a huge battery drain.

15 seconds screen time each time it is turned on.

You can choose to tap the screen or use "raise wrist feature" to turn on the screen

Hope we can select the duration of screen time in next or subsequent update