I thought this would never happen.

You just wanted a new toy

 

@charlyee. Congratulations! And I hope that you enjoy and love it!

I knew that my nightly chants over candlelight and hex signs would influence you to get a watch again...something that you would swear never to own! Haha...Just kidding.

I tried a screen cover for a short while, and hated it. Over. 2+ years with the aluminum version I got only one minor scratch, that was easily ignored. Just for your info. I hope you got Apple Care for it. I do admit it is a highly visible accessory that could get damaged or whatnot.

Enjoy!


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@charlyee personalization is one of the great features of a smart watch over a more focused fitness watch.

Here are some of the things I use the most. There are people that will say that all f this I get on my phone...well I can tell you it is more functional and easier on a watch!

In addition to emails, iMessages, calendar alerts, I turn on my news service alerts from select newspapers and cable news. Not all. Especially these days, having those come in during busy times has been useful.

Dark Sky or other weather alerts has been great. Getting a few minutes warning of rain coming has saved me.

Travel alerts while flying and such is very functional.

Setting the timer via Siri...great during BBQ times.

Golfing. It’s becomes a GPS yardage course device. Very great!

Apple directions, walking or driving is more useful than one would think.

Apple Pay. I probably use this nearly every other day. The fact that I don’t need the phone nearby is great.

Exercising. It ties nicely to the Health App, Activity and servers apps. Just need to allow those chosen apps to feed data to the heath app.

Remote control of music in my car through the iPhone. Pausing music or audiobooks or pod casts and so on.

Nest security alerts, including snaps from the camera when a motion or sound is noticed.

Camera control for special occasions where a selfie is needed and the camera is place further away than normal.

Place in the Dock the most frequently used apps.

Nightstand watch. Place it in Nightstand mode. Even a small tap on the table will wake it up and show the display.

Enjoy!


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Yeah the silent alarm while sleeping and sleep monitoring are not practical. Although you can use the iPhone and an app for the sleep tracking, and probably better. One app records your snoring.

I think as a workout you can set a goal. Of course you can display the rings or even the step count to glance at even without a workout running. Pretty sure of that.


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What do you mean by "not practical"?

 

Battery life is not long enough to use it during the day and night. Unless you are willing to charge the Watch in the morning again.


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What if you were to charge it in the evening? Do you get 24 hours out of one charge?

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Then what's the problem? I thought that silent alarms were available by setting the alarm and putting the watch into silent mode?

 

I have only the Series 1. Here is an article covering the things to think about. If you are fine with all of that, then by all means use it. The practical part I meant is simply battery life and for me...probably banging against a table or something.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/track-sleep-with-your-apple-watch/


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Okay I downloaded SleepMate. Charged the Watch before going to bed. It was at 50 and went to 100% in the time while I got ready. Woke up 8 hours later and it went down 20% to 80% full charge.

It’s charging now while I make breakfast. I placed it in theater mode.

So I was wrong, I guess it is practical if you plan ahead or maybe just wear it if has enough charge left over.

Not saying it’s the best app. It may be. Just took one of those listed in the link previously posted.

Sleep Tracker: Auto Sleep Tracking Watch Monitor by Vimo Labs Inc.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sleep-tracker-auto-sleep-tracking-watch-monitor/id1179236591?mt=8
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sleep-tracker-auto-sleep-tracking-watch-monitor/id1179236591?mt=8


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Pretty fine looking.

I’ll try AutoSleep.


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I tried both. Yeah, the AutoSleep went down only 12% for me. But it didn’t have as much detail for heart rate monitoring as the other app. That could be a difference. It also missed an awake period when I got up in the night to walk to the bathroom. The other app caught that on a previous night.

I didn’t like the display data from AutoSleep though.

In general, I think the science behind these app is not real hardcore. I felt the same when I had my Fitbit. One sort of gets a feel for it after a few days. And I know if I wake up at 4am and stay still in bed, trying to go back to sleep...it thinks I had a good sleep. It is only based on movement, not brain activity.

I deleted both and will leave my watch on the charger. I know when I didn’t sleep. But it is interesting to look at for a few nights or week.


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I placed mine in theater mode and the screen never came on.


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Another use. I have some Sonos speakers. After starting them to steam musics from Pandora on my iPad, I can control the stream, I can view the music played and volume from my Watch. The Watch app just came up automatically.


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Have a great time! No pun.

You’ll appreciate keeping your 7+ in your warm coat, and relying on your watch come those harsh Wisconsin winters too!


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Can one ask ATT to allow Apple Watch phone calls on a month by month basis or something like that?


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