Filip Brož “Oh boy.” The first sentence that sounded from the mouth of the editor of the foreign portal The Verge, Nilay Patel, when he released one of the first Apple Watch reviews to the world. More than four months have passed since then, and in the meantime, users of apple products managed to line up in two groups. Some side with the watch and confirm Tim Cook's words that it is the most personal device ever. The second camp, on the other hand, condemns apple cuckoos and sees practically no use in them.
"What good is a watch that I have to charge every day? Third-party apps load slowly! It does not make any sence! I don't want to leave my traditional mechanical watch. I'm not a businessman to need to constantly check e-mails and notifications." These are sentences that we often hear when discussing the purpose and use of the Apple Watch. I'm also not a hotshot manager or director who gets hundreds of emails a day and takes a call every minute. Even so, the Apple Watch has earned its place in my personal workflow.
It's been over a month since I put on my Apple Watch for the first time. At first I felt like Alice in Wonderland. What is the digital crown for and how does it work? I asked myself. After all, Steve Jobs already coined the slogan that we have ten fingers and we don't need any styluses and similar controls. Now I know how wrong I was, and probably even Jobs would be surprised. After all, the Apple Watch is the first product of the Californian giant that its late co-founder himself had no influence on, at least not directly.
Apple Watch detractors also agree that the first generation of the watch is very similar to the first iPhone, and that we should wait for the second generation, if not perhaps another one. I also thought so before buying the watch, but a month with the watch showed that the first generation is already ready for sharp operation. Although it certainly cannot be done without certain compromises and limitations.
Love at first switch on
Apple Watch is written and talked about as a fashion accessory. Before the arrival of the Watch, I always wore some kind of smart bracelet, whether it was a Jawbone UP, Fitbit, Xiaomi Mi Band or Cookoo, but I never had such a personalization option. On the apple watch, I can change bracelets at will, depending on my mood, or perhaps depending on where I'm going. And with the same key, I can easily change the dials as well.
In addition to the watch itself, straps are an equally important part of the entire product and its perception. The basic edition of the Apple Watch Sport comes with a rubber strap, but many attach it to the more expensive steel edition as well, because – despite the fact that it is made of rubber – it is stylish and, above all, very comfortable. Then, when you go to a company, it's no problem to swap rubber for an elegant Milanese Loop, and you don't have to be ashamed with a Watch even with a tuxedo. In addition, the market for third-party bracelets is constantly expanding - they can be both cheaper than the original ones from Apple and also offer different materials.
That bands are an important part of the entire Watch experience, Apple proves with the fastening mechanism, which was created in such a way that changing bracelets is as simple and fast as possible. With the rubber variant, you just need to tighten the strap as needed and insert the rest in an unconventional way, which is surprisingly convenient. As with watches with regular straps, there is no danger of the ends of the straps becoming indented and the like.
On the other hand, it must be said that, in reality, replacing tapes is not always as smooth as Apple advertises. With the lower button used to "snap" the band, I often inadvertently press the digital crown or some button on the display, which is usually undesirable. Maybe it's just a matter of practice, but a person with larger hands may run into this problem often.
Otherwise, I put on my 42mm Apple Watch Sport every morning before going to work. I usually take them off in the evening, when I know I'll be home and I always have my phone next to me. After more than a month, I can say that the watch fits perfectly on my hand, and I definitely don't feel any problem or discomfort due to the fact that it is not a classic mechanical watch, but a fully digital device.
A different watch every day
What I really like about the Apple Watch are the watch faces. Every day I can leave the house with a different watch, i.e. a different face. It depends on what mood I'm in or where I'm going. If I have a normal working day ahead of me, I need to see as much information as possible on the display. The usual choice is the Modular watch face with a number of so-called complications, which allow me to monitor the time, date, day of the week, temperature, battery status and activity at the same time.
On the contrary, when I go to the city, for example for shopping or somewhere on a trip, I like to play with minimalist dials, for example Simple, Solar or the favorite Mickey Mouse. You can also easily like attractive butterfly or globe motifs, but keep in mind that they are more demanding on battery consumption, even when the watch is lying on the table.
What's also great is that I can play around with the color or placement of each watch face. I just like to match the colors to the shade according to the belt or the clothes I'm wearing that day. You might think it's a small thing, but I like the choice. At the same time, it confirms the fact that Apple Watch is the most personal device ever, as Tim Cook said.
Anyway, watch face options and settings will move up a notch once Apple launches Watch 2, where I can put any custom image as the main watch face. Even with a simple movement of my hand, I will be able to change it during the day.
One day with Apple Watch
We get to the essence and core of the watch. Application. It is clear that without them the watch would be practically useless. Many get by with just a handful of native apps and don't even visit the store for other third-party apps. They often have a convincing argument for this: they don't want to wait. For now, non-native apps take a really long time to launch on the Watch, and sometimes you have to wait endlessly.
Five seconds may not seem like a lot, but at a time when we know other standards from other smart devices, it is practically unacceptable. Especially when you need everything as quickly and simply as possible with a watch, no waiting with your hands twisted. But everything should be solved again by watchOS 2 and the arrival of native applications. So far, the Watch only serves as a kind of extended hand of the iPhone, on which the image is mirrored.
But I didn't want to wait several months for faster third-party apps, so I took the few-second delays and started using the Watch to its fullest from the beginning. I have about forty applications on my watch and, like on the iPhone, I use them from time to time. In addition, these are usually the same applications that I also have installed on my iPhone and they work together. Plus, I like to experiment, so not a day goes by that I don't download and try out a new app or game.
My normal day is quite ordinary. I already wake up with the Apple Watch (it's lying on the table) and replace the iPhone's original function – the alarm clock – with the watch at the very beginning of the day. I even find the sound a lot smoother and I like that I can squeeze the watch. Then I glance at what I lost during the night. I go through notifications and other announcements and at the same time check the weather forecast on my watch.
Then it's just a matter of checking the calendar and the tasks I manage in the various task books. They have very successful applications Clear, 2Do or Things on the Watch. Clear's to-do lists are especially great, when I prepare a shopping list on my iPhone in the morning or evening, and then check off the purchased items on my wrist during the day. However, more complex lists and tasks than just shopping can be effectively managed on the watch. It is 2Do and Things that show such possibilities.
Finally, email is also related to task management and time management. The native app in Watch gives you a quick overview of what's happening in your inbox, and it's up to you how you use it. Personally, for example, I cut off my work e-mail at the very beginning, which I access only when I want to or need it for work, and my personal e-mail rings no more than ten, fifteen times during the day. So it is not such a disturbing element.
In addition, I have the Watch paired with an iPhone 6 Plus, while I use an older iPhone 5 as my work phone, which does not communicate with the watch at all. Here, it is up to each person's personal settings and their workflow, wherever the Watch will go. They can vibrate practically constantly for an incoming call, message, e-mail or any little thing on Facebook.
On the contrary, they can also function only as in the words of Tomáš Baránek, a very efficient and smart secretary who will always deliver only what is most important and requires your attention to your wrist. It is definitely not out of the question to go through the settings on the first day after wearing the Watch and find out which applications will be able to talk to you through your wrist and which will not, and thus clarify your priorities and use of the watch.
But back to my daily routine. After a quick check of missed events and a look at the program for the next day, I leave the house. At that moment, my favorite circles start to fill up on the Watch, i.e. the daily activity that the watch permanently monitors.
Apps you can't live without
Among the most useful applications that I can't do without throughout the day are the simplest ones. Phone, Messages, Maps, Music, Twitter, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, Swarm, and a game tailored for Apple Watch, Runeblade.
It may not be the first thing that comes to mind with a watch, but a crucial part is even with the Watch, making a phone call. The Apple Watch will prove to be a great tool that you will get used to immediately when handling calls. I also do twice as fast when I often carry my large iPhone 6 Plus in my bag over my shoulder, so I don't always have easy access to it. Thanks to Watch, there is no need to constantly and annoyingly hunt for the phone and check whether someone has called me or who is calling.
I receive all calls without problems on my watch and usually in two sentences, depending on who is calling, I also handle them, saying that I will call from my phone as soon as I have time. I also listen to music a lot and have headphones on. Thanks to the Apple Watch, I have an overview of who is calling, and I can then easily answer it on my phone.
I handle the entire call on my watch only in the car or at home. The microphone on the Watch is very small and weak, you won't hear anything on the street. On the contrary, in the car, when I'm driving, it's a great tool. All I have to do is bend my hand slightly, rest my elbow on the armrest, and I can speak boldly. The same is true at home when I have my watch closer to me or can even choose to answer a call on my Mac, iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch. That's a concert for you, sir, four notes and you don't know where to take it.
The second app without which the Apple Watch wouldn't make sense is Messages. Once again, I have an overview of who is writing to me and what they want all day. I don't even have to take my iPhone out of my bag and I can easily reply to SMS via my watch. Dictation works without any problems with minor errors, unless it switches to English. I found out that if you say some word with an English accent at the beginning of the message, typically OK and the like, the watch recognizes that you are speaking English and immediately continues the nonsensical dictation in English. Then all you have to do is repeat the message.
Sending smileys and other emoticons also works great. Sending heartbeats and pictures you draw is also seamless among Apple Watch users. It's fun to send your friend your heart beating or different sketches of smileys, flowers and stars. Again confirmation of how personal the device is.
While the Watch functions as an extended hand of the iPhone when making calls or writing messages, they give navigation a whole new dimension. I had already primarily used Maps from Apple, so for example the absence of Google Maps on the watch did not bother me much. Now all I have to do is select a route on my iPhone and the Watch will immediately start navigating. They vibrate before every turn, and you only need to turn your hand and you immediately know where to turn. It works in the car and while walking. In addition, the haptic response is different if you have to turn left or right, so you don't even have to look at the display many times.
The Watch also understands music, acting as a handy remote control for Apple Music, for example, when the iPhone is not in immediate range. You can easily switch songs, rewind or adjust the volume. Using the digital crown, even on the small display on the wrist, it is relatively easy to select a specific artist or song. A similar (and positive) experience to the click wheel in iPods is guaranteed with the crown.
You can also record music on your Apple Watch and then play it back, even if you don't have an iPhone with you. Basically, the Watch will allow you to record one gigabyte of music, a maximum of twice as much. With wireless headphones, listening to music while playing sports is no problem, and the iPhone can be left at home.
You can also be active "socially" with Watch. Twitter has a good app that offers a quick overview of tweets, and Facebook's Messenger also works reliably. I can still be in touch with friends if needed and I don't always have to reach for my phone to respond. You can even launch Instagram on your hand for a quick overview of new images.
I use Twitter, Facebook Messenger and Instagram on the Watch rather additionally, the main thing usually happens on the iPhone, but what has a completely opposite procedure is the Swarm application from Foursquare. I do all check-ins exclusively from the watch, and the iPhone is not needed at all. Fast and efficient.
It can also be played on the wrist
A chapter by itself is watch games. I've personally tried dozens of titles that caught my eye in some way and thought they couldn't be bad. I'm an avid gamer, especially on the iPhone. However, of all the games I tried for the Apple Watch, only one worked - a fantasy adventure game Runeblades. I've been playing it several times a day since the first days I got my Apple Watch.
The game is very simple and intended primarily for the Watch. On the iPhone, you practically just exchange the diamonds obtained and you can read the story and characteristics of the individual characters on it. Otherwise, all interaction is on the watch and your job is to kill enemies and upgrade your hero. I run Runeblade several times a day, collect the gold I win, upgrade my character and defeat several enemies. The game works in real time, so you are constantly progressing, even if you are not playing directly.
It's not a particularly sophisticated game, more like a simple clicker, but Runeblade shows what gameplay possibilities the Watch has to offer. In addition, we can certainly look forward to more sophisticated titles in the future. A slightly different example of a smart use of the watch in this area is the game Lifeline.
It is a text book, set in space, and you determine the fate of the shipwrecked main character by choosing different options while reading the story. This time the game also works on the iPhone, and the interaction from the wrist serves only as a pleasant extension. Many will surely remember the paper gamebooks thanks to Lifeline, and the developers are already preparing a second version if the first story (which has different endings) was not enough for you.
We're going to play sports
I know quite a few people who bought an Apple Watch just for sports and tracking their daily activity. At the very beginning, I will once again disprove a common myth - you can do sports with the Watch even without an iPhone. It's not true that you have to run with your phone strapped somewhere to your body when you already have a watch on your wrist.
For now, it's okay because it's always better to have an iPhone nearby, but the Watch will calibrate itself after a few activities and, despite the absence of GPS, will capture all the important data using gyroscopes and accelerometers. The results are then recalculated according to your weight, height and age. So you will get at least an approximate idea of, for example, your run. Anyone who wants more detailed and accurate information will probably reach for another, more professional device anyway.
For sports, you will find a native application in the Watch Exercise and in it several pre-selected sports – running, walking, cycling and various exercises in the gym. Once you choose a sport, you can set a specific goal that you want to achieve. When running, you can set how many calories you want to burn or run kilometers, or limit your exercise time. During the entire activity, you have an overview of how you are doing and how you are meeting the set goals right on your wrist.
When finished, all data is saved in the watch and then transferred to the application Activity on iPhone. It is the imaginary headquarters and brain of all your activities. In addition to the daily overviews, you will find here all completed activities and statistics. The application is very clear, completely in the Czech language, and at the same time it also contains motivational awards that you collect when you meet the daily and weekly standards.
Every week (usually on Monday morning) you will also receive the overall statistics for the past week. The watch itself will give you a recommendation on how many calories you should set for the following week and the like. In the beginning, you will be able to meet the daily standards without any problems just by walking around during the day. Over time, it takes some longer activity to be fulfilled at the end of the day. As a reminder, the Apple Watch measures three activities during the day – calories burned, exercise or movement, and standing. Three colored wheels that gradually fill in show you how you are performing these tasks.
According to various experts, people generally spend most of the day sitting somewhere in front of a computer. For that reason, Apple has added an activity to the watch, which consists in the fact that the watch will remind you every hour that you should stand up and take a few steps for at least five minutes. If you do this, you will complete one hour out of the preset twelve. I have to say that this wheel is the hardest for me to fill, I usually only have it full at the end of the day if I've been out somewhere all day. Although I notice all the notifications, I rarely want to stop work and go for a walk.
Overall, the sports and activity features on the Apple Watch work great. The wheels are very clear even in the application on the watch and I must say that they have a very motivating effect. Every day I find myself catching up in the evening to get things done. It's worse on the weekends when I'm happy to sit and relax for a while.
We measure the pulse
A big attraction of the watch is also the heart rate measurement, whether during sports or just during the day. Compared to specialized heart rate monitors, typically chest straps, however, the Apple Watch falters. You will get accurate heart rate values especially during long-term sports, for example running. The watch has great reserves, especially when detecting the current heart rate, even when you are sitting still.
The measured values often differ greatly and sometimes the entire measurement process takes an uncomfortably long time. It also depends on how tightly you fasten the belt. If you only have it slightly enabled and your watch typically flails, don't expect any precise values or fast measurements. Personally, I have the watch on just right and I have to say that even though the band seemed very tight at first, it adjusted and loosened slightly.
Also, many people have written that if you have any tattoos on your arm, it can affect the heart rate measurement. It's similar in the gym, where muscles are stretched differently and blood is constantly circulating, so if you're just strengthening your forearms or biceps, don't expect to get exact values. In short, Apple still has room for improvement when it comes to heart rate measurement. If only indicative values of your heart rate are not enough for you, definitely choose classic chest belts.
The end of the day is coming
As soon as I arrive home in the afternoon or evening, I take off my watch. I'm definitely not sleeping with them. The only thing I still do regularly is a quick clean. I wipe the coarsest dirt with an ordinary tissue and then polish it with a cloth and cleaning water. I focus my attention mainly on the digital crown, under which sweat, dust and other impurities settle, and sometimes it happens to me that it practically gets stuck. A cloth and possibly water for cleaning will solve everything.
I basically charge my Apple Watch overnight, every day. I don't deal with the much-discussed issue of battery life so much, I charge my watch just like I charge my iPhone. The Watch could definitely last more than a day, many can easily get through the second day, but I personally charge the Watch every day because I need to rely on it.
If you approach the Watch as another smart iPhone-type device and not as a regular watch, you probably won't have much of a problem with daily charging. However, if you switch to a smart watch from a classic one, you will have to get used to this mode and not leave the watch just lying around every evening.
The Power Reserve function can bring a few extra minutes, but when it is turned on, the Watch is practically useless, so it is not an optimal solution. In the evening, however, I often have more than 50 percent of the battery on my watch, and I have been wearing it since seven in the morning. I then charge it around ten o'clock and the complete discharge does not occur very often.
When it comes to charging itself, you can easily charge the Apple Watch to its full capacity in just two hours. I'm not using a stand or dock yet as I'm waiting for the new watchOS and new alarm features. Only then will I decide on a stand that will allow me to handle the watch more easily. I also really like the long charging cable and would immediately use it to charge my iPhone as well.
Design or nothing is more subjective
"I like round watches," says one, and the other immediately counters that square ones are better. We will probably never agree on whether the Apple Watch is pretty or not. Everyone likes something different and also suits something completely different. There are people who can't stand a classic round watch, while others find it quite a steal. Not so long ago, square watches were all the rage and everyone wore them. Now the trend of round ones has returned, but I personally like square watches.
It is also interesting that the roundness of the watch is very similar to that of the iPhone six. I like that the watch doesn't falter and is very pleasant to the touch. The digital crown has also been given considerable care and, as I mentioned earlier, resembles the click wheel from iPods. The second button, with which you control the menu with contacts, is not left out either. On the other hand, the fact is that during the day you will press it and come into contact with it much less often than with a digital crown. It has many more applications, when in addition to calling up the menu, it also serves as a back or multitasking button.
Yes, you read that right. Apple Watch also has its own multitasking, which many users don't even know about. If you press the crown twice in a row, the last running application will start, so for example if I play music, then I see the watch face and I want to go back to the music, so just double-click the crown and I'm there. I don't have to search for the application through the menu or in quick overviews.
Similarly, the crown and the second button are also used for the function of screenshots. Want to take a screenshot of the current screen on your Apple Watch? Just like on an iPhone or iPad, you press the crown and the second button at the same time, click and it's done. You can then find the image on your iPhone in the Photos application.
Other user features for the digital crown can be found in the settings, such as practical zooming and zooming. You can also use the crown to launch individual applications in the menu by zooming in on them. Speaking of the menu and overview of applications, they can also be manipulated and moved at will. On the Internet, you can find quite a few interesting pictures of how people have placed individual application icons.
Personally, I liked the image of an imaginary cross, where each group of applications has a different use. So, for example, I have a "bunch" of icons for GTD and another for social networks. In the middle, of course, I have the most used applications. You can arrange the icons either directly on the watch or in the iPhone via the Apple Watch application.
You also install individual applications and set up the entire watch in the same place. I definitely recommend not to overlook the sounds and haptics settings. Specifically, the intensity of the haptics and set it to full. You will appreciate it especially when using navigation. The rest of the settings already depend on personal taste.
Where are we going?
Not so long ago, I had a great opportunity to test the Bluetooth range of my watch and phone. I went to watch the MotoGP in Brno and anchored on the hill in the natural stands. I deliberately left my iPhone in my backpack and went to walk into the crowd among the people. I thought to myself that I would definitely lose the connection soon, if only because there were thousands of people here. However, the opposite was true.
I was walking up a hill for a long time and the watch was still communicating with the iPhone hidden in the bottom of the backpack. The same is true in a block of flats or in a family house. At home around the apartment, the reach is completely problem-free, and the same is true outside in the garden. It has probably never happened to me that the watch just disconnects from the iPhone by itself. This happened to me almost all the time with Fitbit, Xiaomi Mi Band, and especially the Cookoo watch.
However, I'm still waiting for the new watchOS, when Wi-Fi connection will also work. When you have both your watch and your phone on the same network, the Watch will recognize it and you'll be able to go much further with it, depending on the connection range.
An unbreakable watch?
What I fear like hell are unexpected falls and scrapes. I have to knock, but my Apple Watch Sport is completely clean so far, without a single scratch. I'm definitely not thinking about putting any kind of protective film or frame on them either. These monstrosities are not pretty at all. I like clean design and simplicity. The only thing I'm thinking about is getting a couple of replacement straps, I'm especially tempted by the leather and steel ones.
Multiple straps are good for the fact that you can adapt the Watch to the current situation as much as possible and you don't have to wear the "same" watch on your hand all the time, and I had an unpleasant experience with the first rubber strap when the top invisible layer peeled off. Fortunately, Apple had no problem with a free replacement under the claim.
The overall durability of the watch is also often discussed a lot. Many carried out extreme tests, where the Watch could withstand shaking in a box full of screws and nuts or mercilessly dragging a car on the road, while the Apple Watch usually came out of the test incredibly positively - it had only minor abrasions or scratches and at most a minor spider around the sensors, the display remained more or less fine. So is the functionality of the watch.
I myself have not embarked on such drastic tests, but in short, watches are consumer goods (even if they cost a lot of money) and if you wear them on your wrist, you can't avoid some kind of beating. However, the build quality and materials that the Watch is made of will ensure that you'll usually have to work really hard to damage it.
Also, the question of the Watch's water resistance is often raised. The manufacturer claims it is his watch waterproof, not waterproof. However, many already have apple watches tried even in much more extreme conditions, than showering, for example, and in most cases the Watch survived. On the other hand, we have experience from our own editorial office when the Watch could not handle a short swim in the pool, so I approach the water with the watch on my wrist very cautiously.
What else can a watch do?
There's a lot more that the Watch can do that I haven't even mentioned, and we can expect that with more apps and new updates, the use of the Watch will grow rapidly. If we ever get a Czech Siri, the Apple Watch will gain a completely new dimension for Czech users. Of course, Siri is already well-usable on the watch and you can easily dictate a notification or a reminder, but in English. The watch only understands Czech when dictating.
I also like the native Camera app on the watch. It works as a remote trigger for the iPhone. At the same time, the watch mirrors the image of the iPhone, which you will appreciate, for example, when taking photos with a tripod or taking selfies.
Stopka is a useful application that can be used in many kitchens or sports. I must not forget the Remote application, through which you can control the Apple TV. Thanks to this application, you can also connect wireless headphones.
Quick overviews, so-called Glances, are also very handy, which you call up by dragging your finger from the bottom edge of the watch face and offer quick information from various applications without always having to open the application in question. For example, from a quick overview with settings, you can easily "ring" your iPhone if you keep forgetting it somewhere.
All overviews can be modified in different ways, so it's up to you what you use Glances for. I myself have quick access set up for Maps, Music, Weather, Twitter, Calendar or Swarm - these apps are then easier to access and I usually don't need to open the entire app.
It makes sense?
Definitely yes for me. In my case, Apple Watch already plays an irreplaceable place in the apple ecosystem. Despite the fact that it is the first generation of watches that have their quirks, it is a completely innovative and full-fledged device that makes my work and life significantly easier. The watch has great potential and practical use.
On the other hand, it's still a watch. As noted Apple blogger John Gruber said, they are Apple Watch, i.e. from the English word watch. The watch will in no way replace your iPhone, iPad or Mac. It is not a creative studio and a work tool in one. It is a device that will only make everything easier, faster and more efficient for you.
If I compare the Apple Watch with other wearable devices, there are certainly a lot of things and functions that can be found that apple cuckoos can't do yet. For example, many people argue that Pebble watches last several times longer while offering programmable features. Another group states that watches manufactured by Samsung are more reliable. No matter what current of opinion you hold, one thing cannot be denied to Apple, i.e. that it pushed watches and wearable devices in general a little further and people learned that such technologies exist.
The experiences described above are not just a blind, celebratory ode to the Apple Watch. Many will certainly find much more suitable products for their wrists from competing companies, be it the already mentioned Pebble watch or perhaps just some much simpler bracelets that are not so complex, but offer the user exactly what they are looking for. However, if you are "locked" into the Apple ecosystem, the Watch seems like a logical addition, and after a month of use, they also confirm this. One hundred percent communication with the iPhone and connection to other services is something that will always make the Watch the number one choice for users of Apple products, at least on paper.
In addition, for many people, the Apple Watch, as well as most other similar smart watches, are primarily geek stuff. Many Apple users are certainly such geeks today, but at the same time there are millions of other people who do not yet see any point in such products, or rather do not understand what use such watches can have.
But everything takes time. Wearable devices on the body seem to be the future of modern technology, and in a few years it might not even be strange to walk around town with a watch on my mouth and make phone calls through it, just like David Hasselhoff in the legendary series Knight Rider. After just a few weeks, the Apple Watch has brought me much more time, which is very valuable in today's busy and hectic times. I look forward to seeing what the Watch brings next.
I've also had them for about a month and I'm satisfied. I'm already looking forward to the new watchOS 2 :)
I'm satisfied, but I'm looking forward to the second generation is a pretty big oxymoron
I didn't write any BUTs there ;). watchOS 2 will expand the possibilities of use and will be available in a few days, so I'm looking forward to it.
so slowly
I'm either satisfied, or I'm looking forward to something better
The second generation of the watch operating system, not the second generation of the watch :-)
OS2 is the dream of the second generation OS for AW, isn't it? You don't write the second generation of AW anywhere.
It's probably not worth it :-) Have a nice day ;-)
Well, I certainly don't envy your wife/girlfriend, it must be hard for her...
However, the option that although I am satisfied, I am looking forward to something new, better, is not inherently illogical.
at first glance yes, at second glance no
I'll put it this way, if I'm satisfied with the woman I'm building, I'm not going to test myself for that
You spouted nonsense and now you are trying to defend it at all costs. However, Mr. Martin's claim does not contain a logical contradiction. And it doesn't matter how many points of view, logic doesn't follow that. Of course, propos is also not an oxymoron. Have a nice afternoon.
That's your opinion, but it doesn't match reality. See above. Good afternoon to you too.
but you could never be satisfied with anything, because something new and better will always come...electronics, cars, women... :D
vice versa
There are people who are happy about the new watch, but they are looking forward to the new OS out of curiosity about what it will bring new and different. This does not mean that they are not satisfied with the current watch. This is normal and most tech enthusiasts feel this way.
If you compare it to a woman like you tried here, it's more like a woman told you she was going to buy some new sexy underwear and you were excited about what the evening had in store for you... It doesn't mean you are unhappy with her ;-)
that's your point of view, but that doesn't deny the fact that if I'm satisfied, I'm satisfied in such a way that I don't have to look forward to a new version or a girlfriend
He does not deny. You can be satisfied and not looking forward to the new version, and someone who is looking forward to the new version can be satisfied. Simple.
but he is not looking forward to the new generation but only to the sw update
see below
Good review. To the author: In watchmaking terminology, the term "strap" is used to fasten a watch to the wrist, it can be made of any material except metal, or "pull", which is only made of metal.
Nice review, I approve of the author, I'm just a little more angry with him, because he bit me again to buy a watch :-) In a positive way of course :-)
The review sounds to me like a blind "ode" to the watch (and a futile search for a way to use it), where the author has become a slave to the watch rather than the watch being the servant of the master.
Just random things that further interested me:
– in the morning, he has an iPhone on the table, but he reads the weather and news on his watch
– praise for individualization, but only a blue belt "very" in tune with the green field and very suitable for society
– playing games on the watch :)))
– he "must" clean his clock every evening
- the absence of numerical data - sentences like "I charge around ten o'clock and the complete discharge does not occur very often" - i.e. I've run out of them here and there during the day, which is probably not a good thing when I'm so dependent on them
– inventing nonsensical uses like navigation when I have my iPhone in the car
I'm a bit missing the pluses and minuses of the watch at the end - I think it would be more "readable" where the watch is good and where it's not.
Likewise, a comparison with the competition (Moto 360, Samsung Gear, etc., not just wristbands). This is like reviewing a Skoda Fabia and never driving a Dacia Logan, BMW 5, Ferrari, Bentley. I will always be delighted with Fabia, because I have not experienced anything else (worse/better). Then it turns out like this "review"
Hello,
thanks for the response and I'll just allow myself a few answers. I read the weather on my watch, because every morning I get a notification where I can see exactly how it will be today, the same news, I get a daily overview (Nuzzel).
I have three tapes in total – black, blue, green.
I have clearly commented on the games on the watch, why, how and what I do it for - I primarily play on iOS and I see a lot of potential in the watch...etc...
Navigation - anyone who drives a lot knows how dangerous navigation can be somewhere, whether it's on the glass, the dashboard or the phone between your legs and on the gear lever. My hand is fine, I just turn and see, the haptic response tells me when to turn... I don't need to know more, I use my iPhone as a voice guide (turn right...)
I tried to talk about pluses and minuses, comparisons, but I could write another twenty pages, and it's hard to come to bigger conclusions. Each watch has its advantages, disadvantages, etc... I think it's more up for discussion, why some people like this and others that... so that's about it :-) anyway, thanks for the insights...
I've been driving with built-in navigation in my car for about 9 years and never had a problem. If I drive a car where I use navigation from a mobile phone, I also didn't have one. Of course, it's more dangerous to let go of the steering wheel when I have to look at the navigation. as AAA writes, you look within yourself for the reason why they are great.
PS: I personally see them as good navigation for pedestrians, that I don't have to take out my mobile phone, but that would be a use for me 2-3 times a year. Alternatively, as a notification when I'm riding my bike, who's calling or texting me.
I don't think I was looking for the reason, rather I found it. I went through several phases with AW. At the beginning I was completely done with them, I kept clicking, trying, inventing something. After that came a shorter lull and the realization, well, it's just a watch, but I like it. Only then did it become a completely automatic habit that it belongs to my personal ecosystem and I already put them on automatically every day and don't think about it. Even if the watch could only display calls, it's very useful for me, because as I write in the review, I carry the 6 Plus in my bag over my shoulder, so I practically don't have to take it out at all, which is extremely useful on the street... The fact that it can do other things is added value, but of course not unnecessary, whether it is tracking activity during the day, remote control for music, SMS messages and of course also time and date...
"personal ecosystem" so I won't really comment on it anymore :-D
I use them in the car quite regularly... And that's precisely because I don't have my iPhone in any holder, but in the compartment where the jack for connecting to the car radio is brought out and there's not exactly the best access to it... Therefore, the watch makes navigation, calls, SMS a lot easier for me , switching songs, etc….
For God's sake people, learn to use ellipses correctly. It's a terrible fashion, stuffing ellipsis everywhere instead of dashes and dots. Doesn't it occur to you that you are changing the meaning of the message and the posts are also difficult to read?
So if you have to deal with text messages on AW while driving, then it's only a matter of time before you kill someone.
Someone here has run out of arguments about AW, you see... :-P
Not. It can be seen that decency is not worn in the Czech Republic.
Yes, you prove it with almost every post you make in this thread. You can only criticize people, correct them, be a nitwit. You would do better to leave the discussion than to keep picking on someone here.
Pointing out the facts is against the grain of many people, I understand Rom. People usually attack others instead of thanking them for pointing out their mistakes. You are obviously one of them.
You don't point out errors. An error warning with an ellipsis would read, for example, “You have the wrong ellipsis there. In this form it means this and that.” You instead write some frustrated posts trying to bring others down. You can't talk about any decency at all.
The second thing is that people come to discussions to discuss, not to learn grammar. Likewise, your pseudo-philosophical comments about contentment were unwarranted, so you ranted unnecessarily there too. Address the topic of the article, not things that have nothing to do with it, and everyone will have a better discussion here.
And if you want to correct someone in typographical rules, at least write Czech correctly yourself first. You/You do not seem to know how to write, you make mistakes in commas, you make a lot of typos. But you present yourself as Mr. Perfect, frustrated by the faults of others.
I don't feed trolls, you're out of luck.
It suits you :-D
It's a bit of a paradox when someone who knows how to relate to the author of a good article and everyone who has the audacity to agree with him says this...
Sir, you are obviously unfit to comment. It can be seen that you lack not only the basics of decency, but also logic and the art of discussion. I don't feed trolls. Goodbye.
Nice article, I've had my Apple Watch for exactly a month and the experience of using it is similar, except that I don't play games and don't clean it daily. What exactly is the cleaning water on the crown? :)
The transition to the watch from regular iPhone 6 apps is gradual, each workflow needs to be assessed separately and learned. Lately, I've been enjoying starting apps using the Siri voice command "Hey Siri, start..." or "Hey Siri, setup timer for xx minutes."
The author certainly means the process of cleaning the crown as described by Apple itself on its website: https://support.apple.com/cs-cz/HT204639
Thanks a lot for the beautiful article. I totally relate. I also don't know how I could have been without woči before.
OPEL – DAS AUTO
From the long review, and I didn't read it completely - but definitely thanks a lot for it, I understood that AWs are not (yet) in a position to be more beneficial to me than the iPhone, or in any way usefully supplement/enrich it. Besides, I'm conservative, I don't change watch faces according to Mickey Mouse mood. As the author correctly writes, it is subjective, there are people who will probably appreciate sending a smiley face more than I do. Maybe I'm blind and if I tried it once, I wouldn't want it any other way. After all, a lot of people (who don't have one) raved about the new Macbook in their reviews, and after a few months I think it's fine. I understood from the discussion that Adam Tobias is the artistic pseudonym of Filip Broz, or vice versa?
I would prefer something with android wear. I was more interested in those
Of course, smart watches make sense. Especially in today's age of big phones. I have a Note 3 and I don't want to take it out of my bag. However, the entire article should be a warning against excessive dependence on technology. The author of the review is obviously a very sick person. They depended on the watch and the iPhone. Setting the wallpaper according to the mood and matching the belt with the clothes is evidence of an unclear sexual orientation. And so in the morning, he matches the wallpaper with his mood, pulls on a green T-shirt over his beer mug and goes out into the streets. In that picture of him talking into his watch, he looks like something out of a Beck Bond movie. In addition, he has the look of a cheerful pedophile who discovered his future victim in the playground. Kuwa guys, be a bit normal and go to the gym once in a while. It is often a terrible sight.
The photos are illustrative, it is not about the author of the review... I probably wouldn't write that I go jogging and go to the gym with my watch :-)
That cracked me up :-D but you're right, I've also been rolling balls when matching colors etc. :-D
Apple Watch also communicates with iPhone 5 or 5c.
I've been testing the watch for roughly the same amount of time as the author, and I certainly don't share his enthusiasm. I primarily use them as a sports tracker, instead of the original Nike+ bracelet, and in short - they are completely useless. If you are not a runner and do other sports, you will be quite surprised at what nonsense (mainly as caloric expenditure) the watch shows. Fellow runners also sometimes have a problem with activity mapping, when a 5km run according to the RunKeeper application, the watch evaluates as 2km, etc. (and this happens in fw2 as well). The quality of the workmanship is above average, however, two scratches have already appeared on the watch display without me having any idea where I got them. The battery life is pathetic, even if you turn everything off, so it often happens that I forget the watch on the charger in the morning and go to work without it. I have a Sport watch, I got it as a gift and I would never buy it for this money. Maybe not even half as much. It's just a pity that Nike stopped making their sport trackers because of this watch, because they were ten levels different.
Thanks for the nice review!
I agree with the author on most things, I just don't care about the straps - I have black on my AW Sport and I'm happy with it - a universal color for a suit and a bike.
On the contrary, I wear a black bezel for the bike and actually for the whole holiday, which gives the watch a sportier look and mainly prevents damage - I'm really not sure how durable the watch is. In a few days, about a week, I managed to make small, fortunately barely noticeable scratches. A knock on the door here, a brush against the car there. I simply wouldn't take the watch on a mountain bike without a frame, and not much in the normal work process either. It's fine with the film and the frame like this, I rolled up a few times on the bike and everything is fine. In the evening in Corsica, you wash your watch with water in the sink and that's it.
AW are certainly not a full replacement for a sport tracker, but they will provide basic information.
I had an interesting experience this morning when, after about two months of daily wear, I managed to leave the watch in the charger at home. Only then does a person find out when, where, on what occasions he misses his watch. For me, in particular, a quick overview of who is calling me, where I have my next meeting, who is texting me, etc. + of course an overview of the time. I had to take my phone out of my pocket for all of this. Plus a quick twitter check, make a short call, etc.
Also for durability - in the evening I put the watch next to the phone in the charger and in the morning I wear everything completely naturally. Anyone who would like to monitor sleep can adjust this procedure, e.g. while sitting at the computer, put the watch in the charger twice a day for about an hour and that's it. Just be careful, if, for example, you start the Outdoor cycling mode on your bike, the AW communicate intensively with the phone - you get detailed information about the kilometers traveled, etc. and then the watch will drain in a few hours. And it also gives the phone a hard time. It needs to be taken into account. You can last 2-6 hours, but then you need to recharge your watch and probably your phone.
So the conclusion for me - after two months of intensive use, you will really miss AW ;-)
I've read almost all the reviews on AW, I'm a big Apple lover, I have everything outside of AW, as a watch I recognize the classics, i.e. Breitling, and I think that I won't change any further just because AW has to be taken care of daily and cannot be used in max. degree (charging, controlled by SIRI in Czech, etc.), for me it is a very important thing for such a watch, maybe sometimes with the 4th or 5th generation AW everything will be tuned to perfection and only then will such a watch make sense for me and other enthusiasts. I wish everyone a nice day
Could someone in the know unbiasedly compare the Apple Watch Sport (aluminum) and the Apple Watch (stainless steel). I only deal with appearance and durability. I saw a review where they mentioned that the aluminum ones look like a poor relative to the steel ones. I've heard more or less similar comparisons, that the aluminum Sports are like the iPhone 5C, etc. However, I don't want to go to Dresden just for comparison.
People who have an Apple Watch (stainless steel) say that the watch is much more durable, so if you hit a wall or a door frame, for example, it will not have the same consequences as with the Sport version. On the contrary, the aluminum version (Apple Watch Sport) is lighter, so you almost don't even feel it on your hand, and it is noticeably worse in terms of durability. As for looks, it's a matter of personal taste. The Sporty certainly doesn't strike me as a poor relative, with most people buying the Sporty anyway (considering the purchase price). So each model has its advantages and disadvantages, it also depends on how you want to use the watch…
It's better to love a woman than an Apple Watch... Poor author, it got into his brain.
Well, I've had them since Friday, too, and so far I'm quite satisfied. I am most surprised by the durability. It lasts more than two days without any problems, including sports. So where did the rumors come from that the watch wouldn't even last until the evening, I really don't understand. But there is one thing that bothers me, a lot.
This is a measurement of passive calories (what the body burns without you doing anything, simply for its activity). Apple has them very exaggerated, so if you stick to them and eat accordingly, you will gain a pound in a week. For the fact that it is supposed to be largely a product for fitness, it is a fail of gigantic proportions. 1000 kcal a day is really a lot. And it is also related to the fact that passive calories as the only data are not synchronized with the Health application for some reason.
Both are bugs, as Apple has admitted, and will be fixed in Watch OS 2, but for first-time buyers to wait half a year for such a critical bug to be fixed is beyond me.