What are some reasons that you would purchase an Apple Watch for? What makes you get one? Is it the features, performance, or something else?
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I always wear my Apple Watch whenever I go out, and beyond getting time information, which is a commonly underrated feature of that device, I also use it to make payments with Apple Pay, read notifications, make and receive phone calls, find out which direction I'm facing from an always-visible compass complication on my watch face, interact with navigation apps, get a quick report of my bank account balance, and listen to music without having to take my iPhone out in public. My current Apple Watch is the SE model from 2022, but I plan on upgrading it to whatever Ultra model with cellular capability happens to be the latest along with one of the Pro iPhone models later this year for the significantly superior battery life and GPS accuracy. The health and fitness features, which are the selling point of Apple Watch for most people, are actually completely off the radar for me.
Hi!
Bought an Apple Watch a few years back. Nothing wrong with it as such, but as I always have my phone with me anyway and I don't track exercise in the end it just felt like a massive waste of money. Don't regret bying it, but wouldn't buy another one. Much rather spend the money on AirPods, that I get so much more use out of.
It was convenient being able to pay with the AppleWatch, but not worth the money just for that.
I got my first apple watch last summer. I'd been looking for something to replace my fitbit that had somehow gotten lost in an airport. I use my watch to track my steps, water intake, sleep, and noise levels because of tinnitus. Back in December of last year, I discovered a new use for my watch, but in the worst way one could discover it. I was diagnosed as a type two diabetic right before Christmas. My doctor put me on two different medications, along with the dx-come system. This is a sensor that monitors your bloodsugar 24/7, sending the readings right to your iPhone. There's a complication right on my watch face that lets me know what my blood sugar numbers are in real time. I still use my phone for most things, but my watch does help when it comes to tracking my blood sugar and recording my meds.
I've had an Apple Watch Series 0 (2015; received for 18th birthday), Apple Watch Series 3 (2018 I think?), Apple Watch SE (received in 2020 for 23rd birtdhay) and Apple Watch Series 9. I love my Apple Watch.
Here's my use case:
- Time and notifications, pinging my phone lol
- Tracking sleep
- Tracking exercise (1 using 'other workout' and for walking)
- Apple Pay, super convenient
Admittedly my use is really basic, but it's nice having the cellular model so I don't have to worry about bringing my phone when walking with my support worker. I like the rings features and the monthly challenges, too - I like how it gamifies exercise so it's actually fun.
I never thought an Apple watch would survive my usage, but so far I haven't killed it yet. I mainly use it for sleep tracking, muting unwanted spam calls, exercise tracking, receiving text messages and paying for stuff. I'd say the sleep tracking is probably the most valuable thing it does for me. I often don't get a good night sleep, and it is nice to be able to evaluate the problem and try to work on it with some real data, and less guessing. It isn't perfect, though, it will think I'm asleep if I lay really still, so I only trust the REM and deep sleep numbers, not the core.
For me being a hearing aid user the vibrations are awesome especially for alarms, means I can go to work and cannot make the excuse that i over slept again LOL. One question regarding the compass, how must you orient your watch to get the correct compass direction? Do you simply point like you do normally or must your hand be sideways?
For me being a hearing aid user the vibrations are awesome especially for alarms, means I can go to work and cannot make the excuse that i over slept again LOL. One question regarding the compass, how must you orient your watch to get the correct compass direction? Do you simply point like you do normally or must your hand be sideways?
I position my arm right in front of my chest or belly so that the watch band is parallel to my front orientation axis, and then tap on the compass complication to get a reading. IN the future I intend to make an app to use the gyroscope on some headphones to keep track of a specific direction so that I don't have to keep my arm in that position, and can even communicate it back in the form of spatial audio. This can help me in particular since I have absolutely no light sensitivity anymore so I find it hard to keep myself walking in the same direction in wide open spaces.
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Works for whatever you want to do. Be exercise, or keeping track of your health.
Convenient payments and accessibility stuff mostly
I always wear my Apple Watch whenever I go out, and beyond getting time information, which is a commonly underrated feature of that device, I also use it to make payments with Apple Pay, read notifications, make and receive phone calls, find out which direction I'm facing from an always-visible compass complication on my watch face, interact with navigation apps, get a quick report of my bank account balance, and listen to music without having to take my iPhone out in public. My current Apple Watch is the SE model from 2022, but I plan on upgrading it to whatever Ultra model with cellular capability happens to be the latest along with one of the Pro iPhone models later this year for the significantly superior battery life and GPS accuracy. The health and fitness features, which are the selling point of Apple Watch for most people, are actually completely off the radar for me.
I wouldn't
Hi!
Bought an Apple Watch a few years back. Nothing wrong with it as such, but as I always have my phone with me anyway and I don't track exercise in the end it just felt like a massive waste of money. Don't regret bying it, but wouldn't buy another one. Much rather spend the money on AirPods, that I get so much more use out of.
It was convenient being able to pay with the AppleWatch, but not worth the money just for that.
why I use an apple watch
I got my first apple watch last summer. I'd been looking for something to replace my fitbit that had somehow gotten lost in an airport. I use my watch to track my steps, water intake, sleep, and noise levels because of tinnitus. Back in December of last year, I discovered a new use for my watch, but in the worst way one could discover it. I was diagnosed as a type two diabetic right before Christmas. My doctor put me on two different medications, along with the dx-come system. This is a sensor that monitors your bloodsugar 24/7, sending the readings right to your iPhone. There's a complication right on my watch face that lets me know what my blood sugar numbers are in real time. I still use my phone for most things, but my watch does help when it comes to tracking my blood sugar and recording my meds.
My use case
I've had an Apple Watch Series 0 (2015; received for 18th birthday), Apple Watch Series 3 (2018 I think?), Apple Watch SE (received in 2020 for 23rd birtdhay) and Apple Watch Series 9. I love my Apple Watch.
Here's my use case:
- Time and notifications, pinging my phone lol
- Tracking sleep
- Tracking exercise (1 using 'other workout' and for walking)
- Apple Pay, super convenient
Admittedly my use is really basic, but it's nice having the cellular model so I don't have to worry about bringing my phone when walking with my support worker. I like the rings features and the monthly challenges, too - I like how it gamifies exercise so it's actually fun.
just a few uses.
I never thought an Apple watch would survive my usage, but so far I haven't killed it yet. I mainly use it for sleep tracking, muting unwanted spam calls, exercise tracking, receiving text messages and paying for stuff. I'd say the sleep tracking is probably the most valuable thing it does for me. I often don't get a good night sleep, and it is nice to be able to evaluate the problem and try to work on it with some real data, and less guessing. It isn't perfect, though, it will think I'm asleep if I lay really still, so I only trust the REM and deep sleep numbers, not the core.
a question on the compass
For me being a hearing aid user the vibrations are awesome especially for alarms, means I can go to work and cannot make the excuse that i over slept again LOL. One question regarding the compass, how must you orient your watch to get the correct compass direction? Do you simply point like you do normally or must your hand be sideways?
Compass orientation
I position my arm right in front of my chest or belly so that the watch band is parallel to my front orientation axis, and then tap on the compass complication to get a reading. IN the future I intend to make an app to use the gyroscope on some headphones to keep track of a specific direction so that I don't have to keep my arm in that position, and can even communicate it back in the form of spatial audio. This can help me in particular since I have absolutely no light sensitivity anymore so I find it hard to keep myself walking in the same direction in wide open spaces.