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r/AppleWatch is the community to discuss and share information and opinions about Apple Watch, the smart watch from Apple.

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Rules
  1. No Low Quality/Standard Configuration My Watch posts. Please ensure your My Watch post is clear and well-lit (unless it's a choice), is not a standard configuration (combos you can buy from Apple), and, if possible, provide more than one angle/shot. Do not post images of broken watches without a second purpose (a story, support request, etc).
  2. Follow the support post format. All support posts must contain [Support] in the submission title. Include your watchOS version, iOS version, a clear explanation of the issue, and Steps taken to resolve so far. Contact Apple Support for assistance.
  3. Posts must be relevant to the subreddit. Submissions must be about Apple Watch or Apple Watch related accessories/topics. No “six degrees of Apple Watch”
  4. Non-question posts must foster discussion. a) No low effort submissions or duplicate posts of recent submissions (past 2 weeks). App recommendations questions should be posted in the Joined the Club Megathread. b) Non-Question posts must foster reasonable discussion. c) Low effort activity threads (image of a workout, a badge, etc) must be posted in the Joined the Club megathread.
  5. Do not spam. Spam, such as promotional content designed purely for commercial purposes, cannot be posted. Explicit moderator approval must be received to post giveaways or other content that is promotional. All promotional content must disclose any paid sponsorships. YouTube creators and developers may post their content on Self-Promotion Saturday.
  6. No blog spam/low quality blog links/referral links. No advert-laden, untrusted, or otherwise malicious websites and news sources. Do not post links where you stand something to gain. If you believe a blog you have linked to is not of low quality, message the moderators. (Amazon Smile is permitted)
  7. Common/Frequent Post Do not post screenshots of short activities, such as 10-minute walks. Furthermore, posts that are generic AppleWatch band/case combinations, common AppleWatch configurations or AppleWatch boxes should not be posted. Pictures has to be high quality.
  8. Be respectful to other users. Follow Reddiquette. Do not discriminate against or abuse other members. Breaking this rule will incur a 2-week ban, followed by a permanent ban for repeat offenders. Any attempt to dox users will result in a ban.
  9. Buying advices, pre-orders and shipping posts They belong to the Buying advices, pre-orders and shipping Megathread.

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Abbreviations

Abbreviation Watch
AWA/AWS Apple Watch Aluminium/Sport
SGA/SGS Space Grey Aluminium/Sport
SS Stainless Steel
SB Space Black Stainless Steel
AWE Apple Watch Edition
AWH Apple Watch Hermes
AWN+ Apple Watch Nike+

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Got a possible sleep apnea warning with this chart on U2

1 Comment
2024/11/09
20:18 UTC

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Watch se question

In the watch se when I enter sleep focus, does the crown adjust incrementally the brightness just like in the 10?

0 Comments
2024/11/09
20:16 UTC

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A great browser app on Apple Watch

There’re many features in this app and you can even play videos in websites on Apple Watch. Download it here: https://apps.apple.com/app/id1670065481

1 Comment
2024/11/09
20:11 UTC

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S10 worth it?

I have a series 6 and the battery life sometimes last all day and sometimes it does around 7/8 pm when it’s fully charged in the morning. It has lost just today about 30% in 3 hours. I’m looking into the Apple Watch 10 and I wondering what are the benefits. I know the battery life is better and charged to 80% in just 30 minutes but I’ve been reading reviews and many users have said the battery life is very bad. Wondering if they have fixed the gimmicks thus far. Thanks!

4 Comments
2024/11/09
19:46 UTC

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Am I missing something?

I’ve had Garmin Fenix 6 for some years, and it’s been great. Now however when apple watch 10 came out, I decided to upgrade to that, with an expectation it would be much better than my 5 years old Garmin, and also that it could mostly replace my phone. Well… I’ve been living with AW10 now for a month and I can’t help but feel that I made a mistake buying it, and I actually prefer the Garmin in mostly everything.

Training: Garmin wins. There’s training programs included. Also if you’re serious, very good heart rate belts, bike speed meters etc.

Music: No streaming on Garmin, but AW music sound quality is really really bad, so I don’t really want to listen music with AW. Even audiobooks sound really crappy from AW.

Body metrics/sleep: Same, no practical difference.

Ruggedness: Garmin wins easily.

Usability: Garmin is very confusing at start, but after using it for some time, it becomes so much faster and more intuitive to use than AW (more buttons). Also with gloves, wet hands(swimming), or running Garmin is much much better to use. You don’t even need to watch the screen. The touchscreen is so hard to use while running.

Notifications: I wish apple wouldn’t cripple Garmin’s possibilities to select notifications, and reply to messages. But it’s ok as it is. No much difference. All calendar notifications etc work the same.

Timers: So much better in garmin. Apple doesn’t show seconds all the time, you need to constantly tap the screen. So annoying when trying to time precise things. Physical buttons make timing much more precise also.

Phone replacement: This AW wins. But no Whatsapp?!? It’s the main message app in my country. So I can’t leave home without phone or I miss all the messages and can’t write nobody. This is such a weird thing. Really cripples AW for me. Also missing many other messaging apps.

Apple pay: Garmin pay works the same.

No apps: I’m surprised how most of the appstore apps don’t work on AW. Like my bus ticket app. So can’t leave my phone. I was expecting more apps.

Style: Matter of taste. But in my opinion the older garmin looks like normal, nice digital watch, but AW looks old fashioned and nerdy. The jet black aluminum looks like cheap plastic. The Apple straps are very expensive, but low quality. Sport velcro band feels super cheap, the magnet band loosens all the time and looks like shit after just two weeks of use and costs $100!! Overall garmin looks and feels much more rugged, higher quality watch.

Navigation: In city AW is much better. In nature (with bad reception), Garmin wins with it’s detailed offline maps. So I think it’s a tie.

Battery life: Garmin lasts 8-31 days depending on settings and activity level. Can’t even compare.

Features: sure AW has some nice features like possibility to read email and see calendar.. but as I still need to anyway bring my phone, it doesn’t really give much.

Camera remote: this is really great in AW. I can get remote control in Garmin, but no live video. This is maybe the only real reason I can think I might keep the apple watch.

Alarms: AW has much more comfortable and varied shakes in it’s alarms.

But comparing everything, I think 5 year old Garmin is really a better watch than the newest Apple. I’m very surprised AW is really this meh, I was expecting so much more. Are there some essential features I haven’t understood or am missing here? Or should I just sell the AW10 and be happy with my Garmin? At the moment I really feel stupid for buying the AW.

7 Comments
2024/11/09
19:15 UTC

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Is it too big on me?

30 Comments
2024/11/09
18:46 UTC

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Connecting to Andriod

I can have his ultra gen 2 But the problem is I use a Samsung Z Fold 5

In any world is it possible for me to connect my phone to the watch

I have a iPad

2 Comments
2024/11/09
18:38 UTC

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First time using Apple Watch for sleep track

First time using Apple Watch during bed for sleep tracking and it left a red imprint of the dial and the strap. Does this mean it’s too tight? I made sure the watch stayed in one place cause before I tightened it, it was would move from my hand.

2 Comments
2024/11/09
18:17 UTC

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Help me understand what that graph means

After a weird lack of sleep week, I took a nap today, which I rarely do, so the watch tracked that continuous bar at the right. What does it mean? Why doesn’t it fluctuate like the others?

  • my passion is to dismiss the alarm and go back to sleep.
2 Comments
2024/11/09
18:15 UTC

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Request of clarification on battery replacement in the EU within two years of purchase

Hi folks,
I bought an Apple Watch SE (2nd generation, 2022) less than two years ago in Italy from the Apple online store, so European consumer protection law applies. I'm pretty sure that this law extends the warranty for another year, whether Apple says so or not, for a total of two years since purchase.

My battery was dying pretty fast, just below the famous 80% mark (actually 79%). I probably have less than 1000 charging cycles, as you can guess easily.

I don't have Apple Care+.

My main doubt is: can I get a free battery replacement for my Apple Watch, since the battery hasn't been very good over the course of the two years? I know the replacement is free for Apple Care+ owners, but it's also true that the battery performance is pretty underwhelming, even by Apple standards.

I also have another doubt: if I have to pay 109€ for the battery replacement, will they replace my watch completely? Because I read in other posts that they can't just replace the battery to not reduce the water resistance. I'm quite worried because my display has some slight scratches that could make the replacement not viable.

Thanks for any clarification.

0 Comments
2024/11/09
18:08 UTC

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Got my first reading of VO2 Max.

How accurate this is and what can be done to improve it?

4 Comments
2024/11/09
18:06 UTC

1

Calorie deficit tracking advice

Hi all,

I have recent started attempting to lose weight, and I feel metrics help me keep on.

The theory that I am currently following is to have a calorie deficit, maintaining good nutritional balance and doing good cardio.

If I have to ensure my calorie deficit goals, as a rule of thumb (I know figures aren’t exact), I do the following:

Deficit = Active Energy (Health App) + Resting Energy (Health App) - Calorie Intake (A 3rd party app where I track my diet)

I try to keep it above 400 to ensure that any estimation errors are mitigated

Would you suggest that the approach is reasonable? Are there any major metrics I am missing or does something need modification in my equation? Any way to improve this by using other proxy parameters perhaps?

Thanks all! :)

3 Comments
2024/11/09
17:52 UTC

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Watch no longer has sleep focus

The last few nights I’ve been woken up by my watch alerts despite the fact I have had sleep focus set automatically for years.

I noticed that I no longer have any focus modes on my watch other than DND and There Theater mode.

While that is properly syncing to my phone, I have to assume the lack of sleep focus on my watch is why it’s letting notifications through even when my phone is set to sleep focus.

I’ve tried restarting both. Any suggestions?

0 Comments
2024/11/09
17:52 UTC

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First Apple watch

I am looking to buy my first apple watch, but need some advise. I am on a budget so i looked at the se 2 and Series 7. I dont want to have to replace it soon, but the always on display is missing on the se 2.

2 Comments
2024/11/09
17:12 UTC

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A couple of questions before I go ahead and purchase an Apple watch...

Hi all. I'm looking into getting my first Apple watch but a lot of the answers I'm getting from Google are confusing or contradiciting each other and so I thought I'd ask here. The questions are more related to the fitness side of the watch.

Does the Apple watch automatically detect things like sleep, exercise and so on without me having to tell it? So if I randomly fell asleep it would know and track it.

Does the Apple watch require any sort of subscription to read the in depth information about things like sleep, blood oxygen, heart rate and so on? Fitbit charge a subscription fee for some bits.

Does the Apple watch have challenges and milestones or achievements for things like miles walked etc? Fitbit used to have challenges that you could compete with friends in to see who got the most steps over a period of time and things like that but removed them when Google took over.

That's all I can think of at the minute. Thanks in advance for any responses.

4 Comments
2024/11/09
17:11 UTC

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Pairing/ unpairing kill battery?

I am wondering if pairing an un pairing multiple times a brand new Apple Watch 10 kill the battery?

Background I had to pair unpair multiple times I think about four or five just to get the cellular on my new watch . I started out with having 100% at 10 o’clock today and I am already at 78 (12:00 now) but that is with unpairing and getting cellular added. Do you think I ruined the watch?

1 Comment
2024/11/09
17:08 UTC

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Apple Watch not showing double tap icon

On my Apple Watch 10 when I double tap the function is preformed but the blue icon does not show. Is this a bug or did they change it with 11.1?

0 Comments
2024/11/09
16:55 UTC

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Having trouble with Running Feature. Can someone help ?

I’ve started running this year and I’ve worked my way up to working on my 5k times. When I run a 5k I only can see my time if it break my old PR other wise the only times I can see are my mile times (5k is 3.1 miles)

I go into the the run workout details and set my distance for 3.1 miles but I never get that particular time to display at that distance.

Same for when I run a 1.5 mile for time. I get the 1 mile time clocked but I can’t get it to tell me what I ran for 1.5 miles even after I specifically set the watch to run that distance for a race.

Can anyone enlighten me on what I’m missing or this just a fault of the watch ? I would hate to have to go buy a Garmin just because I can’t get these times.

2 Comments
2024/11/09
16:39 UTC

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What are your favourite apple watch apps?

2 Comments
2024/11/09
16:33 UTC

1

Weird WatchOS Apple Podcasts / Apple Music behaviour

I'm experiencing weird behaviour (or problems so to speak) when listening to Podcasts or Apple Music on my Apple Watch. I'm using a 2nd gen Apple Watch SE with cellular and running WatchOS 11.

The problem I encounter when using the native Apple Podcasts app is that the Recently Updated list is not up to date (compared to the same list on my MacBook or iPhone). I'm subscribed to multiple Podcasts that upload quite recently (most of them weekly or multiple times a week). So basically every day my Recently Updated list is actually being updated (at least on MacOS and iOS Podcasts). But not so much on WatchOS.
I've tried to get the list updated when in WiFi range and when on 4G coverage, but no luck. Even when forcing the Apple Watch to download a specific Podcast episode from the iPhone AppleWatch app, no luck.

the Recently Updated list seems totally different than on Mac OS or iOS. I've experienced that the newest episode on the list could actually be the most recent one (on all devices), but next in line on watchOS could be from another Podcast from days/weeks ago, while on iPhone there are multiple other recent updates missing from the past view days. The list doest not seem to update, even when "forced" to do so.

Also going to the specific Podcast program page (on WatchOS) does not show the specific recent episode I want to listen to. I'm totally in the dark on how this could possibly be.

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Another rant/question: Apple Music on WatchOS. I love to listen to some personal playlists on shuffle, but whatever I do (turn shuffle on or off), I only seem to be able to listen to the most recently added songs (to that specific playlist). All the music is coming from Apple Music (so no self-uploaded iTunes Match songs). The weird thing is that it actually IS shuffling, but only in the most recent 5-10 songs or so. Songs that I've added weeks/months ago never get "airtime".

This problem does not occur when I'm listening to Apple Music "stock" playlists. There I can shuffle no matter what and the list is up to date.

Am I misunderstanding Apple Watch / WatchOS?

0 Comments
2024/11/09
16:33 UTC

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does anyone else get random low HR readings?

does anyone have this happen where they have a random, strangely low HR reading between otherwise normal readings? i was walking during this….

4 Comments
2024/11/09
16:25 UTC

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Newborn Arrival! It's fairly obvious when.....

5 Comments
2024/11/09
15:44 UTC

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Got my First Outliers

I’ve had no outliers until this week. Received my second dose of Shingrex Wednesday afternoon. By 11pm I was starting to feel crappy with flu like symptoms. This morning all is good!

0 Comments
2024/11/09
15:16 UTC

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Now Playing Screen on Latest OS

Hi All - question.. since getting the new Watch, assume more because of the latest OS, I notice this annoying now playing screen more often than I used to. Can I turn this off? I prefer to look down and see my watch face not a more digital screen with now playing.

I already have the setting for return to clock set to always which seems like it used to work..

Ty!

1 Comment
2024/11/09
15:08 UTC

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Apple Watch Series 7 Battery

Picked up this Series 7 41mm for £130 at 86% battery health and I’m surprised at how well it’s doing. Had AOD on for about 2 hours and used it normally throughout the day. Managed to get 30 hours out of it!!

1 Comment
2024/11/09
14:14 UTC

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Best Apple Watch Apps for Running with Custom Interval Training?

Looking to start running and need some advice on an Apple Watch app! I'm aiming to do intervals where I run for 5 minutes, then walk for 1 minute, and repeat that pattern for as long as I want. Ideally, I’d love an app that gives haptic feedback for each interval and maybe some audio cues to keep me on track. Any recommendations? Thanks in advance!

Update: someone suggest building it in the native app. Never looked that far in to the app, and was easily able to create it. Here is what I did if anyone else is interested.

Open the Workout App on your Apple Watch. Scroll down and tap on Add Workout if you don't see an option for Outdoor or Indoor Running. Select Outdoor Run or Indoor Run depending on where you’ll be running. Scroll down, then tap on Create Workout. Choose Custom from the list of options. From here, you can create an interval pattern: Tap Add Step, then select Open for a time-based interval (e.g., 5 minutes running). Tap Add Step again, and select the duration for your walking interval (e.g., 1 minute walking). Tap Repeat if you want the pattern to continue throughout the workout.

8 Comments
2024/11/09
14:43 UTC

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Questions regarding charging your apple watch!!

So its been 6 days now since I owned this beautiful piece of technology! And I have some questions regarding the charging schedules! Im easily getting 24-28 hours of battery backup on my Apple Watch 9 which I think is good (right?). I usually never let it drain below 20% but on the contrary I also charr upto 100% everytime and maybe thats why Im getting such a good battery backup!!

Can you tell me if charging Apple Watch 9 above 80% is a good idea ?? How much battery backup you getting? Does charging it to 100% affects battery health?? Should I maintain the battery percentage in between 20-80% only??

3 Comments
2024/11/09
14:32 UTC

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Looking for notification app

I use my watch constantly to remember when to perform tasks at work. The default reminders app is okay, but I’m looking for an app that provides a prominent, obnoxious vibration when the time arrives to complete a given task and can’t be turned off until the reminder has been acknowledged. My watch is permanently in silent mode so a vibration is preferable to a tone.

1 Comment
2024/11/09
14:31 UTC

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