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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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3

Black Friday Apple Watch sales?

I am thinking about buying the Apple Watch series 10 46mm but have been debating on if I should wait until Black Friday sales, does anymore know if anywhere may offer Apple Watch sales for Black Friday or have in the past?

8 Comments
2024/11/14
00:38 UTC

3

Can you connect a Bowflex Treadmill 10 to an Apple Watch Series 8?

Can you connect a Bowflex Treadmill 10 to an Apple Watch Series 8? I’ve tried opening Bluetooth on the treadmill but didn’t see the watch listed… not sure if there is a way, but I’d love to get my workouts synced. Thanks in advance!

1 Comment
2024/11/14
00:37 UTC

2

Random

I just got an alert that my RR has been trending higher the past 2 weeks. I’ve never had this alert before. How accurate is this? Not necessarily looking for medical advice but I was sick about 2 months ago. I’ve had an Apple Watch for years and have never had this pop up.

0 Comments
2024/11/14
00:18 UTC

3

Replace Apple Watch Series 7 battery or get series 10

I have 41mm GPS Apple Watch 7 on watchOS 11.1, and the battery is at 78% capacity and requires service. With daily workouts, always on display and sleep tracking, I get around 12-14 hours of battery life. Should I replace the battery by paying $99 or get series 10 with trade in (-$105)?

3 Comments
2024/11/13
23:34 UTC

1

Even though i am sick my vitals are good. What gives ? Aw 7.

5 Comments
2024/11/13
23:32 UTC

2

Notification Sounds on Airpods with an AW

Hi all, recently joined the AW community with the series 10. Really love it and happy I chose it over the ultra 2.

With my apple watch, I no longer hear notifications from anything like gmail or ig on my phone or when I have airpods in, I just feel the vibration on my apple watcg.

How do I re enable the sounds but have them disabled on the apple watch, rather come out from my airpods?

0 Comments
2024/11/13
23:25 UTC

15

Exchanged my Black Ultra 2 for a Series 10 Titanium (Slate)

10 Comments
2024/11/13
23:11 UTC

0

Is this accurate?

8 Comments
2024/11/13
23:04 UTC

2

Question

Is there a way to make the round “top center” complication on this watchface show the seconds like in Compact Nike?

1 Comment
2024/11/13
22:38 UTC

1

Why can’t I get email notifications on my S9 45mm?

Just got a new S9 45mm. Paired everything the exact same as my S8 41mm. But for some reason email notifications from my phone won’t show up on the watch. I use the Gmail app and Outlook app for emails.

Every setting is correct as far as I can tell. What’s going on here? I’m totally stumped.

1 Comment
2024/11/13
22:27 UTC

1

AWU2 refuses to turn off optimized charging?

Hey, was wondering if anyone else has experienced this.

I work on-call so I’m never charging at the same times everyday, so I’ve disabled optimized charging so I can grab it and go (and have confirmed it’s OFF in settings), however the stupid thing keeps stopping at 80% and requires me to manually unlock it, and tap “charge to full now”.

Is there any workarounds? Is this a known bug?

Thanks.

2 Comments
2024/11/13
22:12 UTC

6

How does the U2(2024) look with this Ocean Band?

6 Comments
2024/11/13
22:04 UTC

3

Why do people not reccomend the SE?

Researching into what watch to buy, i wondered why many people do not recommend the SE 1 + 2? What difference is there in features that makes it so affordable? Im only interested in one simply for tracking steps and calories / activity , would the se be a good option for me?

32 Comments
2024/11/13
21:54 UTC

0

Dumb question, please help.

I’ve had an Apple Watch for years. I’ve always just restored from the previous version. I got a new series 10 and decided to set it up new. Every time I’m in my car and playing a podcast when I get out and look at my watch face, it’s not showing my watch face. It’s showing a screen like this. How do I turn that off and have it just always show my face and not these kind of actions ? Thanks in advance for your kind answer.

4 Comments
2024/11/13
21:33 UTC

0

[DEBATE] POLISHING an Aluminum Apple Watch

Here's my thought: Couldn't we tell that polished aluminum can be as good as, or even better than stainless steel?

Here's why I think so:

- If you take the time to polish aluminum perfectly and then apply a premium spray (transparent, scratch-resistant, anti-oxidation, and UV-resistant), you get protection that could rival that of stainless steel.
- What's more, you save between €200 and €300, as steel finish is much more expensive, while aluminum is more affordable.
- And also you keep the shine of aluminum while benefiting from its lightness.

The only disadvantage is that spray has a durability of 6–12 months. But with this one, scratches will be less visible, and the polish will be strongly protected.

Maybe I'm wrong, that's why I'm here looking for opinions.

Thanks for your feedback!

2 Comments
2024/11/13
21:12 UTC

1

Syncing Fitness data from new devices back to older ones

Okay, so I am in a bit of a weird situation. I own an iPhone 11 and Apple Watch Series 6. I am taking advantage of the holiday return period to see if I can use the iPhone 16 (the OLED panels on newer phones give me eye strain and headaches). You can read more about that on /r/PWM_Sensitive .

I also picked up an Apple Watch Ultra 2 to test, just to see if I can tolerate the size. After having used both new devices for a few days, I've decided to return them (headaches on the phone and the AWU2 is too big). However, I cannot seem to figure out how sync my fitness data (mainly my streak) back to the iPhone 11 from the watches. When I set up the iPhone 16, my Series 6 somehow linked itself to it, despite me only setting up the AWU2 to it.

Whenever I pair both watches back to the iPhone 11, they do not have any fitness data, and no streaks or awards at all. The data is still stored on the iPhone 16, but it is not showing up on any of the other three devices. Whenever I try to pair the watches back to the iPhone 11, it does not give me the option of restoring from backup, only as a new watch. I understand that when you unpair a watch from a phone, it saves a local backup to that device. So my question is: how do I get the data from the iPhone 16 and AWU2 back to the iPhone 11 and Series 6?

I know this sounds very weird and complicated, but I am simply trying to get the data from the new devices back onto the old devices (they are now showing no streaks or awards).

Here are the players:

iPhone 11 (old)

Apple Watch Series 6 (old)

iPhone 16 (new)

Apple Watch Ultra 2 (new)

2 Comments
2024/11/13
21:10 UTC

1

Autosleep App not Syncing with Apple Health

I can't understand why the autosleep app is able to track my sleep data, distinguishing all the sleep phases, but it can't import into the Apple Health App... it only shows the time I'm asleep as a unique duration. I have already tried contacting support but no response, I have also reinstalled several times and tried to navigate the settings. Has this happened to you by any chance and do you have any solutions?

https://preview.redd.it/q25lrbtfgq0e1.jpg?width=1206&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1a2497e3437842ebbaa7e8f62a39e5a3c5fc6b51

https://preview.redd.it/8du7rlufgq0e1.jpg?width=1206&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1ef117bab8cde7c32b4d483523d75110e7c15657

2 Comments
2024/11/13
21:00 UTC

2

Verizon Care Smart?

anybody have this? I think its main benefit is to notify a "trusted circle" when there is fall detection -- and, without it, the Apple Watch notifies only 911. That is worth 10/month to me if it works.

2 Comments
2024/11/13
20:16 UTC

1

Sleep didn’t track

Is it normal for sleep not to track on my first few nights? I know sleep apnea alerts take 30 days, is it the same for just sleep data?

I confirmed that I had the toggle switched to on to track my sleep.

Thanks :)

6 Comments
2024/11/13
19:43 UTC

16

Apple watch SE 2 battery health down to 80% in 1.5 years

I have been using the watch almost daily and throw it onto the charger before bed. Have optimised charging turned on. What went so wrong that the battery degraded so quickly? Using the original charging cable with a PD charger from spigen.

12 Comments
2024/11/13
19:32 UTC

78

Uses for Action Button?

75 Comments
2024/11/13
19:12 UTC

1

Calories burned keep disappearing

If I do multiple exercises a day, it will always delete calories randomly. For example today I did:

  • a quick bike ride: 110 Cal
  • barre: 284 Cal
  • another quick bike ride: 71 Cal

plus other calories I burned along the day, last time I checked it was in almost 700 Cal, then now I checked again and it’s on 335. Why is it doing this and how do I make it stop?

0 Comments
2024/11/13
19:08 UTC

9

Ordered an Apple Watch 5 for 40 bucks second hand, will update if i got scammed or not

13 Comments
2024/11/13
19:00 UTC

1

AWU1 - Odd HR issues

I'm on my 5th AW, I've had series 0, 4, 6, 7 and now I use the AWU1. Works great, I get 2 days of battery life out of it, easily, and it's fantastic for my runs.

Except lately I've had problems. The treadmills at my gym have a sensor, just tap your watch and the treadmill and watch share info - pace, distance, time, HR, it's awesome.

But my HR isn't correct. It'll be fine for a bit and will rise into the 140's after about 5 mins but for my last dozen or so runs I notice my heart rate doesn't seem to match what it says. I know what my general heart rate is based on where I'm at in my run and once I'm more than about 10 mins in, it's way off.

But the crazy thing is that as soon as I take a break from running, even just stepping off the treadmill to wipe off/get a drink, it almost immediately shoots up to my real heart rate and is fine for the rest of the run! It'll go from 140 up to 190 the second I step off to catch my breath!

I've tried everything - cleaning my watch, different straps, different placement on my wrist - nothing seems to work.

Anyone else have this issue? I'm reluctant to send it back to Apple or get it worked on because I'll lose blood ox.

0 Comments
2024/11/13
18:55 UTC

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They can’t replace my AWU1 and retain the blood oxygen functionality wtf

So AppleCare apparently can’t replace my Apple Watch Ultra 1 with a bad battery without replacing it with an AWU1 that lacks the blood oxygen sensor feature. Unbelievable.

AppleCare+ is a waste money and that 1 hour call was a waste of my time. Do better

12 Comments
2024/11/13
18:46 UTC

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