Ambient temperature sensor please. CASIO has it 40 years ago.
Having an accurate ambient temperature sensor in a waterproof device would be difficult, especially one that has an aluminum case.
Isn’t doing difficult things what Apple does best?
I don't think I'd word it that way because I don't look at Apple as a company that adds a specific feature just so they can add another item to their spec sheet. That's what pretty much every other CE vendor does. There are countless examples, but I'll name one for now: a fingerprint sensor on a laptop.
I see Apple as refining things so well that they're natural for the user (or become a better solution for the user with very little training), but rarely do I see Apple be the first ever do any one thing. At least anecdotally, I bet I can ask people who invented this or that product category and have far too many people say Apple when Apple was so far from being first to market that many at the time said Apple was too late to even try to enter the market.
If an ambient temperature sensor is viable across what is probably dozens of metrics and makes sense for the Watch then I would expect they'll add it as soon as possible, but I have yet to even hear a single argument as to why a device that is currently designed to be connected to the internet at all times which allows it to get a variety of up-to-date weather data would need an internal, limited temperature sensor. The argument "Casio had it 40 years ago" just doesn't fly.
Even if there is a strong argument made for it there's a consideration for cost, size, power usage, durability, accuracy, and everything else that goes along with that. For example, if this sensor is taking up xyz space what isn't able to be added or expanded because it's existence. For instance, I'm personally hoping that OLED will be replaced with microLED this year as it will increase brightness, reduce power usage, and reduce the thickness of the display, but the downside is that it could increase costs to the point of being infeasible and may not even be possible for mass production for even the small display of the Watch.
The only feature that I don’t understand is Walkie-Talkie - having people's watches randomly announce messages does not seem a good idea in any environment. I set mine to absolute silent and rely on the haptic feedback to get my notifications.
Also: messages already supports voice messages and I can listen to them at my convenience on any of my devices.
The only feature that I don’t understand is Walkie-Talkie - having people's watches randomly announce messages does not seem a good idea in any environment. I set mine to absolute silent and rely on the haptic feedback to get my notifications.
Also: messages already supports voice messages and I can listen to them at my convenience on any of my devices.
I agree!
While I've come to respect Apple to do enough design and put in enough thought to avoid trashy, gimmicky features, this just doesn't seem to be one of those cases.
The only feature that I don’t understand is Walkie-Talkie - having people's watches randomly announce messages does not seem a good idea in any environment. I set mine to absolute silent and rely on the haptic feedback to get my notifications.
Also: messages already supports voice messages and I can listen to them at my convenience on any of my devices.
The only feature that I don’t understand is Walkie-Talkie - having people's watches randomly announce messages does not seem a good idea in any environment. I set mine to absolute silent and rely on the haptic feedback to get my notifications.
Also: messages already supports voice messages and I can listen to them at my convenience on any of my devices.
I agree!
While I've come to respect Apple to do enough design and put in enough thought to avoid trashy, gimmicky features, this just doesn't seem to be one of those cases.
But, I fully expect to be wrong. Again.
You guys don't understand how it works. Of course it won't randomly announce messages. If you're not available, you'll get a notification saying someone wants to chat with you. You can accept it and connect if you're free.
Everything in that video alone makes me want an S4 Watch. Well, the sports stuff doesn't interest me, but everything else does.
The Walkie Talkie feature with my AirPods (or any BT headset) is a huge plus. I hadn't thought of headsets.
The mic in the Watch isn't particularly sensitive, though. I'm sure it's to reduce the transmission of background noise, but when I get a call (on my S2) I don't use the Watch unless nobody is close, and even then it's just to answer quickly while I dig out the phone.
The only feature that I don’t understand is Walkie-Talkie - having people's watches randomly announce messages does not seem a good idea in any environment. I set mine to absolute silent and rely on the haptic feedback to get my notifications.
Also: messages already supports voice messages and I can listen to them at my convenience on any of my devices.
The only feature that I don’t understand is Walkie-Talkie - having people's watches randomly announce messages does not seem a good idea in any environment. I set mine to absolute silent and rely on the haptic feedback to get my notifications.
Also: messages already supports voice messages and I can listen to them at my convenience on any of my devices.
I agree!
While I've come to respect Apple to do enough design and put in enough thought to avoid trashy, gimmicky features, this just doesn't seem to be one of those cases.
But, I fully expect to be wrong. Again.
You guys don't understand how it works. Of course it won't randomly announce messages. If you're not available, you'll get a notification saying someone wants to chat with you. You can accept it and connect if you're free.
How does the AW know whether you’re available or not?
Ambient temperature sensor please. CASIO has it 40 years ago.
Having an accurate ambient temperature sensor in a waterproof device would be difficult, especially one that has an aluminum case.
In fact, in the old days (hahaha) of electronic watches with timing controlled by a quartz crystal, the crystal was set to be accurate at our body temperature to obviate the need for a crystal oven. The reasoning was that the watch would operate at this temperature. Temperatures presented in weather reports are shaded, free-air temperatures so indeed, taking accurate readings on the wrist might be a challenge.
The only feature that I don’t understand is Walkie-Talkie - having people's watches randomly announce messages does not seem a good idea in any environment. I set mine to absolute silent and rely on the haptic feedback to get my notifications.
Also: messages already supports voice messages and I can listen to them at my convenience on any of my devices.
The only feature that I don’t understand is Walkie-Talkie - having people's watches randomly announce messages does not seem a good idea in any environment. I set mine to absolute silent and rely on the haptic feedback to get my notifications.
Also: messages already supports voice messages and I can listen to them at my convenience on any of my devices.
I agree!
While I've come to respect Apple to do enough design and put in enough thought to avoid trashy, gimmicky features, this just doesn't seem to be one of those cases.
But, I fully expect to be wrong. Again.
You guys don't understand how it works. Of course it won't randomly announce messages. If you're not available, you'll get a notification saying someone wants to chat with you. You can accept it and connect if you're free.
ROFL... So, I don't understand how it works huh? Nice assumption. Bullshit, but it sounded good.
The last feature I would like to see Apple add to the Apple Watch is a new goal for walking/running exercises for number of steps.
Many times, I'll be at like 8500 steps, and would love to set a goal of 1500 steps, so I could go on a walk outside and when I get the 1/2 point alert, know to turn around. This seems like a logical goal to have included a while ago. I'm glad to see that they added the "Pace" goal in Watch OS 5, now if they could just add a step goal, my watch would be complete.
The only feature that I don’t understand is Walkie-Talkie - having people's watches randomly announce messages does not seem a good idea in any environment. I set mine to absolute silent and rely on the haptic feedback to get my notifications.
Also: messages already supports voice messages and I can listen to them at my convenience on any of my devices.
It will be obnoxious, like the ^$$holes who love to use the speakerphone function at full volume in public for no reason whatsoever. It will be the first thing I disable.
I am glad that they are introducing new features. How about concentrating on the fact that the old features remain the same and are not coming out buggy? Audible and Haptic notifications for the native mail app no longer come thru on the watch. That is a great achievement.
Does anyone know if there is an APPLE MUSIC app with the new IOS? I want to be able to search for songs on the apple watch while I workout without the phone. For some reason you can only listen to already made playlists which is WACK. am i doing something wrong or is there a way to do this?
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I see Apple as refining things so well that they're natural for the user (or become a better solution for the user with very little training), but rarely do I see Apple be the first ever do any one thing. At least anecdotally, I bet I can ask people who invented this or that product category and have far too many people say Apple when Apple was so far from being first to market that many at the time said Apple was too late to even try to enter the market.
If an ambient temperature sensor is viable across what is probably dozens of metrics and makes sense for the Watch then I would expect they'll add it as soon as possible, but I have yet to even hear a single argument as to why a device that is currently designed to be connected to the internet at all times which allows it to get a variety of up-to-date weather data would need an internal, limited temperature sensor. The argument "Casio had it 40 years ago" just doesn't fly.
Even if there is a strong argument made for it there's a consideration for cost, size, power usage, durability, accuracy, and everything else that goes along with that. For example, if this sensor is taking up xyz space what isn't able to be added or expanded because it's existence. For instance, I'm personally hoping that OLED will be replaced with microLED this year as it will increase brightness, reduce power usage, and reduce the thickness of the display, but the downside is that it could increase costs to the point of being infeasible and may not even be possible for mass production for even the small display of the Watch.
I set mine to absolute silent and rely on the haptic feedback to get my notifications.
Also: messages already supports voice messages and I can listen to them at my convenience on any of my devices.
You guys don't understand how it works. Of course it won't randomly announce messages.
If you're not available, you'll get a notification saying someone wants to chat with you. You can accept it and connect if you're free.
Everything in that video alone makes me want an S4 Watch. Well, the sports stuff doesn't interest me, but everything else does.
The Walkie Talkie feature with my AirPods (or any BT headset) is a huge plus. I hadn't thought of headsets.
The mic in the Watch isn't particularly sensitive, though. I'm sure it's to reduce the transmission of background noise, but when I get a call (on my S2) I don't use the Watch unless nobody is close, and even then it's just to answer quickly while I dig out the phone.
Many times, I'll be at like 8500 steps, and would love to set a goal of 1500 steps, so I could go on a walk outside and when I get the 1/2 point alert, know to turn around. This seems like a logical goal to have included a while ago. I'm glad to see that they added the "Pace" goal in Watch OS 5, now if they could just add a step goal, my watch would be complete.