It sounds like an awesome upgrade, and I'll definitely be buying the next generation model, but would appreciate any suggestions as to where to sell my AW3.
I ordered the Series 4 on Apple's site and sold them my 42mm Series 3 with cellular for $225 through their "recycling" program.
I updated my Series 1 last night and, apparently, Raise to Siri is not supported on that model. I have no option to turn it on or off in the Settings app. I saw nothing online about the feature only being available to newer models.
EDIT: Never mind. I discovered on this page that it's only supported on Series 3 and later:
Isn't the new Apple Watch Wonderful ? I think it is ! My Watch4LTE arrives Monday , Sept 24, and I am very anxious. Watch4LTE is impressive. I may never need LTE very much because my IPhone is never more than 30' away.
As for health, I am looking forward to the Heart Monitor. I have a Kardia Band and I love it, but a Watch with that capability built in will be wonderful. I don't know what Kardia has that the Watch will not have as far as Heart Rate, but I think there is some history and evaluation by a MD (for a cost) that the Apple Watch4LTE might not have. We just don't know at this point - but wait . . . there is one more thing !
I will never use most of the Work Out features of the watch. I am older w bad joints and I just don't want to suffer the pain of jogging or carrying around extra weights. However, the watch can (should) when technology possible have the following features. It would be a wonderful day when it arrives with these features and they are properly integrated into Apple Health which needs a complete overhaul. Read this as a <--- Complete Overhaul to make it really useful.
My MD's don't even want to look at my daily readings, much less what a watch might record. It is a shame because Medical Care for the Average Individual is broken - especially in a small, rural health care setting. SE GA. (Insurance does not help much - except they know they will be paid something).
The Watch should have as soon as possible (& I don't know how to do all of these things with a small watch):
EKG - similar to my Kadia Band Body Temperature - I perform Left & Right Ear SPO2 with Heart Rate - my finger monitor does this & compare HR to the Blood Pressure device for deviation Blood Pressure - Systolic / Diastolic w HR Weight - when I step on a scale in the AM Glucose Reading - this is a big one. I don't care how they do it. The watch can have a little needle that pricks finger when I touch the crown
When the watch does this, the basic Vitals, it will be a Medical Marvel - Useful Health Care on your Wrist. It might even make the Medical Marvels program on TV.
However, it is a Marvel in its own right. And with some creative programming by some people who know what is really needed . . . the sky is the limit.
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I wish there were a list of what new features are not available on what Watches. I spent a lot of time trying to find it on my S2.
I updated my Series 1 last night and, apparently, Raise to Siri is not supported on that model. I have no option to turn it on or off in the Settings app. I saw nothing online about the feature only being available to newer models.
EDIT: Never mind. I discovered on this page that it's only supported on Series 3 and later:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204389
My Watch4LTE arrives Monday , Sept 24, and I am very anxious.
Watch4LTE is impressive. I may never need LTE very much because my IPhone is never more than 30' away.
As for health, I am looking forward to the Heart Monitor. I have a Kardia Band and I love it, but a Watch with that capability built in will be wonderful. I don't know what Kardia has that the Watch will not have as far as Heart Rate, but I think there is some history and evaluation by a MD (for a cost) that the Apple Watch4LTE might not have. We just don't know at this point - but wait . . . there is one more thing !
I will never use most of the Work Out features of the watch. I am older w bad joints and I just don't want to suffer the pain of jogging or carrying around extra weights.
However, the watch can (should) when technology possible have the following features. It would be a wonderful day when it arrives with these features and they are properly integrated into Apple Health which needs a complete overhaul. Read this as a <--- Complete Overhaul to make it really useful.
My MD's don't even want to look at my daily readings, much less what a watch might record. It is a shame because Medical Care for the Average Individual is broken - especially in a small, rural health care setting. SE GA. (Insurance does not help much - except they know they will be paid something).
The Watch should have as soon as possible (& I don't know how to do all of these things with a small watch):
EKG - similar to my Kadia Band
Body Temperature - I perform Left & Right Ear
SPO2 with Heart Rate - my finger monitor does this & compare HR to the Blood Pressure device for deviation
Blood Pressure - Systolic / Diastolic w HR
Weight - when I step on a scale in the AM
Glucose Reading - this is a big one. I don't care how they do it. The watch can have a little needle that pricks finger when I touch the crown
When the watch does this, the basic Vitals, it will be a Medical Marvel - Useful Health Care on your Wrist. It might even make the Medical Marvels program on TV.
However, it is a Marvel in its own right. And with some creative programming by some people who know what is really needed . . . the sky is the limit.
TomE