"... and for small connection points between components, like what is required in an Apple Watch." Come on Mike, you can write better than that! Try "... and for small connection points between components, like those required in an Apple Watch." instead.
"... and for small connection points between components, like what is required in an Apple Watch." Come on Mike, you can write better than that! Try "... and for small connection points between components, like those required in an Apple Watch." instead.
"... and for small connection points between components, like what is required in an Apple Watch." Come on Mike, you can write better than that! Try "... and for small connection points between components, like those required in an Apple Watch." instead.
An English teacher .. I like it !
If we’re going to be pedantic, how about “as those required in an Apple Watch.”
Wonder if they will ever come out with blood pressure monitor. Don’t think I’ll upgrade to from a 5 to a 6. Love the 5.
Supposedly, with the two sensors they have now, blood pressure can be derived. It’s software.
Not possible. You would need a band that has resistance measuring. That's how you obtain BP, the discrepancy between two resistances. That is, unless you have an internal sensor (arterial monitoring) but that's invasive and obviously a watch can't stick an arterial line in your arm.
Unless Apple warrants the watch against water damage, any improvement in waterproofing is pretty meaningless to me.
Do some research and come back to us with the name of a watchmaker that warrants its product against water damage. We’ll wait.
You do the research. In the meantime, I will continue to keep my watch out of water. If and when Apple decides to warrant the watch against water damage, I will reconsider my use choices.
You don't understand what he was writing. There isn't a company on the market that warranties it's diving watches for water damage. If no one does that why on Earth would anyone warranty a watch for water damage when even those guys don't provide such a warranty? Devices can be water resistant, but not even the subs that dive to the Marianna's trench are water proof, just resistant.
Unless Apple warrants the watch against water damage, any improvement in waterproofing is pretty meaningless to me.
My wife swims with her Apple Watch, so unless you plan to go deeper than 50 meters, you should be good.
" Water resistant to 50 m" is actually the minimum recommended for swimming in the pool - when you swim, water also has velocity adding to the pressure:
Water-resistant to 30m or 3 Bar/Atmospheres. Despite
the 30 meters suggestion, a watch that is resistant to 30m is actually
just splash resistant. This just means it has been tested to 30m. It is
not recommended that you take these watches swimming.
Water-resistant to 50m or 5 Bar/Atmospheres.
You can swim with a 50m watch, but it’s recommended swimming is kept to
a minimum to prevent long-term damage to your prized possession.
From Apple's own description:
Apple Watch Series 2 and newer may be used for shallow water activities like swimming in a pool or ocean. However, Apple Watch Series 2and newershouldn't
be used for scuba diving, water skiing, or other activities involving
high velocity water or submersion below shallow depth.
What I really want is a significantly better battery lifetime.
With WatchOS 5/AW Series 3 I had battery enough for almost two days. With Series 3/Watch OS6, it started dieing in the afternoon. I've upgraded to the Series 5, and even after turning always on display off, it dies in the evening.
Unless Apple warrants the watch against water damage, any improvement in waterproofing is pretty meaningless to me.
Do some research and come back to us with the name of a watchmaker that warrants its product against water damage. We’ll wait.
You do the research. In the meantime, I will continue to keep my watch out of water. If and when Apple decides to warrant the watch against water damage, I will reconsider my use choices.
The person first making a claim like you did is the one expected to back it up.
What I really want is a significantly better battery lifetime.
With WatchOS 5/AW Series 3 I had battery enough for almost two days. With Series 3/Watch OS6, it started dieing in the afternoon. I've upgraded to the Series 5, and even after turning always on display off, it dies in the evening.
That doesn't fit my experience at all -- with a new Series 4 the battery lasts 2 days. Certainly 24-hours.
Are you keeping the Workouts running constantly? I've seen people do this to "track" their calories throughout the day, not realizing they don't need to and that leaving it on burns it down quicker since the heart rate LEDs are constantly firing.
What I really want is a significantly better battery lifetime.
With WatchOS 5/AW Series 3 I had battery enough for almost two days. With Series 3/Watch OS6, it started dieing in the afternoon. I've upgraded to the Series 5, and even after turning always on display off, it dies in the evening.
Your battery chemistry degrades over time. While it's possible that some watchOS updates are affecting the amount of power needed for a given timeframe, the multi-year old battery is the most likely culprit.
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Are you keeping the Workouts running constantly? I've seen people do this to "track" their calories throughout the day, not realizing they don't need to and that leaving it on burns it down quicker since the heart rate LEDs are constantly firing.