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The Apple Watch

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    #1112
    Cyrus
    Registered Users Posts: 20,121 ✭✭✭✭Cyrus


    faceman wrote: »
    A word of warning for prospective buyers. I have the Sport edition which is made from a more durable aluminium material than the stainless steel.

    I have a scratch on the body of mine after only a few weeks for reasons I don't know. While with Stainless Steel you can polish it out, with aluminium you can't.

    I have used it during exercise yet nor does my day to day activity involve me doing anything that has anything risky.

    aluminium more durable than stainless steel?


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    #1113
    Oafley Jones
    Registered Users Posts: 6,495 ✭✭✭Oafley Jones


    Cyrus wrote: »
    aluminium more durable than stainless steel?

    Guessing that's a typo. Aluminium has lots of great properties, but it's far softer than stainless steel.


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    #1114
    faceman
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 16,641 CMod ✭✭✭✭faceman


    Cyrus wrote: »
    aluminium more durable than stainless steel?

    Sorry less prone to scratching. Apple added some compound to the aluminium too


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    #1115
    Graham
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 17,642 Mod ✭✭✭✭Graham


    Apple Watch Charging Dock just shown up for sale:

    http://www.apple.com/ie/shop/product/MLDW2/apple-watch-magnetic-charging-dock-white?fnode=80


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    #1116
    OU812
    Registered Users Posts: 6,053 ✭✭✭OU812


    Graham wrote: »
    Apple Watch Charging Dock just shown up for sale:

    http://www.apple.com/ie/shop/product/MLDW2/apple-watch-magnetic-charging-dock-white?fnode=80

    €89 ?!?
    That's pushing it. I'll stick with my £10 Spigen


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    #1117
    Gaygooner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,601 ✭✭✭Gaygooner


    Ordered my Apple Watch


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    #1118
    Zcott
    Registered Users Posts: 3,206 ✭✭✭Zcott


    Which one did you go for?


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    #1119
    Gaygooner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,601 ✭✭✭Gaygooner


    42mm gold sports


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    #1120
    Gaygooner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,601 ✭✭✭Gaygooner


    Haggled with currys airport guy got 42mm space grey


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    #1121
    Gaygooner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,601 ✭✭✭Gaygooner


    Cancelled my order online lol


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    #1122
    Gaygooner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,601 ✭✭✭Gaygooner


    Any tips lads


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    #1123
    Blazer
    Registered Users Posts: 17,441 ✭✭✭✭Blazer


    I barely even use mine now..I mean as in apps.
    Controlling music, replying to text messages in the car and email notifications. I always get comments on it and love it..everything is silenced on my phone and everything comes through the watch..would find it very hard now to do without it.

    1. Turn phone on silent mode and disable vibration
    2. Turn off sound on the watch for notifications and just have haptic
    3. I leave sound on for calls but that's it.
    4. Only turn on vibration for certain emails..I use 4 emails including work so I have the watch only getting alerts for 2 of them.

    The only thing I wish was that Apple would allow devs to release watch faces..
    I think they will in the long run as if you think about it every single person with a watch will get one.
    Apple could enforce only paid versions which means no crap hopefully and with a 20% cut I think they take it could prove extremely profitable for them.


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    #1124
    naasrd
    Registered Users Posts: 2,408 ✭✭✭naasrd


    Anyone finding the Ulster Bank app isn't working?

    Also came across a great parking app, Swift Finder. I always come out of Liffey Vally forgetting where I've parked. This thing remembers it without you doing a thing. As soon as you park the car it automatically saves where you are, even if you forget to do it yourself. And like the watch it also sends a sound out if you've mislaid your phone even if it's on silent or has EarPods in.

    https://appsto.re/ie/KRGk7.i


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    #1125
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    Gaygooner wrote: »
    Haggled with currys airport guy got 42mm space grey

    When you say haggled, how much did you get him to reduce the price by?


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    #1126
    Gaygooner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,601 ✭✭✭Gaygooner


    OU812 wrote: »
    €89 ?!?
    That's pushing it. I'll stick with my £10 Spigen

    What's this?


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    #1127
    Gaygooner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,601 ✭✭✭Gaygooner


    jack presley wrote: »
    When you say haggled, how much did you get him to reduce the price by?

    €20


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    #1128
    OU812
    Registered Users Posts: 6,053 ✭✭✭OU812


    Gaygooner wrote: »
    What's this?

    Amazon

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    Has one of those micro sucker pads on the bottom that stops it moving, although you can reposition it if you want. Find it great.


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    #1129
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    It would be great if the watch had a vibrate feature to notify you when it's disconnected from the phone. I walked away from the car this morning with my phone inside and had to trek back 10mins to get it again when I realised it wasn't in my pocket.


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    #1130
    whippet
    Registered Users Posts: 7,688 ✭✭✭whippet


    smash wrote: »
    It would be great if the watch had a vibrate feature to notify you when it's disconnected from the phone. I walked away from the car this morning with my phone inside and had to trek back 10mins to get it again when I realised it wasn't in my pocket.

    thats my only disappointment with it so far .. I assumed it was a standard feature, I can't find any 3rd party app for it either


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    #1131
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    whippet wrote: »
    thats my only disappointment with it so far .. I assumed it was a standard feature, I can't find any 3rd party app for it either
    Well that, and the fact that you can't access find my phone from the watch.


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    #1132
    miralize
    Registered Users Posts: 6,207 ✭✭✭miralize


    smash wrote: »
    Well that, and the fact that you can't access find my phone from the watch.

    Sure you can. Well, you can ping it anyway


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    #1133
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    miralize wrote: »
    Sure you can. Well, you can ping it anyway
    Maybe you can ping the watch from your phone, but on my watch I can't find the find my phone app anywhere. Not even in the watch settings on the phone.


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    #1134
    brianomc
    Registered Users Posts: 684 ✭✭✭brianomc


    smash wrote: »
    Maybe you can ping the watch from your phone, but on my watch I can't find the find my phone app anywhere. Not even in the watch settings on the phone.

    Swipe up to bring up your glances, scroll until you find the screen with the airplane mode/Do Not Disturb/Silent Mode. The phone icon on the bottom left will ping your phone. It wont tell you where it is if you've left it in your car but around the house/office/wifi/bluetooth zone it will.


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    #1135
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    brianomc wrote: »
    Swipe up to bring up your glances, scroll until you find the screen with the airplane mode/Do Not Disturb/Silent Mode. The phone icon on the bottom left will ping your phone. It wont tell you where it is if you've left it in your car but around the house/office/wifi/bluetooth zone it will.
    I guess the feature I want is to be able to ping the phone quickly and mark it as stolen. Like if someone swiped the phone from your hand you could chase them but very quickly mark it as stolen and set iCloud to track it.


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    #1136
    brianomc
    Registered Users Posts: 684 ✭✭✭brianomc


    Ah right, it would be nice but would be too unreliable for apple to add it I suppose. Your watch has no connection to the internet without your phone to connect through when outside (ignoring known wifi networks). So as soon as they are out of bluetooth range it wouldn't work.


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    #1137
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    brianomc wrote: »
    Ah right, it would be nice but would be too unreliable for apple to add it I suppose. Your watch has no connection to the internet without your phone to connect through when outside (ignoring known wifi networks). So as soon as they are out of bluetooth range it wouldn't work.
    I know, that's my point. A quick access and set would be great before they get out of range. I think the range is around 50 meters so it would be possible and very useful.


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    #1138
    patmac
    Registered Users Posts: 7,575 ✭✭✭patmac


    Blazer wrote: »
    I barely even use mine now..I mean as in apps.
    Controlling music, replying to text messages in the car and email notifications. I always get comments on it and love it..everything is silenced on my phone and everything comes through the watch..would find it very hard now to do without it.

    1. Turn phone on silent mode and disable vibration
    2. Turn off sound on the watch for notifications and just have haptic
    3. I leave sound on for calls but that's it.
    4. Only turn on vibration for certain emails..I use 4 emails including work so I have the watch only getting alerts for 2 of them.

    The only thing I wish was that Apple would allow devs to release watch faces..
    I think they will in the long run as if you think about it every single person with a watch will get one.
    Apple could enforce only paid versions which means no crap hopefully and with a 20% cut I think they take it could prove extremely profitable for them.
    smash wrote: »
    It would be great if the watch had a vibrate feature to notify you when it's disconnected from the phone. I walked away from the car this morning with my phone inside and had to trek back 10mins to get it again when I realised it wasn't in my pocket.
    Was thinking of buying one of these but my €129 pebble does all of the above including the Bluetooth phone disconnect so I can't justify it I'm afraid.


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    #1139
    Graham
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 17,642 Mod ✭✭✭✭Graham


    patmac wrote: »
    Was thinking of buying one of these but my €129 pebble does all of the above including the Bluetooth phone disconnect so I can't justify it I'm afraid.

    That's probably a sensible decision, the Apple Watch wouldn't have been a great companion for your OnePlus 2.


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    #1140
    patmac
    Registered Users Posts: 7,575 ✭✭✭patmac


    Graham wrote: »
    That's probably a sensible decision, the Apple Watch wouldn't have been a great companion for your OnePlus 2.

    Fair play. I had a an Iphone before the oneplus 2 and did a lot of research into the Apple Watch and am delighted I didn't spend the extra €400 on the Iwatch and €800-900 on the upgrade to the Iphone6, sorry if that offends anyone. Apple were/are great but their are cheaper and better alternatives.


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    #1141
    Graham
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 17,642 Mod ✭✭✭✭Graham


    patmac wrote: »
    Fair play. I had a an Iphone before the oneplus 2 and did a lot of research into the Apple Watch and am delighted I didn't spend the extra €400 on the Iwatch and €800-900 on the upgrade to the Iphone6, sorry if that offends anyone. Apple were/are great but their are cheaper and better alternatives.

    I can't speak for everyone but I wasn't offended at all, in fact your post reminded me to visit the BMW forum to tell random people I'd decided on a Skoda because it was cheaper and did everything the BMW could do ;)


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