Apple Watch

I’d only buy a series 3 and up to be honest, I had an series 2 and god it was slow and took it back and got a series 3 and I’m very happy with it

ablelocks

ablelocks wrote: »

Got a notification on my phone this morning to get 12 months free Apple TV- I’ve only bought the watch recently so maybe we can get it? Haven’t had a chance to try it again yet though

got the notification again last thurs, ipad mini 2 telling me that my time to avail of free apple tv was nearly up. this time, I signed up there and then and have free appletv until 5th Mar 2021. I only bought an apple watch series 5 last october, and they told me that i wasn't eligible for the offer back then. I suspect they've dropped some of their t's and c's in order to get the subscription numbers up....or it's a mistake again...

might be worth checking out for anyone that got a watch...

iniall

ablelocks wrote: »

got the notification again last thurs, ipad mini 2 telling me that my time to avail of free apple tv was nearly up. this time, I signed up there and then and have free appletv until 5th Mar 2021. I only bought an apple watch series 5 last october, and they told me that i wasn't eligible for the offer back then. I suspect they've dropped some of their t's and c's in order to get the subscription numbers up....or it's a mistake again...

might be worth checking out for anyone that got a watch...

You must have got lucky. I got my series 5 in November and all the Apple TV app says to me is try free for 7 days, then €4.99 a month...:(

evlgmaojr27ypu

If anyone is looking for a branded third party stainless steel watch band, I bought this few weeks ago and really impressed with it especially for the price.

Only 44mm available

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07MHXZHJ1/

Note: You need to use ParcelWizard or ParcelMotel

deafroadrunner

Hey guys just bought my first Apple Watch. Just wondering if there’s anywhere in Dublin that I can get cheap straps today instead of ordering from eBay or amazon.

rizzee

Hey. Sorry to bump an old thread.

Thinking of getting a S3 as they are at a decent price new at the moment.

Main questions and concerns:

Currently have a Garmin Forerunner 45. Run 3-6 days a week and I'd get 4 or 5 days battery out of it.

Ideally I'd like to use the AW3 for the odd run if I leave it behind. I understand it would need daily charging?

Can it be used standalone for Apple Pay in shops eg I don't need to have phone within range to tap the watch (leave phone in car at a garage for example or does it have to be near watch in pocket?

Can I store any music on it? I have Power Beats Pro and wouldn't mind leaving the phone at home but still been able to listen to my spotify or music, if there is someway for it to retain my downloaded songs or information?

Notifications etc don't bother me that much. But just out of curiosity can you text back with the watch instead of reaching for phone? Like full text capacities not just auto replies?

Thanks

Cloudio9

S3 doesn’t need to be charged every day. I have one that is three years old. When new I’d get three days out of it, now two.

You can only store music on it if you have Apple Music. You can put podcasts on it.

Not sure about the payment as I always use my phone for that.


Yes you can text by either auto replies, Siri or drawing with your finger.

rizzee

Cloudio9 wrote: »

S3 doesn’t need to be charged every day. I have one that is three years old. When new I’d get three days out of it, now two.

You can only store music on it if you have Apple Music. You can put podcasts on it.

Not sure about the payment as I always use my phone for that.


Yes you can text by either auto replies, Siri or drawing with your finger.

Thanks for the reply, appreciate it.

Cloudio9

rizzee wrote: »

Thanks for the reply, appreciate it.

No worries, enjoy!

One of my favourite little insignificant features of the watch is the ability to ping your phone. Use it all the time when I’ve left the phone down somewhere in the house and can’t remember where.

Also during c19 it has got my arse in gear to exercise more, as once I started working from home I could see I was burning ~300 calories less every day from just not walking around the office.

evlgmaojr27ypu

You can use Apple Pay on your watch without needing your phone. It creates a separate virtual card for your iPhone vs Apple watch, and you can select which card should be on which device or if you wish have them on both.

S4 owner here and get 2 days out of the watch too.

Any shops selling the 4?

evlgmaojr27ypu

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

Any shops selling the 4?

Don't think they are, unless it is old stock. S4 and S5 are identical minus the always on display and compass.

If you have the extra cash I would go with the S5 (or S4 if you can find it), the display alone makes it worth while. Also remember that some of the watch faces are only available on S4 and above, like the following

- Infograph
- California
- Meridian

https://support.apple.com/en-ie/guide/watch/apde9218b440/watchos

I definitely wouldn’t buy the 3 but the 5 is wicked money for all it is. Will keep an eye on eBay, etc for a series 4.

JBan1984

Brown Thomas are selling a series 4 for 399 at the moment

Zane97

Looking at a series 5 44mm on Amazon.de. Would it be safe buying for there @ €444 plus €8 postage.

Buying off Apple Ireland it’s coming in at €489

bop1977

€429 for the 5 from Nike:

https://www.nike.com/ie/t/apple-watch-series-5-with-nike-sport-band-44mm-space-grey-aluminium-case-Mw6sSw/CZ8472-002

Sarn

bop1977 wrote: »

€429 for the 5 from Nike:

https://www.nike.com/ie/t/apple-watch-series-5-with-nike-sport-band-44mm-space-grey-aluminium-case-Mw6sSw/CZ8472-002

That’s the standard price from Nike. Good to highlight again.

DelBoy Trotter

Sarn wrote: »

That’s the standard price from Nike. Good to highlight again.

As Sarn said, that's the standard price for the Nike watch. That's where I bought my Series 5 and I really like the Nike strap. I also kept the strap from my Series 3 when I traded it into CEX

ItAintMeBabe

hey guys, sorry I know this has been asked already but I'm currently looking to buy an AW and very torn between the 3/5. Would love to splurge for the 5 but know there's going to be at least 1st two days a week I can't wear it at work.

Can somebody who's maybe has the 3 confirm for me that I can use spotify on it? I'm seeing different things online! I'd like to be able to leave my phone and home when I'm walking/at the gym but still use spotify via Bluetooth headphone and watch.

Thanks in advance!

DelBoy Trotter

ItAintMeBabe wrote: »

hey guys, sorry I know this has been asked already but I'm currently looking to buy an AW and very torn between the 3/5. Would love to splurge for the 5 but know there's going to be at least 1st two days a week I can't wear it at work.

Can somebody who's maybe has the 3 confirm for me that I can use spotify on it? I'm seeing different things online! I'd like to be able to leave my phone and home when I'm walking/at the gym but still use spotify via Bluetooth headphone and watch.

Thanks in advance!

You can control Spotify on the watch, but the phone must be in range. Unfortunately there is no way to download Spotify playlists to the watch and then leave your phone at home.
However, for any music that is saved on your phone in the standard music app, this can be saved to the watch and then listened to without the phone in range.

For what it's worth, I went from a Series 3 to a Series 5, and for the bump in screen size alone, it was worth it

Edited to add: As per the couple of posts above this one, the Apple Watch is cheaper on the Nike website than on the Apple website. There aren't really options as to what strap it will come with on the Nike website, but with the savings you could buy an official Apple strap

ItAintMeBabe

DelBoy Trotter wrote: »

You can control Spotify on the watch, but the phone must be in range. Unfortunately there is no way to download Spotify playlists to the watch and then leave your phone at home.
However, for any music that is saved on your phone in the standard music app, this can be saved to the watch and then listened to without the phone in range.

For what it's worth, I went from a Series 3 to a Series 5, and for the bump in screen size alone, it was worth it

Edited to add: As per the couple of posts above this one, the Apple Watch is cheaper on the Nike website than on the Apple website. There aren't really options as to what strap it will come with on the Nike website, but with the savings you could buy an official Apple strap

Thanks for the reply! Can I just ask do you have the GPS and Cellular model? Or just GPS?

ItAintMeBabe

Scrap that, I've just seen cellular isn't available here. That would make me go for the 3 and upgrade down the line if it becomes available.

DelBoy Trotter

ItAintMeBabe wrote: »

Scrap that, I've just seen cellular isn't available here. That would make me go for the 3 and upgrade down the line if it becomes available.

I haven't heard anything about any of the networks in Ireland supporting eSims, so I wouldn't be holding my breath about it being available anytime soon!

ItAintMeBabe

DelBoy Trotter wrote: »

I haven't heard anything about any of the networks in Ireland supporting eSims, so I wouldn't be holding my breath about it being available anytime soon!

Such a pity too, would be so handy!

The music thing would be something that would put me off. I’m already paying for YouTube music so won’t be paying for Apple Music too.

ItAintMeBabe

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

The music thing would be something that would put me off. I’m already paying for YouTube music so won’t be paying for Apple Music too.

I did a bit of looking into this and apparently it's easy enough to use a third party app to play your Spotify music via the watch, so I'm happy enough with that and podcast. Still can't make up my mind between the 3 and the 5.

James Forde

ItAintMeBabe wrote: »

I did a bit of looking into this and apparently it's easy enough to use a third party app to play your Spotify music via the watch, so I'm happy enough with that and podcast. Still can't make up my mind between the 3 and the 5.

Can you elaborate on the 3rd party apps? Sick of bringing my phone with me on a run.......

ItAintMeBabe

James Forde wrote: »

Can you elaborate on the 3rd party apps? Sick of bringing my phone with me on a run.......

I obviously haven't used any yet myself so I wouldn't want to recommend one. But just do a quick Google and a few articles come up. If I find one myself that works I'll DM you 😊 if not I'm willing to try apple music

carltonleon

I think they are converters which remove the drm but you need either a pc or Mac to be able to do it , at least I think that is the case. That’s no use to me as I only have an iPad and iPhone so that is a deal breaker for me as regards the Apple Watch series 5

I see this morning on a pocket casts update that you can download and listen offline on the watch now. That would be a massive bonus.

DelBoy Trotter

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

I see this morning on a pocket casts update that you can download and listen offline on the watch now. That would be a massive bonus.

Overcast does the same

Mr Velo

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

I see this morning on a pocket casts update that you can download and listen offline on the watch now. That would be a massive bonus.

You need Pocket Casts + to allow on the Apple Watch. Costs 0.99c per month.

breeno

Hopefully Spotify might follow suit soon.

James Forde

Crude work around is downloading the songs & manually transferring to iphone via iTunes. Then on to watch.

Annoying but got me a few songs to listen to for now. Why Spotify dont have this functionality yet is beyond me.

flexcon

For anyone interested I have an unopened Watch for sale

Apple Watch Series 3 38MM Silver aluminum with white sport band

Bought directly from Apple in April but not a wanted gift. Have the original billing document also for consumer law etc.

Selling it straight up for €160. Putting it on done deal later on but feel free to PM me if you want to snap it up.

10 years rep on boards.ie so I promise I am not selling a dud.;)

ItAintMeBabe

flexcon wrote: »

For anyone interested I have an unopened Watch for sale

Apple Watch Series 3 38MM Silver aluminum with white sport band

Bought directly from Apple in April but not a wanted gift. Have the original billing document also for consumer law etc.

Selling it straight up for €160. Putting it on done deal later on but feel free to PM me if you want to snap it up.

10 years rep on boards.ie so I promise I am not selling a dud.;)

Aw Jesus I literally just ordered this exact watch yesteday and paid 239 for it

Mr Velo

Mr Velo wrote: »

You need Pocket Casts + to allow on the Apple Watch. Costs 0.99c per month.

I had bought the app years ago so have the sub for free. Handier for me ahead of Overcast as I use android and windows devices from time to time too.

flexcon

flexcon wrote: »

For anyone interested I have an unopened Watch for sale

Apple Watch Series 3 38MM Silver aluminum with white sport band

Bought directly from Apple in April but not a wanted gift. Have the original billing document also for consumer law etc.

Selling it straight up for €160. Putting it on done deal later on but feel free to PM me if you want to snap it up.

10 years rep on boards.ie so I promise I am not selling a dud.;)

PM sent

flexcon

[Deleted User] wrote: »

PM sent

Said I’d throw this in here for a chance buyer.

Watch is sold but I also have an unopened AirPods Pro bought this month - unwanted corporate gift.

RRP€279 on Apple.ie

Boardsie can take it for €215 plus postage if needed.

PM me if need more info. Will go on adverts Saturday.

flexcon

[Deleted User] wrote: »

PM sent

Said I’d throw this in here for a chance buyer.

Watch is sold but I also have an unopened AirPods Pro bought this month - unwanted corporate gift.

RRP €279 on Apple.ie

Yours for €215. Pm if interested

Wolverine359

flexcon wrote: »

Said I’d throw this in here for a chance buyer.

Watch is sold but I also have an unopened AirPods Pro bought this month - unwanted corporate gift.

RRP €279 on Apple.ie

Yours for €215. Pm if interested

I’ve sent a PM.

DubDJ

Anybody having issues syncing playlists to the Apple Watch?

It’s been going on a few weeks for me now, where the Apple curated playlists (For You, New Music etc) aren’t syncing the most recent track list, and is using an older list. Seems to only affect the Apple playlists.

I removed all Apple’s playlists for a few days and when I added them back the old songs weirdly synced back again, so I’m unsure what’s happening because they were from weeks old versions.

Other than a reset which I want to avoid I can’t think of any solutions. I’ve tried restarting the watch and I’ve had at least one update to the watch since then but the same issue. Even manually syncing doesn’t update the playlists.

irishrover99

Anyone know where is repairing Iwatch 3 series screens cheaply? Even the repair shop in Nutgrove doesn’t do them and would be looking for about 200 Quid. Surely somewhere out there repairs then with a decent generic screen. Any help would be great.
I don’t fancy paying that much as the 3 series isn’t much more to buy brand new and this watch is running perfectly, other than the cracked screen.

Gregor Samsa

irishrover99 wrote: »

Anyone know where is repairing Iwatch 3 series screens cheaply? Even the repair shop in Nutgrove doesn’t do them and would be looking for about 200 Quid. Surely somewhere out there repairs then with a decent generic screen. Any help would be great.
I don’t fancy paying that much as the 3 series isn’t much more to buy brand new and this watch is running perfectly, other than the cracked screen.

is it this kind of crack?

https://support.apple.com/en-ie/screen-replacement-program-apple-watch-series-2-3

irishrover99

Gregor Samsa wrote: »

is it this kind of crack?

https://support.apple.com/en-ie/screen-replacement-program-apple-watch-series-2-3

Unfortunately not. I dropped it and it cracked.

Pacifico

Having seen the video from JRE where he replaces a series 4 screen...it's not an easy job!

Apple seem to do repairs for €181: https://support.apple.com/en-ie/watch/repair/service/pricing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZYWzsB_yfA

iniall

Has anybody with a Series 5 updated to WatchOS 7? I did over night and my watch’s battery capacity seems to have collapsed - I’ve had to charge it twice today already. :eek: I usually get to the end of the day with more than 30% left... I hope it’s resolved in 7.01 - and soon!

DelBoy Trotter

iniall wrote: »

Has anybody with a Series 5 updated to WatchOS 7? I did over night and my watch’s battery capacity seems to have collapsed - I’ve had to charge it twice today already. :eek: I usually get to the end of the day with more than 30% left... I hope it’s resolved in 7.01 - and soon!

I updated my Series 5 last night and battery life seems fine. I’m very impressed with how quick the watch is now

awec

I’m confused about the sleep tracking, I wore my watch sleeping last night and nothing shows up in health. Has enabled the sleep feature I thought.

emergingstar

awec wrote: »

I’m confused about the sleep tracking, I wore my watch sleeping last night and nothing shows up in health. Has enabled the sleep feature I thought.

Just shows you what time you slept and woke up, nothing else really