killertofu
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I must be bored because I want one of these watches
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Apple Watch Series 1&2 |OT| Better, Wetter
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PhoncipleBone
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On things like Spotify or Amazon Music, can the watch be used to give a thumbs up/down to songs?
PhoncipleBone
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Anyone get a shipping notification on theirs yet? Mine has said "preparing for shipment" for the last day or two, and still says it will deliver Friday.
()_listerfeend_()
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https://www.ups.com/WebTracking/reference?loc=en_US
My Apple order hasn't updated but I used the above site, my phone # and zip code and it found my watch.
PhoncipleBone
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Where do you input phone number?
()_listerfeend_()
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As the shipment reference number.
You can leave the shipper account field blank.
PhoncipleBone
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Nope. Does nothing.
()_listerfeend_()
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Bummer. You can try fed ex to apparently.
PhoncipleBone
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Funny enough, now it shows as shipped on Apple.
The Now Playing thing is basically like the Control Center controls on the phone, so whatever shows up there I think (but not sure) it shows up on the watch.
(Well that didn't answer the question but might lead you to an answer)
Zeyphersan
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Wonder what kind of stock the Apple Store is going to have on Friday. I may try to surprise my girlfriend with a model if they have enough of the one she wants
I need help finding a case for my watch. I work construction but I bike to work and want to wear my watch as much as I can throughout the day. Obviously when I get out of the truck I'll take it off and hopefully leave it to charge. Anyone have any recommendations?
Edit: I'll clarify. I'm not looking for a rubber shell for my watch. I'm looking for like a carrying case that would be similar to Apple Watch editions charging case/dock. A protective little box.
Edit: I'll clarify. I'm not looking for a rubber shell for my watch. I'm looking for like a carrying case that would be similar to Apple Watch editions charging case/dock. A protective little box.
SprachBrooks
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Jo Shishido's Cheeks
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Eagerly awaiting some speed test videos with the old and new Watches...
Dr. Feel Good
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I called LA store and they said they would have them available. Might be worth calling today.
SuperPac
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No - they have been replaced by the Dock. When you hit the side button it'll bring up a dock of apps which you can choose/reorder. Apps in the dock remain in memory (same with apps that are associated with complications on your active watch face) so that information can be displayed quickly to you. You can choose which apps are in the Dock via the Watch app on your phone.
How many apps can there be in the dock at the same time?
I guess there'll be a limited amount of them, right?
SUPARSTARX
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I got the OG watch recently. I went to look for watch faces and there's like... nothing. This is pretty crappy. 
SuperPac
Member
Likely there is a limit - I'm not sure about that since I only keep a few in there. How many apps were you planning on throwing in the dock?
I got the OG watch recently. I went to look for watch faces and there's like... nothing. This is pretty crappy.
You probably could've found that out from reviews. But yeah, developers are not able to create faces. It's just the Apple faces plus complications.
Bruce Springsteen
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Seems decent.
That's a noticeable difference
Ten.
That's a sensible amount. I'll probably only keep two or three in there though. I need to be able to access the music player within seconds at all times.
What does swiping up do right now with WatchOS3?
Control center
Control Center, which basically acts as the first page of the old Glances view (mute, airplane mode, AirPlay, etc.) with a few new features, like showing the battery level.
Cool, thanks!
I was just trying to understand how this could work.
It makes sense to have 10 apps always running in memory. It wouldn't have made sense that they'd allow unlimited apps to go in the dock, because obviously not all of them could be running at the same time, so this would have kind of defeated the purpose of the dock.
ibitegirls
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Does the Series 1 have the speaker water ejection capability? Or is that only limited to Series 2 watches? I like to take my watches into the shower... 
Does the Series 1 have the speaker water ejection capability? Or is that only limited to Series 2 watches? I like to take my watches into the shower...
Only Series 2. It's part of the 2's better waterproofing.
jts
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To add to what has been said, you still can do it, but sometimes your speaker will sound tiny after it, until it naturally purges the water.Does the Series 1 have the speaker water ejection capability? Or is that only limited to Series 2 watches? I like to take my watches into the shower...
Luckily not an issue for me since I don't have any sound enabled on the Apple Watch.
diablos991
Can’t stump the diablos
Received my UPS notifications saying I have packages being delivered tomorrow.
Just a warning: these require signature.
Just a warning: these require signature.
PhoncipleBone
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But you can print up a signature page and leave it on your door if you want.
diablos991
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Eh. I usually just esign it via myUPS. That way it goes straight to their driver and there is no chance of missing the printed paper.
everthustodeadbeats
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Okay, after using the Watch (version 1.0) after laborious upgrade process, I'm really happy with it.
Apps actually work. They fire up speedily on the first version of Apple Watch. And the 'dock' feature is far better than glances now. Not every app supported glances, but every app can be docked. Because of the speed of the load of the data, it works and supports all the apps. It's a better solution.
Being able to build watch faces on the phone is also easier than on the watch. WatchOS 3 is finally what the WatchOS should have been. Better late than never, not getting this year's Apple watch. Maybe next year's, but not really sure about that. It will have to have some amazing feature like constant display and lasting a day, and I doubt that's gonna happen.
GPS and waterproofing for version 2 are definitely exciting features. They just don't do much for me.
Apps actually work. They fire up speedily on the first version of Apple Watch. And the 'dock' feature is far better than glances now. Not every app supported glances, but every app can be docked. Because of the speed of the load of the data, it works and supports all the apps. It's a better solution.
Being able to build watch faces on the phone is also easier than on the watch. WatchOS 3 is finally what the WatchOS should have been. Better late than never, not getting this year's Apple watch. Maybe next year's, but not really sure about that. It will have to have some amazing feature like constant display and lasting a day, and I doubt that's gonna happen.
GPS and waterproofing for version 2 are definitely exciting features. They just don't do much for me.
Ah right, I forgot. I hope they add a music control window to that as well, like on iOS 10.
Got a notification from Apple mine shipped this morning.
SUPARSTARX
Member
It was a gift but yeah pretty disappointing.
The Last Wizard
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Hoping my online order won't ship till next week, I'm gonna try to grab a watch in store tomorrow when I pick up my 7.
Even if you don't have the music player in the dock, the now playing view automatically appears in there if you're playing anything (e.g. I'm playing pocket casts now and the now playing screen has play/pause, volume control and skip back 10s/forward 45s
Wasn't the first view opened when I hit the side button though - I'd like to be able to set that so it's only ever one press away. Or dedicated swipe up for that view instead of control centre. Or have a now playing complication. Or a music focused watch face showing the playing track and direct play/pause button on the face
diablos991
Can’t stump the diablos
Yup. Apple notified me and emailed me this morning about my Friday delivery.
Have been able to track for a couple days by reference number.
Zeyphersan
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I don't believe you can make Watch appointments
Is there a podcast app for Apple watch that lets you choose episodes of a certain show? Or at least pick 'next/previous episode'?
I can't stand Overcast as my podcast player on iPhone because it offers zero granularity on downloading/streaming and it's cluttered with fucking ads, but if it's the only podcast app with a proper watch app then i'm basically forced to use that POS.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
I was thinking the same, but they didn't expose either one to direct sunlight glare, so the glass/sapphire reflectance difference probably shouldn't matter here.