Apple Watch Series 4

omb0wyn5ehpij9 · 01-11-2018 3:35pm

Eircom_Sucks wrote: »

so in the gym u wouldn't need to bring your phone ?

your watch can play your iTunes music ?

jack presley wrote: »

You can download music to your watch can’t you?

I always have the phone so have never had the need to but I thought you could do that and therefore leave the phone at home.

Correct, you can put a small bit of music on your watch and use bluetooth headphones to listen to it, so your phone can stay in your locker in the gym, or at home if you go out for a run.

I use mine for exercising and the only disappointing thing I found was that the heart rate tracker of the watch was pretty poor once I got sweaty. So I have a bluetooth chest strap heart rate monitor that I use when exercising and it's excellent

jack presley · 01-11-2018 3:35pm

Just an update on battery performance. I went to bed at about 10:30 last night with a fully charged watch and used the sleep tracker.

I went for a 40 minute run using the activity app on the watch at lunch time today. I have had about 10 notifications today via WhatsApp. My battery currently stands at 68%.

ballyharpat · 01-11-2018 3:51pm

jack presley wrote: »

You can download music to your watch can’t you?

I always have the phone so have never had the need to but I thought you could do that and therefore leave the phone at home.

I generally have my phone with me, but if I am only going for a run-the phone is awkward, so i just have bluetooth headphones and the watch. I have a load of music and podcasts loaded to the watch that I can use without the phone.

One way that I find the watch great, is the 'dictaphone'? for messages, it's very good at getting the message correct.
to save battery, I have Siri turned off, but that's the only thing I have turned off, if Siri is on all the time, it is always using energy, and I never use siri anyway, I actually find it terrible-maybe it's my accent or something.

I could go 2 days without charging the watch, but I charge it for 15 minutes in the morning and 15 minutes before I hit the hay.
It's the only watch I've had that is really comfortable and I never feel like I have to take off.

I like the cinema mode as well, where if I get a notification, it doesn't light up my watch and even if I raise my wrist it doesnt light up. it takes a tap to show the face-very helpful if you're in bed or in the middle of something,

murpho999 · 01-11-2018 3:58pm

BDJW wrote: »

Correct, you can put a small bit of music on your watch and use bluetooth headphones to listen to it, so your phone can stay in your locker in the gym, or at home if you go out for a run.

I use mine for exercising and the only disappointing thing I found was that the heart rate tracker of the watch was pretty poor once I got sweaty. So I have a bluetooth chest strap heart rate monitor that I use when exercising and it's excellent

A small bit?

The watch has 16gb capacity in total. There's about 3.5gb for the OS so you have about 12gb for music and podcasts. That's loads.

omb0wyn5ehpij9 · 01-11-2018 4:07pm

murpho999 wrote: »

A small bit?

The watch has 16gb capacity in total. There's about 3.5gb for the OS so you have about 12gb for music and podcasts. That's loads.

The Series 3 has 8GB of storage, and you can only use 2GB of this for music

ETA: As far as I am aware, the Series 4 can only hold 8GB of music, not the 12GB mentioned above

murpho999 · 01-11-2018 4:16pm

BDJW wrote: »

The Series 3 has 8GB of storage, and you can only use 2GB of this for music

OK, but this is a thread about the Series 4. :P

whippet · 01-11-2018 4:18pm

I got my series 4 this morning and its a million miles away from my gen1 .. much snappier and the difference between 42mm and 44mm on the new screen is light night and day. I had the original for exactly three years and haven't worn any of my other watches since getting it.

omb0wyn5ehpij9 · 01-11-2018 4:19pm

murpho999 wrote: »

OK, but this is a thread about the Series 4. :P

Eircome Sucks asked for help coming from a Fitbit to an Apple Watch. I gave him my experience coming from a Fitbit to a Series 3 watch

Gumbo · 01-11-2018 6:31pm

Eircom_Sucks wrote: »

so in the gym u wouldn't need to bring your phone ?

your watch can play your iTunes music ?

Yes, you can select what albums/genre to sync to the watch.
So in essence, you leave your phone at home and can go running with just the watch and Bluetooth earphones or use the gym etc

Gumbo · 01-11-2018 6:32pm

BDJW wrote: »

Correct, you can put a small bit of music on your watch and use bluetooth headphones to listen to it, so your phone can stay in your locker in the gym, or at home if you go out for a run.

I use mine for exercising and the only disappointing thing I found was that the heart rate tracker of the watch was pretty poor once I got sweaty. So I have a bluetooth chest strap heart rate monitor that I use when exercising and it's excellent

16gb memory. You can get more than a small bit

Sweaty arms - I have 2 straps. One is the fabric Nike sport loop and I have the silicone sport band also. I swap on the silicone sport band for training as I feel the fabric loop will stink over time. I also tighten it maybe one notch to ensure it doesn’t move during training. I find that helps.

Means I can just get out, shower and by doing that I’m cleaning the watch and strap and then I just put back on the sport loop band which I prefer for everyday wear.

awec · 01-11-2018 11:49pm

jack presley wrote: »

Just an update on battery performance. I went to bed at about 10:30 last night with a fully charged watch and used the sleep tracker.

I went for a 40 minute run using the activity app on the watch at lunch time today. I have had about 10 notifications today via WhatsApp. My battery currently stands at 68%.

What sleep tracker is this?

jack presley · 01-11-2018 11:54pm

awec wrote: »

What sleep tracker is this?

I use AutoSleep and like it a lot.

omb0wyn5ehpij9 · 02-11-2018 1:00pm

For anybody who has bought a Series 4 watch, what do the straps from the previous models fit like? Are they a perfect fit? Any pictures?

murpho999 · 02-11-2018 1:15pm

BDJW wrote: »

For anybody who has bought a Series 4 watch, what do the straps from the previous models fit like? Are they a perfect fit? Any pictures?

Yes they're a perfect fit.

Cases on all watches are the sames size as their previous corresponding models.

DubDJ · 02-11-2018 2:27pm

Strange that Apple haven’t reissued that watchOS update yet, usually they’d have it figured out by now.

My watch is now with Apple for repair so I’ll have it back Monday going by previous experience.

DubDJ · 05-11-2018 6:10pm

I got my watch back from Apple earlier. The email said they hadn’t fixed anything which initially had me worried. But it is back working now. Haven’t had the chance to set it up to see what version of watchOS is running.

Shn99 · 05-11-2018 7:14pm

watchOS 5.1.1 out solving the bricking issue.

DubDJ · 05-11-2018 7:59pm

Shn99 wrote: »

watchOS 5.1.1 out solving the bricking issue.

Think I’ll hold off updating to this :P

Gumbo · 05-11-2018 9:01pm

DubDJ wrote: »

Think I’ll hold off updating to this :P

I’m still waiting on my watch to be returned.

mad muffin · 06-11-2018 7:48pm

What’s the chances of these coming up for sale on Black Friday?

Shn99 · 06-11-2018 8:49pm

mad muffin wrote: »

What’s the chances of these coming up for sale on Black Friday?

If your buying from Apple or an auth retailer then you’l won’t get a discount but an apple voucher

mad muffin · 06-11-2018 9:08pm

I’m thinking the likes of Harvey Norman?

40mm okay for 17.5cm wrist?

awec · 07-11-2018 12:26am

Chances of series 4 watches being discounted anywhere on black friday must be nearly zero. I doubt Apple would allow it.

mad muffin · 07-11-2018 8:44am

awec wrote: »

Chances of series 4 watches being discounted anywhere on black friday must be nearly zero. I doubt Apple would allow it.

Harvey Norman discounted them by €50 not long after their release, for their anniversary sale.

I just wasn’t ready to get one then…

Gumbo · 07-11-2018 10:18am

mad muffin wrote: »

Harvey Norman discounted them by €50 not long after their release, for their anniversary sale.

I just wasn’t ready to get one then…

This is true, the first ever real sale that Harvey Norman had

The problem was trying to get one in stock at that time!

There's nothing to loose by holding out in my opinion, I'd wait and see if anyone anywhere offers some discount, sure even an apple voucher is better than nothing.

Man Vs ManUre · 07-11-2018 5:13pm

Still waiting for mine to be delivered by Apple on nov 20-27. Counting down the days.
But why is there a 5 week late with Apple?? Did they not have huge stock at launch date?? Or is demand just this high?? They are one of, if not the biggest company in world today. Is 5 weeks customer wait ok in today’s monopoly capitalist world??

whiterebel · 08-11-2018 12:27am

kceire wrote: »

I used Jabra Sport up until a few weeks ago when I got a set of AirPods on adverts so I said ill try them. If I didn't like them, I will sell on and wont loose much money.

Im the same as you in that the earphones from apple never stay in my ears, well my right one to be exact so I obviously have a weird shaped right eat canal

I got 2 sets of grips on Wish. one set has the winglets and they make them stay in your ears 100%, even running, skipping etc, but they wont fit in the charge case.

The other set I bought is just a clear silicone skin. Should prove all the grip to stay in my ears, and seemly they fit in the charging case too, but I haven't received them just yet.

If they work, ill post up the link. I agree that if they don't fit in the case, then the simplicity of what the AirPods are is lost.

I got the Jabra sport elite after, and they are brilliant. Pity about the AirPods, but no point in flogging a dead horse. They just wouldn’t fir properly.

DubDJ · 08-11-2018 1:09am

kceire wrote: »

I’m still waiting on my watch to be returned.

Has yours been returned yet?

Gumbo · 08-11-2018 1:25pm

DubDJ wrote: »

Has yours been returned yet?

Yes, got it back yesterday. Updated to 5.1.1 last night so all good

mad muffin · 10-11-2018 5:59pm

Does anyone do a good space grey Milanese loop?

I know Spigen used to sell one but they seem to have stopped.

TCP/IP · 10-11-2018 6:03pm

mad muffin wrote: »

Does anyone do a good space grey Milanese loop?

I know Spigen used to sell one but they seem to have stopped.

Yes Apple do. Why buy cheap rubbish to go onto your watch makes no sense.

mad muffin · 10-11-2018 6:15pm

TCP/IP wrote: »

Yes Apple do. Why buy cheap rubbish to go onto your watch makes no sense.

Apple do a black one. I’m looking for a space grey to match the space grey Apple Watch.

Shn99 · 10-11-2018 6:26pm

TCP/IP wrote: »

mad muffin wrote: »

Does anyone do a good space grey Milanese loop?

I know Spigen used to sell one but they seem to have stopped.

Yes Apple do. Why buy cheap rubbish to go onto your watch makes no sense.

I use the bands from wish, why? Because I can’t afford it. Not everyone is able for fork out €150 for a Milanese loop or €60 for a silicone band.

TCP/IP · 10-11-2018 8:48pm

Shn99 wrote: »

I use the bands from wish, why? Because I can’t afford it. Not everyone is able for fork out €150 for a Milanese loop or €60 for a silicone band.

Than use the original band that came with the watch fakes just look cheap and can be spotted a mile away. It’s like a fake watch itself.

Shn99 · 10-11-2018 8:52pm

TCP/IP wrote: »

Shn99 wrote: »

I use the bands from wish, why? Because I can’t afford it. Not everyone is able for fork out €150 for a Milanese loop or €60 for a silicone band.

Than use the original band that came with the watch fakes just look cheap and can be spotted a mile away. It’s like a fake watch itself.

I have an original and a fake, not much of a difference between and certainly not one that can be spotted a mile away

Creamy Goodness · 10-11-2018 9:43pm

It really depends on your personal taste.

I’ve had both apple and 3rd party Milanese loops and the quality whilst you can’t see it immediately you can definitely feel it. The 3rd party took lumps of hair off my wrist, the Apple one felt like I had a silk ribbon around my wrist.

Whether that warrants the price difference is something only you can decide. My advice is get to an Apple/compuB store and try the apple one and just buy a $20 Chinese version and decide yourself.

awec · 11-11-2018 4:40pm

TCP/IP wrote: »

Than use the original band that came with the watch fakes just look cheap and can be spotted a mile away. It’s like a fake watch itself.

You know that there are other companies capable of making quality watch straps other than Apple, right? They don't exactly have a monopoly on this.

The leather ones with the modern buckle for example, they are lovely straps. They don't look like €160 straps though, they just look like and feel like any other decent leather strap. Nobody is ever going to look at one and go "oh wow, that must be a really expensive strap!".

murpho999 · 12-11-2018 9:46am

Shn99 wrote: »

I have an original and a fake, not much of a difference between and certainly not one that can be spotted a mile away

What complete and utter rubbish.

Nobody is looking at your strap anyway.

Do you say the same about phone cases, cables etc that are not made by Apple.

Shn99 · 12-11-2018 4:59pm

murpho999 wrote: »

Shn99 wrote: »

I have an original and a fake, not much of a difference between and certainly not one that can be spotted a mile away

What complete and utter rubbish.

Nobody is looking at your strap anyway.

Do you say the same about phone cases, cables etc that are not made by Apple.

No need to launch an attack on anyone. It’s not “complete utter rubbish”. I really don’t get why so many people have such a thing against someone who uses third party bands...as has been said above, you do realize there are brands out there that make them of high quality? If it’s the attitude people are going to have then please recommend me a “cheap” watch that can do the exact same and function the exact same as an Apple Watch. Thanks.

mad muffin · 12-11-2018 6:42pm

Anyhoo… I got a space grey Milanese loop on amazon.com and a space black link bracelet on AliExpress. The link bracelet is a 6thgen replica. Bring in Christmas

murpho999 · 12-11-2018 7:44pm

Shn99 wrote: »

No need to launch an attack on anyone. It’s not “complete utter rubbish”. I really don’t get why so many people have such a thing against someone who uses third party bands...as has been said above, you do realize there are brands out there that make them of high quality? If it’s the attitude people are going to have then please recommend me a “cheap” watch that can do the exact same and function the exact same as an Apple Watch. Thanks.

My sincerest apologies. I quoted and responded to your post in error.

I actually agree with everything you said.

TCP/IP wrote: »

Than use the original band that came with the watch fakes just look cheap and can be spotted a mile away. It’s like a fake watch itself.

This is what I meant to respond to. Clearly clicked the wrong post.

Shn99 · 12-11-2018 8:17pm

Easy mistake, no worries

Try_harder · 14-11-2018 3:09am

Got mine- any tips? From 0-4

Blazer · 14-11-2018 7:15am

Shn99 wrote: »

I have an original and a fake, not much of a difference between and certainly not one that can be spotted a mile away

I had the series 3 space grey with a knockoff Milanese Koop. My mate had the black steel version with the genuine strap.
€500 vs a grand. No one outside of Apple fans could tell the difference. What made it worse was that the sapphire glass on the steel version makes the white seem a bit pale in comparison to the sport. I used to take great fun in slagging off his yellow watch. It bugged him big time from then on.

mad muffin · 29-11-2018 12:04am

So the 40mm came in on Saturday. I’ve worn it since then but it kept wanting to twist onto my wrist bone and with the sports band I was between holes. Even with the Milanese loop and link bracelet.

I initiated a return and ordered the 44mm. Hopefully the larger size will remedy my problem. Otherwise I am loving it.

mad muffin · 05-12-2018 7:56pm

Does anyone know if you change your iphone region to USA will the ECG be available on the watch?

jack presley · 05-12-2018 8:00pm

mad muffin wrote: »

Does anyone know if you change your iphone region to USA will the ECG be available on the watch?

There were reports a few weeks back that this was true but I suppose we won't know for sure until the watch os update comes out

https://www.macrumors.com/2018/10/29/apple-watch-ecg-region/

jack presley · 06-12-2018 9:47pm

jack presley wrote: »

There were reports a few weeks back that this was true but I suppose we won't know for sure until the watch os update comes out

https://www.macrumors.com/2018/10/29/apple-watch-ecg-region/

Seems like this isn't the case after all.

https://www.macrumors.com/2018/12/06/apple-watch-ecg-no-us-region-changing/

Blazer · 07-12-2018 12:14am

damn..,hopefully they were working simultaneously in other countries to get approval otherwise it could be years.
Approvals in the pharma industry don't get handed out willy nilly despite what some looneys believe.

eeloe · 07-12-2018 1:17am

My S4 Nike which was purchased in Vegas on Launch Day has the ECG app after the update.

I didn’t need to change any regions or anything.

Just updated and it was there.

Apple Watch Series 4

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