Runners who use Apple Watch, what app / function do you use to indicate readiness to train?
Garmin does this very well, and now Samsung (Energy Score) and Pixel Watch (via Google Health) also have this.
It's one of the obvious missing features on the AWU.
My mechanical watches have spoiled me with tapered bracelets and bands, I had an extra FKM tapered band and some adapters so I added them to my ultra. I personally love it.
Activity Rings are greyed out on my apple watch main screen. Clicking on the rings on the watch, opens the main app and Rings are active and colored. Rings are also colored and active if I go to the fitness app on my Iphone.
Come tomorrow morning, if open fitness app on my watch or iphone, it will show that rings were paused.
Furthermore, currently in my health app it shows that my rings are paused (today, yesterday, since monday - that's when the problem started)
Went to apple watch, they were clueless and have not fixed the issue, things they did:
restarted my watch/iphone
unpaired and reset my watch
Reinstalled the watch OS
Still nothing.
After 3 hours, I convinced them to rest my watch and pair to a brand new iphone (different apple ID to mine), after that rings worked just fine.
So I guess the issue is coming from my health app. Has anyone seen this?
I've been loving my AWU3, and decided to exercise without my iPhone. Lesson learned. The Spotify app, even with Downloaded songs, is almost completely useless. It refused to play both streaming and downloaded songs to my bluetooth speaker (played quietly). When it did, it would play songs that weren't on my playlist (Smart Shuffle) only. On top of that, when the song did play, "Workout Resumed" would cause Spotify to crash, and hitting Play would cause Apple Music to turn on for no reason.
I'm getting really tired of feeling like Spotify and Apple don't test their products (mostly in reference to Siri and Spotify).
Has anyone figured out a better way to use Spotify without all the bugs?
I am looking at buying an apple watch ultra 3 possibly waiting for the 4 as well. The only thing is if it follows the same pattern as the first ultra is it worth it if apple stops updates/support for only 4 years? I had an apple watch 4 for almost 7 years. if I am spending almost 1k for a watch does that even make sense?
I was on a Garmin Fenix 6X Pro Solar
7 year old watch.
Im excited to see what this lil guy can do.
I got the Ultra 3 at a pretty decent price.
Please leave me any advice on what I can add or do to make it more interesting as it has a lot of new stuff :))
Thanks!
I see why you guys like to rock these things naked it’s like night and day. That being said, I do have a tempered glass screen protector and will be looking for a light clear cover for this. But again, that naked look is definitely impressive.
I kind of enjoy having no complications on the modular ultra in my rotation. Just a simple clean look.
I bought the Milanese loop in medium and the fit isn’t what I hoped it would be. I was hoping the clasp would sit right in the middle of my wrist. My wrist size measures out to about 6.25 inches. If I pull the measuring tool skin tight it’s 6.0 inches. Would the small be the better band here or would it be too small since the advertised size maxes out at the tightest measurement I could take? I really really want the clasp to be in the middle for aesthetic purposes but if this is the best I can get I guess I could get used to it. I wish the Apple Store was closer so I could try them on in person.
It's time to share some good news with you all.
I now have an Apple Watch Ultra. And I'm so happy. It's a really cool watch from Apple.
Backstory: I've had a Casio GW-9400 since 2015. Then I got myself an Apple Watch Series 3 42mm Nike+. Then I finally wanted a bigger watch and got the Series 4, 44mm. But I was very disappointed with the battery life. So I went back to Casio. While I was "forgetting" about the Apple Watch, I started looking at the Casio GPR-H1000. It seemed like a "tank" in the smartwatch world. And so it happened that I was sitting in a cafe, chatting with some friends. They had Apple Watch Ultra 2 and 3. And my friend had the first-generation Apple Watch Ultra. She bought them in 2023 and wore them for a few days. Then she just put them back in the box.
And now she gave them to me. They have 100% battery capacity. I've found the battery life to be truly amazing. It lasted me two full workdays and two full nights. And I still have about 36-40% left. I track my health metrics, receive notifications, and do one 60-minute workout (run/walk) per day. The AOD feature is disabled because I don't see any point in it.
As for the straps, I only have nylon ones because my hands don't sweat. And from the kit for divers.
I read all about them. But I'm incredibly happy and satisfied with the first generation.
Hey guys, not sure if this is the right place to post, but this is my rant.
I’m the kind of person that says yes to any outdoor activities.
I do everything with my apple watch ultra. To date i have done,
- Hiking
- Mountain Biking
- Scuba diving (126 ft)
- Run a half marathon
- road biking 90+ miles in a day (not sure how i did that)
- skydiving
- skiing/snowboarding
- wake boarding/slalom
Besides these, pool, gym, tennis, rock climbing, pickleball and a bunch of other sports..
This watch is absolutely phenomenal. But there is an area it struggles and i think it could be drastically improved with a software update.
Today I tried surfing. Part way through I noticed my activity (surf) was paused. Why? No clue. Most of the time it’s because my watch is lose and it thinks I took it off. The thing is, it was tight, but my wetsuit was near it and i think it messed with the sensors. How do I fix this? Simple. Resume it, right?
Well.. not really. Between getting hammered by waves, wet fingers and a wet screen, I had to turn off water mode, fight the touch screen to scroll to the left page and hit resume.
Why Apple?
Oceanic+ allows me to control the entire app while the watch is locked and begin recording a scuba dive using the action button. We have two buttons and a crown. Why can’t we use those when the watch is in water mode?
Clearly it’s possible.
Hey everyone.
Rings were green. Sleep looked fine. Same roads as last week and they were not faster.
I keep staring at that more than the close.
Do you trust the watch or how the loop felt?
If you are a fan of Nomad Straps, Harvey Norman in Australia has a decent sale across the range they carry at the moment.
I got this 45/46mm Tempo Band in Lumen for $60 AUD from $99 AUD.
The 45/46mm fit the Ultra perfectly and are a little slimmer than the dedicated 49mm variant which reduces the overall bulk of the watch/band if that is something you are into.
I’ve got a couple of Nomad bands which wear extremely well and look just as good as they day I purchased them, despite a couple of years of use.
Harvey Norman had a variety of colours and sizes for the Nomad, Sport and Rocky Point band styles.
Thought this maybe of interest for anyone in 🇦🇺
I have been using Golden Gate on my MBP since its release and i notice that my UW1 is no longer capable of unlocking my machine. I have tried disabling and re-enabling this a few times w/ no success. Anyone else see the same thing?
I love seeing the wear and scratches on my AW2!!! I pretty much use this watch for everything including mechanic work & yard work! (:
Drop pics of your scratches below! :)
I have an ultra 3 and want the black titanium Milanese loop. My wrist size is between 160-165MM. Which Milanese loop band should I buy for the best fit?
Here is my Apple ecosystem loadout (excluding products like the Studio Display). I have three products included in my AppleCare One plan but am considering adding my Apple Watch Ultra 2. Unfortunately, my AirPods Max are not eligible.
Is it worth adding the Apple Watch Ultra 2 for an additional £4.99?
Would you also avoid using a case on your iPhone or screen protector on your watch if it’s produced by this plan?
Suunto has their own activity tracking app for Apple Watch. Full dashboard, fully custom watch activity screens, offline mapping and much more.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sports-tracker-run-bike-hike/id426684873