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I didn't think I would like the Apple Watch as much as I do. I swear, add a camera, and I'll leave my phone at home.

I know, it's not a mobile browser, not really much as a mobile messaging device — but that's fine. One one hand, I'm not your stereotypical phone user that is always engrossed in the black mirror but furthermore, the Apple Watch means I am even less inclined.




I'm in the same boat. I got the LTE connected Apple watch and I absolutely LOVE it. I leave my phone AND my wallet at home pretty much everywhere I go now. If I get a phone call, or a text, I answer it with my watch.

I have phone, text, apple pay, music (spotify, pandora), maps, and so much more. Probably the only thing I miss is a browser to google something. But that's pretty rare that I need that.

The best part is that all of these apps work natively, without the phone nearby, entirely over LTE or WiFi.

Seriously if you hate carrying around a big phone, get an LTE connected Apple watch. It's a game changer.


I liked my Apple Watch for a while. Then… I forgot to wear it sometimes. Then everyday.

I’d love to buy one again if it could hold a charge for several days. But the value proposition isn’t high enough for the pain of daily charging.


I tend to charge mine in the shower or when I’m sitting at my computer at work. It handles a day just fine with a couple 30-or-hour long charges


Feel like I'm on the opposite side of the spectrum. I hate wearing it and don't like wearing anything any kind of jewellery either. Only really wearing it for sleep tracking and I don't even do anything with the data. I don't really use it for time and I honestly can't think of any reason to use it for anything. The health stuff doesn't tell me anything is wrong with me and the notifications drive me insane vibrating on my wrist so I just turned it off and they've been off since.


Agreed on the haptics, a literal nightmare device with them enabled. But without I find it keeps me less tethered to the phone, and able to check on calls and messages during a conversation without breaking the flow


Turn off all the notifications. It’s way, way better without them.


I leave the call notification on, since I feel like calls are time sensitive.




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