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I know this is old hat, but I'm just not interested until they make one with a round face. And I say this as a very dedicated Apple-using person (three current

I know this is old hat, but I'm just not interested until they make one with a round face. And I say this as a very dedicated Apple-using person (three current Macs in front of me, iPhone 6S in my pocket, internet served over a Time Capsule, an iPad floating around here somewhere...)

gleenn 10y ago
Garmin Fenix 3 is round and a fantastic watch. Not going to appease the people looking for eye-candy but it is super functional. I use it for runs and biking, the GPS works well.
- weisser 10y ago
  In some ways I find it more attractive than the Apple Watch
vvanders 10y ago
Pebble Round fits this area very nicely. People are always kinda shocked when they hear it's a smartwatch.
- lukevers 10y ago
  Yeah. I love my Pebble Time Round, I've worn it (almost) every day since I got it (last December). People who don't care about smart watches love it and come up to me and ask what kind of a watch it is.
snoman 10y ago
There's a bunch. I'm partial to my Samsung Gear S2 Classic.
dchuk 10y ago
How do you propose they do that without forcing every single app to be redesigned to work on a round screen rather than rectangular?
- EpicEng 10y ago
  That's not the consumer's problem. Perhaps the parent is a total minority, I don't know, but a round face is more appealing to me as well. That said, I prefer 'real' watches, so I'm not buying one either way.
- alangpierce 10y ago
  On Android smartwatches, you're expected to develop for both square and round screens: https://developer.android.com/training/wearables/ui/layouts.html https://developer.android.com/training/wearables/ui/layouts.... It would certainly be additional work for developers, but there's precedent for it.
- ramses0 10y ago
  Pebble Time Round exists, and has the exact same problem. Such a huge design fork it's really like writing and supporting two different apps. One with a 90% market share (square screen) and one with 10% market share (round) and which requires so much more work and thought to utilize it effectively.
- maxharris 10y ago
  That doesn't matter to me. If they don't do this by the time I think I need a smartwatch, I'll just buy one from a company other than Apple.

gleenn 10y ago

Garmin Fenix 3 is round and a fantastic watch. Not going to appease the people looking for eye-candy but it is super functional. I use it for runs and biking, the GPS works well.

weisser 10y ago
In some ways I find it more attractive than the Apple Watch

vvanders 10y ago

Pebble Round fits this area very nicely. People are always kinda shocked when they hear it's a smartwatch.

lukevers 10y ago
Yeah. I love my Pebble Time Round, I've worn it (almost) every day since I got it (last December). People who don't care about smart watches love it and come up to me and ask what kind of a watch it is.

snoman 10y ago

There's a bunch. I'm partial to my Samsung Gear S2 Classic.

dchuk 10y ago

How do you propose they do that without forcing every single app to be redesigned to work on a round screen rather than rectangular?

EpicEng 10y ago
That's not the consumer's problem. Perhaps the parent is a total minority, I don't know, but a round face is more appealing to me as well. That said, I prefer 'real' watches, so I'm not buying one either way.
alangpierce 10y ago
On Android smartwatches, you're expected to develop for both square and round screens: https://developer.android.com/training/wearables/ui/layouts.html https://developer.android.com/training/wearables/ui/layouts.... It would certainly be additional work for developers, but there's precedent for it.
ramses0 10y ago
Pebble Time Round exists, and has the exact same problem. Such a huge design fork it's really like writing and supporting two different apps. One with a 90% market share (square screen) and one with 10% market share (round) and which requires so much more work and thought to utilize it effectively.
maxharris 10y ago
That doesn't matter to me. If they don't do this by the time I think I need a smartwatch, I'll just buy one from a company other than Apple.