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Responding specifically to the question of whether people actually "download and use apps"... while I love my apple watch series 1 and wear it every day, I pret
by freetime2 9y ago
Responding specifically to the question of whether people actually "download and use apps"... while I love my apple watch series 1 and wear it every day, I pretty much never use 3rd party apps. To me the apple watch is all about getting notifications, checking important info at a glance (e.g. date and time or my next meeting), and activity tracking. I hate actually interacting with the thing for the most part, and find anything more complex than dismissing a notification to be cumbersome. And since the series 1 only works when tethered to my phone, it's usually easier to go pick up my phone (which isn't too far away) than to mess around with my watch.
I think that changes a bit with the series 3 and LTE support. I would be willing to deal with cumbersome interfaces more frequently if it meant I could leave my phone at home and still have access to essential functions (phone calls, text messages, etc). And I could see myself downloading a lot more 3rd party apps to have with me just in case (slack, 1password, authy, etc).
The only thing stopping me from getting the series 3 is the fact that I get cell service through a cheap MVNO that doesn't support the apple watch yet. Hopefully it's just a matter of time now before it is possible to use apple watch LTE service with MVNOs.
- drewg123 9y agoI had the same experience on Android Wear -- interacting with apps is painful. Further, apps on the watch tend to run the battery down faster. So I wound up removing all the 3rd party apps that I'd downloaded anyway. I discovered that if all you want is activity tracking, notifications and calendar, other brands of watch do this for far less money without the hassle of charging every day. Check out some of the newer Garmin or Fitbit watches.