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I actually felt much better once I took of my watch, it's been lying in a drawer for almost two years now, and I don't miss it at all. The constant notificatio

I actually felt much better once I took of my watch, it's been lying in a drawer for almost two years now, and I don't miss it at all. The constant notifications made life really stressful (I know you can turn them off), I even had a few people ask me if I had to go somewhere, because every time I had a notification, I had the urge to just look what it was. The health tracking was really great, although I didn't had the cellular version, so I always had my phone with me anyway, which made the watch kind of useless. I'm sure it might be different if you have the cellular version and you can go for a run just with your watch. Apple Pay always felt kind of awkward, mostly because of the placement of the terminals, so I always had to turn my wrist very awkwardly. Plus I always had my phone with me anyway, which does the same thing. That's my experience with the Series 3, it's possible I might have a different experience now, but I really have no desire to buy a new one.

massysett 6y ago
The watch is kind of meh for me, and I have the cellular version. Sometimes the notifications are handy. But if I want to respond to a text, the watch is useless unless I just want one of the canned responses like “Ok”. It is handy for working out. As an actual watch, I have one of the older ones without an always-on screen. So when I worked in an office, I actually went back to an old-fashioned watch because it’s hard to discreetly turn on the Apple Watch screen. So I would just wear the Apple Watch when working out. Now that I work from home I wear the Apple Watch all day but I don’t get a ton of utility out of it. I do check the outside temperature occasionally but for that I could just open my front door. Overall, if I knew this thing would be only as marginally useful as it is I’m not sure I’d buy one. The always-on face would make it more useful but I’m not eager to go spend even more money on this category.

massysett 6y ago

The watch is kind of meh for me, and I have the cellular version. Sometimes the notifications are handy. But if I want to respond to a text, the watch is useless unless I just want one of the canned responses like “Ok”. It is handy for working out. As an actual watch, I have one of the older ones without an always-on screen. So when I worked in an office, I actually went back to an old-fashioned watch because it’s hard to discreetly turn on the Apple Watch screen. So I would just wear the Apple Watch when working out. Now that I work from home I wear the Apple Watch all day but I don’t get a ton of utility out of it. I do check the outside temperature occasionally but for that I could just open my front door. Overall, if I knew this thing would be only as marginally useful as it is I’m not sure I’d buy one. The always-on face would make it more useful but I’m not eager to go spend even more money on this category.