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One of the problems the author mentions - iMessage received and a notification coming to iPhone, iPad, Watch at the same time - actually doesn't happen. Apple w
by eclipxe 11y ago
One of the problems the author mentions - iMessage received and a notification coming to iPhone, iPad, Watch at the same time - actually doesn't happen. Apple was smart enough to ensure the notification only goes to the watch if the other devices are not active (and the watch is being worn). If you are on the phone, you get the notification there and not on the watch. It's beautiful and one of those little things that make a big difference.
Overall though, I completely disagree with the author's sentiment.
>Why am I browsing stocks on my watch? My phone is a better device.
I much prefer glancing at my watch to quickly check a stock I care about. I'd say this is one of the killer features for me.
Also the point about email "way better on the phone". Well yes, it is - but it is also time consuming. I get anywhere from 200-300 emails a work day - I find myself much more efficient with the email coming to my watch - most I can read a couple of lines and decide if I need to concern myself with it or not. That is a huge time saver. Quick glance at my wrist and then I continue with my day. I also enjoy being able to quickly triage incoming mail without having to deal with my phone.
- lucaspiller 11y ago> One of the problems the author mentions - iMessage received and a notification coming to iPhone, iPad, Watch at the same time - actually doesn't happen Is there anyway to make iOS and OS X work correctly like this? If somebody starts messaging me on iMessage and I'm at my desk I usually end up having to put my iPhone on DND so I don't get 'buzz buzz' every few seconds.
- biftek 11y agoLike OP this (mostly) just works for me, but it's not as "perfect" as they make it out. The first message in a conversation will sometimes go to all my devices regardless. Once I respond on a device it figures things out and only notifies that device from then on. However, if I don't acknowledge or answer the message relatively quickly it will try the others again. So maybe you aren't responding fast enough?
- TazeTSchnitzel 11y ago> One of the problems the author mentions - iMessage received and a notification coming to iPhone, iPad, Watch at the same time - actually doesn't happen. Apple was smart enough to ensure the notification only goes to the watch if the other devices are not active (and the watch is being worn). If you are on the phone, you get the notification there and not on the watch. It's beautiful and one of those little things that make a big difference. They should add a mechanism to do this for all notifications. It could be a headline feature in an OS X/iOS update.
- mathgeek 11y agoIs this new or only if you own a Watch? Because if I'm on my MacBook and an iMessage comes though, I get it on all five devices (computer, iPhone, iPad, and the two other iPhones in our family that use the same account).
- pcl 11y agoIIRC, there's a setting for it on the phone, somewhere in the Messages settings.
- natch 11y agoIf you ever see anything whatsoever that can be improved about how things work on Apple platforms, it's always good to file an enhancement request through Apple's bug reporter site: http://radar.apple.com http://radar.apple.com or http://bugreport.apple.com http://bugreport.apple.com (both links end up at the same place). And if that's a bit too techie for you with all the form fields that are designed for developers, there's a consumer-friendly site that similarly allows you to submit suggestions including enhancement requests at https://www.apple.com/feedback/ https://www.apple.com/feedback/ .
- mathgeek 11y agoCompletely agree. I've been an iOS developer for about five years now, and they really do respond to radar reports. One of the better companies on that front.