I have spent around 1 month with my current AW and i appreciate its capabilities but i find it quite pointless to wear it inside the house unless i am sleeping.
So I was curious what does the community use the watch for when they are wearing it indoors ( and not doing any physical activity ).
I glance at it when alerts come in, rather than taking out my phone only to realize it’s a Costco ad.
I set timers for the oven etc.
I work out at home.
Stand reminders.
Check my pulse.
Get reminders to take my prescription
etc.
At home I leave my phone somewhere (usually I forget where) so I’ll have the bare minimum notifications I need on my wrist.
- flashlight when/after bringing kids to bed
- timer when cooking, working, watching tv
- checking the weather forecast before going out side
- HomeKit doorbell interaction
- Homeoffice seeing the next meetings
- tell me the time
Until having an AW I used to track my steps with my phone only. Of course, those reflected only the outdoors steps and the ones registered during my phone calls (I like to walk while talking over the phone).
After wearing an AW I learned that I am doing a lot of steps indoors, all counting against the rings.
Also, if you wear the watch while doing house chores, the heighten HR will also count against the activity rings.
If you have heart risk, the high/low HR alerts could be useful.
The stand-up notifications are also very useful if you’re sedentary or work from home.
Setting timers for coffee / tea / cooking is also a godsend.
I’ve clearly got some undiagnosed OCD tendencies. No matter where I am or what I’m doing or nothing at all … I always need to know the time. I check the weather every morning. I can send/receive texts all day without picking up my phone. I know when folks are coming in/out of the garage. Timers for cooking and other tasks may be my second most used function. Finally, I like to go to bed, knowing I got my steps in for the day.
Fyi … Before AW, I still wore a watch at all times.