Hey all! I was wondering if I should buy an Apple watch. I don’t need notifications, phone calls, or any other distractions. Receiving those will be even a minus for me!
I am interested if I’ll get any real benefits to track different aspects of my health? Obviously, my iPhone tracks how many steps I am making every day.
Can you tell me what you track in the health section? And how your life really improved after started tracking this specific thing?
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If you don’t want extra distractions, you may want to consider the Oura ring. My boss used to have an Apple Watch and switched from that to the Oura ring.
I primarily like mine for fitness stuff. It is also great for pairing with AirPods and going on walks or runs. I can listen to music and podcasts without my phone.
The alarm function is superior on a watch compared to iPhone - it vibrates on your wrist in the morning so it’s harder to miss but also silent.
For the notifications, why don’t you disable most of them and leave only the important ones? In my opinion it isn’t worth it to have a watch if you don’t have notifications on. Having them so accessible is like one of the main selling points. For me at least.
I seem to be doing something wrong with my alarm function. How can I set it to have multiple alarms in the morning, to function as a snooze? And sometimes it seems my phone still goes off, and my watch… I’m missing something here.
In my case, I use it like a way of reduce my screen-time and phone addiction. It is working pretty good for me.
Since I have an Apple Watch, I can just spend my day outside without worrying of having my iPhone. If I need to communicate I can do it, but I don’t have a permanent distractive tool.
That’s it. I just want it because I can be more flexible with my phone usage.