Awesome Tips Did a Week With the Apple Watch Help Me Use My iPhone Less?
I’m a first-time Apple Watch user and wore the Series 9 for a week to see if it could help me spend less time scrolling on my iPhone and more time practicing self-care.
I’m a first-time Apple Watch user and wore the Series 9 for a week to see if it could help me spend less time scrolling on my iPhone and more time practicing self-care.
0:00 Using an Apple Watch for the First Time
1:13 Calling and Messaging on the Apple Watch Series 9
3:48 The Apple Watch Helped Me With Getting Active and Practicing Mindfulness
5:16 Apple Watch Sleep Tracking Isn’t Always Simple
6:05 Apple Watch Battery Life Worked For Me
6:41 Am I An Apple Watch Convert?
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Thank you so much for watching! Do you have any recommendations for reducing my screen time? 📱⏰
Siri: “No sleep data for yesterday was found”
Me: “I forgot to sleep!” 😨
She seems like a very nice person but has a legitimately serious addiction and doesn't seem to take it seriously.
Curious to see how you like the new watch band you purchased. I also have a very small wrist and looking for a more fashionable option.
You need to go a full week without your iPhone, ipad, macbook, etc. This is a heroin level addiction
It would be better to disconnect these devices and give your brain a break. Then you can control when and where your interactions occur. Voicemail has been invented. 😁. Use it.
I’ve had an Apple Watch for a year. It’s good. Negatives include no Notes integration. I don’t understand that, as Notes is the center of the eco system. Siri isn’t as good on the Apple Watch.
Is this a gen-z problem?
Very nicely done
Charging every day is too much of a hassle
Wow, 11 hours. I myself am over 5 which strikes me as too much
Apple Watch sleep tracking sucks generally. Even in a sleep focus, it doesn’t record sleep tracking. The biggest fail is when it stops tracking after the alarm goes off.
I’ve never thought about getting an Apple Watch but after seeing your video, now I’m interested in getting one. Great job on the video!
11 hours of screen time a day and for some reason she's struggling to fall asleep.
I hate apple watch! But dont get me wrong, its the best smart watch out there! Ive used series 5 but sold it after 2 months of use! then i bought the series 8 and again sold it after 1 month!
i didnt find much use of it! I dont use it for workout because i dont like wearing it while exercising! and i dont like typing or talking on it!
Smart watches arent for me!
That's some next level screen time. I think I've done too much when I hit 5 hours lol!
Very good video. Always have been looking for a video from a true novice with the watch but a Pro with the iPhone. This is a real-life look into the learning curve of the watch. Keep up the great work!
11 hours screen time 🤦🏽♂
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One of my favorite devices for sure. Love my Apple Watch SE!
No!! I found I use my iPhone more using an AW.
For me, sleep tracking happens automatically, just wear it and sleep, and it just works.
I dumped my Apple Watch Ultra after 12 months and went back to a mechanical wristwatch. It was good at first, but with every update it seemed to have more alerts and the user interface became more complicated.
I miss having the weather and my calendar, but that’s it. The other features just felt like noise.
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The activity notification is both a blessing and a curse. The expectations of fitness every single day isn’t healthy for most people. If I go run a marathon today, I shouldn’t have to work out 30 minutes the next day. there should be some sort of cumulative weekly exercise goal otherwise you’re encouraging people to develop unhealthy habits, and risk the possibility of injury, just my opinion.
The Apple Watch can be a fantastic tool for limiting time on your phone. Just don’t install all of your unnecessary apps on there. In my opinion, the additional benefits to the Apple Watch are the health fall detection crash detection features.
8:05 Yup. Love that song.
Overall, Apple Watch is a great addition to many people’s lives. If you don’t care about the features, cost is barrier or don’t want another device to manage/charge, then yeah skip the Watch. But if you’re interested in ANY of the conveniences it affords you, then having Apple Watch is a must. I think the ecosystem perks are well worth it, especially if in a rare case your iPhone is lost/stolen, or you’re in an emergency, having a tightly connected device would be clutch. Ultra 1/enthusiast here ❤
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after years of using smartwatches I finally grew tired of them and went back to a daily beater GShock with tough solar and multiband 6 I don't even need to think about it, it just works, charges with light and keeps time very accurately. damn I grew old
I found myself using my Galaxy Watch 4 more than my phone ever since I got it.
As for texting, try using the voice to text feature, if the Apple watch has that.
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In 2024 I see that view and see car windows being busted for what’s inside…
Waste of money. I finally got one 6 months ago and regret it. For the functions I actually use it for were available in a cheap Fitbit w battery life that last over a wk. I hate how you need to daily charge the Apple Watch.
Love your video – very honest and that's appreciated. Your video also triggered an idea I have for Apple: allow some apps to be scheduled not work at specific times during the day to help limit habitual (and mindless) viewing of addictive apps like IG & TikTok.
It's another expensive device that needs to be charged every day. It may be useful, but you may have to pay more attention..