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  1. thewhitehart

    Questions about notifications and SMS while on cellular

    I just got my first Apple Watch (Series 9 45mm midnight aluminum GPS+cellular). I noticed that while on cellular with my iPhone 15 turned off I cannot send SMS or receive notifications for 3rd party messaging apps. Messages come, but I must manually check. Is this true for everyone? Also...
  2. jeroenvip

    iPhone 13 Which 2/3 in one wireless charger works

    I am looking for a 3 in 1 charger for my iPhone and watch. Problem is the iPhone has an otterbox case. So what charger has fast charging for iPhone and watch and supports a strong enough magnet to hold the iPhone with an otterbox protection case.
    • jeroenvip
    • Thread
    • iphone watch wireless charging
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: iPhone
  3. awshucks

    Watch Bands recommended?

    I just got my Series 8 on sale from Target and I like to collect Apple Watch bands, so I was wondering which bands to get. I am planning to get the Sport Loop, as I heard that was comfortable. If you have a comfortable band that you'd recommend, feel free to reply. Here are the bands I have...
  4. T

    Apple Watch spontaneously rebooted

    Today while I was at the gym, my Apple Watch Series 9 running watchOS 10.0.2 spontaneously rebooted itself. I looked down at to start a workout and saw the white Apple logo instead of the watch face. I'm wondering if anybody else has experienced anything like this. It's the first time it has...
  5. geek2022

    good or bad deal? New Apple Watch SE Gen 1 for 180 USD

    Hi, is getting a New Apple Watch SE Gen 1 for 180 USD a good idea? Or is it an outdated device? would it work for let's say 4-5 years? hows battery life ? (SE 2 is 270, 7 and 8 are of the same price around 330 USD)
    • geek2022
    • Thread
    • apple watch 2nd gen apple watch 7 apple watch 8 apple watch gen 1 apple watch se apple watch se 2 apple watch se gen 1 watch
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Apple Watch
  6. geek2022

    Apple watch 8 as the first watch? or go for watch 9?

    Hi, what do you all think of Watch 8 as my first watch? or do you suggest I get the Watch 9? Watch 9 is like 200 usd more than Watch 8 (watch 8 and 7 is same price) and not sure if it is worth the extra 200? how many years of support/updates can I expect from Watch 8? looking for atleast 5...
    • geek2022
    • Thread
    • apple apple watch apple watch 7 apple watch 8 apple watch 9 watch
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Apple Watch
  7. Mercenary

    Watch face gallery painfully slow to load

    Since iOS 17 and the watch update the face gallery is often super slow to load. Loading one by one. Any ideas? And it’s not my WiFi speed
  8. A

    GPS and back track issues

    I received Ultra 2 watch Friday and it has never displayed latitude /longitude - just dashes instead. I also see no indicator to show direction on back track feature. I spent an hour and a half with Apple support, including diagnostics with no success. Anyone else having this issue?
  9. S

    iPhone 13 Pro Apple Maps doesn’t count down distance when navigating

    When you put in a location to navigate to it doesn’t count down the distance to the next turn etc. like it used to (I’m on the latest update). I’m on holiday in Vietnam and using my watch for maps a lot, and it’s annoying having to constantly check my watch as I don’t know how far I am from...
    • Skotza
    • Thread
    • apple maps error maps navigating watch
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iPhone
  10. C

    iMessages intermittently delivered

    My watch hasn't been delivering iMessages to my watch reliably for the past year. All other notifications are delivered normally but sometimes an iMessage won't be delivered to my watch. Strangely, the notification centre on my watch will mirror that of my iPhone, only the iPhone having the...
  11. TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️

    ⌚️ 🌎 Apple Watch 2023, Apple Watch Ultra 2 /Series 9/SE, Pre-Orders/Order Status/Delivery Status/*Shipped* Thread (U.S.A./Worldwide) 🌏 ⌚️

    Greetings all, Welcome! How are you doing? Hope everyone is doing well. It’s that time of the year again. It’s time to place your orders for the new Apple Watch (2023). Hopefully, you are ready for the pure madness to begin. I hope all of you have your passports ready to travel once again...
    • TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️
    • Thread
    • apple watch apple watch 9 apple watch pre apple watch pre order apple watch pre-order apple watch se apple watch ultra aw ultra ultra watch
    • Replies: 1,048
    • Forum: Apple Watch
  12. F

    Current location weather - bug in watchOS 10 beta?

    So, I have an iPhone 12 on the latest dev beta and have never tried the watchOS betas before this last round of betas. What a disaster, and I know it's on me for trying on my daily watch and phone, but I figured being a week or so from final release, that there would be no major issues...
  13. Hiimkevin062

    Battery question about Apple Watch Ultra

    I know a lot of people hate the ultra questions in regards to battery but I was wondering if this is normal. My watch has been unplugged for 12 hours and went down 25%. Is this normal?
  14. WU27f1xcCs

    Is Apple Watch saying I am dying

    What happened my VO2 max suddenly plummeted, even though I am running like I used to. Is something wrong?
  15. R

    how long does it take to change AWS4 battery in London?

    My wife has an AWS4 with a battery performance of 77%, in my country there is no official store where she can change the battery, but in October she will be traveling to London for a few days and she wanted to know if anyone has already done the battery change (I know they actually give you a...
    • Richy85
    • Thread
    • apple watch battery london replace watch
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Apple Watch
  16. K

    Sleep screen turns on automatically

    Hi everyone, I need help with this because it’s a weird change and I seem to be the only one complaining. If you go to settings > focus > sleep > options > sleep screen > on Before this was a behavior that was trigged only if I had the sleep focus on, but now with the latest update the...
    • kyroo
    • Thread
    • focus iphone sleep watch
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: iOS 16
  17. diddl14

    Possible to share a data plan on Apple Watch with different iCloud account?

    I have a 2nd (older) watch with LTE that is paired to my iPhone. I would like to set it up with a different iCloud account but still being able to use the void/data plan. What would be the easiest way to set it up with another account? Guess it would need to pair with an iPhone that also...
  18. MikeMcCollister

    Medication Reminder Still Sometimes Come In, If Logged Early

    I have one medication reminder set for 9:00 pm. Most of the time, I take the medication around 30 minutes early and then log it as taken on my Apple Watch using the Medications app. About half the time I still get a notification at 9:00 pm for me to take the medication. When I open up the Health...
  19. D

    AW changed my PB for 5k and 10k

    Hi all, I started running with my Ultra since release. Still running with my Garmin (just cant lose my stats). And everything was just fine until me and my girlfriend tried to compare our PBs. Now to the problem, when i check my "badges" for the PBs for 5k and 10k they are different the the...
    • Darre80
    • Thread
    • 10k apple personal best run watch
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Apple Watch
  20. D

    Battery replacement - or new watch?

    I have a Series 4 which I’ve owned for 3.5 years now. It still does everything I need but, predictably, the battery life is starting to become a problem near the end of the day, with battery health currently at 81%. Apple will replace the battery for £80 (I don’t fancy using a third party...
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