Without Apple Pay, not making use of the sensors, and having to take it out of the pocket to look at the time or notifications (instead of doing the same with your iPhone), you would lose pretty much all functionality and utility of the Apple Watch...Disabling passcode also disables Apple Pay. And in a pocket most sensors will become redundant. That’s fine. Anything else I will be missing?
Disabling passcode also disables Apple Pay. And in a pocket most sensors will become redundant. That’s fine. Anything else I will be missing?
Other than the obvious that everyone else has said (aka you have to pull out the watch to see notifications vs looking at your wrist), Apple Pay and heart rate tracking is really all you miss otherwise.Disabling passcode also disables Apple Pay. And in a pocket most sensors will become redundant. That’s fine. Anything else I will be missing?
you basically miss the entire AW experience, it's meant to be worn on your wrist ... but whatever works for youDisabling passcode also disables Apple Pay. And in a pocket most sensors will become redundant. That’s fine. Anything else I will be missing?
You’ll lose out on some of the benefits of the watch, and I’m not convinced that the remaining utility juice would worth the squeeze for me, but we’re all different so if you’re happy with it the Vaya con Dios.As someone figured my purpose is to avoid carrying the iPhone in pockets. Store it in my knapsack instead. Wristwatches are not for me, last one was decades ago, and Watch may supply non urgent notifications and replies capabilities. From a much smaller and lighter package. I will remove both straps since not necessary for the purpose. Anyone with experience of the unusual configuration? Does it vibrate even if off a wrist?
It does vibrate, but you are unlikely to feel it if it's in your pocket. Vibrations for notifications are short, and not very prominent. I often miss them even with the watch on my wrist. Alarms and timers are stronger and keep going for some minutes, so those I feel even when the watch is in my pocket (I sometimes tuck it into my pocket when it gets wet and I'm waiting for it to dry).As someone figured my purpose is to avoid carrying the iPhone in pockets. Store it in my knapsack instead. Wristwatches are not for me, last one was decades ago, and Watch may supply non urgent notifications and replies capabilities. From a much smaller and lighter package. I will remove both straps since not necessary for the purpose. Anyone with experience of the unusual configuration? Does it vibrate even if off a wrist?
Which lanyard did you purchase?Bought it. Stripped of bands. Deactivated wrist detection and passcode. Deactivated background app refresh. It’s glorious.
Almost weightless, disappears in my pocket without revealing itself with a bulge.
Notifications. Siri dictation. Maps POI details. Messages. Emails. Alarm. Discovering more. It picked up the majority of my iPhone interactions already. As I was hoping it would.
It may even be able to replace my physical transit card. Asking Apple support if Express Transit works with the configuration.
With surprise discovered Express Mode function for transit cards in Apple Wallet require a passcode being set on device. Passcode is not requested during transit but without it function is not available.
This quite different from how a transit card works. And clearly not compatible with Watch used as pocket watch. Oh well, still useful in many other ways.
Which I do. Just not from the wrist.Which makes sense. Apple’s intent is obviously that you use the watch as a watch.
None. Would tangle up and add bulk in to my pocket.Which lanyard did you purchase?
Which I do. Just not from the wrist.
I see. Clearly you don’t know the history of Apple Watch.Apologies. Apple and I both meant as a wrist watch specially, not a pocket watch.
That’s why there all of Apple’s promotional material shows it being used in that fashion, and there are zero instances of Apple suggesting that it’s used as a pocket watch.
I see. Clearly you don’t know the history of Apple Watch.
Whatever floats your boat. I've heard the iPad makes a terrific cutting board for chopping vegetables. 🤣
Why don’t you educate us on that history… since we are all using it wrong…I see. Clearly you don’t know the history of Apple Watch.
With surprise discovered Express Mode function for transit cards in Apple Wallet require a passcode being set on device. Passcode is not requested during transit but without it function is not available.
This quite different from how a transit card works. And clearly not compatible with Watch used as pocket watch. Oh well, still useful in many other ways.