Body states? Is that like peak watch the app I mentioned earlier?
Tells you bout sleep quality, energy levels and how much your body can handle the day right?
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What is the number 1 app you would recommend to anyone who wears an Apple Watch?
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Tells you bout sleep quality, energy levels and how much your body can handle the day right?
Plant nanny for the win.
similar to it but with virtual plants that you water by drinking water 🚰 and also has Dynamic Island live activity, widgets for both iPhone and Apple Watch, and seamless single sign on.
It’s a game with waterminder in it and free to play
The most important recommendation I have for friends when they get their first Apple Watch is to disable notifications of all of the apps on the phone as a start.
Then over their first week or so, consciously decide which notifications they see on their phone that they’d like to get on their wrist instead.
Much better this way around. It’s so easy to get overwhelmed with notifications when you first get the watch.
Then over their first week or so, consciously decide which notifications they see on their phone that they’d like to get on their wrist instead.
Much better this way around. It’s so easy to get overwhelmed with notifications when you first get the watch.
Is Strava really actually better than the built in workout app?
I upload my runs and bike rides to Strava but I never touched the Apple Watch app.
@goldmac2006 Do you subscribe to Apple All In, or just Fitness+?
Either way, do you find it valuable?
Either way, do you find it valuable?
Its visually better, and has more features i suppose but i still use Strava for my bike rides as it uploads directly where as the Workout app doesn't, you have to import it via Strava. I just use Workout for Walks/Swimming.
Apple One? I’m not sure about that.
I subscribed to Fitness+ since I got my Apple Watch Series 6 last spring. It’s been a game-changer, my friend. 👊
I got it as a trial when I got the watch last May, and then I refill it with new trial codes I get from my carrier, Target, Best Buy, and other websites whenever each trial expires.
Apple Music is no longer available until I receive new trial codes. In the meantime, I temporarily use Silence Music (since Musi was discontinued due to copyright issues with YouTube) to play music from YouTube in the background on my iPhone.
I guess weather you consider the Apple workout app better or worse than Strava depends on your use case.
I tried the workout app a few years ago (not lately), and found that it would record very basic metrics. Steps, distance, heart rate, etc. This is exactly what some people want, so a 3rd party app like Strava isn't needed. The workout app is great for counting steps and closing rings.
I do some activities where I like to have more metrics. For example, I cycle. I like to see the route I did, see power data, climbing elevation etc. I also do hikes and like to see data from that such as the route, elevation data, etc. Strava can record data from various activities and store them in one place. I've used it for years, cycling, hiking, pickleball, walking, tennis. I find it easy to see data from various activities, with lots of data, all in one place.
One great example is if I ride my bike on a tough route with some tough climbs, and I do that same ride a at a leter date, I can compare not only the overall metrics for both ride, but I can compare how I did on as specific huge climb (time, power, etc). You can't do that in the Apple workout app.
So, it depends on what you want out of the app you use to track your activities.
Surely you aren't saying you read books on your watch?!
I take back what I said about not using third party apps. When I'm taking a flight I do like having the airline's app on my watch so I can easily see the confirmation number and/or seat number.
not on the watch directly, being an old embedded system programmer I've taken advantage of some api's on the watch to link it to my desktop to other internet connected systems, saves carrying weight around minimizes damage potential
Phone on Watch is huge for me.
In general I hate using the phone on speakerphone because I think it's not only disruptive to others but you still need to hold the phone.
But on the watch - it removes one barrier to using speakerphone because the watch is attached to your arm and at a predictable distance to your ear and mouth so you don't need alot of volume and you can speak at a normal volume.
This has been amazing while walking the dog when I'd never want to hold the phone for fear of the dog pulling and me dropping the phone.
In general I hate using the phone on speakerphone because I think it's not only disruptive to others but you still need to hold the phone.
But on the watch - it removes one barrier to using speakerphone because the watch is attached to your arm and at a predictable distance to your ear and mouth so you don't need alot of volume and you can speak at a normal volume.
This has been amazing while walking the dog when I'd never want to hold the phone for fear of the dog pulling and me dropping the phone.
And if you have a newer watch you can answer/hang up without touching the watch with double tap. I love it when I'm in situation like what you described.
If you want to track sleep, I find AutoSleep preferable to the built-in sleep app.
I listen to podcasts and/or books when I run. I prefer Overcast to Apple's podcast app and use Audible for audiobooks.
I listen to podcasts and/or books when I run. I prefer Overcast to Apple's podcast app and use Audible for audiobooks.
I track my walking with the Workouts app and upload to Strava.
I get the repeated route comparison this way, and still get to obsess about my rings.
I’m only the most filthy of casual Strava users though, so I have no idea how much or even what functionality I’m giving away by doing this.