The iOS 12 and watchOS 5 Official Thread
Sep 17, 2018, 6:48 pm
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The iOS 12 and watchOS 5 Official Thread
Updated earlier and am enjoying what really is a faster iPhone experience on my 2017 iPhone and Apple Watch. It keeps me from wondering where my 2018 models are.
So far, Siri improvements such as translation are the most impressive. ("Translate "Where is the bakery" into German. "Wo ist die Konditorei?" is spoken and displayed).
"Hey Siri" is no longer required on the watch.
What has everyone else found?
So far, Siri improvements such as translation are the most impressive. ("Translate "Where is the bakery" into German. "Wo ist die Konditorei?" is spoken and displayed).
"Hey Siri" is no longer required on the watch.
What has everyone else found?
Sep 17, 2018, 11:02 pm
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I haven't yet updated, but I read that turning off Bluetooth on your phone can help. That forces the update to move over Wifi, which is more stable and faster.
Sep 18, 2018, 12:04 am
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2 phones and 1 iPad updated - uneventful. We'll see if MissCP notices the purported speed improvements on her 4-year-old 6. I thought the normal iOS slowdown on older phones would mean it was time for upgrades for the kids, but she fears losing the headphone jack, and a faster (or at least not slower) phone may save me some $$.
Sep 19, 2018, 6:57 am
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was never interested in digital watch (esp as a mechanical watch junkie), but this one looks really interesting as a toy.
can someone confirm - that although it can work away from an iphone, it really needs an iphone as a sort of base (for configuration, tethering, etc)? i have apple laptops but have rid of my iphones....
can someone confirm - that although it can work away from an iphone, it really needs an iphone as a sort of base (for configuration, tethering, etc)? i have apple laptops but have rid of my iphones....
Sep 19, 2018, 8:02 am
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was never interested in digital watch (esp as a mechanical watch junkie), but this one looks really interesting as a toy.
can someone confirm - that although it can work away from an iphone, it really needs an iphone as a sort of base (for configuration, tethering, etc)? i have apple laptops but have rid of my iphones....
can someone confirm - that although it can work away from an iphone, it really needs an iphone as a sort of base (for configuration, tethering, etc)? i have apple laptops but have rid of my iphones....
Sep 25, 2018, 6:47 pm
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Haven't played enough yet but really don't see absolutely any difference in WOS5, don't even see really any new faces. I am running an Apple Watch 2 so maybe the new faces are for the new bezel in the 4's? Only thing I notice is that my calories seem to be counting a lot higher. I am hobbling around on a broken foot right now and updated around the same time so not sure if it has to do with my stride right now counting or they did something with how it computes calories
Sep 25, 2018, 7:30 pm
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Haven't played enough yet but really don't see absolutely any difference in WOS5, don't even see really any new faces. I am running an Apple Watch 2 so maybe the new faces are for the new bezel in the 4's? Only thing I notice is that my calories seem to be counting a lot higher. I am hobbling around on a broken foot right now and updated around the same time so not sure if it has to do with my stride right now counting or they did something with how it computes calories
In the meantime, many of us on the Apple forums are asking that an upcoming update gives us more options when it comes to utilizing "complications" as they call them.
Sep 30, 2018, 3:58 pm
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How does one best campaign to get Twitter to bring back their AW app? The additional real estate with an AW 4 makes it essential that Twitter bring back an app that has been critical to my use of an AW.
Sep 30, 2018, 6:20 pm
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