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For anyone waiting on sport loop knockoffs, hopefully they'll be coming en masse soon. If you look on AliExpress they started popping up in some listings with the regular nylon bands. A few days ago it looked like none of them were actually available, but when I looked today I saw black, white, and another color.
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# ¿ Nov 10, 2017 10:48 |
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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 04:08 |
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I imagine Casetify would be the main competition, the custom link is on the bottom (or through a phone app it looks like).
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# ¿ Nov 22, 2017 23:07 |
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Speaking of cheap knockoffs, sport loops are available. I’ve never tried a real one to compare, but from mine and other people posting about theirs, the main issue seems to be that the band on the 42mm is narrow. I’m guessing they just use a single width for both 38 and 42 to save costs. The little end piece is supposedly a bit fatter on the knockoffs too. Fabric wise someone mentioned the real ones are nicer, but the ones I’ve gotten seem fine on their own at least. I ordered two and on one the Velcro isn’t aligned against the end so the last little bit is kinda flappy. Edit: and looking at the two laid out just now, they’re completely different lengths by over an inch japtor fucked around with this message at 21:30 on Dec 14, 2017 |
# ¿ Dec 14, 2017 21:25 |
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mattfl posted:Dunno if anyone cares but I got this cool little watch band case for xmas and it's perfect for Apple watch bands About the knockoff nylon loops, I have two and one real one. If you got 42mm, hows the width? On the fakes (from mine and reading about others') there’s a decent gap as seen in the lug where it loops through, it seems like they’re using 38mm strap for both sizes maybe, whereas the real one is nearly flush. The only other noticeable difference is the end piece, it’s a good bit fatter on the fakes. But yeah other than those two details they’re great. I’ll probably get more fakes whenever they get closer to the real thing. enojy posted:Yea, it's cool -- the 42mm bands are plenty big. I eyeballed mine next to the S/M and M/L sport bands, and the holes fall between those two. Doesn't look like a woman's band at all. Dunno about the 38mm bands, though. https://www.reddit.com/r/AppleWatch/comments/7ii9y3/coach_rexy_leather_band_in_goldenrod_male/ The Coach "Beasts" thing seems to be part of their women’s stuff...but whatever, I’m down with a dinosaur jazzing up an otherwise boring looking strap. It’ll be an inside joke with my rock climbing friends.
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# ¿ Dec 31, 2017 19:37 |
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Sexual Aluminum posted:Does the apple watch need a screen protector? I'm paranoid the screen is going to scratch. The caveat is if you have particular work or recreational environments that might put it at risk. Like I go to a rock climbing gym regularly and have found out the walls can scratch sapphire and DLC coatings . When I climb now I use a case thing with sufficient lip around the screen (mostly cause I’ve cracked a screen due to impact too ) but no screen protector. I have a few minor scrathes that I don’t really notice or care about. In any case figure out if you might want one in the first place, then just scour online shops and read reviews for a while. There’s a billion cheap options out there (...albeit nothing really matched what I was looking for).
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# ¿ Jan 23, 2018 03:43 |
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:Just lol if you pay $50 for a sport loop.
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# ¿ Feb 26, 2018 23:56 |
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cowofwar posted:Why do I need to start a workout when the watch has an accelerometer and GPS and knows when I am running? Seems ridiculous to have to tell it that I am running when the same goddamn app can report to me later that I was running during that time yet didn't record heart rate data because I didn't tell it I was running during that time.
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# ¿ Mar 21, 2018 04:59 |
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I vaguely recall people saying good things about them. As for others, I think a lot will be predicated on what price range you're looking at. Bunch of cheap knockoffs on the lower end (and I'd guess all from the same sources), then a bunch of random third parties like Monowear, then a bunch of custom/handmade ones on Etsy, to the fancier commercial stuff like Coach and Hermes and what not. Just image searching for Apple Watch bands brings up a bunch of random stuff too. There's also the option of getting DIY lugs and whatever watch band you want if none of those options float your boat.
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# ¿ Mar 28, 2018 07:44 |
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:Also, are there any third-party chargers, or should I just drop the cash on an Apple one? As far as car charging, uh I guess get the shortest cable available. I guess for basic plug in cable maybe this thing would work, just looks like a little padded case to wrap the cable around and cover the watch. There’s also portable charging cases (...which still need an official cable) like this thing, or other portable battery things with integrated charging pucks, looks like they’re MFi and around $40. If you have a Series 3, they can work with some Qi chargers...but I don’t know what specific spec(s) you need for it to work or if it’s a moving target like if they expanded or contracted compatibility since the original OS that came with it. Edit: one more suggestion as far as home chargers/stands, there’s a bunch that integrate multiple USB ports too so you can use that as your watch base and charge phone/tablet/etc off of as well, like this one. It’s nice cause you wind the cable up inside, not a huge deal but just one less cable to deal with. japtor fucked around with this message at 18:31 on Apr 9, 2018 |
# ¿ Apr 9, 2018 18:24 |
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I assume something about whether the S4 bands are the same as S0-3. If so, yes.Apple posted:You can match this band with any Apple Watch Series 4 case of the same size. It also works with all previous versions of Apple Watch, including Apple Watch Series 3. The 40mm band works with the 38mm case; the 44mm band works with the 42mm case.
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# ¿ Sep 13, 2018 22:19 |
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Electric Bugaloo posted:Because one is gold and the other is black. Makes sense to me. So anyway having one beater one isn't a bad idea if you know it's going to get trashed. I have AppleCare+ still on this last one so will get it replaced towards the end and keep it around as a workout watch with stupid fat case on it. I still have my busted space black original, $250 to replace but god knows what I'd get back. I remember people getting S2s a while back while some still got S0s. At that price I might as well wait for S3s to get cleared out or just save up to put it towards a S4. Tab8715 posted:How much of a difference is there? I assume the aluminum just scratches easily?
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# ¿ Sep 14, 2018 19:50 |
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enojy posted:Does watchOS 5 do anything worth mentioning for anything older than the brand new watches? This is the update that allows homemade/custom watch faces, right? I can’t tell if you’re joking about homemade faces, but it’s been possible to make your own watch faces as apps and sideload them. The problem is that you can’t do normal watch face stuff like complications, and no notification/control center cause it’s just an app. watchOS 5 does have one particular change that would make them more usable though, cause you can access notification/control center from any app if you pause for a bit at the edge of the screen before swiping. Froist posted:Yeah, the Nike version has all the standard watchfaces plus some exclusive to the Nike edition, that regular watches can never download. I wish the Apple Store employee that I asked this exact question to last year knew this, but by the time Id opened my regular one it wasnt worth returning it just for some watchfaces. Small White Dragon posted:Sending text messages with Siri on the watch is weird. After showing me the message it has transcribed, there's a "Don't Send" button but no "Send" button?
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# ¿ Sep 19, 2018 04:10 |
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Electric Bugaloo posted:There’s also the photos/live photos face that lets you upload your own images or gifs/live photos and use complications. There are lots of face repositories and tutorials for making them from stuff other than live photos available online. How long has Flash been there? I remember when I got mine (granted it's a while now cause it's S2) the color options seemed more limited. Anyway looked on the phone and it looks pretty drat close, Volt seems to have a slight hint of green relative to Flash which seems more like a straight yellow. Dugong posted:Vapour watchface aesthetics https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/apple-motion-watch-faces-behind-the-scenes Guess that shouldn't be too surprising since that's how they did the butterfly and jellyfish ones before too. japtor fucked around with this message at 09:55 on Sep 21, 2018 |
# ¿ Sep 21, 2018 09:50 |
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RoboCop 3 posted:Still, how hard can it be to just add notes as a watch app? Is taking notes randomly throughout the day not a very common scenario for others? I guess I’m just old, and my memory is terrible. I think Reminders might not have been an app on the watch back when I thought this. Trying it now it doesn't look like you can add reminders with a button, force pressing within a list just shows "Show Completed". I'm sure you can do it through Siri but I'm not sure how to word the query when you want to add a reminder to a particular list? Also might be problematic cause I have emoji in my list titles to make them prettier
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# ¿ Sep 21, 2018 10:23 |
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^^ does the analog clock infograph one have it?nerox posted:I'm going to the beach next week, there is no issue with taking my overly expensive watch into the ocean is there? (Series 4)
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# ¿ Sep 22, 2018 00:34 |
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Hamelekim posted:Ordered the Space Black Milanese Loop from apple for when my series 4 watch arrives mid October. I'm switching from android and the apple watch seems more user friendly than my current moto 360 2. I don't remember the others but about a month isn't too bad for an Apple launch, and going by the past it has a decent chance of shipping sooner.
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# ¿ Sep 23, 2018 06:20 |
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I think in the TV app on iPhone there’s a sports section where you can define your teams, if you’ve never done that maybe it just auto populates based on location or something? Maybe go in there and manually select...nothing I guess. Anyway I ordered a 44mm Nike one with black sport loop last night ( B&H no tax), anyone happen to be getting a white Nike sport loop one and want to swap bands?
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# ¿ Sep 26, 2018 18:01 |
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Boris Galerkin posted:The only thing annoying about it coming from the sport band is that it's one piece. I'm not used to having to slip my hands through the loop but yeah it is really comfortable. For people with sport loops for years now how does it hold up to washing/smell? Pants Donkey posted:When in deep sleep you’re effectively paralyzed so, even if you’re very still, the body is making small muscle movements here and there while awake.
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# ¿ Sep 28, 2018 10:16 |
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KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD posted:Is it worth waiting for the Series 4 to go on sale?
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# ¿ Sep 30, 2018 23:46 |
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Dick Nipples posted:Before genius time, unpair and re-pair time. I had the watch and phone (S2 and iPhone SE) not sync up some time last week, like no notifications came through and when looking at messages I guess all the contact data was gone too cause it only showed phone numbers. Rebooting worked for me but I've heard it not working for others so , but whatever the case seems like a new bug with watchOS 5 and/or iOS 12. Dick Nipples posted:I think that the band box was separate mainly to facilitate swaps. When I picked up my S4, the person ahead of me was swapping the default black sport loop to a bright pink/orange one.
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# ¿ Oct 4, 2018 01:26 |
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Boris Galerkin posted:This picture isn't mine but …
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# ¿ Oct 5, 2018 07:39 |
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Maybe you’re a sleepwalker
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# ¿ Oct 6, 2018 18:32 |
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eames posted:Sizing question: I’m looking to buy my first Apple Watch and am pretty close to ordering a 40mm stainless blind because I really dislike the look of large watches, smart or not. My wrist is 180mm. Did anybody order the smaller one blind and actually hate it? Zwille posted:Neat, looks rounder, too.
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# ¿ Oct 10, 2018 19:33 |
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LODGE NORTH posted:There was a post on Reddit awhile ago how the old bands aren't flush with the S4, but work all the same. Might just be that. I also read complaints about the new Milanese loops being lighter or something but complaints weren’t specific in detail beyond just saying it felt cheaper.
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# ¿ Oct 15, 2018 18:21 |
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Pants Donkey posted:Not to mention Tap to Wake.
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# ¿ Oct 18, 2018 05:43 |
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Froist posted:The worse designed scenario is the one I came across:
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# ¿ Dec 21, 2018 21:52 |
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smackfu posted:I should have said, the problem I have with lock invoking the water mode is that when you unlock it then it plays that stupid noise and stops my music.
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# ¿ Dec 21, 2018 22:28 |
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Waltzing Along posted:You read it wrong. I'm not using apple pay, I'm using the starbucks app. Getting the bar code thing on the screen isn't the problem, it's that as soon as I tried to scan it the screen went out. This happened 5 times in a row and I finally said F it and used the phone screen. Starbucks shows up in the Wallet app so that might be another option to try out? I don't use it much so can't say for sure it's for the same use you were using. Annoyingly the Apple Pay shortcut only brings up Apple Pay stuff, vs showing everything in Wallet (as it does on the iPhone).
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# ¿ Jan 24, 2019 23:45 |
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I swap between two watches (S2 and 3, keep the S2 with a case for rock climbing gym) and the drain seemed abnormally bad for the watch I wasn't wearing...like faster than when I'm actually wearing it. I just put the S2 in power reserve mode now, although it takes long enough to start back up I guess I might as well shut it down.
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# ¿ Feb 15, 2019 04:58 |
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Raffles posted:Are there any good milanese loop knockoffs? A lot on Amazon seem to be too cheap to be any good. I'd happily pay in the $30-50 range for something decent, but everything seems to be around $15 range (which is fine by me if there actually are any good)
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# ¿ Mar 26, 2019 02:26 |
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Deadguy2322 posted:Go to AliExpress, buy from a seller offering ePacket shipping. Plenty of Milanese loops on there these days. (Talking about knockoffs of Apple's specific design here, not just Milanese loops for Apple Watch in general)
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# ¿ Mar 27, 2019 07:46 |
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zelah posted:I have a real one and a knockoff one. Real one is slightly softer on the outside edges, but that’s not something your wrist would touch while wearing it so no real difference in comfort Henrik Zetterberg posted:There's a Hockey Tracker app for playing hockey, and I guess the 4 series has problems with calling 911 when people hit the boards hard or get knocked over and they can't really hear/feel the notification it gives (I don't have a 4)
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# ¿ Apr 18, 2019 01:35 |
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Pants Donkey posted:Conducting a poll: which is the best case color? I’m semi indifferent to the aluminum ones but have been getting the (also space?) gray ones.
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# ¿ Jun 10, 2019 05:45 |
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Jose Oquendo posted:I have the MLB At Bat complication turned on. I'll have to keep an eye on It later today and see how often/fast it updates.
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# ¿ Jul 23, 2019 19:36 |
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TraderStav posted:Any updates on being able to disable always on screen and get infinity hours of battery life?
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# ¿ Sep 12, 2019 00:48 |
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:Yeah, it's gonna add like 5 minutes extra and the internet is going to rage. I can't wait.
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# ¿ Sep 12, 2019 21:37 |
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Yeah I'm curious how they're handling notifications, or if there'll be an option for that. There's been times where I've felt them come in while the watch was within view and I couldn't tilt or tap, so I'd have a use for that.
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# ¿ Sep 12, 2019 23:41 |
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jink posted:Haven’t had a single issue other than speaker getting muffled but watch stays on silent mode so no prob.
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# ¿ Sep 14, 2019 20:58 |
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Cozmosis posted:Upgrading from a Series 1 to a S5 aluminum. Excited to see what an actually responsive Watch is like. Have been waiting for an always on display. 44mm in Alaskan blue. The bands are still egregiously overpriced but glad to see Apple getting a little more consumer friendly with band choice and cost when speccing our a watch. I’m sure I’ll be annoyed when S6 is a bigger upgrade but eh, going from S3 to S5 is still solid I figure. Wanted the S4 to begin with, and an always on screen forever. And can replace my slow rear end S2 beater watch with the S3.
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# ¿ Sep 15, 2019 00:49 |
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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 04:08 |
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withak posted:I got a decent Milanese loop knockoff from amazon but the product page doesn't exist any more. I think that knockoff brands are generally fly-by-night operations so you just have to play roulette. SeANMcBAY posted:Those cases that make your watch look like a gshock are pretty cool. I'm gonna consider one of those when I start hiking again.
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# ¿ Sep 18, 2019 02:48 |