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What do you mainly use your smartwatch for?

What is the most important use (pick one)

  • Calendar

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Notifications from cellphone

    Votes: 7 23.3%

  • Navigation

    Votes: 1 3.3%

  • Body function monitoring/fitness

    Votes: 16 53.3%

  • Keep the phone unlocked

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Actual time display

    Votes: 4 13.3%

  • Other (comment)

    Votes: 2 6.7%
  • Total voters
    30
I had various Fitbits from ~2014 until last year

I pretty much just used them to monitor steps. I had all other functions (notifications, music, etc.) completely disabled because I didn't want to leak any more data than necessary to yet another data thieving tech company.

I eventually soured on Fitbit and their shitty business model of collecting my data and then having the audacity to try to sell it back to me through some shitty subscription, so I took the last one off, put it in a drawer and moved on with life.

I have come to miss the fitness tracking function, but I don't think I could ever buy another Fitbit. I have been casually eyeballing Garmin's fitness watches.
 
I clicked health, but notifications are probably more important when I think about it.

I work with my hands so it's really helpful to see who's calling or what the message is to see if it's worth cleaning up for or not.
 
Notifications — it's good to know when an important email, message, or work chat comes in.

After that, fitness. I'm not as active as I used to be, but this makes sure I'm still reasonably in-gear.
 
Since daughter went in daycare, notifications. so i dont have to pull out my phone constantly to see if it is needed or not. Before I would just ignore 95% of them.
 
I got a Coros for my running and gym tracking since my phone GPS blows. Rarely will I wear it outside of exercise. I don't want the additional distractions. At work I wear my dad's old Citizen EcoDrive since it gets beat up and all I really need is an occasional second hand.
 
I'd use my smartwatch to connect to my phone if I had one but I don't. I just look at my phone.
 
Aurelius said:
Notifications — it's good to know when an important email, message, or work chat comes in.

After that, fitness. I'm not as active as I used to be, but this makes sure I'm still reasonably in-gear.
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I actually mostly don't use notifications, even on my phone. I ave them disabled for most apps, and even the ones that are enabled, I mostly ignore. So I have no need for them on my wrist either.

I figure I'll see things when I get around to it. If it is an emergency they should just call me. If it is not an emergency, I don't need the constant interruptions.

When it comes to phones and texting, I'm pretty much living in the 90's. I treat texting as an "off-line" form of communication, not one that is deserving of a priority response. Maybe I'll reply in an hour or two? Maybe I'll reply in a few days. Much like an email. The only way to reach me instantly if it is important is to call.

I've grown to understand that is not how most people use texting these days, but I honestly couldn't give a rats ass. My phone serves me, it does not make me a slave to the whim of others, and I simply cannot abide by the constant interruptions.

That's how the tech worked when I grew up and I refuse to change. I think the current norms of always being reachable are enormously negative to peoples well-being.
 
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Zarathustra[H] said:
I actually mostly don't use notifications, even on my phone. I ave them disabled for most apps, and even the ones that are enabled, I mostly ignore. So I have no need for them on my wrist either.

I figure I'll see things when I get around to it. If it is an emergency they should just call me. If it is not an emergency, I don't need the constant interruptions.

When it comes to phones and texting, I'm pretty much living in the 90's. I treat texting as an "off-line" form of communication, not one that is deserving of a priority response. Maybe I'll reply in an hour or two? Maybe I'll reply in a few days. Much like an email. The only way to reach me instantly if it is important is to call.

I've grown to understand that is not how most people use texting these days, but I honestly couldn't give a rats ass. My phone serves me, it does not make me a slave to the whim of others, and I simply cannot abide by the constant interruptions.

That's how the tech worked when I grew up and I refuse to change. I think the current norms of always being reachable are enormously negative to peoples well-being.
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My Apple Watch actually helped me scale back my notifications precisely because I didn’t want a constant barrage of alerts on my wrist. I do need to know when my wife texts me, or when an important Slack message comes in; I don’t need to know that someone liked my Instagram post.

And in many cases it’s more about knowing than taking immediate action. I’ll need to address topic X at work tomorrow morning, or get Y for the house today. I won’t hop into a company discussion because I do want a work-life balance.
 
I mainly use it to track my steps and ofcourse most important of all to track time to sign off from work.
 
I find the vibrating alarm on my Apple Watch to be much better at waking me up in the morning than the phone sound alone. Also use it for fitness tracking, sleep tracking, notifications.. and time/temp outside at a glance.
 
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