I have the issue where media volume and alert volume is now tied together and there’s no way to fix it.

I’ve I watch a YouTube video, my next message will rupture my ear drums. If I don’t want audio form Reddit for example I’ll no longer receive notification sounds.

Unnecessary waste and it saves money.

It doesn’t call 911, it calls the emergency services of your country.

Regardless, most countries will redirect most if not all emergency numbers anyway. I’ve called 000 in Europe because I wasn’t aware of what it was here yet and it works fine.

This surely isn’t an Apple Watch issue? It’s your service provider.

What are people doing, in retail or otherwise, that they need a case?

I work in an underground mine as a geologist so I spend most of my time looking at and hitting rocks etc. and my watch looks like new besides some micro-scratches that I could easily polish out. I’ve gone cycling, skiing, rock climbing, and bouldering with it without issues. Just don’t smack your arm on shit.

Are they planing on fixing the issue where apps will randomly freeze and notification sound volume is tied to media volume despite the settings? I hate having notifications be either silent or blast my ear drums because I happened to watch a video earlier. Nonsense.

The performance of my 1200€ phone is the same as a 200€ budget android.

Stainless steel was the clear choice. It’s the closest to a traditional watch and I didn’t really want the gold one.

A larger screen and battery, a set of cameras, a majority of the apps I use, Bluetooth connectivity, just about literally everything which differentiates the two.

The Apple Watch doesn’t and will never fully replace my phone—it’s a complementary device.