I kept my 6 to sleep in so I’d never have to worry about battery on either device.
the main things I like about the Ultra are the exclusive faces. modular ultra is the face I’ve always wanted. wayfinder is a better iteration of infograph.
after that I really like the action button. I used to have it assigned to a shortcut menu, but I remapped it to toggle my custom focus mode, since I found myself doing that in control center so often.
then there’s the big flat screen.
appointments and reminders
move calories: any calories registered on the move ring, even if not in a workout. like from walking around living your normal routine.
active: calories from a workout where calorie burn was intentional and recorded
if you’re placing the watch near your phone then it may be initiating name drop but not staying near the phone long enough to trigger the animation.
you’re locked into keeping a line on the watch for the duration of the contract. if you find that you don’t need cellular and cancel, the remaining cost of the watch comes due. it’s better to buy outright than to finance with a carrier, unless that’s the only way you can afford it.
you have to double press the side button
I still have the first Barton I bought. quality is very good.
I have a couple automatics I wear when smart devices are not allowed.
you can set the watch in the watch app under clock to mirror phone alerts. then if you set an alarm on the phone it will also go off on the watch. it doesn’t work the other way though. alarms set on the watch only go off on the watch.
name drop
you can turn it off in air drop settings
get a sport loop for it. great for small wrists because you don’t have to worry about fitting a hole. you just pull the strap tight and velcro it. and they fit even very tiny wrists.
in the watch app under workout turn off start workout reminders
unpair and set it up as a new watch
download it from the watch app store. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/workout/id1584215851
the watch has been updated beyond the phone’s capacity. that compatibility you looked up was from when the watch 6 was new. a watch that has been updated can’t pair to a phone that won’t run iOS 17.
it just changed in OS 10
what color is it? Apple only started selling one size in the box for a sport band in 2022. you used to get an extra band. depends on the color and when it came out.
does it pull hair off like the metal bands do?
it was typical developer drama. for now the app is back.