RE: The first few days with my Apple Watch Ultra 2
No, I'll take a look one of these days, but then again there are a lot of things I want to do one of these days. By the time I do those things I have to do a lot of time often goes by. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Wayne Merritt Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2023 3:20 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: The first few days with my Apple Watch Ultra 2 Have you played around yet with widgets on the watch face? I have a couple on my phone but haven't really needed them on the watch since I've got the information I want and need from my complications. Wayne On 10/9/23, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > And yes, you are correct or almost correct, I don't only have little > usable vision, I have absolutely 0 vision including light/dark since > both of my eyes were destroyed in the accident I was in when I was 16 > and are now prosthetics. > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of > Wayne Merritt > Sent: Monday, October 9, 2023 3:39 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: The first few days with my Apple Watch Ultra 2 > > That's great to hear of your experience with the Ultra 2. Another > reason why your battery is lasting longer is that you don't need the always > on display. > If you have some vision you might, but from your posts over the years, > I don't think you have much usable vision. As a result you wouldn't > need the display to be on all the time. While I don't really have a > need for the Ultra, not to mention the ultra-price, I did upgrade from > my old standby Series 6 to a Series 9. > The extra millimeter I got also makes a lot of difference. I'm using a > watch face with 6 complications going mostly down the right side and > across the bottom of the display. Now that I know where each one is > located, the larger display lets me touch that area instead of > flicking through everything to find certain information. I still > flick, but I find myself more often going to that part of the display. > > Warmly, > Wayne > > On 10/9/23, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: >> Hi, >> >> >> >> Since I asked a few weeks ago if anybody who bought the Apple Watch >> Ultra last year regretted it because of the size, I thought I would >> post my thoughts on this. I decided to go ahead and order an Apple >> Watch Ultra 2 and I chose the Trail Loop as the band since it seemed >> closest in design to the Milanese Loop which I had on my first Apple >> Watch in 2016, a series 2, and also on my Apple Watch series 5 which >> I bought in 2019. >> >> I figured I could always return it and exchange it for something like >> the Marine Loop since I am going to the Philipppines with my wife in >> February/March and plan to use the Ultra 2 for scuba diving so I'll >> have to get one of these Marine Loop bands anyways. I thought if I >> don't like the Trail Loop for daily use I would simply buy a >> third-party Milanese Loop on Amazon, Apple doesn't offer it when you >> order an Apple Watch Ultra 2, but it is my understanding that any >> band of the other watches will also work on the Ultra. But after a >> few days I think I'l stick with the Trail Loop, it's just as easy to >> use as the Milanese Loop and infinitely adjustable due to the velcro >> tabs on it and it's even more secure as my Milanese Loop which uses a >> magnet to stay where you put it can get loose if your watch gets >> caught on something. >> >> I must say, however, that I definitely don't regret the upgrade, I >> find the larger screen of the Ultra is much easier to work with >> especially with respect to turning the rotor and gestures like the >> scrub for going back a screen and everything is just so snappy and >> fast. I did have a chance to briefly put somebody's Apple Watch Ultra >> from last year on my wrist as I was a bit concerned with the size, >> but I must say it's not an issue at all and the watch is amazingly >> light given it's size. I have the Milanese Loop stainless steel band >> on my Apple Watch 5 and the Trail Loop on the Ultra 2 and just >> holding them in my hand I can't even tell the difference although the >> Ultra 2 itself says it is 61 grams and we had the 40mm Aluminum Apple >> Watch 5 which when I looked it up says it is half the weight; maybe >> the stainless steel band really make the difference. >> >> Another thing I really like about the Ultra 2 is the amazing battery >> life. >> The first time I charged it and took it off the charger around 8 or 9 >> in the morning and I then didn't put it back when I was notified at >> 10 PM 2 days lat
Re: The first few days with my Apple Watch Ultra 2
Have you played around yet with widgets on the watch face? I have a couple on my phone but haven't really needed them on the watch since I've got the information I want and need from my complications. Wayne On 10/9/23, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > And yes, you are correct or almost correct, I don't only have little usable > vision, I have absolutely 0 vision including light/dark since both of my > eyes were destroyed in the accident I was in when I was 16 and are now > prosthetics. > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Wayne > Merritt > Sent: Monday, October 9, 2023 3:39 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: The first few days with my Apple Watch Ultra 2 > > That's great to hear of your experience with the Ultra 2. Another reason why > your battery is lasting longer is that you don't need the always on display. > If you have some vision you might, but from your posts over the years, I > don't think you have much usable vision. As a result you wouldn't need the > display to be on all the time. While I don't really have a need for the > Ultra, not to mention the ultra-price, I did upgrade from my old standby > Series 6 to a Series 9. > The extra millimeter I got also makes a lot of difference. I'm using a watch > face with 6 complications going mostly down the right side and across the > bottom of the display. Now that I know where each one is located, the larger > display lets me touch that area instead of flicking through everything to > find certain information. I still flick, but I find myself more often going > to that part of the display. > > Warmly, > Wayne > > On 10/9/23, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: >> Hi, >> >> >> >> Since I asked a few weeks ago if anybody who bought the Apple Watch >> Ultra last year regretted it because of the size, I thought I would >> post my thoughts on this. I decided to go ahead and order an Apple >> Watch Ultra 2 and I chose the Trail Loop as the band since it seemed >> closest in design to the Milanese Loop which I had on my first Apple >> Watch in 2016, a series 2, and also on my Apple Watch series 5 which I >> bought in 2019. >> >> I figured I could always return it and exchange it for something like >> the Marine Loop since I am going to the Philipppines with my wife in >> February/March and plan to use the Ultra 2 for scuba diving so I'll >> have to get one of these Marine Loop bands anyways. I thought if I >> don't like the Trail Loop for daily use I would simply buy a >> third-party Milanese Loop on Amazon, Apple doesn't offer it when you >> order an Apple Watch Ultra 2, but it is my understanding that any band >> of the other watches will also work on the Ultra. But after a few days >> I think I'l stick with the Trail Loop, it's just as easy to use as the >> Milanese Loop and infinitely adjustable due to the velcro tabs on it >> and it's even more secure as my Milanese Loop which uses a magnet to >> stay where you put it can get loose if your watch gets caught on >> something. >> >> I must say, however, that I definitely don't regret the upgrade, I >> find the larger screen of the Ultra is much easier to work with >> especially with respect to turning the rotor and gestures like the >> scrub for going back a screen and everything is just so snappy and >> fast. I did have a chance to briefly put somebody's Apple Watch Ultra >> from last year on my wrist as I was a bit concerned with the size, but >> I must say it's not an issue at all and the watch is amazingly light >> given it's size. I have the Milanese Loop stainless steel band on my >> Apple Watch 5 and the Trail Loop on the Ultra 2 and just holding them >> in my hand I can't even tell the difference although the Ultra 2 >> itself says it is 61 grams and we had the 40mm Aluminum Apple Watch 5 >> which when I looked it up says it is half the weight; maybe the stainless >> steel band really make the difference. >> >> Another thing I really like about the Ultra 2 is the amazing battery >> life. >> The first time I charged it and took it off the charger around 8 or 9 >> in the morning and I then didn't put it back when I was notified at 10 >> PM 2 days later that I should charge it before going to bed, that is >> just over 60 hours. >> >> Just now it's 1:30 PM on Monday and I had it fully charged last night >> and put it back on around 10 PM so about 16 hours ago and I am now at >> 72%. >> >> Apple says 36 hours with regular use and 72 hours in battery saver >> mode, but it seems at least with my usage which is checking time, >> notifications and taki
RE: The first few days with my Apple Watch Ultra 2
And yes, you are correct or almost correct, I don't only have little usable vision, I have absolutely 0 vision including light/dark since both of my eyes were destroyed in the accident I was in when I was 16 and are now prosthetics. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Wayne Merritt Sent: Monday, October 9, 2023 3:39 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: The first few days with my Apple Watch Ultra 2 That's great to hear of your experience with the Ultra 2. Another reason why your battery is lasting longer is that you don't need the always on display. If you have some vision you might, but from your posts over the years, I don't think you have much usable vision. As a result you wouldn't need the display to be on all the time. While I don't really have a need for the Ultra, not to mention the ultra-price, I did upgrade from my old standby Series 6 to a Series 9. The extra millimeter I got also makes a lot of difference. I'm using a watch face with 6 complications going mostly down the right side and across the bottom of the display. Now that I know where each one is located, the larger display lets me touch that area instead of flicking through everything to find certain information. I still flick, but I find myself more often going to that part of the display. Warmly, Wayne On 10/9/23, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > Hi, > > > > Since I asked a few weeks ago if anybody who bought the Apple Watch > Ultra last year regretted it because of the size, I thought I would > post my thoughts on this. I decided to go ahead and order an Apple > Watch Ultra 2 and I chose the Trail Loop as the band since it seemed > closest in design to the Milanese Loop which I had on my first Apple > Watch in 2016, a series 2, and also on my Apple Watch series 5 which I bought > in 2019. > > I figured I could always return it and exchange it for something like > the Marine Loop since I am going to the Philipppines with my wife in > February/March and plan to use the Ultra 2 for scuba diving so I'll > have to get one of these Marine Loop bands anyways. I thought if I > don't like the Trail Loop for daily use I would simply buy a > third-party Milanese Loop on Amazon, Apple doesn't offer it when you > order an Apple Watch Ultra 2, but it is my understanding that any band > of the other watches will also work on the Ultra. But after a few days > I think I'l stick with the Trail Loop, it's just as easy to use as the > Milanese Loop and infinitely adjustable due to the velcro tabs on it > and it's even more secure as my Milanese Loop which uses a magnet to > stay where you put it can get loose if your watch gets caught on something. > > I must say, however, that I definitely don't regret the upgrade, I > find the larger screen of the Ultra is much easier to work with > especially with respect to turning the rotor and gestures like the > scrub for going back a screen and everything is just so snappy and > fast. I did have a chance to briefly put somebody's Apple Watch Ultra > from last year on my wrist as I was a bit concerned with the size, but > I must say it's not an issue at all and the watch is amazingly light > given it's size. I have the Milanese Loop stainless steel band on my > Apple Watch 5 and the Trail Loop on the Ultra 2 and just holding them > in my hand I can't even tell the difference although the Ultra 2 > itself says it is 61 grams and we had the 40mm Aluminum Apple Watch 5 > which when I looked it up says it is half the weight; maybe the stainless > steel band really make the difference. > > Another thing I really like about the Ultra 2 is the amazing battery life. > The first time I charged it and took it off the charger around 8 or 9 > in the morning and I then didn't put it back when I was notified at 10 > PM 2 days later that I should charge it before going to bed, that is > just over 60 hours. > > Just now it's 1:30 PM on Monday and I had it fully charged last night > and put it back on around 10 PM so about 16 hours ago and I am now at 72%. > > Apple says 36 hours with regular use and 72 hours in battery saver > mode, but it seems at least with my usage which is checking time, > notifications and taking the odd call on it, it seems to go well past > 36 hours. Maybe if I used the workout app or more GPS features it > would be closer to what Apple says, haven't had it long enough yet to do all > that. > For now I still use the Infograph watch face as it can have up to 8 > complications, but I also like some of the extra options you get with > the Ultra like elevation. I haven't tried things like the GPS "backtrack" > feature to see how accessible that is. > To my surprise I found that Eloquence Reed is quite nice for the Apple > Wat
RE: The first few days with my Apple Watch Ultra 2
Hi Wayne, I was a little torn between a regular series 9 and as you maybe to go with the larger size since my series 5 was just the 40 mm. However, I liked the idea of the action button as well as the slightly louder speaker volume and the scuba dive features even though I really don't get to dive that much. I agree with respect to complications, most have one in each corner of the screen, some have a third in the middle on the bottom and then you have some stuff in the middle. I always put battery at the top left, I usually have sunrise/sunset at the top right, my store's alarm app on the bottom left and Phone on the bottom right. In the middle I have heart rate and usually I can just slide down a little for the time although it's always spoken if I wake up the watch and you can of course set another complication like battery status or heart rate or sunrise/sunset to auto speak when you tap the screen if you wish. -Original Message-From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Wayne Merritt Sent: Monday, October 9, 2023 3:39 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: The first few days with my Apple Watch Ultra 2 That's great to hear of your experience with the Ultra 2. Another reason why your battery is lasting longer is that you don't need the always on display. If you have some vision you might, but from your posts over the years, I don't think you have much usable vision. As a result you wouldn't need the display to be on all the time. While I don't really have a need for the Ultra, not to mention the ultra-price, I did upgrade from my old standby Series 6 to a Series 9. The extra millimeter I got also makes a lot of difference. I'm using a watch face with 6 complications going mostly down the right side and across the bottom of the display. Now that I know where each one is located, the larger display lets me touch that area instead of flicking through everything to find certain information. I still flick, but I find myself more often going to that part of the display. Warmly, Wayne On 10/9/23, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > Hi, > > > > Since I asked a few weeks ago if anybody who bought the Apple Watch > Ultra last year regretted it because of the size, I thought I would > post my thoughts on this. I decided to go ahead and order an Apple > Watch Ultra 2 and I chose the Trail Loop as the band since it seemed > closest in design to the Milanese Loop which I had on my first Apple > Watch in 2016, a series 2, and also on my Apple Watch series 5 which I bought > in 2019. > > I figured I could always return it and exchange it for something like > the Marine Loop since I am going to the Philipppines with my wife in > February/March and plan to use the Ultra 2 for scuba diving so I'll > have to get one of these Marine Loop bands anyways. I thought if I > don't like the Trail Loop for daily use I would simply buy a > third-party Milanese Loop on Amazon, Apple doesn't offer it when you > order an Apple Watch Ultra 2, but it is my understanding that any band > of the other watches will also work on the Ultra. But after a few days > I think I'l stick with the Trail Loop, it's just as easy to use as the > Milanese Loop and infinitely adjustable due to the velcro tabs on it > and it's even more secure as my Milanese Loop which uses a magnet to > stay where you put it can get loose if your watch gets caught on something. > > I must say, however, that I definitely don't regret the upgrade, I > find the larger screen of the Ultra is much easier to work with > especially with respect to turning the rotor and gestures like the > scrub for going back a screen and everything is just so snappy and > fast. I did have a chance to briefly put somebody's Apple Watch Ultra > from last year on my wrist as I was a bit concerned with the size, but > I must say it's not an issue at all and the watch is amazingly light > given it's size. I have the Milanese Loop stainless steel band on my > Apple Watch 5 and the Trail Loop on the Ultra 2 and just holding them > in my hand I can't even tell the difference although the Ultra 2 > itself says it is 61 grams and we had the 40mm Aluminum Apple Watch 5 > which when I looked it up says it is half the weight; maybe the stainless > steel band really make the difference. > > Another thing I really like about the Ultra 2 is the amazing battery life. > The first time I charged it and took it off the charger around 8 or 9 > in the morning and I then didn't put it back when I was notified at 10 > PM 2 days later that I should charge it before going to bed, that is > just over 60 hours. > > Just now it's 1:30 PM on Monday and I had it fully charged last night > and put it back on around 10 PM so about 16 hours ago and I am now at 72%. > > Apple says 36 hours with regular use and 72 h
Re: The first few days with my Apple Watch Ultra 2
That's great to hear of your experience with the Ultra 2. Another reason why your battery is lasting longer is that you don't need the always on display. If you have some vision you might, but from your posts over the years, I don't think you have much usable vision. As a result you wouldn't need the display to be on all the time. While I don't really have a need for the Ultra, not to mention the ultra-price, I did upgrade from my old standby Series 6 to a Series 9. The extra millimeter I got also makes a lot of difference. I'm using a watch face with 6 complications going mostly down the right side and across the bottom of the display. Now that I know where each one is located, the larger display lets me touch that area instead of flicking through everything to find certain information. I still flick, but I find myself more often going to that part of the display. Warmly, Wayne On 10/9/23, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > Hi, > > > > Since I asked a few weeks ago if anybody who bought the Apple Watch Ultra > last year regretted it because of the size, I thought I would post my > thoughts on this. I decided to go ahead and order an Apple Watch Ultra 2 and > I chose the Trail Loop as the band since it seemed closest in design to the > Milanese Loop which I had on my first Apple Watch in 2016, a series 2, and > also on my Apple Watch series 5 which I bought in 2019. > > I figured I could always return it and exchange it for something like the > Marine Loop since I am going to the Philipppines with my wife in > February/March and plan to use the Ultra 2 for scuba diving so I'll have to > get one of these Marine Loop bands anyways. I thought if I don't like the > Trail Loop for daily use I would simply buy a third-party Milanese Loop on > Amazon, Apple doesn't offer it when you order an Apple Watch Ultra 2, but it > is my understanding that any band of the other watches will also work on the > Ultra. But after a few days I think I'l stick with the Trail Loop, it's just > as easy to use as the Milanese Loop and infinitely adjustable due to the > velcro tabs on it and it's even more secure as my Milanese Loop which uses a > magnet to stay where you put it can get loose if your watch gets caught on > something. > > I must say, however, that I definitely don't regret the upgrade, I find the > larger screen of the Ultra is much easier to work with especially with > respect to turning the rotor and gestures like the scrub for going back a > screen and everything is just so snappy and fast. I did have a chance to > briefly put somebody's Apple Watch Ultra from last year on my wrist as I was > a bit concerned with the size, but I must say it's not an issue at all and > the watch is amazingly light given it's size. I have the Milanese Loop > stainless steel band on my Apple Watch 5 and the Trail Loop on the Ultra 2 > and just holding them in my hand I can't even tell the difference although > the Ultra 2 itself says it is 61 grams and we had the 40mm Aluminum Apple > Watch 5 which when I looked it up says it is half the weight; maybe the > stainless steel band really make the difference. > > Another thing I really like about the Ultra 2 is the amazing battery life. > The first time I charged it and took it off the charger around 8 or 9 in the > morning and I then didn't put it back when I was notified at 10 PM 2 days > later that I should charge it before going to bed, that is just over 60 > hours. > > Just now it's 1:30 PM on Monday and I had it fully charged last night and > put it back on around 10 PM so about 16 hours ago and I am now at 72%. > > Apple says 36 hours with regular use and 72 hours in battery saver mode, but > it seems at least with my usage which is checking time, notifications and > taking the odd call on it, it seems to go well past 36 hours. Maybe if I > used the workout app or more GPS features it would be closer to what Apple > says, haven't had it long enough yet to do all that. > For now I still use the Infograph watch face as it can have up to 8 > complications, but I also like some of the extra options you get with the > Ultra like elevation. I haven't tried things like the GPS "backtrack" > feature to see how accessible that is. > To my surprise I found that Eloquence Reed is quite nice for the Apple > Watch, of course very responsive and I can comnfortably use it at 70% speed. > On my iPhone I prefer US English Siri Voice 4, but for some reason I find it > doesn't sound as good on the Apple Watch Ultra and if I don't use Reed I > prefer US English Siri Voice 1 which is the original male Siri voice and > which sounds very clear and nice. > All in all I really like the Ultra 2 and while it comes with a premium > price, I think it will be hard to ever go back to a regular Apple Watch, but > in any case, I had my series 5 for 4 years and I predict I'll have the Ultra > 2 for at least this long or maybe longer unless of course Apple releases > some amazing new watch in 3 years. > > -- > The
