Apple Watch experience review

I used the Apple Watch for about a month. My previous experience with wearable devices is life log (UP by Jawbone), so I came across it with the impression that it was a completely different device. (UP by Jawbone broke down, probably because I was wearing it all the time except when charging...)

There is already a lot of information out there, but I dare to write it!

Device Overview

It is multifunctional despite its small size. (That's a trade-off with the battery...) Apple Watch comes with the following features:

• Touch display
  • Swipe
  • Drugs
  • Tap
  • Tap hard I was not used to the operation with Force touch.
• Digital crown/home button to turn and scroll/press to select. Is it Apple-like to give users a new experience with an old-looking and new interface called the Digital Crown (a dragon head in watches)?
• Side button Show/Hide friends
• Speakers
• Microphone
• Heart rate monitor sensor I didn't expect much, but the value was measured within my blood pressure range.
• Accelerometers for measuring activity, etc. I was impressed by the specification that the display lights up by twisting the arm when looking at the watch.

Screen Configuration

There are four main types of basic screen configurations (+ each app screen) ↓ Rough configuration

[2] ↕ [1]↔[3] ↕ [4]

• [1] Dial Because it's basically a wristwatch. You can only choose from pre-installed watch faces. You can change it by "tapping hard" when the watch face is displayed. (At first, I didn't notice it and was upset.) Depending on the type of watch face, you can add weather and timers.
• [2] Home screen In the iPhone app, an app compatible with Apple Watch is installed. You can change the settings from the Apple Watch app that comes pre-installed in the iPhone app (iOS 8 or later).
• [3] View Friends You can register up to 12 people (it seems). It may be useful for those who use the "Show contacts in app switcher" function available from iOS 8. (I haven't used it, so I'm guessing...)
• [4] It's like a Gance widget (a dashboard in OS X) that lets you see information without launching the app.

Standard Features and Pre-Installed Apps

• Phone You can make incoming calls to your iPhone with your Apple Watch, but I was impatient because I could hear the other person's voice through the Apple Watch's built-in speaker. If you are not comfortable with the Western style of "calling with a Bluetooth headset", it seems to be convenient to use.
• Activity It is characterized by its graphical display using circles. If you don't move much, such as sitting for an hour, it will encourage you to stand and exercise at about 50 minutes per hour. Basically, if you work while sitting, it is a good way to change your mood.
• Music is a remote control app. Playback, stop, song feed, and volume adjustment are more direct and easy to use with the remote control that comes with the earphones. You can change the song, but if there are a lot of songs, it will be difficult to find them on a small screen... After all, I was using an iPhone.
• Camera: iPhone camera sub-display & shutter. If you want to preview it with an iPhone in one hand and an Apple Watch in the other, it seems to be in demand.
• Screen capture can be taken by pressing the home and side buttons at the same time.
• Timer If you use it as a Pomo Road timer, it will progress.

Third-Party Apps

Third-party apps can be used by installing an iPhone app that supports Apple Watch on the iPhone. I've used it a lot, but it still feels rough. Here are some excerpts.

Communication Apps

• You can only view LINE unread messages (although not all of them are necessary). Replies are only stamps that are pre-installed in the app.
• Slack voice input replies are available. I can't edit it, so I'm going to say it's wrong.

In this way, the feeling of use was different depending on the app. I was amazed at the accuracy of Slack's voice typing. (Is the language recognition engine Siri?) )

Security Apps

• 1Password allows you to view login information and one-time passwords.
• Authy can view one-time passwords.

Security apps are provided for each device used, so I didn't get much of the impression that it would be more convenient. Unlocking apps on the Mac itself is super convenient because you don't have to type a password.

General

This is just my personal evaluation at this point, but the functions that can be used alone are quite limited, and it is more of a clock + activity meter + α deviceI got the impression that Apple Watch with iPhone! ! Since the flow is 'app launch on Apple Watch'→ 'processing on iPhone'→ 'Bluetooth communication' → 'display on Apple Watch', the response to app launch and processing (especially third-party) was difficult. Touch ID, which has been installed since the iPhone 5s, is convenient, so I used it in a style such as receiving notifications on the Apple Watch and viewing the content on the iPhone. The notification feature was (soberly) useful, but too many notifications make it hard to concentrate. This area can be managed depending on the personal setting...

By the way, the battery lasted about 1.5 to 2 days on a full charge. ←It's not enough to charge it every day, but if I forgot to charge it before bed, I would take the charging cable with me the next morning.

WatchOS 2, the next OS announced at WWDC last month, will support native apps and Wi-Fi connections that run on Apple Watch alone, so I'm looking forward to seeing a different user experience.