apple watch shipments declining since 2022

  • thejml@lemm.ee
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    19 hours ago

    Ironically, owning a smart watch is what helps me keep focused. I can put my phone down and not be tempted to look at things on it. The watch will alert me if I get a call and only certain notifications go to it while my phone stays parked somewhere else in the house.

    Honestly, I’ve been tempted to get an LTE one and stop owning a smart phone… the only thing holding me back is my job requiring one.

    • thesohoriots@lemmy.world
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      19 hours ago

      Same here. Phone stays in my pockets and I can do all my timers, alarms, calculator, and reminders to leave for appointments. Especially useful while cooking.

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      15 hours ago

      Can confirm the LTE models are totally worth it especially if you have AirPods and some music streaming service (or get a model with enough storage for your local songs). It’s amazing being able to just walk out of the house, still have music, notifications, the ability to call emergency services, directions, and even my 2FA unlocks when needed all on my wrist, all day. And unlimited data is only a $10 addon to my existing provider line.

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      16 hours ago

      Same, I hardly ever look at my phone anymore during the day. I just glance at my notifications from my watch, if it’s not important I swipe it away and if it’s something I need to follow-up on I’ll just leave it for later. Then I go right back to whatever I was doing.

      I get distracted a lot less these days, and my phone gets insane battery life now. My Pixel 6 is several years old now, but it still regularly gets 48+ hours of life because of how little wear I put on the battery.

    • TryingSomethingNew@lemmy.world
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      18 hours ago

      I was honestly hoping that’s where phones would go - watch for calls and standard phone stuff, tablet for anything big. Now I think there’s a place for glasses instead, and def for all the various things we do when standing around bored

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      14 hours ago

      Or you could set this up on your phone. It sounds sort of nonsensical to say you need to focus and not be distracted by your phone while also finding a way to keep yourself distracted by your phone. Maybe try being without any of it and learn to exist apart from it instead of finding increasingly smaller devices to keep you connected at all times.

      • thejml@lemm.ee
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        1 hour ago

        That would be awesome, and I regularly do so on vacations, but let’s be real here: I like having a job so I can have a house and food and pay for goods and services when necessary. Being constantly connected is a basic requirement and responsibility for employment, so I’m going to choose the connection with the least impact on my daily life.