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Pendell @pendell2/1/2024, 5:28 PM

walking mirage @atomicthumbs

walking mirage @atomicthumbs2/1/2024, 5:00 PM

not joking though, being able to raise my wrist and say "ten minutes" to the apple watch for a timer, and to have the thing tap me to remind me to take my meds or to wake me up in the morning, has produced a dramatic improvement in multiple parts of my life. I no longer have to have my phone wake me up with a hideous series of sirens and naval alert tones that requires me to shake it for 30s to turn them off

the thing is a model or three out of date and the screen glass is slightly cracked and it's fine.

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shork @shork2/1/2024, 5:02 PM

my work pixel 8 has a feature where I can just say "stop" to stop the alarm, it's so cool. don't even have to have hotword detection for Assistant on (which I generally don't want)

walking mirage @atomicthumbs2/1/2024, 5:04 PM

see this is the opposite of what I want because I would mumble "stop" in my sleep and then sleep until 12:30 on a work day.

I used sleep as android and intentionally set one alarm that required me to set the phone under a bright light, and one for shaking it violently.

shork @shork2/1/2024, 5:08 PM

okay, maybe it's not great for alarms, idk, I stop my alarms on my watch, but it's great for timers, esp when otherwise occupied (e.g. cooking)

it's not without its flaws, some person on r/googlepixel had a playlist set wher one song started with someone saying "stop" and couldn't figure out why their phone didn't ring sometimes

walking mirage @atomicthumbs2/1/2024, 5:09 PM

lmao

Sable Pausch @SablePausch2/3/2024, 10:25 AM

I got so good at gaming the math problems on Sleep as Android I know longer fully wake up to finish them and stop the alarm.

...I think I may need to buy an old apple watch just based on your recommendation alone

walking mirage @atomicthumbs2/3/2024, 3:43 PM

if you only need it for alarms a garmin or something might be cheaper

Ackart @Ackart2/1/2024, 5:21 PM

The only issue I have in this setup is my phone, tablet and watch will all fight to be the one to accept the Hey Siri command and for whatever reason the iPad usually wins, even if it’s asleep and under a pile of stuff on my desk or wherever

walking mirage @atomicthumbs2/1/2024, 5:32 PM

I say "raise my wrist" but in actuality I'm holding down the crown as I do it, because "raise wrist to speak" isn't totally reliable and the watchword has the issues you describe

Dex 🔞@Dex2/1/2024, 5:39 PM

yeah i miss the pebble sometimes, but since getting that first series 0 when we went on call, they've always been so much better for alarms and timers

picked up a used ultra 1 when it became clear there was no reason to get an ultra 2, and that resolved our main issue with having to charge so often

walking mirage @atomicthumbs2/1/2024, 5:46 PM

i want an ultra 2 because of the precision finding and brighter flashlight and an ultra in general because the idea of a smartwatch that is also a diving computer good to forty meters depth (and waterproof to 100m) feels completely insane and future

Gravity Pike @gravity-pike2/2/2024, 12:28 AM

My dad constantly gets "News Updates" pushed to him on his apple watch, which invariably just make him mad. I've told him to just turn the dumb things off, and he tells me that he can't figure out how.

I think it's making his life worse, but I can't convince him to give it up.

walking mirage @atomicthumbs2/2/2024, 12:35 AM

tell him to press the crown, find News, tap and hold until it starts wiggling, and tap the X

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