Re:iPhone at ten: the revolution continues
by Analemma_ on Monday January 09, 2017 @10:29AM
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Have you tried iOS3? Everything you were saying was totally true on the original Watch, but I t got a major UX overhaul right down to the fundamental interaction paradigm and, in my mind, improved a lot. Between that and the dual-core chips in the new watches it's considerably better than it was.
Re:iPhone at ten: the revolution continues
by gvurrdon on Monday January 09, 2017 @08:30AM
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I've tried both Android Wear (Moto 360, mainly) and the Apple Watch. Both of these devices were horribly slow when I first had them but with OS updates both have improved and, whilst not incredibly quick, are usable.
I also tried a Pebble Time; the display being always on and the longer battery life didn't really make any difference and the non-touchscreen UI seemed much more fiddly to me.
Re:iPhone at ten: the revolution continues
by dkonofalski on Monday January 09, 2017 @07:24PM
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The UI was slow, but it wasn't crappy. The UI was excellent on watchOS1 and I think, now that they've removed most of the delay and added the Dock in, watchOS3 is amazing.
huh? The Apple Watch user interface is the worst of the smartwatches on the market. Even Apple themselves were practically apologizing for how slow and crappy the Applewatch UI was during the last WWDC event. Apple had to completely remove what they had previously touted as core features (side button for friends/heartbeat, Glances) in previous watchOS versions. Yet it's still a clusterfuck without an always-on display. AndroidWear is more simpler/intuitive and Samsung Gear is more elegant with the rotating bezel