The unsung hero of the Apple Watch is its hidden buttons

Re:The unsung hero of the Apple Watch is its hidden buttons by mikeyouse on Thursday June 01, 2023 @11:59AM (#36153026)

What kills me is that you can't rely on them, even with all that engineering and cost. I was tired of 3rd party combo chargers failing for wireless charging + charging a watch -- Apple's costs $130 but I figured at least it was one thing I wouldn't have to worry about ever again. (https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MHXF3AM/A/magsafe-duo-cha...)

The piece of shit failed after maybe 3 months, it just wouldn't charge the phone and my spouse would wake up with a completely dead battery in the morning. Forums are littered with people with similar problems.

Same thing with their shitty expensive cases -- terrible peeling with moderate use. Drives me crazy you can pay so much for such a terrible quality 'premium' product.

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Re:The unsung hero of the Apple Watch is its hidden buttons by bdcravens on Thursday June 01, 2023 @12:06PM (#36153160)

I guess my wife and I have been lucky, as we each have the same charger, with no issues. Before that I had a Nomad wireless charger with a watch charger, and it worked well enough. I just wanted something that have full speed Magsafe charging, and was super portable. What did you switch to?

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Re:The unsung hero of the Apple Watch is its hidden buttons by mikeyouse on Thursday June 01, 2023 @01:40PM (#36154630)

Honestly just gave up on the wireless aspect -- still use the MagSafe one for the watch charger and then a corded phone charger.

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