Finally I also have this nice little gadget - it was hard, as a descendant of a family of a traditionnal swiss watchmaker valley, the Val-de-Ruz / Neuchâtel, to buy one. At least the material follows the tradition: Titanium and saphire glass.
I opted for Apple, as I am a big Apple fan since 1987 - but - oh! The software!! What did Apple do the last 9 years? Really? Missing such basic stuff? Because todady is WWDC I decided to write my wishlist for watchOS 10 and see what will be fullfilled - just for fun.
watchOS 10 Wishlist
After the presentation of watchOS 10 yesterday, I updated my wishlist with «fullfillments». I am sad - just 2 were partially fullfilled.
Fitness
| Whish | Fullfilled? |
|---|---|
| missing sport: inline skating, longboarding, rope-skipping (hey, it’s not sooo uncommon) | ❌ |
| hey, dear americans: biking is not just «training»! It is a way of transport like walking and stairs climbed and should be tracked automatically (a company of facebook could do this 10 years ago - so… please) | ❌ |
| the heart zone colours have no meaning. The should display aerobe, etc. | ❌ |
| it should calculate a human battery/stress level, as Garmin does it. | ❌ |
| the segments of a training should be displayed in the activity app. | ❌ |
| the trainings should display a map on the watch itself, not just when you run the same way every time | ❌ |
| the colors on the activity app should be configurable. | ❌ |
| hikings should be plannable with GPX files or similar and display elevation ahead | 🟠 adding trails in Compass - but this is very limited |
| really? there is no drink tracking. I had to code it myself with short actions. At least this was fun. | ❌ |
Mapping
| Whish | Fullfilled? |
|---|---|
| Apple Maps are completely useless for outdoor. The «Ultra» is an outdoor watch, right? Pluggable Map providers would be cool, e.g. the Swiss Topographic Institute. | 🟠 adding Topographic Maps in USA 🇺🇸, hopefully soon in Switzerland 🇨🇭 |
| or: as Apple is one of the richest companies in the world, they could sponsor a OpenStreetMap Tile server and integrate it. | ❌ |
Caption: Apple Maps vs. Swiss Topographic Map.
Sleeping
Sleep Tracking is almost useless… Beddit 7 years ago could do much more, and it was even acquired by Apple. So what the…?
| Whish | Fullfilled? |
|---|---|
| Sleep tracking should not be dependent on a sleep plan. | ❌ |
| When I charge my whatch during «slow down phase», it should not count this as deep sleep. | ❌ |
| It should track if I sleep longer than planned… | ❌ |
| It should detect snoring either with iPhone or Watch microphone | ❌ |
| It should track naps during the day. | ❌ |
Misc
| Whish | Fullfilled? |
|---|---|
| Bike Blinker: When in Bike mode (deceted automatically, see above) and I make a left turning sign, the Watch should blink orange with full power. | ❌ |
| GarageBand light: Tuner and metronome | ❌ |
| The «Ultra» has a nice orange button. Please do more with it! | ❌ |
Wish fullfilled?
So, I am very curious for tonight!
I will fill out the table tomorrow.
Hinweis: dieser Blog wiederspiegelt meine persönliche Meinung und hat nichts mit meiner Anstellung als Dozent der zhaw noch mit anderen Anstellungen zu tun.