![]() ![]() To date, I’ve installed only two non-Apple apps on the new Watch: Carrot Weather and Pedometer++, and those more for their watch-face complications than the actual apps themselves. In my experience, I’d spent little time using the vast majority of them, and in leaving them off the Watch, I haven’t missed them at all. When I set up the new Watch, though, I made the decision to not install most of my available third-party apps on it. (With occasional uses of setting timers, using Siri, and checking my heart rate.) Carrot Weather Choose from 18 different weather-related metrics to accompany Carrot ’s signature snarkeverything from temperature to pollen count to UV index. I still rely on it for predominantly for three features: notifications, time telling, and activity/workout tracking. Like its iOS and iPadOS counterparts, Carrot on Apple Watch allows so much customization it’s almost like building your own weather app. The new features haven’t largely changed the way I use the device. ![]() Subscriptions will be charged to your iTunes account after your confirmation of purchase. Plus c’est la même choseīut it’s not just the watch that has stayed the same, it’s me. The Apple Watch background updates are applied automatically, and you can modify settings like your default weather data source and Apple Watch complication setup whenever you like. With the advent of watchOS 5’s ability to recognize when you’re starting a workout (and native support for hiking workouts) I suspect I might get even more usage out of this in the weeks to come. But on the handful of occasions I’ve remembered to use it to track an outdoor workout like a bike ride or a hike, it is cool to be able to go back and see the route you took. I confess I haven’t had much call to use this feature, as I usually spend my time working out in the gym, and the GPS route mapping an exercise bike isn’t particularly exciting. Naturally, the other big improvement between the original and Series 2 is GPS. It’s not blazingly faster, as I’ve heard some people claim the Series 3 is, but it’s enough that I don’t find myself repeatedly tapping the same button waiting for it to register, as I was often doing with my original Apple Watch. In use, the Series 2 is obviously speedier than my Series 0, which had begun to groan and lag under everyday usage. ![]()
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