Why bother then? Use your Fitbit...if/when it eventually breaks then take a look at the AW and see if it offers you a worthwhile experience
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Why bother then? Use your Fitbit...if/when it eventually breaks then take a look at the AW and see if it offers you a worthwhile experience
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Like the other products, with Apple you pay for the ecosystem first and features second. They have the benefit of having a closed hardware system so all their gadgets should play together nicely
6spdmanual
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Also, if you have one of those new-ish BMWs, you'll soon be able to connect your car to your phone and watch (if you have the latest Apple Watch) 
The other device I want to buy but you can't get it In SA and shipping is a lot.
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Hypnodyne ZMax and AirMax are advanced and simple to use home sleep monitors used by researchers but available to everyone
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AfricanTech
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This looks like a good article covering the more advanced sleep apps available for the apple watch (given that the built-in sleep tracker is quite rudimentary)
The best sleep tracking app for Apple Watch
The Apple Watch is now a powerful sleep-tracking tool – and its built-in capabilities are now much improved. But the beauty of the Apple Watch is that there’s a rich ecosystem of third-party apps, which expand the feature set beyond the standard watchOS experience. If you’re looking for an Apple...
www.wareable.com
AfricanTech
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Also, @Thor, over and above everything that has already been mentioned, I find my Apple Watch incredibly useful for:
- Apple Pay
- Auto unlocking my Macbook
- Quick access to the volume control for Airpods (music and podcasts)
- Quick access to podcast and music apps (no need to take phone out of pocket)
- Turn by turn directions for Maps when driving or cycling or walking (I used the walking functionality when I was in New York 2 years ago)
The other things have already been mentioned - notifications (whatsapp, SMS, etc - configurable to my preferences), etc
- Apple Pay
- Auto unlocking my Macbook
- Quick access to the volume control for Airpods (music and podcasts)
- Quick access to podcast and music apps (no need to take phone out of pocket)
- Turn by turn directions for Maps when driving or cycling or walking (I used the walking functionality when I was in New York 2 years ago)
The other things have already been mentioned - notifications (whatsapp, SMS, etc - configurable to my preferences), etc
Ooof, this looks proper....
connect.garmin.com
Maybe, I switch from Fitbit to Garmin, would be neat if the Garmin could sync with Apple Health?
Garmin Connect
Running, walking, cycling, swimming, skiing, triathlons – no matter how you move, you can record your active lifestyle on Garmin Connect. It’s the only online community created specifically for Garmin devices.
connect.garmin.com
Maybe, I switch from Fitbit to Garmin, would be neat if the Garmin could sync with Apple Health?
This is probably why I would end up getting it.
Apple Pay I don't care for cause I have that with Fitbit already, I tap my Fitbit on any Point of Sale card machine like a normal card.
The unlocking of the imac would be nice, and if it does it for my iphone, cause Face ID with the mask is stupid.
And then I ordered Airpods Pro, so my idea would be to gym with the airpods pro instead of my current JBL DIVE as the dive isn't loud enough and then I can control my music with the apple watch - which technically I can do with fitbit as well since it is Bluetooth and cellular.
the Fitbit in question: - really runs circles around the current apple watch and this is a 3-year-old device...
That’s the base functionality I use in an Apple Watch 0 (original). (Ok turn by turn I don’t do, most of the time for off device stuff it’s slow)
Gps, cellular, sleep tracking, always on screen, better battery life, faster processor, nicer more detailed screen.. well that would be great but thus far there isn’t really a compelling feature for me to upgrade. I do wonder if an oximeter will be slapped on the next version due to its use case with covid.
Anyway just interesting that functionality wise.. they haven’t come up with something very compelling just yet.
Yes & no. sleep tracking is determined by you setting a bed time. Then from there it will pick up if you go to sleep, until you wake up. It won't catch a mid afternoon nap, because it would be outside your bedtime.
What if I don't stick to my bed time?
Fitbit uses heart rate variation, temperature and respiratory to gauge sleeping automatically.
I just find apple watch stranger and stranger / less appealing.
And I'm an apple fan boy of note, iPhone, imac, macbook, pods, speakers etc
But my goodness I'm not obvious thet beyond nice looking products they are not in par software wise since 2019.
Windows and Android basically leapfrogged them on software.
Same in the watch side, wasn't apple the first company to make a smart watch?
Fitbit eating their lunch.
If only fitbit could sync with Apple health, that's my mine grudge point here, I want to use apple health, but thet would mean apple watch, but apple watch is a considerable downgrade compared to what I have already.
That's because the Apple Watch lacks a temperature sensor. It's the easiest way to automatically track sleep because your temperature drops as sleeping time approaches.
I believe the Series 7 will include a temperature sensor so maybe just hold on for a bit before you decide.
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There are third party apps that are better than the default sleep detection functionality… Autosleep for example will detect sleeping without having to set a bed time, though it does also use that method if you configure it.
6spdmanual
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Have you given your Fitbit app permission to write data to Health? I have a Xiaomi scale and it writes data on Health.
Where do I do that?
There's no option to sync with health that I can see and that kind of makes sense because fitbit is probably apples single biggest competitor since it's OS / brand agnostic
6spdmanual
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Settings - Health - Data Access & Devices. Then select the Fitbit app (whatever it’s called), then give it permission to write whatever data you want.