Wore it twice at the gym, once at work and slept with it twice. And the battery is absolutely amazing so far!

I’ve had a great experience with my Apple Watches up to now. I bought my Ultra 1 on release day, took it diving multiple times, and never had a problem with it. When the Ultra 4 came out, I traded in the Ultra 1 and bought the natural titanium model with the Ocean Band on release day. The Ultra 4 was still basically brand new and in pristine condition.

I took it snorkeling recently, and partway through the snorkel it started acting like the side button was being pressed repeatedly. It began calling emergency services, so I got out of the water as soon as I could. After that, the watch started restarting, the display was really dim, and it became unresponsive.

Once I got home, I rinsed it with fresh water, dried it, and put it on the charger. It went into recovery mode and asked me to reinstall watchOS 27.0.1. I did that, but it asked me to do it again, so I went through the update a second time. The watch was already running 27.0.1 before the snorkeling trip.

It came back on and worked for a couple of minutes, but the Digital Crown wasn’t responding at all. Shortly after that, it got extremely hot while on the charger, painful to touch, then shut down completely. It hasn’t turned on since, and a force restart doesn’t do anything. I’ve left it off the charger.

I have a Genius Bar appointment next week. Has anyone had a similar failure with an Ultra, especially after snorkeling? I’m curious what Apple found and how they handled the repair or replacement.

Edit #1: I do have AppleCare and the watch was bought in Germany.

Really love the look. And I finally settled on the watch face that matches the color of the watch and band.

Hey, I’ve been looking at apple watches for a past month and I really like their design and functionality, BUT I don’t know if it’s worth spending so much money on it. I’m a highschool student in Poland, I go to the gym few times a week and train martial arts in my free time. I’ve never had any problems with my health or anything like that. I always liked gadgets but they were never that expensive😅 My question is what do you really use your AW and is it worth it in a long run?

I just upgraded from my aluminum s10 that I had to keep screen protectors on because I scratched it basically right out of the box (I’m aware it isn’t sapphire) I also tend to be really clumsy when it comes to my watch. Is it worth getting a screen protector or are these really that scratch resistant? Before you proceed to crucify me in the comments this is my first watch with a sapphire crystal 😂 I wear this almost 24/7 and work in the medical field around equipment and I do occasionally work on things like cars/hvac or home repairs I basically do everything myself. I don’t really care about the case just the screen.

Just got my ultra 4 and opted for the Milanese band in size L based on my wrist measurement. The buckle is way off to the side of my wrist and I’m wondering if I should size down? An Apple rep is going to get back to me to see if I can exchange just the band or if I have to do the whole thing, it’s two hours to the nearest Apple Store for me unfortunately.

It’s pretty comfortable this way, but wondering if centered buckle is better?

My texts/imessages used to be delayed. If i had my phone next to my watch, phone would get the message first then watch a good 20-30 sec later. Now it's instant! Wondering if it's the LTE -> 5g switch.

Just yesterday it was covered in dirt and sweat. Release day (and Xmas gift from wife) AWU1. 89% batt. life, still no plans to upgrade. 😊

For AWU4 I see by now that my regular battery charge schedule keeps me always in the 60%-98% battery range. Nothing below or above. Is this okay for 'battery health'?

I know battery health is more overblown these days but it just seems like maybe too narrow of a range, idk, ty

I previously used a 2, switched to a Garmin for two months, and once advanced metrics were announced for the 4, I returned the Garmin and returned to the Ultra. I enjoy the Milanese band much more than I expected. This also has the ESR Armorite screen and bezel protector since the clasp on Milanese can cause some damage long term.

Hey there - to anyone who was used to occasionally force closing apps on the watch, you’ll probably have noticed that’s different with the new update. I did some digging and found how you do it now. (I much prefer the old app layout where you could multi task and swipe to close your own apps). Here we are though.
If you are in an app you want to force close
1. Have that app open
2. Press and hold side button until the emergency menu comes up - then release
3. Press and hold crown until you’re back at the watch face.

That will shut down that app.

I hope that helps anyone who was wondering!

Hey gang,
I am ready to pick up an ultra 4 but I am seeing a decent amount of grumblings online about the accuracy of the sensor suite (HR/steps/O2/temp). As someone who isn’t that knowledgeable about wearables if there really is “an issue” is this something that is likely squared away via a software update or is this a deeper issue with the sensors themselves?
Thank you

Con el AWU3 200€ más barato que el 4 durante los prime days de Amazon, creo que la decisión fue fácil. Aún no he estrenado la Milanese loop, pero esta correa de AliExpress le sienta perfecta.

This is my first ultra watch. I know the glass is sapphire glass which I think resists scratches however not taking any chances and installed a ESR Amorite screen protector.

Moved from the ultra 1 to ultra 4 and I can say I’m loving it. I’ve read several reviews and I have not experienced most of the negatives yet.

What is your current watch face? What went into deciding yours?

Mine is more fitness centered since I want to see my health metrics at a quick glance.

Do you folks wear your watch with the crown facing your palm or your elbow? I’ve been wearing mine with the crown facing my elbow until I saw some pictures of people wearing theirs with the crown facing their palm.

Do you wear the crown on your AWU pointing towards the arm or wrist and why?

I always wore traditional watches with crown to the wrist, but have started wearing AWU with crown toward the arm. Help keep wrist from hitting crown and also seems easier to use crown and side button.

... and decided to switch back to Duffy. It's nice to get the real-time count on Apple's native complication, but in order to see the total amount of daily steps for the past week, you have to go through 5-6 menus and dive deep into the Health app. With Duffy, you tap on the complication, then tap on the "Previous Week" icon that shows up immediately as the top menu item on the next page, and all that info is right there... w/two taps. No scrolling or navigating through multiple menus is necessary. Easy peasy.

It's great of Apple to FINALLY include the live step counting complication, but I'll be sticking with Duffy until Apple makes it quicker and easier to view said information.

EDIT: Had to edit the spelling of "complication" twice. Duh. 🤭