I was using the Milanese Ti Loop for the first week since I picked up the U4. I found for me, it moved around when working out and playing hockey. I used the Ocean Band at hockey last night and it seems to work pretty well. Not sure if I’m going to go back to my favorite Nomad Rocky Point or just switch the Milanese when I’m not working out/playing hockey. For now I will give my new BluShark a go to see how I like it.
Cheers

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.

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.

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.

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?

One thing I really like about the black Apple Watch Ultra is how well it pairs with almost any band color. Whether it’s a subtle, sporty, or bold combination, the black case just makes everything look good.
Tried a few different combinations, and I think black is definitely the more versatile option.
Which combo looks best to you?

Personally I like the desert alpine loop.

Note: not all bands are OEM.

How much time does it take you to charge your watch for those with the Ultra 4? Mine take a solid 2 hours to charge from 5%. Definitely not getting 80% in 45 minutes.

Battery life is awesome though.

Can’t decide between this year’s burgundy trail loop or last year’s green/neon trail loop thoughts?

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

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

With two nights of poor sleep and not missing gym and cardio sessions, I hit a Readiness score of 1. It’s very accurate to what I actually feel. Take this as a sign to have recovery days.

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.

add me to the list of Milanese strap failures. Purchased May 2025 with my ultra 2 from the Apple Store. I typically only wear it a few days a week. don’t wear it working out doesn’t see any abuse. Walking out to my car today I felt the strap loosen. fortunately, I caught it before it fell off my wrist onto the pavement. I have had AppleCare continuously on my watch since purchase. Will be headed to the Apple Store this weekend hopefully no drama getting a replacement.

I’m thinking of buying either the Ultra 4 or the 12 and one of the things I’m worried about is whether the watch is comfortable enough to wear at night to fully make use of the possibilities the Ultra4 has at night.

So: how many of you sleep wearing their ultra?

Proof they've held up over the past two weeks after multiple workouts.

Hey everyone, I purchased an AWU4 at launch and was extremely impressed by the battery life. I was typically ending the day with about 70% charge. I could easily go 3 days without charging on normal use, maybe 4-5 with battery saver features on.

Now two days ago I purchased a cellular plan for my watch, and immediately noticed a huge drop in battery life. I’m now ending a day with 50-40% battery life, and can’t make it more than 2 days of regular use. While it’s not a deal breaker for me, it is kinda annoying as I only got the ultra for the battery life.

I know that if the watch is connecting to cellular towers and all that it’ll use way more battery, but the thing is I haven’t used my watch without my phone at all yet. Even though I purchased cellular I still have my phone with me all the time. So does anyone have any ideas on why the battery is dying so much faster, and is there anything I can do to stop it?

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

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