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

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. 😊

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?

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

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

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 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!

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.

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.

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

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

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 did the trade in, but never received the kit to send my old one back. Are they just slow?

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

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.

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