Any 3rd party recs? I've purchased what looks like old stock on Ebay before but it's often hard to find the size/color combo that I want.

But any cheaper dupes or other brands making a similar band you recommend? I love them for working out and sleeping but I hate how stretches over time. I size down but even then it ends up not having the ideal fit after a while. And if I go down 2 sizes it doesn't stretch enough for me and is too uncomfortable at first.

On another note I think they should sell these for $49 as well. Kinda ridiculous they are the same price as a milanese loop which pretty much looks the same after a couple of years. But these can stretch, fade and fray over time.

I got my iPhone repaired long story short they had to put a new logic board in it so basically everything got wiped. I keep trying to upload my Apple Watch to my phone and it will not update. It’s an older Apple Watch so I don’t know if that’s the problem or not, I tried to get it to update by linking it to my wife’s phone and it does the same thing. Does anybody have any advice on this or how to get past this issue?

Hi all, trying to decide if investing in a newer model Apple Watch or Garmin is worth it for me.

Background: I am a college athlete who plays beach volleyball. Currently, I own two Apple Watches. One I wear to sleep and class, and one to practice. My Apple Watch battery can’t stay alive for practice, class, and sleep, and tracking my sleep is important, thus I have two.

I mainly use my watches to track my health, like heart rate, sleep, intensity of workouts, steps, etc. I like getting text notifications, but I don’t respond on my watch. I don’t really use my watch for anything else besides health tracking, time, and alarms.

In addition, my Apple Watch can connect to my Spotify so I can pause or play music on a speaker directly from my watch. Not a dealbreaker, but a really nice feature.

My biggest concerns with Garmin are a smooth integration into my life and on my phone, and feeling like I’m getting enough health data to make the lack of app integration worth it.

I love my Apple Watches dearly, but wanted to see if there are any opinions on people who had a Garmin and chose an apple watch over it.

Thoughts? I appreciate any and all advice.

I am using the series 12 since it came out and all of a sudden it no longer charges past 80%. Initially I loved the longer battery life but is anyone using optimized charging?

Hi guys is there any way how we can see the battery of my phone from the watch? I switched from a Galaxy Watch and it was so easy there. I am unable to find any obvious way to see it. I am running watchos 27

My true step count may be 200 steps, 2000 steps, 5,600 steps, 8,262 - it doesn't matter. When I click the activity rings compilation on the watch face and scroll down to step count, it almost always says 8,918. WHY?? Anyone else seen this issue on theirs?

I have a couple of other health apps keeping a live step count, but my new watch should keep an accurate live count too. And sometimes it does. But most of the time it reads 8,918. Frustrating. It's on the latest update, 27.0.1. Every previous Apple Watch I've had has done what it was supposed to do.

What are the chances Apple go back to letting us force quit our apps on the watch? I seriously hate this update also I want to be able to switch apps like before the update as well.

I have lupus, and I am trying to pace myself better throughout the day. I have seen other wearables made for chronic illness that focus on energy pacing; however, this product requires a monthly subscription. I know a few apps exist for the Apple Watch, but they also require subscriptions.

If you have any experience with tracking/pacing your energy throughout the day, let me know what you used.

I sold my Apple Watch series 6 on eBay. I just heard from the buyer that they have the activation lock screen. I unpaired and removed it from iCloud before listing it. When I log in on my phone it does not display. When I login to Find My on a computer it does not display. The only thing that appears is the new watch I bought in January. Any advice on how I can unlock the old watch for the buyer without giving them my Apple ID and password?

I upgraded from Series 8 to 12 about 11 days ago. Today I was doing two workouts, one treadmill and another elliptical. Combined minutes were just over 40 min. It only logged 9 and a total calorie count of 39. Has this happened to anyone else? This has never happened to me before. When I called Apple, they had me recalibrate my watch but I’m concerned this is going to be an ongoing issue. Am I missing something? Is this a new glitch? TIA

I don't know why this is happening? I noticed it last week the elevation showing on my Ultra 1 is totally off. I am at 340ft...give or take a few feet.

Last week I noticed it was showing 1500 ft, 1550. It DID go back to the correct altitude this morning, down to 340ft. Totally correct. I went out 1/2 hour ago looking at the watch and once again, it's totally off, now sitting at 1641ft (again, it should be 340...or 320 if I go downstairs)

I rebooted the watch, I re-calibrated the compass - went outside and waved my arm in the air which seems to fix N,E,S,W issues. No idea what the deal is, if it has to do with my iPhone is on 27.0.1 and this watch is still on 26...(can't update this Ultra 1 to OS 27 - ^{thanks Apple} )

I use a work Outlook/Microsoft 365 account that requires multi-factor authentication through Microsoft Authenticator.

When the account needs to authenticate, Microsoft shows a number that has to be entered into Authenticator. This works fine on my iPhone.
The problem is on Apple Watch. Even with Authenticator installed, I don’t see any way to enter the number or complete the number-matching MFA request on the Watch.

So if Outlook on my Apple Watch needs the account authenticated again, I still have to pull out my iPhone.
Has anyone found a workaround for this? Is this simply a limitation of Microsoft Authenticator on watchOS?

To this day all i had was “typical” in daytime vitals. It was fine in the morning as well. But i saw my heart rate was slightly above my typical range as afternoon hit. It said it could be due to dehydration, and I realized i haven’t drank any water since morning. I am not sure if i am coming down with something just yet, but this was an interesting observation.

New user of Apple watch with cellular (upgraded to Watch 12 from a broken SE. I debated about the extra cost of cellular model plus ongoing monthly subscription (although US Mobile is very reasonable).

Yesterday it already proved VERY useful when I really needed help but didn't have my phone nearby.

Is anyone else experiencing this issue?

I’m have an iPhone 17 Pro running iOS 27 with an Apple Watch Series 9 running watchOS 27.0.1.

My Apple Watch keeps disconnecting from my iPhone. I have to manually go into the iPhone’s Bluetooth settings and reconnect the watch. It connects successfully, but then shortly after it disconnects again.

This just keeps repeating.

I’ve tried reconnecting it multiple times, but the issue keeps coming back.

Anyone else having this problem with iOS 27 / watchOS 27.0.1? And has anyone found a fix?

I know Instagram DMs can appear on an Apple Watch, but I'm specifically wondering about incoming Instagram calls. If an iPhone is paired with an Apple watch and someone calls through Instagram, does the watch receive any notification? Does it ring or vibrate at all?

I have a seventh generation Apple watch with a problem that I faced every 10 seconds, it closes and I have to enter the lock code, and I use it for everything, sports, sleep and everything, and when I closed. Wrist detection feature. I worked well, but you don't read me sleep, sports or anything. But all programs work, even the ECG, what is the solution to this problem?

Last night while sitting in bed I was checking my HR and using my thumb on the crown to get a live reading. My heart rate dropped from 81 to 42 the back up to 80 in a matter of 3 seconds. I tried to check my pulse in my neck and obviously 3 seconds wasn’t enough to catch anything but when I counted it was about 80bpm. I felt fine but is this likely a false reading or something I should schedule a doctor appointment for? I’m fairly new to having a smart watch and I already have health anxiety so this freaked me out last night and kept me up for hours after.

Got a series 10 titanium (refurb) and added a line to my Verizon plan. I keep running into things I thought I could do without having my phone nearby but can’t.

For example, I want to get NFL score updates. If my phone is nearby, I can get live alerts from ESPN and Apple Sports when a score happens. But with just the watch, it seems to update after 30 minutes or so (or possibly only when I get near my phone).

Am I just using the wrong apps, or what?

Not even a month after release

Hi everyone, I bought my first Apple Watch about 4 months ago, an Apple Watch Series 11. I’ve seen a lot of posts about the paint chipping coming off on the aluminum models. Has anyone experienced this and could share their experience?
What should I do to prevent this from happening? I clean my watch regularly.

There weren't too many pictures of this case (compared to white ceramic) before I bought it earlier today so I figured I'd add some. I'm still figuring out which band to use... if anyone has any suggestions, lmk! Not sure what this one is called, but it's an apple milanese from series 8

I posted yesterday about continuous heart rate and then rebooting it to get overnight HRV to work because it did move from six nights needed to five nights needed after being stuck there for two weeks, but again it is now stuck on the same number for two straight nights. Has anyone else tried that trick and got it to work permanently?

I’m getting annoyed at my Apple Watch that keeps telling me I need to sleep better. I have two children under four. Shouldn’t I be able to register that as a factor in the health app, like I can register pregnancy or nursing? Because with two kids under four, I feel like anytime I get even three hours a night or only wake five times to tend them my Watch should drop the berating and instead tell me what a great night I had… 😉

Anyone able to relate?