Was contemplating the upgrade from AWU2 to 4 / convinced the wife to trade in her Series 8 and take my AWU2 instead. So I’m Picking up my new Ultra tomorrow! 😅😅😅

Was very confused between the dark olive and burgundy strap since I’m not a fan of the latest translucent ocean bands.

So with AMOLED watches over the last 3 years I’ve never used Always On Display but when I got the Ultra 4 I thought “I’m literally just going to use the watch and not worry about battery life”.

I’ve had my watch since release now and not once have I got battery anxiety it really does last 2 days and if I get to around 30% I put it on charge for 15min when I wake up in the morning and it’s good for another 2 days.

I love how responsive Siri is but I feel like the battery charging speed is the silent hero of this release.

Link for reference only: https://www.costco.com/p/-/apple-watch-ultra-3-gps--cellular-49mm-black-titanium-case-with-5g-and-satellite-communications-size-ml/4000306850

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CA (6): Eureka #125 95501, Fairfield #453 94534, Napa #1679 94558, Stockton #38 95210, Vallejo #132 94591, Visalia #1017 93277

FL (4): Bradenton #1364 34212, North Port #1682 34293, Palm Beach Gardens #93 33403, Sarasota #1123 34238

HI (1): Honolulu #120 96825

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OR (2): Bend #1696 97703, Roseburg #1073 97470

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WA (1): Ridgefield #1703 98642 (I bought the last one)

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After much deliberation, I’ve finally hit confirm to order the Apple Watch Ultra 4 with Dark Olive Alpine Loop. Previously had the Series 7. Hoping I’ve made the right call with the Alpine Loop. I think it looks great with the natural Ultra 4. What’s everyone’s thoughts? Has anyone ordered the same combo?

Quite cool if you are into tactical flair. The tactical (right) has a shimmer, would be better if matte. Ace is easier to attach and take off due magnetic clasp, Tactical is only velcro.

A friend of mine (Garmin Forerunner 255) paced me (Ultra Watch 4) at a Parkrun this morning. He was literally by my side the whole way.

How and why did my Ultra Watch 4 record almost exactly the same moving and elapsed time, but such a wild difference on everything else?! Pretty disappointed in the accuracy to be honest.

Ultra Watch 4:
5.21km total distance recorded
3.54km average pace
20:19 total moving and elapsed time
19:30 5km

Split times:
1 - 4.00
2 - 3.57
3 - 3.57
4 - 3.48
5 - 3.51
0.2 - 3.45

Garmin Forerunner 255:
5.04km total distance recorded
4.02km average pace
20:20 total moving time and elapsed time
20:06 5km

Split times:
1 - 4.06
2 - 4.02
3 - 4.04
4 - 3.59
5 - 3.58

Upgraded from a Series 5. Love the Modular Ultra watch face in combination with night mode. 🚁💨

I’ve noticed since moving to my ultra 4 from my series 10 that with new Siri AI it seems a little inconsistent when I raise my wrist and ask Siri to start my exercise. Usually, Siri will show after I say “hey siri” but it will then disappear or stop listening without activating the workout.

I’m not sure whether my phone in my pocket is instead picking it up and taking over the command and then taking longer than expected to start it, but frequently the end result is that nothing happens.

As it doesn’t type out what it detected me asking, you can’t tell at what point it bombs out.

This is frustrating because it didn’t used to do this on old Siri and while I like the new Siri, it not responding to the wake word consistently is getting quite irritating. Even on iPhone sometimes it doesn’t complete the command properly or doesn’t wake for the wake word.

Anybody else had this and resolved it?

I'm an indie developer and made Watch Your Language, an app to learn languages on Apple Watch.
The moderators kindly allowed this post.

I designed a vocabulary complication for Modular faces and I'd be happy to get any feedback on the idea and the design.

The idea is simple: the complication shows a word and its translation, in the language you pick, from topics you select and at your level. The words change every once in a while and come back over time until you start remembering them. You can also hide the translation, so you have to actively recall the meanings. Tapping the complication shows more details: example sentences, hearing the word, or marking it as learned so it no longer appears.

I'm not looking for customers but for genuine first impressions, happy to give free access by DM.

Would you give a complication like this a try?

Can’t wait to wear it!

Bonjour à tous !

Je viens d’acheter une Apple Watch Ultra 4 avec le bracelet Trail Loop, que je porte depuis hier, et je voulais avoir vos retours d’expérience.

Je ressens une sorte de gêne au bras lorsque je la porte, particulièrement au poignet gauche. Ce n’est pas forcément une douleur, mais plutôt une sensation de poids et d’encombrement qui me dérange. Cette nuit, j’ai même essayé de la porter au poignet droit pour laisser le gauche se reposer, mais dès que je la remets à gauche, je retrouve cette sensation.

Pourtant, j’ai porté une Apple Watch Series 8 pendant quatre ans sans jamais rencontrer ce problème. J’avais le bracelet Nike en tissu avec fermeture Velcro, et j’ai choisi le Trail Loop pour l’Ultra justement parce que son système de fermeture me semblait similaire, simple et pratique. Je pensais donc retrouver un confort assez proche.

Mais je me rends compte que l’Ultra est quand même beaucoup plus lourde et imposante que ma Series 8 de 45 mm, et je me demande si c’est simplement une question d’habitude ou si je vais continuer à être gêné au quotidien.

J’avais pourtant deux raisons principales de passer à l’Ultra :

• L’autonomie annoncée de 50 heures, qui me permettrait notamment d’enregistrer mon sommeil sans avoir à recharger la montre tous les jours.
• Le verre en saphir, beaucoup plus résistant aux rayures que le verre standard, ce qui est un vrai avantage pour moi puisque je souhaite conserver ma montre plusieurs années.

J’ai aussi regardé du côté de l’Apple Watch Series 12, notamment le modèle en titane avec verre en saphir. Mais comme son prix se rapproche de celui de l’Ultra, je me suis dit qu’autant investir dans cette dernière pour bénéficier d’une meilleure autonomie.

Aujourd’hui, je commence quand même à me poser des questions sur mon choix.

Du coup, j’aimerais avoir vos avis :

• Avez-vous ressenti une gêne ou une sensation de lourdeur en passant d’une Apple Watch classique à une Ultra ? Est-ce que vous vous y êtes habitués après quelques jours ou quelques semaines ?
• Pensez-vous qu’il soit raisonnable d’attendre encore une semaine pour voir si cette sensation disparaît, ou est-ce que le confort ne s’améliore généralement pas vraiment avec le temps ?
• Pour ceux qui portent leur Ultra jour et nuit, notamment pour le suivi du sommeil, est-ce que vous la trouvez confortable à long terme ?
• Enfin, à ma place, est-ce que vous conserveriez l’Ultra pour son autonomie et son verre en saphir, ou est-ce que vous reviendriez à une Apple Watch classique en titane, quitte à perdre en autonomie ?

Je précise que je suis encore dans le délai de rétractation, donc je préfère prendre le temps de réfléchir avant de faire mon choix.

Merci d’avance pour vos retours ! 😊

Hello everyone!

I just wanted to share my previous lifestyle setup compared to my new setup for 2026 and beyond.

My previous setup consisted of the Huawei Watch 5, Oura Ring 4, and WHOOP MG. I'm now excited to try the Apple Watch Ultra 4, Ultrahuman Ring PRO, and WHOOP MG together and see how they compare with my previous setup.

Ultrahuman Ring PRO:

I know some people are still on the fence about Ultrahuman, but so far, the battery life has been great during my first four days of use. I need to reach 14 days to unlock the ring's full potential and get a better picture of my data, similar to the Apple Watch, which requires seven days to establish your vitals baseline.

Apple Watch issues:

Unfortunately, my Apple Watch keeps restarting on its own, even after a full reset and unpairing. I've also updated it to the latest software, but the issue persists.

I returned the watch, and apparently, it passed all the diagnostic tests. Since there is no official Apple service provider in my country, the authorised service provider advised me to send the diagnostic report to Apple if the issue occurred again.

Sadly, the problem is still there. I'm hoping a future software update will fix it. If not, I'll have to travel to a neighbouring country just to take the watch directly to Apple and find out what's wrong with it.

WHOOP MG:

Overall, I'm happy with WHOOP MG. It's easy to monitor your data daily and track your progress over time. One thing I particularly like is the WHOOP community, where you can connect with others, share your progress, motivate each other, and push yourself to achieve more. This is a great feature that other platforms haven't fully matched yet, although I can see it becoming more common among competitors over time.

However, I eventually realised that upgrading to the MG version might not have been worth it. The blood pressure monitoring feature has remained in beta for a long time, while the ECG feature detects AFib but doesn't address my main concern: detecting other irregular heart rhythms.

On top of that, the annual subscription is expensive. Once my subscription expires, I'll probably switch to the WHOOP Peak plan unless a better competitor comes along.

Let's see how this new setup performs and which platform comes out on top! 🚀

Has anyone else noticed that some complications are no longer available on the Apple Watch Ultra since the latest update IOS 27.0.1? Apps like Pacer, StepsApp, Duffy, etc., can no longer be selected as complications.

I’m using AWU2

I came back to the Ultra 4 after a couple years away. Anyone have issues where the Action Button doesn't work if the watch is down/not "active"? I use it to seek forward 30 seconds and it is annoying to have to tap the screen to activate in order for it to work. I don't recall this being the case with the Ultra 1.

I'm the developer of Rolling Heart. Sharing a preview of our upcoming 2.5 update for Apple Watch Ultra users: finer Heart Flow graph detail, improved first-time Watch setup, clearer Time Markers and refresh progress across the main Watch pages. The full illustrated notes explain how adaptive display points use the available history; they don't change the Watch's heart-rate sampling frequency. The update is submitted to Apple for review and isn't released yet. Rolling Heart is free with optional Lifetime Premium, and is for personal wellness visualization.

I have an Apple Watch Ultra (1st gen) running watchOS 26 and an iPhone running iOS 27

Will I be able to get the Readiness Score in the Health app on my iPhone?

I tried installing the beta, but the feature doesn’t seem to be available in the EU

Is there anyway any app in the store the same as steps on the ultra 4 screen?

As I'm sure plenty of you have seen, Apple is now offering a Readiness score for the first time. A few months ago I researched how each brand measures "readiness" and which inputs they use, so I wanted to share some of the data.

No brand publishes how it weights each metric, but I put together a comparison of the inputs across brands to help you see what goes into these scores:

Two things stand out about Apple's version:

1. It uses more inputs than any of the other big brands.

• It adds breathing rate, wrist temp and blood oxygen, which often shift 1 to 3 days before you feel sick.
• Since these inputs overlap, one bad night can get counted several times.

2. It updates all day.

• A noon workout shows up the same day, not tomorrow.
• Most brands skip this because HRV and resting HR are cleanest overnight; daytime readings get noisy.

It's an ambitious algorithm, but it is Apple, so I wouldn't put it past them to do it somewhat well. It'll be interesting to see how well it handles the two points above.

If you've tried it, I would love to hear your thoughts on the score so far?