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Hello! The article will be useful to those who have already decided to buy a watch from Apple or is still looking at a new product. Let's look at the answers to the most popular questions, of which there are quite a lot: what is it, where and how to buy it, how much will it cost, do you need an iPhone to use it, what can it do for the average person? There are many mysteries - there are no answers yet. Let's try to fix this!

This post will be in question-answer format. Some of them were received by email from site readers, some I found on the Internet. In general, sit back and get ready to find out everything you wanted to know, but were afraid to ask :)

Preview Apple Watch already here - let's go!

Basic definitions

What is this Apple Watch that everyone is talking about?

The Apple Watch is essentially a small computer; it can also be called a “smart watch”, which naturally needs to be worn on the wrist. It has a huge number of functions, including displaying time and date, the ability to monitor health (steps taken, number of calories, pulse), synchronizing data with iPhone (contacts, SMS, notes, mail), making payments (not in our country:( ), remote controller remote control and much more.

By the way, sometimes they are called iWatch by mistake. This name is unofficial and fictitious.

So, is the Apple Watch the same iPhone – only small and to be worn on the hand?

In principle, you can say so, but the most important thing is that the watch is primarily an addition to the iPhone. They are designed to make using the phone even more convenient.

Apple Watch runs a variant of iOS called WatchOS. This operating system is specially adapted (both in terms of power consumption and ergonomics) for wearable devices. It has a unique menu navigation system, recognizes the degree of pressure on the screen, there is also a replacement dial, a heart rate sensor, an NFC sensor for Apple Pay(not relevant for Russia) and much more.

Do you need an iPhone to use Apple Watch?

Yes, you will need iPhone version 5 and newer models. The operating system also has certain requirements - it must be iOS 8.2 or later. If the phone version is older, then you will not be able to “pair” with the iPhone and take advantage of most of the functions.

Can I use my iPad or iPod with my Apple Watch?

Unfortunately no, you will not be able to pair your watch with an iPad or iPod of any generation. At least this cannot be done at the moment.

When will it be possible to buy an Apple watch?

They will go on sale on April 24 in Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Great Britain, and the USA. As can rightly be noted, Russia is not among these countries. So for those who want to own a new product on the first day of sales there are two ways:

Visit one of these countries.
Wait for the resellers (the price will probably be jacked up).

At the time of writing, there is no clear information about when the Apple Watch will go on official sale in the Russian Federation. There are several different data from many sources about the release date; most agree that official deliveries should be expected 2-3 months after the start of sales.

What is the price of Apple Watch in the USA and Russia?

At the moment, only prices in the USA and Europe are known for certain. The pricing itself depends on what version of the watch, its size and what strap is used.

Since this time the company from Cupertino has diversified its model range quite a bit, it makes no sense to list absolutely all the configurations. You can always watch them. Let me just note that the most inexpensive version will cost $349. For more expensive lovers, the maximum price is $17,000.

If we convert to rubles, then we should expect the Apple Watch in Russia to cost from 22,000 to 900,000 (that’s not a typo!) rubles.

Update! In the end, this is what happened: prices for Apple watches in Russia start at 21,000 thousand rubles.

Will watches purchased in Europe or the USA work in Russia?

Of course yes. There are no restrictions. You can absolutely safely purchase an Apple Watch anywhere and use it anywhere in the world, including in the Russian Federation.

What's included in the package?

In addition to the watch itself, the Apple Watch package includes:

Strap.
Magnetic charging cable.
USB adapter (Apple Watch Series 2 only).
Operating instructions.

Modifications and types of Apple Watch

The watches come in three different collections based on case and display materials:

Apple Watch Sport (Silver Aluminum 7000 Series with Ion-x Glass, back panel made of composite material).
Apple Watch (316L stainless steel, sapphire crystal, ceramic glass back).
Apple Watch Edition (18k rose gold sapphire crystal, ceramic glass back).

For each edition, different variations with straps are possible.

Are there any differences between the models due to what they are made of?

No! All technical specifications are the same and they provide identical functionality. It doesn't matter if it's $359 or $17,000. The only difference is in the materials of manufacture.

Size and weight

For each modification, there are two display sizes – 38 mm and 42 mm. The remaining dimensions are as follows:

38.6 mm. Width 33.3 mm, height 10.5 mm.
42 mm. Width 35.9 mm, height 10 mm.

Weight varies depending on the material of the case and strap, the minimum is 25 g. The maximum (gold) is 69 g.

Is Russian available in the Apple Watch menu?

Unfortunately, at the moment there is no support for the Russian language in the watch. Although it is possible to quickly respond to messages specifically on the “great and mighty”.

Update! With the arrival of the new firmware, everything has changed. Now full support for the Russian language has been announced. If your watch has old version OS, it makes sense to update as soon as possible. Let me remind you that software updates occur using (from the menu) a companion device (iPhone).

Is it waterproof?

The head of the company, Tim Cook, said that he regularly goes to the shower with his Apple Watch. However, at the same time he noted that he would not recommend diving or immersing them in water for a long time.

The watch is officially water resistant to the ipx7 standard. This means you can wear them to the gym and even take a shower. But you should refrain from diving 1 meter for more than 30 minutes.

What sensors does the Apple Watch have?

Each gadget, regardless of the collection, is equipped with the following sensors:

Heart rate (to measure pulse).
Accelerometer and gyroscope (counts the number of steps, and even which floor you climbed to).
Ambient light sensor (to save battery - the screen turns off when necessary).

Screen

All models are equipped Retina display. The screen of the Sport collection (the most inexpensive) is covered with ion-x glass. Watch and Edition have a sapphire display finish. Although Apple has not confirmed this, most agree that the display is made using OLED technology (allowing for deeper blacks and lower power consumption).

Now about the physical dimensions:

38 mm. 340x372 pixels.
44 mm. 390x312 pixels.

What processor is installed in the Apple Watch?

The watch is powered by the Apple C1 processor. There is no exact information about it yet, but they say its performance is somewhere between the Apple A4 and A5 (iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S).

Wireless connections

We couldn’t do without them, which is quite logical: for a high-tech gadget, high technology!

Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy (LE) connectivity for discovery and pairing.
Wi-Fi version 802.11 b/g/n 2.4 GHz for fast data exchange.
NFC for Apple PAY.

Internal memory capacity in Apple Watch

Is 8 GB. Moreover, all memory is divided into parts and a limited amount of space is available for each type of information.

2 gigabytes for music.
75 megabytes for photos and pictures.
The rest of the part is reserved for the Watch OS operating system and applications (which you will install).

Battery life

Apple specifies that the battery will last an average of 18 hours. On official page, represented by more detailed information. So, the operating time of the Apple Watch depending on the conditions:

18 hours in mixed mode.
3 hours talk time.
6.5 hours of audio playback.
If you use it exclusively as a watch, you can see the time within 48 hours.
Power reserve – 72 hours.

up to 80% – 1.5 hours.
up to 100% – 2.5 hours.

How does charging occur?

The Apple Watch comes with a special magnetic cable. It's buckled on back gadget. So there are no ports present. Which is quite convenient and has a positive effect on water resistance.

Apple Watch and iPhone

Do I need special software to sync iPhone with Apple Watch?

No, you don't need to download anything additional. The synchronization application is already installed on iPhone (from version 5) and iOS from version 8.2.

How to create and unpair a watch and an iPhone?

Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone, select the “my watch” tab and click “start pairing.”

In order to disconnect devices, there is a special item in the application. When you press it, you will be asked if you want to do backup copy Apple Watch data? It will come in handy if you plan to use this particular iPhone with your watch in the future.

The distance at which the connection is not interrupted

The standard Bluetooth range is 9-15 meters. It's better not to go far :). However, if your Apple Watch and phone are connected to the same Wi-Fi networks, synchronization will be performed in any place where this network operates.

Is it possible to connect Apple Watch and another Bluetooth device to iPhone at the same time?

Apple has still not provided official information regarding the simultaneous iPhone work with Apple Watch and other Bluetooth devices (such as headphones). But most likely it will be possible.

Can I connect my Apple Watch to multiple iPhones?

To use it with another iPhone, you need to disconnect the connection to the one it is currently connected to. You will be prompted to make a backup copy of your data and then, when you return to the original phone, there will be no need to set everything up again!

If you forgot your iPhone at home, will the watch become useless?

No. Even if the Apple Watch doesn't have access to data, there are still plenty of features you can take advantage of:

View time.
Setting alarms and timers.
Physical activity tracking - heart rate, pedometer (although you won’t be able to track the route - there is no GPS receiver).
View photos and playlists.
Apple Pay.
Various third party applications.

Does Apple Watch affect iPhone battery drain?

From what is known at the moment, the watch uses the Bluetooth 4.0 LE (Low Energy) standard. This means their use will have virtually no effect on the phone’s battery.

In this review, I did not talk about controls, menus and the like. For two reasons:

It turned out to be quite big anyway.
It’s better to talk about these things (and show them) with a full-fledged device in hand.

I would like to note that if you are interested in any information regarding the Apple Watch that is not included in this review, please ask your questions in the comments. I will definitely supplement this article with interesting materials.

Apple Watch is good in itself, and plays its role perfectly wristwatch. Wanting to access additional functions and unlock the full potential of smartwatches, synchronization with a smartphone is indispensable. Connecting an Apple Watch to an iPhone may seem like a simple matter, but it is fraught with several very important nuances, which we will tell you about today.

Preparatory “work”

The synchronization process is quite long and energy-intensive, so you should take care of the Apple Watch’s high charge level. You can charge it either before synchronization, or directly during installation. No significant difference was found.

Do not forget that the Apple Watch is a new device and does not support all smartphone models. To synchronize, you need a model like iPhone 5 and older with an updated iOS firmware to latest version. The corresponding application for controlling Apple Watch can be downloaded from the App Store.

Make sure you have available Wi-Fi or mobile network to connect iPhone. In the Settings - Bluetooth section, turn on Bluetooth. Bring your Apple Watch as close as possible to your iPhone and you're good to go.

Let's start synchronization

By pressing the side button of the Apple Watch, after a few seconds the welcome screen will light up, after which you will be asked to choose an interface language. If you make the wrong choice, after synchronizing from smartphones, you can change the language to the correct one in the settings menu.

Launch the Apple Watch application from the iPhone and select the option to pair with a smartwatch. The phone will ask you to point the smartphone camera at the watch to a certain place, after which the pairing of devices will begin.

In case of unsuccessful connection, the operation can be performed manually. The Apple Watch display contains a small button called “I” (English - I), clicking on which will display a 6-digit code. Entering this code into the application on your smartphone will link one device to another.

The watch will ask you to select the hand on which you will wear the Apple Watch. Having already had experience using smartwatches, the settings can be loaded from a backup copy. Those who wear such a watch for the first time will have to pass a short calibration test. We carefully read all the clauses of the terms of the license agreement (or not) and put an approving checkmark. Confirming your Apple ID password will unlock features like Digital Touch, Apple Pay, and Handoff.

Set a password on your Apple Watch so that no one but you has access to your personal data. The longer and more confusing the password, the better for you and your security.

The last point is synchronization iPhone applications on Apple Watch. By selecting the “Install All” button, all programs available for smart watches will begin to synchronize with the Watch. Not wanting to waste your precious time on this, click “Later” and only contacts, messages and mail will be synchronized with the smart watch. The duration of synchronization depends on the volume of selected applications, and a sound signal will notify you of its completion.

Connecting your Apple Watch to your iPhone will not take you much time if you follow the steps indicated and carefully read what is offered to you. A little time, a little effort and the Apple Watch is ready for use.

And not to lose medical and training data.

In fact, the entire process is described by Apple itself on the official support website, for which the company has special respect and respect. The instructions are detailed, high-quality, written in simple language and contain links to all the necessary additional information if you suddenly have questions about a particular step. If you compare this with the creativity of, for example, Google, then the wizards from Cupertino are simply gods of instructions.

But, as you know, in reality, everything often happens differently from how it is described on support sites, and personal experience always provides more information. I’ll tell you below about my personal experience of transferring content to a new iPhone without incident.

Preparing your Apple Watch to migrate to a new iPhone

Important! Do not under any circumstances erase data from your old iPhone, until you have completed all the steps described below, otherwise you will be left without personal information collected by Apple Watch.

Logically, to connect a smartwatch to a new device, you just need to reset its settings, and then pair it with the next smartphone. At least that's what happens in the universe. In this case, you lose all the accumulated data, these are the realities of Android. In iOS, the process of transferring Apple Watch involves preserving all personal data, which is facilitated by the functional and simple system backup on iTunes.

We start by unpairing the old iPhone and Apple Watch. During this process, data from the smartwatch will be backed up to the smartphone's memory. To do this, open the program Watch on iPhone, then select " Apple Watch → Unpair Apple Watch" and confirm your decision, after which you may be asked to enter your Apple ID:

The process is unhurried, takes up to a minute, and on the watch the action takes even longer, since after the pair breaks up they are completely cleared of all content, that is, full reset settings.

After completing this step, all data from your Apple Watch will be saved on your iPhone. Now let's move on to the next, very important stage.

Backing up data from iPhone

Important! Be sure to encrypt your local iPhone backup. Cloud backups to iCloud are automatically encrypted.

If you use iCloud data backup, then there are no nuances here, go to “ Settings → iCloud → Backup" and forcefully update the current copy.

But I prefer to make a local backup of data on Mac, since restoring from it is much faster than from the cloud. To do this, launch iTunes, connect the iPhone, go to the “Browse” tab and here there is very important nuance: BE SURE TO ENCRYPT YOUR BACKUP COPY!

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Use any password, even three units, but there must be encryption, otherwise the copy will not save data from the Apple Watch and not only - all information from the applications will be lost " Health" And " Activity».

I've never encrypted backups in the past and didn't pay attention to the explanatory note next to this item. There was no such need for the Apple Watch. Now, during the first data transfer, I also, out of habit, did not encrypt the archive, as a result of which, after restoring the backup copy to new iPhone and connections, the Apple Watch discovered that the accumulated activity data over the past three and a half months had simply disappeared. It’s good that at that moment I had not yet erased the information from the old iPhone. But first things first.

Recovering data on a new iPhone and connecting Apple Watch

Important! Before restoring a backup to a new iPhone, update its firmware, which can be done over the air. Turn on the device, skip all the basic setup steps to get to the desktop. Go to “**Settings → General → Software Update**”. Update it if necessary.

Well, you have a local backup, now you can connect your new iPhone to your Mac to transfer data. After connecting the device, iTunes will offer to restore it from the latest backup, which is what you need to do:

After the process is completed, you can connect your Apple Watch and here your actions will be almost standard, except for one step, which I will discuss below.

First of all, launch the Watch application on your smartphone, select the desired language in the Apple Watch and then follow the prompts on the screen:

But at this stage you already need to select the item “ Restore from backup", choose the most current one (I only have one), after which you can go have tea, coffee, in general, wait a little.

Well, that's all, the watch is linked to the new iPhone, all data has been restored.

Although I had to perform the backup operation twice, because the first time I did not encrypt the copy and lost all medical data and activity information. If you have the same situation, then the main thing is not to panic. At least if old phone is still with you and all the data is saved in it.

Just connect it to iTunes again, check the box " Encrypt backup", set any password (the main thing is not to forget it later) and make a backup copy. Then do a hard reset on the new iPhone (“ Settings → General → Reset → Erase content and settings") and on Apple Watch (" Settings → General → Reset → Erase all content and settings"). After this, repeat the process described above.

It's easy to describe all this, but I personally was worried after the first recovery when I didn't find important personal data. Repeating the process, but with an encrypted copy, I returned everything I had accumulated through back-breaking labor to the phone. Hurray!

Apple rules

It seems that there are a lot of letters, a lot of points written above, but all this is just so that you don’t worry again and don’t ignore the encryption of the backup, which is quite easy to do, as practice has shown.

In fact, the process is very simple and you only need to do it once to then perform the actions automatically:

unpaired with Apple Watch;
made an encrypted backup copy of data from your smartphone to iTunes;
connected a new iPhone and restored the backup to it;
connected an Apple smart watch to the new iPhone, choosing to restore data from a backup in the process;
received all my data, applications, contacts, notes, messages, application settings (including third-party ones), photos and even “saves” from games.

Everything about everything takes at most 5-10 minutes of personal time, and the rest of the recovery process continues without your participation, that is, you can go about your business. As a result, you get everything personal on the new iPhone workspace, so to speak. Actually, for me, the iPhone is a working tool that is used every day and should always be ready for work. And this is one of the reasons why the iPhone has remained my main smartphone for eight years now.

Yes, I’m simply horrified by the idea of how, with each change of Android smartphone, I would fiddle with transferring and restoring personal data to third party applications and more. The only thing that Google synchronizes normally from device to device is contacts and things tied to Gmail services (calendar, mail). Everything else is darkness and horror. As such, the company does not have a unified and effective system for data backup and recovery. What can we talk about if she even has her Nexus devices

We present to the attention of all future Apple Watch owners instructions for activating, setting up and synchronizing with a smartphone. Before you buy this fashion accessory, it's worth knowing that to use it you need to have an iPhone 5 or later with iOS 8.2 installed on it. and above, as well as Apple ID. Only if you have these characteristics, and after you have decided on the watch model, you can safely buy it.

Turning on Apple Watch for the first time

Turn on Bluetooth on your iPhone. You can do this from the “Settings” menu or call up the “Control Panel” with a regular swipe, and turn on Bluetooth there.

Make sure that your smartphone is connected to the Internet via Wi-Fi or your mobile operator's network.

It's time to turn on the Apple Watch - to do this, press and hold the side button located next to the Digital Crown. Wait until the Apple logo appears on the device screen.

To minimize problems during the process of setting up and synchronizing your watch with your smartphone, you need to make sure that both of your devices are charged.

Setting up Apple Watch and syncing it with iPhone

How to enable automatic device synchronization?

On your watch, tap “Start Pairing.” After this, a specific animation should appear on the Apple Watch screen. After the watch setting program starts on your iPhone, click “Start Pairing” in it.

Now you need to point your smartphone camera at the Apple Watch screen with the animation depicted on it. Yellow square on iPhone screen must completely coincide with the frames of the watch display. After this, the devices synchronize with each other automatically.

Manual synchronization mode

In order to manually synchronize your Apple Watch and iPhone, you need to click on the “i” symbol located in the lower right corner, after which you should see identification number hours. Now, in the app on your smartphone, you need to click “Pair Apple Watch Manually” and then manually enter the number.

Setting up your Apple Watch

After a notification appears on the iPhone screen that the pairing has been successfully created, you need to click on “Set up Apple Watch as new.”
Choose how you want to display content on your watch screen based on which hand you'll be wearing it on.
Agree to Apple's terms and enter your ID.
Once you agree to the geolocation service, you will no longer be able to cancel this action.
Confirm using Siri.
Confirm or decline your consent to the automatic error reporting service.
Set a 4-digit password. To increase security, you can set a 7-character password.
Thanks to Apple password Watch can be unlocked from iPhone. If the watch is on your wrist, the password entered from your smartphone will unlock it automatically. If the watch is not near you, in order to use the data from it, you will have to enter the password every time.
You can automatically install everything on your Apple Watch available applications, or do it manually later.
Sync your accessory with iCloud to view photos, email, notifications, calendars, and messages on your watch screen.

Setting up your Apple Watch and syncing it with your iPhone is now complete.

This article will talk about how you can connect an Android watch to an iPhone. Finally, this has become possible, and you don’t even have to jailbreak your Apple smartphone.

The first to do this was a programmer under the nickname Mohammad AG: in confirmation, he published a video where it is clearly visible that notifications from the iPhone are perfectly transmitted to the wonderful “smart” watch. Unfortunately, the craftsman never released his synchronization application, which other programmers have successfully done, thanks to which any owner of both a smartphone and an Apple tablet can connect to their gadget without any problems. smart watch on Android.

It is noteworthy that for the first connection you will still have to use a phone based on operating system from Google. This is where you will first need to connect your watch. As an example, the Sony SmartWatch 3 was linked to Xperia smartphones Z3. After this you will need to install it on your smartphone free application Aerlink, which will instantly appear in the main menu of the smartwatch.

For the next manipulation you will need to use an iPhone. You need to download a small utility called BLE Utility from the app store and run it. Next, take the watch and open the previously downloaded Aerlink program on it and try to search for devices. While the watch is searching for a smartphone, on the iPhone we go to the Peripheral tab.

Now the devices are guaranteed to find each other, you just need to enter the connection code without errors. This is how a working connection between iOS and Android Wear is done.

Possibilities

What can a smart watch do when paired with an Apple gadget? Any notifications work just great. When you swipe any of them, the notification will instantly disappear on your smartphone. Music control does not raise any questions: both volume control and rewind work. Of course, accepting and rejecting calls also works great, with the dialer look on the watch being designed in a style very reminiscent of iOS.

Flaws

Not without a fly in the ointment. For example, the watch always shows that some error occurred when connecting to an Android smartphone. The Internet also does not work, therefore Google voice control is not available. It is not possible to reply to an incoming message using voice, and long text cannot be expanded.

But, the utility provides features previously unavailable to iOS users. In addition, thanks to the utility, the watch works with both iOS and Android devices, and battery consumption remains the same. This method with an Android watch is suitable for those who, for some reason, do not like the recently released ones or want to have a round “smart” watch at their disposal.