Re: Mark's New Apple Watch: My First Favorite New App for WatchOS

[Ed Worrell]

Hello Mark and  all,

Thanks Mark and you are welcome for the help. I also wanted to let people know 
about some Apple Watch apps that I have found useful:

1. ESPN - The ESPN app lives on my watch face with it’s complication for the 
majority of the summer as I am a very big Atlanta Braves fan, and I like to 
know what time the next game is scheduled, and what the score of the current 
game is when they are playing. This complication is great, the iPhone 
application has a ton of improvement that could be done. But in typical ESPN 
fashion they don’t seem to want to fix the unlabeled buttons to VO users. The 
Apple Watch is much more accessible and you can see stories and scores in the 
limited functionality it offers.

2. Mac ID - This app allows me to remotely lock my MacBook Pro 15 from across 
the room, or as I have it set via proximity. This means that I can get up from 
my desk and walk away from the computer and it will lock when I get about two 
feet away from it. You do how ever have to install the Mac ID client on your 
Mac, and have to download it from the companies website.

3. FitPort - As Mark said in the previous post this app will pull the step 
count for the day from your Apple motion sensor and store the results in the 
Health app, and FitPort pulls the step count. It is easy and simple to use.

4. DexCom G5 Mobile - This is probably the most used app on my Apple Watch and 
iPhone. This app connects via bluetooth to a wireless transmitter that is 
connected to a sensor that is located on my abdomen. This sensor and 
transmitter will send my blood sugar to my iPhone and Apple Watch every 5 
minutes. It will also tell me if my blood sugar is rising or dropping to 
quickly, so that I can take the appropriate actions and make corrections when 
needed.

5. DarkSky Weather - I love the amount of information DarkSky shows on the 
Apple Watch app. It is simple and very easy to understand and use.

6. Controller for Bose SoundTouch System - This is a very simple application. 
You must have the Bose SoundTouch system speakers for this to work. This app on 
both the iPhone and Apple Watch allow me to switch between my 6 favorite 
stations I have set with the Bose SoundTouch app. The interface is simply 
easier to use with VO, and is much less cluttered.

7. MLB @Bat app - This app used to be my goto app for Baseball scores and the 
complication on the Apple Watch, but the last couple of updates have made the 
app on the Watch very slow to load, and the complication doesn’t seem to update 
very quickly or often.


I hope this helps.

Ed Worrell
OverHere Consulting LLP
“Bringing Technology into Sight”
Email: e...@overhereconsulting.net 
Website: www.overhereconsulting.net 
Twitter: twitter.com/OverHereConsult
FaceBook: facebook.com/overhereconsulting
> On Jul 6, 2017, at 1:07 AM, M. Taylor  wrote:
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> Thank you, most kindly, for taking an interest in my new Apple Watch.  I
> must say that the learning curve is quite steep, given that one has to
> learn, essentially , both a new paradigm in terms of VoiceOver navigation.
> Be that as it may, I have, thustly, found the experience immensely
> refreshing and rewarding.
> 
> So, now that I have the watch teak the way I want it, for the time being, I
> can tell you that I am most delighted with my first WatchOS app.  
> 
> The app is called FitPort.  
> 
> My favorite aspect of this simple health statistics dashboard is the fact
> that, when installed on WatchOS, it also installs a Complication that allows
> one to easily see the number of steps taken, from directly in the watch
> face.  It's absolutely brilliant.  
> 
> So, I am currently using the Modular watch-face with the FitPort
> Complication located in the center middle area of the watch face.  
> 
> Now, with the turn of the wheel on the side of the watch, I cannot remember
> its name, I can quickly and conveniently hear the number of steps I've taken
> so far, in a day.  
> 
> The best part is that this number is perfectly synchronized with the Health
> app on iPhone just as WatchOS and iOS sync the Activity data.  
> 
> Very, very impressive.  
> 
> The FitPort app cost $2.99 in the US App Store.  I have posted a very
> positive review in the App Store on FitPort's behalf and I have mentioned
> them in a Tweet at @FitPort.
> 
> Special thanks to Ed for pointing me to this amazing simple and easy-to-use
> app.
> 
> Until Next Time,
> 
> Mark  
> 
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RE: Mark's New Apple Watch: My First Favorite New App for WatchOS

[M. Taylor]

Hello Ed,

This is great info; thank you for sharing.

I truly hope that other VoiceOver watch owners will post their favorite watch 
apps/Complications as so many of us will find it helpful.

As for me, the only two apps I’ve installed on my watch, so far,  is the 
aforementioned Fit Port dashboard app/Complication and the Nike+ app.  

The Nike+ app leave much to be desired in iOS but is somewhat more useful and 
accessible on WatchOS.  Be that as it may, I cannot recommend Nike+ to 
VoiceOver users, at this time.  But for the fact that I have enough vision to 
see various aspects of the Apple Watch display, I don’t think I’d be able to 
use it without first having some sighted assistance.

Mark

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Ed Worrell
Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2017 11:01 AM
To: 'Carol Pearson' via VIPhone
Subject: Re: Mark's New Apple Watch: My First Favorite New App for WatchOS

Hello Mark and  all,

Thanks Mark and you are welcome for the help. I also wanted to let people know 
about some Apple Watch apps that I have found useful:

1. ESPN - The ESPN app lives on my watch face with it’s complication for the 
majority of the summer as I am a very big Atlanta Braves fan, and I like to 
know what time the next game is scheduled, and what the score of the current 
game is when they are playing. This complication is great, the iPhone 
application has a ton of improvement that could be done. But in typical ESPN 
fashion they don’t seem to want to fix the unlabeled buttons to VO users. The 
Apple Watch is much more accessible and you can see stories and scores in the 
limited functionality it offers.

2. Mac ID - This app allows me to remotely lock my MacBook Pro 15 from across 
the room, or as I have it set via proximity. This means that I can get up from 
my desk and walk away from the computer and it will lock when I get about two 
feet away from it. You do how ever have to install the Mac ID client on your 
Mac, and have to download it from the companies website.

3. FitPort - As Mark said in the previous post this app will pull the step 
count for the day from your Apple motion sensor and store the results in the 
Health app, and FitPort pulls the step count. It is easy and simple to use.

4. DexCom G5 Mobile - This is probably the most used app on my Apple Watch and 
iPhone. This app connects via bluetooth to a wireless transmitter that is 
connected to a sensor that is located on my abdomen. This sensor and 
transmitter will send my blood sugar to my iPhone and Apple Watch every 5 
minutes. It will also tell me if my blood sugar is rising or dropping to 
quickly, so that I can take the appropriate actions and make corrections when 
needed.

5. DarkSky Weather - I love the amount of information DarkSky shows on the 
Apple Watch app. It is simple and very easy to understand and use.

6. Controller for Bose SoundTouch System - This is a very simple application. 
You must have the Bose SoundTouch system speakers for this to work. This app on 
both the iPhone and Apple Watch allow me to switch between my 6 favorite 
stations I have set with the Bose SoundTouch app. The interface is simply 
easier to use with VO, and is much less cluttered.

7. MLB @Bat app - This app used to be my goto app for Baseball scores and the 
complication on the Apple Watch, but the last couple of updates have made the 
app on the Watch very slow to load, and the complication doesn’t seem to update 
very quickly or often.


I hope this helps.

Ed Worrell
OverHere Consulting LLP
“Bringing Technology into Sight”
Email: e...@overhereconsulting.net
Website: www.overhereconsulting.net
Twitter: twitter.com/OverHereConsult
FaceBook: facebook.com/overhereconsulting
On Jul 6, 2017, at 1:07 AM, M. Taylor  wrote:

Hello All,

Thank you, most kindly, for taking an interest in my new Apple Watch.  I
must say that the learning curve is quite steep, given that one has to
learn, essentially , both a new paradigm in terms of VoiceOver navigation.
Be that as it may, I have, thustly, found the experience immensely
refreshing and rewarding.

So, now that I have the watch teak the way I want it, for the time being, I
can tell you that I am most delighted with my first WatchOS app.  

The app is called FitPort.  

My favorite aspect of this simple health statistics dashboard is the fact
that, when installed on WatchOS, it also installs a Complication that allows
one to easily see the number of steps taken, from directly in the watch
face.  It's absolutely brilliant.  

So, I am currently using the Modular watch-face with the FitPort
Complication located in the center middle area of the watch face.  

Now, with the turn of the wheel on the side of the watch, I cannot remember
its name, I can quickly and conveniently hear the number of steps I've taken
so far, in a day.  

The best part is that this number is perfectly synchronized with the Health
app on iPhone just as WatchOS