Re: Questions about apple watch and swimming.

[Goshawk On Horseback]

Yes you can, that is the way I tend to do it, as I enjoy swimming so much, the time just absolutely races away. Simon, the March Merman. On 16 Sep 2024, at 21:16, Marie Lyons <mlyons...@gmail.com> wrote: Could you set an alarm before you waterlock the watch? I have heard dings when I’m swimming. Perhaps I could try it and let you know. Marie LyonsSent from my iPhone On Sep 16, 2024, at 10:34 AM, mi...@eastlink.ca wrote:  Hi you press the crown to get the time and you turn it to different apps like audible, skype, or what ever apps you have on the watch. The touch screen is to enter your password etc. hth. from Mich.   From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Barbara Stahl Sent: September 16, 2024 10:22 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Questions about apple watch and swimming.   So how exactly do you tell time with the apple watch?  Do you just press the crown  to hear the watch announce the time like I do with my phone, but in the case of the phone, I just press the power button.  Or do you have to do something with the display like tapping it or something to get the watch to announce time?  I have heard that it is possible to switch the watch announcement to haptics in the watch's settings.  Would I be able to set something up like that to get the watch to tell me the time while swimming?  If this feature requires you to do something with the display, could I change it to initiate with another gesture like pressing the crown a couple of times or something?  Alternatively,  Could I just turn off waterlock and then turn it back on again after it tells me the time?   As what about Siri? Could I initiate Siri and get it to tell me the time for the bluetooth issue, I have also seen an article that reviewed swimming headphones and there was one that used radio frequencies instead of bluetooth that sounded good.   Just one more question. If none of my suggestions work, would it be possible to buy a waterproof case that I could put on the watch to avoid the waterlock altogether?   On Sep 16, 2024, at 3:36 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote:  You can’t do anything with your watch while waterlock is on, here a statement taken directly from Apple support: “When Water Lock is on, your Apple Watch doesn't respond to touch on its display. This prevents accidental input while you're in water.” You can start music and then turn on waterlock, but from what I read the problem is that the Bluetooth connection between the watch and your waterproof headset may not be very consistant as your arm goes under water; one poster said that even just a couple of inches of water are enough to block a Bluetooth signal. When I Googled this, I did find the following website which may be a solution, but I haven’t bought this so I can’t be sure:   Swim Headphones for Apple Watch | H2O Audio   From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Barbara Stahl Sent: Friday, September 13, 2024 8:09 PM To: Viphone <viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: Questions about apple watch and swimming.   Hi everyone!  I am considering getting a jym membership with a pool for exercising.  I was also considering getting an apple watch to use while swimming so that I could listen to music while swimming, and also to be able to tell how long I have been in the pool so that I can be sure that I get out and dressed in time to catch the bus to go back home.  I planned to use some waterproof head phones to listen to the music.   From other emails in this list on this issue, I know that in order to swim with the apple watch you have to turn on a waterlock and you have to turn this off in order to do things with the watch like have it read the screen.  However,  is it still possible to use the watch to tell time while swimming?  Also if you set up the music such as a pandora station before initiating the water lock feature, can you listen to the music after the feature is engaged?    alternatively,  is there an apple watch case or something that is waterproof that could be used instead of the water lock feature?    -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list.   If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself.   Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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