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Apple Watch Ultra 3

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76 points surprisetalk | 2 comments | 09 Sep 25 17:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.588s | source
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seemaze ◴[09 Sep 25 18:19 UTC] No.45186159[source]▶
In a conversation with my parents (who both have an apple watch) we realized they will likely be the first generation to navigate aging with a consistent and extensive history of health data from these devices. I’m curious what benefits and challenges that will bring.
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drewbitt ◴[09 Sep 25 21:27 UTC] No.45189456[source]▶
Only if we can get that data exported in a format that can be used by the next 'standard'. I've already got health data on my Android phone, a Fitbit account, my Withings devices, my old iPhone, and probably more elsewhere.
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basisword ◴[09 Sep 25 22:26 UTC] No.45190205[source]▶
You can export all the data from Apple Health from a button in the app. It exports a zip with data in a usable XML format. The Health data is also available via an iOS API so there are apps available which pull and export the data in other formats (e.g. CSV). I try to connect any health related apps to Apple Health (e.g. Withings, MyFitnessPal) and use that are the central repository.
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01HNNWZ0MV43FF ◴[10 Sep 25 01:45 UTC] No.45192062[source]▶
I would love to try it but I'm guessing it won't work if I just buy a cheap used one and never attach it to an account and never bring it online?
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1. astrange ◴[10 Sep 25 01:50 UTC] No.45192103[source]▶
Not sure what you mean by "one" but a watch will work fine without a network connection. It does need to be paired to a phone.

It'd make it less useful as a watch though because the time will drift without an NTP server.

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2. nerdsniper ◴[10 Sep 25 08:49 UTC] No.45195003[source]▶
I don't think this is true? All my Apple Watches refuse to provide any functionality at all, including just telling the time, until I pair them with an iPhone. This was an issue when I bought my first Apple Watch because I owned an Android.