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mishap1 t1_ivffhci wrote

Reply to comment by chrisdh79 in How Apple Watch is helping veterans and active service members deal with nightmares from PTSD by chrisdh79

So you just have to get a second watch to monitor you at night while you're primary is charging.

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Not_as_witty_as_u t1_ivfmp30 wrote

Not that you would, but a $300 solution to PTSD from war zones is pretty good value even if you had to do that, no? Can you just not help yourself from being cynical?

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Modsda3 t1_ivgg1na wrote

For real. I've had cptsd from combat for 10 years now. Woke up disoriented and completely drenched in sweat and absolutely drained just last night. This tech could be a game changer for me.

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deepseadinko t1_ivim946 wrote

If you do succeed in getting this I would love to hear a follow-up sometime down the road.

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mishap1 t1_ivfo1v8 wrote

If it works, it's a dirt cheap solution. Not criticizing the innovation. The commentary is on Apple's lack of focus on increasing battery life on these. I've gone to the Ultra as my 4th iteration but I could routinely run my last gen to reserve power in the course of a day and anything but near religious charging discipline means a dead watch.

Few things are more frustrating than having a watch crap out mid-day because you forgot to charge. Other brands have watches that last longer and have the same sensors so I don't exactly see where this is an Apple unique feature. It's just a bit of PR fluff unless there's a patent on it here. I say this as a very long time AAPL shareholder.

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Not_as_witty_as_u t1_ivfrhly wrote

>Apple's lack of focus on increasing battery life on these

Yeah because surely they're not trying to improve that...

I don't know what to tell you but I sleep with mine on and charge while showering/getting ready for the day and I'm good.

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Mg2836 t1_ivha1sv wrote

I mean whats the competition….

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mishap1 t1_ivfuaeq wrote

They reached a good enough point of 18 hours and spent any other gains in cutting costs. Same with their phones.

I get the expectation that people are always near chargers and I always carry a charger. That said, my 6 would be deep into reserve power before I get back to a charger probably once a week especially if I did any exercise in the day. It'd never last to the morning if I ever wore it without a solid charge.

Perhaps I am just too much of a power user or I don't sleep enough but the margin of error on the base watches doesn't seem sufficient for medical use.

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Tball2 t1_ivijt2y wrote

Then why did you buy 4 iterations. Buy one of the alternatives if they have the same sensors and have the battery life you crave so badly

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therealpigman t1_ivfilz4 wrote

Charging while I shower each day is usually enough to last day and night

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thoughts_and_prayers t1_ivfho8f wrote

I always keep my Apple Watch on during the night. Typically just need to charge it while I’m getting ready for the day and sleep and I’m usually all charged up.

The fast charging functionality that they added a couple releases ago solved most of the charging issues.

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evilohm t1_ivfn52o wrote

you can charge it an hour before bedtime or while you're idle sometime in the day.

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jordanundead t1_ivft3u6 wrote

I have my bedtime set so it tells me exactly when I need to charge to have 100% battery by bedtime.

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killer_by_design t1_ivhb0rz wrote

I can't even begin to describe to you how wide ranging and difficult living with PTSD is.

Please delete your comment. I know it's an off hand glib "haha apple dumb" kind of comment but the idea that for $300 my partner could avoid a PTSD episode is money I would spend a hundred times over.

Please consider deleting your comment.

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tooold4urcrap t1_ivghnki wrote

My watch never needs to be charged at night tho so I’m not sure what you’re asking.

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TheDyingAdventure t1_ivi2hjr wrote

Sometimes I charge mine while I brush my teeth and wash my face. It charges to 100 percent battery pretty fast.

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Shepard_P t1_iviqglq wrote

You must have not used a new one. They charge super fast.

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rdicky58 t1_ivi7o7y wrote

Not necessarily, I use sleep monitoring on mine and I just have to remember to throw it on the charger a couple hours before bedtime. If I forget it’ll still track through the night, I’ll just have to charge it the next morning. Still lasts me the whole day.

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Tyrilean t1_ivir6mc wrote

I wear my watch at night. Toss it on the charger in the morning while I do my morning routine, and it’s topped up by then.

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SatanLifeProTips t1_ivgsgnf wrote

For all the ahole downvotes, the guy isn’t wrong. Apple needs to get off it’s ass and improve the battery life drastically.

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PiXLANIMATIONS t1_ivh6ifo wrote

It’s basically an iPhone which monitors more than your iPhone does passively, and most of them have Always On Displays. The fact that such a tiny, complicated device lasts as long as it does is a testament to Apple’s design and hardware team.

All it takes is about half an hour on charge and it’ll last me 24/30 hours. That means I can wear it to bed, to work and for the rest of the day, whack it on to charge while I do my night routine and stick it back on before bed, rinse and repeat

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mzchen t1_ivi9kvo wrote

Because it's irrelevant to the article. Also, having to recharge a small device after it spends 8 hours monitoring your body so that you can use it for daily necessities isn't... that bad?

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