Joe Maring / Android Authority
There was a time I despised smartwatches — yet another screen tied to the wrist, always trying to grab my attention. That was getting too much for an analog watch person. Smartwatches felt way too nerdy to me, like a cyborg-ish human laden with tech from top to bottom.
My tech reviewing side ensured that I was never completely detached from smartwatches, but I haven’t had one tied to my wrist full-time in more than two years. My last full-time smartwatch was a Galaxy Watch 4 Classic. It worked superbly well, and I was quite a fan of its clicky rotating bezel, but once I ditched it, I didn’t look back — until recently.
I paired an Apple Watch with my primary iPhone out of sheer curiosity and not with my mind made up to use a smartwatch full-time again. But now the situation is such that I regret ever quitting smartwatches.
Have you ever quit using a smartwatch? 22 votes Yes, and I haven’t gone back 9 % Yes, but I returned later 5 % No, I’ve always worn one 77 % Never used a smartwatch 9 %
Why did I let go in the first place
Brady Snyder / Android Authority
My previous smartwatch was becoming too much to handle every single day. After a point, I found it frustrating that the watch buzzed every waking moment — and on top of that, both the watch and the phone lit up at the same time, showing the same information, forcing me to dismiss everything on both devices.
Suddenly, I had not one but two devices to charge. While traveling, I had to remember to carry another cable because smartwatches don’t have a universally accepted charging standard like USB Type-C on phones. And then there were all the data and health metrics constantly being thrown at your face. I had just crossed the data fatigue line when I gave up on smartwatches back then.
It was just too much.
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