September 15, 2023 7:58 AM CDT

2019 Apple Watch Wishlist Revisted in 2023

In 2019, I wrote up my Apple Watch Wishlist. Let’s check in and see how things are coming along since then:

  1. Goal Completion Goal – When you start a new workout, you can either set a goal for Calories, Time, or an Open Goal. One of my favorite things to do is close my goal, so I’d like to see an option for Complete Ring or Complete Goal. I think this might motivate people to complete their goals.
    • This one is still not an option, and I still desire this feature. ❌
  2. Alert and Ringtone Options – Adding options to change how alerts and ringtones sound would be great, especially if you have multiple devices that ring. Right now they ring with all different ringtones, which sounds awful and dissonant.
    • Unfortunately, this is still an issue. I use silent mode often, but when I don’t this is maddening. ❌
  3. Sleep Mode and Night Brightness – I’ve been using Sleep++ to track my sleep with my Apple Watch, and I’ve used Theater Mode to keep the watch from lighting up at night. It could be better, though. During your bedtime, the overall brightness should be lower, and a native way to track sleep can only improve results and encourage others to get better sleep.
    • Sleep Focus Mode was added, and it’s wonderful. Sleep tracking and a dimmed screen make this feature complete. ✅
  4. Find my Watch – I’ve forgotten where I put my watch once, and it seems like a chore to fire up Find My iPhone just to make it play a sound, especially since you can use the Apple Watch to find your iPhone really easily.
    • This still isn’t a feature, sadly. ❌
  5. Forgot Phone – If I leave the house and my watch is on, but my phone is still at home, it would be great to get a notification on my watch to know that I’ve left the phone behind. This could also help if your phone gets stolen.
    • This isn’t really a feature yet, but locating your phone is coming this year, 2023, but likely only with the latest Apple Watch Series 9. 😐
  6. Exercise & Stand Streak – Apple Watch already tracks your Move Streak, so why not your Exercise and Stand Streak?
    • This still isn’t a feature, sadly. ❌
  7. Sleep Goals and Streak – iPhone has a Bedtime feature, and it makes sense for a report on how often you reach your goal, and your streak for nights of good sleep.
    • You get notified on the iPhone when you meet your health goal, but no streaks yet. Trends does capture a piece of this, though. 😐
  8. Forgot Watch and Unlock Reminder – I have a passcode on my watch, and sometimes I forget to unlock it. I’d love to see my phone let me know, or my watch to nudge me to unlock it.
    • iPhone unlocks my Apple Watch automatically, so I’d say this is complete. ✅
  9. Change Nightstand Appearance – Nightstand mode is nice, but can I choose a different color or brightness?
    • This still isn’t a feature, sadly. ❌

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