So I got my HomePod today. I was disappointed with BestBuy. I ordered the preorder through them and had a Feb 9 date but it was the ship date. Setup was super easy. My iPhone X instantly saw it once it was plugged in and away it went. The trick with it is the “Home” App. The HomePod settings all live in there. I received a call from my grandma on it and the sound was really clear. It was easy to trade it back off to my iPhone. It works really well with the room setup I have with my hue lights. So far, I am really impressed with the HomePod. I am excited to play with it for the next few days.
Tag: Apple
Timelapse on iPhone X
I have a peppermint plant that I bought at my local Smiths Grocery Store that I forgot to water. When I finally remembered, I could see it coming back to life. I pulled out my iPhone X and recorded it. Here is my timelapse.
Apple Watch and Nike + Running App
I just finished a run with the Nike + Running App on the Apple Watch. I have been spoiled and have used the Nike + Running app on my phone for years. I really like the GPS and the maps that they create. I like being able to look back over my run and see where I was on the run when I was fast or slow. When I use the Nike + Running App on my Apple Watch, The first screen has a start button.
I can scroll down using the digital crown to change my playlist or turn music off completely. I like that it defaults to the last playlist and run I picked on my iPhone. It pulled my music and running settings (indoor or outdoor) and I could just start the run without any setup. I listen to the same playlist generally and usually only update to a new playlist on certain races so this is great for me. It recorded my distance and used the GPS from my phone just like I am used to. The one thing surprising about it is my Apple Health App didn’t record any heart rates during my run. I am kind of disappointed that it didn’t record this. I will keep playing with both the Workout App and the Nike + Run app to see what will work best. It is kind of nice that the workout app records your data in the “Activity” App on the iPhone. You can go back in the Activity App and view your Workout App activity and it gives total time, distance, pace and heart rate. I wish that Nike pulled the heart rate too. Maybe they will do an update to the app to write that information. I checked my Apple Health App, and currently, I can only give Nike + Running the ability to read my heart rate information. The Nike + Running app seems to be a little slow on the Apple Watch. It doesn’t always display the correct song, nor does it always show my recent activity. These aren’t big drawbacks to me as I don’t really care about these features for my watch. I really liked the ability to skip a song on my playlist right in the app so all in all, I am happy with the App.