Apple Watch Ultra and Oceanic+ App

[Watthem]

That seems very high to me unless you're doing an awful lot of swimming. I just looked at a recent bicycle ride: 34K with a total riding time of 1:44, average heart rate of 119 BPM and only 665 active calories. (This was a casual ride, not a workout.)

By the same token, on a day that I did three 50 minute dives from a live aboard I got credited with 1260 active calories. And I hardly swim at all. (It's not a lap pool, right?) I wore the watch over a Sharkskin rash guard, so I know heart rate wasn't being measured.

I'm glad the watch gives you some workout credit for diving, but I'd like to know how the active calories are being calculated.

The quoted figure for burned calories mainly comes from your body using energy to maintain internal temp, not energy consumed swimming

 

[Justin Phillips]

So I am at a point I really need to buy a computer. I can trade my Apple Watch 8 in and get the Ultra but there seem to be a lot of people saying it is crap. I am more than anything an Apple fanboy but want a computer I can rely on when I am diving. So question is with the 1.1 update the the Ultra take a step forward and can it be recommended or should I look at another computer?

 

[Watthem]

So I am at a point I really need to buy a computer. I can trade my Apple Watch 8 in and get the Ultra but there seem to be a lot of people saying it is crap. I am more than anything an Apple fanboy but want a computer I can rely on when I am diving. So question is with the 1.1 update the the Ultra take a step forward and can it be recommended or should I look at another computer?

I've been using it for a few dives in conjunction with a Shearwater. For rec depths ensuring you don't bust the 40m limit it's worked very well and the digital compass is great. The only concern for me is not having information to safely end my dive should I end up below the limit where it locks you out. All in all I'd be comfortable using it as my only computer, dependent on where I was diving and planned depth.

 

[kimh]

So question is with the 1.1 update the the Ultra take a step forward and can it be recommended or should I look at another computer?

What "1.1 update" are you talking about? AWU is definitely not "crap," and a large majority of the dive-related reviews are excellent. If you need coverage below the rec dive limit of 130'/40m, then you need something else.

 

[Justin Phillips]

What "1.1 update" are you talking about? AWU is definitely not "crap," and a large majority of the dive-related reviews are excellent. If you need coverage below the rec dive limit of 130'/40m, then you need something else.

Oceanic+ came out with the 1.1.0 update last week to the app. I did not mean to imply the AWU was crap, there are just a lot of complaints about the limit. Bottom line is I just want to be safe

 

[kimh]

Bottom line is I just want to be safe

If you dive beyond the rec diving limit (130'), you need a different device. As for safety, the consensus seems to be "as safe as anything else."

 

[Justin Phillips]

If you dive beyond the rec diving limit (130'), you need a different device. As for safety, the consensus seems to be "as safe as anything else."

Thank you that is great info. Not sure why I would need to dive below 130' so I am back to looking at an AWU

 

[astr0b0y]

Just came across this interview with Nick Hollis from Oceanic about the Oceanic+ app (posted November last year).

Will an Insanely Great Dive Watch Attract New Divers? An Interview with Oceanic’s Nick Hollis

Apple made a big splash in diveworld with the recent announcement of its new Ultra Watch featuring Oceanic’s dive computing app. And though the initial implementation is limited to 40m recreational diving, it’s an exciting harbinger of things to come. InDEPTH chief Michael Menduno reached out to...

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Interestingly, his comments on future AI for the Ultra seems quite positive. So far, gas usage are the main missing data points for the app, not even manual entry is available yet.

 

[Marie13]

Thank you that is great info. Not sure why I would need to dive below 130' so I am back to looking at an AWU

You want to pay the subscription price for the Oceanic app? I certainly wouldn’t want to pay that on top of the Watch cost.

 

[Belzelbub]

You want to pay the subscription price for the Oceanic app? I certainly wouldn’t want to pay that on top of the Watch cost.

In another thread, it appears that he's seen the light.