julian KAYE

Q: Force watch face to stay on for 60 seconds?

is there a way to make the watch stay on apple for one full minute, my wife is a nurse and needs the watch to be visible for 60 seconds while assessing patients in the Emergency Room

Posted on Apr 29, 2015 7:08 AM

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  • by Winston Churchill,

    Winston Churchill Winston Churchill May 4, 2015 6:19 AM in response to julian KAYE
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    May 4, 2015 6:19 AM in response to julian KAYE
    this is in an emergency room

    Then I'm surprised you (or your wife) is allowed to wear the Apple Watch.

  • by Winston Churchill,

    Winston Churchill Winston Churchill May 4, 2015 6:21 AM in response to waynefromtoronto
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    May 4, 2015 6:21 AM in response to waynefromtoronto

    waynefromtoronto wrote:

     

    There are also other reasons for the watch to stay on longer.  I use my Watch while golfing with the Golfshot app to determine distances on the course.  It often takes more than 4 seconds for the GPS to lock onto the correct distance, especially if you have just stopped walking.  Having the Watch stay on longer is very useful in this instance.

    Apps don't stop working (or shouldn't if they are designed properly) when the display goes out.

  • by waynefromtoronto,

    waynefromtoronto waynefromtoronto May 4, 2015 6:23 AM in response to Winston Churchill
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    May 4, 2015 6:23 AM in response to Winston Churchill

    True but you have to pump your arm up and down to reactivate the screen or tap the screen or press the crown.  If the display stayed on longer that would have been more useful.

  • by capaho,

    capaho capaho May 4, 2015 7:27 AM in response to julian KAYE
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    May 4, 2015 7:27 AM in response to julian KAYE

    If that's the case then clearly a conventional watch with a second hand would be more suitable.  Smart watches aren't really designed for that type of use and if she needed to keep the screen illuminated for the better part of a shift the battery would probably be depleted before her work was done.

  • by julian KAYE,

    julian KAYE julian KAYE May 4, 2015 7:31 AM in response to capaho
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    May 4, 2015 7:31 AM in response to capaho

    she might only need this two or three times a shift.
    I am asking people for a way to make the watch stay on for 30 seconds.

  • by Winston Churchill,

    Winston Churchill Winston Churchill May 4, 2015 7:33 AM in response to julian KAYE
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    May 4, 2015 7:33 AM in response to julian KAYE

    julian KAYE wrote:

     

    ....I am asking people for a way to make the watch stay on for 30 seconds.

    There isn't one.

  • by capaho,

    capaho capaho May 4, 2015 7:35 AM in response to julian KAYE
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    May 4, 2015 7:35 AM in response to julian KAYE

    At this point there is no user setting for adjusting the screen timeout, so I can't think of a way other than moving her arm or tapping the screen.  Apple needs to address this issue in a software update but it's anyone's guess as to when that may happen.

  • by Richard Fielding,

    Richard Fielding Richard Fielding May 4, 2015 11:21 AM in response to capaho
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    May 4, 2015 11:21 AM in response to capaho

    goodness me you lot stop bickering with each other.

     

    It's a fair point. It does annoy me that the screen goes off before I have finished reading or looking at whatever (and before I can think to tap the display). However I understand the reason Apple have done this. However I also understand that Apple should give the user the choice - which I am sure will be the case in a future release.

     

    Just look how iOS has developed over the years. I am sure the same will happen with the watch software. Let's all be happy our orders changed from PROCESSING to DELIVERED.

  • by Littlenursenancy,

    Littlenursenancy Littlenursenancy May 15, 2015 7:18 PM in response to julian KAYE
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    May 15, 2015 7:18 PM in response to julian KAYE

    hi julian I am a nurse and have the same problem as your wife. I have found that I'm not able to use my watch for assessments because the display goes off too soon. I also can't use it for IV pushes (they range from 1 to 15 min). The stopwatch doesn't help because it also turns off.  Also, unlike the iPhone whitch has multple timers,  the watch does not offer that timer capability. I was hoping for an option to use my iPhone timer and then it would beep or tap me on my wrist when the timer was done.  unfortunately I will probably take it back because I am not able to do basic things for my job that I was able to do with my $34 timex. Also I can't add military time to the utility watch face. thats all we use in the hospital. The customize feature isn't very customizable in my opinion.

  • by julian KAYE,

    julian KAYE julian KAYE May 15, 2015 8:13 PM in response to Littlenursenancy
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    May 15, 2015 8:13 PM in response to Littlenursenancy

    Too bad, I hope some workaround is implemented in future software updates.

    My wife loves her Apple Watch so much she's willing to make it work by waking it every 10 seconds.
    For her own purposes she uses it extensively to monitor all her physical activities and appreciates its features.
    My Apple Watch, the larger size with black band is still backordered 4 - 6 weeks

  • by jimkraz,

    jimkraz jimkraz May 16, 2015 6:25 AM in response to julian KAYE
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    May 16, 2015 6:25 AM in response to julian KAYE

    I know it would be difficult while taking a pulse, but if you hold your finger on the edge of the screen once you have raised your wrist, the watch face will stay on till you remove finger. Jim

  • by davidfromtrappe,

    davidfromtrappe davidfromtrappe Jun 14, 2015 4:36 PM in response to julian KAYE
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    Jun 14, 2015 4:36 PM in response to julian KAYE

    I have this problem too!! I am a first responder and a ski patroller. Having to carry a second watch defeats the purpose of having the apple watch in the first place. Give us the power to decide for ourselves. If it runs out of battery power, so be it.

  • by davidfromtrappe,

    davidfromtrappe davidfromtrappe Jun 14, 2015 4:39 PM in response to jimkraz
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    Jun 14, 2015 4:39 PM in response to jimkraz

    How do you do what jimkaz suggests? you cannot use the fingers on the hand whose wrist has the watch and the fingers on the other hand are on the patient feeling for the pulse.

  • by davidfromtrappe,

    davidfromtrappe davidfromtrappe Jun 14, 2015 4:41 PM in response to Littlenursenancy
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    Jun 14, 2015 4:41 PM in response to Littlenursenancy

    The watch does have a timer, but you cannot use it for sub minute times unless you request one through Siri ("hey Siri, start a thirty second timer"). But Siri is not reliable in a high noise environment.

  • by davidfromtrappe,

    davidfromtrappe davidfromtrappe Jun 14, 2015 4:45 PM in response to Meg St._Clair
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    Jun 14, 2015 4:45 PM in response to Meg St._Clair

    The watch does have a timer, but you cannot use it for sub minute times unless you request one through Siri ("hey Siri, start a thirty second timer"). But Siri is not reliable in a high noise environment.

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