TeeJayHoward
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Looking for a way to keep an app running on my Apple Watch series 3 all the time without the screen dimming or turning off. The wrist-flick motion works about one in four times, and it's annoying as hell. Since you can't do custom watch faces, I've been using something that is basically a self-signed watch app. Initially I thought I'd buy a Series 5 and run the same app, but it looks like the "Always on" feature doesn't work for anything except the Apple clock, and even then it dims the screen to the point of being nigh-unreadable in direct sunlight. I'd also like to drop the refresh rate to 1Hz like the series 5 does if possible to save some battery life. Plus I want the S5's bigger size. Apple's SO CLOSE to finally releasing what I wanted half a decade back... Just a few more tweaks and it's there.
Really, I'd like to just add a custom watch face to the Apple Watch - but let's face it, Apple won't ever let its customers do that.
So, is it possible to "jailbreak" an Apple Watch so it can do all the nifty things any old Android watch can do? Or should I just give up on the idea of using a smart watch like a watch and get used to the idea of pushing a button to read the time?
Really, I'd like to just add a custom watch face to the Apple Watch - but let's face it, Apple won't ever let its customers do that.
So, is it possible to "jailbreak" an Apple Watch so it can do all the nifty things any old Android watch can do? Or should I just give up on the idea of using a smart watch like a watch and get used to the idea of pushing a button to read the time?