Tim Cook Talks Apple Watch Water Resistance and European Apple Pay ... - Mac Rumors

While on a trip in Germany to visit with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and meet with a few German-based Apple staff members, Apple CEO Tim Cook told Apple Store employees in Berlin that he wears his Apple Watch constantly, "even in the shower", according to iGen.fr [Google Translate].

The new piece of information from the Apple CEO could mean the company's been working on adding more water resistant features to the upcoming wearable, since at its early-September reveal event the company warned off wearing the device in the shower.

Cook went on to say that he charges his Apple Watch every night, which seems to fall in line with what he's said previously on the topic. But, as Apple Insider points out, some of his comments regarding the new information on the Apple Watch could have been lost in translation.

He also told a few of the Apple Store workers, specifically in fielding a question asked by a visually impaired employee, that apps and accessibility features focused on aiding the disabled would be coming to the watch over time. Cook even commented on a few recent bits of bad press the company has faced in regards to the working conditions at its Chinese facilities.

He said that Chinese workers want to work hard and their employers want them to always work more. Apple is trying to ensure that there is no abuse, and the number hours worked per week decreases with time. He said that wages in China are increasing much faster than anywhere in the world. While recalling that the cost of living is much lower there, compared for example to Germany or the United States.

Concerning the overseas launch of Apple Pay, which has been gaining steam in rumors lately, Cook stated that a European launch for the contactless payment service will come "before the end of the year." Cook's trip continues this week (via The Marker ) [Google Translate], with the CEO moving on to Israel to visit the newly-built Apple offices in Herzliya and a planned meeting with former President Shimon Peres.

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I didn't realize this was such a big feature for so many people.

What are you aiming to do on your watch that can't wait the five or ten minutes it takes to actually shower?

its not necessarily the shower. thats just an example (I know i don't wear mine during showering)

but you know, I do wash my hands regularly during the day, Especially coming out of the toilet. When I wash my hands, I use lots of soap and water. and do wash up to my wrists (proper handwashing technique, it's a habit). Wearing a watch, it WILL get wet. it will on occasion get under the flow of water.

What about rain? can you guarantee during a torrential downpour, no water will get on your wrist watch?

what about regions of the world with extreme humidity? Water resistance helps here too.

Simply put, the more water resistant a watch can be, the better.

good - but won't stop the haters from hating it.

I didn't realize this was such a big feature for so many people.

What are you aiming to do on your watch that can't wait the five or ten minutes it takes to actually shower?

I think, it's all about convenience. I want to wear my Apple Watch all day and don't want to remember specific situations where I have to take it off.

What are you aiming to do on your watch that can't wait the five or ten minutes it takes to actually shower?

You don't like to read your messages in the shower like everyone else? :eek:

I didn't realize this was such a big feature for so many people.

What are you aiming to do on your watch that can't wait the five or ten minutes it takes to actually shower?

Control music while in the shower?

Wrong thread .... or are you one of those who try to hijack every thread to promote the personal wish list of what others should do for you?

How is this the wrong thread? And how is he hijacking the thread?

I'll still probably take it off, but this is good to know. Besides, the 5-10 min i'm in the shower, I could let it charge. I can't imagine charging it could take terribly long, as it's probably a pretty small battery inside the watch.

As tight-lipped as Apple is, if Tim says it's shower-ready he's basically saying: "Don't worry, folks, the Watch will survive water in daily life."

Wrong thread .... or are you one of those who try to hijack every thread to promote the personal wish list of what others should do for you?

No it's not the wrong thread, it's precisely the thread to voice that concern considering the nature of the :apple:Pay announcement coming worldwide before the end of the year.

Others should do for him? You mean the company selling him a product with features promising to be introduced?

Wrong thread .... or are you one of those who try to hijack every thread to promote the personal wish list of what others should do for you?

not hijacking the thread, pointing out that canada is not only read but important, the article mentions pay and therefore this is relevant

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