5 things the Apple Watch can do better than other Apple devices (AAPL)

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I purchased an Apple Watch Series 4 about a month ago, and it’s made me into an Apple Watch believer.
While it’s smaller than most of Apple’s hardware products, the Apple Watch can actually do some things better than those other devices.

The Apple Watch Series 4 continues to impress me on a daily basis.

I wasn’t sure if I was a "watch guy" before, but owning this watch has convinced me that I am indeed a watch guy, so long as the device justifies its real estate on my wrist. The Series 4 has done just that.

I keep my Apple Watch on my wrist all day. Putting it on is the first thing I do when I wake up, and I only take it off at the end of the day for sleep. From checking the time and weather at a glance, to getting notifications from work colleagues and family, to de-stressing and getting feedback on my exercise, the Watch is incredibly useful throughout the course of any given day.

While I can’t say I’m an Apple Watch "pro" just yet, I’ve found a number of ways in which the Watch is better suited than other Apple devices at performing certain tasks.

Here’s what I’ve discovered.

The Apple Watch is the best device for checking the weather.

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Before the Apple Watch, I used to ask my Amazon Echo for the weather each morning, or before I went outside, because that was the fastest way to get an answer. Finding my phone, opening it, and checking my weather apps was one step too many. Siri is also too slow and unreliable.

Checking weather on the Watch couldn’t be easier. I have a complication set up on my main watch face, which tells me the current weather ranges in the lower left corner. In other words, all I need to do is lift my wrist to see the weather. It couldn’t be easier.

The Apple Watch is better than other Apple devices for picking up phone calls.

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My phone isn’t always on my person, especially when I’m at home. Sometimes my phone will be in another room in my apartment when I get a phone call — for instance, it will be in my living room while I’m doing dishes in the kitchen — and it’s a mad dash to pick it up before the call goes to voicemail.

With the Apple Watch, not only can I immediately answer or decline calls from my wrist, but I can also see who’s calling without needing to check my phone first.

The Apple Watch is the best Apple device for using Okta, which verifies your identity to access secure sites like email.

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I use Okta pretty often to verify my identity before using certain secure apps, like email. The way it works is that I’ll attempt to log into the site normally, and Okta will require me to verify my identity on another Apple device I own. Usually, that means I have to open a notification on my phone, and press "Approve," before I can get access.

This works best on the Apple Watch. Instead of needing to find my phone whenever this happens, the Okta notification will pop up right on my wrist, and I can press "Approve" immediately without any extra steps.

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