The Jawbone UP2 was the first wearable gadget I ever owned. Honestly, I was looking forward to it. Firstly, UP2 is a bracelet from the company's latest series. The only cooler ones are UP3 and UP4, the main difference of which is the presence of a heartbeat sensor. Secondly, the symbiosis of sports and technology is interesting, and I couldn’t wait to learn everything about UP2 and be able to talk about it.

The Jawbone UP2 has been reviewed by many. So I decided to use a different format. You can find on the Internet the specifications of the bracelet and how it fits on your hand, but in this review I concentrated on what made the device memorable and what moments surprised me. Both in a good and a bad way.

First day - emotions

Having received the device in the mail, I, of course, immediately put it on my hand. I didn’t think to download the app in advance, so for the first few hours I could just admire the gadget. And there is something to admire. The UP2 is stylish and looks like a classic bracelet. The subtle graphic on the top adds a few more style points.

Running to the nearest cafe, I immediately connected to Wi-Fi and began downloading the iPhone application. Here the first questions began - the rating of the application in App Store just over two stars. After downloading the application, I found out that for different versions Jawbone they are different and you can only tell them apart by reading the description. I had to delete the downloaded application and download another version.

After launching the application, you are asked to select the appropriate version of the bracelet and connect it to the charger. There were problems with this, since the charging is connected to the USB port, and if you have a laptop that is on the table, you will not be able to charge the UP2, since it must hang down. I didn’t understand this solution for a long time until it dawned on me that in the US and other countries there are USB ports in sockets, so it’s unlikely that users see this as the same problem.

However, the creators of the bracelet had to understand that some users will charge the UP2 from a laptop and the fact that to do this it needs to be moved to the edge of the table is a huge disadvantage.

After connecting the bracelet and playing with it for an hour, I started working. And since my work is text, almost instantly I noticed another drawback - the bracelet clasp makes an unpleasant grinding noise when it comes into contact with the MacBook body. I'm not sure they'll scratch each other, but if you don't like the sound of glass scratching or someone shuffling their feet on concrete, you won't like this sound either.

Iron elements on the back of the bracelet

Day two - drum chaos

I was most interested in the smart alarm function and what it would be like to be woken up by vibration. Studying reviews on foreign resources, I read many complaints about the vibration not being strong enough compared to previous versions. Perhaps I am an inexperienced user, but the vibration is strong enough to wake me up. And the sleep phase calculation works - I woke up quickly and didn't feel tired. Waking up from vibration is much more pleasant than from sounds.

An unpleasant surprise awaited me when I sat down at the drum kit. I knew that Jawbone counted the number of steps taken by the characteristic movement of the arms when walking, and I understood that by playing the drums I was “finding” an extra thousand steps. But everything turned out worse. At quick game The bracelet starts to go crazy, vibrates non-stop and starts flashing all the lights. Alas, this gadget is contraindicated for drummers.

Third day - first failure

On the third day, I decided to trust the bracelet 100% and turned off the alarm on my iPhone, leaving only the Jawbone smart alarm clock. It was a mistake.

My appointment with the dentist at nine o'clock in the morning had to be rescheduled to the next day. At half past midnight, the bracelet lost connection with the application, and therefore the alarm did not work. I discovered this when I woke up three hours after my desired time. During a week of use (and this did not make me happy), the bracelet lost connection four times, and I did not find any pattern.

Additionally, the app is bad at detecting when I'm exercising. Jawbone took my walk with friends from the metro to the pub as a workout. I couldn't deny myself the pleasure of confirming this.

Days four and five - sleep experiment

I was haunted by the smart alarm function. I had read a lot of information on this subject and knew that by waking up during REM sleep and evening out the pattern, you could reduce your sleep time to about five hours. I spent the fourth and fifth days experimenting with sleep. I went to bed at twelve at night and woke up at six in the morning from the vibration of the bracelet.

It is worth saying that the experiment ended successfully. Waking up was relatively easy, and I felt like I was sleeping as usual throughout the day.

Smart Alarm was the coolest feature of Jawbone for me. No matter what they tell you, the phases of sleep work, and you quickly get used to waking up from vibration, like anything pleasant. And I don’t want to switch to a regular alarm clock again.

Day six - steps and training

Even before I got acquainted with UP2, I was sure that step counting was absolutely unnecessary for people leading an active lifestyle. Yes, seeing the statistics in the app, you subconsciously want to walk an extra thousand steps. Moreover, a couple of times I even went out and walked the missing number of steps. However, on the days of running training, the norm of steps was completed in the morning.

The first screenshot shows a normal day with a walk, the second shows the middle of a running workout in the morning. An hour later, the norm of steps had already been completed and most of the functionality of the bracelet lost its meaning.

It's another matter if you lead a sedentary lifestyle. Then, in addition to the incentive to go out and walk, for example, during your lunch break, Jawbone can remind you that you have been sitting too long. Apple Watch does the same.

The app contains health tips that I stopped paying attention to the next day. We already know that you shouldn’t drink coffee before bed, and it’s better to limit your sugar consumption. In addition, Jawbone is incredibly slow on the iPhone 5. Overall, the application turned out to be bad. Much worse than a bracelet. By the end of the week, I simply didn’t want to go into it, since I knew that setting the alarm would be accompanied by brakes and crashes. And swear words.

Day seven - exploration of remaining functions

On the last day, I decided to try all the functions that I had not gotten around to. There are a few left: reminders and a stopwatch.

Reminders are very cool. The application cannot be used as a task manager, but, nevertheless, the bracelet becomes a modern analogue of the cross that we drew with a pen on our wrist. Every day there are tasks that you immediately remember when you feel the vibration. The bracelet will also remind you to go to bed. Moreover, it will adapt to your sleep patterns every day.

The stopwatch seemed useless to me for the reason that it can only be started and turned off from the application. No matter how much I pressed the bracelet, the stopwatch did not turn off. This makes the function rather useless.

Bottom line

First of all, I remember the UP2 as a beautiful accessory. For those who lead a sedentary lifestyle, it will add a little activity. But you shouldn’t expect it to radically change your lifestyle.

The alarm function, reminders, automatic workout tracking, connection with popular fitness applications and long work on a single charge (7 days) are cool, but the advantages of the UP2 are broken by its disadvantages:

1. Intermittent loss of connection.
2. Poor design: a clasp that scratches the laptop, inconvenient charging.
3. Bad app.

Jawbone UP2 is a stylish, long-lasting and almost smart bracelet. If you lack motivation to exercise, it will help you expend a little more energy. But be prepared for the fact that you will have to spend energy not only on walks, but also on quickly getting ready with swear words when Jawbone loses connection at night and you oversleep on your way to work.

Jawbone is one of the pioneers in the development of fitness bracelets, the first of which it released back in 2012. Despite the innovation of its devices, they have been criticized over the past three years for their poor design. And while Jawbone invested in buying startups to improve its service, without particularly developing the hardware, the market for wearable electronics simply exploded. There are a large number of new players on it, who often offer high-quality, but at the same time more affordable bracelets than Jawbone. However, this year, hoping to regain lost ground, the company released a whole line of new fitness bracelets. We've got the junior model of the Jawbone UP2 series for review, let's see what it's capable of.

Contents of delivery

Jawbone UP2 comes in a compact transparent package, inside which you can find the bracelet itself, as well as a USB cable with a magnetic head for recharging.

Design and construction

Externally, Jawbone UP2 is noticeably different from the company's previous models; it has not only become smaller, but also received a slightly different body shape. And all thanks to the fact that the UP2 electronics are hidden in one module located in the central part of the bracelet.

Jawbone offers two device colors to choose from: black, which came to us for review, and gray.

The UP2 looks simple, there is nothing special in the appearance of the bracelet, you can find a lot of similar models on the market. Jawbone left a more interesting design for the older models of the UP3 and UP4 line. Therefore, there is little design as such in the UP2; the only noticeable element is a small textured pattern on the outside of the bracelet.

On the one hand, such a device can be seen as an accessory that can complement the owner's style, but on the other hand, in fact, there is nothing wrong with the fact that it does not attract attention to itself.

Ease of use

The most important change in terms of usability of the Jawbone UP2 is that the band is adjustable in size. In the past, Jawbone had three bracelet sizes: small, medium and large. In the Jawbone UP2, the strap size is adjusted by moving the clasp from 140 to 190 mm, so you can choose it so as not to feel discomfort.

You can barely feel the Jawbone UP2 on your hand; it weighs only 25 grams.

The fastening of the strap to the hand in UP2 has become more reliable; it is implemented using two teeth, one of which clings to the second, and all this is secured with an additional loop.

Thus, the bracelet should not fly off the hand, for example, while playing contact sports. But a good fastening also has a downside; fastening it yourself is not so easy, but at least until you get used to it.

Connection

Jawbone UP2 bracelet connects to Android or iOS smartphone via the Bluetooth 4.0 protocol, but it is not very convenient that the device must be connected to charging for this. The pairing process itself is quick, and there are no problems with synchronization in the future.

Functionality

In terms of capabilities, compared to the previous generation Jawbone bracelets, UP2 practically nothing has changed. The main task of the device is to collect data on the user’s physical activity, as well as information about the quality of his sleep and the products consumed.

Accordingly, the main screen of the UP2 application displays three columns: sleep, steps and nutrition. On these three pillars, according to the developers from Jawbone, the road to a healthier lifestyle is being built.

The bracelet tracks sleep using an accelerometer, which allows you to track how calmly a person sleeps and how often he wakes up. Based on the phases of sleep, the smart alarm clock in UP2 can wake up the user in the lightest phase, according to its calculations. To do this, in the application settings you need to select not only the alarm time, but also an interval of 10, 20 or 30 minutes before it. Accordingly, depending on the sleep phase, if you set the alarm for 7:30 and set an interval of, for example, 30 minutes, it can be activated from 7:00 to 7:30.

In addition to sleep tracking, the accelerometer in Jawbone UP2 is also responsible for the pedometer function. Thus, the bracelet can determine how many steps the user has taken, as well as what distance he has walked. In order for the UP2 to detect a run or other sport activity, you must first activate the stopwatch. It will count the time spent on the activity, and the bracelet will interpret it as more intense physical exercise.

If the user has a desire to lose weight through proper nutrition, then Jawbone UP2 can help here too. Today, the Jawbone application for fitness bracelets is perhaps the only one in its class that can form a complete picture of calorie consumption and consumption. The application is able to break down the entered food into proteins, fats, carbohydrates, omega-3, fiber, salt, cholesterol and other indicators. The product database collected by Jawbone, although focused more on the American market, is so huge that you can even find several variants of borscht in it. In addition, the user can add his own products to the database.

Among other interesting features, it is worth highlighting the ability to create reminders, for example, to go to bed earlier. The bracelet will signal this by vibration. Based on the analysis of data on physical activity and sleep duration, Jawbone UP2 itself can remind the user to take an additional 2000 steps, or to go to bed an hour earlier than usual.

In general, one of the “chips” of the bracelet is precisely to not only collect, but also provide the user with useful information, which could help improve his well-being. As a result, the Jawbone UP app publishes new tips on how to eat better, sleep better and move more, and also periodically finds useful articles on health.

In order for the user to remember to move more, the bracelet can remind him to get up and walk.

Overall, the functionality of the Jawbone UP2 differs only slightly from the previous generation models. But it can be expanded thanks to the integration of the Jawbone UP application with third party programs and services, for example, RunKeeper for tracking running.

And just look at the opportunity to connect to IFTTT, which allows you to integrate UP2 into a smart home system.

This, for example, could allow the lights in a room to be turned off as soon as the user activates sleep mode on the bracelet, or the radio to be turned on when an alarm goes off.

Control

Unlike previous versions of Jawbone fitness bracelets, the UP2 does not have mechanical keys. Control is carried out by tapping on the body and pressing it for a long time. For example, to activate sleep tracking, you need to tap the bracelet a couple of times until the indicator lights up, and then press the case and wait a little.

The controls are not implemented very well; sometimes, in order to switch modes, you have to knock on the device’s body for too long.

Autonomy

The battery built into Jawbone UP2 has a capacity of only 38 mAh, but it will be enough for 6-7 days battery life devices, depending on the frequency of synchronization with the smartphone. Charging the bracelet occurs via a magnetic cable via USB and takes approximately 60 minutes.

Eventually

Jawbone continues to exploit in UP2 the ideas laid down in its first fitness bracelets. And although functional new model, not least thanks to integration with third-party applications and smart work with data, can still give a head start to competitors; in terms of price, it loses to them. So if you just need a pedometer or a smart alarm clock, then it's better to look at more available models. But if you want a little more from a fitness bracelet, for example support third party applications for sports, or the same integration with IFTTT, then take a closer look at Jawbone UP2, or even better,

The Jawbone UP2 is the middle child in the company's new family of fitness trackers, which is not yet well known to most buyers.

The Jawbone UP2, priced at £89.99 (approximately $135), is a basic step counting and sleep tracking wristband designed to help you monitor your activity throughout the day.

Looking ahead, the Fitbit Charge HR with heart rate monitoring costs £119.99 (about $180), while the Misfit Shine, which has similar functionality to the UP2, costs £65.99 ($99). The Jawbone Up3 costs £129.99 (or $195).

Sitting between the company's flagship Jawbone UP3, with its biosensor suite, and the budget Jawbone UP Move, the Jawbone UP2 is a direct replacement for the now ubiquitous Jawbone UP24, which will now be superseded.

Having standard specifications In a market overcrowded with offers, does the proposed model justify its cost? Let's try to figure it out.

Jawbone UP2: design and specifications

Yves Béart designed appearance Jawbone UP24, which has become one of the most attractive, with its huge selection of bright colors and slim design. We recommend reading:

Its successor, the UP2, initially came out in just two colors – shiny silver and black. But after the update in September 2015, it received a variety of new colors, from turquoise (as pictured) to purple and rose gold or "straw."

The device itself is made of aluminum and is mounted on top of the wrist on a rubber strap, which tends to discolor over time, especially with the early Jawbone UP2 models.

The strap design was also subsequently improved, as the clasp was a constant source of irritation on the first generation. The new clasp seems a little complicated, but is actually very easy to use and, importantly, closes securely. Some may feel that the strap doesn't fit snugly enough and is too loose, but we find it lightweight and comfortable.

Jawbone UP2 - Review (video)

Let's move on to the functions of the device. There are three of them. The first is monitoring daily activity, which consists of counting steps taken, calories burned and other types of activity. The second is night monitoring, which records your sleep time and quality. And the third is the stopwatch function, which can be set manually when going for a walk.

Night Control also includes a smart alarm function that will wake you up in light sleep for a great morning experience.

UP2 does not have physical buttons or screen, although you can switch modes by tapping the device on top.

Plus, unlike its competitors, there's no display to tell you how close you are to your goal. Therefore, you will need to refer the information transmitted by Jawbone UP to your smartphone, which must have operating system iOS or Android.

While the Jawbone UP2 isn't completely waterproof, which puts it below the Misfit Shine for swimmers, it won't get wet or break down after washing up.

Basically, this is a complete list of basic functions for devices that do not have heart rate monitoring sensors. This means that the picture of your health will be less accurate, but for those who want to make sure they get enough exercise during the day and enough sleep at night, it should be enough. And what's more, unlike the advanced sensors on the Jawbone UP3, these ones actually seem to work.

Jawbone UP2 review (video)

Jawbone UP2: activity monitoring

As a step counter, the Jawbone UP2 is generally quite accurate. It matches models such as the Fitbit Charge HR and Apple Watch, which we tested again and did not find much difference. As befits an accelerometer, it guesses your steps as you move. These devices are designed to manage your activity level, and we have no problem achieving results.

As you move throughout the day, Jawbone UP2 also records your activity and total calories burned, inactive time, rest time, and distance traveled that day. This is an extremely powerful data set, but every tracker on the market today has it.

Another nice feature is that any burst of activity can be labeled with an exercise number, from calm walking to Zumba. While a sports device like the Jawbone can't compete with any device equipped with heart rate monitoring and GPS. This means that with it you can only get a fairly comprehensive report on your fitness, with a corresponding calculation of calories burned.

One of the differences in this report is the quality of recording of active minutes. Now the Jawbone UP2 is very sensitive to bursts of activity, and our daily activity level was accurately determined, like dancing in a bar all night long. Previously, only a small portion of this activity would have been recorded.

What does the stopwatch function do? this device Less necessary is that to launch it you need to log into the application, and this is not always convenient.

When you know you're going to be physically active, you start a stopwatch to time your exercise. This is a great idea, but there are some complications. First, you have to log into the app to start a session, which is annoying. Secondly, if you are done with the exercise, you need to end the session.

We tried this on a four-hour hike, and the band finished recording the session when we sat down for a snack and a drink of water. It would be much better if you could start and stop the session from the bracelet yourself.

Jawbone UP2: sleep monitoring

Sleep monitoring also works well, as evidenced by Wareable's pages. Deep sleep was detected slightly worse on average compared to other trackers we've used, but it's possible we were just sleeping poorly. We will never know.

What is certain is that sleep duration was always recorded correctly, and instantaneous periods of wakefulness were clearly recorded, something that was not always possible to achieve from many competitors.

When you wake up, you can view a graph of your sleep, reflecting your shallow, deep and wake cycles. The overall results obtained are much more detailed than the Fitbit Charge, which suffers from a lack of detail.

Before the update, you had to activate sleep mode manually, but thankfully the switch to night control now happens automatically - a big step forward for the Jawbone UP2.

Overall, the Jawbone UP2 is a highly competent fitness tracker that will appeal to a large portion of fitness fans.

For runners and cyclists, more detail may be required, but for those who want to measure their daily performance in walking and fitness classes, the Jawbone UP2 is quite suitable, and can be improved by using the heart rate monitoring Fitbit Charge HR.

Jawbone UP2: application

With Jawbone ending its partnership with Fullpower Technologies and their MotionX platform, UP2 has a shiny new application.

The updated Jawbone UP application, similar to those used in UP Move and UP3, is one of the most comprehensive in its class.

The application is really simple and easy to use. By default, it displays your daily statistics at the top of the display with sleep monitoring results and set goals. After some time, you can go back using the scroll buttons. Notifications are displayed at the bottom. There may be activity spikes specific to specific sports, or prompts from the Smart Coach.

Jawbone UP2: minor update (video)

Smart Coach, or smart coach, is one of the new app's biggest innovations, which promises to provide cutting-edge recommendations for your behavior. It works under certain conditions. Smart Coach will show you how you cope with stress during the week, whether you are doing it well, or if something needs to be corrected. We liked the idea of ​​adding such recommendations. Read this immediately:

However, while new ideas are always welcome, this is not entirely true with a coach. A real coach will recommend workouts to you and encourage you to work on yourself. Jawbone's Smart Trainer is more of a counter that takes your stats and converts them into percentages. It was created for one of best apps for fitness control, but much still needs to be improved.

Jawbone UP2: Battery and Charging

Jawbone UP2 charges using a proprietary cable that attaches magnetically to the inside of the device. It can also be charged through the USB port of your laptop or computer. This system is adequate, which means that you will need to have specific equipment with you at all times. Charger, or your UP2 will become useless.

In testing, the battery kept the device going for seven days after charging, which beats the Fitbit but falls well behind the Misfit Shine, which lasted six months between charges.

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Sales of official Jawbone Up 2.0 in Russia will begin very soon, and therefore releasing a review of the device is now very important. When the first Up first appeared on sale, I immediately bought it and wrote positive material; at that time it was truly a unique thing, albeit with its own oddities. What happened next, many of you know, all Up turned out to be defective and stopped charging. Those who brought bracelets here from the USA were especially happy; one of my friends sold about two hundred pieces and then went and returned the money himself. The problem appeared most quickly among active users; Up worked for me until the summer, before it died for a long time. Representatives of the company told me in the summer that Up 2.0 will appear soon, we won’t say what it will be like, but wait for a miracle! Alas, the miracle did not happen. Some outright nonsense happened.

Design

Firstly, the design was left the same. This is great, but what about the feelings of the owners of the first Up? I look at this bracelet and keep waiting for it to break. It's something like Dell laptops, loved the brand very much, but when two different models The video cards burned out, I can’t look at the brand’s devices without shuddering. Maybe the Up design should have been changed at least a little? And not just adding new colors to the palette, it’s great that now there are as many as eight colors, here there are white, and light green, and orange, and red, and green.

Three sizes, S, M and L, there are selection instructions on the official website, the bracelet weighs about 23 grams. I definitely recommend putting the Up on your hand before purchasing so as not to make a mistake, I don’t have a thick wrist, but the M didn’t fit, although it should have. It puts a little pressure on my hand. But he shouldn’t hang out either. It’s too bad that the kit didn’t include an additional cap or even caps; with the first Up, it could fly off completely unexpectedly - for example, when you put your hand into the sleeve of your jacket. The “horns” of the bracelet cling to the fabric, the cap flies away and after that the bracelet begins to look like some kind of nonsense, to say the least.

They say that the design here has been made even more reliable, plus you can take a shower without removing Up. In general, Up is one of those devices that can be worn around the clock, because the gadget is able to track your sleep and what you eat.

Working hours

Claimed operating time is about 10 days, lithium is used polymer battery, you need to use a special adapter for charging. Charging time is about 80 minutes. In principle, Up lasts longer than FuelBand, but I would not recommend taking this into account when choosing. Both bracelets require special cables, and the operating time depends on many parameters - the same FuelBand, if not synchronized often, can work for about a week and a half - two. And in general, how many times have I said that choosing something based on pictures is stupid, but you still read some comments and are amazed. People argue about Up and FuelBand, cite official data, tell fairy tales - it would be better if they went to the store and looked at the things in person.

Competitors

Now more and more similar devices are appearing and everyone is trying to stand out in their own way. In my opinion, the best bracelet is the FuelBand, it is more thoughtful, more functional, the software here is not so toy. I recommend reading the review on our website.

It's amazing how Nike managed to make something so flawless in every way. There were no problems with defects, there were no problems with the software, I’ve been using FuelBand for quite a long time and I’m not going to change to a new Up. Because I’m okay with sleeping (if I had time) and I don’t want to take pictures of food to collect it all in a journal about myself. And this is exactly what the updated Up application looks like - here you can add friends, there are beautiful graphics, beautiful emoticons, you can see trends, all this is great. But to see it, you need to remove the cap, connect the bracelet to your iPhone or Android (yes, there is now a program for this OS), synchronize...

On FuelBand you just press a button and then you can see how far you've walked that day. If you need synchronization, you don’t need to push it anywhere, everything happens remotely. Yes, maybe the FuelBand does not look as fashionable as the Up and there is no red FuelBand - but there is a completely normal indicator on the front panel, there are no caps and, if desired, it is easy to change even the size of the bracelet using an additional section.

It’s strange, Jawbone released a lot of very interesting accessories, but the Up clearly turned out to be some kind of unfortunate gadget - despite all the hype associated with the relaunch, despite the positive articles in The Verge and other publications, I personally cannot recommend the Up for purchase. Who knows, maybe marriage will come out again. Who knows, maybe you will lose the cap and then abandon Up forever. Who knows, maybe you will want to control your sleep, but after a week of use you will realize that all this is some kind of profanity.

The thing is, the FuelBand does exactly what it says it does. Shows the time, counts steps, tries to show burned calories. And Up, if you follow the description on the official website, does a lot of things. “Wake up rested at the perfect time in your sleep schedule.” Or, restorative sleep, “Up will wake you up at an optimal time (approximately 26.5 minutes) after you fall asleep.” You know, there is only one point here. Before you go to bed, Up needs to be put into sleep mode. And then the bracelet will begin to monitor something there. Hmm, the device can be put into sleep mode, but what about you? Do you fall asleep immediately? Or then spin for another half hour? Or do you get up to drink milk and cookies? By the way, don't forget - "Up makes it easy and simple to keep track of what you eat." This means you need to take pictures of your food. Or scan the barcode on cookies. Or choose from a library of ready-made images. This is another profanation - I can’t imagine a person capable of doing such nonsense every day. Spend time on this - and for what?

That is, the only direct function of Up is to work like a pedometer. This is what he does well. And everything else is nothing more than a smokescreen, you can change your smiley face in the program every day, but how will this help you in life? By pressing the button on the FuelBand, I can instantly see that I've walked very little today. Having synchronized Up, I can only once again feel ashamed of the fact that I don’t sleep as the bracelet wants, don’t fill out food data and don’t do everything that Up wants me to do. Apparently Aliph (Jawbone belongs to this company) wanted to do some kind of social network for healthy people, but Nike came up with everything a long time ago without any unnecessary philosophizing.

Learn how to initially set up and charge your Jawbone UP.

In the last article we told you how to remove it from the box without the help of scissors, teeth and other sharp objects, and now we will tell you how to charge it and configure it correctly.

In fact, there is absolutely nothing complicated in these actions, especially with regard to the initial setup - the application is completely Russified, and after activating the bracelet, you will find a very detailed and visual tutorial that will introduce you to how to use the device.

Jawbone UP works in conjunction with a native application that must be downloaded from iTunes Store. To do this you will need an Apple ID. If you don’t have one yet, read our article on how to create one. It talks about creating a Ukrainian Apple ID, but you can create an American or Russian account in the same way - the Jawbone UP application is available in all these stores.

After installing the application, remove the cap and insert the 3.5 mm plug of the bracelet into the headphone jack. Launch the application, and then simply follow the instructions. During the process, you will have to indicate your gender, height, date of birth and weight (it should be specified as accurately as possible). The app will then tell you that people with your data typically move this much and sleep this much.

Based on these data, the program will set an average daily scale of recommended sleep time and activity. The latter, however, is slightly overpriced compared to the average. This is understandable; the purpose of the bracelet is to encourage you to move more.

An important point is user registration. Confirmation of registration will be sent to the email address you provided. It will arrive right away, so if it doesn't appear in your Inbox, check your Spam folder. There were no problems with Gmail, but there are always exceptions.

All statistics are tied specifically to your profile, so even by connecting Jawbone UP to another device, but logging in with your username and password, you will have access to your indicators.

Well, it's time to try the bracelet in action! It is always on, the main thing is that the battery does not run out (we will return to this later), but it has two main operating modes: activity and sleep.

In the first, it counts the number of steps taken and keeps track of exercises, and in the second, it analyzes the duration and phases of sleep. As the initial tutorial will tell you, the first mode is activated by simply pressing a single button, the second - by holding it down.