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Anyone got any idea what might be the cause of this? Every morning my phone and watch keep prompting to pair with each other again. Once I let them do so they're fine for the rest of the day again. Seems to happen every day at the moment.
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Aug 16, 2016 23:59
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iajanus posted:Anyone got any idea what might be the cause of this? Every morning my phone and watch keep prompting to pair with each other again. Once I let them do so they're fine for the rest of the day again. Seems to happen every day at the moment. Software issue of some sort, the bluetooth stack is still kinda janky (and that's after years of improvement). My watch and phone used to have a similar issue but it was resolved at some point via some combination of watch and phone updates. Don't think there's anything you can do personally about it.
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Aug 19, 2016 07:17
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iajanus posted:Anyone got any idea what might be the cause of this? Every morning my phone and watch keep prompting to pair with each other again. Once I let them do so they're fine for the rest of the day again. Seems to happen every day at the moment. I have that issue maybe 3 days per week. It's a minor annoyance but it would be nice to find a solution. I'm using Moto 360 first gen and Nexus 6P.
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Aug 22, 2016 23:00
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My combo is a Huawei Watch and a Sony Z5. One day I'll find a solution....
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Aug 22, 2016 23:13
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My OG 360 started to feel warm on my wrist and lost all battery within 15 minutes. It then wouldn't reliably charge on its cradle. I triggered a factory reset on the device at 100% battery, and now 6 minutes later I am down to 57% battery. The device is warm again. It is about 14 months old. Is there a fix, or is it time to file for an Amex warranty replacement/payback?
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Aug 27, 2016 20:50
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IFA is apparently the smart watch reveal show now. Round Zenwatch 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG_sj682xXM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdlEpJyULhQ Posted about the Samsung Gear S3 in the wearables thread too.
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Sep 1, 2016 01:39
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Gonna need NFC (for making purchases), OLED screen, cell radio, and GPS in a watch to get me to upgrade from my Huawei watch. That or an actual 2-3 day battery life.
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Sep 1, 2016 01:51
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Nitrousoxide posted:Gonna need NFC (for making purchases), OLED screen, cell radio, and GPS in a watch to get me to upgrade from my Huawei watch. The S3 has that, but runs Tizen. The OS looks good actually, but I don't expect it to have the apps or the future Wear does.
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Sep 1, 2016 02:33
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Thermopyle posted:The S3 has that, but runs Tizen. The OS looks good actually, but I don't expect it to have the apps or the future Wear does. Yeah the s3 looks reeeeeeeeeally good. I especially like MST support. Honestly I should add that to my requirements for Android wear, but I think Samsung owns the only company that implements it?
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Sep 1, 2016 02:50
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Thermopyle posted:The S3 has that, but runs Tizen. The OS looks good actually, but I don't expect it to have the apps or the future Wear does. Number one rule of consumer electronics is buy it for what it does now, not future promises. Tizen on the watch has gained basically zero notable app support since it launched and they presumably paid off launch partners like Uber. If the S3 does everything you want it to absolutely buy it, just don't buy it because you think that any other app developers besides who it has now is going to develop like they are for Wear.
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Sep 1, 2016 04:08
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Nitrousoxide posted:Gonna need NFC (for making purchases), OLED screen, cell radio, and GPS in a watch to get me to upgrade from my Huawei watch. I get two days no problem on my Huatch. Went to Seattle for three days recently and didn't even bring the charger and it was still fine when I got home. The Canadian dollar exchange will probably prevent me from buying every single watch this round. 
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Sep 1, 2016 04:32
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UnfortunateSexFart posted:IFA is apparently the smart watch reveal show now. I'd never buy a watch with a recessed screen, they're so ugly. They look like toys.
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Sep 1, 2016 05:01
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Three Olives posted:Number one rule of consumer electronics is buy it for what it does now, not future promises. Tizen on the watch has gained basically zero notable app support since it launched and they presumably paid off launch partners like Uber. Yes, that's what I said.
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Sep 1, 2016 05:54
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LastInLine posted:I'd never buy a watch with a recessed screen, they're so ugly. They look like toys. Is that anything besides 360? Do normal watches come with non-recessed screens? Nothing I've ever bought.
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Sep 1, 2016 08:12
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UnfortunateSexFart posted:Is that anything besides 360? Do normal watches come with non-recessed screens? Nothing I've ever bought. As far as I know in Android Wear-land, only the 360 comes that way. But yeah, normal watches do come that way. I just GIS'd "watch" and the majority of the pictures on the first page are without a recessed face.
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Sep 1, 2016 09:53
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I think the Zen 3 looks good over all, but I am curious if it had gps or heart monitor functions. And I would like to see one in person.
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Sep 1, 2016 12:10
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Slightly weird looking but not bad overall. Definitely waiting for the Google watches before I make any decision though.
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Sep 1, 2016 12:15
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UnfortunateSexFart posted:I get two days no problem on my Huatch. Went to Seattle for three days recently and didn't even bring the charger and it was still fine when I got home. I get about 12 hours out of mine, but I also use mine to do fitness tracking for an hour a day and get a bazillion notifications.
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Sep 1, 2016 12:55
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 What happens when I mis-align the charger on mine. Definitely the worst part of the whole device, that stupid puck. NFC and Qi would sell me on an upgrade. I don't want a cell radio or GPS, my phone's already got those things. I can see how someone who cares more about the fitness tracking aspect of it might want those features to be able to leave their phone behind, but I'd rather have more battery and/or less cost by leaving them out.
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Sep 1, 2016 16:20
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I could get by with just gps and no cell radio tbh for my runs. And yeah. Qi charging would be great, though I'm willing to spend the extra couple of seconds making sure it's aligned if it adds a lot of bulk or price.
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Sep 1, 2016 16:44
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UnfortunateSexFart posted:Is that anything besides 360? Do normal watches come with non-recessed screens? Nothing I've ever bought. Looks like both of the Fossil watches have a non-recessed screen.
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Sep 1, 2016 18:03
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LastInLine posted:Looks like both of the Fossil watches have a non-recessed screen. Yep just saw those, don't think they look great. I can't believe flat tires are still a thing - far worse than recessed screens IMO, which I think are a positive since they protect the screen. I was always worried I damaged my 360's screen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0IYa-ObXPA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veR-3eGNruc
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Sep 4, 2016 04:10
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I could get by if Bluetooth just worked the way it's supposed to. I'm fairly certain my phone is to blame, but now: * Every couple of days my phone and watch will just sit there trying to pair with each other with a new code over and over again * When I'm wearing my watch in the car my car will randomly decide to change in the phone to "connected (no phone) " so when i answer a call it is on the handset and if I tell it to be on the Bluetooth device via the dialer it uses my watch. I need to delete and readd the call audio seeing for the car for it to work again. Any idea why this might be happening?
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Sep 4, 2016 04:56
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Is there a general consensus on the best fitness based smartwatch? I thought the Sony smartwatch has since nice features. I know the Garmin watch is nice but I think I'd rather have an Android based watch that tried to do the fitness stuff well vs. a fitness based one that tries to be a smartwatch.
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Sep 4, 2016 06:25
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I love my forerunner 620 but that's just me
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Sep 4, 2016 07:23
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UnfortunateSexFart posted:Yep just saw those, don't think they look great. I can't believe flat tires are still a thing - far worse than recessed screens IMO, which I think are a positive since they protect the screen. I was always worried I damaged my 360's screen. I am not a fan of the flat tire (at all) but I just feel the opposite. In my line of work my 360 takes a lot of abuse, it's around machinery and hardened steel and gets hit all the time and not a scratch on the screen. In fact, the only scratch on it at all is on the bezel which says to me that if the screen had been recessed, it'd have been beaten to hell by now.
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Sep 4, 2016 11:23
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UnfortunateSexFart posted:Yep just saw those, don't think they look great. I can't believe flat tires are still a thing - far worse than recessed screens IMO, which I think are a positive since they protect the screen. I was always worried I damaged my 360's screen. The only defense for the flat tire is they allow a light sensor to be placed on the face without a huge bezel. That's definitely a minor hardware feature that I really miss on the Huawei. As for the recessed design, I agree in theory but in practice I think LastInLine has a point. I spend a lot of time reaching in to walls, behind desks, etc so I end up scraping my watch on things a lot. My wrist also hangs pretty much right at doorknob height, which means I've smacked the watch hard on a doorknob more times than I can count. The screen is perfect still, where the bezel has a few noticeable scratches. I'm sure I could polish those out if I cared enough, but still.
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Sep 4, 2016 15:00
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So IFA is a wash for smartwatches then? Nothing that exciting announced.
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frozenpeas posted:So IFA is a wash for smartwatches then? Nothing that exciting announced. I guess if the ZenWatch 3 isn't to your liking, then no. I like the Fossils but can't imagine they're that much better than the Moto 360.
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Sep 4, 2016 19:52
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I've never actually used Fit on my OG 360 to track an activity other than the passive step tracking it always does. Yesterday I went on a 4 mile moderate difficulty hike and tried tracking it via manually initiating a Fit walking activity. Started at around 80% battery life. Watch was dead after about 1.5 miles. Obviously the battery is getting old (big downside of smartwatches, IMO), but I feel like that might be particularly bad even accounting for the age of the watch. Which watches do better at this?
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Sep 4, 2016 19:59
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The problem with using fit on the watch is it can never go in low power Bluetooth mode because it is constantly exchanging data with the phone. I'd recommend starting the hike on your phone instead. Even my Huawei watch burns about 33% per hour if I have the screen off while tracking a walk or run.
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Sep 4, 2016 23:33
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Nitrousoxide posted:The problem with using fit on the watch is it can never go in low power Bluetooth mode because it is constantly exchanging data with the phone. I'd recommend starting the hike on your phone instead. Why would it sync the data constantly? The data doesn't need to be on your phone until your activity is over or you look at the app on the phone.
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Sep 6, 2016 05:09
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Michael Kors getting into the game with another uninspired effort https://www.engadget.com/2016/09/06/michael-kors-access-smartwatch-review/ The traditional watch companies seem to be just throwing their hat into the ring without really trying to do anything unique or even good.
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Sep 6, 2016 06:24
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UnfortunateSexFart posted:Michael Kors getting into the game with another uninspired effort Wow, those are bad.
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Sep 6, 2016 06:54
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With that much bezel why the hell would they need a flat tyre?
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Sep 6, 2016 09:35
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iajanus posted:With that much bezel why the hell would they need a flat tyre? They get to use parts that already exist rather than engineering their own.
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Sep 6, 2016 10:05
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It doesn't even look like they've put a light sensor on the flat tyre!
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Sep 6, 2016 10:58
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So are those gaudy MK watches made by Fossil, since Fossil makes all their other watches/owns/are partners?
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Sep 6, 2016 12:03
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It's not like Michael Kors makes nice traditional watches, so I'm not sure why anyone would expect anything different for their smartwatches.
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uPen posted:Why would it sync the data constantly? The data doesn't need to be on your phone until your activity is over or you look at the app on the phone. When you start a workout on your watch the phone is checking GPS coordinates so your watch will frequently ping the phone for updates on the distance traveled.
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