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[Hasney]

What's the Persona one?

It's finished:

You can download this (WatchMaker) face here: http://facerepo.com/app/faces/details/persona-4-14c1d77e0c6

Figures on the right are: AM/PM, battery percentage for the watch, battery percentage for the phone and current heart rate from top to bottom.

The image in the top right is the moon phase (I didn't want to repeat the current weather, as it's already in the calendar part).

Just round, sorry.

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[Aiii]

It's so pretty.

 

[snacknuts]

Should I jumo on this? Who here has this watch?

I got one a few weeks ago from GAF's Buy/Sell/Trade thread and I have been very happy with it. I haven't worn a watch in years because I hate wearing them, but the functionality this thing offers is sufficiently nice to more than make up for the burden of wearing it. I get a lot of compliments on it.

 

[EmiPrime]

Wtf is wrong with the screen color

flux equivalent.

 

[Mozz-eyes]

I'm considering a Sony Smartwatch 3 and some Bluetooth headphones for the gym.

Phone in pocket, watch to change songs etc, minimal wires.

SW3 is also fairly waterproof, from what I hear. Good for showers.

Anyone got any experience with this kind of set up?

 

[Hasney]

I'm considering a Sony Smartwatch 3 and some Bluetooth headphones for the gym.

Phone in pocket, watch to change songs etc, minimal wires.

SW3 is also fairly waterproof, from what I hear. Good for showers.

Anyone got any experience with this kind of set up?

Not specifically the SW3, but I've showered with my Watch R on and it's fine and I think the SW3 is more waterproof. The setup with music controls is fantastic, but you can also put some music on the watch itself and listen to it there if you want to leave your phone in the locker too.

 

[Bboy AJ]

I'm considering a Sony Smartwatch 3 and some Bluetooth headphones for the gym.

Phone in pocket, watch to change songs etc, minimal wires.

SW3 is also fairly waterproof, from what I hear. Good for showers.

Anyone got any experience with this kind of set up?

You can even store some songs directly on the watch itself, I think. I haven't tried it myself.

 

[Maxrunner]

So no news here on the supposed two sized 360 2 watch

 

[Mozz-eyes]

Ooo, thanks for the tips chaps.

I use Spotify mostly so it'll be a case of having my phone in my pocket as per usual, I reckon.

SW3 isn't too expensive on Amazon uk atm so I might pick one up.

 

[Aiii]

Ooo, thanks for the tips chaps.

I use Spotify mostly so it'll be a case of having my phone in my pocket as per usual, I reckon.

SW3 isn't too expensive on Amazon uk atm so I might pick one up.

Oh, even better, Spotify has Android Wear support: http://phandroid.com/2015/06/25/spotify-android-wear-support/

 

[3phemeral]

I'm considering a Sony Smartwatch 3 and some Bluetooth headphones for the gym.

Phone in pocket, watch to change songs etc, minimal wires.

SW3 is also fairly waterproof, from what I hear. Good for showers.

Anyone got any experience with this kind of set up?

You can even store some songs directly on the watch itself, I think. I haven't tried it myself.

Yeah, Google Play Music will detect if you have an Android Wear device connected and will prompt a card that asks if you'd like to store your offline music to the watch. If you don't see this option, you can activate it in Google Play Music settings.

It's convenient but playing music directly from the watch drains the battery about 1% per minute, so it comes at a big cost.

 

[Mozz-eyes]

Smashing.

Anyone got any Bluetooth earphone recommendations?

 

[Stryder]

Smashing.

Anyone got any Bluetooth earphone recommendations?

I am after a set myself, would love a good recommendation.

 

[Hattori]

Smashing.

Anyone got any Bluetooth earphone recommendations?

Jaybird X2

 

[Aiii]

Meanwhile, over at Apple...

Apple Watch Hacked to Display Custom Watch Faces

 

[Randy Lanzarote]

Smashing.

Anyone got any Bluetooth earphone recommendations?

I got some jabra step bluetooth earphones on Amazon a few weeks back, I wear them whilst running and don't have any issues with them.

 

[Stryder]

I'm here to answer my own question. I already have a couple of decent sets of IEM's so decided to try a bluetooth receiver/amp - ELECOM LBT-PAR500AV

Read some good reviews about it and was fairly cheap so thought I'd give that a go. Cheaper than buying a new dedicated set of headphones/iem's.

 

[TxdoHawk]

Supposed next AW update announcement in ~3 hours:

https://plus.google.com/+DerekRoss/posts/BnVWzhcDdCU

Derek Ross
Shared publicly - Yesterday 11:38 AM

Unless something goes horribly wrong in the next few hours, tomorrow at 9am PST there will be an Android Wear announcement and OTAs will begin immediately.

 

[Aiii]

Immediate OTA's? I'll believe it when I see it.

 

[mrklaw]

Will my watch R get the wifi update finally?

I thought we were up to date with AW updates?

 

[Ignatz Mouse]

My 360 battery life seems to have taken a big hit recently.

- I don't use ambient mode
- I turned off wrist gestures (no idea if this matters)


It doesn't specifically seem to date back to the update, but a little while after.

Any ideas? Are there rogue apps that now have AW components that may be the issue?

 

[jokkir]

My 360 battery life seems to have taken a big hit recently.

- I don't use ambient mode
- I turned off wrist gestures (no idea if this matters)


It doesn't specifically seem to date back to the update, but a little while after.

Any ideas? Are there rogue apps that now have AW components that may be the issue?

Maybe Facer if you have that. Moto 360s battery has always been really iffy for me especially compared to my OG G Watch. Oh, and maybe WiFi if you have that enabled

 

[Ty4on]

My 360 battery life seems to have taken a big hit recently.

How long have you owned it and how have you charged it?

 

[Aiii]

When in doubt, factory reset.

 

[Ignatz Mouse]

I do have Facer, and it hadn't been a problem before. Perhaps the specific face I am using is doing it.

I have had it since near launch and charge it nightly.

I forgot I had tried Wi-Fi, that's probably it. Just turned it off.

 

[Mrcapcom]

Hi guys didnt even know this thread existed. Moto 360 here. Is there a watch band thread or do you guys just talk about it here? I want to grab a new one for my Silver Moto 360 metal if possible

 

[Jzero]

Hi guys didnt even know this thread existed. Moto 360 here. Is there a watch band thread or do you guys just talk about it here? I want to grab a new one for my Silver Moto 360 metal if possible

Just do it here. Honestly if you're going to spend money on a watch band go with the motorola made version so you don't have to make modifications to the third party versions.

 

[Mrcapcom]

Just do it here. Honestly if you're going to spend money on a watch band go with the motorola made version so you don't have to make modifications to the third party versions.

50 bucks? When did it go that low?

 

[mrklaw]

Supposed next AW update announcement in ~3 hours:

https://plus.google.com/+DerekRoss/posts/BnVWzhcDdCU

So android wear 1.3
wifi coming to G watch R, and interactive watch faces. Coming in the next few weeks

 

[Jzero]

50 bucks? When did it go that low?

No clue

Supposed next AW update announcement in ~3 hours:

https://plus.google.com/+DerekRoss/posts/BnVWzhcDdCU

The update is pretty cool you can click certain things on the watchface now.
and it's probably a placebo effect but it makes my Moto 360 feel smoother.

 

[Toki767]

The update is pretty cool you can click certain things on the watchface now.
and it's probably a placebo effect buy it makes my Moto 360 feel smoother.

Stolen from Pujie Black.

 

[Ignatz Mouse]

BTW, WiFi must have been my issue, because it's fine now.

 

[Hasney]

Ack, had the random battery drain again today. Hopefully 1.3 fixes it.

 

[Ethics Gradient]

Not sure if this has been posted before, but there are reports of the "flat tire" still being present in the next version of the Moto 360. Look towards the end of the article...

http://phandroid.com/2015/08/21/moto-360-2015-leak/

 

[Mrcapcom]

That looks nice I like the look. I rarely even notice the flat tire though it would be cool if it was gone but it won't stop me from getting the second version if its still there. I think next model features would be better battery life can never have too much battery

 

[Aiii]

Full changelog:

Changelog for Android Wear OS 1.3

- New Interactive Watch Face API

-New Google Together watch face ( takes advantage of the IWF API )

-Bigger Cards ( they fill up all the screen width, gives an impression of a more solid bloc i like it )

- New Weather App

- Slightly tweaked ripple animations all over the UI
-Tilt to wake gesture wakes the screen a little bit faster ( fast enough to notice the improvement )

-Some cards background changed for example the clear weather on Google Now is now warmer

-New Google Translate App

-New Accesibility Options

-New Developers Options
-Tapping on a watch face with No-IWF support doesn't do anything you will have to swipe in order to get the drawer ( and that's good thing, imagine you are using an interactive watch face, taping the watch face would trigger the custom action AND open the drawer ... tangles tangles ... )

Now changes that are device specific :

LG G WATCH R :

- Wi-Fi support

-New charging screen taken for the URBANE ( looks similar to the Moto 360 one )

Sony SW3 :

-New charging screen

- Rounded Corners on the UI

- 3 New watch faces

See pictures here : http://imgur.com/a/CpDfx#HpoQYvq
http://i.imgur.com/QUshN4o.jpg

Just updated, the two G Watch R specific updates are great even though I enabled WiFi months ago, native support is always better.

 

[Hasney]

I think going rounded corners on some of the square watches is probably a good move to try and get some UI uniformity. It was clear it was suffering trying to get both square and round faces.

 

[j-wood]

Is this new android wear update like an OS update, or the android wear app update? I have the app update (version is 1.3), but I don't have interactive watch faces.

 

[Hasney]

Is this new android wear update like an OS update, or the android wear app update? I have the app update (version is 1.3), but I don't have interactive watch faces.

OS update. Should.be rolling out over a few weeks.

EDIT: Decided to take a look and mine on the G Watch R is downloading as we speak.

 

[Aiii]

Haven't used Pujie Black in a while, just went back to our due to its Interactive compatibility, but wow, they added a lot of new options to it, I've been missing out.

 

[Orbis Tabula]

Not sure if this has been posted before, but there are reports of the "flat tire" still being present in the next version of the Moto 360. Look towards the end of the article...

http://phandroid.com/2015/08/21/moto-360-2015-leak/

I like it. The flat tire really doesn't bother me at all. Maybe I'll finally jump in on tthis model.

 

[Aiii]

Here's a link to all the faces that support the new interactivity: https://play.google.com/store/apps/collection/promotion_30019d7_wear_interactive_watchfaces

 

[Jazzy Network]

http://slickdeals.net/f/8051143-lg-...ices-rose-gold-or-silver-239-ar-free-shipping

Watch Urbane $239

 

[Toki767]

Here's a link to all the faces that support the new interactivity: https://play.google.com/store/apps/collection/promotion_30019d7_wear_interactive_watchfaces

It's going to be a while before we see any nice ones it seems.

 

[Marty Chinn]

Not sure if this has been posted before, but there are reports of the "flat tire" still being present in the next version of the Moto 360. Look towards the end of the article...

http://phandroid.com/2015/08/21/moto-360-2015-leak/

I'm surprised the flat tire is back. It was one of the top complaints about the first generation version. I would have thought they'd do anything to get it out of there.

 

[kwheaties]

http://slickdeals.net/f/8051143-lg-...ices-rose-gold-or-silver-239-ar-free-shipping

Watch Urbane $239

After $20 rebate, but still a great deal! My original 360 is still going, but this is tempting...

 

[Toki767]

I'm surprised the flat tire is back. It was one of the top complaints about the first generation version. I would have thought they'd do anything to get it out of there.

They definitely seem like they're doubling down on it. Not that there is probably anywhere else they could possibly put their ambient light sensor I guess.

 

[hohoXD123]

Not sure if this has been posted before, but there are reports of the "flat tire" still being present in the next version of the Moto 360. Look towards the end of the article...

http://phandroid.com/2015/08/21/moto-360-2015-leak/

Well there goes any intention I had of getting it. Was interested after hearing about the smaller size and no flat tire in the initial rumours.

 

[mrklaw]

for the wifi, do you have to set up your watch on your wifi network, or does the phone pass on all the details like SSID/password so they are always both on the same network?

 

[Aiii]

If the flat tire is such a problem, there have been plenty of good round alternatives. What's wrong with the Urbane if you want a metal regular watch? You can put any 22mm band on our you want, so that can't be it.