Smartwatch Thread (news/apps/updates)
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I love me gear s2 but i always get the feeling that it could be so much more.
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So I went to take a look at some, then realized (found out) that the range is only 30ft maybe.
Not sure what's the point then. Can buy one that will have it's own sim and $5 per month, if I wanted to go this route.
Not sure what's the point then. Can buy one that will have it's own sim and $5 per month, if I wanted to go this route.
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Most people's wrists are closer than 30ft to their jean pocket to be fair...
Many of the watches now have WiFi should you stray from your phone.
The range is due to bluetooth of course.
Never really been an issue for me.
Sent it off on Thursday, gave them the whole "Its clearly a design fault for it to keep happening" so hopeful they just fix it.
When did they ask you for £70? before or after you sent it in?
That's the exact state of mine at the moment, been cracked for a few months now and over the last day or so the plastic has snapped away around the pin and its falling out.
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Anyone got any experience of s health and a gear device. I bought the Gear Fit 2 and for the first two nights it recorded a breakdown of my sleep however now it doesn't. It knows I've had a sleep but the graph is now empty. Any ideas?
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Can anyone tell me if the moto 360 allows you to send and receive sms and take calls? Good price atm so was going to try one and see how I get on
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I don't think the 360 has a speaker, so no calls. I think they all allow you to send text messages.
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oh well ordered one anyway 
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It arrived and I'm pleasantly surprised tbh, quite a nice looking thing if you ask me and with the usage I'm giving it can easily get a full day out of it
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Got my gear fit 2 today! Well excited!! Will give it a run around and see how it goes 
So I've picked up a Moto 360 Sport as I don't fancy wearing my Huawei at a) the Gym and b) when out for a Run and I like it.
First up it looks nice, the silicone band is extremely comfortable and fits well and from first impressions should hopefully be very durable. It does however pick up anything off your clothes, kind of annoying but not a deal breaker.
Sadly the screen is nowhere near as good as the Huawei and the drop of resolution is noticeable but the screen is bright, autobrightness is nice to have and it does the job.
Was out for a run yesterday and the built in GPS impressed me a lot. Compared to my Microsoft Band 2 (which I'm now selling) it seemed to keep a very stable signal as the Band 2 would drop in the areas with plenty of foliage but the Sport managed to keep a solid signal the whole time as was proven on the route map from the Moto Body app.
The Heart Rate monitor worked well too which again is nice to see and the Moto Body app, while basic, can share your data with other apps such as Fitbit, Under Armour etc.
There is no general exercise option but there is an indoor run option which will at least try to track your treadmill distance and given it tracks your heart rate should give a decent reading of your calorie burn for a workout. I'll test this out tomorrow.
Overall I like it, it performs well but have yet to test it out properly in terms of battery life, this will be tested properly tomorrow. At the price it can be had for now, £139, it's certainly a good option.
First up it looks nice, the silicone band is extremely comfortable and fits well and from first impressions should hopefully be very durable. It does however pick up anything off your clothes, kind of annoying but not a deal breaker.
Sadly the screen is nowhere near as good as the Huawei and the drop of resolution is noticeable but the screen is bright, autobrightness is nice to have and it does the job.
Was out for a run yesterday and the built in GPS impressed me a lot. Compared to my Microsoft Band 2 (which I'm now selling) it seemed to keep a very stable signal as the Band 2 would drop in the areas with plenty of foliage but the Sport managed to keep a solid signal the whole time as was proven on the route map from the Moto Body app.
The Heart Rate monitor worked well too which again is nice to see and the Moto Body app, while basic, can share your data with other apps such as Fitbit, Under Armour etc.
There is no general exercise option but there is an indoor run option which will at least try to track your treadmill distance and given it tracks your heart rate should give a decent reading of your calorie burn for a workout. I'll test this out tomorrow.
Overall I like it, it performs well but have yet to test it out properly in terms of battery life, this will be tested properly tomorrow. At the price it can be had for now, £139, it's certainly a good option.
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Gear fit 2 peeps, is there a way to get Gmail emails to be marked as 'Read' rather than archive and delete?
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Gear 2 is Tizen and not Android Wear isn't it?
If it uses the actions that appears on notifications like Android Wear does then I don't think there's a way to mark it as read. Maybe with a different email app.
I'm using EvolveSMS as my texting app because of this, it offers a "Read" option in the notification which also appears on my GWR. I wish WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger had this.
If it uses the actions that appears on notifications like Android Wear does then I don't think there's a way to mark it as read. Maybe with a different email app.
I'm using EvolveSMS as my texting app because of this, it offers a "Read" option in the notification which also appears on my GWR. I wish WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger had this.
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Ah yeah, I completely forgot about Tizen! Ah well, will see how it goes! Battery currently on 6% down from 50% yesterday around midday. Brightness has been on full with me playing around with it constantly. Hope that means minimum of 2 days if not 3 days!
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When I've had problems like that I've usually ended up removing / reinstalling Android Wear