Smartwatch Thread (news/apps/updates)
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Same here, colleague at work mentioned it so i ordered one as a replacement to the one going back to 02. Hopefully the 02 refund will come back before moto take my cash.
Its gonna be odd not having it for 1-2 weeks, I've become accustomed to having it.
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My G Watch R arrived 
I'm so glad I didn't give in and buy a Moto 360. The screen is amazing and those lovely AMOLED blacks. I'm just interested to see what battery life is like now given it seems to keep a minimal display on at all times.
I'm so glad I didn't give in and buy a Moto 360. The screen is amazing and those lovely AMOLED blacks. I'm just interested to see what battery life is like now given it seems to keep a minimal display on at all times.
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Not a fan if that bezel. The 360 is much more elegant.
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Bizarrely i've had a shipment mail from Motorola already!
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I don't mind the bezel as that's how most watches look, surely? Mine has been shipped from Clove, comes tomorrow 
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Got an email from Clove today as well, should be arriving tomorrow!
With the bezel on the G Watch R does it spin to act like a timer? Doesn't really need to I guess but kinda curious...
I don't mind the bezel when using 'analogue' watch faces but as I'd never do that it would always look wrong to me, arguably that also negates the point in a circular watch at all but they do just seem to look better
I don't mind the bezel when using 'analogue' watch faces but as I'd never do that it would always look wrong to me, arguably that also negates the point in a circular watch at all but they do just seem to look better
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Thanks, ordered!
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With the bezel on the G Watch R does it spin to act like a timer? Doesn't really need to I guess but kinda curious...
I don't mind the bezel when using 'analogue' watch faces but as I'd never do that it would always look wrong to me, arguably that also negates the point in a circular watch at all but they do just seem to look better
Nope it doesn't spin. We've had Moto 360s available at my work for a few weeks, I kept almost buying one but the LCD backlighting and the dead spot killed it for me. Honestly the low power AMOLED watch faces are amazing on the G Watch R.
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G watch R arrived, my thoughts
Ive not worn a watch for a while but I dont find it overly big, I do have large hands though
Love the way the screen and watch face looks and the Android wear interface works well but is a little buggy. The notifications are great and i can already feel that id miss it if I was to stop using the watch. This was with screen off so who knows if id had it on. Textra, aquamail and a few other 3rd party apps all work well
Mine was charged 100% out the box so i haven't charged it yet, I suppose the most disappointing thing is the drain from 86% to 69% overnight with no use, 17% when idle is a lot to sacrifice. Hopefully further updates may extend this a bit
I may use tasker to disable my phone bluetooth tonight so it disconnects and see if that helps any
Otherwise happy with my purchase, glad i went for this over the 360, the dead spot just ruined the entire look of that one for me. As an erly adpoter I expect bugs and poor battery life to an extent. I think the next gen will nail it thought
Ive not worn a watch for a while but I dont find it overly big, I do have large hands though
Love the way the screen and watch face looks and the Android wear interface works well but is a little buggy. The notifications are great and i can already feel that id miss it if I was to stop using the watch. This was with screen off so who knows if id had it on. Textra, aquamail and a few other 3rd party apps all work well
Mine was charged 100% out the box so i haven't charged it yet, I suppose the most disappointing thing is the drain from 86% to 69% overnight with no use, 17% when idle is a lot to sacrifice. Hopefully further updates may extend this a bit
I may use tasker to disable my phone bluetooth tonight so it disconnects and see if that helps any
Otherwise happy with my purchase, glad i went for this over the 360, the dead spot just ruined the entire look of that one for me. As an erly adpoter I expect bugs and poor battery life to an extent. I think the next gen will nail it thought
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Chances are your battery life will get better over the next few days.
My Moto360 (before i sent it back.) was rubbish the first day or two, then it got significantly better, then again after the first update from Motorola.
My Moto360 (before i sent it back.
) was rubbish the first day or two, then it got significantly better, then again after the first update from Motorola.
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Got my LG G Watch R today, surprised it was already at 100% battery, so instantly checked for updates and it's working brilliantly.
Going to play around for a bit, let's see how easy Android Wear is to use.
EDIT: Any recommendations for a watch face?
Going to play around for a bit, let's see how easy Android Wear is to use
.EDIT: Any recommendations for a watch face?
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Get Facer then go to the Facer thread on Reddit.
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Been looking on there but there's so much .
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Loving the watch face on GWR that has an pedometer, altimeter and compass! Probably no use to me ever, but very cool.
