Smartwatch Thread (news/apps/updates)

_Jimlad_ · 21 May 2016 at 18:03

My moto 360 has stopped recording my steps again unless I have my phone with me. Which is not good when I exercise. It started doing it last week anyone else ?

MouseMat2004 · 21 May 2016 at 20:34

_Jimlad_ said:
My moto 360 has stopped recording my steps again unless I have my phone with me. Which is not good when I exercise. It started doing it last week anyone else ?

Mines been fine, works fine at footy twice a week. Maybe go into Fit & MotoBody on the phone and watch to make sure its going, also check the sync settings, especially in MotoBody to ensure it's still linked to Fit.

_Jimlad_ · 22 May 2016 at 10:03

All the settings look OK. The steps are on my watch just not syncing. Grrrr

Sukh · 22 May 2016 at 20:32

The market for smart watches is still so disappointing - there isn't a good looking android wear watch with GPS.

The Huawei watch really needed GPS at that price.

Biffa · 29 May 2016 at 21:29

New toy:

Old toy on right. New on left.

V_R · 29 May 2016 at 22:03

LG Watch Urbane LTE?

I've got the original GWR too, really fancy the new Urbane, where did you get it?

Biffa · 29 May 2016 at 22:21

V_R said:
LG Watch Urbane LTE?

I've got the original GWR too, really fancy the new Urbane, where did you get it?

Yup Urbane 2nd Edition as they call it. Got it without a contract at AT&T store.

Rilot · 30 May 2016 at 09:10

How is it compared to the G-Watch? I've got an Urbane 1 which is the same guts as the G-Watch so am interested to know how the new one compares.

Buffman · 30 May 2016 at 10:59

Anyone got a Samsung gear s2?

Am I best waiting till September (rumoured) for a new one? Or get one for £190 now?

Seems to have all the features I want (Bluetooth, put music on it, easy to charge, decent battery life). Plus I've got a Samsung note 4

Biffa · 30 May 2016 at 12:58

Rilot said:
How is it compared to the G-Watch? I've got an Urbane 1 which is the same guts as the G-Watch so am interested to know how the new one compares.

Will have more time to play with it now I am back in the UK

Belloni · 30 May 2016 at 13:00

I had the Moto 360, sold it for the Huewai W1 which is without doubt the best tooling smart watch. Fantastic battery life and speed, can't fault it.

Buffman · 30 May 2016 at 15:28

Bought the samsung gear S2 so lets hope its good!

Orcvader · 30 May 2016 at 16:31

The Craig said:
Bought the samsung gear S2 so lets hope its good!

S2 is a Tizen watch so not sure if it fits on this thread

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GWR owner as well, would be nice to see how the Urbane 2nd edition compares to it

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kevpuk · 31 May 2016 at 10:19

Boooo! My 360 (gen 1) has been suffering from notably poorer battery life over the last week or so, and now I cannot get it to charge - well, sometimes can get it to around 6-8% and then it starts dropping whilst still on dock. Methinks it may be an ex-360?

So, what's the consensus on a good replacement? All-in-all, have been very happy with the 360 and never had the upgrade itch, but now I think the time might be right to move on. What's out there and worth looking at? Or, is there anything worth holding on for?

Omar · 31 May 2016 at 10:43

There should hopefully soon be some updated Android Wear watches with the new Snapdragon Wear 2100 chip

_Jimlad_ · 31 May 2016 at 17:12

kevpuk said:
Boooo! My 360 (gen 1) has been suffering from notably poorer battery life over the last week or so, and now I cannot get it to charge - well, sometimes can get it to around 6-8% and then it starts dropping whilst still on dock. Methinks it may be an ex-360?

So, what's the consensus on a good replacement? All-in-all, have been very happy with the 360 and never had the upgrade itch, but now I think the time might be right to move on. What's out there and worth looking at? Or, is there anything worth holding on for?

w1 looks pretty sweet

garyman · 9 Jun 2016 at 14:44

I've tried the Sony SW3 but I couldn't get it to sit comfortably on my wrist so moved onto the Pebble Time.

I'm actually finding the PT very good to use and not having to charge it every other night is a bonus- but generally, I only need to charge it once a week.

Button works well as oppose to a touchscreen which I sometimes found temperamental and all in all, very happy with it.

Tempted by the new Pebble Time 2 that's recently announced on Kickstarter but that's not due out until Jan17 so may wait it out and see what happens between now and then

mrgubby · 11 Jun 2016 at 14:02

Dead pixels are beginning to appear on my LG GWR, not very impressive on an 18 months old screen

skaif · 12 Jun 2016 at 01:26

Thoughts on the gear fit 2? I know not specifically android wear but seems like a decent watch/fitness tracker?

welshdragon · 12 Jun 2016 at 02:00

I've just picked up the gear fit 2 and really liking it. Just the right balance between fitness and some smart notifications. Really comfy too. I wish S Health was better though, more like some of the other apps.