Do you own a smartwatch?

Do you own a smartwatch?

  • Yes

    Votes: 129 50.4%

  • No

    Votes: 127 49.6%
  • Total voters
    256
isie said:
google buying Fossil IP is a good sign maybe we even get a pixel watch which would be awesome but like the pixel phone won't end up on sale here :(
funnily enough i was looking at the Fossil smart watches but settle back on samsung - that Bezel just gets me :)
not sure why its not been copied so far - apple has that crown navigation but its not even close


3 days lol more like 1 day - 2 days if you very lucky
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I get about 5 days out of my Amazfit and that is with me using it for bluetooth music, when I go to gym, swimming and receiving notifications etc
 
Volksieboi said:
Amazifit is great for batterylife cos of the e-ink display instead of amoled.
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Cool if that is what it is but I am happy with the display and can see it clearly so not phased about it not being amoled.

Sinbad said:
"great".


I am still getting 12-14 days out of my Huawei GT, with 24 hour heart rate monitoring and sleep monitoring...
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That's excellent battery life for a smart watch. Do you use it for notifications, bluetooth music or gyming as well?

I also have my 24 hour heart monitor and sleep mode on mine 24/7 as well
 
ISP cash cow said:
Cool if that is what it is but I am happy with the display and can see it clearly so not phased about it not being amoled.



That's excellent battery life for a smart watch. Do you use it for notifications, bluetooth music or gyming as well?

I also have my 24 hour heart monitor and sleep mode on mine 24/7 as well
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Hi
Not for bluetooth music, no. Yes, for gym/walking GPS tracking but not as often as I should. Yes for notifications.
 
isie said:
How is that on day to day usage compared to any other smart watch you have used before?
heard lack of apps is an issue currently?
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Correct there are no custom apps, but I don't really feel that. Not sure what more I'd want the watch to do than what it does. I can't see myself trying to compose an email on it somehow, or talking to it like The Hoff in Knight Rider ;) Can you give me some examples perhaps? (I haven't spent a lot of time with Gear type devices so I'm not sure what's out there)

A music player would be good I guess, for going on runs without my phone, but that's not high on the list. I'd probably have my phone on me anyway.
 
Quite impressed with the Fenix3HR's battery life. GPS is on for +- 2 hours a week. Charge it every second or third week.
 
Sinbad said:
Correct there are no custom apps, but I don't really feel that. Not sure what more I'd want the watch to do than what it does. I can't see myself trying to compose an email on it somehow, or talking to it like The Hoff in Knight Rider ;) Can you give me some examples perhaps? (I haven't spent a lot of time with Gear type devices so I'm not sure what's out there)

A music player would be good I guess, for going on runs without my phone, but that's not high on the list. I'd probably have my phone on me anyway.
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True, keeping it simple helps. I'm with you in that i would never write an email on my watch. I do respond to the odd Whatsapp msg here and there but its usually a :love: or a :whistling: to the wifey.

I also dont want this thing going off everytime i get a notification. I get alerts from the apps that i need alerts from - Whatsapp, Prayer Times app, Cricinfo, weather. Thats pretty much it.

As for 3rd party apps, I hardly use them. I tried myfitnesspall, mapmyrun for a while in the begining, but i dont like that some data gets stored in one app and others in S Health. I ended up using the Samsung health app for everything. Its just easier and S Health is good enough for my needs. It even has workouts that you can sign up for.

I also use it with my BT earphones when i go on solo runs.

The bezel interface also makes navigation really slick and intuitive. Samsung really nailed that.

Oh and i have a ton of watchfaces :)
 
Sinbad said:
Correct there are no custom apps, but I don't really feel that. Not sure what more I'd want the watch to do than what it does. I can't see myself trying to compose an email on it somehow, or talking to it like The Hoff in Knight Rider ;) Can you give me some examples perhaps? (I haven't spent a lot of time with Gear type devices so I'm not sure what's out there)



A music player would be good I guess, for going on runs without my phone, but that's not high on the list. I'd probably have my phone on me anyway.
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lol would you believe i missed the phone feature in the Gear S2 compared to the old gear 2 , glad thats back in the watch.



a Camera would be nice to have again , not for sneaky picks but i would get good footage on roller coasters with it
 
Have a LG G Watch R. Got it with my phone a few years ago
 
HunterNW said:
Quite impressed with the Fenix3HR's battery life. GPS is on for +- 2 hours a week. Charge it every second or third week.
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Yeah. I have the 645, and using it for notifications, activity tracking and HRM combined with about 1 hour of GPS a day - where it links to a bluetooth HRM for higher accuracy, I still get about 1-1.5 weeks of battery life.
 
Using a Samsung Gear Fit 2 Pro.
Definitely not top of the line, but good enough for what I want.

Might go for something more powerful in a couple of years or if this one breaks.
 
PSA: Gear S3/Sport owners

I updated my Gear Sport to Tizen 4.0.0.2 by changing the region to USA.
After installing the update I changed the region back to South Africa using this app:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cgutman.androidremotedebugger&hl=en_ZA

You will need to determine the IP address of your watch. And use the port 26101

This process is the quite similar for GS3 Frontier/Classic and Gear sport.

If you guys want to give it a try the methods are below.
Its not too complicated.
Read all the steps and follow carefully. After changing the region your watch will factory reset. So be sure to back up your sh*t (watch faces, etc.). You will also need to forget and then re-pair the device to your phone via bluetooth.

Gear S3
https://forum.xda-developers.com/smartwatch/gear-s3/guide-how-to-change-gear-s3-r760-csc-t3784226

Gear sport
https://forum.xda-developers.com/sm...nging-region-samsung-gear-sport-r600-t3771324

I've noticed that the interface is smoother and there are new workouts added as well as some changes to the settings menu.

Good luck and enjoy Tizen 4.0
 
From XDA: https://forum.xda-developers.com/smartwatch/gear-sport/tizen-4-0-gear-sport-arrived-t3892138

Changelog for our watch:
  • Samsung Health - Support various indoor workouts and back-to-back workout.
  • Samsung Health Widget - Samsung Health Widget now also supports and provides sleep stages information.
  • Advanced - Two advanced modes (Theater, Sleep) are added to keep user from disturbance during specific time and place. Modes can be toggled from quick panel.
  • Quick Panel - Newly added quick settings. Easier and faster interaction.
  • Messages - Draft messages can now be saved. Additionally, showing MMS image on notification cover view and animated messages are automatically played. Replying is now quicker and easier. Over 1,000 emojis supported.
  • Music - User can change to different music play source on Watch instead of using a Phone.
  • Setting menu - Improved categorizing of menus for better dicovery of features and items.

Things I've noticed so far that are new and not included in the official changelog (Tizen 4 perks):
  • You can now toggle whether to take or not screenshots by pressing and holding the power button and swiping the screen from left to right, inside a Settings menu.
  • New permissions management: When you open an app that requires Storage permission or Microphone permission, those will be asked to you directly instead of instantly granted (basically like since Android 6.0+).
    Permissions can be managed straight from Settings > Apps > Permissions.
  • Sliding down the Quick Settings menu feels a ton lot smooooooooooother.
  • Another really awesome feature is the ability to read not just the most recent from your messaging apps, like before, but also being able to read any previous messages in a really nice chat bubble view. Check out the last attached image as example.
 
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