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Hi all,
I found out that Captivate has GPS chip problem when it is COLD.
If you can warm it up it will work fine.
You can try it in warm environment.
While it is working, try to turn on AC in your car to cool it down and you will see it say GPS signal lost.
Turn off the AC and turn on the Heater to warm it up, GPS signal will be OK.
Good luck.
Interesting. Thanks for the tip. Will try it out in my friends cappy. He has issues with his GPS but mine has always been fine. Never had a problem even once.
I installed effingps.zip and went from no signal to 7-9 satelite locks in 10 seconds INDOORS.
great fix
knighted4
knighted4 said:
I installed effingps.zip and went from no signal to 7-9 satelite locks in 10 seconds INDOORS.
great fix
knighted4
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Can you post a link to the file or post the zip file.
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It's in Trusselo's EFFIN EH ROM thread #140
A simple search for effinGPS.zip found it.
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It's in Trusselo's EFFIN EH ROM thread #140
A simple search for effinGPS.zip found it.
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Will that work on CM based roms? I'm guessing no, but I haven't been able to find an answer anywhere.
And here's a link, for those who want it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19631418&postcount=140
Good luck. I haven't flashed this yet, but will soon.
Well....i get a lock now!!!
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S Captivate on Blue Apex
Temperature doesn't seem to affect mine. And no 'fix' has ever worked for me.
I don't care how long it takes to lock as long as it doesn't drift.
I did notice though, that the time is off by 24 hours when I do get a lock (according to GPS Test and GPS Status).
When I connect to my external Bluetooth receiver it is spot on.
Has anyone else had this experience? My guess is that the firmware is returning the wrong time, and that is making the positioning calculations impossible.
can someone explain why temperature would effect the GPS in any way? thanks..
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When I connect to my external Bluetooth receiver it is spot on.
Has anyone else had this experience?
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Not sure if you mean time, or GPS being spot on. I haven't paid any attention to time when using GPS. But I have an external one, and it works MUCH BETTER, pretty much what I would call spot on.
However, the last couple times I"ve used it my phone has locked up. I am thinking it is the BT program I am using in order to use the external GPS. What blue tooth program are you using?
Will this work for my Captivate running mosaic 9?
Sent from my Captivate running Gingerbread
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Not sure if you mean time, or GPS being spot on. I haven't paid any attention to time when using GPS. But I have an external one, and it works MUCH BETTER, pretty much what I would call spot on.
However, the last couple times I"ve used it my phone has locked up. I am thinking it is the BT program I am using in order to use the external GPS. What blue tooth program are you using?
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Both the time and the GPS location are correct when I use an external BT receiver (Delorme BT-20), but the time is exactly 24 hours off. That could definitely cause drift after initial lock (not to mention cause problems locking in the first place).
I use "Bluetooth GPS Mouse" by Argotronic. There is also a problem with the Captivate's Bluetooth implementation from what I've read. My bluetooth headphones, gps and obd-ii car scanner tool tend to lock up my handset from time to time. It seems to have a problem with sustained serial data communications over bluetooth.
Bluetooth GPS Mouse seems to be pretty stable as opposed to the other BT programs I've used, I guess you get what you pay for. It's a real hassle to drag around two devices on the off chance of needing directions.
I seem to remember stock AT&T Eclair being pretty good with GPS.
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can someone explain why temperature would effect the GPS in any way? thanks..
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Some electronic components are sensitive to temperature. Temperature changes conductive properties, among other things (for example, metal expands when heated). Heat dissipation could also be a factor. Electronic boards can warp, components can separate from the board or the solder can crack. More likely in this case, it just looks like it's working. I've seen tons of people claiming different things have fixed the GPS. Until I can get a lock in standalone mode, and keep it, I'm not calling it fixed.
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Seems I wasn't crazy about the time thing, but apparently it has only manifested since 2012 rolled around:
code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail? id=24000
This article is about the Tab, but it looks like it is across the board.
Hm i never really thought temperature could affect the gps chip, might have to do some testing.
expansion and contraction of metals possibly fouling the antenna connection is the only real thing I can think of. Anyway, for me there never was a real fix. moving to GB really helped but not enough to make the GPS really reliable. I finally got a replacement phone moving to a build 1101 and that has a pretty good gps that is useable in most circumstances and probably as good as a phone without dedicated antenna can get. Captivates all should have been recalled due to bad gps hardware in my opinion..of course that would have cost samsung a fortune. The phone is great otherwise.
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Hm i never really thought temperature could affect the gps chip, might have to do some testing.
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did think heat could affect the gps chip, might have to do some testing thanks!
Is it true?So unbelievable!
Sounds like confirmation bias to me... I have had equally crappy GPS in both warm weather and cold.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19631418&postcount=140
Good luck. I haven't flashed this yet, but will soon.
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Did anyone else have luck installing effinGPS.zip?
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Did anyone else have luck installing effinGPS.zip?
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Installed. Didn't help a worth a damn.
So Im having a very strange issues with bluetooth in my car. It seems that some times when on call the people speaking to me cut out, just can't hear them at all, this happenes for few seconds but enough to disrupt the convo, it doesn't happen all the time but enough to drive me crazy. If I toggle the headset to phone and right back it works again. Very strange.
Any one seen this? Im on stock 2.3.5
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I had bluetooth issues with two infuses (both of which were sent back for exchange) and then with my Skyrocket. All three kept losing the pairing with my car and sometimes wouldn't recognize my car when I got into it. The issues went away with my Skyrocket by keeping bluetooth on all the time and setting it to never visibly time out. Been about a month now, without any further issues.
Hope this helps.
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I had bluetooth issues with two infuses (both of which were sent back for exchange) and then with my Skyrocket. All three kept losing the pairing with my car and sometimes wouldn't recognize my car when I got into it. The issues went away with my Skyrocket by keeping bluetooth on all the time and setting it to never visibly time out. Been about a month now, without any further issues.
Hope this helps.
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ptgptg , Have you found that keeping bluetooth on is causing excessive battery drain?
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I was having unresolvable problems with my first phone (that I borked), and it started happening after I got the 2.3.6 ota update. It was either that or one of the earlier Alien rom builds that broke it, I think (right now I'm running Alien 5.5 and it's awesome with no bluetooth problems).
Even flashing back to stock would not fix the problems. Did you ever flash a 2.3.6 rom or any others?
Also, have you tried to delete the pairings, re-boot phone, and then re-pair and connect? On my old phone (Captivate) this would usually fix any weird bluetooth issues...
Has anyone bought the "updated" smart watch? If so, what are your thoughts on it? I might buy one from Expansys USA.
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Early reviews online and on amazon are pretty positive. I purchased and returned the liveview due to connection issues. These seem to be a non-issue on the updated smartwatch. I ordered through expansys and will hopefully be receiving the unit this week. I can reply with my personal opinions.
I hope the xda devs pick this device up and come up with some great apps. One obvious one would be a timer/stopwatch app.
I just got it today, so my impressions are sort of limited to my limited use of it today...
I'd say overall impressions are "So far so good". Definitely feel this is a worthwhile device that will only improve with time.
Pros:
1. Much smaller than the MotoACTV and actually feels/looks like a normal wrist watch on your hand.
2. A much needed accelerometer screen activation was added I believe in the latest update (it doesn't mention this feature in the manual nor in any review I have seen). Basically all you do when the screen is off is tap the device anywhere twice really quick. I've noticed sometimes if you tap it too slow or not hard enough and then do it the right way immediately afterwards, that it won't register the correct way and you have to wait like 5 seconds to try again. Not that big of a deal.
3. Screen looks pretty good. A little pixelated due to the low resolution but text is still readable.
4. So far no problems losing sync with the phone.
Cons:
1. Smartwatch app notification icon ALWAYS stays on in the notification bar of your phone when the watch is connected. Needs to be an option to disable this.
2. The touch screen malfunctions with at least one default Sony app that I've seen so far: the Phonebook (Contacts) app. I think this must be something with how Sony designed the app, as other apps I've downloaded function perfectly normal with all the gestures (multitouch, swiping, taps). IT'S HORRIBLE. Can't swipe between screens at all with this. Actually accidentally texted someone on the first screen of contacts the default "Call me" message as I was swiping to the second screen of contacts. The text went through though, so I guess that's a plus because the person called me immediately lol.
3. The charging cable and the way it just fits in the clip to stay connected is probably the worst charging design I have ever seen... should have just used micro-usb... If you aren't careful when setting the watch down while it's plugged in, you could accidentally put an angle on the cable which will ensure that it doesn't make contact with the charging leads.
4. No default email app yet. Only one that exists is for Sony phones
5. Music player could be improved a bit. No control over albums/folders (at least with the Google Play Music app). Very generic play/pause, volume, and next/previous track options. Doesn't show album art with Play Music on ICS (really? This is the default app that probably the majority of Android users use!!).
6. Sometimes if the phone is busy doing other things, you will notice on the watch that the icons take a while to show up (generic icons are shown instead of the specific application ones), which basically is exposing the fact that the apps aren't stored on the Smartwatch itself... which means that if your phones processor is bogged down, so will app responsiveness on the watch itself.
7. No voice search app or widget! Whether we have the phone sitting in our car in speaker phone mode, or have a blue tooth headset on, we need a dedicated voice search activation button widget! I am planning on sitting down one day to make one. This will be especially handy once we have the Google Assistant app (Siri competitor), not to mention how useful this would be to initiate calls to people while driving instead of using the HORRIBLE touch screen contacts app.
8. No microphone in the hardware! This sort of goes with #7 above.
Just got this thing in the mail here at work, well FedEx. Haven't really messed around with it yet. Loaded a few apps, so far so good! Will report back later on anything else I find.
yeh i just got mine today
still fiddling around with it
i look forward to updates
i also noticed the messaging app doesnt sync up constantly
like in the events app,i can get a new message notice and read it,but go back to the messaging app,and it shows older texts....
and theres some other minor quirks,like when the phone rings you can mute it, hang up, but not answer it
would be cool if there was a microphone and i could carry on conversations like im james bond
Dude wait for the pebble: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/597507018/pebble-e-paper-watch-for-iphone-and-android
I just hooked mine up today and had all kinds of problems keeping it connected. I am running a Galaxy Tab with the newly released CM-9 nightly. The apps I have tried work: in call control, missed call, audio control, message, and weather. The problem I have with the set up is that it keeps disconnecting as soon as you try and do anything. Originally it wouldn't re-connect reliably, I then found the Liveviewcharm application which allows it to reconnect all the time. So far, I would give it a C+ in my particular configuration but I am hoping.
YMMV, it seems people with other configurations are having less problems. It would be a good idea if people siad what kind of phone and what software they were running.
By the way, the reason the software leaves an icon in the status bar is so that the background app won't get shut down by the OS when it needs memory.
Fred
guih said:
Dude wait for the pebble: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/597507018/pebble-e-paper-watch-for-iphone-and-android
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ive seen the pebbles,plus if you donate u can get one now right?
but what makes it so better than the Sony?
like the pebbles watch is only black/white or monochrome?
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ffarber said:
I just hooked mine up today and had all kinds of problems keeping it connected. I am running a Galaxy Tab with the newly released CM-9 nightly. The apps I have tried work: in call control, missed call, audio control, message, and weather. The problem I have with the set up is that it keeps disconnecting as soon as you try and do anything. Originally it wouldn't re-connect reliably, I then found the Liveviewcharm application which allows it to reconnect all the time. So far, I would give it a C+ in my particular configuration but I am hoping.
YMMV, it seems people with other configurations are having less problems. It would be a good idea if people siad what kind of phone and what software they were running.
By the way, the reason the software leaves an icon in the status bar is so that the background app won't get shut down by the OS when it needs memory.
Fred
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what exactly is liveviewcharm? i find it on the net to download,but absolutely no description of what it is or what it does
Im using Samsung galaxy note with the watch. Stays connected fine unless im a ways away from the phone of course
Been very eager to get the original liveview, but heard about the various connection problems. Now this one seems to have that fixed Normally, I would have got this right away, but the pebble is quite interesting too. So since some of you have the smartwatch could you answer some of my questions please?
* Most importantly, how does this affect battery life? I pretty much destroy my battery in a matter of hours, I don't want this to turn my phone into a laptop where I'd need to charge it every 2-3 hours
* When the bluetooth connection drops, what happens? I know the smartwatch doesn't need the phone for clock functionality (unlike the liveview). So does it just show the time?
* I'm not good with coding and stuff, the smartwatch would be the better option for support right?
Thanks
FC1032 said:
Been very eager to get the original liveview, but heard about the various connection problems. Now this one seems to have that fixed Normally, I would have got this right away, but the pebble is quite interesting too. So since some of you have the smartwatch could you answer some of my questions please?
* Most importantly, how does this affect battery life? I pretty much destroy my battery in a matter of hours, I don't want this to turn my phone into a laptop where I'd need to charge it every 2-3 hours
* When the bluetooth connection drops, what happens? I know the smartwatch doesn't need the phone for clock functionality (unlike the liveview). So does it just show the time?
* I'm not good with coding and stuff, the smartwatch would be the better option for support right?
Thanks
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I can't really comment on battery life as I am using a tab which has a battery that lasts 24 hours no matter how I use it. Having said that as I far as I can tell there is no difference. I suspect on a phone with a smaller battery your results won't be as good.
The watch tries to reconnect automatically when the connection drops. The Liveviewcharm (clicky) app makes the reconnections much more reliable. The description is in Japanese, you will have to cut and paste the text into Google translate if you can't read it (I couldn't). Basically it is an app that stays running and monitors Liveview connections (which the SmartWatch uses). I can't be any more detailed than that.
I doubt that Sony support will be terrific but there is nothing to code. It mostly just works the way the instructions say. You do have to download each app you want to run on the watch but that is straightforward.
Fred
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SayWhat10 said:
ive seen the pebbles,plus if you donate u can get one now right?
but what makes it so better than the Sony?
like the pebbles watch is only black/white or monochrome?
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what exactly is liveviewcharm? i find it on the net to download,but absolutely no description of what it is or what it does
Im using Samsung galaxy note with the watch. Stays connected fine unless im a ways away from the phone of course
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See my post above for a brief description of liveviewcharm, it does help. Good to hear the watch works well with a Note. Maybe subsequent releases of the CM-9 ROM will clean up whatever is wrong with the communications with watch.
One other thing, it is very hard to read in sunlight, one reason the Pebble could be better (when and if it is released).
In any event, I like the idea so much I signed up for a Pebble and may even buy a WIMM to give that a try. The problem for me is that I use the Tab as my only device and sometimes it is very cumbersome just to get out and see who is calling, etc.
Fred
Phone: Galaxy Note
Comment: This is my first smart watch.
And I love it. And guys this is Sony brand. It's important for lot of people. (Maybe is chip, but at least is Sony!)
Pretty cool watch.
avetny said:
Phone: Galaxy Note
Comment: This is my first smart watch.
And I love it. And guys this is Sony brand. It's important for lot of people. (Maybe is chip, but at least is Sony!)
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Apparently you didn't experience Sony Ericcson's epic abandonment of their MBW-150 watches. Everyone's display has faded to black and Sony refuses to repair or replace them.
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Apparently you didn't experience Sony Ericcson's epic abandonment of their MBW-150 watches. Everyone's display has faded to black and Sony refuses to repair or replace them.
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DAAAMN !!!
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Guys I need help !
When I shaking my watch the screen going to ON. It's supposed to be like that ?
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DAAAMN !!!
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Guys I need help !
When I shaking my watch the screen going to ON. It's supposed to be like that ?
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You mean that the watch wakes when you shake it?
That's actually a feature I was hoping to see. I used to have a watch that would turn the light on when I flicked my wrist This would be a nice feature, since you won't need to have another hand to activate it.
So @owners of this watch, is that a feature of the watch?
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You mean that the watch wakes when you shake it?
That's actually a feature I was hoping to see. I used to have a watch that would turn the light on when I flicked my wrist This would be a nice feature, since you won't need to have another hand to activate it.
So @owners of this watch, is that a feature of the watch?
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Yes! I think you right! Its a cool future
Smart watches are gonna get out SONY from bankrupticy. Lool
They really suck past few years trying to build something special. but only they did good is Play Station
I don't like the look of the Sony smart watch, Pebble actually looks cool to wear and in the video on the website is an actual demo unit so it will happen and rock. Plus, they have nearly 6 million backers already, do you know what that is? Lol the development on that thing will be so strong and so good.
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I don't like the look of the Sony smart watch, Pebble actually looks cool to wear and in the video on the website is an actual demo unit so it will happen and rock. Plus, they have nearly 6 million backers already, do you know what that is? Lol the development on that thing will be so strong and so good.
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Pebble got black and white screen. This is stupid.
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Pebble got black and white screen. This is stupid.
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Trade-off with battery life...
Fred
Android 5.1.1. will bring us wifi!
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+ArtemRussakovskii/posts/V8JQoUPaqsB
The specs show that the Moto 360 has Wifi capability too, so we shall see!
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The specs show that the Moto 360 has Wifi capability too, so we shall see!
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snapdragon 400 all have wifi capability I assume?
That would be great cause they all have Snapdragon 400 well except the Moto
What about the LG G Watch? I've searched a bit but wasn't able to find a clear yes or no for WiFi on my LG G Watch
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Just read that the next version will get wifi!
Will be great for my sony smartwatch 3!
What do you think?
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IMHO its too much. Wearable device must connect smartphone and have long life time. Screen is too small for chatting, surfing. If my smartphone is uncharged do I need smart watch?
michaelvin1322 said:
IMHO its too much. Wearable device must connect smartphone and have long life time. Screen is too small for chatting, surfing. If my smartphone is uncharged do I need smart watch?
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You're missing the while point of having wifi on android wear devices. It's not to browse the web and do tasks on the watch. It's too increase the distance and range these watches can work at. So instead of being tethered so closely to your phone, if connected to same Wi-Fi your phone is, you can walk away from your phone and still get notifications on watch. At home this would be amazing. At work, connect to works Wi-Fi and walk wherever and still get notifications.
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You're missing the while point of having wifi on android wear devices. It's not to browse the web and do tasks on the watch. It's too increase the distance and range these watches can work at. So instead of being tethered so closely to your phone, if connected to same Wi-Fi your phone is, you can walk away from your phone and still get notifications on watch. At home this would be amazing. At work, connect to works Wi-Fi and walk wherever and still get notifications.
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Yeah you're right. Just did't think about this case :cyclops:
Android 5.1.1. will bring us wifi!
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+ArtemRussakovskii/posts/V8JQoUPaqsB
tu3218 said:
You're missing the while point of having wifi on android wear devices. It's not to browse the web and do tasks on the watch. It's too increase the distance and range these watches can work at. So instead of being tethered so closely to your phone, if connected to same Wi-Fi your phone is, you can walk away from your phone and still get notifications on watch. At home this would be amazing. At work, connect to works Wi-Fi and walk wherever and still get notifications.
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Oh it's much better than that too... it seems you don't even need to be connected under the same Wi-Fi network and the smartphone can even be on mobile data and not under Wi-Fi!!
(unfortunately, it also seems that my G Watch is the only Wear watch to not have the required Wi-Fi antenna and that will most probably be reason enough for me to buy another Wear watch although I still like the G Watch best among the current crop of Wear watches... )
I wonder how long it'll be before Sony send this update out?
G watch, g watch r, and zenwatch confirmed not to have wifi
I'd get the Sony if I were you...best of the bunch. The TFT screen is bad frickin ass, always ON and viewable
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G watch, g watch r, and zenwatch confirmed not to have wifi
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G Watch R have wifi, it's confirmed by LG Benelux.
Moreover LG confirmed Urbane will be available till end of this month. That's means 5.1.1 will start rollout very soon.
thank you bro
Not according to ars technica
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015...-wi-fi-chips-but-some-wont-get-wi-fi-support/
The LG watches have the chips but not the necessary antennas to do the job.
I have my doubts about leaving Wi-Fi on all the time on my watches because it will kill the battery.
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Unless of course there is done way that Wi-Fi is only turned on when Bluetooth disconnects.
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Not according to ars technica
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015...-wi-fi-chips-but-some-wont-get-wi-fi-support/
The LG watches have the chips but not the necessary antennas to do the job.
I have my doubts about leaving Wi-Fi on all the time on my watches because it will kill the battery.
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Unless of course there is done way that Wi-Fi is only turned on when Bluetooth disconnects.
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Ars Technica provide no source for their info that the chip is missing it's antenna and only cite the Phandroid article.... I'm still holding out hope.
Is it posible to leave bluetooth off and just use only wifi/3g to connect to my watch? And if this is posible i would disable bluetooth on my watch and only use wifi/3g so that would save battery.
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Not according to ars technica
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015...-wi-fi-chips-but-some-wont-get-wi-fi-support/
The LG watches have the chips but not the necessary antennas to do the job.
I have my doubts about leaving Wi-Fi on all the time on my watches because it will kill the battery.
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Unless of course there is done way that Wi-Fi is only turned on when Bluetooth disconnects.
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The LG G Round has an FCC wifi certification (and even look at the description):
http://fccid.net/number.php?fcc=ZNFW110&id=866900#axzz3XvuGUR5W
I guess you cannot have a certification without the antenna. There are also no teardowns of the LG G watch to confirm the chip number.
(antenna is not the correct word. The snapdragon has a digital implementation of wifi and bluetooth, but it needs a seperate chip to make the analogue signals. On the LG G watch this is only a chip capable for bluetooth).
the square LG G does not have a wifi certification.
http://fccid.net/number.php?fcc=ZNFW100&id=620837#axzz3YbNreXrP
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Is it posible to leave bluetooth off and just use only wifi/3g to connect to my watch? And if this is posible i would disable bluetooth on my watch and only use wifi/3g so that would save battery.
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I'd say that is unlikely to save battery on your watch. I would expect/hope that the wifi on the watch would stay disabled if you have a BT connection, and only switch on if you lose it. Wifi will use more battery than BT so leaving that on all the time would be worse for your battery life.
I'd love to hear some hands on reports from those that have received their S3. What are your initial impressions? Anyone using it with a non Galaxy companion phone? How well does Samsung Pay MST work? How's the battery life?
Top quality build and feels really great on the wrist. I have let the default face time out, just to see how long the battery will last. It came 87% battery charge and I charged it to 100% before I switched it on. It runs fast with only a little lag on Navigation Here, maybe it was setting things up in the background? If you can afford a top quality watch go for it.
With Samsung Galaxy S3 running Android 4.3 and all notifications passed to the gear S3.
My impressions, from another thread.
First thoughts:
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Key impressions:
Solid, quality build. Reassuring weight. Precise finish.
Perhaps the screen resolution could be slightly improved but then I guess I'm spoiled by the s7 edge (and the note 7 before it, RIP).
Very pleased.
When I bought the Gear S a couple of years ago, it felt like the money had gone on the technology required to miniaturise. The build was relatively cheap.
But this time I feel I've paid for a quality watch that happens also to be hi-tech.
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Black or maybe very, very dark grey.
It feels good too. Rubberised but very strong. Premium.
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On the free headphones:
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Nothing to do with the watch but one thing I'm not impressed with is the Level Active bluetooth headphones. Tinny and quiet.
And I'm pretty easy to please - certainly no audio connoisseur.
Maybe I set them up wrong. I'll be switching back to the wired headphones that came with my phone unless I work out a way to improve the sound on these drastically.
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Battery life:
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Very early impression on the battery life:. It SUCKS!
Fully charged for the first time, when I woke at 0530. Now down to 68%, a little more than 4 hours later.
It's Bluetooth connected to my phone.
Brightness is just over half way.
Screen timeout 15 seconds.
Always on display enabled.
Use has been fairly limited because I've been working since 7am.
Bedding in period required, maybe...
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Having owned the Frontier for 24 hours, I love it.
The battery is the only concern but I'm pretty sure either (1) it'll improve after the first few charges or (2) it's faulty and I'll get a replacement. Not too worried about it at the moment.
Battery life on mine seems OK so far. After 12 hours off charge I'm down to 94%. Thought it at includes 7 hours in do not disturb mode (only dropped 3%).
Not using always on display but have the wake motion active.
Just used the Navigation Here app and looks like I will have to throw away my old sat nav. A vibration and a glance down.
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Been 24 hours and 42% battery with screen set to switch off after 15 secs, low brightness to low.
Down to 55% after 7.5 hrs, with only 13% of the drain in the past 3.5 hrs.
So it's getting a lot better.
Gear s3
jb.traveller said:
Just used the Navigation Here app and looks like I will have to throw away my old sat nav. A vibration and a glance down.
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Been 24 hours and 42% battery with screen set to switch off after 15 secs, low brightness to low.
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Hi how do u use gps without phone cant seem to use mine keeps asking for wifi or location on phone?
Not sure did have the phone in my pocket in standby. Didn't look at it. Just typed in my home address on my gear and it just worked, wasn't thinking about the phone at all. The gear does have GPS built in so I assumed it was that, maybe it was?
Ok got mine up and running (Frontier).
OVERALL
Somewhat undecided, dare i say i always thought the S2 was too small, i find the S3 too big. UI not much difference vs S2, to test more but battery is way better (usage & standby drain)i do find it very nice to wear, hardly notice it is now, but then not premium enough for £349.
Be interesting on hearing from anyone with the classic (I opted for Frontier for the rubber strap, as on my S2 Classic I found to get the HR sensor to work I had to wear it snug, result was the strap was smelly and disgusting)
I have upgraded from each preceding Samsung watch to the S3 (last one was the S2 Classic).
POSITIVE
- Speaker and calling function, really missed this.
- Lightweight feel
- Watch sits perfect on my wrist, the S2 always felt like it was perching on my wrist
- Like that some though has gone into the bezel, now use it to dismiss notifications
- Like the app info/setting, give allot more control
- My S2 battery I could get 3-4 days, this after allot of setup play around lost only 7%, I reckon I will get a week : )
NEGATIVE
- Feels cheap
- Lost some minor function, like adjust font size
- Watch faces are poor, in particular the chrono version
- Dislike the recessed display, make finger swiping trickier
- SPOTIFY, again robbed as the S2, advertised globally, but not for the UK !!!
- SAMSUNG PAY, beyond a joke, a year on promised on the S2, the S3, nothing again.
Jaybo72 said:
Hi how do u use gps without phone cant seem to use mine keeps asking for wifi or location on phone?
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You can't. The maps aren't downloadable on the watch which would be required to use only GPS to navigate. On the 3/4G watches past and present carrier wireless is what provides the data feed for the watch in stand-alone mode. For Wi-Fi only devices no wireless connection (stand-alone or via a connected phone) means no stand-alone navigation.
Only reason i got watch was gps silly me
Jaybo72 said:
Only reason i got watch was gps silly me
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Really i thought it was the hi tech / build, for me it was GPS plus and the other things.
Jaybo72 said:
Only reason i got watch was gps silly me
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More standalone navigation is supposed to be coming soon. Here need to launch their new app: http://360.here.com/2016/09/01/introducing-here-wego-for-samsung-gear-s3/
What version u got? I presumed this watch would use its own gps thats why its got the gps chip in it for jogging without phone didnt realise u couldnt use that feature without phone so why did they put gps chip in gear if u cant use it as standalone device
I'm waiting for my Frontier (no LTE) version to come but not until december.
Has anyone used Gear S3 with Oneplus 3 and if does it work with all notifications and everything?
Would Frontier work with separate 4g/LTE wlan hotspot (not through phone) so u could go for a run and listen to Spotify?
Is there any apps for Whatsapp? Just that it would be smaller device to carry with than phone.
No LTE version...GPS...should it work when running without phone?
There is an option on the watch to turn on internal gps. I believe as standard it will use the phones gps for location services.
Battery, 32 hours and 16%, used as above. Says 7 hours left but will charge it overnight.
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Only reason i got watch was gps silly me
More standalone navigation is supposed to be coming soon. Here need to launch their new app: http://360.here.com/2016/09/01/intro...msung-gear-s3/
I think that is the version I am running and have downloaded UK maps onto my Galaxy S3 and ticked stand alone.
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- Feels cheap
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If the S3 feels cheap, you must have hated the Gear S!
I suppose it's subjective - I think for 300 odd quid, the S3 feels really well made. I was pleasantly surprised by that.
Apart from the Gear S though, I've never worn a watch so have little to compare it with. You may be used to expensive, traditional watches and therefore have higher standards than me.
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- Lost some minor function, like adjust font size
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You can change the font type and size in settings/style. There are only three font sizes to choose from though - is that different from the S2?
ReformedAppleFan said:
If the S3 feels cheap, you must have hated the Gear S!
I suppose it's subjective - I think for 300 odd quid, the S3 feels really well made. I was pleasantly surprised by that.
Apart from the Gear S though, I've never worn a watch so have little to compare it with. You may be used to expensive, traditional watches and therefore have higher standards than me.
You can change the font type and size in settings/style. There are only three font sizes to choose from though - is that different from the S2?
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Cheap compared to my prior Gear S2 Classic.
Thanks for the font help, used to help under display.
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So are the only apps available the ones in the galaxy app store? Pretty poor really, just lots of different watch faces. I was hoping for more apps to control my phone and the apps on it.