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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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
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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.
JimSmith94 said:
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
I am on vacation in the usa and bought a note 10.1 at best buy in san diego. Now i am in los angeles.
Today i played a little with it and found that the touchscreen does not respond as expected depending on where I touch the screen. (Fingers not pen!)
In the middle it is spot on, but above and below the registered touch position is way below where i actually touched the sceen. Especially when more than one link is at these positions i always miss the one i want to click... also when typing a text sometimes i hit 'c' but space is registered. Additionally i tested with multitouch visualizer from the market and clearly see what i described.
I also own a galaxy tab10.1 and never had this problem., so i guess i am not dreaming this.
0. I guess there is no way to calibrate the screen?
1. Can you use multitouch visualizer and test if your device shows also this behaviohr, please? Want to now if it is normal or if my device is broken...
2. In two days i fly back to germany. Should i return it? Never returned something at best buy. Is it problematic? Do i have to explain much or jisit easy going? Should i say that it is broken or just return it?
Thank you very much!
Klaus
Ps: you can also use the developer menu and turn on visualization of touch stuff. Here i see also that in upper and lower part of the screen the registered position is off .
Don't take a chance. Return it 1st thing in the morning. All you need is your receipt and explain the problem. Get a manager if you need to.
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You should be able to exchange it or return it. At least go there and take it with you.
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Don't take a chance. Return it 1st thing in the morning. All you need is your receipt and explain the problem. Get a manager if you need to.
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You should be able to exchange it or return it. At least go there and take it with you.
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I think i will return it for a refund if possible. Because i fly back on saturday i do not have enough time to test it (i also want to do a little sight seeing here ).
Forget the BS that I wrote. The problem was because i was charging at the same time. After unplugging the note and using multitouch visualizer again the problem was gone. Stupid me. Sorry for polluting the forum with my crap
I have noticed an intermittent indication of the same thing especially when playing Monopoly. Sometimes I also see an intermittent delay when touching the screen today in SNotes I saw at least a second delay from when I started a line and the line showed, but it is very intermittent.
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Forget the BS that I wrote. The problem was because i was charging at the same time. After unplugging the note and using multitouch visualizer again the problem was gone. Stupid me. Sorry for polluting the forum with my crap
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Have to admit, I was surprised at your post, but given the time constraints returning it seemed logical. So glad it turned out ok.
My Nokia Lumia 1020 randomly turns off itself or freeze? Why is happening?
It could be a dodgy app that you may have installed.also check how much memory you have left.if full it may slow the phone.
Failing that then a hard reset my in order
Ditto. I've had my phone for a couple of months now. It did it once or twice in the beginning then it stopped. Now it's doing it more and more often. Luckly I'm an early riser by nature but I use it for my alarm and often wake up to find that the phone is waiting for me to enter my PIN so it will start up because it rebooted itself. Did a hard reset and just installed a few basic apps. I don't believe it's the apps tho since it has been fine for a while now and just now suddenly doing this more often. I'm wondering if it's a hardware issue or some service running in the background.
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Just wanted to say this.
My HTC Titan was and still is the best phone owned. I still use it as my media player because it's pretty much flawless. I LOVE THAT THING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Guys,
I'm facing this issue where my touch is automatically working. The touch automatically open an app and doesn't allow the user to type anything.
See the attached video. Seems like others are also having the same issue as I found this thread but since no one came out with a solution, I'm creating a new thread.
Let's find out a solution to this problem as a lot of people are facing the same issue in particularly to micromax phones. Also don't suggest solutions like going to the service center as they have worst of the service. They had my phone for 3 months and ****ed it up pretty badly
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Hi Guys,
I'm facing this issue where my touch is automatically working. The touch automatically open an app and doesn't allow the user to type anything.
See the attached video. Seems like others are also having the same issue as I found this thread but since no one came out with a solution, I'm creating a new thread.
Let's find out a solution to this problem as a lot of people are facing the same issue in particularly to micromax phones. Also don't suggest solutions like going to the service center as they have worst of the service. They had my phone for 3 months and ****ed it up pretty badly
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Happens when charging with me. Maybe some earthing problem with my house's electric wiring.
automatically charging in chine charger chiper charger pin dose not fully match some good work some bad automatically charged
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Use another charger and check
Hello everyone,
I hope this was the correct place to post this; if not, please feel free to move it.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S8+ (SM-G955W) which worked perfectly fine one day, then the next the screen no longer shows any display at all. The strange thing is: the phone still functions properly. It still rings when I receive a call and still vibrates when it receives messages, however the screen itself remains black and does not respond to any touch at all. According to the internet, this is often known as the "Black Screen of death".
Troubleshooting attempted:
- I have performed a soft reset multiple times by pressing and holding the Power + Volume Down buttons which forces a restart. The phone does indeed restart - I can feel the start up vibration and the blue LED light does remain on while it powers on. I then feel all my messages arriving to the phone however at no point do I see an image.
-I have let the battery die completely, then charged it back up to 100%. Unfortunately, after powering on the phone once more, there is still no display.
-I have taken the phone to a local technician who informed me that the screen is not broken and the back lighting appears to have no issues. He believes it may be a deeper issue with the phone.
*I should also mention that the phone has no physical damage to it - it hasn't been dropped, no water damage, etc.
At the very least, I would like to unlock the phone to plug it into my PC and back up my photos, documents, etc. Unfortunately, as the phone died and was powered on fresh, I cannot unlock the phone via my voice or fingerprint as the first unlock Android insists must be the pin. I attempted Google's Find my Phone but it only allows for a remote factory reset. I tried Samsung's Find my Phone which allows remote unlock however it apparently needs to be enabled on the phone settings before it can be used (Who'd have known that before encountering the need to do this...).
I am unsure what to do. Can the phone be repaired? Can I at the very least unlock it without using the screen to reach it's storage and backup my files? Please help
Was the phone dropped in any way? Sounds like the LCD is not displaying and the digitizer isn't registering your touch. Take a decent flashlight and shine it onto the screen and look for minor cracks. If cracked in any way I would look into replacing the screen assembly
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Was the phone dropped in any way? Sounds like the LCD is not displaying and the digitizer isn't registering your touch. Take a decent flashlight and shine it onto the screen and look for minor cracks. If cracked in any way I would look into replacing the screen assembly
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Thanks for the reply! I'll take a flashlight when I get home from work today to take a look. Assuming there may be a crack somewhere, do you know of any way to unlock it and access the mass storage to collect my pictures/documents?
Edit: Even if there's a third party software that can do this? I'm willing to pay if necessary. I've tried "Dr. Fone" but the software is outdated and does not support the S8+ model. I should add I don't believe USB Debugging Option is on
If USB debugging was enabled you could use ADB to potentially recover the files. Pressuming you're already connected the Android to the devive it'll have autborized the RSA key.
You could also use an OTG cable to plug in a mouse, but since you cannot see the display at all, that won't be very helpful.
I found this software with a quick Google search. Haven't used it myself.
https://www.androidphonesoft.com/android-data-recovery.html
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If USB debugging was enabled you could use ADB to potentially recover the files. Pressuming you're already connected the Android to the devive it'll have autborized the RSA key.
You could also use an OTG cable to plug in a mouse, but since you cannot see the display at all, that won't be very helpful.
I found this software with a quick Google search. Haven't used it myself.
https://www.androidphonesoft.com/android-data-recovery.html
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Thank you again for your assistance - I will download that program tonight and let you know how it goes. Also - do you think an OTG cable with both an HDMI port and a USB port would work? I'm hoping that I could use the HDMI port to view the screen on a monitor and hopefully use the mouse to unlock the phone that way. I've tried a USB-C to VGA cable but that doesn't seem to show anything on the monitor. I'm not sure if that's because the lock screen remains locked...not sure. I will keep you updated.
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Where do you get such an adapter? I've seen micro to HDMI. But I've never seen two options (mouse & hdmi ) on one OTG adapter. That would be really nice
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Where do you get such an adapter? I've seen micro to HDMI. But I've never seen two options (mouse & hdmi ) on one OTG adapter. That would be really nice
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Where do you get such an adapter? I've seen micro to HDMI. But I've never seen two options (mouse & hdmi ) on one OTG adapter. That would be really nice
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Hmm...looks like that guide requires USB Debugging to be enabled which, unfortunately, I do not believe it is. I also have stock firmware so no custom recovery installed either. Due to the snapdragon chip, I wasn't able to root my phone so I couldn't do all that (at the time)
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Where do you get such an adapter? I've seen micro to HDMI. But I've never seen two options (mouse & hdmi ) on one OTG adapter. That would be really nice
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Where do you get such an adapter? I've seen micro to HDMI. But I've never seen two options (mouse & hdmi ) on one OTG adapter. That would be really nice
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Also - that adapter is right here: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07QXW8KYW/ref=pe_3034960_236394800_TE_dp_i1
I've already ordered it hoping it can do something...but the USB-C - VGA didnt work so I'm not feeling too optimistic about that.
Now that is nifty!!
Let me know if that works out. The amazon listing states that it works for S8/S8+ and the seller is being responsive to the reviewers and offering support. Only 64 reviews in total on the product but it seems promising. Fingers crossed for you ?
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Now that is nifty!!
Let me know if that works out. The amazon listing states that it works for S8/S8+ and the seller is being responsive to the reviewers and offering support. Only 64 reviews in total on the product but it seems promising. Fingers crossed for you ?
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Thank you so much for all your help - I received the above linked adapter and attempted it but unfortunately it did not work. We tested it with another Samsung Galaxy S8 device and it worked perfectly. This leads me to believe it isn't just my screen that is not working...perhaps the issue is a bit deeper than that. But the adapter itself worked great!
I installed the software you linked however it was just the Dr. Fone application which I mentioned in my opening post that it did not support the S8 or S8+ model. It only have the option to Factory Reset my phone which unfortunately defeats the purpose. I'm unsure if I have any options left...I've researched for hours. Any final thoughts or ideas would be appreciated
Thanks again for your assistance so far, you're the only one who's attempted to help.