Does anyone know if Watchland is coming back into the Samsung Store ??? i believe there is a way to side load the app but it doesn't look that easy, with Tizen studio and a few other things. ???
Anyone heard anything ???
dazzler1968 said:
Does anyone know if Watchland is coming back into the Samsung Store ??? i believe there is a way to side load the app but it doesn't look that easy, with Tizen studio and a few other things. ???
Anyone heard anything ???
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piece of piss to sideload it, - there's a step by step thread on how to do it too ??
I somehow had it because it was on my S2 or I downloaded it before it was taken out. I liked Watchland and first because of the variety of faces and they downloaded as GWD files but you can't download anything anymore. It just sits there on preparing and the developer pretty much doesn't update it much. It's a great concept but poorly executed. It's a piece of junk with a lot of potential. I used to swear by it but it's pretty much going downhill for a while. I predict it will be dead soon.
Apparently, the developer moved to China, and has a hard time keeping up with it, but says he's not done with it.
http://watchland.ca/2016/10/29/the-future-of-watchland/
In the meantime, while it is usually slow to load, if you surf around within the app on your phone, eventually, when you go over to "Categories", you can usually get into each brand and download a bunch of cool faces. Then just look in the download folder on your phone, and email yourself to install it via Gear Watch Designer on your PC.
If you do want to try to get the app on the watch, I haven't tried it yet, but here's the thread explaining how to do it...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gear-s3/themes/sideloading-watchland-app-t3517079
Yes but problem is that at first you could download most of the shared faces but now pretty much everything I try to download won't download and is stuck at preparing. I read that same blog post and if you look further on the blog, I think the guy has had server issues in the past.
Like I said, nice idea but poorly executed. I totally understand that the guy went to China but for now and until he gets a team together or comes back, it's a piece of junk until someone takes it out of the junkyard.
I'm not putting the app down and when I first started using it, I must say it was awesome and it's even more awesome that it downloads the gwd files so you can edit them or sideload them with the watch designer program as opposed to Mr Time, and Facer which really limit you as to design options.
For now I just use Mr. Time because I was able to design a simple watch face that I like and it was easier to design than doing it in GWD.
Sweet watch face you made - I like it!
For what it's worth - for me, it seems like none of the "categories" (brands) will even open, UNTIL I go over to the "Newest" or "Most Downloaded" first sections first. Then, when I go back to the categories, for some reason I'm able to get into any brand and download any of the faces. Give that a try (and/or let me know if you want me to download any brands you.)
But you're right, it would be sweet if it worked the way it was intended!
I can only download previously downloaded watches. I cannot download any other watch faces.
It's probably an issue with the servers and the developer is in China, nowhere to be found. Maybe if he were to get a team going or devote his time to it Watchland would be the best. To bad though. Like I said, junk until it starts getting some support. Also, with Mr Time and Faces it may be to late to come back.
Hope this jpeg works?
Something i came across which may be of interest?
Yeah, it's coming back! Here's the story from the developer himself...
http://www.tizenexperts.com/2017/01/watchland-for-your-gear-s-s2-s3-fit2-watchface-download/
Looks promising but looks like it's going to turn in to another facer or Mr. Time website and app. The beauty of the original was the ability to upload face look alikes and yes, I understand the whole copyright thing but honestly that's what it was good for. If it's just going to be another Facer or Mr. Time Maker, I'm not impressed u less it has a better design interface which I doubt. Plus the designer said it himself said he is the sole person on the project which leads me to believe it will be the same business as usual.
I'm optimistic but doubtful. I have the companion app on my S3 and the nice thing g is the ability to load gwd files without the designer. If he can get the companion app back o with that ability then it will be worth it in that sense but even sideload in with companion app does not work 100% with all GWD files.
Watchland new name
Not sure if this thread is dead or not, but i was a few pages deep in a comment section for the very same topic. I found out that the d3veloper had to chqnge the name of the companion app to 'Connected Watch' in the samsung app store. Hope this helps.
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So, I decided that the $5 for the car cradle from verizon was too tempting. I've recieved it and have been using it for a day or so and it serves it's purpose. A good charging station that keeps it from sliding around my center console. I'd like to utilize the CarCradle app, but with the removal of bing (I'm not disappointed by this) the app dead-ends when selecting Maps, Voice Search & Navigator. Would it be possible to re-establish links to Google Maps, Goodle Voice Search & Google Navigator instead? I know that there are many other car apps on the market but this one isn't terrible, providing that the links work.
I've unpacked the .apk file but it's like trying to read Swahili. I wouldn't know the first place to begin. I'd like to eventually try my hand at app building but I'm a long way off.
Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.
Peace,
Ray
sure, wouldn't be hard at all actually! I'll work on this sometime this week/weekend
wouldnt this be considered as warez if it was modded for foryo.
Thanks Trailblazer, I look forward to seeing your result. The desk cradle app is suffering from the same de-binged issue if you're interested. I still don't understand why Samsung didn't allow for any customization with these two apps. Oh well, it is what it is.
Bierce22, I don't know. If that were the case you could say the same about 75% of the apps that make their way out to the public. Transparent widgets and apps and such would be similar, I would think. For that matter the froyo rom we now have could be considered the same. But I don't know the ins and outs of all this stuff. I'm just a simple end user looking the get the most out of a pretty good phone with lots of potential.
this is just my opinion i dont wont to start a big debate or flaming contest but i remember when theimpailer got in trouble for modding andgry birds to get it to run on lower devices he took out the adds in order to make it work. i just dont want to see someone get into trouble. if u fix it then keep it to yourself and problem soloved lol.
It's all good, I didn't see it as the beginning of a flame anything. The way I see that situation, and I only know what you have posted here, is that Angry Birds is a paid app in the market. Modding that and reposting could be considered copyright infringement, much like reposting an mp3 of a song on the old Napster. These Apps are included as part of the Samsung android os. I guess to eliminate the possibility of being infringement the "proper" thing to do would be to mod the app and only include it in an updated ROM. That way only current Continuum owners could aquire the Apps. But the nature of the open source OS is the ability to freely share modification and development. At least that's the way I see it, for whatever that's worth. Thanks for keeping us honest though. Simply because you can doesn't always mean that you ought. I don't see any issue with this situation... Then again, I'm a little biased as I'm the one interested in the mod. ;-)
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Hi All,
I started the same musings on the accessory thread, then I started downloading alternatives. I haven't tried any of them because my car cradle was working with Google Maps and Search. I wonder if the de-Bing rom works the same way. I haven't tried that either. I get the same errors you speak of with the original 2.2 rom. I think to use these alternatives you just need to use something like Root Explorer to rename the stock app and name the new one the original stock app name. Search and you shall see the results of the different apps. I can post what I found if needed.
Ok, so after having worked with this for a while, I thought it was time to share my findings
I love the idea of a smart watch and a smart phone working together
I've had a Pebble with my iPhone, but for me, there were a few things missing,
YouTube has had some great videos and on the back of these, I've found that the iPhone can in fact do quite a few things with the Gear 2
After first pairing the watch with the iPhone (turn off and then on the Bluetooth option, and then check the box marked 'Make visable', then your iPhone can find the device.
So, with that done:-
Phone calls work between the devices ( find someone with a Samsung device, ensure your contacts etc are on that device, even temporarily, and you'll get your contacts and contact photos on your Gear2)
Notifications unfortunately don't work....BUT, Siri does...kind of!
If the devices are connected and Siri is activated, the sound comes through the Gear speaker.
So, with the new 'Hey Siri' feature, you can activate Siri by speaking into your watch and using it that way.
I find that I can ask Siri to read my text messages, send text messages etc etc etc. now bear in mind, 'hey Siri' only works if there's power to your iPhone, and I have a juice-pack and so my device has power. Yes, a long winded way of using it, but it works for me.
I use my gear 2 for all the fitness elements and heart rate, and it works for me.
Also, The official Google app works through the watch, Google Maps reads out your directions to the gear 2 too.
Now you may say that Apple are making a watch, and you'd be right....but I don't want to pay £300 for a watch!. I was lucky enough to get a mint condition gear2 for £70, and the added bonus is the battery is getting me a good 2 days battery life.
So, if you're interested in having a go, all this also works with the Gear 1 which can be picked up even cheaper.
I'd welcome your comments
Ok....you sold me on it. I too, have and iPhone 5S and was considering a Gear 2.
Nice one
Let me know how it goes
You can, of course, always sell it!
One thing I meant to add was that I use the camera an awful lot too.
Yes, again there's lots said about cameras and mega pixels etc etc blah blah, but, I find it very handy for 'quick' pictures, and the 720p videos cool!
I periodically connect it to my computer to put/change music etc and that's when I drag the pics & videos of it.
They then automatically fly upto to Dropbox ready for distribution whenever I wish.
I use the Dropbox Carousel app for photos ( just can't get on with Apples Photos Cloud thing...it's still too flaky for me), and so I've got pictures wherever I need them!
I was even on the Samsung website today looking at the additional watch bands and picked me up a bargain strap for just £14!!
They have some nice designer ones too
So for me, it's working nicely right now
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Nice one
Let me know how it goes
You can, of course, always sell it!
One thing I meant to add was that I use the camera an awful lot too.
Yes, again there's lots said about cameras and mega pixels etc etc blah blah, but, I find it very handy for 'quick' pictures, and the 720p videos cool!
I periodically connect it to my computer to put/change music etc and that's when I drag the pics & videos of it.
They then automatically fly upto to Dropbox ready for distribution whenever I wish.
I use the Dropbox Carousel app for photos ( just can't get on with Apples Photos Cloud thing...it's still too flaky for me), and so I've got pictures wherever I need them!
I was even on the Samsung website today looking at the additional watch bands and picked me up a bargain strap for just £14!!
They have some nice designer ones too
So for me, it's working nicely right now
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I love it but it is a pain in a way because when I pair it with my iPhone using the bluetooth tap trick, the time zone is always 2 hours ahead of my time zone ( I am in the Eastern Time Zone )
Other than that, besides the limited functionality due to me having an iPhone 5S, I still love it. Hope someone figures out how to make them talk to each other in the near future. :highfive:
Hmmm not sure in the time zone thing
I'm in the UK and all I did was ask someone to pair the gear initially to get the right time
As daft as it may sound, you could always pick up a beat up old S3 to use as a'hub' for your gear..
Well there is always this thread here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gear-2/help/tizen-mod-3-time-zone-option-t2989414
Maybe we can figure out how to get it working for each other. LOL!!!!!!
Others have said that they have gotten the gear to work with Caller ID with their iPhones but I have not figured it out. Any ideas PG?
Are there any apps like watchmaker https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=slide.watchFrenzy.premium that are compatable or availble for the Gear S2?
It would be nice to have a simple to use app on my phone that allows me to create watch faces, custom inset dials, animation etc, just like the watch faces that are available to purchase from the samsung gear app.
What application are the developers of those watch faces using to create those faces?
I know that you can use the website Mr timemaker to make custome watch faces but thats a little limited in its customisations.
Thanks.
Yeah, I'd like to know too...
I haven't created any apps for the S2 (yet), but did see a tutorial for creating a simple watch face on the Tizen developers site using just HTML 5 and JavaScript. A watch face is essentially an HTML canvas element, so it is simply a matter of layering images and vector objects to achieve the design.
I'm typing this on my phone, but will post a link to the tutorial tomorrow.
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The only decent one(with digital options!) is the Gear Watch Designer. Pretty easy to use, and there's tutorials if you get stuck. Animations are super choppy since they're capped at 15fps but using the watch hands for circular animations and setting movement to sweep smooths them out.
http://developer.samsung.com/gear/gear-watch-designer
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The only decent one(with digital options!) is the Gear Watch Designer. Pretty easy to use, and there's tutorials if you get stuck. Animations are super choppy since they're capped at 15fps but using the watch hands for circular animations and setting movement to sweep smooths them out.
http://developer.samsung.com/gear/gear-watch-designer
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I've been looking for a tool like this. Pretty much gave up hope for making my own watch faces. Thanks for pointing this out, can't wait to give it a try.
Many thanks for this link walther1337. :good:
Will have a read of the tutorial and give this a go.
The program is VERY buggy on Windows 10 and crashes a lot, but it works. Just finished my first watch face, finally can have what I want easily. Thanks again for pointing it out walther1337
Where you able to deploy it to your S2?
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The program is VERY buggy on Windows 10 and crashes a lot, but it works. Just finished my first watch face, finally can have what I want easily. Thanks again for pointing it out walther1337
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Please share your files. I really like this design. Many thanks!
You're welcome. Seems like Samsung never updates the program since its still version 1.0(their support for Tizen is pitiful at best. so much of Tizen seems like it's still in beta). I've had no luck deploying to the watch so I'm putting my face on the market. I get the certificate needed then it crashes when I click my watch in the drop down. There is probably a way to send the tpk via sdb but I didn't look into it.
I cannot connect my S2
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You're welcome. Seems like Samsung never updates the program since its still version 1.0(their support for Tizen is pitiful at best. so much of Tizen seems like it's still in beta). I've had no luck deploying to the watch so I'm putting my face on the market. I get the certificate needed then it crashes when I click my watch in the drop down. There is probably a way to send the tpk via sdb but I didn't look into it.
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I am unable to connect to my Gear S2 over wifi to PC so I cannot create the distribution certificate. The Gear Watch Desinger also states that there is no connected device.
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Where you able to deploy it to your S2?
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I was able to deploy it. I have both the designer and the sdk installed. I installed it via sdb. Like I said, the software is very buggy, and it took a lot of effort to get it work, but I finally got it on there.
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Please share your files. I really like this design. Many thanks!
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I'll put my files on here. I'm not sure the tpk will work for other users or if it is specific to my device, but hopefully the gwd will work in the design software
Thanks stranula!!! Would be great if you can put together a tutorial to get this installed. I downloaded the sdk and the gear watch designer, have the project opened but it says "No connected device Connect device you want to running on."
EDIT: OkI found the tutorial to get it connected in the watch under Gear info, About devices and Open source license. I'm connected and got a developer signature successfully. But when I try to run it on gear, I get error about "SIGNATURE_INVALID_DEVICE_UNIQUE_ID failed"
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Thanks stranula!!! Would be great if you can put together a tutorial to get this installed. I downloaded the sdk and the gear watch designer, have the project opened but it says "No connected device Connect device you want to running on."
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In order to get the designer to recognize the device, I
1. Put the computer and the Gear S2 on the same wi-fi network.
2. Run command prompt
3. Change directory to the tizen-sdk/tools (likely C:\tizen-sdk\tools)
4. Run "sdb.exe connect ###.###.###.###" The ###.###.###.### is the ip address of the Gear S2 which can be determined by looking in the settings on the Gear S2 itself.
With any luck, when you do this it will tell you that the device was successfully connected.
Now when in the designer and you select the run on device, it will show up (it may take a minute to show up).
I hope this helps, if not, let me know and I'll try to give some more input. I know the instructions I have here are quite simplified.
Then for installing, it is the same instructions, but you also do
5. "sbd.exe install %APPPath%\app.tpk" where %APPPath%\app.tpk is the location and name of the app. (likely in C;\users\USERNAME\GEARWATCHDESIGNER\workspace\)
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EDIT: OkI found the tutorial to get it connected in the watch under Gear info, About devices and Open source license. I'm connected and got a developer signature successfully. But when I try to run it on gear, I get error about "SIGNATURE_INVALID_DEVICE_UNIQUE_ID failed"
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Great, you got through the hard part.
What I've found is that every time the designer program opens and closes, I had to reregister the "Author Certificate" and "Distributor Certificate" (under the project tab) then buld the app again and making sure to select "moderate" under the security level. Once doing those three things, it would successfully send to the watch
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In order to get the designer to recognize the device, I
1. Put the computer and the Gear S2 on the same wi-fi network.
2. Run command prompt
3. Change directory to the tizen-sdk/tools (likely C:\tizen-sdk\tools)
4. Run "sdb.exe connect ###.###.###.###" The ###.###.###.### is the ip address of the Gear S2 which can be determined by looking in the settings on the Gear S2 itself.
With any luck, when you do this it will tell you that the device was successfully connected.
Now when in the designer and you select the run on device, it will show up (it may take a minute to show up).
I hope this helps, if not, let me know and I'll try to give some more input. I know the instructions I have here are quite simplified.
Then for installing, it is the same instructions, but you also do
5. "sbd.exe install %APPPath%\app.tpk" where %APPPath%\app.tpk is the location and name of the app. (likely in C;\users\USERNAME\GEARWATCHDESIGNER\workspace\)
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You're awesome stranula!!
Got it connected, got developer certificate, just needed to rebuid to use Security Level "Moderate" instead of High. it works. I got it loaded! YAY!
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You're awesome stranula!!
Got it connected, got developer certificate, just needed to rebuid to use Security Level "Moderate" instead of High. it works. I got it loaded! YAY!
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Awesome! Hopefully this means we will get a handful of people putting together some watch faces to share.
Hmm maybe I got overexcited... I was able to load your watch face but it only sticks for a couple seconds and then reverts back to stock watch face.. any ideas?
EDIT: I restarted and it is working great now!
You just started something huge stranula! I think you should definitely start a new thread with this tutorial so people can make a huge collection of watches!
Looks like it takes a while to get your watch face on the market. I submitted mine about 16 hours ago and it's still in "device testing". Seems a bit excessive for a watch face.
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Looks like it takes a while to get your watch face on the market. I submitted mine about 16 hours ago and it's still in "device testing". Seems a bit excessive for a watch face.
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Yeah, I submitted mine too, and it is under review. I'm not sure how the submission process will go, but figured it was worth a shot to see.
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You're welcome. Seems like Samsung never updates the program since its still version 1.0(their support for Tizen is pitiful at best. so much of Tizen seems like it's still in beta). I've had no luck deploying to the watch so I'm putting my face on the market. I get the certificate needed then it crashes when I click my watch in the drop down. There is probably a way to send the tpk via sdb but I didn't look into it.
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I can't even get the watch to show within the program. I disable bluetooth on my watch so I'm connected to my home WiFi network, but I am doing this on my desktop which is ethernet. Do I need to do it from a WiFi device for it to connect to the watch?
I'm looking for some watchfaces with certain features. I'm having trouble finding any that are actually quality once I've paid for it and tried it out. Seems like nearly all watchfaces are paid now... And most I get end up looking cheesy, for lack of a better term, and/or somethings do not work. Such as the temperature never changes (Samsung Sport, seriously). Or I can't find ones I like with complications that allow the ones I need.
Anyway, I'd like something realistic, with good depth, and 3-4 changeable complications. I'd like those to be able to be set to temperature, steps, heart rate, date, stuff like that. I also like mine to have more of a 'professional' look.
Please and thanks!
Use WatcMaker app with thousand watchfaces.
https://facerepo.com/app/
If you have any skills, use the Gear Watch Designer (GWD) app on your PC. You can find some VERY nice ones HERE. These must have GWD to install them.
You can also find a bunch HERE, but these you have to put together in GWD.
PERSONALLY I don't care much for WatchMaker, some of the complications are cool, but the ones I've tried used up a lot of battery life (for some reason), and I just never went back.
I am coming from the Galaxy Watch S3 Classic to the Watch 4 Classic. I have spent many hours now searching for a decent dual analog/digital face- one with large enough digital to read, classy looking, ambient support, etc. No luck so far.
On my old watch I used a face called "OceanWatchII", although I don't remember where it came from (it was not WatchMaker or Facer, just stand-alone). Got compliments all the time. I even found a screenshot of someone else who uses it (attached). Has anyone seen something similar to this? Thanks
I think i found it for you because i saw this and loved it!
Ocean Watch II - Apps on Google Play
Digital watch Face for Wear OS by AZ Design.
play.google.com
Enjoy
Says not compatible with watch 4.
MKchrias said:
Says not compatible with watch 4.
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For some reason a lot of watch faces say that on your phone - look it up in Google Play on your PC.
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Says not compatible with watch 4.
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I don't see that on the description. In fact, it does say WearOS 3, and all the photos are of the GW4 classic running it. He must of just posted it since it wasn't there when I was looking for it previously.
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I think i found it for you because i saw this and loved it!
Ocean Watch II - Apps on Google Play
Digital watch Face for Wear OS by AZ Design.
play.google.com
Enjoy
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Thanks, good find. I looks like he posted it about 5 days after I gave up looking for it. Yes, it is a really nice face, simple but functional, stylish and effective. It used to be free. Since then, I was able to come close with a WatchMaker face.
its $1 and it's compatible, just not very customizable apart from changing the colour.
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Thanks, good find. I looks like he posted it about 5 days after I gave up looking for it. Yes, it is a really nice face, simple but functional, stylish and effective. It used to be free. Since then, I was able to come close with a WatchMaker face.
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What's your experience with WatchMaker crxssi? I don't want to touch Facer, as it smacks of being quasi-malware to me (battery and processor hog, ads galore). I have seen some very nice watch faces in WatchMaker premium add-ons, but I don't want any battery-draining or questionable junk on my watch - any concerns?
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What's your experience with WatchMaker crxssi? I don't want to touch Facer, as it smacks of being quasi-malware to me (battery and processor hog, ads galore). I have seen some very nice watch faces in WatchMaker premium add-ons, but I don't want any battery-draining or questionable junk on my watch - any concerns?
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WatchMaker is both fantastic and yet frustrating. I bought Premium a long time ago, back when I was using the Moto 360's, so I am "set". Few people want to make watch faces from scratch (me included), but want to find something nice to use or at least start with. That is where it gets a bit difficult. There are lots of WatchMaker faces, but it is hard to search to find what you want based on certain criteria and also that are not extra cost. Takes some practice and patience.
I found a free face called "Pulsar Neo" which does most everything I want (will attach screenshot). Then I edited it and added application launching on several touch areas (clicking on temp brings up weather, clicking on time brings up stopwatch, clicking on date brings up calendar), changed the time to be 12 hour (not 24 hour), removed some elements I didn't want, changed the second hand to be red, changed ticking from continuous sweep to stepping, etc. It is an extremely powerful program. If you like to tinker, it is da bomb.
Despite the tons of functionality, if you are careful with what options are enabled, I do not find it to be any more battery-draining than "native" faces are. Certainly no malware. Unlike "native" faces, WatchMaker gives you COMPLETE control over what the face does, how it acts, what features are available, etc. And you can do all that from your phone, complete with a fully-functioning, enlarged-version of the watchface, then send it to the watch.
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WatchMaker is both fantastic and yet frustrating. I bought Premium a long time ago, back when I was using the Moto 360's, so I am "set". Few people want to make watch faces from scratch (me included), but want to find something nice to use or at least start with. That is where it gets a bit difficult. There are lots of WatchMaker faces, but it is hard to search to find what you want based on certain criteria and also that are not extra cost. Takes some practice and patience.
I found a free face called "Pulsar Neo" which does most everything I want (will attach screenshot). Then I edited it and added application launching on several touch areas (clicking on temp brings up weather, clicking on time brings up stopwatch, clicking on date brings up calendar), changed the time to be 12 hour (not 24 hour), removed some elements I didn't want, changed the second hand to be red, changed ticking from continuous sweep to stepping, etc. It is an extremely powerful program. If you like to tinker, it is da bomb.
Despite the tons of functionality, if you are careful with what options are enabled, I do not find it to be any more battery-draining than "native" faces are. Certainly no malware. Unlike "native" faces, WatchMaker gives you COMPLETE control over what the face does, how it acts, what features are available, etc. And you can do all that from your phone, complete with a fully-functioning, enlarged-version of the watchface, then send it to the watch.
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Awesome, thanks for that!
crxssi said:
WatchMaker is both fantastic and yet frustrating. I bought Premium a long time ago, back when I was using the Moto 360's, so I am "set". Few people want to make watch faces from scratch (me included), but want to find something nice to use or at least start with. That is where it gets a bit difficult. There are lots of WatchMaker faces, but it is hard to search to find what you want based on certain criteria and also that are not extra cost. Takes some practice and patience.
I found a free face called "Pulsar Neo" which does most everything I want (will attach screenshot). Then I edited it and added application launching on several touch areas (clicking on temp brings up weather, clicking on time brings up stopwatch, clicking on date brings up calendar), changed the time to be 12 hour (not 24 hour), removed some elements I didn't want, changed the second hand to be red, changed ticking from continuous sweep to stepping, etc. It is an extremely powerful program. If you like to tinker, it is da bomb.
Despite the tons of functionality, if you are careful with what options are enabled, I do not find it to be any more battery-draining than "native" faces are. Certainly no malware. Unlike "native" faces, WatchMaker gives you COMPLETE control over what the face does, how it acts, what features are available, etc. And you can do all that from your phone, complete with a fully-functioning, enlarged-version of the watchface, then send it to the watch.
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I agree. WM is far and away the most powerful watch design software. It definitely drained more battery on the Tizen watches, but on GW4, the stock faces seem to drain just as much.
ALooneyGuy said:
I agree. WM is far and away the most powerful watch design software. It definitely drained more battery on the Tizen watches, but on GW4, the stock faces seem to drain just as much.
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I never used WM on my Tizen S3 watch, I only used it on WearOS watches before it. I don't think it was available for Tizen at the time, and/or wasn't stable... in any case, I was happy with the native face I found.
So when I jumped onto the GW4, which is WearOS again, and couldn't find any native watch face I wanted, I remembered WatchMaker again (oh yeah, I already paid for that and "own" it, perhaps I can just find something there that I like and if I can get close, I can just edit it to suit).
So I can't comment about battery life of WatchMaker faces on Tizen vs WearOS. But I can comment that it seems no different under WearOS3 vs. the native faces I tried for the GW4.
crxssi said:
I found a free face called "Pulsar Neo" which does most everything I want (will attach screenshot). Then I edited it and added application launching on several touch areas (clicking on temp brings up weather, clicking on time brings up stopwatch, clicking on date brings up calendar), changed the time to be 12 hour (not 24 hour), removed some elements I didn't want, changed the second hand to be red, changed ticking from continuous sweep to stepping, etc. It is an extremely powerful program. If you like to tinker, it is da bomb.
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Ug. I haven't gone into the WatchMaker app on my phone in quite a while. For some reason, when I go into it now, all the faces I downloaded and modified, including the "Pulsar Neo" are GONE! The watch faces are still on the watch, but I can't see or edit them in the phone app.
Typically, I am careful about having backups and such. And I do have a backup of a few that I no longer use. But in this case, I am stuck. I searched my computer and the phone and can find no trace of the file(s) I need. Even worse, I have no idea where I found the original (un-modified) Pulsar Neo watch file, and searching the web only finds a non ".watch" version. I don't have any notes or anything.
Is there some easy way I can suck the faces back off the watch and into WatchMaker on the phone so I can see/edit them again? Thanks for any ideas.
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Typically, I am careful about having backups and such. And I do have a backup of a few that I no longer use. But in this case, I am stuck. I searched my computer and the phone and can find no trace of the file(s) I need. Even worse, I have no idea where I found the original (un-modified) Pulsar Neo watch file, and searching the web only finds a non ".watch" version. I don't have any notes or anything.
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Update: Still no way to find my modified version, but I finally found the original. It is called "Pulsar Neon" in WatchAware and when loaded in WatchMaker it is called "Pulsar Neo". I thought I would post it here, in case someone else wants it (or I lose it yet again). I don't know the original filename, since "sharing" it requires entry of a new name. I called it pulsar_neo.watch but had to zip it or this site wouldn't allow attachment.
I am still hoping I can find a way to suck the edited version back off the watch, since I spent several hours tweaking their version to make it perfect for my needs...
You can download the apk files for the watch faces. You can use ADB AppControl and link your watch via WiFi. It gives you the ability to see all the loaded apk files and select and download the ones you want. It does a lot more, but this may help you out.