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Can I get a true ambient watch face like Google Wear?

I've been using a Sony Smartwatch3 but have jumped to the S3 Frontier because of its better looks and battery life. However, much as I love the built in chrono/sports watchfaces there seems no way to set them up in an 'ambient mode' like the Sony. This is where you can get a stripped down, dark grey representation of the face so you don't need to keep twisting your wrist or drawing attention to yourself with a lit up screen.
Is this possible at all, or would I have to be download some third party watch face that will, I suspect, be nowhere near as attractive as the Samsung one?
Cheers

Hi.
If you use the "always on" mode for watchfaces, and turn off the activation by movement, you will have a greyed out version of the watch face at all times.
Is this what you are looking for?

ga123 said:
Hi.
If you use the "always on" mode for watchfaces, and turn off the activation by movement, you will have a greyed out version of the watch face at all times.
Is this what you are looking for?
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I want it so that it's permanently greyed out (i.e. not backlit) so it's just about readable at all times and only comes on/lights up when I tap it.
Below is a Sony example.

the gear S3 has no backlight, it uses an OLED screen.
this means each individual subpixel is a light, and turning this off would make it black.
what ga123 suggested is the closest you can get.

urban75 said:
I want it so that it's permanently greyed out (i.e. not backlit) so it's just about readable at all times and only comes on/lights up when I tap it.
Below is a Sony example.
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You can use the very pretty "SamVictor" ...

Ga123 gave instructions that accomplish what you want. The always on display provides a simplified version of the watch face. If gestures is turned off, that will be shown until the screen is touched or the bezel is turned. That is the setup I run on my watch.

ThinkD said:
You can use the very pretty "SamVictor" ...
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Pretty indeed but too simplistic for my needs.

afblangley said:
Ga123 gave instructions that accomplish what you want. The always on display provides a simplified version of the watch face. If gestures is turned off, that will be shown until the screen is touched or the bezel is turned. That is the setup I run on my watch.
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Do you mean 'wake up gesture' in the 'Device' menu? If I turn that off the screen goes blank. Touching the screen doesn't do anything so I'm guessing there's some setting I've missed....

urban75 said:
Do you mean 'wake up gesture' in the 'Device' menu? If I turn that off the screen goes blank. Touching the screen doesn't do anything so I'm guessing there's some setting I've missed....
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Use a stock watch face or make one with the gear watch designer, you will get AOD. Some custom face watches will blank the screen.

urban75 said:
Do you mean 'wake up gesture' in the 'Device' menu? If I turn that off the screen goes blank. Touching the screen doesn't do anything so I'm guessing there's some setting I've missed....
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If the screen is black until you twist your wrist, you don't have the always on display enabled.* Goto settings, STYLE -> WATCH ALWAYS ON (the second option). Then every watch face will have two modes,* activated and ambient. The detail displayed depends on the designer's specifications.

Here's a picture of the watch face Boldindex12 with its ambient display and its activated display.

This op doesn't seem to be answered.
I was wondering the same thing and can't find an answer.
Atblangi posted pictures of what i want but it seems not capable of achieving in the means of the op.
Given my enquiry is the same, i will try to reword it.
I want a dim watch face that is always on; when i'm not looking directly at it. But a brighter face that is activated with a gesture (turn the wrist and look at the watch), or an action (press of button or turn of bezel).
I have seen faces that change with light intensity, but what i want (and the op), is a face that changes with a gesture.
Is this possible?

Use Watchmaker faces and you can set all you want for active or dim faces.

How to unlock screen without having to press the power button?

is there any way to unlock the phone without pressing the power button or double tap to wake? it's like just rest your finger in the sensor and the screen unlocks.

This behaviour is currently in HaoZeke's LineageOS. I'm looking for a way to disable it since it will unlock my phone while putting it in my pocket... Wanna trade ?

calvinerico said:
is there any way to unlock the phone without pressing the power button or double tap to wake? it's like just rest your finger in the sensor and the screen unlocks.
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I use a xposed module for that, [LL-MM]Enable Ambient Display - Xposed. Just install it and enable the option Activate doze with proximity sensor.
When you get the mobile out of your pocket, will turn on the display and it would be ready to use the FP reader.

MichaMichaMicha said:
This behaviour is currently in HaoZeke's LineageOS. I'm looking for a way to disable it since it will unlock my phone while putting it in my pocket... Wanna trade ?
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Yeah im curious how can Haozeke's Lineage can have that mod.. lol trading mod's yes
lionelbac said:
I use a xposed module for that, [LL-MM]Enable Ambient Display - Xposed. Just install it and enable the option Activate doze with proximity sensor.
When you get the mobile out of your pocket, will turn on the display and it would be ready to use the FP reader.
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That would drain the battery. Is there any way without ambient display?

calvinerico said:
Yeah im curious how can Haozeke's Lineage can have that mod.. lol trading mod's yes
That would drain the battery. Is there any way without ambient display?
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It doesn't cause battery drain, my battery duration is almost the same with that module enabled.

Allways on display - how its done?

Hi guys, any idea how htc managed to implement aod in u11+? Whole display is backlit when aod used or they used some new technique?

Nothing special. The whole display backlight is used, just that it's quite dim. I imagine the display probably has lower power usage for them to even add an option of having the AOD display all day long.

DISPLAY ISSUE (PLEASE HELP)

Am facing this from one ui2.5 wherever i turn off aod and unlock the phone display goes to the Yellow but if aod is on then everything is fine no problem but i need to turn off AOD for better battery please help me guys
I did factory and hard factory reset.
i don't think its a hardware issue am heavy user with aod turn on i can use it whole without any problem no display issue ...

Sounds like bad firmware.
Is blue light filter toggled off? Try toggling it the opposite from where it's set.
AOD should use little battery. Use at minimum manual brightness.
Have you tried the double tap to view AOD setting? Maybe you can tricked it...

blackhawk said:
Sounds like bad firmware.
Is blue light filter toggled off? Try toggling it the opposite from where it's set.
AOD should use little battery. Use at minimum manual brightness.
Have you tried the double tap to view AOD setting? Maybe you can tricked it...
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Yes its off and tap aod working also but i dont want AOD please help me is there any way to fix?

Orayan DsouZa said:
Yes its off and tap aod working also but i dont want AOD please help me is there any way to fix?
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If tap on AOD solves it be happy; that uses almost no battery or it should.
You could reflash and still have the same issue.
Eventually Samsung will hopefully patch it.
If it really keeps you awake at nights you could send it in for service.
Maybe someone here has a better idea though.

Can you help me i have wifi and pc both so i can give a try lets see if refreshing the frameware can fix this (and if i reflash am still gonna getting updates right)

Question Wrist detection off?

Is there any way of disabling wrist detection? I'm having issues with it and the best solution would be disabling it.

Do you mean, disable the lock pin after taking off the watch from the wrist?

leoamrts said:
Do you mean, disable the lock pin after taking off the watch from the wrist?
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I mean that when the clock doesn't recognise wrist it turns off always on display and doesn't vibrate from notifications etc. I've heard that older models had a toggle to choose if the clock tries to recognise wrist or not. Detection is not working properly because of tattoos.

hasba said:
I mean that when the clock doesn't recognise wrist it turns off always on display and doesn't vibrate from notifications etc. I've heard that older models had a toggle to choose if the clock tries to recognise wrist or not. Detection is not working properly because of tattoos.
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So you are talking about lockscreen it you turn it off wake up gaeture works but idk about always on . Cant even check it becouse i need to format my watch again xD

hasba said:
I mean that when the clock doesn't recognise wrist it turns off always on display and doesn't vibrate from notifications etc. I've heard that older models had a toggle to choose if the clock tries to recognise wrist or not. Detection is not working properly because of tattoos.
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I have a similar problem but mostly because I have to wear the watch a little less tight than it wants. So the AOD is a little unreliable. I don't think there is a way to turn wrist detection off or make it less (or perhaps more) sensitive. At least not in the UI- I wonder if there is a setting that could be tweaked through ABD?

berni502 said:
So you are talking about lockscreen it you turn it off wake up gaeture works but idk about always on .
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No, he is talking about wrist detection. When it thinks it is off your wrist, it stops notifications and AOD automatically.

crxssi said:
I have a similar problem but mostly because I have to wear the watch a little less tight than it wants. So the AOD is a little unreliable. I don't think there is a way to turn wrist detection off or make it less (or perhaps more) sensitive. At least not in the UI- I wonder if there is a setting that could be tweaked through ABD?
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Yes exactly. I was also wondering if there would be some adb command or modded file that would enable or disable this. I really don't care about heart rate monitor etc but notifications and aod are essential.

crxssi said:
No, he is talking about wrist detection. When it thinks it is off your wrist, it stops notifications and AOD automatically.
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yea but whitout lockscreen i can put my watch on the table and still get aod working soo you are talking about lockscreen too : p

berni502 said:
yea but whitout lockscreen i can put my watch on the table and still get aod working soo you are talking about lockscreen too : p
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With or without screen lock my watch turns immediately off when i take it from the wrist.

hasba said:
With or without screen lock my watch turns immediately off when i take it from the wrist.
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hmm strange now there is a question if i have something broken or you. My watch turn screen off almost instantly only when i have lockscreen on i was about to switch it off and send some photos without lock screen but then i remember that i was setting up gpay in pain for 2 days so i will pass on that i think its not stying all the time on wothout lockscreen but it stays for some time