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Turn on the screen without pressing center key

Hi all,
Just got the SW2 today and am excited to use it. Is there a way to wake up the Smartwatch screen without pressing the center key. For example, can the screen turn on hand movement or say by tapping the screen?
I tried to search this in the forum but couldn't find any info.
Regards,
KS

Hi, since smartwatch firmware is closed and we can use watches only on application basis I am pretty sure it is not possible.
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Supposedly, the SW2 has an accelerometer but I have yet to see it utilized. I had an original Sony Smartwatch for a short time, and it would turn on with the slightest movement. There was an option of turning it on by rotating your wrist while holding your forearm horizontal, but it was pretty erratic.
It kinda wish that you could set it to turn on the backlight with movement, but it's no more of a problem than hitting the button on my old digital watch to see in the dark.

It does have an accelerometer. If you leave it on the desk to charge it will switch the screen off after a while. It turns back on if you move it.
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dervish666 said:
If you leave it on the desk to charge it will switch the screen off after a while. It turns back on if you move it.
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this freaked me out last night. I was playing a game and my wrist was still as a held the controller. I looked at the time and for like a tenth of a second I thought the screen was blank. Wasn't sure what happened.

guygenius said:
Hi all,
Just got the SW2 today and am excited to use it. Is there a way to wake up the Smartwatch screen without pressing the center key. For example, can the screen turn on hand movement or say by tapping the screen?
I tried to search this in the forum but couldn't find any info.
Regards,
KS
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At the moment there is no way to wake up the watch by a movement of the wrist as far as I know. However, if you use a custom watch face, (like custom watch for SW2, or clocki) you can wake it up via touchscreen buttons (home button for example).
I do not know if this works for you...

Thanks all for the reply. I could have use custom clock faces but I think it will consume more battery current. Hopefully Sony will make some interesting clock faces with weather integrated.
I have used SmartQ Z watch before. What I like about SW2 is amazing battery life and that I can read contents of email and whatsapp messages on the watch itself. Pretty cool!

There will be in the nearest future an big update, seen on MWC:
www pocketpc.ch/c/5826-sony-smartwatch-2-grosses-firmware-update-unterwegs.html

Cool ... can't wait for it

Shawtyq said:
There will be in the nearest future an big update, seen on MWC:
www pocketpc.ch/c/5826-sony-smartwatch-2-grosses-firmware-update-unterwegs.html
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Article above, translated into English:
The SmartWatch 2, which came on the market in September 2013 (as reported) , was one of the first truly mature models on the market . However, it lacked some features or there were significant inconsistencies in the operation ( for our review ) . Now, however, a major update in the wings , which is to iron out any weaknesses.
We have long especially on other watches designs, so gennante Watch Faces , waiting . Now there are five of them , which partly show even quite a lot of information . This includes, among other things, the weather and a pedometer , but also the last notification received with content and the next upcoming alarm. Whether the pedometer works in the clock itself, or the information coming from the smartphone itself , we could not exist in Other improvements concern the notification system. The icon for the news has disappeared and the notification bar , which can be drawn down from above as with Android, is now finally scrollable. In addition, you can now on the clock even choose which app icons should be shown in the home screen and from which apps you want to receive notifications . The former is particularly interesting for apps which only provide notifications, but do not have to be started manually. So you get a little more order in the icon list .
Even the design of a lot has changed . The icons of the preinstalled apps , to which now also includes a simple calculator , were easily adapted . Further, it is now finally possible to change the wallpaper of the home screen . In addition , a percentage battery indicator in some of the new Watch Faces .
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Nomad1600 said:
Article above, translated into English:
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Nice, looking forward for the update!

Nomad1600 said:
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I wonder how reliable this source is. Especially its claim about it being discussed/shown in MWC, which I haven't seen reported on any of the mobile tech websites such as smartwatchfans and engadget, makes me suspect it's reliability. However, things being described are really nice like the watchfaces with more info including weather etc. It is very exciting nonetheless. Looking forward to such a firmware upgrade. Lets keep fingers crossed.
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Change the OEM watch face?

So ive tried out the Watch styler app to change the watch face on my Gear 2 and to be honest wasnt to thrilled with the options that were available to make your own custom watch face. The ones for download arent to bad just looking for something of my own.
Has anyone had any luck with any other Watch Styler type apps? Either that or i would be happy with changing the color of the digital clock and say the weather widget that comes with the watch. The white is just rather boring.
Just looking for some tips here and hopefully give some others some more options!
Thanks guys

freddy0872 said:
So ive tried out the Watch styler app to change the watch face on my Gear 2 and to be honest wasnt to thrilled with the options that were available to make your own custom watch face. The ones for download arent to bad just looking for something of my own.
Has anyone had any luck with any other Watch Styler type apps? Either that or i would be happy with changing the color of the digital clock and say the weather widget that comes with the watch. The white is just rather boring.
Just looking for some tips here and hopefully give some others some more options!
Thanks guys
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I've always favored Multi-Watch over the rest of the watch face customization apps. The ability to use any graphic for your background or using any wstheme watchface as a base to tweak your own is very powerful to me. Add on the ability to have a 3x3 launcher for watch apps when you swipe up makes it essential to me.

rEVOLVE said:
I've always favored Multi-Watch over the rest of the watch face customization apps. The ability to use any graphic for your background or using any wstheme watchface as a base to tweak your own is very powerful to me. Add on the ability to have a 3x3 launcher for watch apps when you swipe up makes it essential to me.
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I actually stumbled upon that a few hours after i made that post so i greatly appreciate it! I just found that the watch face i picked really drained my battery today! I went from 5AM till about 4:30 PM and it died completely! Not sure if its the face or just multi-watch. Im going to charge it up and try another face. Maybe it was just that. Figured id give it a go before i put a ton of effort into customizing one. Just rather stinks that I had to pay for the app first to try it. But oh well. Its just a few dollars and it supports the DEV.
Thanks for your suggestion. Any feedback from your battery useage?

freddy0872 said:
I actually stumbled upon that a few hours after i made that post so i greatly appreciate it! I just found that the watch face i picked really drained my battery today! I went from 5AM till about 4:30 PM and it died completely! Not sure if its the face or just multi-watch. Im going to charge it up and try another face. Maybe it was just that. Figured id give it a go before i put a ton of effort into customizing one. Just rather stinks that I had to pay for the app first to try it. But oh well. Its just a few dollars and it supports the DEV.
Thanks for your suggestion. Any feedback from your battery useage?
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I normally don't use the premade wstheme watchfaces anymore, but I do remember certain ones eating my battery faster than the rest. What I do now is just take a graphic I like and make a clock face out of it, then customize the watch hands and other text.

I just customize the watch faces to my liking and use it via Multi-watch. Just waiting for the app to support weather and calendar as well.
Mutli-Watch app battery use is very low .. much efficient than Watch Styler.

Found a watchface with many customizable functions

Hey guys I would like to share an interesting watchface I found on the store a few days ago. So basically the only reason I got the gear S2 was to make my life easier by not having to reach in to my pockets for my phone. But the reality is that you still have to swipe, select and go through various menus just to get to the app you want to use on the gear S2. The watchface is called Customizable Watch with alarm, stopwatch, timer and torch by a developer called Hoseob Lee. The title is pretty much self explanatory and you can access all these functions just from the watch face, so you dont have to swipe and touch more buttons. And the best part is that you can customize the interface and the look of the watchface. It may take some time to get used to but I think its one of the easiest and useful watchfaces on the store once you get used to it.

Where did you find it? I can´t find it anywhere.....

fogerty4evr said:
Where did you find it? I can´t find it anywhere.....
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Search Customizable Watch in the gear store and its an app by a developer named Hoseob Lee. It has 5 star rating

I downloaded one yesterday for free. Animated Matrix Watch. Interesting face an got built-in very brightness flashlight and funny battery indicator.
Face is very customizable and animation is smooth.

Watch faces made with Gear Watch Designer

I decided to give it a go and try the Gear Watch Designer to make some watch faces. I started with my sports teams and then tried a couple premium faces. I'll probably create some more with the faces from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-360/themes-apps/watchmaker-500-watchfaces-monster-pack-t3276583
Only annoying thing is that I can't delete the stock faces on the watch - several of which I'll never use, and there's a limit of 15 faces you can add. Since I've made 8 faces so far, and downloaded a bunch more, I'm out of space! Guess I like to fiddle too much...
Anyway, feel free to post faces you've made. I'd like to get some ideas of what other guys have come up with...

I've done a few from that thread - but only the non-chronograph versions (There is no Chrono function in Samsung Gear) - I find it easier to use the default AOD. If someone root's the Gear S3 then you'll be able to delete the stock dials
arl16 said:
I decided to give it a go and try the Gear Watch Designer to make some watch faces. I started with my sports teams and then tried a couple premium faces. I'll probably create some more with the faces from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-360/themes-apps/watchmaker-500-watchfaces-monster-pack-t3276583
Only annoying thing is that I can't delete the stock faces on the watch - several of which I'll never use, and there's a limit of 15 faces you can add. Since I've made 8 faces so far, and downloaded a bunch more, I'm out of space! Guess I like to fiddle too much...
Anyway, feel free to post faces you've made. I'd like to get some ideas of what other guys have come up with...
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Gotcha. I've rooted lots of phones, but this is my first smartwatch, and my first adventure into Tizen. Would the non-carrier (WiFi) versions be easier/done first? (Seems like Verizon always makes it harder!)
I'm guessing we'll need to root to see the .gwd files on the stock faces too? I'm able to link to the Timer app or the stopwatch app for my chronograph faces, but I'd like to have it switch to something like the Chronograph+ stock face. I just like the look of the chronograph face watches better.

Here's a few more I threw together last night...

Hey how can I get that to work on my gear s3? I installed the zip file to the SD card
Hey how can I get that to work on my gear s3?

Hello Guys, can someone please help me with Gear Watch Designer? Have make a litte bit, but i have problems with a few Things. I hope so that anyone can help me please.

How do the always on faces for those look?

arl16 said:
Here's a few more I threw together last night...
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How hard would it be to turn the second hand red or white? I love this watch face but don't understand why the made the second hand blue.

My watchfaces

talvarado324 said:
Hey how can I get that to work on my gear s3?
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You need to get Gear Watch Designer on a PC.
http://developer.samsung.com/gear/design/watch-designer
There are tutorials on how to use it. The files in that zip are components that can be added to make a face. Then you need to install it to the watch from the PC, by disconnecting the Bluetooth connection to your phone, and connecting via WiFi to the same network as the PC with the face file.
I recommend downloading some faces (.gwd files) from the Watchland app on your phone. Send them to your PC, and open them in Gear Watch Designer. Use them as a template to see how to put faces together. (And/or swap in you own components).

Freeddi said:
Hello Guys, can someone please help me with Gear Watch Designer? Have make a litte bit, but i have problems with a few Things. I hope so that anyone can help me please.
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What's the question?

kronium said:
How do the always on faces for those look?
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Pretty much the same. The second hand disappears, and it dims a little bit, but otherwise the same.

kronium said:
How hard would it be to turn the second hand red or white? I love this watch face but don't understand why the made the second hand blue.
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Simple. It would take like two seconds. Gear Watch Designer lets you adjust the color, or if you had a picture of a hand, you could easily swap it in.

Mender said:
My watchfaces
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Love those Tag connected faces. And you got it on a better watch for a little less than $1,500 too!!!

arl16 said:
What's the question?
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I want to add a second nadle to my Watchface but dont k ow how.
When i test the Watchface on my Gear S3 then the clock doesnt sho right
And i dont k ow how i can add something like that things how it is on paid themes.

What is a nadle?

arl16 said:
What is a nadle?
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Sry my english is not the best. See at picture

arl16 said:
Here's a few more I threw together last night...
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Care to share the breitling one dear sir?

Pixelhouse said:
Care to share the breitling one dear sir?
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PM'd. Note, the left dial is the battery, the right is % of step goal, and tapping them links to respective app. The bottom doesn't move, but links to the timer app. Link to stopwatch not yet supported to my knowledge.
Obviously, edit as you please.

Freeddi said:
Sry my english is not the best. See at picture
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No worries, I'm thinking you meant needle, but it's the second hand.
Just start clicking through the components on the bottom left in Gear Watch Designer until you highlight the second hand. Delete it. Then click, "Watch Hand" on the left, and pick a new one, or import the image of a new one. Edit properties - size, placement, etc. on the right. Done...

Who makes Custom watch faces??

Hi guys,
So I've just recently got a gear s3 for Christmas and wondered if anybody makes custom watch faces? I tried but can't do it lol, I need a lot of training in using the program and a lot of patience!
I have a few ideas in mind and a couple of images of like incorperated into them if possible but I a different colour,
I'd like it to be very similar to the picture attached using the logo attached to replace the one in the picture, i would also like the dials and accessories to compliment it in either a silver of something other than Good, also is it possible to make it a precisionist type watch face?
Any help or guidance would be very much appreciated
P.s it won't let me upload images so I would be able to email them to whoever would be able to help me
Many thanks in advance
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Look in the play store and download watchmaker app. Then join the group on Google plus. Someone there would probably make a face for you.

jinjoh_ninjoh said:
Hi guys,
So I've just recently got a gear s3 for Christmas and wondered if anybody makes custom watch faces? I tried but can't do it lol, I need a lot of training in using the program and a lot of patience!
I have a few ideas in mind and a couple of images of like incorperated into them if possible but I a different colour,
I'd like it to be very similar to the picture attached using the logo attached to replace the one in the picture, i would also like the dials and accessories to compliment it in either a silver of something other than Good, also is it possible to make it a precisionist type watch face?
Any help or guidance would be very much appreciated
P.s it won't let me upload images so I would be able to email them to whoever would be able to help me
Many thanks in advance
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I just got the watch a week before Christmas and I am finding it hard to find a perfect watchface also. I know with apps such as Facer and WatchMaker you can create your own watch so it might come to that. I went through so many pages of watches and I am so indecisive its ridiculous haha. Most of the watch faces show alot of S-Health info which I dont care about, especially the completely inaccurate step counter.
This is pretty much what I am looking for...
-Shiny Silver in color (preferably)
-Analog Clock with Roman Numeral numbers (White numbers with silver outside, only want this to be shown in AOD and nicely dimmed)
-Small digital clock on the bottom center
-Weather info somewhere on home-screen (top center, when pressed takes to weather app)
-Watch and Phone battery percentage info somewhere on home-screen (maybe right and left center?)

xbmoyx said:
I just got the watch a week before Christmas and I am finding it hard to find a perfect watchface also. I know with apps such as Facer and WatchMaker you can create your own watch so it might come to that. I went through so many pages of watches and I am so indecisive its ridiculous haha. Most of the watch faces show alot of S-Health info which I dont care about, especially the completely inaccurate step counter.
This is pretty much what I am looking for...
-Shiny Silver in color (preferably)
-Analog Clock with Roman Numeral numbers (White numbers with silver outside, only want this to be shown in AOD and nicely dimmed)
-Small digital clock on the bottom center
-Weather info somewhere on home-screen (top center, when pressed takes to weather app)
-Watch and Phone battery percentage info somewhere on home-screen (maybe right and left center?)
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I managed to be able to make something like what I want and it's not that hard once you get your head around it.
It's the watch maker gear app from Samsung, it's free to download and does take a little time to get used to, I can't upload pictures but I can pm you what I have made to date?
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jinjoh_ninjoh said:
I can pm you what I have made to date?
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That would be awesome

Can you add app shortcuts like messages ? Thanks

gibb said:
Can you add app shortcuts like messages ? Thanks
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In GWD yes you can. I don't have any experience with the Facer or Watchface Maker (but I can't imagine those programs not being able to)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74684376&postcount=496
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74075509&postcount=468
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=73157811&postcount=423 (have the GWD file attached to this one if you want to load it)

I made a watch face and used game assets sprites from a game i found online. Can i release it on the appstore without any legal issues? Otherwise ill have to edit all the assets lol.

omaro said:
I made a watch face and used game assets sprites from a game i found online. Can i release it on the appstore without any legal issues? Otherwise ill have to edit all the assets lol.
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Which game? Just a curious gamer...

xbmoyx said:
Which game? Just a curious gamer...
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Persona 5.

i made several watchfaces available on samsung gear store, just type ''hennet nailo'' in watchface section.
jinjoh_ninjoh said:
Hi guys,
So I've just recently got a gear s3 for Christmas and wondered if anybody makes custom watch faces? I tried but can't do it lol, I need a lot of training in using the program and a lot of patience!
I have a few ideas in mind and a couple of images of like incorperated into them if possible but I a different colour,
I'd like it to be very similar to the picture attached using the logo attached to replace the one in the picture, i would also like the dials and accessories to compliment it in either a silver of something other than Good, also is it possible to make it a precisionist type watch face?
Any help or guidance would be very much appreciated
P.s it won't let me upload images so I would be able to email them to whoever would be able to help me
Many thanks in advance
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Just contact any developer in the Samsung Store with your request.