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Is anyone using a sony smartwatch with the note 3? Does this even work?
I would find this a great combination since the smartwatch is way superior to the galaxy gear.
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Is anyone using a sony smartwatch with the note 3? Does this even work?
I would find this a great combination since the smartwatch is way superior to the galaxy gear.
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Have not used the Sony 2 but no calling capability or camera so I do not think it even comes close and the gear is only just out so hopefully lots more to come.
I read that even Samsung executive's aint as happy with the gear as hoped because it limited in ways thats too late to change, but they are going to make a 2014 edition or V2 which is already designed, so for the cost of the gear I'd wait at least until January and see what happens.
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I read that even Samsung executive's aint as happy with the gear as hoped because it limited in ways thats too late to change, but they are going to make a 2014 edition or V2 which is already designed, so for the cost of the gear I'd wait at least until January and see what happens.
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How can it be limited Have You Seen What it does
lucky for me the callling and the camera are the only things i probs wouldnt use so the sony smart watch is a great choice, i ordered it yesterday
stormerjack said:
lucky for me the callling and the camera are the only things i probs wouldnt use so the sony smart watch is a great choice, i ordered it yesterday
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I hope you enjoy it but for me it's not even close
Hey don't shoot the messenger dude, like I said its what I read, and it was on Engadget's blog and I trust their tech news,
But just to add abit of spice to my reply, yea I no what it can do and im very optimistic about what it will do via firmware etc but the hardware issue of battery life is not an easy work around, maybe for modders & hackers but not the general customers.
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budgierless said:
I read that even Samsung executive's aint as happy with the gear as hoped because it limited in ways thats too late to change, but they are going to make a 2014 edition or V2 which is already designed, so for the cost of the gear I'd wait at least until January and see what happens.
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Let me guess read it on the internet? I keep finding most people never had a smart watch to compare to. I have been wearing a moto Activ for the last year and this is a great up grade of that smart watch. There is no "smart watch" without a phone, all of them are dependent on a phone for updates.
Notifications work really well able to read most of my emails and decide if I want to read the rest. This works best at work and home as the phone can now sit across the room on a charger. The problems come from the gmail app which I don't use. I have several email address and like to check them in one place.
Speaker phone works really well, was quite surprised but the phone allows for the Bluetooth headset and watch to be connected at the same time. If I answer on headset audio goes there, if i answer on watch audio goes there.
You can install more than 10 apps but can only have 10 apps on quick launcher. There are apps released that allow you to create your own watch faces and details, another one looks at the local pictures from the phone on the watch. I would also guess that it will be streaming video from the phone to the watch shortly.
Photo quality is really pretty good if lighting is ok.
Almost forgot battery life is about 2 days and fully charges in about an hour. The moto started out lasting only a day and via firmware updates got it to 2-3 days about the same time as the Galaxy Gear.
Finally, I don't expect an iwatch to support other vendors. When I bought the moto activ it didn't support any other phones but motorola's. You had to run a special app or the watch was stand-alone, if the app crashed (did often) it was standalone. The Gear and Galaxy just work together much better than the combination of vendors. The gear will support other Samsung phones later this month. If I was Samsung I wouldn't support every android phone, if you want a Gear get a Galaxy!
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Hey don't shoot the messenger dude, like I said its what I read, and it was on Engadget's blog and I trust their tech news,
But just to add abit of spice to my reply, yea I no what it can do and im very optimistic about what it will do via firmware etc but the hardware issue of battery life is not an easy work around, maybe for modders & hackers but not the general customers.
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Well i don't agree battery life on smart phones can be very poor yes of course i would like my phone to last a week (charge on Sunday night) and a smart watch to last a month but technology is just not able to do that we except that with phones and I think if we want the benefits of a s watch some of us will except that about them as well,don't wait for gear 2 or I-watch battery technology is just not able to give us longer Without Taking Out Features
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Well i don't agree battery life on smart phones can be very poor yes of course i would like my phone to last a week (charge on Sunday night) and a smart watch to last a month but technology is just not able to do that we except that with phones and I think if we want the benefits of a s watch some of us will except that about them as well,don't wait for gear 2 or I-watch battery technology is just not able to give us longer Without Taking Out Features
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I do totally agree with you, but the waiting aspect which I pointed to was for the case of what maybe announced in the next 8 weeks, and if nothing then I buy one myself but as I said the gear isn't cheap so if a new version is only 2-3 months away then I'd rather wait for the latest.
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gshaw1967 said:
Let me guess read it on the internet?
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Well after all, They can’t put anything on the Internet that isn’t true.
Bonjour.
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Hey All,
I will be receiving my free Sony SW 2 in a few days, which was on backorder from when I bought my Xperia Z Ultra which I've since sold to move over to the Note 3. My question is which do you guys think is the better accessory to the Note 3 - the Galaxy Gear or Sony SW 2 and why? I personally am thinking of selling the SW 2 to purchase the Gear, but before I do, i'd like to know the pros and cons.
Thanks - and sorry if this has been posted prior. I searched and did not see much on this.
Cheers
The gear hasn't been brought to its full potential. I'd wait for the Google watch or the qualcomm smart watch
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very good question !
I am looking for answer myself : )
I v got curently SW2 ,
smartwatch 2
pros:
better looking as galaxy gear
much better battery life (SW2 live for about really 3-4days!)
when you recive email you see what and who wrote to you (on G gear you only see notification and need to get phone and check)
microUSB charger (on gera you have to back to home and use special charger)
much quicker MENU on SW2 than galaxy gear
all the time you see what time is it right now (dimmer screen is on)
galaxy gear compare to SW2
pros:
better display
you can answer the phone and speak
BT4.0 on board better coverage than BT3.0
video camera
THATS ALL
probably I will try galaxy gear but I think it is no good enough than SW2 !
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2465821
There is great progress being made here....
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what block me to buy it immediatly
is -> no information inside lettter in gmail
Received my Sony SW 2 yesterday. Haven't unboxed it but from what I can see it looks like a very nice watch. Reading the Galaxy Gear threads, it seems like there are a ton of issues with the GG, so I may hold on to my new SW 2 for a while longer and see what developes!
Thanks to all who've inputted their opinions!!
I own galaxy gear....special charger means a little box with micro usb connector. The size is.a little bit more than a zippo.lighter. The menu is a lot faster.in.the.real product and the platform for gear is getting a lot of dev attention. We have.Root. And we can.install any app from Google play. And I am sure that Samsung will.bring updates to the firmware soon. As for.mail...if you use your Samsung email.acount for Gmail you can see the.content.of. Your mail, for example. There is an app.on the Samsung store for Facebook which works great. It's a well start and.will be.better. With future software updates. P.S. 1.You can really use the.gear as a handsfree, I use that while driving and.my hand.is.on.the.weel. 2. I miss IP67. 3. Battery last at least 24 h with heavy usage and the.charging time is minimum, aprox 1 hour.
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so you really recommended galaxy gear much more than SW2 ?
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what block me to buy it immediatly
is -> no information inside lettter in gmail
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If you use the stock Email you do Get the Email on the gear.
http://swappa.com/listing/ZZV485/view
note 2 for sale
I understand that there is a gmail notification but no content I tought ?
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I understand that there is a gmail notification but no content I tought ?
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You thought wrong
http://swappa.com/listing/ZZV485/view
note 2 for sale
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You thought wrong
http://swappa.com/listing/ZZV485/view
note 2 for sale
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wow
so I am goint to buy it
thanks !
any special thread to install or root tools for it ?
The Gear is way too expensive for what you pay vs what you get. I'm dying to buy one but I cant bring myself to piss 3 bills away on something that has hardly any functionality. I hope they update OT soon
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/smartwatch/samsung-galaxy-gear
I bought galaxy gear
cons:
looks much worse on wrist than SW2
I tought coverage signal will be much betterthat SW2 (BT3.0) but I think is a little worse than SW2 - serious !
SW2 has capacative under screen button wich is a lot qiucker to navigate
ooh I forgot .. much more SW2 comfortyble to wear on it , gear is not to flexible on wrist as SW2 wich fit perfect
I dont see by now much more better feeling using galaxy gear as :
better screen AMOLED and density
I am selling galaxy gear by now !
maybe next time , v2 ?
200pounds for it I want
checked Galaxy Gear and for me it's not worth it
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I heard only bad opinion about GG
but I need to check it on my own
now I know - we have to wait for v2 - cheaper , better build, better looking ..
of course , I see much potential on XDA , olny wait and software will be much better
but the oters is no good as SW2 or even pebble watch
nowy57 said:
I heard only bad opinion about GG
but I need to check it on my own
now I know - we have to wait for v2 - cheaper , better build, better looking ..
of course , I see much potential on XDA , olny wait and software will be much better
but the oters is no good as SW2 or even pebble watch
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You convinced me not to get it. THANK YOU!!!
I was seriously contemplating dropping the 3bones on it but finally someone who doesn't only have good things to say about it.
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I understand that there is a gmail notification but no content I tought ?
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You get a notification for gmail but it tells you to look at your phone. It doesn't show you the content of the gmail itself. If you use the stock email client and just use that you get to read the content.
Scribbled From My Note 3
I have the GG and I love it. Depending on what you need of course.
Here are some good things that I like
-I love checking my notification when I am in class. I don't care about emails. I get quite a lot text message and checking from watch is really useful to me.
-I also use it as headset when I don't have my bluetooth headset. Just a quick call/answer and found it to be quite good. Not for long conversation though.
-Battery life is more than decent. I can use a lot and still have about 30-40% left at the end of the night. I have no doubt it can get 24 hours battery.
-Pedometer is not so good. I don't use it since it's not accurate.
-Camera is not bad for quick pics. I take some pics of lecture, signs and it works great.
-Music control is awesome. Just wish my note 3 speaker is louder.
-Ability to install regular app through ADB is genius. I can actually install some useful app such as calculator.
Now bad things and wish they will improve
-More apps
-Water proof/Sweat Proof
-Longer battery life is always a welcome
-Notifications from all apps that I use(I don't like using every apps from samsung just to get notifications) This is a huge huge drawback IMO.
Those are my use of GG and I love it for my needs. Your mileage may vary. I hope the god of all devs from XDA find a way to hack the GG and make all the notifications pushed to GG of what user specify. This will make GG a truely fantastic device.
Hi guys. First of all I'd like to apologise if I've posted in the wrong section. This section seemed more relevant to me.
I currently have a xperia s. My upgrade is due next week. I want to ask what is the best phone now? I wanna go to the Z2 but I'm double minded. Has the z2 been upgraded to kitkat? What you guys think?
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Its a great phone for me personally and i have a phone obsession basically owned most at one time or another, yes it comes with kitkat out the box.
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Thank you very much. Do you have any problems with it or complaints?
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Thank you very much. Do you have any problems with it or complaints?
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I've had it for 3 days and so far 3 complaints.
1. front camera is really bad in low light (except when you use the camera app) in for example snapchat.
2. A lot of noise when i record (although it might be i was holding on the mic)
3. My phone looks too good so others get jelous. And I feel sorry for them for having so small phones (iPhone).
My few issues are double tap screen on barely works for me.
For me using my bose earphones the music is not loud enough for me its about 2 notches too low.
Earpiece quality could be a lil better, but its ok.
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If you could choose again which phone would you go for?
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I got my Z2 yesterday and so far I haven't seen many problems at all, awesome battery life, I haven't seen a better rear camera aside from the reported overheating recording 4k and hd which I haven't seen, but I haven't recorded much. I came from the Galaxy S3 and it's a huge improvement. Upto now I have no regrets about my upgrade.
If you want my opinion.. It's perfect ? phone.. The only problem I had is the heat in the camera when recording 4K videos which I believ. It's software issue and can be solved in the next updates.
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Thank you guys. I much appreciate your opinions. I think after a long thought I'll be going for the z2. I am a bit of a xperia fanboy lol
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For the current 2014 models, Z2 for me is the best choice. S5 could have been good except the design is almost the same as my S2 which is good 3 yrs ago but sooo dated for 2014. S4 looked better for me. M8 is almost good except for the camera and the software support. HTC is still not doing well so I have little confidence with the company as of now.
The only phone that is better than Z2 will be the upcoming S5 Prime, M8 Prime and G3. If S5 Prime was launched instead of the normal S5, I might have bought the S5 Prime.
The only con I have with Z2 is the voice quality sounds like mono. The voice is loud and clear but the voice doesn't sound natural.
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Thank you guys. I much appreciate your opinions. I think after a long thought I'll be going for the z2. I am a bit of a xperia fanboy lol
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good choice, this is my first xperia phone and im really liking it, i do have a few small issues tho (nothing that makes me want another phone tho)
1) rooting....... only an issue coz my previous android phones have been samsungs, it's all different over at sony, when i first checked about rooting i was like why is there no recovery installed, wtf is a bootloader,
2) speakers volume...... they just seem too quiet, ive missed a few texts when my phones been in my pocket and i just havent heard it, not loud enough when playing music... having said that, they do sound good, cant fault the sound quality just the volume.
3) sometimes the tap to wake function takes a few tries before it wakes
4) bloody homescreen doesnt know what landscape is without the help of magnet
5) glass back........ ive dropped it a few times already, n everytime after a huge sigh of relief i realize i should peel the case off and hope the backs fine too grrrrr
6)............ nah can't think of another 1, except maybe that i can connect my ps4 controller to it, but i cant use it for remote play like a vita, that sucks lol, actually im gonna email sony n tell them they need to make this possible
Finally got my z2 so far loving it
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Hi,
The tread is so other people don't make the same mistake and they don't have high expectations. I was able to connect Gear S to Sony Xperia (the usual: some features worked, some didn't). One of the main purposes of buying this watch was running outdoors. I think there is no way to use S Health with a non-Samsung phone. Nike+ works. However Nike+ was designed/coded by a complete idiot. I am extremely frustrated. There is a big white distance number. Other metrics (time, pace, time of day) are displayed with a small black scrolling font on a red background. The scroll is pretty fast. It is impossible for any normal human being to read those scrolling numbers, especially while running: they are too small, scroll too fast, the contrast is too little.
The design is as if they want to discourage people from using the app! Or maybe it was designed by someone who never run?! I am returning the watch!
BTW, you can find "revelations" on the Internet about reverting Gear S colors in order to use Nike+. Doing it breaks other watch functions and doesn't help much. Why would we have to go through so much hassle for the very basic feature: seeing running time in a running app?!?!?!?!
S.
Why not use S health?
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contradude said:
Why not use S health?
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Because he doesn't have a Samsung phone.
foxbat121 said:
Because he doesn't have a Samsung phone.
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I believe the 9/17/15 S Health update added support for non-Samsung Android devices. It's available in Google Play.
And he didn't even complain about how inaccurate the GPS is. I shaved a minute of my mile time switching back to the Nike app on my phone.
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simplest solution, install android on the watch and download any running app youd like, like endomodo or so, or download nike app for android ahahahha
Thanks for replying. I have returned the Gear S watch. Samsung did everything it could to discourage me from using it with non-samsung phones. No problem! Fortunately, there is something called: competition. I am thinking about buying LG Urbane 2 LTE. It will be available in a week or two. If not Urbane, the progress is fast and there will be more wireless/phone watches soon.
S.
smatofu said:
Thanks for replying. I have returned the Gear S watch. Samsung did everything it could to discourage me from using it with non-samsung phones. No problem! Fortunately, there is something called: competition. I am thinking about buying LG Urbane 2 LTE. It will be available in a week or two. If not Urbane, the progress is fast and there will be more wireless/phone watches soon.
S.
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I'm also interested in the LG Urban 2 LTE but need to see more details first. I have absolutely zero interest in another Samsung phone. They are pure crap. My current phone, Galaxy Alpha, not even one year old can't get a decent reception anywhere. The only reason I haven't jump on Nexus 5X or 6P is because of my Gear S.
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I'm also interested in the LG Urban 2 LTE but need to see more details first. I have absolutely zero interest in another Samsung phone. They are pure crap. My current phone, Galaxy Alpha, not even one year old can't get a decent reception anywhere. The only reason I haven't jump on Nexus 5X or 6P is because of my Gear S.
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So you but a low end device and then complain about a low end experience? Try a note 4 or 5 or s5 or s6. All of them are impressive devices.
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So you but a low end device and then complain about a low end experience? Try a note 4 or 5 or s5 or s6. All of them are impressive devices.
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First of all, Galaxy Alpha is not a low end device. Don't confuse it with A3/5. Not the same thing. I have owned Galaxy S, S2, S3. All premium devices at their time. And they are all craps (original S has crappy, barely working GPS, a well known/documented problem, S2 is a so so device. S3 battery circuit craps out a few days past 1-year warranty). Have no interest in Note 4/5 or S 5/6. Handled them and they are not that impressive.
Why would you continue to buy samsung devices if all of them are "crap" as you put it? Do you always buy products you hate and then continue to do so as a form of self punishment?
It is none of your business what devices I buy. But I thought I need to speak flankly about Samsung products since I probably owned more Samsung products than most.
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I look and look for a connected watch that works well with our 6T, are you able to help me make the right decision?
I bought the Galaxy Watch Active and it pairs nicely with the OnePlus6T. I was able to receive all notifications. It's super light weight and I even wear it to bed. However, it uses tizen 4.0 with one UI and it's only $200.
I'm using the Galaxy S3 Frontier, which pretty routinely goes on sale. Right now it's on sale for $230 pretty much everywhere. It will do pretty much everything a phone will, even has built in GPS for stand alone GPS if you want. Note the Frontier has the GPS the regular newer Galaxy model does not.
Amazfit Bip
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OhioYJ said:
I'm using the Galaxy S3 Frontier, which pretty routinely goes on sale. Right now it's on sale for $230 pretty much everywhere. It will do pretty much everything a phone will, even has built in GPS for stand alone GPS if you want. Note the Frontier has the GPS the regular newer Galaxy model does not.
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I second the gear s3 has been working with the 6T since I got it. Nice looking watch that performs great. I got mine from swappa for 90 dollars.
borijess said:
I second the gear s3 has been working with the 6T since I got it. Nice looking watch that performs great. I got mine from swappa for 90 dollars.
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so the Samsung watch work good on 6T right?
LuCkyCn said:
I bought the Galaxy Watch Active and it pairs nicely with the OnePlus6T. I was able to receive all notifications. It's super light weight and I even wear it to bed. However, it uses tizen 4.0 with one UI and it's only $200.
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I did not think Samsung watches could work on OnePlus !?
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so the Samsung watch work good on 6T right?
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Yes. I have the Samsung Gear S3 frontier and it works great. I am sure any Samsung watch will work.
I use the Withings steel hr sport (ex. Nokia)
It works really well with my OnePlus , but I think all watches work with OnePlus , the exception is of course Apple watch.
Yes Galaxy Watch work perfectly with OP6T.
It depends on how smart you want, Garmin Fenix 5x play very well with 6T too.
Nothing have Ticwatch from Mobvoi
I have been using the Garmin Vivo 3 for some time and battery life is hard to beat. My only complaint is the screen can be difficult to see at times.
Currently using an LG Watch Sport.
I have an LG Urbane 2 that works great, but I need to buy a new band.
Previously was a huge fan of Wear OS (Android Wear) but my Zenwatch 3 had gotten so slow. I upgraded to the Galaxy watch 46mm. This watch is so snappy and Samsung has allowed it to be used with more than just Samsung phones.
As a side note, I got Samsung Pay working with my rooted 6T. I can send anyone the instructions if they need.
I'm using the Galaxy Watch Active and I absolutely loving it. Works perfectly.
I do feel that there is a bad impact on the 6T's battery life - it is definitely gone worse since I got the watch, connected all day via bluetooth.
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Nothing have Ticwatch from Mobvoi
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LOL It better work, shipping TicWatch Pro today. Currently using AmazFit with the 6T and works great.
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LOL It better work, shipping TicWatch Pro today. Currently using AmazFit with the 6T and works great.
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Please give me news of your Feedback on the Ticwatch Pro, I look at it from a nasty end, she looks awesome.
I'm using a Fossil Sport and it's not working consistently. I don't know if the ram management is too agressive, but sometimes google assistant stops working and it only works again randomly or if I reboot the phone. I've seen many people complaining about it.
I'm using the Galaxy S3 Frontier and Samsung Gear Fit 2 Pro. Both work great with the OP6T.
I was wondering why features you guys use on your smart watches. Step tracker, reminder, call/text alert, email, anything else?
Thanks
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