I"m on the KMV78Y release. Somewhere along the line today my G watch lost it face. I restarted the watch and the screen was still blank except for the muted icon. I had to reselect a watch face. It was after midnight when I noticed the condition.
Never mind. My watch face app was updated. DevOps Time rocks!
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Anyone try app recently? I believe there was an update. If you use watch only, will it give you any audio and or visual clues to pace? Or does it just show you your distance.
What stats does it show afterwards? In NY. Way too cold for me to try outside.
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Update to Nike+
Jeffruby said:
Anyone try app recently? I believe there was an update. If you use watch only, will it give you any audio and or visual clues to pace? Or does it just show you your distance.
What stats does it show afterwards? In NY. Way too cold for me to try outside.
Thanks
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I was wondering what you noticed that gave you the impression the app had received an update? I have not noticed any audio cues while running. The biggest issue I have with Nike+ is that the GPS doesn't seem to start tracking until a half mile into each run. This happens regardless of how long I stand around in clear view of the sky waiting for a fix on my location.
I am curious how the Nike+ app is managed. It doesn't show up in the gear manager app on my phone, and there doesn't appear to be any means of managing the app (checking for updates etc.) from the Gear S itself. Any thoughts or feedback would be appreciated. This is such a niche device, I can't see myself using it for anything other than running and I'm starting to think that I should have returned it and waited for another 6 models to come out. Hope Samsung can fix the GPS problems with a firmware update.
There was an update on the phone end, which I thought would communicate with the gear (in update info it mentioned gear s update).
When you run, do you have your gear network set to "always on" and Bluetooth off prior to run.? If gear network on auto, won't start independent logging (ie will use phone gps) for 1-2 minutes plus the delay to lock on
Update- went for a run today with Nike app. Before I left house I turned off bt on note 4-so phone and watch disconnected. Next I turned gear net on always and turned gps on.
Waited a few minutes before leaving house. Turned on Nike app and ran. The app did audibly (through bt earbuds) tell me to start job, so I'm shocked it doesn't update you audibly throughout run like phone app does. Disappointing but not huge.
When I would look at watch I'd see milage. It was accurate but not updated in real time. For instance I'd look down and it would say 1.5 miles, the 5 second later it would update and say 2.1 miles. It was sunny and I could see milage fine, but other data scrolled at bottom in red and hardish to read. I am unsure if it was pace, but I think one of the parameters was time/mile - during my run this was WAY OFF (unless I misread it) - after run my pace listed was accurate... So have to recheck this.
I did not have any issues with app starting tracking 5 minutes later.
Battery on 40 minute run went down 30%. I had to be reachable by text so I had gear network always on.... Wondering if I can use Nike app with just gps on, and gear net off (for half and full marathons - otherwise the battery won't last!).
The one thing that is necessary (i think) is to disconnect the gear from the phone before run, or else the gear will use your phone gps to show no movement until it transfers over to watch (which takes a few minutes).
Will try health app. Wishing for audible alerts or clearer and accurate pace stats.
Nike app disappointing also battery life
Jeffruby said:
Update- went for a run today with Nike app. Before I left house I turned off bt on note 4-so phone and watch disconnected. Next I turned gear net on always and turned gps on.
Waited a few minutes before leaving house. Turned on Nike app and ran. The app did audibly (through bt earbuds) tell me to start job, so I'm shocked it doesn't update you audibly throughout run like phone app does. Disappointing but not huge.
When I would look at watch I'd see milage. It was accurate but not updated in real time. For instance I'd look down and it would say 1.5 miles, the 5 second later it would update and say 2.1 miles. It was sunny and I could see milage fine, but other data scrolled at bottom in red and hardish to read.
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I just got this watch yesterday. Tried running with it today. Didn't do anything special, not even check which background app's were running. Used the Nike app. Very disappointing... I really need to see the pace but the only thing I could read on the display were the large distance numerals, no alerts. I also did some playing around making and receiving voice calls, and having someone at home with my phone use the AT&T Mobile Locate to find where I was. Other than the Nike app. all worked great, except my 8 mile, 1:15:25 run took the battery from near 100% to 18%. I hope I can improve this. My main reason for getting this was to combine the function of a GPS watch with a phone for marathons and half marathons so I could call/find people after the race (especially at big events like next Boston). I need to get at least 5 hours battery since I usually finish 3:40 to 3:50.
I did have the HR recording on (didn't see a way to cancel it in Nike), this may have added battery drain. Also the pedometer function was evidently running since the display came up a few times, as noted above I didn't cancel running app's. I looked at Power Saver mode, but it appears the GPS and 3G may not function in that mode.
I'm going to try S-Health because it has a pace display, and I don't need Facebook cheers (really?) or music. Hopefully it is less of a battery hog.
It was cold out today, but not extreme (30F, 21F windchill) which may have had an effect.
I have 14 days (12 left) to return with re-stocking fee to ATT, so will kick the tires hard. Any advice will be appreciated. I guess I could always wear my Garmin FR220 on one arm and this on the other, and just use it as a phone/after-race navigator/contactor. Still better tha carrying my Note 3 in an armband (they actually don't make one stock to fit it), or risk bouncing it around in a sweaty fanny pack.
Bottom line, my opinion of the Nike app is "not good".
Try it with gear net off but gps on. After race can turn gear net on and make the call. Yeah I was in Baltimore this year and walked around freezing looking for others for too long.
Also agree. The s health may prove better for pace (most important) can swipe to side to see it. Wish it had audio alerts but I can live with looking down at wrist here and there.
another update:ran with shealth today....again 30+mins and again 20% battery gone...not good!
had gear net OFF and gps ON (naturally)- I am now going to try
a) removing motion that turns on watch when i swing hand up (although I like this to quick glance while running and every time i did it the screen did go from off to on...so not thinking this will help)- remote possibility screen is on for most of run (dont think so).
b) need to figure out how to turn off the unwanted HR sensor...so useless and i think is killing battery!!!
c) turn brightness down lower.
the pace on shealth was just as useless as nike app as its INSTANT while gps is pulsatile....still no SPLIT paces or audio paces...thats what i want
I went for 3 hour walk/run with GPS and gear network both on and the battery was at 30% when I got home. Not bad!
Nice day finally.
Went for a 9mile jog. Turned on gps and went with Nike app. Saw the GPS and went.
Went to look at stats and apparently gps stayed grey (couldn't see in bright light)... Stunk. (also stinks couldn't read the red ticker tape at bottom in sun during run)- I'd use shealth if it had splits.
Anyway got home and tried s health. Also wouldn't lock gps. Linked with phone which I previously left home.
Went to gear manager and appa-and some odd update pushed to watch. Then gps worked again after disconnecting phone.
Bummer (and odd)
jeffrubenstein17 said:
Nice day finally.
Went for a 9mile jog. Turned on gps and went with Nike app. Saw the GPS and went.
Went to look at stats and apparently gps stayed grey (couldn't see in bright light)... Stunk. (also stinks couldn't read the red ticker tape at bottom in sun during run)- I'd use shealth if it had splits.
Anyway got home and tried s health. Also wouldn't lock gps. Linked with phone which I previously left home.
Went to gear manager and appa-and some odd update pushed to watch. Then gps worked again after disconnecting phone.
Bummer (and odd)
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Thanks for your post; I'd appreciate it if you could update with your future experience post update and after making sure you have a lock
So today farting around with my GPS. Step 1, turn on gps, step 2 disconnected from phone on gear manager. Step 3- tried s health. And behold. Wouldn't lock. But.... I noticed that the pic showed the watch and the phone trying to lock, yet phone disconnected! Watch still somehow was trying to lock onto phone gps. So... I then turned off watch Bluetooth thinking the watch Bt was still thinking it was connected to phone... And voila... Gps locked. Even locked when I turned on watch Bt afterwards.
Important to note the pic on shealth showing watch or watch plus phone.... This behavior is new since updating to lollipop
I used S health today to test my brand new gear s. I cycled to the office. No problems for this. I even used my BT headphones during this ride (15 minutes). Afterwards I downloaded the gpx data from S health to my dropbox and uploaded the file to my on-and-only favorite running app RUNTASTIC. In runtastic you can see the split times.
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I used S health today to test my brand new gear s. I cycled to the office. No problems for this. I even used my BT headphones during this ride (15 minutes). Afterwards I downloaded the gpx data from S health to my dropbox and uploaded the file to my on-and-only favorite running app RUNTASTIC. In runtastic you can see the split times.
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Correction, gpx only available if activity is cycling. Tried other activities but only cycling is provided with the option to export gpx stats. Strange.
Verstuurd vanaf mijn SM-P900 met Tapatalk
jeffrubenstein17 said:
Nice day finally.
Went for a 9mile jog. Turned on gps and went with Nike app. Saw the GPS and went.
Went to look at stats and apparently gps stayed grey (couldn't see in bright light)... Stunk. (also stinks couldn't read the red ticker tape at bottom in sun during run)- I'd use shealth if it had splits.
Anyway got home and tried s health. Also wouldn't lock gps. Linked with phone which I previously left home.
Went to gear manager and appa-and some odd update pushed to watch. Then gps worked again after disconnecting phone.
Bummer (and odd)
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In Nike+, I found that I have to give the watch a moment to refresh the screen before stopping activity at the end of my run, because every time my screen goes black, the watch remembers those very last stats. When I turn the screen on for the first time after starting my run, it will show 0 km and a grey GPS signal, then go to the actual kms run and green GPS signal after a moment.
I use my Gear S in stand-alone mode, with BT off, location on and data on when running. One of the latest Gear S updates combined sHealth with Nike+ which slows down the signal lock in Nike+, from what I've read, so I don't have it installed. sHealth GPS lock takes forever and a day on my watch, while Nike+ is instantaneous.
Thanks a lot for sharing your experience about Gear S. I have also used Gear S and I found few issues with health monitoring apps. I am not using Gear S anymore. Now I am thinking about having a Modular smart watch.
thanks to biktor_bj soon we will be able to run strava, endomodo, runastic, mapmyfitness, runkeeper and every other amazing apps out there, THANK YOU <3
OMG I totally missed biktor's thread!! Thanks for posting this.
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thanks to biktor_bj soon we will be able to run strava, endomodo, runastic, mapmyfitness, runkeeper and every other amazing apps out there, THANK YOU <3
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Who and when will this be ?
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Who and when will this be ?
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we dont know, but he is working on it, some of the things are already working,
you can follow biktor_bj's thread here
Anyone else had this problem? Periodically, I'll see Google Now cards (especially weather, and traffic info) from like the very early morning reappearing throughout the day. Sometimes this will happen on the very next time I wake the watch after having just swiped them away. Anyone else experience this?
Yes indeed, it is a bit annoying.
Yes! Can't find a solution. Also does it for weather and the weather info doesn't update. It shows the morning low all day long.
The work around is to dismiss the cards in Google Now on the phone. So the watch makes me use the phone. Nice.
I received an LG Urbane to replace my G Watch for my birthday. Same behavior.
hi!
i cant talk about heart rates or sport related issues, i havent got the time to use the watch in work outs yet (if i ever get the time).
main reason i got mine was due to having access to messages and alerts without the need to reach the phone (and it aint that good, i can only read last message from apps).
mine was chinese, then flashed the stratOS rom and, now, international rom.
since i got the international rom, and updated to last version, ive noticed a few things, most of them, lagging.
- taps on the watch screen are now less responsive, needing a certain level of pressure (but it may be some impression due to lagging, see bellow);
- some icons dont react right away when tapped. some dont react at all (you can see the icon visual feedback but the watch dont perform the command);
- phone-to-watch distance reminder now lags to the point of going away from the phone and coming back and, then, receiving the warning im far away from the phone;
- phone-to-watch distance reminder now alert im far away from the phone when im not (i suspect the blutooth strength has been reduced, im receiving this alert a lot when the phone is on my backpack, on my back).
anyone else experiencing these? or any other issue?
ill use this chance to inform: if youre getting the health center being unable to sync problem (forgot the proper warning words), this helps:
it probably started happening after you rebooted the watch and already have a profile set on the amazfit app. watch format for weight, height and distances are probably back to default and now differ from the ones you changed in your profile.
go back to your profile and also on your watch and recheck all the formats. when theyre the same, phone and watch should be able to sync health data again.
Note that the F° displayed on the watch comes from the weather app on the amazfit app. go there to change F° to C° on your watch.
To all Stratos users. Do you having this problem?
Why is that the real time display sport Data keep changing during lock mode?
I want to see the Lap Time, Lap Pace and Lap HR, but it only temporary and will change back to default value as soon as the screen was lock. So, I am wondering, what is the purpose of having this when it is clearly can not being display throught out the workout session. Funny isn't it?
No issues here using firmware 2.3.6.0 and Amazfit 2.6.3 from AppStore (tested with Treadmill). Choose what data you want to see and the order in Amazfit and it is displayed on watch after syncing, even when screen is locked. If you have problems, I suggest that you reset watch data: upair and pair again but do not restore old data to watch. If you still have problems, do the same but reinstall Amazfit after unpairing watch.
It's true. the problem has been resolved. I just have to reboot the watch, and the active screen will display the lap HR, Pace or cadence just the way i wanted.