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First post, long time lurker.
Right off the bat I would like to thank all of you out there in the community who have and are contributing their time and energies, again thank you!
I'm not worried about coming off as a noob (because I am) but I've been experiencing a laundry list of issues since I purchased the phone (T-mobile in the states) and the consensus was that most likely updates would resolve them overtime.
I finally got the latest OTA from t-mobile 2 days ago and my GPS is still messed up! It worked better with the GPS fix I had found on here, has anyone else noticed this? 0 satellite fixes! and also I've been getting this annoying clicking & stuttering sounds during any audio (streaming, playing mp3s). I had read that it was a program running in the background that was most likely culprit. Has anyone tracked this one down as of yet? Last but not least, battery life! After getting the OTA I decided to see if it would make a difference and it seems just the same if not worse! I let it power it self down and then charged it 100% and over the course of no phone calls and 3 txt msgs (No GPS/Wifi, no 3g, just edge) in less than 24 hours it had died. At first I thought the battery life was due to me constantly playing with it but I have since given up using the phone if I know I'm going to be away from my charger for more than 3 hours,this is starting to get to me!
So to boil it down, should I wait for froyo or should I try and get a replacement?
Any solutions or advice will be greatly appreciated, thank you!
justjaydawg said:
First post, long time lurker.
Right off the bat I would like to thank all of you out there in the community who have and are contributing their time and energies, again thank you!
I'm not worried about coming off as a noob (because I am) but I've been experiencing a laundry list of issues since I purchased the phone (T-mobile in the states) and the consensus was that most likely updates would resolve them overtime.
I finally got the latest OTA from t-mobile 2 days ago and my GPS is still messed up! It worked better with the GPS fix I had found on here, has anyone else noticed this? 0 satellite fixes! and also I've been getting this annoying clicking & stuttering sounds during any audio (streaming, playing mp3s). I had read that it was a program running in the background that was most likely culprit. Has anyone tracked this one down as of yet? Last but not least, battery life! After getting the OTA I decided to see if it would make a difference and it seems just the same if not worse! I let it power it self down and then charged it 100% and over the course of no phone calls and 3 txt msgs (No GPS/Wifi, no 3g, just edge) in less than 24 hours it had died. At first I thought the battery life was due to me constantly playing with it but I have since given up using the phone if I know I'm going to be away from my charger for more than 3 hours,this is starting to get to me!
So to boil it down, should I wait for froyo or should I try and get a replacement?
Any solutions or advice will be greatly appreciated, thank you!
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Before we suggest anything, why dont you check your system status to see what is using your phones battery life. might be that is a good start.
chichu_9 said:
Before we suggest anything, why dont you check your system status to see what is using your phones battery life. might be that is a good start.
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Doh, good suggestion! I will do this today and find out. Thank you!
I too have noticed that the gps is still not working. My location locks and after after minutes of navigating, the gps signal drops and I have to constantly exit and renter navigation every time it says "SEARCHING FOR GPS"
biggahboy said:
I too have noticed that the gps is still not working. My location locks and after after minutes of navigating, the gps signal drops and I have to constantly exit and renter navigation every time it says "SEARCHING FOR GPS"
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First thing I did after OTA was try the GPS, it put me in the middle of a auxiliary football field by my house
justjaydawg said:
First thing I did after OTA was try the GPS, it put me in the middle of a auxiliary football field by my house
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Wow I know exactly what you mean but If you find a solution to this gps thing let me know
Somewhat of a solution, do the GPS fix along with the J16 update. IE use the 'supl.google' server and 'msbased'
With these two "fixes", I get a lock inside the house and even not being near a window, it can place me either in my bedroom or the living room
kponti said:
Somewhat of a solution, do the GPS fix along with the J16 update. IE use the 'supl.google' server and 'msbased'
With these two "fixes", I get a lock inside the house and even not being near a window, it can place me either in my bedroom or the living room
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I tried *#*#1472365#*#* to get into the sat menu but it doesn't work now after I've updated.
Get SGS Tools from the Market - it keeps the codes current.
-bZj
down8 said:
Get SGS Tools from the Market - it keeps the codes current.
-bZj
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Alright thank you very much, that did the trick. GPS issue is now once again resolved. But the main one for me right now is these clicking/stuttering sounds when I play/stream music, any ideas on that one?
Hey all,
Just ordered my G-Watch this evening hoping it won't take too long! Really hate the damn £10 delivery fee :/
Anyone got there's yet or who's still waiting like me? ?
Yes mate got mine on Saturday. Taking it out into the wild today. Hopefully you should get yours tomorrow.
Aaaaand its here.
xD
Updating it now!
Arrived but haven't opened the box.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Free mobile app
Arrived but I'm at work so I wont get until 6 !
J
Sent from my D6503 using XDA Free mobile app
Should never have cancelled my play order >< still haven't got my refund so can't order another from Amazon and theyre going fast on there ><
What I get for wanting a different color ffs
Got mine today! My first order was 26th, I cancelled on 2nd to try and order from Mobilefun, then re-ordered again from Google the same day. It still shipped on the 4th and it was delivered today. I'm quite impressed that I didn't lose my place in the queue
Mine shipped at 10AM today Pretty sure I'll have it by the time I'm back from work tomorrow can't wait! How's everyone finding there's so far?
Got mine this evening, the Parcelforce shipping was not fantastic but got there in the end, had to pick up from a local post office as I missed the initial delivery (note to self, get all future orders sent to work.) Though the watch had been here in London for three days before they got it over to me.
The watch itself is very impressive, literally 'road tested' the navigation on my bicycle tonight, OK, it opens the maps app fully on the phone and the screen is on (even when in your pocket, but you can power that down.) So some tweaks needed, but to be fair, got me home...as a car user. They also need to tweak the 'mode of transport' option. But overall it's great being able to get travel directions on your wrist (one of the reasons I bought the G watch actually) so that ticks a box.
I love the currency conversion, language translation features, "OK Google, convert £100 into mexican pesos", "OK Google translate 'hello world' into German" etc, works like a charm.
Some nice apps that I installed after doing some checks online
Calculator:
(Look it up on Google, I am not allowed to post links , search for "Google Wear Calculator")
Duolingo (This will give you a small 'Flash Card' language game on your wrist...awesome really )
Since it works with notifications, you can obviously change tracks on Spotify etc. Yet to test it with Netflix when paired with Chromecast, looking forward to that
This presents the opportunity to use some of the phone functions while the phone is charging up and you are watching TV for example.
Overall, love the device, comfortable on the wrist, beautiful, easy to use, well worth the money for the Navigation, Translation and Currency/Unit etc conversion features alone.
Some small (intermittent issues) with Bluetooth disconnection but the connection quickly returns, not a major obstruction but a quiet annoyance.
I am sure that Google will iron the bugs out over time and also that 3rd party devs will start to wear enable their apps. This device is easily worth the money
got mine about an hour ago and so far so good
needs more watchfaces hopefully someone will get to making some awesome gaming themed custom ones also any idea how I get the weather card back? swiped it away and can't seem to get it back lol
Roxas598 said:
got mine about an hour ago and so far so good
needs more watchfaces hopefully someone will get to making some awesome gaming themed custom ones also any idea how I get the weather card back? swiped it away and can't seem to get it back lol
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Just use "ok Google" and ask about weather. It will add it back.
Lorimere said:
Just use "ok Google" and ask about weather. It will add it back.
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Tried that card doesn't stay
Turning your wrist doesnt seem to activate the screen very often either atm
Roxas598 said:
got mine about an hour ago and so far so good
needs more watchfaces hopefully someone will get to making some awesome gaming themed custom ones also any idea how I get the weather card back? swiped it away and can't seem to get it back lol
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Only way I've found is to restart the gwatch or re-pair it XD
Roxas598 said:
Tried that card doesn't stay
Turning your wrist doesnt seem to activate the screen very often either atm
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Make sure your wrist is perpendicular to the floor and facing you, the watch knows which was is 'up', takes a bit of getting used to but once you get the hang of it, it's simple.
I notice there's a new rom for stratos which is 2.3.6.1. Have anyone upgrade to it? Care to share?
ajid1977 said:
I notice there's a new rom for stratos which is 2.3.6.1. Have anyone upgrade to it? Care to share?
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I have updated to 2.3.6.1 its a very small update just to fix some time zone issues on Brazil not seeing any other changes on the watch.
and addressing the crazy auto back light issue as well
ajid1977 said:
I notice there's a new rom for stratos which is 2.3.6.1. Have anyone upgrade to it? Care to share?
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Hello,
I noticed this message today.
But I didn't upgrade it because I am not in Brazil.
Waiting for next update to correct some bugs concerning Heart rate, floors climbed.....
Since the update the steps count is not incrising. The countinus hr stoped but the solution was to set it off and on again.
Edit: restarted the watch and now the steps are incrising again. Lost a whole day of statistics.
chakatak said:
Since the update the steps count is not incrising. The countinus hr stoped but the solution was to set it off and on again.
Edit: restarted the watch and now the steps are incrising again. Lost a whole day of statistics.
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The continuous heart rate is still malfunctioning. It is not working continuously as it should. It measures, then stops, then starts again and so on. A bit annoying. I advise not to update to this version.
I also lost a half day of tracking because of this update.
2.3.6.1 does not work!
Guys hello!
I have installed 2.3.6.1 yesterday and tried several different sport activites.
What can I say... I've got a strong desire to throw the watches into trash bin.
Three activities were tried: walking, running and treadmill. It appered to be that no one of them work! At all! Only timer were counting, but the other parameters were zeros: distance, calories, heart rate and so on. Even though for walking and running the gps was avaliable. Considering measuring heart rate, even the green leds on back side were dead for all the time.
Turning on backlight by raising arm did not work. But actually, having all the watches in not working condition, I paid not much attention to the backlight.
I thought, with new version 2.3.6.1, they introduced some new settings which have influence to the activities behavior. So I checked the settings menu, but did not discover any new options.
I ended up having no idea what to do with the watches. So any suggestion will be accepted with gratitude.
@pashapush,
Open the Amazfit app on the phone, wait for sync, then go to Unpair the watch. It will restore it to factory settings, open a barcode screen so you can add ti back again. Then it will restore last 7 days from the cloud back to watch. More-less in 3-5 minutes your watch will be same as before, just need to add a favorite watchface if it was from the third party.
Mentioned procedure always fixed any issues with my Stratos. Still a challenge for them firmware updates, but this simple step after each update should be applied if any issues occur.
To everybody
With latest ROM 2.3.6.1 I have finally solved the battery drain issue.
I have update to this rom and followed this trick https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=77997450&postcount=35
and now its great
I have lost only 7% of battery in 24h, with HR continuos on and airplane mode.
with previous rom 2.3.6.0 even more than 30% in 24h
nidza said:
@pashapush,
Open the Amazfit app on the phone, wait for sync, then go to Unpair the watch. It will restore it to factory settings...
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Thank you so much! This way really helped.
Guys hello,
I have updated to 2.3.6.1 and I have a battery drain issue. I have update to this rom and followed this trick https://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...0&postcount=35 . With 2.3.6.0 version I did not have this problem.
Any idea?
Anyone else with this problem?
how can I make downgrade to old rom?
ralerArahal said:
Guys hello,
I have updated to 2.3.6.1 and I have a battery drain issue. I have update to this rom and followed this trick https://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...0&postcount=35 . With 2.3.6.0 version I did not have this problem.
Any idea?
Anyone else with this problem?
how can I make downgrade to old rom?
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Hi ,
What is your trick? Link showed Page not found.
I bought this watch one week ago.
I had the stock firmware for the english version (2.3.2.8), heart rate always on, during the night i didn't get any drops (even if the values aren't that accurate).
I updated the stock to the 2.3.5 by mistake, then i just updated to the latest one, this one.
Now my heart rate while sleeping it's full of gaps in chart, only half a dozen of values for hour... It's not usable.
Anyone has experienced this?
Any tip to solve this?
Can i revert back to the stock firmware without unlocking the bootloader?
What's the most stable usable version of the firmwares available 2.3.2.7/2.3.2.8/2.3.4.0/2.3.5.0/2.3.6.0/2.3.6.1?
Thanks
rootfixxxer said:
I bought this watch one week ago.
I had the stock firmware for the english version (2.3.2.8), heart rate always on, during the night i didn't get any drops (even if the values aren't that accurate).
I updated the stock to the 2.3.5 by mistake, then i just updated to the latest one, this one.
Now my heart rate while sleeping it's full of gaps in chart, only half a dozen of values for hour... It's not usable.
Anyone has experienced this?
Any tip to solve this?
Can i revert back to the stock firmware without unlocking the bootloader?
What's the most stable usable version of the firmwares available 2.3.2.7/2.3.2.8/2.3.4.0/2.3.5.0/2.3.6.0/2.3.6.1?
Thanks
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Restart the watch
tiberiu20 said:
Restart the watch
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Thanks
Already done that.... Several times.
Plus, unpaired the watch and paired again, without restoring the history...
Nothing seems to correct the issue.
After some testing, i came to the conclusion that the watch is ignoring low heart rates...
I have a very low heart rate, when sleeping it can go to 30, in the older version of the firmware i could see 31, 32 and so on.
After updating the watch, the lowest value that i saw it's 47, the same value that i have for each night of sleep after the update.
I tried to measure the heart rate after woke up, and it's says it can't be measured, done this several times. So I get up, and tried again and then i get the 47.... I sit down, tried again and nothing...
So it looks like that it ignores/can't measure lower values, and that explains the huge gaps that i have in my charts.
Anyone can confirm/test this?
rootfixxxer said:
After some testing, i came to the conclusion that the watch is ignoring low heart rates...
I have a very low heart rate, when sleeping it can go to 30, in the older version of the firmware i could see 31, 32 and so on.
After updating the watch, the lowest value that i saw it's 47, the same value that i have for each night of sleep after the update.
I tried to measure the heart rate after woke up, and it's says it can't be measured, done this several times. So I get up, and tried again and then i get the 47.... I sit down, tried again and nothing...
So it looks like that it ignores/can't measure lower values, and that explains the huge gaps that i have in my charts.
Anyone can confirm/test this?
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Known issue. It has been reported to Amazfit: https://support.amazfit.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
lfom said:
Known issue. It has been reported to Amazfit: https://support.amazfit.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
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Thanks
I made a new one. JIC
I have also big battery drain !
I had nit that for other ROM update :/
How to fix that whithout lose all the data?
bibicheu said:
I have also big battery drain !
I had nit that for other ROM update :/
How to fix that whithout lose all the data?
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The battery in my case it's normal, 24h equals to 17% of the battery....
The recommended procedure:
Sync with the app.
Unpair the watch.
Restart the watch.
Pair again.
Some people say to reinstall the app and then when syncing leave the data only in the phone.
Has anybody checked out their timeline on Google Maps or any other apps such as sport activity tracking like Runkeeper?
Since I started using my UK bought CPH1919 last week, it appears there are GPS points missing so routes look like a lot of long straight lines as opposed to the actual directions I took.
I'm using the 'high accuracy' setting for location & so not sure what could be causing this issue but it's a big problem for me.
Has anyone else noticed this issue or got any thoughts?
Cheers.
I also noticed this recently but i have not investigated yet. Might be power savings ? Maybe we should try with power saving off to see if it solves the problem (and then get the issue to oppo)
I've turned off Smart Power Saver so now there are no battery efficiency settings set on my phone - will see how things go.
I have queried the issue with Oppo UK on Twitter but after 2 days, they have failed to reply.....
Still no better for me after toggling with the different battery settings as outlined above, as well as a new Maps update & phone firmware update!
And still no Twitter response from Oppo.......
Gamlus said:
I also noticed this recently but i have not investigated yet. Might be power savings ? Maybe we should try with power saving off to see if it solves the problem (and then get the issue to oppo)
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No response from Oppo, tried everything I could think of so took it back to the shop. They were non-the-wiser so I'm going back tomorrow to swap for another.
Fingers crossed it was just a bug in the one I had!
What version do you have? I had the green option, I'm now getting the black due to a delay in availability of the green.
Got the black version. Not sure the color is playing a part here but please do tell if the new unit is acting the same !
Kroy73 said:
I have queried the issue with Oppo UK on Twitter but after 2 days, they have failed to reply.....
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Can you please link me your tweet so i can back it up ? Maybe we should ask directly to the main oppo account.
I tried a private message via facebook to oppo france, they seem to be active.
Gamlus said:
Can you please link me your tweet so i can back it up ?
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https://twitter.com/Kroy73/status/1141743232289857536
Try that.
After some research, it seems the problem might not be related to oppo. Or at least not entirely.
https://android.stackexchange.com/q...tion-history-is-showing-an-incorrect-location
Gamlus said:
After some research, it seems the problem might not be related to oppo. Or at least not entirely.
https://android.stackexchange.com/q...tion-history-is-showing-an-incorrect-location
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Yeah, I'm aware of this issue, it doesn't really happen in my City but I have had occurrences. In fact, when I was tracking my parents recently while they were shopping in town, they were showing as 200 miles away!
The problem I've been facing is there aren't enough GPS points recorded so my true route is not recorded - most annoying when I go for a run & obviously all the timings are out. My previous Huawei phone didn't have a problem & even my Nokia N95 from 2007 was better than this!
UPDATE: new phone appears to be exactly the same so far......
I there anyone else having issues with location info??!
Ok. I tweeted the issue to the main Oppo account.
Link here if you want to add a comment : https://twitter.com/FabVonH/status/1146357518123393024?s=19
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Link here if you want to add a comment : https://twitter.com/FabVonH/status/1146357518123393024?s=19
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Done, fingers crossed for a response!
The update to 4.2.6 contains huge errors. All the tested outdoor activities don’t work with it. I have examined Run, Go, Hike, Biking.
After a short time it crashes. It shows senseless numbers (for instance a million of hours), then the data is lost. Newly starting it, this process repeats.
anyone have any solution for this?
blazzz_ said:
The update to 4.2.6 contains huge errors. All the tested outdoor activities don’t work with it. I have examined Run, Go, Hike, Biking.
After a short time it crashes. It shows senseless numbers (for instance a million of hours), then the data is lost. Newly starting it, this process repeats.
anyone have any solution for this?
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Yes roll back to 4.2.5.0 which work like a charm. i don't know if anyone has informed Amazfit i did not.
winni21 said:
Yes roll back to 4.2.5.0 which work like a charm. i don't know if anyone has informed Amazfit i did not.
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so you can roll it back to previous ROM version with factory reset or is there any other way to do it?
blazzz_ said:
The update to 4.2.6 contains huge errors. All the tested outdoor activities don’t work with it. I have examined Run, Go, Hike, Biking.
After a short time it crashes. It shows senseless numbers (for instance a million of hours), then the data is lost. Newly starting it, this process repeats.
anyone have any solution for this?
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so you can roll it back to previous ROM version with factory reset or is there any other way to do it?
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you can with unofficial way from saratoga thread here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/smartwatch/amazfit/fw-tool-stock-global-international-t4031153
just FYI i've sent an message to the support yesterday.
here is their answer:
ello There ，
Thank you for contacting Amazfit Customer Support. We apologize if the products caused you any inconvenience.
Our tech team have located the issue, please kindly wait in patience for the optimize in the next firmware update.
Thank you for your understanding.
If there is anything else we can help you with, please let us know! FYI. https://support.amazfit.com/us/ is Amazfit official support website, you can have FAQ, User Manual & Operation videos of Amazfit products.
Hope you have a good day!
Sincerely,
Kitty
Amazfit Support
Ok,.. hopefully they will fix this bug. But they didn't mention when it's gonna come this update eh? ;/
Funny,
It seems the update is no more published (it is no more found when I clic on check updates)
Something is coming?
I also got in touch with Amazfit support, they wrote me new rom will be released within a week!
I really hope it's true because I got my stratos 3 a week ago and still I was not able to record a single activity!!!
deframat said:
I also got in touch with Amazfit support, they wrote me new rom will be released within a week!
I really hope it's true because I got my stratos 3 a week ago and still I was not able to record a single activity!!!
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nice, to hear it! ...i can't wait anymore.. having the same problems all the time.
after a software update 4.2.7. i have still the same issue with GPS... do you also have guys??
In my case, the watch stops recording activities after like 5 min, No error message or anything.... I'm really unhappy with amazfit/Xiaomi.... Most of the tech related products I've bought in the last 4 years are from Xiaomi (inc. a stratos 2 that died after 18 months of use)... I'm really thinking that Xiaomi is no longer at the level they were a while ago or they say they are... Very disappointed... Let's see if this gets fixed or I just give up and buy something else
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after a software update 4.2.7. i have still the same issue with GPS... do you also have guys??
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Just had this issue with the 4.2.7 firmware, plus notifications never coming thru not impressed and no sign of an update from amazfit
Hello, impossible to find a gps signal on my amazfit stratos 3. Thanks, Toni.