Starting a thread here for all users from the Indiegogo that have started receiving their watches and are having issues with them since tech support at Huami Amazfit seems pretty slow.
Caution : do not enter in parameter on the Watchface stored by default in the band, it can freeze the watch and only solution is waiting until the battery died
Still same issue than all other Amazfit : it do not track sleep in no standard time. (ex stop tracking at 11H00AM, and not track after sunrise)
Awaiting my watch so i can contribute.
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Amazfit X... Day 3
Overall the device looks good and the functions that do function appear fine.
Firmware version 1.0.0.63 (updated on arrival 17th Sep and no others available at this point)
I have found two actual problems to date :
1) Absolute showstopper for me - the GPS for workouts struggles to get a GPS lock, as Mark suggested the antenna might be in the band and if I take the watch off and apply light pressure around the junction of the top half of the band I get a GPS lock, have not concluded exactly what works and don't really want to keep prodding but this seems like a physical build issue. Getting a GPS lock is one thing.... Maintaining it, well seems I have managed about a mile before I am off the grid again. I have been comparing to the results generated on my phone using my mi band 3 (ie the phone gps) and that gives a perfect route every time so I know it is possible.
... Update....I didn't know that there was an automatic detection of workout feature, found it today, about 15 minute into a walk the watch woke up and decided (correctly) I was walkiing and that counting should start at zero.... 200 metres later it lost GPS.
2) Sleep - it seems last night I did not sleep according to it, 50% fail so far.
There are of course niggles that could be improved :
1) the schedule function... Does anyone use that? Perhaps in this day and age integration with Google Calendar / MS Outlook would be more sensible.
2) Goals : I don't appear to be able to have an activity goal.... So I can have steps but a 10 mile bike ride counts for nothing at the top in large digits of the app.
3) How can I export my data?
4) Synchronisation is erratic eg if I start a workout I see a message "cannot sync during a workout" even after the workout has completed and I have to force a manual sync. It does sync eventually (my first attempt I noticed hours later), music has the same issue. Likewise I changed the steps goal on the watch but it simply did not update the app.
5) The security pass code setting, good idea but it looks like removal detection may not be working reliably - I have been sitting here typing this and the watch has decided that I need to enter the passcode.
6) I am slightly concerned with reports that the glass is easy to scratch.... I don't imagine there will be many screen protectors out there and will they stay attached in water? With such an exposed face and so much made of the complexity of making a curved screen it would be disappointing if that glass scratches easily.
I have mine for about two hours and... It is freezed after I tried to personalize the watchface. I don't understand why Huami still don't have a way to reboot the device. Why not long press the pressure button?
PD: don't personalize anything on the watch.
ivsu said:
I have mine for about two hours and... It is freezed after I tried to personalize the watchface. I don't understand why Huami still don't have a way to reboot the device. Why not long press the pressure button?
PD: don't personalize anything on the watch.
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Same here.
How long should it take to emptying battery?
Gosh... should have read here before!
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fmotta said:
How long should it take to emptying battery?
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I think we'll have to wait several hours, it depends of the battery level. Mine it was at 50 %...
Mine was full [emoji24]
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Mine was at 98% when freezed. It died in 6H with about 2H by pressing the button (when watching TV) to have an haptic feedback wich drain the battery more quickly with the vibrating motor.
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Mine was at 98% when freezed. It died in 6H with about 2H by pressing the button (when watching TV) to have an haptic feedback wich drain the battery more quickly with the vibrating motor.
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Hi, guys, my Amazfit X got stuck after I tried to modify the quadrant and it doesn't unlock how I can solve it? Is there any way to turn off or do the reset manually? Thanks to who will answer me
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Hola from South America everyone! Glad to see so many from Indiegogo here! I am still waiting on mine here in Colombia and have no idea when it will be arriving so I can not contribute to much until it does.
Only thing I am seeing is some folks are on 1.0.0.66 and some on 1.0.0.63 so we need to establish which one of these has more or less problems.
As for the GPS not working I am thinking an issue on the band side that has the screw. Some folks have good GPS while others do not so either a manufacture defect on some or the band simply needs to be removed and re-seated.
see here:
https://youtu.be/vVpZOMhrSec
Also as noted DO NOT try and change widgets on the watch face as you will most likely lock up the display and have to drain the battery. Someone can chime in if you can make changes of the widgets on the Zepp app or is it only on the watch itself?
I looked very closely at that YouTube video and I can not make out metal contact points for the antenna so perhaps someone here would be kind enough to check it out and maybe take some closeup photos of how that GPS antenna is actually making contact on that half of the watch band.
I got mine on Indiegogo and live in the US. Below is an email I wrote support so others can see what kind of issues I had for comparison. I do love the form factor and hardware but there are some deal breakers for me at least.
From the first moment I powered on my Amazfit X I've been having multiple issues. I appreciate the form factor and the efforts of your company but I'd like to return this watch.
Issues I've experienced
-Battery indicator on watch stops at a certain number while charging even though it charges past that number.
-I've configured it to display miles but after a workout some data shows as km and pace data is displayed wrong
-Swiping gestures are not consistently tracked.
-Pinch gesture is not consistently tracked.
-The button on the side is inconsistently tracked and sometimes just flat out doesn't work.
-I have had at least 2 workouts (one open water swim and one jog) where I started the workout and later I look down and my watch is on the home screen with no workout being logged.
-I have jogged over 5 times with it in the same area and it doesn't lock GPS for anywhere between 3 and 5 minutes even when hooked up to my phone via bluetooth (assuming it needs agps).
-Even though I'm outdoors with clear open sky, the tracking data is sporadic (see attached pic)
-I've had an issue where the Zepp app sits in my notification shade and just tells me it can't connect (until I reboot).
-I have a clean lean Pixel 4XL and the issues were on Android 10 and 11.
tahlsr said:
I got mine on Indiegogo and live in the US. Below is an email I wrote support so others can see what kind of issues I had for comparison. I do love the form factor and hardware but there are some deal breakers for me at least.
From the first moment I powered on my Amazfit X I've been having multiple issues. I appreciate the form factor and the efforts of your company but I'd like to return this watch.
Issues I've experienced
-Battery indicator on watch stops at a certain number while charging even though it charges past that number.
-I've configured it to display miles but after a workout some data shows as km and pace data is displayed wrong
-Swiping gestures are not consistently tracked.
-Pinch gesture is not consistently tracked.
-The button on the side is inconsistently tracked and sometimes just flat out doesn't work.
-I have had at least 2 workouts (one open water swim and one jog) where I started the workout and later I look down and my watch is on the home screen with no workout being logged.
-I have jogged over 5 times with it in the same area and it doesn't lock GPS for anywhere between 3 and 5 minutes even when hooked up to my phone via bluetooth (assuming it needs agps).
-Even though I'm outdoors with clear open sky, the tracking data is sporadic (see attached pic)
-I've had an issue where the Zepp app sits in my notification shade and just tells me it can't connect (until I reboot).
-I have a clean lean Pixel 4XL and the issues were on Android 10 and 11.
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I've been sending feedback and emails to Amazfit - for me the GPS is useless and I also flagged yesterday that Zepp is killing my battery, no response yet, to be kind their website does say a day response for emails but in this day and age that is a longtime but given the comments generally out there I'm suspecting I wont hear anything.
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It looks to be like the band itself is irrelevant for the GPS connectivity - the rubber band has a plastic insert that presumably gives strength for the connection but all plastic parts.
The connection is made from a "tab" that sticks out from the watch body that can be seen in the video, that has 2 screws (torque style) , I would presume the guts would slide out of the body if I undid those (luckily I don't have small torque drivers so the temptation is zero for me) and the tab itself has some lines on the plastic on the underside in the moulding, it does suggest to me that there is something in the tab and not just a connection point.
The screw "hole" in the tab is a small brass fitting, I presume that it might be that for strength.
I have removed the strap and reseated, amusingly it got a GPS lock while I was doing this but I suspect the moment I moved / sneezed etc it would drop so cancelled and got a lock again straight away (wearing the watch holding my arm out the window, clear surrounding other than the house I am sitting in!) but having started this email I tried again and nothing, took it off and lock moments later.
I don't think my efforts are scientific by any means but it seems to me that when the watch is not being worn a GPS lock happens - best I have had is about 10 seconds but can be up to 30 seconds so even at best it's only passable but when being worn it is at best patchy....I wonder if the antenna is on the bottom not the top and there is a simple design flaw unfortunately unlike a phone it's not possible as it stands to expose the gps activity so we can't see what it is / is not doing) but it does look like a manufacturing flaw as it stands, I've got sick of hanging my arm out the window to see if it will connect when being worn, it won't.
I have am also tried the other method of contacting Huami via the contribution because officially I am yet to receive a tracking number so I assume I will receive a production ready model soon but just in case I checked with my credit card provider, went through on the 28th April, might talk to them if the vendor is unresponsive.
The GPS of the Amazfit X is a disaster. Yesterday I made a 13 km walk around Barcelona and it registered more than 20 km. Sometimes loses the connection, when a notification pops up the GPS signal dissapears and it can be really hard to start a new workout with GPS connected.
Also I made a discover: when I attach the watch to my hand the route is a completely fail. But, if I wear the band free from mi hand (and making sure that my finger is registering my pulse), the registered route is enoughtly accurate. It seems a hardware issue about the position of the rubber band.
I think “Bow to the Future” translates to “Bend Over”!
These are all taken direct from the Campaign updates page on Indiegogo:
"Since we have released the always-on display function last time, we are now announcing two newly confirmed features."
"To facilitate your actions without using a keyboard, Amazfit X has incorporated a hands-free voice-activated assistant where the watch can be easily directed according to your voice commands. Some primary commands include: "Open target", "Open stress", "Start treadmill", "Open count down", etc."
"Extend The Campaign For Another 30 Days. This extension will not affect the current delivery schedule."
"The production process is going smoothly, and we will ship out the units as per scheduled and update the latest shipping dates once confirmed."
"The earlier the orders are placed, the earlier they will be shipped and delivered to your door."
"Some of the issues mentioned including the lack of watch faces, pinch sensitivity, sleep tracking, etc., however, have already been resolved with the current software update."
So from what everyone has been saying, non of these are true?
I have taken screen captures of all the "Updates" they have posted over there. You never know if a class-action might be coming in the future.
I stole this from the comments section as it made me spit out my morning coffee from laughing so hard this morning, thank you Gary McL for making my morning!
I think “Bow to the Future” translates to “Bend Over”!
Compare GPS Amazfit-X and Garmin Vivoactive3 on same route
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k_KLwtSEArouUSbvfbB0G7h6Yd9QkCVc/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14Pt4033LXBVS17dhYo2HJd5ECu9BgAhS/view?usp=sharing
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This guide is aimed at people who have just bought/recieved their New prime. What to look out for, what to test to make sure you have a decent device.
This isnt a "Fixit" thread, so i'll try to steer away from how to fix issues you have, there are plenty other threads on fixes.
If you manage to tick all these off your list without issue, then Congratulations ! You have a Good device.
Good should mean normal, unfortunatly at the moment at least, there are many with manufacturing issues!.
Light Bleed
Check the screen for Light bleed round the edges. You more than likely will have a small degree of light bleed, but it should not be obvious in normal display view. On a solid black/blue background its easier to spot.
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^^ Picture from an iPad2 (couldnt find a prime example <-- Yeah i did say that ) but its the same idea.
Dead Pixels
You may have a dead/stuck pixel or two, and most places refuse to accept a device as faulty unless it has a significant amount of dead pixels. 1 or two is generally acceptible
------[Ok]-----------------------------[ Not Ok ]--------------
You can also use the Dead Pixel app to test for dead pixels
Dead Pixel Test QR
Serial Number - not found
Check that your prime has its serial number in Settings > About Tablet
If "UNKNOWN" is shown instead of the serial number your not alone! However, dont worry .. there is now an unofficial fix for this issue (and not from Asus i might add !! ) This fix may void warranty as you need to root
Serial Not found fix! (Ratchet)
GPS Reception
Asus has taken the GPS functionality off the specs for the prime, however its still there, if you want to test yours, download GPS Test from the market GPS Test
Turn WiFi off, take your tablet outside (some report it working indoors but outside is the only real way to test) and check to see of you can get any. Testing GPS with WiFi on gives false results as the GPS function uses assisted GPS through Wifi location.
Alt app GPS Status
GPS Test QR
Wifi Reception
Wifi has been reported to be weak with the prime (wasnt with mine) so to test yours, download WiFi Analyser from the market and check the reception in different rooms round your home, if possible compared to another device your used to.
If Wifi is dropping out a few meters from the router/AP, its reported that Wireless N could be the cause, try enabling Wireless G mode only on the router.
Wifi Analyzer QR
Dock/Keyboard connection
The newer Champagne models have had a few reports (mine included) of faulty docks. The keyboard will not function 90% of the time. Plug the prime into the keyboard dock and check its status says connected and that it can type. for example ... the top row of keys sometimes worked on mine but none of the keys below would work, including the trackpad. Serial numbers
C10KAS are the newer batch
Gyroscope
Gyroscope functionality was also faulty on my model, Its probs worth while checking to see if yours is ok too.
For me i couldnt use autorotate on the normal desktop, it always just sat in landscape mode despite rotating the tablet all ways. Glowball game wouldnt respond to any movements and riptide wouldnt respond either.
Battery Conditioning
When you first get your tablet, a charge period of 8Hrs is recommended, which should calibrate the battery sensors and condition the battery to achieve maximum life/power.
You can use the tablet while its charging.
Haptic Feedback
You hopefully notice when you turn the TFP on that it has a slight vibration (haptic feedback), some people report either very week vibration/no vibration or very loud vibration, almost sounding like a duck! Double check that its working as it should.
Youll feel the vibration when turning the TFP on or off.
Firmware Updates
When the tablet is connected to wifi and after a while an update notification will be displayed at the bottom right, there may be a couple of updates to apply ( eg The new Ice cream sandwitch update then the camera update) You can normally postpone updates a maximum of 3 times before they have to be applied.
Once started, allow the update to finish, Do NOT interupt by turning off. Always try to make sure you have 50%+ battery life before applying an update, best idea is to connect the AC adapter.
More to come ... Suggestions welcome.
Images robbed from google image search
Excellent work Danny.
I was going to do this myself when I found a bit of spare time.
I'll add my support to this topic.
What Beards said! Thanks indeed.
Danny-B- said:
GPS Reception
Asus has taken the GPS functionality off the specs for the prime, however its still there, if you want to test yours, download GPS Test from the market GPS Test
Take your tablet outside (some report it working indoors but outside is the only real way to test) and check to see of you can get any.
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Because you can lock on to some satellites while stationary and connected to WiFi means nothing.
As a personal preference, I can't stand GPS Test. It looks like it was drawn with crayons to me.
Good alternatives to GPS Test are GPS Status and GPS Essentials, though you'll have to build the screen you want in Essentials.
To properly test the GPS, and someone correct me if my memory is bad here;
Bring up your Prime with WiFi and GPS on.
Turn off WiFi and reboot your Prime
See how long it takes to get a lock on 4 or more satellites, it shouldn't be long even with a "bad" GPS
Hop in your vehicle and go for a drive/ride while having the non-driver keep an eye on the number of satellites tracked
Beards said:
Excellent work Danny.
I was going to do this myself when I found a bit of spare time.
I'll add my support to this topic.
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Cheers !
Thought it was needed
I'm sure we'll find more info to pack in this thread
Col.Kernel said:
What Beards said! Thanks indeed.
Because you can lock on to some satellites while stationary and connected to WiFi means nothing.
As a personal preference, I can't stand GPS Test. It looks like it was drawn with crayons to me.
Good alternatives to GPS Test are GPS Status and GPS Essentials, though you'll have to build the screen you want in Essentials.
To properly test the GPS, and someone correct me if my memory is bad here;
Bring up your Prime with WiFi and GPS on.
Turn off WiFi and reboot your Prime
See how long it takes to get a lock on 4 or more satellites, it shouldn't be long even with a "bad" GPS
Hop in your vehicle and go for a drive/ride while having the non-driver keep an eye on the number of satellites tracked
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Edited the GPS section slightly.
GPS Test seems to be the standard app, and for a noob its quick and easy to see a status. i'll add the links in for the alternative apps though cheers.
Thanks for taking the time to make this post Danny! I bet all the noobish threads(mine included =D ) finally pushed you to do it
Very well done =P
This should be stickied
Thank you very much!
Can you please add some information on rooting if needed and backup if needed also and how to make it and what is it realy for[sorry for the noob questions].
About Gyroscope is it only to try rotate it ? thats it ?
but again big thanks
<TROLL> This checklist is a testimony to a shotty device </TROLL>
None the less, the list is good. Thanks OP!
Might want to add something about Haptic Feedback.
Good list !
No # of dead pixels should be acceptable on a brand new device.. not atleast the first 365 days of usage.
Excellent thread.
I would also test for the Vulcan Nerve Pinch : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1473272
And I would also encourage new owners to run benchmarks on their systems brand new and after each update (and maybe report their numbers back to xda-dev forum): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22060756&postcount=574
Good stuff but am I missing something or did you forget the biggest one? Lockups with ICS issue......
I think that would be a very hard one to miss once user updates to ICS
This thread is basically the same as the other one called "Things you need to know about Tf-201". Except the other one is more extensive n further along with more info n links.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1444084
Good thread, thanks!
Quick question - is the gyro problem either it will be completely dead or partly? i think mine is ok, tried glowball seemed to be ok, and auto rotate works but maybe a bit sluggish, maybe its just set like that?
fro5tie said:
Good thread, thanks!
Quick question - is the gyro problem either it will be completely dead or partly? i think mine is ok, tried glowball seemed to be ok, and auto rotate works but maybe a bit sluggish, maybe its just set like that?
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For me it didnt work at all. I havnt seen any other reports of the gyroscope not working properly except from people recieving the newer batch.
Auto rotate is always a little sluggish to be fair, never was as fast as the ipad.
curreyr said:
Might want to add something about Haptic Feedback.
Good list !
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Good idea!
Haptic feedback on mine seemed to be fine, wasnt noisy and feedback was fine, but i've seen the reports of issues with it.
I would also like to add some things too
-Camera lens clarity, all 3 of my Primes that I bought had a fogged lens on the inside/specs or air bubbles in them
-LED screen alignment, my third Prime had a crooked display
Though these are just aesthetics, I still returned mine. I want a perfect Prime for the money I'm spending.
Here is my Prime with backlight bleeding..
Specially the right seems to have a lot of bleed, that is not only with mine but with a lot of people.
remics said:
I think that would be a very hard one to miss once user updates to ICS
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I agree but since this seems to also be an instructional thread telling newbies how they should go about remedying the issues you might run into the ICS lockup should be included.
JoeyLe said:
Here is my Prime with backlight bleeding..
Specially the right seems to have a lot of bleed, that is not only with mine but with a lot of people.
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Left side is no big deal. Right side does have alot. But most bleeds, unless major ones, aren't even noticeable during regular use. Only noticeable on bootups or by people who sit in a dark room with a black wallpaper staring at it looking for bleeds..lmfao
They won't repair for minor bleeding or one or two dead pixels. I think you have to have more than 5-6 dead pixels in one area to qualify for warranty. Its in the warranty info. Ipad2 at launch suffered alot worse from bleeds than pictures posted here from various people. So this is a common issue throughout all devices with displays like these.
Guys,
Quick question.
Is there a setting somewhere that allows the gear fit to NOT end the workout if stationary (or bad GPS) after a preset time?
Scenario:
Whenever I am cycling, I inevitably come across traffic lights and have to stop, after some time (normally once I get going again) the gear fit will display a message "No movement detected, workout stopped" or something along those lines.
If I acknowledge the message, then its ok, workout continues until the next stop, but if I don't notice it, and sometimes I don't feel the vibration when cycling, then eventually the workout will stop all together, and I only find out next time I check the device.
This is very frustrating, surely I don't have to keep checking the device to see if it thinks the workout is stopped, very dangerous when cycling.
So currently yes I have to periodically check to make sure it is still recording, if I just leave it, guaranteed it will stop recording without me telling it to.
Anyone else experience this when cycling?
Otherwise great device!
further to this..
yesterday on my ride home I got the "workout stopped" message when I had been moving for at least 3-4 minutes.
so not sure how it is calculating movement or what the threshold is.
luckily i noticed and acknowledged the message and the workout continued.
still very annoying.
surely someone else has experienced this, or am I the only one using the gear fit for cycling?
If i initiate the cycling workout from the app on the S5, it does not record heart rate, even though the device is paired.
Yes, I have found this as well, and annoyed me too. You could go for a 4 hr ride, and it's stopped after 20 minutes haha.
THAT would be annoying!
This is problem for the newest firmware i think, bcoz early i don't have this problem...
scoobydoo_nz said:
Yes, I have found this as well, and annoyed me too. You could go for a 4 hr ride, and it's stopped after 20 minutes haha.
THAT would be annoying!
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Yeap absolutely rubbish!
I am yet to accurately record a workout and I have had the thing for nearly a week.
Tempted to take it back just doesn't do anything it is supposed to do, except send notifications that seems to be the only thing working properly.
I have same problem too. Samsung need to fix this soon with firmware update. Otherwise it will be a great product.
I suffer from the same problem. Anoying..... And if you track from the S Health app have you notice that the distance is way off from what the bike computer measures??? 4 riders, 4 bike computers from Sigma, all measured the same, S Health reported 2,5km LESS.......
I was really fed up with Gear Fit and I've just return it to the seller.
I think i'm going to wait for better devices (or an important upgrade)
I bought it because notifications and tracking options, but it was disconnecting all the time from the cellphone.
Bye bye gearfit!
The movement detector really sucks in this watch. The other day the pedometer prompt came on congratulating me on reaching my daily steps goal. The problem is that it was early morning and I did not go anywhere to reach the 10,000 step goal. Then it occured to me, it must of picked up the movement of me rubbing one out...
Hi,
While I think my Gear Fit is a very useful device it constantly lets me down on the training side. Maybe I'm doing something wrong?
I bike quite a bit and I like the way the Health app stores my map speed etc. the way it does. Once in a blue moon. The problem is that 9 times out of 10 the cycling app will shut down all on its own while I'm still in the middle of my training session. Hysterically irritating to have all these half-recorded sessions in my phone. And there's no way I can check on progress while cycling. To get to the Health app and then on to cycling on the Gear Fit would be sure death when speeding along at 35 kph. At least for someone as unbalanced as myself.
So am I doing something wrong? Is there a setting for the Gear Fit that I've missed? Is anyone else having this problem, or am I just stuck with a buggy example of the otherwise very nifty piece of engineering? Oh, and whoever designed the strap for the Fit must absolutely have had repeat business in mind! It's fallen off, like, 100 times of its own accord. A miracle that it's still in my possession.
Grateful for any advice on the "keep alive" topic.
Thanks/M
McHan said:
Hi,
While I think my Gear Fit is a very useful device it constantly lets me down on the training side. Maybe I'm doing something wrong?
I bike quite a bit and I like the way the Health app stores my map speed etc. the way it does. Once in a blue moon. The problem is that 9 times out of 10 the cycling app will shut down all on its own while I'm still in the middle of my training session. Hysterically irritating to have all these half-recorded sessions in my phone. And there's no way I can check on progress while cycling. To get to the Health app and then on to cycling on the Gear Fit would be sure death when speeding along at 35 kph. At least for someone as unbalanced as myself.
So am I doing something wrong? Is there a setting for the Gear Fit that I've missed? Is anyone else having this problem, or am I just stuck with a buggy example of the otherwise very nifty piece of engineering? Oh, and whoever designed the strap for the Fit must absolutely have had repeat business in mind! It's fallen off, like, 100 times of its own accord. A miracle that it's still in my possession.
Grateful for any advice on the "keep alive" topic.
Thanks/M
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Same here, but I have missed all my bicyclings. But I have solved issue. Taking pulse (beat of heart) off then the training have gone OK. I am a male and have hairs on my wrist. I haven't tryed if I would keep Gear Fit like womens do, wrong way around. I mean the display is under wrist and where are not any hairs or you have to keep your strap tighter than now.
Newest version bring pause function to Gear Fit training, but I agree that better would be if I can myself start and stop the bicycling training. It could stop automatically if you stand too long in traffic signal; GPS signal stays too long same. If this is true, then the clock is dangerous incitementing to run a red lights.
The pulse off settings is here: biking/ scroll right one screen (on landscape mode)/ pulse: take off tag of pulse.
EmDzei said:
Same here, but I have missed all my bicyclings. But I have solved issue. Taking pulse (beat of heart) off then the training have gone OK. I am a male and have hairs on my wrist. I haven't tryed if I would keep Gear Fit like womens do, wrong way around. I mean the display is under wrist and where are not any hairs or you have to keep your strap tighter than now.
Newest version bring pause function to Gear Fit training, but I agree that better would be if I can myself start and stop the bicycling training. It could stop automatically if you stand too long in traffic signal; GPS signal stays too long same. If this is true, then the clock is dangerous incitementing to run a red lights.
The pulse off settings is here: biking/ scroll right one screen (on landscape mode)/ pulse: take off tag of pulse.
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Hi EmDzei and thanks for the reply.
Unfortunately this did not solve the problem for me. Turned off the heart-sensor and have now tried two biking sessions but the Gear device stops recording after 10 and 25 minutes respectively. Pretty much the same results as before. A real pain in the nether regions! Does no one else have this problem? I've noticed that the phone "pings" every now and again and I'm wondering if it momentarily loses BT contact with the watch and that this somehow stops the Health recording. It does this at night also when I have the blocking mode enabled (which irritates the H-ll out of my wife, the soft pinging, that is). Any thoughts on this...?
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McHan said:
Hi EmDzei and thanks for the reply.
Unfortunately this did not solve the problem for me. Turned off the heart-sensor and have now tried two biking sessions but the Gear device stops recording after 10 and 25 minutes respectively. Pretty much the same results as before. A real pain in the nether regions! Does no one else have this problem? I've noticed that the phone "pings" every now and again and I'm wondering if it momentarily loses BT contact with the watch and that this somehow stops the Health recording. It does this at night also when I have the blocking mode enabled (which irritates the H-ll out of my wife, the soft pinging, that is). Any thoughts on this...?
Thanks/M
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Have to notice here at start that I am not so specialist for this case. But I can give one or two hint.
This hint could hit forest with full speed. I don't know if the bluetooth and WLAN are on same chip. But on WLAN (= Wi-Fi) extra settings and its sleep mode there are three settings: always, only when connected and never (increase mobile data). Simple translations from finnish. =) I use this middle settings: allways, when device is connected. I wrote this hint because you wrote that your device seems disconnect 10 - 25 minutes. WLAN disconnecting time is similar: 15 minutes, if on sleep mode. As I said, this could be very very wrong information.
OK. Next our possible version differents. My Gear Fit firmware is R350XXU0BNE5. My Gear Fit Manager version is 1.67.0523 and I use it on my Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505) stock un-rooted firmware version UFNB9. Last five serial character of Gear Fit are LRXW. I do not use blocking mode on Gear Fit. I use it on my phone and disable sync at nights.
Today I tested and bicycled 26,52 km. I visited two times on markets and paused my "training". All session took 1:44 hour (so beautifull day and sunshine). Does your bicycling have Pause button when you started the trip? My previous version of this doesn't and with it I had problems with cutted bicycle trainings. My phone lay on own bicycle mounting holder, so the bluetooth signal is very stong and distance ~50 - 60 cm only.
Uh, last comments. You have of course made a Samsung account and it sync works OK? I think also that keeping LTE off when biking outside of the city fairway, if it is not strong signal. Good to try in this desperation, eh.
EmDzei said:
Have to notice here at start that I am not so specialist for this case. But I can give one or two hint.
This hint could hit forest with full speed. I don't know if the bluetooth and WLAN are on same chip. But on WLAN (= Wi-Fi) extra settings and its sleep mode there are three settings: always, only when connected and never (increase mobile data). Simple translations from finnish. =) I use this middle settings: allways, when device is connected. I wrote this hint because you wrote that your device seems disconnect 10 - 25 minutes. WLAN disconnecting time is similar: 15 minutes, if on sleep mode. As I said, this could be very very wrong information.
OK. Next our possible version differents. My Gear Fit firmware is R350XXU0BNE5. My Gear Fit Manager version is 1.67.0523 and I use it on my Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505) stock un-rooted firmware version UFNB9. Last five serial character of Gear Fit are LRXW. I do not use blocking mode on Gear Fit. I use it on my phone and disable sync at nights.
Today I tested and bicycled 26,52 km. I visited two times on markets and paused my "training". All session took 1:44 hour (so beautifull day and sunshine). Does your bicycling have Pause button when you started the trip? My previous version of this doesn't and with it I had problems with cutted bicycle trainings. My phone lay on own bicycle mounting holder, so the bluetooth signal is very stong and distance ~50 - 60 cm only.
Uh, last comments. You have of course made a Samsung account and it sync works OK? I think also that keeping LTE off when biking outside of the city fairway, if it is not strong signal. Good to try in this desperation, eh.
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A-HA! I think You hit on the solution to the problem in Your very last comment. I've been trying various combinations of settings on both the Gear Fit and on the phone, but to no avail. Then finally it struck me that, yes! I have been experiencing issues when shifting between LTE and other modes, and that possibly possibly this could have something to do with my problems. And so, sure enough, when I blocked off 4G and went for my daily today I finally got the whole ride recorded in the phone!
So many thanks for putting me on this track and fining the solution for me, EmDzei!
Hey all. I picked up a g watch during the last cowboom sale for 80$ shipped. I've got about 4 days to decide if its worth keeping or refunding. So far (in 4 days of ownership) I haven't seen it as something more than a novelty accessory. I really want to like it, but I can't seem to find something its good at. Maybe I'm missing something. What do you guys think?
I just got mine too, but I really like it.....
First, I have to have my phone encrypted for work reasons. Having the Wear Unlock feature is a Godsend.
Second, I really like having my email and other notifications right there on my wrist. 90% of the emails I get are unimportant, but the other 10% are critically important. Before having the watch, I didn't check my email as much as I should have due to the amount of low importance email. Now with the watch, it is quick and easy to see an incoming message and immediately delete the unimportant ones.
Third, I love Google Now. It may start out feeling like a gimmick, but the more you use it, the more you will depend on it as a important feature. I was really starting to use this feature on my phone (G3), but it was a pain to get my phone and turn the screen on before I could use it. Having the watch allows this experience to be much quicker since I don't have to touch my phone. It's even better than the Moto X with it's "always listening" mode because you get the results right on the watch. Sure, there are sometimes that I need to push the results to the phone, but many times I am fine with viewing the information right on the watch. Checking the traffic conditions is something I do regularly - even when traveling on secondary roads and not the highway.
Fourth - Navigation on the watch. Having the turn by turn directions on the watch means I can leave my phone screen turned off when using navigation. I don't have a car mount for my car, so trying to position the phone where I could watch the navigation queues was a pain. In fact, many times I simply listened to the voice instructions which wasn't ideal. Now having the steps appear on the watch is great!
Fifth, I like having the incoming phone calls vibrate the watch. I would miss calls sometimes because I didn't hear my phone ringing or feel it vibrate (if on silent). Now I'm much less likely to miss a call.
I use all of these features all the time, but it is especially nice to be able to put my phone down when I get home and not have to carry it around with me. I can place it in the middle of our house (in the Den) and it will stay connected to the watch pretty much wherever I am in the house. It's great to still get notifications and see who is calling without having to run to look at my phone.
Those are just some features off the top of my head that I have enjoyed with the new watch.
I guess I've just got to get used to using google now more often. Thanks for the detailed uses, I can definitely see it being a good tool. I've decided to keep the watch.
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I guess I've just got to get used to using google now more often. Thanks for the detailed uses, I can definitely see it being a good tool. I've decided to keep the watch.
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Yeah, it takes some getting use to. If you are into sports, it's great to "look up" sports scores, game times, etc ("what's the Clemson score"). I use it for traffic all the time (as noted above). Helping the kids with homework? Answers to questions are just a "OK Google" away..... It's also really easy to set alarms and reminders. I use it a lot when I now I have to do something in 20 mins - "set alarm for 20 min" is all it takes. It's also easy to send short texts or place calls with your voice.....
There is a lot that Google Now can do. Most people just never take the time to explore the options because it is a little awkward to use on the phone. But it's great to use on the watch!
Good luck! I think for $80, the watch is a great buy.....
I love google now, but i get so many wake locks for usually location even with airplane mode and only wifi mode on sitting at work without moving. I don't know how people put up with the drain on the phone :/. Is the watch still helpful if I don't use google now? I ordered one from google on black friday.
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I love google now, but i get so many wake locks for usually location even with airplane mode and only wifi mode on sitting at work without moving. I don't know how people put up with the drain on the phone :/. Is the watch still helpful if I don't use google now? I ordered one from google on black friday.
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I am getting good deep sleep/battery life on my phone connected to my G watch. I turn off location reporting and history for all my Google accounts under settings->location->google location reporting. It may limit a few features, but most google now cards still come through my watch. Plus It feels creepy that google knows my location 24/7.
Another battery saver is to turn off scanning always available in advanced WiFi settings.
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I am getting good deep sleep/battery life on my phone connected to my G watch. I turn off location reporting and history for all my Google accounts under settings->location->google location reporting. It may limit a few features, but most google now cards still come through my watch. Plus It feels creepy that google knows my location 24/7.
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I'm also obsessive about battery life on my LG G3, and I use App Ops Starter to limit Location services for almost all apps. Part of the reason I ditched Google Now almost immediately was its stated mission to know everything about me, including where I was at all times. But...perhaps with my new G Watch (waiting to be shipped from BB), the trade-off in using the watch as opposed to my phone (the G3's screen eats up most of the battery usage) will allow me to re-instate Google Now.
I've noticed that since I've made this thread that the battery life on my phone has gotten better despite bluetooth being on all the time. The screen probably doesn't drain nearly as much as a g3 (I've got a z1c),but it's definitely noticeable.
Hello all,
I have an issue with the heart rate monitor of my Stratos. This is the second watch I've been using since I had to return the first that I bought and vendor gave me a refund.
First watch that I returned was because after 1 month of use, heart rate monitor stopped working all of a sudden.
Second watch that I am using now, and it just happens the same again. Heart rate monitor stopped working all of a sudden but with this second watch the new thing is that it also started to get hot and drain its battery really fast.
I think I've tried every rom and software procedure that can be done to reset the watch to see if I could repair it.
Probably there's a hardware issue but since it's the second time it happens to me I'd like to ask you if anyone had experienced the same issue and has any clue about the origin of the hardware issue.
I'm guessing somehow humidity has got inside the watch and some circuit has corroded. What I'm sure about is that I'm not buying any Huami sportswatch anymore xD!
This happened with the first watch: you have unlocked bootloader, flashed ROMs and then returned it for a refund?
About the watch, obviously it's not normal... If the watch gets warm while charging either:
a. Battery is dead (it should not happen to a new watch, unless it came damaged from factory and/or was damaged by misuse);
b. Metallic contacts from charger and/or watch are wet or dirty;
c. Bad power source: what you've been using to charge it?
Either way, flashing ROMs (specially custom ROMs) don't fix anything, it's a myth (and it voids warranty by the way, you cannot return a watch that had bootloader unlocked).
I know warrant is void. But it wasn't covered by warranty anymore so I just had to try something just in case it would work.
Thanks for your answer.
To charge the watch I've been using a Xiaomi charger from my phone and the original base provided by Amazfit.
I didn't do anything with the watch that it was not supposed to stand. And heart rate monitor stopped working twice. So I was wondering if anyone else had similar issues just to learn how and why this happens. I don't think it can be fixed, but I'm really curious about why this happens. I was a Xiaomi wearables fan until now and I'd like to know what to answer when my friends ask me why my Stratos heart rste monitor stopped working AGAIN
Finally I've managed to disassembly one of tje watches and my intuition is confirmed.
Humidity got inside the watch and corroded the circuit of heart rate monitor + battery pins.
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I think corrosion got inside the watch throught the what I think is the barometer hole. There was some 'dirt' on it.
5atm watch they say... Probably not in a hot and humid weather. So disappointed with this. I really liked that watch.
Just to continue playing with the watch: Anyone think that corroded circuit could be fixed by cleaning it with an ultrasonic cleaner?
I've already tried to clean it with a toothbrush and I've been able to remove most of the corrosion but there's some of it remaining and it's impossible to remove it without damaging the components.
Water got inside a Stratos? Did you use it while showering/bathing or sauna?
On Pace it's possible to remove the barometer module, it will fix the battery drain if the cause was in the module only, of course.
I didn't use it at bath or shower and I've not been in a sauna for years.
I do sweat a lot, specially my hands. I live by the sea so I think that combined with high temperature weather plus high humidity is the cause of the humidity to get inside the watch.
By the way, there was no water inside the watch, but parts were corroded
Hi PierreBarrayon, did you manage to fix the problem. I have the same issue!
PierreBarrayon said:
Hello all,
I have an issue with the heart rate monitor of my Stratos. This is the second watch I've been using since I had to return the first that I bought and vendor gave me a refund.
First watch that I returned was because after 1 month of use, heart rate monitor stopped working all of a sudden.
Second watch that I am using now, and it just happens the same again. Heart rate monitor stopped working all of a sudden but with this second watch the new thing is that it also started to get hot and drain its battery really fast.
I think I've tried every rom and software procedure that can be done to reset the watch to see if I could repair it.
Probably there's a hardware issue but since it's the second time it happens to me I'd like to ask you if anyone had experienced the same issue and has any clue about the origin of the hardware issue.
I'm guessing somehow humidity has got inside the watch and some circuit has corroded. What I'm sure about is that I'm not buying any Huami sportswatch anymore xD!
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On my Stratos the heart rate monitor is broken as well.
The small rectangular glass that protect led get out the device. This certainly the entry point for humidity.
Looks like it was not well glue.
How do you manage to open the watch.
PierreBarrayon said:
Finally I've managed to disassembly one of tje watches and my intuition is confirmed.
Humidity got inside the watch and corroded the circuit of heart rate monitor + battery pins.
I think corrosion got inside the watch throught the what I think is the barometer hole. There was some 'dirt' on it.
5atm watch they say... Probably not in a hot and humid weather. So disappointed with this. I really liked that watch.
Just to continue playing with the watch: Anyone think that corroded circuit could be fixed by cleaning it with an ultrasonic cleaner?
I've already tried to clean it with a toothbrush and I've been able to remove most of the corrosion but there's some of it remaining and it's impossible to remove it without damaging the components.
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How did you manage to open the watch?
Same here the heart rate glass felt down. I did some mistakes keeping the watch in hot shower but i didnt expect that everything else is working fine no battery drain. It will be my last xiaomi wearable becouse my mi band 2 got the screen dim and barely can see on darkness.
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Same here the heart rate glass felt down. I did some mistakes keeping the watch in hot shower but i didnt expect that everything else is working fine no battery drain. It will be my last xiaomi wearable becouse my mi band 2 got the screen dim and barely can see on darkness.
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Same here too. Days ago I felt like burning an then it shutted off, now heart rate is not working and the glass is a little loose.
Think we made the same mistake, my miband 2 screen also dimmed out...
That is a shame, they sell unfinished products and we and up buying.
Problems too
Hi there !
Had the same problem. The small disk on the heart rate monitor has come loose and the watch has frozen. After opening and cleaning everything well again. Now I have the following situation. Everything works when the clock is connected with USB. After disconnecting from USB everything works. As soon as the screen darkens, the clock freezes immediately and only a hardware reset stops the process. This is repeated after a restart.
Does somebody has any idea?
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Hi there !
Had the same problem. The small disk on the heart rate monitor has come loose and the watch has frozen. After opening and cleaning everything well again. Now I have the following situation. Everything works when the clock is connected with USB. After disconnecting from USB everything works. As soon as the screen darkens, the clock freezes immediately and only a hardware reset stops the process. This is repeated after a restart.
Does somebody has any idea?
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Open the watch and disconnect HR sensor, probably it is damaged if it works fine afterwards (without HR, of course).
lfom said:
Open the watch and disconnect HR sensor, probably it is damaged if it works fine afterwards (without HR, of course).
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Thank you ! I can not believe it. After the heart sensor was disconnected, there was unfortunately no improvement. But then I separated the individual contacts one after the other and then the watch runs when the microphone contact is detached. :good::good:
Why is there a microphone with no function? or what is it for ?
After a few switch-on processes, the problem is back.
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Thank you ! I can not believe it. After the heart sensor was disconnected, there was unfortunately no improvement. But then I separated the individual contacts one after the other and then the watch runs when the microphone contact is detached. :good::good:
Why is there a microphone with no function? or what is it for ?
After a few switch-on processes, the problem is back.
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Stratos has no mic, probably you're talking about the barometer. If disconnecting them didn't work then I am afraid moisture damaged something else, not worth fixing it...
Do you believe this problem will occur on stratos 3? I'm interested in buying a smartwatch for fitness. I don't want any of these problems.
the same here...
the heart rate monitor stopped working after 8 month of usage... after that in 2 weeks the small glass falls off. I newer was swimming with watch (or in sauna), just only sometimes shower after treadmill or weightlifting ...
now it works without heart rate monitor.. (gps is ok.)
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Do you believe this problem will occur on stratos 3? I'm interested in buying a smartwatch for fitness. I don't want any of these problems.
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It looks the Stratos 3 has a bigger glass on the bottom, but iI'm not sure the problem is solved...
The HR window on mine came loose in a pool and died. I left it to dry overnight hoping it'd be ok. In the morning it was hot and the back was warped. I could hear the battery leaking. I threw it away immediately. I can't take it home from vacation on a plane to submit a warranty claim, and I don't want that thing anywhere near my wrist again. I was a big amazfit fan. Now I have a Galaxy watch active 2 and I'm not going back.
heart rate monitor
Please do not know where it can be provided? the heart rate sensor + charging connectors, it is one circuit that can be easily disconnected.
Hacking the Stratos
Eventhrough there are parts for Stratos LCD and battery on aliexpress. I am still not able to find the stratos charging / pulse sensor ribbon. The closest thing is a used Stratos on ebay.
Messaged Amazfit as well but like many owners, I have received no response.
So here is how I take things into my own hands:
1. Watch was shutting down / overheating and pulse sensor windows eventually pops out
2. Open up watch with heatgun (low heat ~ 200C) and spudger. Notice the corrosion caused by water damage.
3. Clean up the mess with 99% alcohol and flux, desolder the capacitors and apply silicone conformal coating
Glue everything back and funny thing is led blinks in continuous heartrate monitoring but I don't trust the reading and led doesn't blink in any exercise mode.
HRM on Stratos is nonsense to begin with. I have better result connecting my bluetooth chest strap with the watch anyways.
Have similar problem with the water resistant seal on a amazfit bip before, so fool me twice...