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[Q] What happens with a smart watch when you're phone isn't there?

seriously tempted by the G-Watch, for no real practical reason! I was just wondering what happens if your phone runs out of battery or you leave your phone somewhere etc, will it still be able to tell you the time and appointments etc or does it do nothing at all?!
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I would assume you would basically just have....a watch. I may be wrong but seems like its pulling notifications from the phone. So no phone no notifications. I could be wrong in the way I'm thinking.
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That's what I thought, just wondered if maybe some bits (like the calendar) would also work if it had been "synced" with the phone but I don't know enough about them!!

I'd imagine the following thing's
1. Notification that the watch has lost sync from phone.
2. No new data will be received and therefor nothing would get updated since the last sync
3. Any reminders / Alarms / Meetings that are scheduled pre-phone death would still run on time as would be stored against the watches clock.

Don;t forget phone apps
We also know that apps can be written to live independently on the watch. I have to imagine these apps would retain some reduced functionality in a not connected state. For instance, I'm sure if you go jogging with the phone and watch, you'll be able to track GPS trails, elevation, etc. But jogging with just the watch, you'll still be able to use the pedometer, and sync it back to Google Fit on reconnection.

[Q]
Can the watch be used independently from the phone at certain times?

Mmthalabi said:
Can the watch be used independently from the phone at certain times?
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Yes. I'm using a Samsung gear live from Google io with a galaxy tab 10 running KitKat.
Bluetooth range is pretty good, but the tablet is WiFi only so if i 'm in the car etc the watch has no Bluetooth.
It still works as a watch... Alarms, timer, stopwatch, heart rate monitor. It even still tracks my steps.
But of course no Google now, no mail notifications, etc.
(My phone is a iPhone.. The only android I've got is the 2011 Tab 10.1)
BTW, you must have a android 4.3+ device to set this up.

the_r_sole said:
seriously tempted by the G-Watch, for no real practical reason! I was just wondering what happens if your phone runs out of battery or you leave your phone somewhere etc, will it still be able to tell you the time and appointments etc or does it do nothing at all?!
cheers
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It won't sync

Karthickgandhi said:
It won't sync
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this is obvious! It can't sync with a device that isn't there or is switched off - that wasn't the question!
I am asking how much functionality remains, i.e. are alerts from say the calendar sent from the phone directly as they occur or are they synced to the memory on the phone so that they would be on there until the next sync..

Date, time, calendars, timers, alarms, apps not requiring a live data connection, et cetera, all continue to function when not connected to the paired phone.

Beginners questions (New to smartwatch: LG G Wach R)

Hi guys,
I just bought a G Watch R. Does anybody know how to do the following:
- Is it possible to make my phone ring (and vice versa)? I did install an app that will warn me, and allow me to ring my pone when I walk too far from it, but there is no option to make my phone ring at will; neither to make my watch ring via my phone.
- When navigating, it does give me the turn by turn directions using cards, but is it possible to see the map like I do on my phone?
To the admins: is it the etiquette to come and update this post if I have additional questions? or would u rather have me open a new thread?
Thanx guys.

Ringing the phone from the watch - some apps will allow you to do this. I use Wear Aware. It does the same vibrate watch when out of range from the phone, but you can start the app and ring the phone too. I am not aware of any app that allows you to "ring the watch" from the phone however. Keep in mind that the watch does not have a speaker, so the best that can be done is vibrating the watch. If the watch isn't on your wrist, the odds of you noticing the vibrations is small. These devices are much smaller than a phone and the vibration intensity is much less than a phone (which you can often hear vibrating when it is on silent mode).
I don't believe you can view the map on the watch while navigating. The watch isn't designed to be a replacement for the phone. Instead it is just another way to get notifications of turns as you come up on them - ie feel the vibration and look at the watch to see which way to turn and the street name. Anything more than that would be a distraction for the driver IMHO since the screen is so small. It's bad enough looking at a phone's screen, but having to concentrate to view it on a tiny watch screen is a little too much.

Umyd said:
Hi guys,
I just bought a G Watch R. Does anybody know how to do the following:
- Is it possible to make my phone ring (and vice versa)? I did install an app that will warn me, and allow me to ring my pone when I walk too far from it, but there is no option to make my phone ring at will; neither to make my watch ring via my phone.
- When navigating, it does give me the turn by turn directions using cards, but is it possible to see the map like I do on my phone?
To the admins: is it the etiquette to come and update this post if I have additional questions? or would u rather have me open a new thread?
Thanx guys.
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There are several app to do that I use Wear Aware (look it at google play) to see a map I use @here I don't think that it will show you a route though but I don't know as google navigation is not avaible at my country.
I think that before making aditional question you can google a little bit or look at this forum the first question has been widely answer before.

You can also give a 'ring' from the watch to the phone using the wear mini launcher
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Withings Steel HR - Dev Section

A few days ago I purchased my Withings (by Nokia) Steel HR, which is one of these new cool-looking smartwatches, with continuous heart monitor and 25 days battery life.
However, it comes in a quite closed environment (virtually no settings anywhere) and only works with the Withings app, which is quite poorly integrated.
I'm easily thinking of a ton of features to be added directly or indirectly, which brings me to the wish to use it with other apps and to mod its software. (A first thing would be to be able to change the frequency at which heart readings are taken, and to be able to export raw data to my phone which are not available at the moment)
Any aspiring (or experienced) dev out there with this smartwatch?
By the way, mods aside I honestly think that this watch is full of potential and its software will receive many updates in the future, so be sure to check it out if you're looking to buy a smartwatch in the near future (This is not an ad, but it would be great to build up an xda community around this! )

I'm getting this watch as well. Let's hope it will have development potential

Hi,
I have this watch as well. I have been trying to sniff the BLE protocol, to send my hr to apps like Runtastic, without success.
A quick note worth mentioning: this watch shows you three types of notifications (plus alarms): sms, calendar, and phone calls. While you can't "fake" sms and phone calls, you can create as many calendar events as you want.
In other words, do you want to see weather updates on your watch? put together something like a Tasker task or an IFTTT recipe that automatically creates a google calendar event with the information you want displayed as the title, and you're done. Combine it with Tasker to ignore/remove the notification on your smartphone and voila', any-notifications on our withings steel hr
cheers

DM98 Smartwatch Help

Hi i just got my DM98 smartwatch and had a few questions for anybody that has the answers.
1.) I got the watch synced to my phone and i wanted to be able to send and receive text messages, make and receive phone calls, and use the internet.
Question: is there an app or trick to make this possible or am i just S.O.L. ?
2.) I have read that it is possible to create your own clock faces.
Question: Is there a guide that details how to do this?
3.) Question; if i want to do anything do i need to root?
These are all the questions i have at the moment. Any and all help is greatly appreciated.

Dfire87 said:
1.) I got the watch synced to my phone and i wanted to be able to send and receive text messages, make and receive phone calls, and use the internet.
Question: is there an app or trick to make this possible or am i just S.O.L. ?
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The trick is simple - go to the play market and look for notification software with a set of features you want.
Dfire87 said:
2.) I have read that it is possible to create your own clock faces.
Question: Is there a guide that details how to do this?
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The guide is simple - you should write your program. It's the most flexible way. Second option - you can go to the market and look for face designer or similar application. It' limited, of course, but you can try it. Third option - get watch face that you like and go into it's folder. There you'll find some pictures and may be fonts. Now you can delete the pictures and replace them with your own (with same name, of course), then restart your watch face application and you'll see your pictures instead of removed. It's most limited customization, but it's simplest.
Here is one watch face application.
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3.) Question; if i want to do anything do i need to root?
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If you really want to do ANYTHING you in fact need a lot of money first.

chinesesmartwatch said:
The trick is simple - go to the play market and look for notification software with a set of features you want.
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let me clarify a little bit.... i want to do this all through bluetooth. i have tried a bunch of apps and none see my DM98 Smartwatch as a bluetooth headset or anything of the like so i am a little confused with the explanation.

Dfire87 said:
let me clarify a little bit.... i want to do this all through bluetooth. i have tried a bunch of apps and none see my DM98 Smartwatch as a bluetooth headset or anything of the like so i am a little confused with the explanation.
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It shouldn't be a headset. It should be something like phone or smartphone with the ability to transfer any data. To connect to DM98 first turn bluetooth on on both devices (DM98 and your phone), next make one of the devices available to connection requests, then the device will advertise itself and second device should see it. When it's seen just touch it and select "pair". Only after this you can start your notification software and use it's communication features.
In short - you should pair devices BEFORE any third party application can do something for you. The pairing is performed using Android's bluetooth settings, no third parties should be involved.

chinesesmartwatch said:
It shouldn't be a headset. It should be something like phone or smartphone with the ability to transfer any data. To connect to DM98 first turn bluetooth on on both devices (DM98 and your phone), next make one of the devices available to connection requests, then the device will advertise itself and second device should see it. When it's seen just touch it and select "pair". Only after this you can start your notification software and use it's communication features.
In short - you should pair devices BEFORE any third party application can do something for you. The pairing is performed using Android's bluetooth settings, no third parties should be involved.
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still not 100% sure what your saying. i want the dm98 smartwatch to function like the samsung gear s (the only smartwatch i have used that does what i like) as in while it bluetoothed to my phone everything (calls, sms, and data) can be pushed from my phone to the watch. it has a nano sim card slot available but i dont need this because i always have my phone on me.

Dfire87 said:
still not 100% sure what your saying. i want the dm98 smartwatch to function like the samsung gear s (the only smartwatch i have used that does what i like) as in while it bluetoothed to my phone everything (calls, sms, and data) can be pushed from my phone to the watch. it has a nano sim card slot available but i dont need this because i always have my phone on me.
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You are talking about communication software. Chinese smart watches usually have just a subset of such functionality. It means you won't get everything pushed. But you can try to look for such software at the market. Search for key words like "notification" "smart watch" and so on.

chinesesmartwatch said:
You are talking about communication software. Chinese smart watches usually have just a subset of such functionality. It means you won't get everything pushed. But you can try to look for such software at the market. Search for key words like "notification" "smart watch" and so on.
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well if that if the case i have tried many different apps and nothing works so i guess i am s.o.l. and need to return the watch so i can find one that does what i want. i really like this watch though because it is running full android 4.4 with full access to any app in the play store.

Dfire87 said:
2.) I have read that it is possible to create your own clock faces.
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look here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/sm...evelopment-t3510348/post73395168#post73395168

how to install whatsapp？ keep popping prompt shown security alert n can't even turn off d prompt,

Dm 98 stuck in layout mode
I was an idiot was messing with developer options and got it stuck in layout out mode can't close the down to get to main screen the edges are past the pinch to make smaller. With one button can't do hard reset it's not rooted so it doesn't show up when I plug it into computer is there any way to fix this or am I stuck with basically a brick. I really love this device. Can you guys help.

my watch not opening. when i press power button there is nothing happen. what can i do? is there anyway to reset with a button on this watch?

Hi, I have a question, how we do for have the sms on the watch via bluetooth?

Reset
Have you ever tried resetting the smartwatch there's like a small pin hole in the very back of it take something to stick in it the watch will shut off and you just restart the watch back up and that should have fixed the issue

No 1, you can try these aps to enhance your dm98
1. Watch android phone
2. Android control panel
3. Heads up notifications
4. Rotation control

[SOLVED] Still getting used to the tiny keyboard, I had a typo.
I just got the Dev C14 (Bluetooth reports it's actually the DM98) and when I try to log into the Playstore with my existing account, I get past the email and password, but then it says to "Type in the text you see here" with a prompt but I don't see the text. Can anyone help please?

Cannot connect DM98 to Galaxy S8 Active
Hello fellow smartwatch owners. I have the DM98 like the size memory WiFI but cannot get it to connect to my Samsung Galaxy S8 Active. The phone shows the watch and vis a versa, they both are paired, but when they connect the connection is lost right away. Please help if you can
Chuck

Dfire87 said:
let me clarify a little bit.... i want to do this all through bluetooth. i have tried a bunch of apps and none see my DM98 Smartwatch as a bluetooth headset or anything of the like so i am a little confused with the explanation.
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For downloading software use wifi. Start with Google play, etc. Best for installing software is to do it from your computer: just log in to Google Play windows.
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Donkeyloco said:
Hello fellow smartwatch owners. I have the DM98 like the size memory WiFI but cannot get it to connect to my Samsung Galaxy S8 Active. The phone shows the watch and vis a versa, they both are paired, but when they connect the connection is lost right away. Please help if you can
Chuck
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Personally I use the much more stable Droid Phone and Droid Watch, on Google Play.

Smartband/Fitness Watch with Calendar Function (Sync, show text)

well, i'm not new to a Smartwatch.
I used to have a DZ09, then a ZGPAX S8 and now i have a AN1 Standalone Smartwatch.
Mine is about to break soon and i was thinking about a replacement.
The first devices, that took my attention were the flofon and the lemfo lem4.
Yet i noticed: i actually don't need the big screen or sim function anymore (work environment changes)
So i was thinking of something like a fitness band/smartband thing.
I don't need the call function anymore (is a nice feature, but now, i have my phone in reach, when needed)
Mp3 playback is also not important anymore, so back to basic functions:
All i need is:
A clock display (wallpaper/skinnable would be nice, but not needed)
a calendar function! The only important takeaway from the change would be the ability to view longer texts or appointments on the watch.
So alternatively a "simple" Text/txt-file-viewer would do the job.
I like the small design of the fitness bands, so smaller than a regular watch would be nice.
I've seen a few cheaper devices in china stores, but none seemed to have a calendar display.
Could you recommend me any devices?

Almost none band with calendar feature. I know just the Samsung Gear Fit 2 (and certainly above) with calendar events.

well, i spontaniously (mostly because of a short circuit literally melted my usb loading port on my AN1 smartwatch - so now it's "keep running untill the battery is down", cause i can't load anymore) bought me this one:
https://www.geekbuying.com/item/Mak...t-0-96-Inch-TFT-Color-Screen-Blue-416371.html
it was in local warehouse to skip the duties and has some sort of text display. - Well, it actually syncs the last 3 sms, but it shows some decent amount of text, so if i might send me my text i need - i all cases a running order for a festival - via sms and it works, i'm ok with it.
Plus it has a current speed display, which could come in handy while driving, cause the digital HUD in my car is somewhat inaccurate. I've tested it with the "GPS tools" app on my phone, but it requires constant internet connection and looking on a phone while driving is a bit complicated. A short look at the wrist is much easier.
I may report my experience once i get it.

Well, my smartband actually arrived yesterday.
I tried it, here's my expecience so far:
- i'm kinda new to the whole one click-menu, so it took me a while to get through the menus.
- the notifications sync seems to either sync the last 3 sms, whatsapp, facebook, other messenger or just android notifications, interesting....
- gps and path tracking works even at small paths (i don't have to wander the forests to get results)
- tracking my driving speed works (using the biking mode, i can track my current speeds)
So, the main-reason for me to choose this device, - showing texts - should work.
The notification sync takes the last 3 android notifications texts, so well this way i could either get me a calender reminder popup on my phone or else: i tried an app "custom notifications", where i can create a notification with my text to pop up. So this way i might get the text i want on my phone. Gonna play with this later today after work.
Well, the custom notification sync is still out of place (i get notifications from weather and lovoo, but not my custom notification)
I haven't tried sms sync (a free online sms sender should do this) trying later.
i also ordered the no.1 Dt58 Which seems to be similar (except changeable watch-faces via app, which i haven't tried out yet, but will today)
most other features seem the same. even the sync app.