I'm currently looking for a good, cheap, reliable smart watch. Currently I was looking at the K8 smart watch http://m.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_238976.html
However, I found out that it lacks music control, BT notifications for other apps, and other features of a tethered watch. I'd like to see if anyone knows of a smart watch which runs on android (regular android not android wear) and has music control, and Bluetooth notifications. Alternatively, if you know a way to add those to functions to an android based device such as the K8 I'd love to know how. My budget is less than 130. However if the price is slightly above that but worth it I might give it a shot. Thanks you all in advanced!
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I am looking for a smart watch. I want to be able to use it as a standalone music player and use google now. I have done my research (internet and xda forum) and I haven’t seen a good watch that meets both criteria. From my research it appears that a Tizen allows a Gear to act as a stand-alone music player but prohibits the use of Google Now/Android Wear.
From what I have read the Null Rom will let me use Google Now (I do believe) but I can’t use it as a stand-alone music player.
Have I missed anything? Your help would be appreciated.
hardwirk1 said:
I am looking for a smart watch. I want to be able to use it as a standalone music player and use google now. I have done my research (internet and xda forum) and I haven’t seen a good watch that meets both criteria. From my research it appears that a Tizen allows a Gear to act as a stand-alone music player but prohibits the use of Google Now/Android Wear.
From what I have read the Null Rom will let me use Google Now (I do believe) but I can’t use it as a stand-alone music player.
Have I missed anything? Your help would be appreciated.
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I've been away (from the XDA Smartwatch forum) for two months and not much has changed, understandable, but 2014 will be the smartwatch year.
I've been waiting for a decent Standalone too. The new Gear S seems very good, but the battery life (two days) seems poor, because its usual half of that or less.
The inWatch Z seems like a good overall watch, but its 2G, not really IP67 (or whatever it claims to be) but its the best so far, with a good battery life.
Other alternative is to watch out for the Chinese/Shenzhen clones as some of them are proving to be better then the originals, but most usually lack firmware updates.
I've made a standalone and clones/Shenzhen watches thread, hopefully it'll be easier to spot new ones.
Hi everyone, I am very interested on the MT-08 smartwatch, it is the only under $100 Smart Watch which has NFC (read/write) and also has a Gyroscope, but the downside is that it runs android 4.2, I can find no information about this watch, does anyone know if it goes by another name??
My second question is since the smart watch above has a gyroscope and all features needed to run pokemon go, has anyone tried getting pokemon go to work on a smartwatch? I do not have a smartwatch to try which is why I am asking here.
I really want that mt-08 watch but there is no information and I really want android 4.4 or 5.1, and the NFC is honestly a really cool feature.
HI there,
I just bought a GT08 smartwatch (what I think it is a clone).
It has a MT6261.
I currently use Mediatek SmartDevice with it, but I have seen I can't get anything else than notification title in remote notifier.
I use a S4 mini with AOKP Android 7.1.
I don't know if it is a problem with the watch firmware not supporting Android 7 or the app from mediatek not supporting Android 7.
By the way, I tested on my other phone, S3 mini, with Android Lollipop, and I can get all notifications which their content, with the same app.
This feature is critical for me because I wanted the watch for reading WhatsApp notifications without taking the phone.
So, is there an app or firmware for the watch that could make notifications to work properly?
I attach a picture of watch version firmware.
Thanks in advance.
in this forum that the Smarty application, really good for what you are looking for
I'm not sure where to write this.
But I'm looking to buy a smartwatch to pair with my Note8 and i just cannot choose.
I need one that i would able to browse the internet and write back on fb messenger or viber or whatsapp. Either with keyboart or voice controll or something.
And would be great if it lasts me a day ... I was looking at these No.1 watches but idk about round watches. Not sure if i would be able to read everything if it cuts off from the screen...
And the not round ones are usually ugly block like... I need one with features like the apple watch basically there u can write back or voice recog in messenger etc etc. But with more style and ye .. less cheaper...
You want a watch with the sophistication of an Apple watch that works with your flagship Samsung phone. The best (and obvious) choice is the Gear S3.
Hello
I am currently using Amazfit BIP but I am bored a bit and would like to exchange it for something new. There are many devices on the market and it doesn't make my choice easy. I found a few favorites and each has its pros/cons.
I am looking for a device that will have:
many useful functions
battery minimum 3 days
always on display
good looks
music control / spotify support
large selection of watch faces
GT2 is not a Smartwatch, just a tracker.
Ticwatch Pro not bad but WearOS and this is bad
Gen5 is also WearOS so bad also
Samsung not bad for all.
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I am currently using Amazfit BIP but I am bored a bit and would like to exchange it for something new. There are many devices on the market and it doesn't make my choice easy. I found a few favorites and each has its pros/cons.
I am looking for a device that will have:
many useful functions
battery minimum 3 days
always on display
good looks
music control / spotify support
large selection of watch faces
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Ticwatch Pro is good for battery if you want to unlock the bloader and flash janjan H. You can use play store so good. You can enable AOD. It is good for looks but not amazing. Mustc control is all good because play store exists., and watchfaces can be obtained from the play store