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Smart Watches Compatible With Windows Phone 8?!?

I have been really wanting to try out a smart watch lately, they just seem so useful and fun. However there seems to be a big lack of support for Windows Phone 8. Has anyone been able to find one that works with our WP8? Below are some of the watches that I have checked out so far. Let me know if any have worked for you, or if you know of any others that claim to work with WP8.
Pebble
CooKoo
I'm Watch
MetaWatch
Here are a couple others I have looked at...
Citizen Proximity
Sony Smartwatch
I also know that there have been claims that Microsoft is looking into making a watch device. But hoping to get my hand on something a little sooner, cause that will be months and months from now.

I would be interested in this info too....

Added couple other watches. Anybody else looked into this?

They won't work.
Lacking the required Bluetooth profiles. We had an argument on here a long time ago about it.

vetvito said:
They won't work.
Lacking the required Bluetooth profiles. We had an argument on here a long time ago about it.
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But if the watch supports Bluetooth 3.X then it should still work with windows phone.

theusername said:
But if the watch supports Bluetooth 3.X then it should still work with windows phone.
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That's only one part of the problem, the other part is missing the required SPP and MAP profiles.

vetvito said:
That's only one part of the problem, the other part is missing the required SPP and MAP profiles.
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Oh I see, well that sucks. Do know if Windows 8 has those features built into it?

theusername said:
Oh I see, well that sucks. Do know if Windows 8 has those features built into it?
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I don't know if its the OS or if its the OEMs. Sorry.

vetvito said:
I don't know if its the OS or if its the OEMs. Sorry.
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Well thank you for the info sir!

theusername said:
Oh I see, well that sucks. Do know if Windows 8 has those features built into it?
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Not built in, but they can be emulated.

mcosmin222 said:
Not built in, but they can be emulated.
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That's good to know, I'm going to see what I can get functioning with my Ativ PC

SPP can be done by Devs themselves (the OS has no Support for it built in). But that isn't the big Problem. Third Party Apps can't access a lot of the Information that Smartwatches want to Display. They can't access e-mails or texts. They can't access phone calls.
So what Data exactlly would they transmit to the watch? Aside from that I'm currently hard pressed to see the Advantages of those watches, given that they can only work as a "slave" to a Smartphone with almost no functionality that they could provide on their own.

Also having troubles with Jabra Stone2 and Nokia Lumia 920 ... PBAP 1.1 supported by both devices but Stone2 doesn't say contact name for incoming calls ... Looks like Smart Watches will have similar issues when used with a WP8 ...
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Might be of interest to you
Looking for the same thing, I found your post in this forum. I found this quickstarter project, search for Agent, the world's smartest watch.
It works with Windows 8 and has wireless charging. Looks cool, but the wait is long, earliest is Dec 2013.
BR
J.
theusername said:
I have been really wanting to try out a smart watch lately, they just seem so useful and fun. However there seems to be a big lack of support for Windows Phone 8. Has anyone been able to find one that works with our WP8? Below are some of the watches that I have checked out so far. Let me know if any have worked for you, or if you know of any others that claim to work with WP8.
I also know that there have been claims that Microsoft is looking into making a watch device. But hoping to get my hand on something a little sooner, cause that will be months and months from now.
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vetvito said:
I don't know if its the OS or if its the OEMs. Sorry.
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This is what MetaWatch mgmt said one year ago:
"The answer is "yes". As soon as Windows phone supports a Bluetooth data connection and a Bluetooth API for the app to use (which it does not yet, even in Mango), then we will support that OS."
i.e. according to the OEM it's the OS.
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diverguru said:
Looking for the same thing, I found your post in this forum. I found this quickstarter project, search for Agent, the world's smartest watch.
It works with Windows 8 and has wireless charging. Looks cool, but the wait is long, earliest is Dec 2013.
BR
J.
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So Agent has got some 887 000 dollars funding, which looks promising. But I wonder, what does Agent have that none of the others, including MetaWatch who's run by the ex-Fossil team of the SonyEricsson MBW-150/200 BT watch line, or Sony or anyone else have got, to be able to get the BT API etc for WP8?
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theusername said:
I have been really wanting to try out a smart watch lately, they just seem so useful and fun. However there seems to be a big lack of support for Windows Phone 8. Has anyone been able to find one that works with our WP8? Below are some of the watches that I have checked out so far. Let me know if any have worked for you, or if you know of any others that claim to work with WP8.
Pebble
CooKoo
I'm Watch
MetaWatch
Here are a couple others I have looked at...
Citizen Proximity
Sony Smartwatch
I also know that there have been claims that Microsoft is looking into making a watch device. But hoping to get my hand on something a little sooner, cause that will be months and months from now.
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Microsoft have tried before, together with Swatch, no less, but didn't get it quite right to open the door to whatever market is out there.

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I just received the watch today, and it's currently on the charger. I will have a comprehensive review coming up in the next week. I got to tell you though. When i first opened the package up, The phone was cradled in a suede holster and everything felt really expensive.... like the watch looks like it costs $200 when you open the box. The device is only $50 on amazon right now, so me personally... i expected lower quality, but wow... blown away. Screen is REALLY bright too!
More info to come.
If you have questions about features let me know and i'll try to incorporate them in the review!

What OS has this smartwatch?

uffi69 said:
What OS has this smartwatch?
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It isn't android... it's a similar interface to the iWatch. The device overall looks a lot like the iWatch

i WILL BE POSTING A VIDEO REVIEW SHORTLY in the Original Post!

Does it's impossibile to have whatsapp standalone on this smartwatch, right?

uffi69 said:
Does it's impossibile to have whatsapp standalone on this smartwatch, right?
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There are pro's and con's to every device. This device was not made for high-ram consuming apps. The initial launch of the watch only includes a messaging application to respond to text messages from ANY texting app...
You can receive whatsapp notifications as well as any messenger notification (like facebook) you just cannot respond to them yet. The developer is planning on rolling out updates of course in the future to make these things possible.
As of right now the watch runs FAST. ZERO LAG - Which is why i really don't want to root it and complicate anything.

Thanks a lot for your answer

uploading review to youtube
BATTERY LIFE UPDATE**************************** 4 DAYS without a charge! amazing!!!!!!

looks like the zeblaze rover?

JarlSX said:
looks like the zeblaze rover?
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Yeah it's similar, there are a few difference though:
-The band looks nicer on the S6 (it's a little wider, making it looks less square)
-The RAM is 24MB, on the Oumax it is 64MB, allowing for even faster operation over longer time
-The battery is 250mah on the zeblaze, battery is 350mah on the Oumax
Also the Oumax is Priced around $45 on amazon, where the zeblaze is around $60

most important difference: the S6 can take a simcard, where the rover can not (so can be used standalone or connected to a smartphone)
i guess that's why it has a bigger battery

JarlSX said:
most important difference: the S6 can take a simcard, where the rover can not (so can be used standalone or connected to a smartphone)
i guess that's why it has a bigger battery
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and i'm getting 4 days on that bigger battery with moderate-heavy usage

Can I leave my cell phone home and get my messages and calls forwarded to the watch like the gear s?
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derrickmd18 said:
Can I leave my cell phone home and get my messages and calls forwarded to the watch like the gear s?
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what kind of connectivity does your watch have or what are you using to get data service on the gear S ?
you can put an actual sim card in this watch and use as a stand-alone device if need be

Sim card
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I know for the note 4 to gear s it's via Bluetooth then when connection is lost after a minute or two it connects via Web to each other over the data connection. To forward calls and txt
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derrickmd18 said:
Sim card
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I know for the note 4 to gear s it's via Bluetooth then when connection is lost after a minute or two it connects via Web to each other over the data connection. To forward calls and txt
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Well there is a sim card slot so it should work fine as a stand-alone phone. do you have a duplicate sim card? so you basically have 2 lines of service but one of them goes to the watch? they use the same phone number?
I don't have a Gear S so i'm just inquiring. that is pretty cool - i would image the case being the same with the S6

No some how it forwards it to the watch. But the watch and phone have separate numbers and sims.
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Hi,you can connect OUMAX S6 with your phone by Bluetooth,the contact number and message can by synced from your phone to your watch, it should be like this.
derrickmd18 said:
No some how it forwards it to the watch. But the watch and phone have separate numbers and sims.
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oumax said:
Hi,you can connect OUMAX S6 with your phone by Bluetooth,the contact number and message can by synced from your phone to your watch, it should be like this.
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Ok but when it's away from bluetooth does it also sync and forward the messages and calls
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Blackberry native apps on play store

Thanks to Crackberry (http://crackberry.com/blackberry-priv-stock-apps-go-google-play-ahead-launch) I saw the stock apps for the Priv are on the Play Store. Here are the individual links as well:
Launcher: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blackberry.blackberrylauncher
Keyboard: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blackberry.keyboard
Camera: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blackberry.camera
DTEK: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blackberry.privacydashboard
Password Keeper: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blackberry.passwordkeeper
If anyone can download the apk's, I want to know how.

pluto7443 said:
Thanks to Crackberry (http://crackberry.com/blackberry-priv-stock-apps-go-google-play-ahead-launch) I saw the stock apps for the Priv are on the Play Store. Here are the individual links as well:
Launcher: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blackberry.blackberrylauncher
Keyboard: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blackberry.keyboard
Camera: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blackberry.camera
DTEK: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blackberry.privacydashboard
Password Keeper: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blackberry.passwordkeeper
If anyone can download the apk's, I want to know how.
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Yep no go on Chrome apk downloader or the web based downloaders. It might be able to be download from BB10 with the snap application once the apps are official shown in the playstore. Hopefully someone finds a way soon!

In for the waiting... Miss the keyboard so much having just come over from a Blackberry Z30.

Is there anyone planing to port these app to other android phone?

@chan said:
Is there anyone planing to port these app to other android phone?
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I am and so are many others.

Anyone tried to edit build.prop to be able to download them from Google Play?
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this one also
bb hub
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blackberry.hub&hl=en

Anyone try to change ro.model to "Priv"?
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Have tried ro.product.model=STV100-1 to 6, to no avail (of course I set ro.manufacture to blackberry). There must be something else, I mean the model is correct, based on all those leaked images. I accidentally know the guy in Vietnam that had that Venice prototype, will try ask him tomorrow to see if he could extract the apk (which will be difficult, as root is required)

If somebody knows a person that currently has a PRIV, you should be able to use their GsfID/model to pull down the APKs. Unless there is more security involved here, this worked in the past on my Android and BlackBerry 10 devices.

There are many more factors to get it fully working. Until the subscription to BlackBerry experience suite goes live, I doubt it will work
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The stv100-6 i posted earlier is the real product model from the leaked device in vietnam. I have asked owner of it to try extracting apk but always getting error... guess blackberry is truly tough on security

Interesting, I'm still holding out hope though. I REALLY want these apps on my OP2. I just switched from a BB Passport.

vutranloc said:
The stv100-6 i posted earlier is the real product model from the leaked device in vietnam. I have asked owner of it to try extracting apk but always getting error... guess blackberry is truly tough on security
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Send me a PM, I might have an app that will help with app extraction.
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zocster said:
There are many more factors to get it fully working. Until the subscription to BlackBerry experience suite goes live, I doubt it will work
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Zocs, what's good bro :highfive:

Mecca EL said:
Send me a PM, I might have an app that will help with app extraction.
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Zocs, what's good bro :highfive:
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Hey fancy seeing you here lol
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Excited to see some development on getting these apps working on other devices.

zocster said:
Hey fancy seeing you here lol
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Signed up here around the same time I joined CB... I think. When I got my OPO last Dec, I'd become a regular here. You still on BBM?

Mecca EL said:
Signed up here around the same time I joined CB... I think. When I got my OPO last Dec, I'd become a regular here. You still on BBM?
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Yep zocster is the pin
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Any luck anyone with extracting the APK? desperately waiting and hoping that BB Keyboard will work on OP2...

waitng app port for all android

smartbuddy said:
Any luck anyone with extracting the APK? desperately waiting and hoping that BB Keyboard will work on OP2...
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I am in the exact same boat.
Priorities:
BB Keyboard
BB Hub
BB Launcher

Garmin smartwatch and Huawei

Hi!
I recently purchased the Garmin Vivoactive 3 and connected it through my Huawei P20 with the Garmin Connect app. It works fine. But everytime i close the Connect app the phone lose connection with the watch.
Any ideas?

So i have the same watch connected to a Samsung Galaxy S7 and it stays connected and i get notifications without opening the connect app so maybe its your phone??
id check for updates for both phone and watch.
phil
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mpilihp said:
So i have the same watch connected to a Samsung Galaxy S7 and it stays connected and i get notifications without opening the connect app so maybe its your phone??
id check for updates for both phone and watch.
phil
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I thought maybe the problem was Android 8 because i can connect the watch to my girlfriends Huawei P10 Lite running Android 7 and i can close the app and everything still works.
Both devices are updated to latest version. I wish there was a quick fix to this.

So Garmin has a forum and they have been helpful for me in the past, I'd give that a try.
I love my Vivoactive 3, people say is sucks cause of the screen but u get 5 days on a charge which you can't do with an iwatch. it also does all the smart stuff i need and great activity tracking...
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mpilihp said:
So Garmin has a forum and they have been helpful for me in the past, I'd give that a try.
I love my Vivoactive 3, people say is sucks cause of the screen but u get 5 days on a charge which you can't do with an iwatch. it also does all the smart stuff i need and great activity tracking...
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I already made a post over there - still waiting for someone to reply. Also emailed Garmin and Huawei. Excited to see their solution!
Agreed, im in love with it too. Battery life is also fantastic so far. So if the problem lays within the P20 i rather buy a new phone than returning my watch. Thats how satisfied iam with it

Verify that Garmin connect is in the exclude list for battery optimisation on your phone battery setup.

dersie said:
Verify that Garmin connect is in the exclude list for battery optimisation on your phone battery setup.
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It is. But still wont work

You have to downgrade Garmin Connect version to 4.1.5 or older. In Garmin forum you can find the link to this version. It worked for me.

Any way to get latest ambient mode [Google Assistant]

Wanted to know if there is any workaround of new latest feature of Google Assistant which is ambient mode.

+1

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Me also searching everywhere youtube google etc updated google app to latest beta bt no luck redmi note 7 pro user

Notorius bunty said:
Me also searching everywhere youtube google etc updated google app to latest beta bt no luck redmi note 7 pro user
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Someone said it appeared randomly. So maybe it's a server side change? In that case all we can do is wait. For now it's available on only a couple of Handsets including the Pocophone.

Mannan Qamar said:
Someone said it appeared randomly. So maybe it's a server side change? In that case all we can do is wait. For now it's available on only a couple of Handsets including the Pocophone.
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Bro?????u always helped me #honor6xgreat man i respect u always howz ur 1+6t bro which rom u r currently using on it

Notorius bunty said:
Bro?????u always helped me #honor6xgreat man i respect u always howz ur 1+6t bro which rom u r currently using on it
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Oh hey. How you doing? I'm mostly a Stock guy.

Yupp got ambient today on my note 7 pro
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Mannan Qamar said:
Oh hey. How you doing? I'm mostly a Stock guy.
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Great man

Why this always showing 2 new notifications yet there is no new notifications on the quick settings panel or notification panel no new notifications arrive bt why this show 2 new notifications how to turn off from showing this 2 new notifications other than everything is working good whenever any app has a notification like whatsapp or text messege an icon of that app appear like digital Ambient display bt only annoying is this 2 new notifications thing

rolled out on oneplus today.

mickyjs said:
rolled out on oneplus today.
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Staged rollout, could be weeks before end users actually see this show up.
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OMG......
There is strictly nothing to do accept wait
I got it today, without doing anything, just suddenly the was a pop up message when I put my phone to charge, suggesting to set Assistant ...
WAIT!!!! stop being so impatient

Ha! Here's an idea...
Any way to get this to stay on all the time as an aod?

Received it a few days ago. Going to 'tinker' with it later on today