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[Q] How to update to the new Market?

I haven't received any notification for a Market update.
Any clue on how to accomplish this?
I'm currently on VillainROM 2.0.

You won't. Normally Google pushes them to all android phones. But you need to download the file individually.

There is an .apk somewhere in the forums you can search and install if you can't wait for it
may be try this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1166231&highlight=market+apk
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1166152

I found it to be very laggy and slow compared the the older market which im still using,i also don't like the Windows 7 style layout either plus you cant see your own apps on the screen unless you press the meu button.

tfn said:
There is an .apk somewhere in the forums you can search and install if you can't wait for it
may be try this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1166231&highlight=market+apk
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1166152
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Thanks! Got it

jonny68 said:
I found it to be very laggy and slow compared the the older market which im still using,i also don't like the Windows 7 style layout either plus you cant see your own apps on the screen unless you press the meu button.
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Hmm, true true. It is indeed a rip-off of the tiles system on WP7. But, I dunno about you, this is refreshing. Hehehe, something about the tiles on my market feels nice!

Another thing - the new market can only download one app at a time, on the old market you could select "update all" so that's another bad thing.

jonny68 said:
Another thing - the new market can only download one app at a time, on the old market you could select "update all" so that's another bad thing.
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When theres more than one update, if you look in the top right corner, there is an 'update all' option.

How to update to it officially? I mean when I open the old market there is no notification for updating!

ithehappy said:
How to update to it officially? I mean when I open the old market there is no notification for updating!
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From what I remember, it will hapen and you won't even notice until it's there. One day you will open the market and it will be the new version.

I tried it but I'm unable to download and update a single app. The progression bar is loading but it never starts. I guess I'll wait for an official release.
By the way, does Google automatically updates rooted phones (or phones with a custom ROM), because I'm currently with VilainROM2.0....I thought we had to update manually.

vil-2 said:
I tried it but I'm unable to download and update a single app. The progression bar is loading but it never starts. I guess I'll wait for an official release.
By the way, does Google automatically updates rooted phones (or phones with a custom ROM), because I'm currently with VilainROM2.0....I thought we had to update manually.
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I think it will update automatically... this has happened with my xperia before... it was running a custom rom but one day i noticed market was updated...

Interesting .. now that you talk about it .. I already HAD the new version. My apps in menu, no update all .. exactly .. but now I have the old one again ! And I did not manually update anything, and I run all stock german/czech t-mobile rom.

New market app makes my phone very warm when open. Anyone else getting this?
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Bloatware Tool

http://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-remove-bloatware-from-your-android-device-xda-tv/
Does not need root access, you can remove .apks with it if you have root access, but it lets you disable without.
Download the Debloater tool, turn Debugging on, plug your phone in, start the program.
I just disabled LG Health on my Verizon phone with it. I would like to disable VoiceMate but I'm not sure what the .apk is. My apologizes if this is already known to work on the G4; I haven't seen it mentioned in the G4 forums, but I can confirm it does work.
Maybe someone can use this tool and compile a list of apps that are safe to disable using it.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/general/block-bloat-apps-root-t3133176
Funny you link an xda item from reddit back to xda...

Bootup said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/general/block-bloat-apps-root-t3133176
Funny you link an xda item from reddit back to xda...
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lol. /fail. //endthread
I suppose, I'm just waiting on someone to get down to the nitty gritty and get a list going of what can be disabled.

ghostbustaj said:
lol. /fail. //endthread
I suppose, I'm just waiting on someone to get down to the nitty gritty and get a list going of what can be disabled.
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Attached is a block list I used on the VZW LG4 I had... Just load it up with the debloater and block away.
View attachment 3375839

Misterxtc said:
Attached is a block list I used on the VZW LG4 I had... Just load it up with the debloater and block away.
View attachment 3375839
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That is so metal. Thanks for the list.
Any knowledge of the Voicemate?

ghostbustaj said:
That is so metal. Thanks for the list.
Any knowledge of the Voicemate?
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No problem but be sure to add DTIgnite to the list, I missed that one. You will probably be better off uninstalling the DTIgnite update and disabling it from the app manager. That's the worst bloatware/spyware I've seen them preinstall. It's terrible.

I'll play along. Everyone knows I love debloating!

fr4nk1yn said:
I'll play along. Everyone knows I love debloating!
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Even nicer! Thank you sir!

I missed that one. You will probably be better off uninstalling the DTIgnite update and disabling it from the app manager.

fr4nk1yn said:
I'll play along. Everyone knows I love debloating!
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I gotta say, I just went through the list you gave me....
I had probably about 60% of the apks you listed disabled already. But that other 40% (while getting rid of CHROME) and switching to Firefox....made a world of difference.
Holy smokes, this phone is flying now. There is absolutely zero lag and it seems way more touch responsive.
Thank you.

So, this only Hiden the apps or disable them like titanium backup?
wath I need to disable for lg health and voice mate?
thanks

sseuorosal said:
I missed that one. You will probably be better off uninstalling the DTIgnite update and disabling it from the app manager.
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if you DL a DT Ignite tool and check, if it's disabled it still apears, albeit disabled. If you use this utility to hide it, it's not even found. Much bettet.
ghostbustaj said:
I gotta say, I just went through the list you gave me....
I had probably about 60% of the apks you listed disabled already. But that other 40% (while getting rid of CHROME) and switching to Firefox....made a world of difference.
Holy smokes, this phone is flying now. There is absolutely zero lag and it seems way more touch responsive.
Thank you.
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I've been debloating a long time. ?
I haven't done it yet, I only have one computer that has fully working adb drivers, but try disabling the lg keyboard and split window as well. I hear they're both to blame for touch problems.

Th3PorTuGa said:
So, this only Hiden the apps or disable them like titanium backup?
wath I need to disable for lg health and voice mate?
thanks
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It disables them.

Thanks for this! Only thing is I can not install my drivers for my vs986. When the computer restarts as part of the process installing the drivers, nothing happens when the computer is fully restarted. I searched for 2 hours for the solution to this. Any help would be appreciated.

JDROIDS said:
Thanks for this! Only thing is I can not install my drivers for my vs986. When the computer restarts as part of the process installing the drivers, nothing happens when the computer is fully restarted. I searched for 2 hours for the solution to this. Any help would be appreciated.
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I had to install the Verizon software assistant when you first plug the phone in to the PC. After that the debloat tool recognized it. Also make sure you have USB debugging enabled on the phone.

Dang I was all excited until I realized I needed a Windows box. Guess I'll have to wait to get home and dig out my old laptop to do this.

I have to figure out how to install the drivers on a mac. I know it is possible. this debloater works on a mac as there is a .dmg file for it. I can not use the verizon software assistant because it only works on a pc. Thank you for your help though.

I feel stupid asking this but I can't get my adb drivers to work with my g4.
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andino said:
Dang I was all excited until I realized I needed a Windows box. Guess I'll have to wait to get home and dig out my old laptop to do this.
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Can you not create a virtual machine with either Apple OS or Linux (or even run in Wine if you are using Linux)?

I can but its easier just to go home and use a windows laptop.

Smartwatch A9 (iWatch clone) .. what about it ?

Hi, I'm looking for a cheap smart watch and i have found this one. There's not much info about it on Google..
"Smart Watch A9"
Someone can give me a opinion ? Thanks.
Sorry, XDA dont allow me to post links , there's some info about it ... aliexpress . com / store/product/Heart-Rate-Monitoring-A9-Wrist-Wearable-Digital-Bluetooth-Smart-Watch-Devices-for-Samsung-LG-Android-Phone/1085663_32383810547.html?storeId=1085663

Bump. Anyone ?

I just received my A9 yesterday, and it is a pretty good product. All notifications work well with my Note 4. Callers can hear me loud and clear when in phone mode. The 240x240 screen resolution, although not 320x320 or higher like name brand models, is better than I expected. The UI is user friendly and easy to navigate. The heart rate moniter works, but I have not compared it to traditional heart rate devices/instruments, so I can't speak on the accuracy. The "lost device" feature works as well. Since I find myself walking away from my phone a lot when I'm home, I usually disable that feature because notification on the watch becomes quite annoying. I purchased mine from a popular Chinese distributor for $56 with free shipping. It took 3 weeks to arrive, but it was worth the price and the wait. Overall, it's a good buy. Anyone not sure about buying the A9, I say go for it.

It is a good smartwatch, enough some updating. how you can update the firmware?

I am having trouble with syncing messages and notifications. I can make phone calls and sync call logs but I can't find a way for it to work all the features with my S5. Any help would be great
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My A9
Hi Guys,
Received my A9 today. Bought it as it was only 65 Euro and because I was curious as what it would be like as a 'clone'. Initially I was impressed by the looks, feel and the way it operated. This initial positove feeling was quickly followed by disappointment as the Mediatek Smartwatch app won;t connect with the watch. I'm using a Note 4 and although there is a Bluetooth connection the app which is crucial for many features and functions says 'connecting' but nothing happens. I see others here have had or are having the same issues. Any recommendations to get this sorted are welcome.
Ps. I made sure that my settings in Accessibility are correct and that I have the latest version of the App etc.
Many thanks,
Sly.

sylvesterhiemstra said:
Hi Guys,
Received my A9 today. Bought it as it was only 65 Euro and because I was curious as what it would be like as a 'clone'. Initially I was impressed by the looks, feel and the way it operated. This initial positove feeling was quickly followed by disappointment as the Mediatek Smartwatch app won;t connect with the watch. I'm using a Note 4 and although there is a Bluetooth connection the app which is crucial for many features and functions says 'connecting' but nothing happens. I see others here have had or are having the same issues. Any recommendations to get this sorted are welcome.
Ps. I made sure that my settings in Accessibility are correct and that I have the latest version of the App etc.
Many thanks,
Sly.
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Have you paired it initially in the android settings menu under the bluetooth tab? That has to be done first. Or mediatek smartdevice wont find it.

ares93 said:
Have you paired it initially in the android settings menu under the bluetooth tab? That has to be done first. Or mediatek smartdevice wont find it.
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Hi I paired the watch with my phone through the BLuetooth pairing procedure on the phone as I would with any Bluetooth device. The Mediatek App simply stays in the 'connecting' mode.
When i check my Bluetooth settings is shows that the phone is connected to the watch for 'Call audio' 'Media Audio' profiles and Allow access to 'Contact and Phone log'.
I get calls coming through on the watch and that side is all working alright.
I'd still very much like to have the messages showing up on the watch...

I think it is a good watch, but the watch faces are ugly as hell.
Can't we develop better watchfaces for this watch? Or just edit the existing ones?

I received a reply from the supplier which contained a QR code. I downloaded the APK App and thought I was on a 'winner' but after installing the App I discovered it was all in Chinese
They are now going to send me a link to the English version of the App which seems to look completely different to the Mediatek Smartdevice App that is supposed to be working with the watch...

Do you have the qr code? And can you add the English version here?

yasinusta said:
Do you have the qr code? And can you add the English version here?
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Hi, not yet, the QR I have is for the Chinese App I hope to have the English version tomorrow morning and I will share it no problem.

I really want more watch faces. Does anybody have an idea, how to do it?

I think the OUKITEL A28 or i95 is great too,and with a lower price from tinydeal.

All working
I've installed the 'Fundo Wear' App and it communicates with the A9, SMS messages are coming through, calls can be made and you can add some more Apps like Google Weather. It's basic but for the money I'm satisfied with what it does.
The App wants you to register with a website for your health tracking details but although I did I cannot login with the App as it keeps telling me my password is incorrect...and it isn't

sylvesterhiemstra said:
I've installed the 'Fundo Wear' App and it communicates with the A9, SMS messages are coming through, calls can be made and you can add some more Apps like Google Weather. It's basic but for the money I'm satisfied with what it does.
The App wants you to register with a website for your health tracking details but although I did I cannot login with the App as it keeps telling me my password is incorrect...and it isn't
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I think you need to activate your account with the incoming email from Fundo. I did but I can not connect my watch with this fundo app. It doesn't see my watch. But mediatek does.
I am using iphone 6 plus by the way

yasinusta said:
I think you need to activate your account with the incoming email from Fundo. I did but I can not connect my watch with this fundo app. It doesn't see my watch. But mediatek does.
I am using iphone 6 plus by the way
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I've completed the registration and that is now also working. I did notice that every time the watch disconnects from the phone because it's out of range it is a balls to get it to connect again...

So after a few hours with an App that seems to be working with the A9 I can come to the conclusion that it doesn't really. When connected it's OK. It does some nice things but unfortunately the connections is dropped on a regular basis and every time the connection is lost it's a total nightmare to get the App to talk to the watch again.
I simply couldn't rate this as a finished product or something that should be sold as such unless there is another App out there that actually works with the device.
On its own it's a decent watch but that really isn't really very 'smart'.
I'll keep messing around with it and try different Apps and will report back here if anything changes...

Techmade Smartwatch
I've said goodbye to the Fundo Wear App as it was a nightmare trying to connect the phone and watch every time the connection was lost. I've now installed the Techmade Smartwatch App which seems to connect immediately and offer similar functionality. The App is in Italian but its simple enough to get round this

capirex73 said:
It is a good smartwatch, enough some updating. how you can update the firmware?
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yasinusta said:
I think it is a good watch, but the watch faces are ugly as hell.
Can't we develop better watchfaces for this watch? Or just edit the existing ones?
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Hello everyone.
I own the A9 watch too and I believe its a great build smartwatch.
But, I really want to know if there is a way to update the firmware and how can we change these ugly faces, the watch styles, maybe to rearrange the icons?
Is it possible? How can we "explore" inside the watch?
Thanks in advance
.

No1. G3 Smartwatch discussion and Watch Faces

Hi Guys,
Here We will discuss all about our famous and brand new No1. G3 smartwatch and all other related problems we can deal and help each other with.
I am also going to share many new and high quality Watch Faces which can be used by anyone of us who will be replying in this thread.
Hope we can help each other by sharing our watch faces and our experiences in this thread about our favorite smartwatch.

Soon I will be uploading with links to all my high quality watch faces of No1. G3 smartwatch, stay tuned and enjoy.

Since there is a restriction of uploading any content until unless you have 10 or more posts, I will be uploading links to my Google Drive account so that anyone can download and install Watch Faces onto their No1. G3 smartwatch.

Here we go, my first watch face
Hi Guys,
As promised here is my first watch face called Rolex Blue, hope you will like it. Stay tuned more to come.

What now?
I downloaded it with my phone, using the QR code, how do I get it to the watch?
pssandhu_13 said:
Hi Guys,
As promised here is my first watch face called Rolex Blue, hope you will like it. Stay tuned more to come.
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smudman08 said:
I downloaded it with my phone, using the QR code, how do I get it to the watch?
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You have to put all the five files inside the clock folder of your watch when connected with the computer, if you have downloaded from the QR code you will still need to transfer the files to your smartwatch inside the clock folder for it to work.

Hi Guys,
As promised here are few more watch faces, hope you will like them. More to come.

Okay. Kind of weird I can't use blue tooth to transfer the files from my phone. Maybe they'll change that.
pssandhu_13 said:
You have to put all the five files inside the clock folder of your watch when connected with the computer, if you have downloaded from the QR code you will still need to transfer the files to your smartwatch inside the clock folder for it to work.
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smudman08 said:
Okay. Kind of weird I can't use blue tooth to transfer the files from my phone. Maybe they'll change that.
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Yes at the moment it is quite restricted to do that but in the future this might change, anyway just transfer the files by connecting the smartwatch with your computer. This is the easiest way.

Clock Folder
I don't see the clock folder.
pssandhu_13 said:
You have to put all the five files inside the clock folder of your watch when connected with the computer, if you have downloaded from the QR code you will still need to transfer the files to your smartwatch inside the clock folder for it to work.
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smudman08 said:
I don't see the clock folder.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR5d2oHFrHQ

G3
So, only 1 custom face at a time?
slamandar said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR5d2oHFrHQ
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smudman08 said:
I don't see the clock folder.
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You will have to create a folder called "clock", after you have connected your watch with the computer you will get a notification on the watch to either connect as a MASS storage or USB, choose MASS storage and you should see couple of folders on the computer, just create a folder called "clock" if there is not one and put all the five files inside that folder. Then disconnect the watch from the computer and you should be able to see the new watch face on your watch.

smudman08 said:
So, only 1 custom face at a time?
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Yes, unfortunately at the moment we can just upload one face at a time in the clock folder, I have asked No.1 already about the solution to upload multiple watch faces but haven't heard yet from them.

Guys what app do you use to link with the smartphone? fundo wear? fundo smartdevice? mediatek smartdevice?

connerESP said:
Guys what app do you use to link with the smartphone? fundo wear? fundo smartdevice? mediatek smartdevice?
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Hi, its called Fundo Smart device.

smudman08 said:
So, only 1 custom face at a time?
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Yes, unfortunately we can only upload one watch face at a time but I have asked No.1 to provide us with a solution. Lets see what they come up with. I will let you guys know once I have received any reply from them.

pssandhu_13 said:
Hi, its called Fundo Smart device.
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Ok, and that app keeps the steps and the heardrate?
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connerESP said:
Ok, and that app keeps the steps and the heardrate?
Enviado desde mi K2 mediante Tapatalk
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Well, I have tried many apps from Google Store and even downloaded some from the internet but found that the Fundo Smart Device app works very well and runs without any problem on my phone. It also has all the required and necessary apps and functionality which keeps the watch up and running without any problem.

Hi Guys,
Here is another watch face, I will be uploading many more soon right one after another. Hope you guys will like them and will enjoy them on your watch as I am enjoying.

Android Wear 2.5

My Huawei watch suddenly rebooted itself and I was wondering what on earth happened. Then I went to settings and noticed the OS was updated to Android Wear 2.5.0.172604017.
Anybody else having this, and which device?
Does anybody know any change logs?

simeoni said:
My Huawei watch suddenly rebooted itself and I was wondering what on earth happened. Then I went to settings and noticed the OS was updated to Android Wear 2.5.0.172604017.
Anybody else having this, and which device?
Does anybody know any change logs?
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My build number is N7G75S and my Android Wear version is the same as yours, but I haven't had an update since getting 2.0. My security patch level is April, but some people have been getting the October security update. I don't know if that changes the version number or not.

yeah got 2.5 too on my zenwatch...android wear is a joke....a really bad one

I got 2.5 on my Watch Urbane 1G.

I bought yesterday my 1st smartwatch Fossil Q Explorist 3. After turning on it rebooted often and now I'm also on 2.5.0.172604017

txx3 said:
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There is an October security update for the HW1

kbboykin said:
There is an October security update for the HW1
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oki

txx3 said:
oki
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I see that my zenwatch 3 also has android wear 2.5 but
I did not get any updates for it since October 18th.
The last time android wear was updated was Oct.18
The strange thing is that even though my watch has
the 2.5 version installed my S7 Edge phone still has
the 2.0 version installed.
I downloaded the Android Wear 2.5 apk from apk
mirror but it would not install in my phone.
It errors out saying "There was a problem parsing the package".
I tried downloading the 2.5 version from two other sources on
the internet but both had the same error results.
Has anyone checked their Android Wear version which is
installed in the phone to see if anyone has version 2.5
installed in the phone?
Thanks, have a great day!

Misterjunky said:
I see that my zenwatch 3 also has android wear 2.5 but
I did not get any updates for it since October 18th.
The last time android wear was updated was Oct.18
The strange thing is that even though my watch has
the 2.5 version installed my S7 Edge phone still has
the 2.0 version installed.
I downloaded the Android Wear 2.5 apk from apk
mirror but it would not install in my phone.
It errors out saying "There was a problem parsing the package".
I tried downloading the 2.5 version from two other sources on
the internet but both had the same error results.
Has anyone checked their Android Wear version which is
installed in the phone to see if anyone has version 2.5
installed in the phone?
Thanks, have a great day!
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its 2.0 for me too, are they both always the same?
cause one could be 2.5 and the other 2.0
since i see no change whatsoever i assume only the watch got it

re: android wear 2.5
txx3 said:
its 2.0 for me too, are they both always the same?
cause one could be 2.5 and the other 2.0
since i see no change whatsoever i assume only the watch got it
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That's what I was wondering too, the 2.0 Android Wear at the playstore
does have a "what's new" information like all the playstore apps have
but it does not mention anything about android wear 2.5 at all.
I cannot think of any reason why there is a different version in the watch
but not in the phone.
Even when I google searched the web I found only two or three
links which had anything to do with android wear 2.5 and had
hardly any useful information about it and none of the sites even
mentioned anything as to why there are different versions on the
phone and on the watch.
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Good luck, have a great day!

my Huawei watch did the shutdown update thing to 2.5 the other day. Now I'm having issues getting notifications to pass from my phone to my watch.
Is there any way to roll back to 2.0???

bjm374 said:
my Huawei watch did the shutdown update thing to 2.5 the other day. Now I'm having issues getting notifications to pass from my phone to my watch.
Is there any way to roll back to 2.0???
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Same issue on my updated Moto 360 Sport. I'm pretty sure the issue was caused by the 2.5 update, sucks lol.

bjm374 said:
my Huawei watch did the shutdown update thing to 2.5 the other day. Now I'm having issues getting notifications to pass from my phone to my watch
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Go to Android Wear settings in your phone and set all permissions on. Restart phone and watch.

That does not work

viseversa101 said:
That does not work
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Please quote the message you are replying to.
If you are talking about notifications, they must be enabled on Android Wear app on the phone.
I have no problems at all with Android Wear 2.6 on both watch and phone.

Yesterday I noticed that notifications did not show on the watch (Huawei). So I unpaired the watch and cleared data and cache from both Google Play Services and Android Wear. After that everything OK again.

My version on the Huawei Watch2 shows 2.6.0.176354550 Dated august security patch on 7.1.1

Just got an update on my Ticwatch S to Wear 2.7.0.178645119. not experiencing any obvious changes yet.

Tuborg68 said:
Just got an update on my Ticwatch S to Wear 2.7.0.178645119. not experiencing any obvious changes yet.
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I got update to 2.7 on Huawei Watch, too. The app selector has larger icons and font.
Quite frequent updates lately. Sad that no updates to Oreo scheduled, though.