Loved watches all my life, and want a smartwatch so I can flip through all the different faces. That's all I'm interested in...for now. So, some questions that'll seem dumb to most of you:
1. I want faces like Rolex, Breitling, Omega, etc., so that means a round smartwatch.
2. My phone is an LG V10 running Android 6.0 and stock Verizon ROM.
3. What's the difference between cheap Bluetooth watches in the $50 range on eBay, and a smartwatch? (Or are they the same thing?)
4. Programs in the Google Play store like Watch Faces for Android and Watchmaker seem pretty attractive to me in that they simplify things for guys like me. (I've found a lot of the luxury watch faces I want already in the WF for Android catalog, and installed them on the widget on my phone).
I'm on the fence as to whether I get a black watch or stainless, (so, knowing me, I'll prolly get two!) :laugh: And remember, I'm buying for the sole, express purpose of having numerous choices in watch faces. All the other gadgetry in a smartwatch is, to me, meh. Maybe I'll use it, maybe I'll grow into it, I really don't know.
Help me find a watch that suits me, please?
Thanks, folks!
Donny
Ok, let me put it another way. Which chipset or operating system, (besides Android Wear, which is too expensive), is easiest to add custom watch faces?
sixbennetts said:
Ok, let me put it another way. Which chipset or operating system, (besides Android Wear, which is too expensive), is easiest to add custom watch faces?
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By considering only ease of installation and the availability of custom watchfaces, the best choice is on the following "full Android" round smartwatches:
- No.1 D5 or his twin Finow X1
- K9 or Finow X3
- Finow X5
They all share the same watchface engine, easy to use and with an already big number of custom watchfaces available.
You can get an idea by looking at this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sma...es/clockskin-extracted-1-d5-firmware-t3295297
Or even better, following this G+ community:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/109827242607524552712
if you can buy the D5 the x5 the k9 the i2 the z9 the s99 i would if i could i love watches as you if not more
cyrux75 said:
By considering only ease of installation and the availability of custom watchfaces, the best choice is on the following "full Android" round smartwatches:
- No.1 D5 or his twin Finow X1
- K9 or Finow X3
- Finow X5
They all share the same watchface engine, easy to use and with an already big number of custom watchfaces available.
You can get an idea by looking at this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sma...es/clockskin-extracted-1-d5-firmware-t3295297
Or even better, following this G+ community:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/109827242607524552712
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This helps immensely, Cyrux. Thanks! Now, when you say they're full Android, you don't mean Android Wear, right? And can you just roughly describe the process, please? Is it like other devices, (phones, tablets, etc), where it's as simple connecting to a PC and drag/dropping files?
Once I've chosen a watch and have it home, I'll obviously do my due diligence and read, read, read! I promise.
And thanks again.
sixbennetts said:
This helps immensely, Cyrux. Thanks! Now, when you say they're full Android, you don't mean Android Wear, right? And can you just roughly describe the process, please? Is it like other devices, (phones, tablets, etc), where it's as simple connecting to a PC and drag/dropping files?
Once I've chosen a watch and have it home, I'll obviously do my due diligence and read, read, read! I promise.
And thanks again.
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These smartwatches are like wrist smartphone, with an user interface optimized for their mini display and you can do almost everything you can do with an Android smartphone.
I just bought the new DT28 Smart Watch with this Nordic SoC and i want to know how to add or install dial face or watch face, what type of format use, XML or VPX, even if its possible to install application or the UI interface to the watch from a different watch with the same SoC. like the Microwear L5,i do like the interface IU and the watch faces.
thanks
It's not possible. The VXP apps are only for MediaTek LinkIT watches (Aster platform). The Nordic MPU has much better battery life but it has more limitations.
thanks, that’s what I thought so no way to do something that’s to bad
Watch faces
azw413 said:
It's not possible. The VXP apps are only for MediaTek LinkIT watches (Aster platform). The Nordic MPU has much better battery life but it has more limitations.
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Yeah, but how did the company do it? can't they help us installing custom watches. How did they install the current ones??
Is it really
Is it really not possible to do anything with this magnificent chinese technology?
I opened my x1, it's a first generation, and i am looking for which pins to connect to in order to read and flash to the watch, i have posted pictures over on:
Blackview X1(Nordic nRF52832,Bluetooth:4.0/5.0 ,Water Resistant,RAM: 64KB ROM: 512KB)
Hi guys, My new Blackview X1 smartwatch is working ok,good battery,good connection,send an recieve data from/to app, but my problem is the black screen(verydimmed-night mode) and for that I cannot enter any command from watch because i cannot see...
forum.xda-developers.com
If anyone can offer assistance I'd greatly appreciate it!
Hi all!
Newbie here.... I own a very simple watch, the Umidigi Uwatch2.
It's a very basic watch and I am pretty satisfied with it, except that I cannot change the faces as I want.
Only a few faces are available and I don't like them very much.
I don't need to make phone calls, browse internet, don't need waterproof, fitness or any fancy feature.
I just love the idea of having a electronic watch that I can change the face as I want.
Is there any cheap watch with a nice full round screen on which I can download and install premium round analog faces?
Thank you very much for your suggestions
Hey guys is there any way I can install a custom OS like Wear OS on my Noise Active Smart Watch? I don't like the OS that came up with this. any links or information to the correct resource is highly appreciated. I'm new to this world I did a bit of installing custom ROM on phones. Not sure It's possible. thanks!
I have this model.
NoiseFit Active Smartwatch
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I have same problem. Actually, i got this watch from gift but it doesn't count the steps correctly, It counted 10x. So, I want to flash my watch but don't know that it's available or not.
I had had Samsung watches and still have my Active 2. I just got a Ticwatch Pro 3 and I love the watch but WearOS watch faces has a very terrible selection. Can't find a good basic Military Time with Zulu and Julian all on the same face. Tizen offers a few. What gives with Wear OS. Seems to be just a bunch of toy faces to me.
I think I might go for a Watch 4 instead. Love the TicWatch but don't care for the watch face selection. Maybe try a watch face maker? Most I see get not so good reviews.
Rant Over. LOL