Sorry if this is not in the right forum but I could not find a section for the Galaxy Watch which is kind of odd since it is the newest one from Samsung. Anyway, I got the new Samsung Galaxy Watch 46mm last month and I have a few issues with it maybe you guys can help? I have it paired with my Pixel 2.
1) Most of the time (but not every time) when I am on a phone call using my Pixel the screen will not shut off using the proximity sensor. I can manually turn it off but it should go off automatically. If I am disconnected from the Galaxy watch via Bluetooth then it will shut off but not when I am connected which it is always connected to the watch. This is a pain because my ear ends up hitting things, hanging up, hitting mute... etc. Why it is doing this?
2) If I am on the phone, often I cannot switch to speakerphone. This only happens when the Galaxy watch is connected via Bluetooth.
3) My GPS on the watch bounces all around. I was testing it the other day sitting in my car. At a stop, every 20 seconds or so it would jump to a couple blocks away and then back in a second. This causes problems because when I hike, the GPS tracks this extra movement. I was on a 4 mile hike and it said I hiked 7 miles. Plus I constantly get off route warnings on the GPX hiking app. The reviews for this watch say its pretty accurate. I have wifi and GPS ON for location settings. I actually returned the watch and had it replaced because I thought it was defective and the new one is doing the same thing.
4) Wake Up gesture... Most of the time the watch wakes up pretty well with raising my arm to look at it naturally... sometimes, it doesn't. When it doesn't, I have to do these exaggerated motions and sometimes that doesn't even work and I need to manually turn the bezel. Is there a way to adjust this setting or train it to better recognize my wake up motion?
Thanks,
Jim
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The proximity sensor seems to work. Is there a call screen replacement with a slider to hang up?
whens shes talking lock the screen via the power button and walla
If you're rooted, there are many applications that change the proximity delay in the build properties.
You could try that.
Or ya, manually turn the screen off with the power button.
My mother has owned her X as long as I've had mine (since day 1) and still hangs up on me almost every conversation.
I personally just angle the phone slightly away from my face along with the sensor delay changes I mentioned.
If she is like my wife she doesn't hold the ear piece to her head while she talks (thus the proximity sensor thinks she isn't near the phone), then she hits the screen on her cheek and hangs up on people.
Tell her to learn how to talk on the phone properly.
drhill said:
Tell her to learn how to talk on the phone properly.
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Yeah, and report back on how sore and stiff you are from sleeping on the couch!
I don't understand why anyone would want to hold a device the size and temperature of a smartphone to their head.
I started using a BT headset when I bought my Treo 700P and have been using one since.
I actually did sleep on the couch last night, different reason.
I ended up teaching her to use the power button to turn off the screen.
kent c said:
I actually did sleep on the couch last night, different reason.
I ended up teaching her to use the power button to turn off the screen.
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Sounds fun.
She no longer hangs up on a call she answers but she constantly mutes calls that she makes now. My phones rings and I'm like hello...hello...
Sell it and get a Razr flip phone. At this point there is no more help.
Let me guess, Blonde?
Be nice kids.
There are certainly things l like about this phone. The wireless charging, battery life etc. Camera.
But the software in general stinks compared to HTC.
The M8 was too heavy, too tall and Camera really wasn't that good.
Sorry to vent. I know some are fixable. But I'm tired of fixing my phone. By the time I get it fixed a new update will be out.
The GPS seems mess with Google Maps lately. This may be Google Maps Fault. Not Sure.
The Bluetooth not the most stable with my 2014 Jeep. It often won't announce Google Nav through Radio.
So I shut the audio profile off and now it gets force closes on bluetooth.
Phone was messed up so I put it in airplane mode and back off. It refused to reconnect to radio.
Had to reboot.
Phone calls going direct to voice mail.
While fumbling with the phone on a call I shut Bluetooth off. I try to turn it back on and every time I put my finger near the top to swipe down the screen goes black due to proximity sensor. So I have to hang up so I can turn Bluetooth back on.
It's just one thing after another like this, that's just clumsy.
If I make a call while navigating I'd just hit back to dismiss phone app. On this I have to hit home and re-launch Nav.
If it wasn't for rooting and getting hotspot I think I'd just get an iPhone.
Is the grass really greener any where else?
I miss my HTC M7 and prefer it over the M8 or S5. No I don't want to go backwards. Need to move forward with something.
So...you found there are differences between Touchwiz and Sense
SInce there are millions happy with the M8 and millions happy with the S5 I am not sure what the purpose of making this thread is.
If you want to discuss different phones there is a sticky for that.
Thanks...hope you find what you are looking for
FNSM
Hey everyone, first time poster here.
I've bought a Sony Smartwatch 3 after the contacts on my LG G watch broke, but I'm noticing a problem that's been happening on both watches.
I can be doing anything with it, or just having it resting on the desk in front of me, and all of a sudden it'll wake itself and then start scrolling up and down randomly and going into random apps. sometimes even calling people who text me. (you can imagine trying to fight with said watch while it goes about calling every text)
And that's another thing, I have to sit there attempting to reassert my touch control over some phantom user by polishing the screen with my finger.
How do I stop this from happening? I've tried turning off the tilt to wake, nothing. And I can't seem to physically lock the touchscreen with the side button like you'd expect. I can still unlock by double tapping (a function I'd like to disable) and the thing starts off all over again.
Is it something to do with static or is the unit just faulty?
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Hey everyone, first time poster here.
I've bought a Sony Smartwatch 3 after the contacts on my LG G watch broke, but I'm noticing a problem that's been happening on both watches.
I can be doing anything with it, or just having it resting on the desk in front of me, and all of a sudden it'll wake itself and then start scrolling up and down randomly and going into random apps. sometimes even calling people who text me. (you can imagine trying to fight with said watch while it goes about calling every text)
And that's another thing, I have to sit there attempting to reassert my touch control over some phantom user by polishing the screen with my finger.
How do I stop this from happening? I've tried turning off the tilt to wake, nothing. And I can't seem to physically lock the touchscreen with the side button like you'd expect. I can still unlock by double tapping (a function I'd like to disable) and the thing starts off all over again.
Is it something to do with static or is the unit just faulty?
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If its happened on both watches it sounds like something is interfering with the watch, maybe the contacts could be environmental?? Try giving it a "good" clean. I have an LG watch R and my son has the Sony SW3 and we haven't seen those issues.
Have you tried pairing the watches with another phone?
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If its happened on both watches it sounds like something is interfering with the watch, maybe the contacts could be environmental?? Try giving it a "good" clean. I have an LG watch R and my son has the Sony SW3 and we haven't seen those issues.
Have you tried pairing the watches with another phone?
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I've tried cleaning the SW3 with both screen cleaner and soap and warm water (as its waterproof for running water and none of them seem to help.
I've also tried resetting the watch 6 times since buying it a month ago.
Any ideas on how to turn off "tap to wake"?
I want to replace my Asus Zenwatch 2 with some other smartwatch. I'm thinking of getting an LG Watch Sport, but I want to explore other options too... I'm very interested in the Ticwatch E. I love transparent stuff - it looks so futuristic! - and I actually prefer the button on the left, so I can press it with my thumb. Or maybe a Samsung watch - they're expensive and kinda ugly, but maybe Tizen would work better for me than WearOS?
Here are my criteria.
Requirements:
large round face
available in Canada
charges reliably (Zenwatch 2's super-fussy, unreliable charger connection is what's driving me to replace it)
Must support these crucial features (they don't have to work exactly the same way as what I currently have, but if I can't achieve similar functionality with Tizen, then I should probably stick with WearOS):
Alarms/Reminders:
need: go off at the right time even if my watch has no bluetooth or wifi connection
need: pop up a notification with custom text
strongly desire: customizable vibration patterns
nice-to-have: can set buzz pattern for individual alarms, as well as app-level default
nice-to-have: can create alarm/reminder from watch
Morning routine reminders: I have a really hard time getting ready for work in the morning, and I use an interval timer (ChronoList) to stay on track. I have it set up to buzz every five minutes, and each time it buzzes, it pops up a notification of what I'm supposed to be doing right then (e.g. 'put lunch in backpack').
need: ability to launch app at a certain time (currently doing this with Tasker)
need: custom text, as above
strongly desire: custom buzz patterns, as above
Strong desires:
ability to block ALL unwanted notifications/vibrations (for the life of me, I cannot convince my current watch to stop buzzing on bluetooth connect/disconnect. It drives me crazy, and it trains me to ignore when my watch buzzes, which makes it harder to notice the buzzes of my important reminders!)
settings should persist through power cycle (my watch often power cycles itself overnight, and when it turns back on, it turns on 'also vibrate for calls' and it turns the volume up - combine that with a fussy charge connection and the inability to turn off power connect/disconnect alerts, and you have a watch that suddenly starts going "BEE BOO. BOO BEE! BEE BOO. BOO BEE! in the middle of the night)
So, what do you think? LG Watch Sport? Ticwatch E? One of the Samsung Gear watches? Or something else I haven't even considered?
Maybe Ticwatch Pro here
Hey all.
there seems to be something I am missing regarding bluetooth issues with fitness trackers, I cant work out.
I pair my fitness tracker (Wahoo TIckr) to my s10+ And off I go on my run/hike whatever, now the heart rate chest strap should track constantly, but it doesnt, it appears to go to sleep when the screen goes off, when I turn the screen back on the monitor will show my last heart rate when the screen was on for example it will show 110bpm when on flat ground jogging, then i run up a hill my rate should climb to around 160bpm, but it is stuck, its as if i need to have the screen on the whole time, there is no settings on the HRM, just connect and go, so my issue is with either the bluetooth or the phones power management settings, this was never a thing on my Note 9, and I have tried two seperate monitors with exactly the same issue both times, any ideas?
i use bluetooth powerbeats for music during my workouts and they dont drop at all so im confused as to why the fitness tracker/phone puts it to sleep