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
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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
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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.
Found another Android 5.1 watch, with REPLACEABLE BAND.
http://m.geekbuying.com/item/i96-Android-5-1-Bluetooth-WiFi-Smart-Watch-512MB-RAM-4GB-ROM--Heart-Rate-Monitor--Pedometer--Call-Answer--Gesture-Voice-Control--IP65-for-Android-iOS--Metal-Strap----Silver-368139.html
By the looks of it, this watch is very similar to the IMAIS watch (that huawei watch clone on another thread).
Anyone got a hands-on or review of this watch? This seems to be like a home run for me. Been looking for full Android watch with replaceable band.
virsago_mk2 said:
Found another Android 5.1 watch, with REPLACEABLE BAND.
http://m.geekbuying.com/item/i96-Android-5-1-Bluetooth-WiFi-Smart-Watch-512MB-RAM-4GB-ROM--Heart-Rate-Monitor--Pedometer--Call-Answer--Gesture-Voice-Control--IP65-for-Android-iOS--Metal-Strap----Silver-368139.html
By the looks of it, this watch is very similar to the IMAIS watch (that huawei watch clone on another thread).
Personally though after owning the Mlais watch and looking at the pictures of the i96 i think the Mlais watch build quality would be better also had a bigger battery but the os on the Mlias is crap/useless atm.
Anyone got a hands-on or review of this watch? This seems to be like a home run for me. Been looking for full Android watch with replaceable band.
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I don't think anyone has it, i have already mention this watch in the Mlias watch (that huawei watch clone on another thread), its looks alright i like that it has a 400 x 400 amoled screen but someone did say the x-burst cpu was outdated.
Personally though after owning the Mlais watch and looking at the pic's of the i96 i think the build quality on the Mlias would be better and has bigger battery but currently the os on Mlais is crap/useless atm. i would avoid buying a Mlais watch unless you plan on loading another os on it.
Xburst CPU? What the hell is that? So does that mean someone suggesting that this watch will be sluggish despite having the same MTK6580 core?
I think if programmed correct the xburst could have always on as one core is 1200mhz and the second core is about 300mhz.
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Hi,
can you advise me some ultra cheap chinese smartwatch only for developing (around 20€)? I'm begginer android developer and I want to develop also version for smartwatch. I don't need any heart rate sensor, GPS, cellular, etc ... Also I don't care about design. I need only a battery life for 3+ hours and bluetooth.
Do you have any ideas? And what about OS - I need Android or Android Wear?
For example - https://www.aliexpress.com/item/2017-Pewant-Wearable-Devices-PW01-Smart-Watch-GT08-Android-Wear-Clock-Smartwatch-With-Camera-SIM-Smart/32799609496.html?spm=2114.search0104.3.10.5DyKmW&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_1_10152_10065_10151_10068_10344_10345_10342_10343_10340_10341_10541_10307_10303_10060_10155_10154_10056_10055_10539_10537_10536_10059_10534_10533_100031_10103_10102_5670011_10142_10107_9983_10171_5660011_10562_5740011_10084_10083_10561_10312_10313_10314_10550_10073_10551_10552_10553_10554_10557_5650011,searchweb201603_25,ppcSwitch_5&btsid=1c69ec10-c4d3-458c-81a3-654e2ec08a26&algo_expid=6803b1a1-e8fb-4d40-8e64-843b20b2a6af-4&algo_pvid=6803b1a1-e8fb-4d40-8e64-843b20b2a6af
It is possible to run my own application on this smartwatch?
Thanks
I m interested in Linux watch. I cam across the TicWatch Pro 2020.
I compaired the specifications of the PinePhone, the PineTime and the TicWatch Pro:
The PinePhone uses an Allwinner A64 processor, which has four Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.152GHz and a Mali-400 MP2 GPU. Its frame and case cover is made of plastic. It contains a 5 megapixel back camera and a 2 megapixel front camera and a USB-C port with USB 2.0 that supports DisplayPort alt-mode
PineTime Smartwatch
Display: IPS capacitive touchscreen, 1.3 inches (240 x 240 resolution)
Communication: Bluetooth 5 Low Energy.
Sensors: Accelerometer and Heart Rate Sensor.
Battery: LiPo 170-180 mAh.
CPU: 64MHz ARM Cortex-M4F.
SoC: NORDIC Semiconductor nRF52832 (or nRF52840)
TicWatch Pro 2020 specifications
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100
Display: 1.39 inches AMOLED with 400x400 pixels resolution Gorilla Glass 3
Operating system: Google Wear OS
RAM: 1GB
Storage: 4GB internal storage
Bands: 22mm leather/silicone hybrid
Connectivity: Bluetooth 4.2 LE, 801.11 b/g/n WiFi, GPS/Galileo/GLONASS/Beidou, NFC
Sensors: Accelerometer, Heart Rate Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Ambient Light Sensor
Rugged ratings: IP68 dust/water resistant rating and MIL-STD 810G shock resistance
Battery: 415 mAh non-removable
Dimensions: 45 x 45 x 12.6mm and 222 grams
Colors: Shadow Black and Liquid Metal Silver
There is custom ROM for the TicWatch Pro available. It is quiet advanced with currently 402 pages:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/smartwatch/other-smartwatches/rom-kernel-t3821013
The TicWatch Pro has a touch display, and it should be possible to run Linux on Android Wear on it, With such an advanced custom ROM, it should also be possible to access the watch buttons and control those from Linux.
With the current PineTime, it is not possible in an easy way to implement a Linux sports watch:
https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?...e+computer
with the Ticwatch Pro and Linux on Android, it would be easier.
Linux on Android wear:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Rjvs4aFS5g
I started this discussion also in the PineTime forum:
https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=11570
and there is also a discussion on hackaday:
https://hackaday.com/2019/10/07/ask-hackaday-whats-the-perfect-hacker-smart-watch/
Someone already tried to install Linux Postmarked OS on the Tickwatch Pro:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/sm.../wip-postmarketos-development-thread-t4149253
In terms of Ticwatch, the Pro 3 has just been annouced based on the Wear 4100 so that will be much more powerful and capable as a device as well.
Ticwatch Pro with wear 4100 with more power and longer battery life from octobre 1th. 2020, that sounds exciting, and it is worth waiting for.
Peter Gamma said:
Ticwatch Pro with wear 4100 with more power and longer battery life from octobre 1th. 2020, that sounds exciting, and it is worth waiting for.
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For sure,
I have ordered it from their website and am excited for it to arrive. I've been watching / reading all the reviews and by all accounts its actually a smoothly operating watch out of the box on Wear OS without needing to be rooted and tweaked. That is before the Fall Wear OS update which is focusing on performance and stability which should make it better.
For this context of putting Linux on it, it just gives you a much more powerful platform to build on.
Happy that the Ticwatch Pro is updated regularly. For me personally, it is the most promising watch to run Linux on it. There are several options available for the Pinephone which sould also on a Linux Ticwatch Pro to make a professional sports watch out of it:
https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=10172&highlight=ble+bike+computer
Youtube always knows what I'm interested in the most. Today Youtube showed me a new review of the Ticwatch Pro with Snapdragon 4100:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byc-ERIcgK4
The reviewer says it is the most useful smartwatch to this date. It is a review of the new model with four separate optical sensors units, with twelve sensors. It shows what is possible to this date, and shows what Garmin watch users only can dream about. I dream about a flagship smartwatch with Linux, which is fully user configurable. I hope you too.
Only few are currently interested in a Linux Ticwatch Pro watch. But don't forget John Lennons words in "imagine":
"You, you may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you will join us
And the world will live as one"
Peter Gamma said:
Only few are currently interested in a Linux Ticwatch Pro watch. But don't forget John Lennons words in "imagine":
"You, you may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you will join us
And the world will live as one"
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I wish my TWP 4G would even work right to try and put Linux on it
I'm sorry for you. I hope your wish comes true and your TWP 4G will work again to put Linux on it, so thal all our dreams can come true.
Peter Gamma said:
I'm sorry for you. I hope your wish comes true and your TWP 4G will work again to put Linux on it, so thal all our dreams can come true.
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Doubt it I need the stock firmware and I can't find it anywhere
Did you see this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVcu8fEJ0pU&t=167s
I did not go trough it completely, but you should be able to download the stock ROM somewhere.
Peter Gamma said:
Did you see this?
&t=167s
I did not go trough it completely, but you should be able to download the stock ROM somewhere.
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Lol yes that's the ROM I'm trying to get off of. Waiting for the OP to post said stock images he may have. Thank you for even looking, appreciated.
Peter Gamma said:
Youtube always knows what I'm interested in the most. Today Youtube showed me a new review of the Ticwatch Pro with Snapdragon 4100:
The reviewer says it is the most useful smartwatch to this date. It is a review of the new model with four separate optical sensors units, with twelve sensors. It shows what is possible to this date, and shows what Garmin watch users only can dream about. I dream about a flagship smartwatch with Linux, which is fully user configurable. I hope you too.
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Yeah I've seen that review.
I got my shipping notification last night and should have my phone arriving on Wednesday by the end of the day.
I'm not sure if I'm going to root it but one thing I'm seeing is that if possible, you should keep a backup of the original stock ROM before doing anything to customise it.
This will be my first smart watch so not sure of the procedure but I'm guessing once there is a twrp IMG, we would fastboot boot it, take a backup of the ROM and then save it externally on computer and cloud just in case?
If it's working from pogo sticks for the charger (as opposed to microUSB or USB C) I wonder if it can be connected to the computer for data transfer and if it can, how fast/ slow that would be?
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Is there no option to download the stock ROM?
I’m happy to find here friends interested in the project of Linux on Ticwatch Pro. After many years of using Garmin watches, and not being able to access the sensor data in an easy way, after all of my feature requests where ignored by Garmin, for instance the option to be able to use the watch while charging, after all of my posts about a tool which would allow easy access to sensor data where deteted in the Garmin forum, after my Garmin account was inactivated completely after criticism about post deletion, I gave up these trials. I’ m currently using the android application a training tracker:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atrainingtracker
but it is quiet uncomfortable to import .csv data every day into a database software. I probably will change soon to Matlab. After many posts in the Matlab forum, Matlab finally gave in and added Bluetooth low energy support for sports sensors:
https://ch.mathworks.com/help/matlab/import_export/collect-data-from-fitness-monitoring-devices.html
Matlab has all the options I need. But who wants to carry around a laptop for sporting activities? I became interested in the Linux PinePhone, and there was good support in the Pine64 community which advised me what could be done with the Linux Pinephone.
The Pinetime which was promoted as a Linux Pinephone companion was not the device I’m looking for, since it does not allow an easy way to add external Bluetooth low energy sensors.
The time is here for a real Linux watch, and all sports watch options which run on the Pinephone should also run on a Linux Ticwatch Pro.
I’m not in a hurry to realize all these options, but still I’m very interested the development of the PinePhone an a Linux TicWatch Pro. Sports watch sensors have become my daily companions, and I suppose they will be companions for the rest of my life. Therefore I’m watching carefully the development in this field, and I’m happy to find here new friends who are sharing with me a passion for a Linux Ticwatch pro:good:.
Just a heads up that my watch arrived this morning.
First impressions are really positive although I've never used a Wear OS or other smart watch before so don't really have a baseline for comparison.
It's not too heavy given the weight that has been shaved off, it's not too bulky (now looks like a normal bulky watch) and it's pretty smooth.
Excited to see what Google's upcoming update can do for this watch and what happens with custom ROM development!
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Just a heads up that my watch arrived this morning.
First impressions are really positive although I've never used a Wear OS or other smart watch before so don't really have a baseline for comparison.
It's not too heavy given the weight that has been shaved off, it's not too bulky (now looks like a normal bulky watch) and it's pretty smooth.
Excited to see what Google's upcoming update can do for this watch and what happens with custom ROM development!
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That is a phat looking watch!!!!!!
There are many new reviews on youtube for the new snapdraon 4100 Ticwatch pro. I recommend also this review:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZUm4c6zp5Q
but for my personally, all these feature become really interesting when they can be fully controlled by the user, for instance in combination with sensor data streaming to an MQTT brocker, etc.
There are so many smartwatches available with similar features. But would a Linux smartwatch which is fully user configurable not make sense the most? Having Python libraries and all the options of desktop developement tools, would that not be wonderful?
Peter Gamma said:
There are many new reviews on youtube for the new snapdraon 4100 Ticwatch pro. I recommend also this review:
but for my personally, all these feature become really interesting when they can be fully controlled by the user, for instance in combination with sensor data streaming to an MQTT brocker, etc.
There are so many smartwatches available with similar features. But would a Linux smartwatch which is fully user configurable not make sense the most? Having Python libraries and all the options of desktop developement tools, would that not be wonderful?
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Is this 4G also?
No, its is not 4G. But the reviewer made a ranking of the smartwatches, if I got it wright it is about speed, and the snapdragon 4100 is at the second position, which is great. For Linux I would choose the fastest Ticwatch Pro with the biggest RAM memory.
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.