So i got the watch thinking that it will be better than the U8 PRO ...at least that is how it's described.
This is a random review that might help some of you, if you want a budget smartwatch.
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1. It powers off and on really quick
2. battery lasts somewhere around 3 days for me but i'm a heavy user and most times it's on vibration , so lots of notifications , lots of screen time...you get it.
3. apps on it :
Phonebook - it's a bit hard to navigate through it as it has no way to search so if you have a lot of contacts like it do, you end up scrooooooolliing for hours to get to the bottom of the list
Dialer - normal dialer , works perfectly
Messaging - All your text messages are saved here, you can read them and delete them whenever you want.
Call Log - really handy when you want to call someone you've called recently and don't wanna go through the tedious phonebook
Notifier - This is where ALL the phone notifications show up. once they flash on the screen and you dismiss them this is where they go until you clear them.
Music - Works great if you want to listen to music on the watch, i didn't figure out how to control the music from my phone with the watch and i dont know if it's possible.
Camera - you can take remote pictures. don't know when i'll use this but it's a cool feature i guess.
Settings - Language, Time, date, time format , backlight duration and about phone
Anti-Lost - you can set it to vibrate when you get too far from the phone. i am not sure i have the hang of this one yet
Powersave - you can make the screen eye bleeding bright or normal
Ringtone - you have mute, vibrate and a few 8bit ringtones
Sleep Monitor - this is very ****ty and if you set your watch down it will think you're asleep, i can't figure out how to turn it off
Alarm - you can set alarms
Pedometer - it is what it is
Stopwatch - same as above
Menu Style - you have 2 menu styles, one with nice colors and one that looks pretty bad in my opinion
Clock Type - digital and analog. i really like the analog face
Find Phone - this will make your phone scream I AM HERE so loud and weird that you will be afraid to ever lose your phone again
eCompass - a compass
Overall i am pretty satisfied with this device for the money I paid for it. It displays all my notifications from ALL the aplications i've selected in the bTnotifier.apk
I wish i could find the PC drivers and maybe a different firmware for it so i can tinker a bit .
if you have any questions let me know.
I agree with the review.
I find the phonebook a bit fiddly and found it easier to use call history for regular contacts - warning! no lag, I was experimenting at 4:30am and it was only after 2 rings that I managed to disconnect
Not sure whether all websites sell this as having an OLED screen? Banggood does. If it is OLED then it has the worst sunlight display for an OLED i.e. just before sunset, cloudy winter British sun makes the screen unviewable. IMO it is a full colour LCD with poor sunlight display capability.
Battery drain indicator does not appear to be very linear - it suddenly dips. I haven't tried going more than 2 days between charges yet, but for me I am happy if I can get away with not having to charge every day.
When you're out and about, be careful not to long press the button - as watch will turn off. The startup tune is annoying, long and LOUD and will draw lots of attention.
Playing Blakes 7 by taking wrist calls is fun, but I don't really want to share my 2-way conversation with the rest of the world.
It's good enough as an ordinary watch to satisfy my need for a display that I can read at night without having to put on my longsight assisting glasses and the couple of times that I've received an awaited SMS or email when I'm on the go, when whipping out my smartphone would have slowed me down, have been a great feature.
Glad I bought it.
***Edit*** I must have been receiving calls when not wearing my glasses, as I've only just noticed that there is no caller information on incoming calls - which is my main requirement, so that I don't have to get my big phone out to check whether I want to take the call - so now, for me, it is just a watch.
Has anyone had caller information on the U8?
Also, when receiving a call, the call goes to headset i.e. watch - sometimes when I click off headset to take the call on the phone, a couple of seconds later it reverts back to headset - maybe it is a phone issue, flipping annoying.
Hi,I also have a U10, and let me tell you that if it comes to the appearance of the watch and the analog clock is u8 August I like it much better. I hope that the manufacturer will begin to support the u10 because for now on their side In the download section is only firmware for u8. Well if they made a new appearance as an analog clock in u8. In my watch is M51_OPTSW.FN1.V003 firmware has installed.
Is it possible to have the watch face displayed permanently without pressing the button?
I haven't found that option, and I sincerely doubt that this is possible .
Autonomy would then probably be 24 hours or less .
I also have just received this watch
Not bad for the money but I think the bt problem with missing caller info on phone numbers is a Bluetooth problem itself
The reason I say that is if I receive a call on the head unit in my car, it displays the number but not the caller just the same as the U10 watch.
I will keep this a while then buy a better one when things settle as I would like to put android wear on it and change faces from time to time.
Not bad for £27 and a 3 week wait.
I just received this watch so far i love it i just needed something to forward calls and messages to my wrist.
Sense when i get home i just slap my phone on the charger and kinda forget about it which makes me miss a bunch of calls and text .
But its pretty hard to miss something vibrating on your wrist.
I just wish it had some more watch faces and maybe some way to make the watch turn on by flicking your wrist instead of hitting the button.
Have had it for a few days now and going to give it away as a xmas present and wait for (asus zen, moto 360 etc to get to a reasonable price.
One big gripe is that when you answer your phone then have to talk into the watch as you can not hear the caller on your phone.
As conversation is a bit loud and tinny and there is no way of quickly switching bt off then it is more trouble than it's worth.
Can't complain about price though.
Another gripe:
Asus zen watch released about 2 weeks ago in states $200
Asus zen watch released 22nd dec here in the uk £200
So instead of £128 they rip us off AGAIN.
Same thing appears to be happening with the moto 360
spudorange said:
Have had it for a few days now and going to give it away as a xmas present and wait for (asus zen, moto 360 etc to get to a reasonable price.
One big gripe is that when you answer your phone then have to talk into the watch as you can not hear the caller on your phone.
As conversation is a bit loud and tinny and there is no way of quickly switching bt off then it is more trouble than it's worth.
Can't complain about price though.
Another gripe:
Asus zen watch released about 2 weeks ago in states $200
Asus zen watch released 22nd dec here in the uk £200
So instead of £128 they rip us off AGAIN.
Same thing appears to be happening with the moto 360
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Yeah i agree with you and while the prices are not quite as bad over here they still cost a fair bit more then the base US price.
And i found one mild annoyance the metal bits on the watch are not nickel free so a bit of a head up for those with nickel allergies like me.
I dealt with it by coating the metal bits with some clear nail polish but i cant really complain considering the price.
I just wish there was like a oneplus one style smart watch nice specs and design with a decent price tag
spudorange said:
Have had it for a few days now and going to give it away as a xmas present and wait for (asus zen, moto 360 etc to get to a reasonable price.
One big gripe is that when you answer your phone then have to talk into the watch as you can not hear the caller on your phone.
As conversation is a bit loud and tinny and there is no way of quickly switching bt off then it is more trouble than it's worth.
Can't complain about price though.
Another gripe:
Asus zen watch released about 2 weeks ago in states $200
Asus zen watch released 22nd dec here in the uk £200
So instead of £128 they rip us off AGAIN.
Same thing appears to be happening with the moto 360
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The price is hyped due to import duties etc, you can buy it from the USA if you like for nearly half the price, but you will end up paying £70 import plus Plus P&P = pretty much £200.
I buy a lot of parts for my guitar from the USA as things are half the price, Seymour Duncan pickup cost me £45 from the USA with free shipping, no import duties due to being marked as a gift, here the the UK the same pickup is £75 plus P&P, if you can get friendly with the staff there then you can get them to mark it as a gift and therefore avoid any import duties.
Just got a U10 for myself and a u8 for my partner.... u10 is nicer when compared with the u8(and u8 crap menus etc) but u8 has more hardware(eg altimeter and barometer) instead of compass on the U10) !!!
just wish there was a better firmware for the 10.... would be good to hear the ring tone as installed on the phone(u8 pushes the ring tone and notification tones too...) and be able to reply to a text..
All in all we are reasonably happy with them and as our entry models to the smartwatch market they are a good choice but just wish we had both gone for u10 as is a better choice!
a review without photos???
firmware version 003
Tell me where you can download the firmware version 003? Multilanguage.
Or to dump please someone firmware 003.
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a review without photos???
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Try here: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=smart+U10
u8 / u10 comparison
Hi
I ended up buying the u8 instead of the u10 as I dived in and bought it without doing my homework and realising the u10 existed.
I am really tempted to put my hand in my pocket again and buy a u10 because I have enjoyed the u8 and found it quite useful.
But, it has a few niggles that I was hoping you guys might be able to help me with before I do.
Here are my niggles with my u8
1. When I get an email I get the notification but it truncates the subject and displays my email address and there appears to be no way of reading the email. Is this the case on the u10?
2. When I get a phone call it sometimes displays the name from its contacts but more than often just displays the phone number. Reading some of the earlier posts on this thread seems to suggest that the u10 ONLY ever displays the number. Is that correct?
3. On the u8 the speaker is on the left hand side which is pointing up my sleeve and makes it hard to hear. Is the speaker on the left on the u20 as well?
Those are my main niggles with the u8. Apart from them I really like the watch.
What do you think? Is it worth upgrading to the u10?
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
Trev
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trevorjdaniel said:
Hi
I ended up buying the u8 instead of the u10 as I dived in and bought it without doing my homework and realising the u10 existed.
I am really tempted to put my hand in my pocket again and buy a u10 because I have enjoyed the u8 and found it quite useful.
But, it has a few niggles that I was hoping you guys might be able to help me with before I do.
Here are my niggles with my u8
1. When I get an email I get the notification but it truncates the subject and displays my email address and there appears to be no way of reading the email. Is this the case on the u10?
2. When I get a phone call it sometimes displays the name from its contacts but more than often just displays the phone number. Reading some of the earlier posts on this thread seems to suggest that the u10 ONLY ever displays the number. Is that correct?
3. On the u8 the speaker is on the left hand side which is pointing up my sleeve and makes it hard to hear. Is the speaker on the left on the u20 as well?
Those are my main niggles with the u8. Apart from them I really like the watch.
What do you think? Is it worth upgrading to the u10?
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
Trev
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When you get a sms will your U8 vibrate? I can not get mine to...or get it out of Military time?
I have firmware version:
Version:
M52_khr.fn1.v001
serial#:
Build time: 2014/12/19
10:49
U10 watch of my gf:
VERSION:
M51P_OPTSW.FN1.V003
serial#:
Build time: 2014/10/31
19:43
They have different look of analog clocks
Yes, when I receive a text message it does vibrate, displays the phone number or caller and the message.
I don't know what you mean by "Military Time" but I am able to toggle between a "digital/numbers" and "analogue/hands" watch face.
Very nice.
somewhere where download M52_KHR.FN1.V001? thank you very much
All,
I am getting settled with a Moto360, I keep my phone on vibrate all day. I believe this causes the notifications to the watch to be "silent', meaning I don't get any notice when they arrive. If I don't look at the watch, I would never know anything happened. I also have a Gear Fit, and when it gets a notification, it vibrates. Is there a setting for this on Wear? Regardless of my phone sound profile, I'd like the watch to buzz so I know something landed.
Is possible??
Thanks
No, then?
Have Wear notifications changed recently, maybe with the Marshmallow update?
I always have my phone on silent and rely on my Watch to alert me to notifications (particular if my phone is plugged in charging on a flat surface).
Now when my phone is on mute, I don't get notifications at all on my watch (Zenwatch), when I check the watch, notifications are set to 'None'. If I change this to 'All', I get notifications again, but this switches my phone (HTC M8) to full sound notifications, not what I want!
Am I just behind the curve here with how this works now, or does it sound like there's an issue with my paired phone & watch? I use Zenwatch Manager too if that causes any issues.
Thx
I'm having the same issue... The mute alerts and calls function in Android Wear setting doesn't do anything. The phone still rings/vibrates along with my watch, which is annoying. Did this feature break with the MM update?
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Well the good news is that I fixed this. Bad news: it fixed itself when I got a new phone (Galaxy S7 Edge, already on MM). So my guess is that it was some weirdness with phones upgraded to MM because the watch etc is the same, just different device it's connecting to now. I had previously tried everything on the old phone (re-installing Zenwatch Manager, factory settings on Watch etc).
I have a htc m8, had similar issue. If I set phone to vibrate then set the switch in android wear app to mute phone notifications when connected to watch it works. It just doesn't stick on a phone reboot so I have to go back into wear app each time and turn that setting off then back on again in the wear app on the phone then it works.
What I do is setting the notification sound to none via tasker when my watch is connected to the phone.
This way my phone is totally silent. When setting notification volume to 0, it starts vibrating. My phone vibrates nearly as loud as the notification sound when placed on a table...
Hi all,
So my issue was that I want to be able to receive phone call notifications and the ability to accept or reject those calls on my no.1 s9, but i don't want to use the watch as hands free. I've googled it for some time but i haven't found nothing to solve this.
It may sound silly but I believe that this should be implemented through options on smartwatch or even better, if you accept the call in the watch it redirects the sound, if you answer through your phone it shouldn't redirect).
I believe that with some other smartwatches this is the behavior but not with no.1 s9 and, maybe, with some other phones. The reason is simple: you have your phone on your backpack or in your coat, you can check who is calling and then you decide if it's worth to pick up your phone or not.
So, i have created a simple flow with Automagic to handle things just how I believe they should be. Well, not quite because with this flow you can not use your smartwatch as hands free. But if you want to do so, you just have to switch off the flow.
You can find the flow in the attached image.
The idea is simple, the flow is activated by InCallActivity, first thing is to ensure that you can choose what action to take on your watch so while it stills ringing nothing is done (maybe there is some other way of doing this... i don't know how so there is a condition that basically does nothing while true). when you choose what to do the flow moves on to the next step (well... if you reject the call in your watch nothing is done and the flow ends here). If you answer the call, it checks if the watch is connected and if so, disconnects the watch and sets Bluetooth off to prevent that your watch connects again and the sound is, once again, redirected. Here you find another condition that basically holds everything until your call finishes. After all of this, Bluetooth is turned on so that your watch connects again.
It's my first flow with Automagic and this means that maybe I have take some paths that are not the most correct ones but it works.
I'm still testing but tests made so far are giving the exact result that I was looking for.
If you have the same problem that i was facing please share your thoughts and what are the ways you're handling this.
PS: It works for outgoing calls also.
PS2: English is not my native language... sorry if there are some mistakes
Hi,
Nice idea!
Any progress so far?
Nenad
Hey. Just got the Fossil Gen 5, amazing watch, well after two days when the battery actually lasted more than a few hours anyway. Basically, and I know I am playing a little loose with the rules against general questions here, but it is definitely wear OS related.
When making calls on the watch, which works surprisingly well, it always wakes the phone up and displays the normal call screen and as the proximity sensor doesn't even kick in, it stays on through the whole call unless I manually switch off the screen. Which means it is essentially useless as the only way I can make a call on the watch, without the risk of pocket presses, is to either have the phone in my hand, or on my desk or something, which completely defeats the object of using the watch.
Does anyone know a way to prevent this? There are no related settings in the watch or phone. Also, I know Wear OS connects as a headset, but I have never even used a BT headset of any kind before, so is this a watch thing, or does the same happen with any BT headset?