Android wear update

[mountainbikermark]

Even with Maps blocked in the AW App on my phone I can still open Maps on my watch in the new Apps Menu (double tap) and it zoomed right into my exact street location with options on the watch screen. The road names were easy enough to see. I zoomed out a little for this but you can see the menu options on the screen. Might be a cool new feature for those that want it.

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Yeah that's what I was hoping it'd do.

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[Sajo]

Yeah that's what I was hoping it'd do.

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Well there you go, tell him to snatch one up quick while they are still around.

 

[jstafford1]

Played around with maps a little... I really like the new update. Haven't used the flick scrolling but it's a nice touch.

 

[Sajo]

Has anyone else noticed the new built in Google Fit watch face that came with 5.1? I just noticed it this morning. It's kind of plain, but not too bad for a system face. I wish Google would add some settings options to change colors and other features. I'm also not sure about Mini Aurora and Mini Neon, were they in there before 5.1?

 

[PereDroid]

I don't see Fit or Mini anything.

 

[Sajo]

I don't see Fit or Mini anything.

So you don't see these faces? I assumed they came with the 5.1 watch update? I have not done anything different, updated the AW App twice and then the watch.

 

[PereDroid]

Oh, yea. I do have those. I had all of them disabled so they don't show up on my watch.
The Mini's look like smaller versions of the ones already on there. Weird that I had the normal ones disabled AND it auto disabled the Mini ones for me. Sweet.

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I assume no Fit because that's disabled, too.

 

[Sajo]

So it looks like we received 4 new faces with 5.1. I guess it's cool that Google is providing new faces, even though most of us probably use ones we create or get from the Play Store. At least they are providing new stuff.

 

[PereDroid]

I just got another AW update. Change log looks the same as last time.

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[Sajo]

I just got another AW update. Change log looks the same as last time.

I received it this morning. You would think a 27.7 MB update file would have something new in the What's New section? So far I have not seen anything new or different on my watch or the AW app.

 

[Mike.757]

Still haven't seen the update on Moto 360. Anyone else?

 

[jstafford1]

Still haven't seen the update on Moto 360. Anyone else?

You'll get it...hang in there

 

[PereDroid]

Love the new timer

TapaTurbo

 

[Jonny Kansas]

Anybody actually use fit on their watch/phone? I know before @PereDroid figured out that we can at least disable the notifications for it on the watch, it would never match what S health on my phone said my steps were.

While I'm not obsessed with step counting by any means, it'd be nice if the two devices would kind of work together.

I did install fit on my phone for like half a day once and it seemed like it simply relied on the watch to track steps. I think you'd get a more accurate reading if the watch registered hand/arm movement as steps even when you're sitting at your desk, but the phone knew better (that you aren't actually walking anywhere).

So, anybody done any testing and/or use it on a regular basis?

 

[Sajo]

Anybody actually use fit on their watch/phone? I know before @PereDroid figured out that we can at least disable the notifications for it on the watch, it would never match what S health on my phone said my steps were.........
So, anybody done any testing and/or use it on a regular basis?

I tried the Fit app on my phone for a few days back in January and was not impressed. I think the step counter and history info on the watch is better than what Fit was displaying to me. I actually use the step counter card on my watch every day, I find it useful. Is it the most accurate thing in the world? Probably not. Does it sometimes detect arm motion as a step? Probably. Is it close enough for what I want? Yes. If nothing else the constant display of step counts on my wrist has helped me remember to get up, get away from my desk (and 3 computers) a few times more each day and walk around the building a little bit. I just didn't like the way the Fit app changed the data and the way it displays it, not intuitive. Not everyone wants the Steps card on their watch and that's cool, it's good to have choices. I like it and use it and hope to see the Fit app become more intuitive and display the data better. Just my 2 cents.