I haven't noticed any problems. If anything, my Urbane gets a little better, or at least more stable, with every update.
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Android wear update
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Sajo
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I totally agree with @Jonny Kansas . This new update (AW 1.3) seems very stable and I have not noticed any issues, battery drain, etc. In fact, this is the first update that I did not have to do a Factory Reset on my watch afterward. After this update, my watch paired right back with my phone...no problems. For me, every other update has been a pain to make my watch re-pair with my phone. I am happy with this new update.
Well, if they're already adding stuff to it this soon, that's a good sign and maybe I'll check it out myself now.
Pretty cool. Only gripe so far is that I wish you could decide what shows in ambient mode. I've narrowed mine down to 4 "bits" just so the time is a decent size. I'd much rather have kinda just like a watch in ambient mode and then have all the bits come flying in when I tap for info.
Sajo
Diamond Member
True, that would be nice, since as you add more Bits, they are harder to read. I like some of the new themes. Didn't know that when you tap on some Bits they display more information when they expand: battery Bit only shows watch until you tap it thrn it shows phone and watch, etc. At least Google is updating AW on a regular basis, that is a good thing
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I figured that battery thing out too. I like that. It's nice to know how my phone battery is doing throughout the day while it hides in my pocket. I knew that was kind of the trick behind the face is that everything showed you something when you tap it.
If I tap the weather one, I get the current condition and it's showing me that it might rain around 3pm. Tapping the clock makes it big, but I wish I could freeze it into ambient mode that way.
The date one seems kinda pointless to me. I like having the date on my watch, but tapping it just pulls up a tiny calendar where you can see the month. I guess that's good if you're trying to plan something for a certain day of the week and need to figure out what the date would be, but I don't feel like I'll get much use out of that.
Those are the 4 I have. I could see how the Calendar one that shows upcoming events/agenda could be handy, but I know my schedule pretty well, so I disabled that one right away.
Not a bad face. Definitely a good start. I'll rock this one at least for today and will likely keep it installed even after I change it just in case they add even more customization.
If I tap the weather one, I get the current condition and it's showing me that it might rain around 3pm. Tapping the clock makes it big, but I wish I could freeze it into ambient mode that way.
The date one seems kinda pointless to me. I like having the date on my watch, but tapping it just pulls up a tiny calendar where you can see the month. I guess that's good if you're trying to plan something for a certain day of the week and need to figure out what the date would be, but I don't feel like I'll get much use out of that.
Those are the 4 I have. I could see how the Calendar one that shows upcoming events/agenda could be handy, but I know my schedule pretty well, so I disabled that one right away.
Not a bad face. Definitely a good start. I'll rock this one at least for today and will likely keep it installed even after I change it just in case they add even more customization.
I used Pujie a lot on the G Watch, but, for some reason, I just didn't like it as much on the round face of the Urbane. I may have to revisit it after my time with Bits. Pujie is a good example of a face that can give you a basic digital watch in ambient mode and then all sorts of info in awake mode.
Sajo
Diamond Member
I know what you mean. I will try Bits for today and by tomorrow morning will be back to either Minimal & Elegant or Flip Clock. I have tried others and always end up back with one of those two
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I will Pere.
I've been rocking M&E like crazy lately. I had switched to one of the stock analog just for a change, but I'll use Bits and then go back to Pujie to see what's changed.
I've been rocking M&E like crazy lately. I had switched to one of the stock analog just for a change, but I'll use Bits and then go back to Pujie to see what's changed.
Sajo
Diamond Member
And the Dev adds updates about every 2 weeks, it has really improved nicely since I bought it back in Feb / March. There are lots of cool "little worlds" on his G+ page that you can add to the face, and lots of color options these days. I keep meaning to try Pujie, just have not done it yet.
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