Just curious if anyone else is getting ready to upgrade now that it appears highly unlikely anyone is going to be able to get android wear 2.0 on the moto 360 and Motorola has already confirmed they won't. Personally, I think those new google "nexus" watch rumors seem really interesting.
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Im waiting for the watch with new snapdragon 2100. Android Wear 2 dont change stuff so much that i cant wait until turn of the year 2016/2017. New coplication is not so big boom. And keyboard in small screen is it also no win.
Mayby new google watch or Moto 360 3gen , mayby Sony rounded smartwatch 4 ?
as of now, my gen 1 moto 360 still does its job. I feel that a change to any other watch would not be a significant upgrade, as it is hard to find a watch that looks both classy and sporty. my wishlist for my next watch would be a better battery and slimmer profile (and maybe more water resistant).
Mine does what I need it to do, like erm tells the time and keeps smart lock on the phone. As well as Google fit works, so no I'm not changing it.
In honesty, unless smartwatch prices drop a lot, I won't be getting another one this one gives up.
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Very odd announcement from Lenovo exec about when Motorola would release the 2nd gen of Moto 360, looks to be in early 2015...if this is true, I am hoping they at least fix the crack issue.
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/131...ation-smartwatch-could-arrive-early-next-year
If this is true I guess I will be waiting for the 2nd gen then. I was about to pull the trigger to get a 1st gen.
The f is this they should give us upgrade discount or something we just got this
Chickenboom said:
The f is this they should give us upgrade discount or something we just got this
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It's a losing battle keeping up with technology and gadgets.
Although this may be true, I highly doubt it would be as early as January (CES). I mean, this model just went on sale in September. Also, Lenovo officially took over Motorola not even a whole month ago. I would think he probably means first half of 2015, which could mean May or June 2015. But, obviously, this is all speculation.
I was waiting for a moto 360/cognac...may be prudent to wait a little longer until there is more information...it looks like the Motorola group is always looking to improve the models; possibility of a refresh, keeping the same form/shell, changing certain things like ambient sensor, more robust back, etc. Either way, tech always evolves.
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I really hope it won't be released too early...I just got mine for barely a month.
This could also be good news in a way.. The more revisions that are released the sooner they will stop selling/producing the original 360. So higher chance if you got the Best buy protection plan, that theyll give you the newer model if yours gets damaged
I dunno, execs make stupid comments like this all the time not recognizing how people will interpret them. They spent something like 2+ years developing this thing, and ran into so many technical limitations they had to use the flat tire look, and now suddenly all of that has been resolved? Has pricing come down in snapdragon processors so much that they can incorporate a new cpu? The industry doesnt just shift like that. My guess is his definition of "2nd gen" is probably something stupid, and is just typical marketing speak from people used to bull****ting and hyping everything all the time.
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I dunno, execs make stupid comments like this all the time not recognizing how people will interpret them. They spent something like 2+ years developing this thing, and ran into so many technical limitations they had to use the flat tire look, and now suddenly all of that has been resolved? Has pricing come down in snapdragon processors so much that they can incorporate a new cpu? The industry doesnt just shift like that. My guess is his definition of "2nd gen" is probably something stupid, and is just typical marketing speak from people used to bull****ting and hyping everything all the time.
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Very possible. Though, as a device developer myself, when I send out iterations of a current gen though, I am already working on the next iteration whether it be a facelift/retrofit, or a second gen altogether; so from an engineering perspective, it is also possible that they had come up with a solution for ambient light a month after sending final specs for manufacturing the first iteration (which has happened to me similarly). Since other android wear makers were not as limited on budgets as Motorola (word is that Google really didn't properly fund them), they were able to come up with similar sized watches with 'better specs'...if Lenovo budgets them correctly, they might have already had a solution for all of this, but not the money...I really love the design of this watch though, and hopefully there is more tangible information on the second version soon. Even in its current iteration, it is a very compelling purchase; I have not been this interested in a device in a long while.
Will I wait?
I saw yesterday that the second version of the moto 360 may be out soon. This feels like a marketing blunder as I can't be the only person now thinking I'll wait
Meh, if it happens and they improve the cracking back, remove the flat spot on screen, and throw in a speaker I'll probably go for it.
I bet we can get at least $150 for the OG model so upgrade $$ shouldn't be that bad...
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I saw yesterday that the second version of the moto 360 may be out soon. This feels like a marketing blunder as I can't be the only person now thinking I'll wait
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If you think at what release date Motorola said for the first version and what was the final date you can then believe we will see the 2nd version in 2016.
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I think that the news saying that the 2nd gen Moto 360 was more of a unbased rumor. We probably won't hear until August of 2015.
I wonder if this was in reference to the gold and slim band versions? I'm ready to pull the trigger on one off of Amazon but these rumors are making me hold my wallet back.
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I wonder if this was in reference to the gold and slim band versions? I'm ready to pull the trigger on one off of Amazon but these rumors are making me hold my wallet back.
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I think a rumor about a v2 moto 360 is way off. Officially it is out for about 4 months now and its considered to be one of the best (if not THE best) choices among Android Wear smartwatches so there is absolutely no reason for moto to show an early v2 of it. I will probably get it next month or early March after HTC`s event. The weird part is that we know we are getting the old processor, the smaller battery, the flat tire display but we still prefer it over LG R. It is just too beautiful to pass.
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I think a rumor about a v2 moto 360 is way off. Officially it is out for about 4 months now and its considered to be one of the best (if not THE best) choices on among Android Wear smartwatches so there is absolutely no reason for moto to show an early v2 of it. I will probably get it next month or early March after HTC`s event. The weird part is that we know we are getting the old processor, the smaller battery, the flat tire display but we still prefer it over LG R. It is just too beautiful to pass.
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Good points.
Yeah, the hardware may be "dated" but it does the job. If that's what Motorola had to do to meet an affordable price point, then kudos to them.
Granted, I'm not a spec whore. All I care about is does it do what I want and is it quality. For the most part, the answer to those questions is "yes", fully realizing that Android Wear is arguably still Beta.
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Moto 360 2nd gen release date
can anyone tell me the release date of 2nd gen Moto 360.
According to this article weararena, the smartwatch release this year, but do not give the time frame.
Until I see a link to a reliable source, I don't believe any "I heard from dis guy who knows a guy" posts.
The first gen is still relatively new with long term kinks not yet discovered.
So I got the Sony Smartwatch 2 a while ago and its amazing.
It's the only smartwatch I have seen that you can text on. That's right it was a wee bit laggy but it worked my watch screen turned into a keypad where you can create the letters required to send a text. I loved this at work where you are not allowed to have your phone on you I could have it hidden away in my pocket and text off my smartwatch.
Sadly I changed from my battery eating Samsung galaxy S2. I was lucky if the battery would last me a day, over to my Iphone 4S which last a bit longer than a day.
Sadly the Sony Smartwatch 2 doesn't work for Iphone.
I am hoping everyday that someone makes this possible with a modified firmware. If that even is possible.
I miss the awesome potential of this watch.
It is NOT possible. You have to buy another watch.
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Hi. I ran into this article. I cannot check if this is work or not as I dont have this watch.
http://ios.wonderhowto.com/how-to/connect-android-wear-smartwatch-your-iphone-0161979/
I hope this helps.
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Hi. I ran into this article. I cannot check if this is work or not as I dont have this watch.
http://ios.wonderhowto.com/how-to/connect-android-wear-smartwatch-your-iphone-0161979/
I hope this helps.
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it is about "Android Wear" (Sony SW3) not owner Sony OS SW2
I'm the proud owner of a new Google Pixel XL and am looking for a smartwatch to pair it with. I previously had an Apple Watch with my iPhone 7.
In researching the current choices that are available, it looks like this is probably the best one out there and I love the stainless steel/milanese loop band (and current price on Amazon).
The only thing holding me back is that it sounds like Google might actually be making their own watch now to further the "Made By Google" product line.
Just wondering your thoughts on if you think it's a good idea to pull the trigger on the Huawei Watch now or just wait on what 2017 has to offer.
Thanks
PS. Sorry for the buying advice thread. I usually hate these but this is a tough choice.
Supposedly Google will add Android Pay to the next version of Android Wear, but neither the Huawei Watch nor hardly any current watches have NFC to support it. If that interests you, I assume the new Google watch will have NFC.
That said, I don't care about Android Pay and love my Huawei Watch.
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Supposedly Google will add Android Pay to the next version of Android Wear, but neither the Huawei Watch nor hardly any current watches have NFC to support it. If that interests you, I assume the new Google watch will have NFC.
That said, I don't care about Android Pay and love my Huawei Watch.
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Thanks for the reply. My debit card doesn't even support the chip yet so I don't even use Android Pay yet. Maybe it's great but it's not something I feel I'm missing yet.
discovering if you're a 'smartwatch person' asap seems best .. since a used huawei watch on ebay can be had for $130 find that out now and save $200, then be pleasantly surprised when you compare it to Google's offerings next year and discover that you might like your huawei watch more.
Hey guys, i've seen that nobody here talked about asteroid os, i've tried this today
anyone here have ever seen this alternative OS to android wear?
https://asteroidos.org/screenshots/
On the installation section it is available for our smartwatch 3, looks promising!
What you think about it?
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Hey guys, i've seen that nobody here talked about asteroid os, i've tried this today
anyone here have ever seen this alternative OS to android wear?
https://asteroidos.org/screenshots/
On the installation section it is available for our smartwatch 3, looks promising!
What you think about it?
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I´ve checked their web page. Other than open source and privacy, I don´t see what it brings to the table android wear doesn´t yet have, even if the watch doesn´t get updated to wear 2. I actually assume that you have to go with whatever this OS has built in rather than having all the possibilities of watch faces and apps on android wear.
I´m coming from a Pebble steel and a Pebble time steel, but owned a moto 360 briefly. While the Pebble had its own "playstore" and was fairly customizeable, I was still stuck with some of Pebble´s decisions (like when they decided the up button must call the health screen instead of what you wanted). I did like the android wear when I tried it (for about a month), but the 360 didn´t last me a full day, so this was a no go.
I´ve since ordered the Sony SW3 and hope it´ll work out to a day or two for a charge. I´m sure I´ll like it with wear, even if I should get stuck with the current build. And btw., having the watch connected to my phone running on my google account anyways, I don´t quite see the point of having a more privacy oriented OS for the watch.
But these are only my 2 cents. Any software development is good, and maybe it grows to be a viable alternative to android wear. Right now, I think it´s not for me.
Yea i agree with you, i'm happy with android wear for the moment
But it's good to see that some people is developing custom roms for smartwatches, hopefully in the future we will see something like CyanogenmodOs for our smartwatches
There's currently a very promising watch financed via crowd funding. It runs asteroid, has 4 days of battery life, AMOLED screen and even a camera!!!
Check it out and back this thing. 19 days left!!
https://fr.ulule.com/connect-watch/
Hi,
I love this watch, build quality, specs etc. But is it worth buying it today almost 2 years after its release date? A new one cost a little bi more than $200.
I know google stopped supporting and Oreo isnt comming, how big of deal is that? If so, is it likeley that a ROM will come?
Yes it's worth buying even after two years,I would happily buy it again
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Yes it's worth buying even after two years,I would happily buy it again
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Thanks! Do you guys think someone will develop a ROM with OREO for it?
How are the batteries holding up after 2 years?
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Thanks! Do you guys think someone will develop a ROM with OREO for it?
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No. Android Wear is not open source which is why you don't see Lineage OS or anything like that on any watches. The only hope for oreo on this device is if someone can get the HW 2 firmware working on the HW once its oreo update is pushed. It's a long shot but not unprecedented since someone got the Android Wear 2.0 (nougat) firmware from the Lg G watch R working on the regular G watch. I think those watches were much more similar hardware wise though than the HW is to the HW 2.
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How are the batteries holding up after 2 years?
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Still have or 40% left when I put it on the charger at night. I have not really noticed any reduction in battery time.
I bought mine last week as a replacement (finally!) of my Samsung gear 2 neo. I absolutely love this watch. I have had a lot of compliments on how it looks, and when I took it to a jeweler to get a couple of the links taken out the shop owner said he was really impressed and had me e-mail him a link to get one for himself. I will have to get another band before I run with it though.
I bought this watch three days ago and could not be more pleased. Very good construction quality, excellent materials, very well designed because it is not sporty or very formal. I knew I would not receive more updates from Goggle, but I still did not hesitate to buy. At the moment I am very satisfied. The watch does everything I was looking for in this type of equipment.
Only complaint is screen burn-in as I have it on all the time. Otherwise still looks good, and I still get compliments.
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Only complaint is screen burn-in as I have it on all the time. Otherwise still looks good, and I still get compliments.
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I haven't had burn in issues. To answer the OP's question, this is probably the best Android Wear watch you can get in terms of features and yes it's still worth buying. The newer watches are good (zen watch 3, Huawei watch 2... etc) but some lack some feature than the Huawei Watch 1 has.
This is the most 'watch like' smart watch you can get - it has all the features you need and looks good. I am always getting asked about it... no one believes it;s an 'old' model!
I just bought mine locally. I got a good price and was blown away when the guy I bought it from opened the box and I saw how beautiful it was. I have a gear s3, but needed something to where when I'm dressed up and this watch fits the bill. Battery life is better than my Gear S3 by far. I don't care about upgrading to Oreo. The watch does everything that I need it to do and looks great to boot.
Totally worth it. My first one broke in March. Decided to get the s3 frontier to replace the Huawei. But it just wasn't the same. I still needed a classy non bulky watch when I dress up. So bought I replacement huawei around December of last year. Got it used and I'm so glad to have this watch again. Very classy looking. I've always received compliments then and I still do now. S3 not once did I get any compliments on it and in my opinion it is too bulky for long sleeve and jackets.
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