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[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
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I figured since there is finally a place to post this, I will do so here. There is currently ongoing development for the Motorola MotoACTV smart watch. It began simply as a fitness watch, but has evolved with root, recovery, and roms into the best android watch available.

AND IT CAME OUT IN NOVEMBER OF 2011.

Interesting, yes? Let me get you some details from our current wiki (http://motoactv.wikispaces.com/home, started from the members right here on xda):

Hardware Specs:

Processor: 600MHz OMAP3 (3630) ARMv7 CPU supporting ARM architecture:
- thumb, vfp, vfpv3, edsp & neon. (overclockable to 1Ghz currently)
256MB of RAM and 8GB of NAND Flash Memory (Or 16 GB)
Wifi 802.11B/G/N
Bluetooth 4.0 (low-power mode)
ANT+ for connectivity to fitness sensors (heart rate, etc.)
FM Tuner (with Radio Data System for station & song identification)
PowerVR GPU
1.6" 220x176 capacitive multitouch LCD display
5 hardware buttons on the side:
- (Start, Music, Volume +, Volume -, Standby/Power)
1 additional capacitive button on the front for 'back button'.
Ambient light sensor
White charging and notification LEDs
Accelerometer
GPS

So now that you're intrigued, let me give you some resources to get you started!

Main XDA Thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1399692

Root Tool and Image Flasher:

MAKE SURE YOU CHARGE TO 100% BEFORE DOING ANY OF THIS!!!

http://www.cleardroidroms.com/motoactv.php

I MEAN IT!!! CHARGE TO 100% BEFORE DOING ANY FLASHING!!!

Overclocking:

Dproldan's Overclock - Easy windows installer in this post

Roms:

ClearDroid MotoACTV

DPRom for MotoACTV

ReACTV Rom

RunKeeperACTV for MotoACTV

FreeFly ROM

CEnnis91's stock roms/AnyRoot

Custom Watch Faces:

Custom Watch Faces Thread

Bluetooth PAN Tethering Instructions (Internet via Bluetooth from Phone to Watch)

Saeviomage's Tutorial

MotoACTV TCX Exporter:

SuperDave's MotoACTV TCX data exporter thread

Known working apps

Known working apps thread

IF YOU DIDN'T LISTEN AND ARE NOW "LOW BATTERY" AND CANNOT FLASH:

First thing's first. It will probably still charge on the wall charger or a car charger. Try that first. But, if it won't...

(or if you're just an avid flasher,) I'd also recommend you get one of these to help you out of jams: Motorola Factory Cable. The one at that link from Team Black Hat is typically out of stock, but a search of the words "Motorola Factory Fastboot Cable" on eBay can get you one for between $5-8. This cable does not charge your unit and does not come with the MotoACTV.

Any questions? Please post below. And GET YOUR ACTV ON! ;)
[Other SmartWatches] adity:
Re: Motorola MotoACTV

What's the cost?
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Re: Motorola MotoACTV

Mine brand new when they first came out was $249 for the 8g, but substantially lower now, I'm sure.

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[Other SmartWatches] Joescan:
I just bought one as well but it still cost me $240 on amazon.
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Re: Motorola MotoACTV

eBay is always good. :)

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Update: just checked, they're going for $50-200 on ebay, lots are on there for sale.

Also, I will be updating the first post of this thread with any info/links that you guys need. We would love for more development of this device, since we've been doing it for months/years now.
[Other SmartWatches] Jakmalmo:
Wow this seems great! Youtube and a browser. I recently bought myself the Sony Smart Watch, and I was not too impressed with the battery life time, how is this ones?

I also managed to ruin my SmartWatch, but I'm gonna get it refunded from the store :) I'll probably get this from eBay! Is there any bugs/problems I should know about from the Motorola watch?
[Other SmartWatches] Joescan:
I get mine tomorrow, and my only concern/question is how well this handles Bluetooth tethering. I use FoxFi and PDAnet with phone and tablet and i'm hoping I can use the same with the motoactv.
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Not really. Battery life for me is around a week, sometimes more if I turn it off at night. I don't leave bluetooth or wifi on unless I need them though, and keep the brightness around half. I also turned off the shake-to-wake feature, as my watch was turning on when I was just walking around and using up battery life with the screen on lol.

But, for such a tiny battery, a week is pretty good in my opinion. Either way, you can just charge it every night if you're a heavy user. Keep in mind, this isn't like those other "smart watches" that only issue notifications, this is a full blown android device.

I know Nook Tether works on it for bluetooth tethering (internet pass through) I believe, but I'm not sure about the others. I've heard of PDAnet also, it might have been another that worked. I don't tether mine though, so I'm not sure.

The only thing I want different is the watch strap, and an XDA user is actually working on a better one right now. I can't wait! :)
[Other SmartWatches] Jakmalmo:
I'm leading an auction on eBay at the moment. The "Buy Now" alternatives is too expensive with shipping to Norway :/

A week battery time sounds good to me :) I had to charge my SmartWatch every day, and that wasn't a problem.

How's the Firefox browser and YouTube app working on the watch?
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Youtube works great, not sure about Firefox though. I think some people used Boat browser or something and had fine results with it. :)
[Other SmartWatches] ronaldheld:
Is there a way to keep the display on to use as a watch, without pushing a button? How much space does the OS use? Is Ebay prefer over Amazon for purchase?
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
It has shake to wake, where you shake your wrist and the display turns on. The os doesn't use much, maybe 200mb or something. I've got the 8 gig version and have plenty of space, even with roms. However, the space for installing apps is limited for the time being. I'm not sure, but there might be a way to partition the space on the device to get more app space.

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[Other SmartWatches] ronaldheld:
I was unaware of the shake to awaken. I will go for the 8 Gb unit when I get the funds. More reading needs to be done to see which ROM may be the best for me. How hard is it for someone to generate a customized ROM without extensive training?
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
The hardest part is the script lol. Making one work is not easy. I've been working on roms for years now and this is the most finicky device I've ever seen.

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[Other SmartWatches] ronaldheld:
I will have to pass on this activity fir now. Does any ROM support an audible alarm and customized time date screen?
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
It doesn't have a built in speaker. I'm sure you can get the alarm to show on the screen though?

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[Other SmartWatches] ronaldheld:
That could be a problem I was thinking of using the alarm in the morning and when needed. Off to see one at VZW today.

The store did not have any, demo or for sale.
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Cool! Let us know what you think! :) Of course, the one you see won't be rooted or have a regular android launcher on it yet.
[Other SmartWatches] ronaldheld:
I have decided to buy one, preferably at less than ~$250. I would prefer new versus used since they are discontinued and i am uncertain about warrantee. Maybe i can afford to order one next week. No doubt I will have questions, if rooting does not go smoothly.
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Just make sure it's charged to 100% before you start, and use the root tool with a windows machine. It should be easy as pie. :)
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
I'm honestly not familiar enough with the graphics/led drivers to implement something like this yet. :(
[Other SmartWatches] ronaldheld:
Fair enough. Will your latest ROM be available soon, as I may need to do some more more on fixing my Launcher2?
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Not sure yet on a time frame, waiting on several things. :(
[Other SmartWatches] lirona:
ClearD Hi,

First of all thank you very much for giving me the answer I will try it (you mean with this: MotoACTV Easy Modder V1.2?).

Why when I want to change the "thems" on my device I can't do it I get FC and where I can put (which file) all my "thems"?

Thanks,

Arie.
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Yes, that's the script. And I'm not sure what you're referring to?

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[Other SmartWatches] ronaldheld:
ClearD what is and where the easy modder script?

My watch was dead this morning. Yesterday before I turned it off it sat at 98%. If it turned on automatically it still should have some charge, unless the WiFi turned on regardless of what the toggle showed yesterday.
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
It's at the motoactv wiki page somewhere. I can't remember the exact heading, but it basically does the ADB pushing/installing for you, for those that don't know ADB commands. And that's very odd. I've left mine on for literally days and it stays on and loses maybe 10-15% daily or so, with no wifi or gps turned on, and no shake-to-wake on.
[Other SmartWatches] ronaldheld:
ClearD I can pass on that tool. As to my watch it is off when I am not wearing or tindering with it. I suspect the power widget lies sometimes about toggling the WiFi off. I just charged it up this afternoon. I may turn it on and leave it on to see how long the batter lasts.
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Which Rom?
[Other SmartWatches] ronaldheld:
Your plus my Launcher2 mod. after 2 hours of doing nothing the watch lost 2%, which is not unreasonable.
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Very odd. I never touched anything wifi related, and when off, mine loses 1% over maybe an 8 hour period. When on, it's right about on par with yours. I wonder why it died?
[Other SmartWatches] ronaldheld:
ClearD I cannot say. You saw what I did to Launcher2. By the way I just noticed having clockface problem when switching between them. Mine was misdrawn but got better. I noticed a lag on displaying the app icons from Launcher2 desktop.
[Other SmartWatches] zeroktal:
I've actually seen what you have with the battery. It does this to me the first few days after a fresh flash. To see what is doing it, get gsam battery and wakelock detector from the market. In my case it was the workout service, but mystically 2-3 after my battery is lasting 9-10 hours with light usage, bluetooth on and tething, but no wifi.
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Very odd indeed! I'll try to work on this a bit tonight, want to incorporate my new background image along with some new clock faces if I can. :)
[Other SmartWatches] ronaldheld:
ClearD which background and clockfaces? Have you checked that my Launcher2.zip worked correctly on your watch?
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
I didn't, but if you only changed the background (I saw it was black if I recall), then it should be fine. I don't see any reason it shouldn't work as long as that's the only image you changed and the new one has the same dimensions as the old one did. :) Attached is my own, flashable. The clock face I just added is the Sense 3 face from Cereal Pirate. I'm testing on my own device right now to see if it works properly.
[Other SmartWatches] ronaldheld:
ClearD I changed the background and some of the steel .png files. I colored in some of clock screen icon .png files. I do not seem to be able to edit the clockface .xml files and get them to execute. Perhaps you will be able to help me?
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Lol I'm actually still trying to figure it out myself. I'm currently working on the updated systemui.apk, modding out that giant grey bar at the top again, as it apparently changed between the last build and this one, and the old modpack apk won't work with the latest rom version.

I have gotten his clockface integrated into the rom, but can't figure out how to make the hours and minutes black instead of white. The obvious solution is to change the hex codes from "FFFFFF" to "000000", but that did nothing. Hmm...
[Other SmartWatches] ronaldheld:
Hmm.. ClearD my end voal is to have the big digit face with no exercise data displayed and the date information to be static on the status bar or moved. So far no success at finding that .xml file and my mods on the Cell watch face did not execute. The zip is in post #62 on the clockfaces thread.
[Other SmartWatches] lirona:
ClearD Hi,

Why when I want to change the "Wallpaper" on my device I can't do it I get FC and where I can put (which file) all my "Wallpapers"?

Why on your ROM I can't install the game "angry birds" when I try to I get error, and if it installd when I am open it I get black screen?

Thanks,

Arie.
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
To change wallpapers, you need to install the "Gallery3D.apk" from cyanogenmod. The rom doesn't have anything to view the images included, so you'll have to install something first.

About angry birds, I have no idea. It always worked for me on the old ones. Haven't tried in a while.

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[Other SmartWatches] speedyink:
Newer versions of Angry birds don't work I think. Try an older version.
[Other SmartWatches] ronaldheld:
ClearD I flashed your launcher2 and tried it out for a while. I will have to decompile your apk to learn more about the clockface file you modified.
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Come to think of it, you may be right, speedy.

And ronaldheld, I discovered that you may have to dirty flash mine to get it to work, I got a bootloop when using it with my rom with a fresh flash without the previous data being present.

Fixed that problem by including the data in the latest version, but it shouldn't be necessary at all normally.

Edit: oh yeah, and for those not following, I've got a new test build in my rom thread. :)

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[Other SmartWatches] ronaldheld:
ClearD your test ROM plus new Launcher2 got into a bootloop? I will restore back to my last save before I tried your file. Do you want me to try to get your latest ROM to work with the apps I usually run? Finally was your altered clockface .xml file in your launcher2 or part of your latest ROM?
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
No, the launcher2 itself. The rom is fine, but when I was making test builds, the launcher2 without data bootlooped. The latest test build includes the new Launcher2.apk. The new clock face is separate from the launcher, and is included. Make a backup with the root tool before you flash though, as it erases your existing data when it flashes. :) after boot install all your regular apps as you normally would.

Latest is 1.1.7 H.

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[Other SmartWatches] ronaldheld:
ClearD I will try out the ROM in the afternoon because I want to check on whether I still have root and Clocksync will work. I usually backup with the CWM recovery, is that a problem? If I have no problems I would want to modify your clockface file.

I am having a problem finding 1.1.7H. Can you please provide a link to it?
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
It's in the rom thread, a few posts back from the end. :)

And modify away!

And, I'd make a backup with the root tool as well as one in clockworkmod if you can, better to double up than have one not work for some reason lol.

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[Other SmartWatches] ronaldheld:
ClearD I cannot find your latest ROM in the last few pages. Perhaps a pm with the link would be helpful.

Edit found it in a forum I do not look at, I expected it in the Motoactv forum. I will flash it later today and report back.
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Wait, it's in another forum? O.o

And I'll find the link and post here if I can.

Edit: found the post: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=41052115

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[Other SmartWatches] ronaldheld:
Thanks ClearD. I flashed your ROM and reinstalled the few apps I had before. I will try it out for a few days before making changes. Can you provide a link to the edited clockface .xml file. I want to alter that before having to make changes to your Launcher2.
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Which one? I actually didn't alter them in any way, just added the new ones. The folders are in the /system/clockfaces folder.

Also I found out that if you have themes turned off in your xml, you don't need to place the clockface png file in the red, blue, and steel folders. It just pulls the image from the original clockface folder for a preview in the launcher.

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[Other SmartWatches] ronaldheld:
ClearD I will look there. I was looking for the big digits xml file. A goal is to not to display the exercise data. If I can get the Internet apps workimg as before then I will work on the xml files. Are you editing them with Notepad++?
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Yessir! It's a coders dream lol.

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[Other SmartWatches] ronaldheld:
CLearD, I cannot find the xml file I want so I will work on the Cell homeclock one. Is there a way to test the xml file out without trying out in the watch? Can I just place the homeclock file in that folder on the sd card? Finally are you the only one updating ROMs for this watch?
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
I don't think there is, unless you can find some way to import the entire rom into the android emulator. I don't think that's possible, though.

I've been actually keeping mine in the /system/clockfaces folder, which requires root access. I actually have no experience with the external clockfaces area, so I'm not really sure. Sorry! :(

Dproldan comes by every so often, but he's been pretty busy lately. When he's able, he devs also, I believe. CEnnis91 used to work on some stuff, along with a few others, but since their initial releases, they haven't been seen much. Other than that, I'm not sure lol.
[Other SmartWatches] eddol20:
i just ordered my motoactv yesterday im so excited , i had the sony mn2 for 8 months ,im selling it now and my motoactv should be with me by Saturday :) i will root and install your rom as soon as get it , thanks for the work :good:
[Other SmartWatches] fernandoavc:
You guys are heroes thanks for keeping this device alive :)

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[Other SmartWatches] ronaldheld:
It sounds as if you are it ClearD. If the Neptune pine comes out will you work on that watch?
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Maybe if someone donated one, or helped fund getting me one. As of now, I've got a new family to support and money is a little tight lol.

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[Other SmartWatches] fernandoavc:
Sorry my ignorance but what's the donation for? I mean, is it a new watch or functionality to be implemented on motoactv?

EDIT: I hope you do not get one cause I'll not ;)

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[Other SmartWatches] ronaldheld:
Money is tight as I am retired. It does look lime it has potential for development. Off to try and mod the Cell xml file later today. Certainly will need help.
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Lol indeed, that's why I didn't figure I'd be getting one any time soon lol. I'm still working out kinks on the new rom version also. Have a few other things to work on, like the actv launcher icon spacing, and the removal of my personal physical dimensions from the data.img lol. The latter should be easy.
[Other SmartWatches] ronaldheld:
ClearD I kade some changes to Launcher2(your ) recompiled as a system apk and 7-zipped it. I cannot find my PC copy that does the signing and alignment. What did you recommend last time and does it have any dependencies? I will do a backup before I reflash the launcher.
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
I believe it was: the ppcgeeks zip signer, it's standalone. :)
[Other SmartWatches] ronaldheld:
ClearD the .zip file failed to install. Could you see waht i did incorrectly and let me know?
[Other SmartWatches] fernandoavc:
Lol your dimensions aren't so hard to change at all... I went to the gym these days and will check if the syncing is going where it supposed to...

If you allow me to suggest a improvement, not sure how impossible it is ( I know that Motorola won't put the Bluetooth profiles there) but someone has done a boot img with the profiles but it doesn't seems to be functional... the suggestion is to try add at least a bt profile that works with any streaming app like pandora, tunein or whatever over a PAN connection... actually only dolphin and Google maps worked...

Just ignore if it's impossible to do

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[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
I'll try to check it out tonight at work. :)

That's bdaman80's territory, he's my co-dev and my go to guy for kernel and boot image related things. I'll run it by him and see what he says. As the rest, he's been pretty busy the past few weeks with work lol.

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[Other SmartWatches] ronaldheld:
Thanks ClearD. My .png changes should not have caused a problem so it is more likely to be procedural.
[Other SmartWatches] fernandoavc:
This is not a must have but I think a cool feature cause mine is the 8gig model and keep musics there might be a waste of storage.... anyway thanks for considering this :thumbup::D

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[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
It's your zip format lol. Inside the signed zip, you have a folder with the unsigned launcher folder in it. You'll need to follow the exact same folder setup as the one I posted previously. Delete CERT.RSA, CERT.SF, and MANIFEST.MF before you sign it again, and make sure the folders inside your flashable zip are "system" and "META-INF". It has to follow the correct folder tree to flash. :)
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Updated first post with dproldan's overclocking script: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1649839

and the easy windows way to install it: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=41272760&postcount=20
[Other SmartWatches] speedyink:
Dude, awesome. I never did it because I was being lazy, but then I forgot about it. Now you've not only reminded me, but made it way easier too!
[Other SmartWatches] ronaldheld:
CleadD how does that overclocking impact battery life?

Fixed by zip problems but the .apk did not include all of the changes I wanted. I will try again and maybe the overclocking for wstchfaces.
[Other SmartWatches] fernandoavc:
The overclock for motoactv is the same concept as pc computers you increase processing capacity and by doing this you also increase the battery usage... nothing related to the watchfaces at all.... only if you develop a watchface that demands high processing....

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[Other SmartWatches] acid123:
I'm getting my motoactv on Monday swapping it for my pebble,

Can anyone recommend me good rom to place on there,

What I really want to use is a GPS app and bluetooth tethering from my iphone,
[Other SmartWatches] ronaldheld:
Why don't you try ClearD's and see how you like it?
[Other SmartWatches] fernandoavc:
Yep there are some nice ROMs to try... ClearD is the most active at the moment but there is also DPRom beta 9 that is very good also!

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[Other SmartWatches] ronaldheld:
ClearD finished my Launcher mods for now. Need to finish this round off work by chsnging a clockface file. Are any of the default .xml files in /system/clockfaces?
[Other SmartWatches] ClearD:
Yep, it should be "homeclock.xml", and it's in both the Cell and Sense4 clock faces that I put into the newest rom. :)
[Other SmartWatches] ronaldheld:
ClearD I started this time with your launcher and cell and sense4 do not come up. I can start with one I can find. Have you turned off fields by replacing "true" with "false". I want to remove the exercise data and see the calendar data on the status bar. Are there editing tricks that I am not aware off?