yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Other SmartWatches] ofsinreno:
There are wrist bands that simply vibrate upon notification and i thought that would be enough, but i find there are some notifications I'd like to actually read. I have the same needs as you. Originally I bought the Galaxy Gear, and while it was very polished, I found it to be more than I needed. I have had the z watch now for about a week and it's perfect for what I need. There are notifications for every app, you can't read email yet, but I'm not looking for that anyway, you can read text messages which I DID need, and because I constantly switch back and forth between my galaxy nexus and my note 3 it's beneficial that you can use the z watch with any phone. So far the battery has been great, I charge it to full for about a half an hour before I go to sleep, then turn it off for the night. I have never seen my battery drop below 70% yet- though I am not connected to Wi-Fi. For me the price is right, and as long as they continue the updates, this is the perfect watch.
[Other SmartWatches] pox67:
Sounds like I made the right choice, thanks for the input ofsinreno.

Ideally something between a smart watch and notification band. Although there are many exciting possibilities on the horizon. I could see myself going for a full smart watch that had the sim card in it and then an 8 to 10" companion tablet. The smart watch acts as the phone and the tablet as the media consumption device. I could dig that.
[Other SmartWatches] juggamonkey:
Is anyone able to sync quick SMS I've tried different ROMs on my phone no luck
[Other SmartWatches] m_bardugo:
find my phone + hebrew

hi,

does this phone has an application which i can use to send notification to the phone and he would ring so i can find him?

another thing, does anyone have solution to see hebrew in the watch?

thanks!!
[Other SmartWatches] lee34234:
can anyone try whether 'Augmented SmartWatch Pro' (please search it in your phone's playstore,there is a trial version in his website) is functional in z watch?is the whatsapp function working?
[Other SmartWatches] Deadbeef:
I was unable to enable Accessibility for the program in the watch. The settings keep crashing when you enable the program.

It looks very promissing software. Love to see it working on this watch.
[Other SmartWatches] lee34234:
The developer of augmented smartwatch pro has a youtube channel,you may take a look

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Add you try on the rom that made by other xda developer?
[Other SmartWatches] Deadbeef:
Yes I've got the custom 2.1 firmware running.
[Other SmartWatches] aleekwen:
some notifications do not need accessibility and may still work - key is to enable "show on phone" option in settings - try a test notification - if that works we have hope here!
[Other SmartWatches] lee34234:
You think the accessibility problem is on the android of the watch or the app?
[Other SmartWatches] Deadbeef:
Don't know. You can install the test version from play store. Please try and tell me what happens on your watch
[Other SmartWatches] lee34234:
I havent buy this watch yet I want to know is the whatsapp work on this watch or not,but i may buy this watch anyway few days later I think
[Other SmartWatches] guygenius:
I have bought the watch and am awaiting its arrival. If whatsapp can work with it, it will be really cool!
[Other SmartWatches] avands:
How is the audio quality through the headphone jack???

Sent from my SM-N9005
[Other SmartWatches] kernelsegment:
I installed google maps, FBReader, calculator.

gmaps and calculator work fine, FBReader is just for show - too small screen requires constant page turns (may be used as a cheat **** on exam :)

Do you have any ideas? I may try.
[Other SmartWatches] Deadbeef:
Installed Tunein radio but watch just cannot keep up with streaming the audio over wifi. It intermittent stops to catch up with the buffer. Audio quality over headphones is good enough, but it's no galaxy s4
[Other SmartWatches] alvanyap:
just grab mine last two days, the construction quality is really so so if compare with samsung & sony (but what u expected from a usd99 watch?)

like many others, this is the addional feature i hope will have in future

1. the watch face can be add more or customized

2. the watch face movement can do like htc sense style which is kinectic movement instead of quantz movement

3. if the screen brightness can increase then we can make it as torch light d :P (although now also can but not bright enough)

battery life i only manage to get 1 day on moderate usage....
[Other SmartWatches] KOAO:
Just ordered from SmartQ Directly

I just ordered the watch from smartq. How long will it take to get to California from hong kong. With DHL shipping.
[Other SmartWatches] skyworxx:
So BT internet tethering does not work with both the stock and custom rom?

Man, why is this even a problem with those smartwatches? Manufacturers seem to remove that function for no apparent reason. I bought a 414.go, which had also BT tethering removed. Had to sent it back, because it was basically useless for me.
[Other SmartWatches] Deadbeef:
I dont know if BT tethering works or not. The setup of the watch is restricted, but maybe someone knows a program the doea the same, so I can install and test it with my S4. Wifi tetjering works fine, but i know nothing about BT tethering.
[Other SmartWatches] ofsinreno:
It took about 4 days to get mine when I paid for express shipping through DHL. They sent me a tracking number, and it was here the next day.
[Other SmartWatches] mghtymse007:
Got something kinda cool...the finalist watch faces in the OMATE KICKSTARTER campaign work perfectly on the z-watch. It installs as a program under the title "watchfaces". Run the app, each watch face works exactly as seen in the OMATE vids. Obviously, the widget parts most likely will not work without tinkering with the apis.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/..._medium=organic&utm_term=watch+faces+play+app

I'll add to my FTP as working Z1 apps. PM for login.
[Other SmartWatches] KOAO:
Can someone make a video with root privileged and a couple of apps running like gmail or playstore or something?
[Other SmartWatches] Deadbeef:
Installed the watchfaces. Thete are some very nice one's. Pong is my favorite. Hopefully someone figures out how to replace or add it as zwatch-face
[Other SmartWatches] mghtymse007:
Sure wanna know what shoots thru Laurent's, CEO of O'LateMate, brain when he sees this...???
[Other SmartWatches] juggamonkey:
Can anyone recommend a good watch band ?
[Other SmartWatches] mghtymse007:
Leather, metal, rubber...chains, spikes, bolts....what do you like? There's too many to recommend one...narrow it down for us...???
[Other SmartWatches] juggamonkey:
I want something that feels good on the wrist no latex ..maybe some color or something I'm not picky lol
[Other SmartWatches] mghtymse007:
Take a look at some of the tactical bands. There's some on ebay...really comfortable and durable. Made to your exact specs, so u don't have to worry about fitting issues
[Other SmartWatches] kenharmsfl10:
SmartQ Updates

It has been confirmed that SmartQ is working on an Update to work with Android 4.4 KitKat.... more info as it becomes available.

Also - SmartQ now has an update to the English Firmware update:

http://en.smartdevices.com.cn/Support/Downloads/zwatch

Once users have updated the Firmware via their computer - also do a Factory Reset under settings and the We Chat and other two Asian based Apps are removed once the watch restarts.
[Other SmartWatches] juggamonkey:
My note 2 is running kit Kat and I have no problems with the watch
[Other SmartWatches] ofsinreno:
I'm using my watch with my galaxy nexus running kit Kat without any problems too.

Btw- I posted this on another thread and haven't received an answer. I need the restore tool, but it looks like the host site has been shut down. Does anyone have it?
[Other SmartWatches] juggamonkey:
I have the restore tool on my laptop but I won't be home till late if u don't have it by then I'll upload it for you
[Other SmartWatches] ofsinreno:
That would be great. And I cannot get my watch to mount to my computer. I'm running Windows 8.1. I know XP would be a better option but I don't have that available. Any ideas?
[Other SmartWatches] guygenius:
I have a Note 2 and for some reason the call log on the watch is always empty. I have turn ON Accessibility for Z-watch sync app. Any clue what could be going wrong?
[Other SmartWatches] standef:
I got an email from support on that issue. There is a problem with the z watch not reading Samsung phone call logs. They are aware of the problem and are working on a fix.
[Other SmartWatches] juggamonkey:
If u flash a non touchwiz ROM your problem should be resolved
[Other SmartWatches] guygenius:
Glad to know it is a software bug that may be resolved by an update :)
[Other SmartWatches] v-angel:
how to do?

Please tell how to do this?
[Other SmartWatches] innosia:
I want to ask

If I sync to phone will my facebook notification appear in the watch?
[Other SmartWatches] juggamonkey:
This isn't really the right thread to discuss that but u need to root ..install recovery(cwm or twrp)...and install a non touchwiz ROM such as aosp PA cyanogen mod

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Who's up to the task of installing a bigger battery inside this watch?..my understanding its a 3.7v and I seen some guy at 4pda mention he was gonna do the mod but its in Russian and Google translate really doesn't help to well anyone able to locate say a 400 or 500 mah battery that fits inside ?
[Other SmartWatches] dang1:
info

HI!

can someone tell me if is possible run

- Whatsup (message)

- Fleksy keyboard

..and if I can read hours everytime without push the button?

Thanks!!

Daniele
[Other SmartWatches] Deadbeef:
If the augmented Smartwatch app is adapted to work on the Smartq watch, then it will be possible to display Whatsapp and other app messages on the watch. For now this app doesn't work.

Fletsky doesn't work on my watch.

You can read the time if you set the DISPLAY setting to "Automatic backlite" Tilt the watch towards your face and it will switch on.
[Other SmartWatches] mghtymse007:
It is possible get a basic notif from WhatsApp thru the z-watch utility. Basically notifies you of a msg arrival, but will have to read on phone.

Flesky requires mass device resources to run smoothly...this app tests out to be very slow on the z-watch. Most all of the swipe/alt keyboards have issues. So far, flit is the most user friendly.
[Other SmartWatches] pox67:
Just got my blue Z-Watch yesterday! Took a week to Australia from SmartQ online store.

Very easy to setup so far. It came with v1.8 and I have updated to 2.1. I see there is a v2.0 for English users that removes some non-english apps but I figured the higher versions is better.

jugamonkey this was my first thought as well. I noticed the watch is nice and light and depending on the cavity inside the watch it may be able to accomodate a bigger battery.

What mah is the current battery?

There are lots of small lithium batteries in the hobby world:

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__7570__ZIPPY_400mAh_20C_single_cell.html

Give me a couple of days and I will get it opened and measure the battery cavity and check out the options.

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AH HA! I had been flinging my wrist all over the place with limited success in getting the backlite to turn on. Simply pointing the watch face to my face does it. Cheers!

Anyone purchased new charging cables?

I would like to have one for work and home.

EDIT:

Another question - I missed an email notification coming in to the watch as it didn't vibrate. The only thing I can think of is that the phone was on silent and not vibrate itself. If the phone is on silent does the watch not vibrate on notifications?
[Other SmartWatches] kernelsegment:
SmartQ receives any notification which is seen on top line of smartphone (Z-watch should be running, of course).

If you app is configured to show smthg in top line, you should get watch vibration.

Note: you can test by press "send notification" button on Z-watch, if you haven't - check BT on both sides.

The problem here: in case of "out-of-memory" Android may kill Z-watch app...

EDIT:

Battery volume is 300mAh.
[Other SmartWatches] vircotto:
Please, let me know if you find anything, I'm interested too.
[Other SmartWatches] pox67:
Ah yes, the test notification - I should have thought of that. It does work with the phone on silent.

Hmm, going to a 500mah will be much better then but they are quite big...

Had a quick google but didn't find anything. I emailed SmartQ to find out if they sell them.
[Other SmartWatches] aleekwen:
Hi when you try a test notification in augmented on the watch does it force close? This test notification does not need accessibility. If you can grab the log cat (if it does force close) I will look into it.

To do a test notification - hit the menu key then test notification.

note to enable "show" on the watch go to augmented settings -> Phone options -> show notification on phone and select the TextView option (not the Sony one that will crash as the Sony SW is not installed).

Willing to help you all get it working if possible!
[Other SmartWatches] pox67:
aleekwen, sure you got the right thread?

kernelsegment, I think the the app has been killed on the phone as I am no longer getting notifications. Checking the ZWatch Sync service it was cached rather than running. Is there a way to keep it alive?

EDIT: seems to just be Gmail notifications that are intermittent. SMS is fine.

Charging cables - right under my nose...Should have ordered an extra when I got the watch. At least shipping is free:

http://buy.smartqme.com/cable-for-smartq-z-watch.html
[Other SmartWatches] wiam:
SmartQ Z Watch V2.2

SmartQ Z Watch V2.2 is out. Did someone test it ? What's new ?

My watch is @ home, I had a bad wake up so I forget it.
[Other SmartWatches] pox67:
Google translate -

Update log:

Add a message center, save all push messages.

New watches end ban push message function.

Countdown repair service after sleep may stop the problem.

After the stopwatch is not reset sometimes fixes the problem of zero.

Repair some dial date display may not be correct problems.

Mine isn't seeing v2.2 as an OTA update yet and I can't do a manual update at the moment. Will have to wait for tomorrow.
[Other SmartWatches] raul_sbd:
2.2 update

where you can see the 2.2 update? link pls.

Regards
[Other SmartWatches] pox67:
http://www.smartdevices.com.cn/support/download/Z1/
[Other SmartWatches] raul_sbd:
2.2 update

It appears now!! Thank you chaps
[Other SmartWatches] arpitruia:
Hi can any one provide solution to keep app live in background as notification are not received once the app is closed or cached............

Thanks in advance
[Other SmartWatches] ofsinreno:
Anyone have a solution for mounting the phone to a windows 8.1 machine? Mine won't show up at all when connected to my PC.
[Other SmartWatches] innosia:
will this watch show facebook notification?
[Other SmartWatches] mghtymse007:
Adb or mtp? Usb debug, on or off? If enabled, are you seeing the adb driver as an active... or unknown device?
[Other SmartWatches] ofsinreno:
It will not show up as mtp or "device" or drive whether debugging is on or off. It will show up under adb devices, but I'm not really familiar with adb. When I plug the watch into the PC it dings, but doesn't say anything like "unrecognized device".
[Other SmartWatches] mghtymse007:
Please read posts b4 asking. I be answered this question multiple times recently.

As with all apps, a basic FB notif will be sent to the watch that a msg has been rcvd. The phone will be required to read the msg in its entirety.

With that said...the full stand alone apps, such as, FB, twitter, G+ all install and function via WiFi...some have reported connection/functionality with 3rd party BTT apps.

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32 or 64bit? What drivers have you tried? Did you try the SmartQ beta?
[Other SmartWatches] ofsinreno:
64, and no I haven't tried the beta... Are you talking about the restore tool? I have installed the newest SDK tools, and I've tried updating my windows media player as someone else recommended.
[Other SmartWatches] mghtymse007:
No, not the tool. SmartQ has a 64b beta driver that worked for me. Its listed in their Dev support.
[Other SmartWatches] ofsinreno:
Thank you, I'll take a look when I get home later today.
[Other SmartWatches] mghtymse007:
Their site is incredibly hard to navigate. You have either use Chrome (auto-translate) or search the URL from Google and translate directly from results. If you have trouble, let me know....I will try to find the driver and UL it to my FTP for you.

FYI- I found this driver a few weeks after the product launch. It was quite difficult to install and keep stable, so I switched to win7. Issues noted were failed device starts, corrupt transfers, and each time I restarted the PC...I had to remove and reinstall the driver manually. If you can find an updated version, I think it will be worth your time.
[Other SmartWatches] juggamonkey:
Is it possible we can upgrade from geek 2.1 rim to 2.2 and keep root ?
[Other SmartWatches] mghtymse007:
No...ul lose root and the Asian apps are added back.
[Other SmartWatches] juggamonkey:
Humm that's sucks maybe geek will update it for us even though he sold his watch
[Other SmartWatches] pox67:
I started the Z Watch app this morning with the intention of getting the OTA V2.2.

I got a popup (in Chinese) for v1.4.5 - it is an update to actual Z Watch app. I thought why not...Now when I try to do the OTA update of the watch I get "Failed to get information of watch please check bluetooth connection with wath".

I tried restarting the watch and also repairing Bluetooth. No luck so far...
[Other SmartWatches] mghtymse007:
Yeah....ya know....it does suck! I have been impressed with SmartQ's rapid release updates over the last couple months. I sure hope that their attention to detail extends to the English firmware as well. I was looking at the latest release...2.2...I'd like to apply this update...but I've found that since I applied the English v2.0... things just run better and faster. Except when I got my N5...read below>>>>

****BUGS NOTED with N5/KitKat****

I have had my N5 for a few weeks now and noticed a few bugs with the Z1. First, in a sporadic manner, single notifications sometimes come in bursts of three. Upon notify, the watch vibrates three times in succession and the display shows three separate copies of the same msg. Second, I've noticed that if the watch disconnects, a manual reconnect thru the BT mgr will be required or watch restart... It won't reconnect on its own. And lastly, i also noted a significant slowdown with continued med-heavy use. A watch restart is all that is required to clear it up, but since I didn't notice this with my ONE...I thought it was worth mentioning.

After a few calls, i confirmed SmartQ is aware of the compatibility issues with KitKat and is working on the fixes in future updates.
[Other SmartWatches] pox67:
Rolled back to Z Watch app 1.4 and then the watch could again be updated OTA.

I suggest not updating the Z Watch app at this time.

EDIT: notifications working as expected apart from Gmail. Gmail will work for a while and then stop.
[Other SmartWatches] mghtymse007:
By chance....Has anyone found a remote viewer that will allow control from a pc? I've tried Team Viewer, VNC, VNClite, airdroid, and a couple others.

Really could use this utility to open up functionality on many apps. Anyone have suggestions?
[Other SmartWatches] juggamonkey:
New z watch app got it five min ago v 1.4.6
[Other SmartWatches] geek78:
Sorry, don't have anymore the watch and when i have time to play with my toys i do it but for my Gear or my Note 3 :(

For the root you can try you can try something simple : take /system/xbin/su and /system/app/superuser.apk from my rom

And for google apps try the official small package of gapps for 4.1
[Other SmartWatches] juggamonkey:
OK thanks but will try later and let everyone know
[Other SmartWatches] ofsinreno:
So I updated to the English 2.0 version and now I can't get weather. It just says network connection timed out. And I cannot get the ota for the update. Do I have to run the restore?
[Other SmartWatches] mghtymse007:
Did you do a full restore before you applied the English fw update? And I mean a restore with the recovery tool... Not thru the watch settings. Then you need to upgrade to asian v1.9 ota... then apply the EN update.
[Other SmartWatches] juggamonkey:
Also update your z watch app on your phone 1.4.5 was not letting me update weather so I upgraded to 1.4.6
[Other SmartWatches] pox67:
Same experience here. I updated the watch to v2.2 yesterday but weather stopped syncing. Updated the phone app to 1.4.6 today and weather is working again.

I got around to testing out the music remote control this morning. Works very well with Google Play Music. Using the phone controls is a little laggy but very acceptable. Also album art is pushed to the watch which is nice.

So far this the Z-Watch has been a great experience. My only gripe is that Gmail notifications still aren't coming in.
[Other SmartWatches] pashka79:
I use k9 mail client despite gmail everything works likr charm I can read a part of the mail in the notification
[Other SmartWatches] ofsinreno:
I got the weather to work. Now I am having a bigger problem. Once I install the zwatch apk on my phone and bind the phone to the watch I cannot reset my phone or I get stuck in a bootloop. I thought it was a problem with my phone so I warranty exchanged it, but the new one does the same thing. The phone works fine... then I restart it and it gets stuck requiring a battery pull and a hard reset. I am using a Galaxy Note 3 all stock. Any ideas???? I am getting sick of formatting this phone and starting over.
[Other SmartWatches] juggamonkey:
hey guys i just uploaded the geek78 v2.2 rom in his thread you can go there for instructions heres the download link https://www.dropbox.com/s/7lpy2vqvu7f3w36/geek78v2.2.zip
[Other SmartWatches] raul_sbd:
What are the advantages of this Geek Room? and how are the steps to root/install the room?

Is is worthy to Root the watch or better leave it as it is as standart.

Thank you everyone
[Other SmartWatches] ofsinreno:
After some work and a lot of resets here is what I have found:

Coming from a completely stock freshly reset T-Mobile Galaxy Note 3 running 4.3 and a stock factory reset Z Watch running 2.2. I download the Z Watch Aid App from 126.am/zwatch which is the 1.4.6 version and install it. Everything is fine and my phone WILL restart without problems. Then I bind the phone to the watch and everything works fine- meaning I receive the notifications on the watch correctly. Then when I restart the phone for any reason it gets stuck in a bootloop, and even pulling the battery will not fix it. It has to be factory reset. So I did the same process but I UNBOUND the watch from the phone and then restarted the phone and it starts up perfectly.

The strange thing is that I also have a Galaxy Nexus running CM 11 (4.4.1) and I can restart the phone no matter whether the watch is bound to it or not- so I am wondering what is the problem with my Note 3 that it doesn't work properly? Does it have something to do with the Touchwiz?

Anyway- at least I can use my watch again, and I don't have to warranty ANOTHER Note...
[Other SmartWatches] mghtymse007:
Do you have another BT device that you can connect and attempt a restart? Headset, ext speaker, etc. It could narrow down a solution.
[Other SmartWatches] ofsinreno:
Yes, I did a restart with a bluetooth headset and it was not a problem. What's even more strange is that I tried disabling bluetooth on my phone without unbinding and then restating and it still locked up. It must have something to do with the Z Watch Aid app and the binding process.