yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Other SmartWatches] BlastTyrantKM:
It's not just the performance issue... I want one of the Motorola watches because it looks better, and it's designed from the ground up for Android Wear. If it works on the Zwatch, I'm willing to bet it won't work well. This thing has enough trouble with its own software. And since there's no charging port, it suggests an alternative charging solution. Maybe even a kinetic type "wrist movement" charge capability. And the build quality on this zwatch is quite disappointing. After only 3 weeks, the rubber-look finish that matches the band is already beginning to wear off on one of the corners. I haven't dropped the watch, rubbed it on a brick wall, ran it over with my car etc etc. Very light use, after 3 weeks, and it already has signs of wear. No thanks.... Even if it runs Android Wear flawlessly, I'm still getting the Moto360. I've already got the money set aside... Whatever it costs
[Other SmartWatches] dersie:
I don't think SmartQ paid an "Android Wear" license to launch Google Rom on his Smartwatch. Maybe for the next ? they can not buy licenses for products already sold.
[Other SmartWatches] pox67:
Yup, I wouldn't buy anything now until the Google Wear devices start coming out - probably Q3 or Q4.

Z Watch does all I want at the moment anyway.

I kind of feel sorry for all those watches waiting to release now like Sonostar and a stack of others. No point buying one at all when the hold game is about to be changed.

I seriously doubt the Z Watch will be updated to Google Wear. Smart Q would be better of releasing a new cheap device with Wear built in from the ground up.
[Other SmartWatches] electroblood:
Rooted 2.5 ROM?

I have heard that the 2.5 ROM has better battery life and most everything works in it. Can anyone comment on that? I am also looking for a rooted version of the 2.5 ROM but have been unable to locate one.
[Other SmartWatches] dersie:
Too many problem with V3.4 and notification does'nt work for me now. I installed the custom ROM Skynet but not better. I wanted to put the official v3 after the skynet rom but z1 watch boot and continuously displays "SmartLauncher failed". I restored the stock version with the burn tool utility and it come back to V1.8. So I can update anew on V2.5 and I'll see if it's better than my previous the v3.x.....
[Other SmartWatches] menkyy:
is this watch can answering / make outgoing calls?
[Other SmartWatches] dersie:
yes/yes, but just UI, not to talk.
[Other SmartWatches] andropos:
How much did you pay for your z1 watch from ali?

I tested the Wear launcher on Z1 and it does not work yet:

smartqwatch.com/forum/discussion/5339/google-android-wear-ui-for-smartwatches-possible-for-z1

SmartQ is one of the very few manufacturers that actually pays Google licenses for their Android devices, not sure what is the case with Z1 as there are no Google services preinstalled, but its most likely that SmartQ will have a Wear ROM for Z1 when possible or release a new model at the fair next month.

smartqwatch.com/forum/discussion/5339/google-android-wear-ui-for-smartwatches-possible-for-z1

Im running on stock 3.3 and get about 3 days or battery life.

Im running 3.3 and most notifications work fine on my z1, see here:

smartqwatch.com/forum/discussion/5340/enabling-notifications-from-email-gmail-and-whatsapp

Yes, you can answer calls, and you can make a call but only from the SMS app for now.
[Other SmartWatches] dersie:
Same for me, enable notification accessibilty for Zsynchroniser app but it do not work. Sometime it work a few hour or one day.... it stop for always....
[Other SmartWatches] PsykoOhh:
a problem with the voice

hey there i need all help that i can get. I have the smartq z1 and I can't hear what anybody says when i acept a call on the watch. do somebody know a support that i can write or can someone of you help me?
[Other SmartWatches] BlastTyrantKM:
There's no speaker on the watch. You can't use the watch as a phone. All you can do is click "accept", then pick up your phone. Good luck doing that though, the few times I've tried accepting a call from the watch, it just disconnects the call. Useless feature anyway.
[Other SmartWatches] PsykoOhh:
answer

No i mean when i have pluged in earspeaker, because when i acept a call by the watch i can speak in the mic on the watch and the other person hear what i speak in the mic
[Other SmartWatches] BlastTyrantKM:
I've never tried doing that. I don't think I own a wired headset anymore LOL
[Other SmartWatches] TheAnonymousOne:
Questions!!!

I ordered the watch from smartqz official distributor and it shipped the 20th, will it get to Minnesota around today or tomorrow? I also paid for the DHL express. Another question once i get it i want to either get a custom rom or install GApps can anyone give me some instructions and links? Thanks guys!
[Other SmartWatches] ofsinreno:
There's no feature to make or receive calls on the watch, it's only a remote control for your phone. Even with a headset you still need your phone to make calls.
[Other SmartWatches] PsykoOhh:
I don't mean a headset i mean HEADPHONES :S

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why can i then speak in the mic of the watch and the other person hear that? and can i add an feature like this or install a rom for an other smartwatch thats include this feature?
[Other SmartWatches] ofsinreno:
Hopefully you can find a way to make that work. So far most people have found the mic useless. Let us know your progress!
[Other SmartWatches] BlastTyrantKM:
Keeping my fingers crossed that Android Wear OS will be made to run for this watch. Then the mic would be used for Google commands. Hopefully.... Since it supposedly works for that Chinese voice input app.
[Other SmartWatches] PsykoOhh:
Is it able to stream the android audio system to the watch?

Or can i take the android audio system from my phone and install it on the watch?

Or modify the bluetooth that my phone mean its a wireless headset?
[Other SmartWatches] BlastTyrantKM:
I use my watch almost exclusively for the notifications. I travel, so I also use the weather app set to my destination since my phone tells me conditions for my current location. That's all I need to do with this watch. Never tried anything else...

You can load music onto the built in storage and listen through the native player on the watch. But I don't know why anyone would want to do that. Maybe for workouts? Would be a high level of annoyance for me to have a wire connecting my ear to my wrist. And frankly, I don't see how music playback would sound even remotely as good from the watch as it does through the phone.
[Other SmartWatches] PsykoOhh:
Okey i have wiritten an email to the support and i hope they add the feature :)
[Other SmartWatches] dersie:
Because your voice go through your phone microphone ;)
[Other SmartWatches] PsykoOhh:
no^^ i put down my phone in an other room:)

i get a last idea to use the apks from google glasses is it able?
[Other SmartWatches] chadr0xurs0x:
The microphone on the watch does work, for me personally at least. I have not tested it thoroughly, but I am able to use it to trigger Google Now within the app and the launcher on my watch, and have it recognize commands *when connected to wifi*. I did test the microphone on the watch for phone calls and wasn't able to use the watch (at least effectively) for calls, but I did have 4 microphones connected to my phone so its difficult to say which one was picking up the audio. I also have the Android Wear developer preview .apk installed, and while voice commands are disabled in the preview, it does trigger the notification saying just that when speaking "Okay Googe" into the watch. I am very excited about the android wear functionality, as it should not be difficult to port apps and roms to the watch, let alone the possibility of having official updates for our watch, as I think SmartQ will eventually switch to Wear when it becomes stable and available, to save on Software development costs, and as Ingenics is listed along with other manufacturers as partners on the Android Wear website. I have not been able to get tethering on any custom rom or iteration of official firmware working as of yet though, minus the official weather app that comes with the watch. I am able to connect it to my phone and enable Bluetooth tethering on the phone, then connect the tethering on the watch in the Bluetooth Devices settings, but no luck getting packet data other than notifications. Since it does request and pull data from the phone with the weather app and shows up on my phone as pulling data for the Zsync app in my data usage, I'm assuming it IS possible that we can get Bluetooth tethering working for other apps on the watch, we just haven't figured out how yet?
[Other SmartWatches] pox67:
You seem to have a lot of trouble with your watch.

I use this feature all the time. When I accept a call on watch it puts my tablet in to speaker phone and I can just start talking. In the car I can accept a call on the watch and it routes it through the Bluetooth system.
[Other SmartWatches] BlastTyrantKM:
It seems like a got a lemon, that's for sure. I've tried every ROM available, and I have the exact same persistent bugs. There's 4 that are bad IMO...

1) Auto wake only works sporadically, at best, when it works at all. Sometimes it doesn't work, period. Even when pressing the On button.

2) The screen time out doesn't work, at all. My screen will flash on for a 1/10 of a second, regardless of how long I have it set.

3) Sometimes get no notifications for apps I have set

4) Several times each day, the calendar won't be synced

There could be other bugs, but this is all I use the watch for, so this is all I notice.
[Other SmartWatches] siakgayyem:
bricked z watch lite

i have the smartq z watch lite.i dont know if tis is the right place more my post. please redirect it if its the wrong forum. i seem to have bricked my watch. it anly llops through the smartq logo without even reaching the boot animation. i tried to use the restore tool but i cant seem to get it connected to any of the 3 laptops i tried it on. also i noticed before i got it bricked that the internal memory only has 22mb free space and i haven't even installed anything yet. can someone please help?
[Other SmartWatches] maja:
New Firmware is out...

http://www.smartdevices.com.cn/support/download/Z1/FirmWare/201310/24-18816.html :p
[Other SmartWatches] pox67:
Fairly cryptic update log as usual:

Update log:

Add new dial.

New contacts delete function.

Mobile optimized low battery indicator.

Adjust some default settings
[Other SmartWatches] TheAnonymousOne:
Just got the watch!

I just got the watch and want to get Gapps on it ? People keep saying look though the thread but tbh it has a 125 pages now... can some give me some input on how to get Gapps on it and supply the link? also what is the geeks custom rom? any help at all please
[Other SmartWatches] dersie:
DJDroid or Skynet ROM for ZWatch.

I use DJDroid and for me it works better than Skynet Rom.

I have now my notification right with this ROM and no good with last official ROM 3.4

I leave the official rom because every time they break what worked before and is continuous regression. :(
[Other SmartWatches] amddayalan:
Disconnecting the call from Watch

I Know that we can accept or reject a incoming call. Can we disconnect the call after attending the call through the mobile or headset but from watch display. Because, I dont want to open my flip cover everytime after attending the call being a 6inch screen.

Thanks for the reply in advance. Please post any screen shots for reference.

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Can I disconnect the call through watch after attending the call through mobile, because I dont want to open the flip cover, being so huge.
[Other SmartWatches] dersie:
After accept the call the window disappears, so you can not close the current call with the watch.

You can just close with your headset or automatically when the caller hangs up.

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Tips to hang up the call from the watch.

After accept a call, you have one notification in status bar.

If you click this notification, the call windows is anew displayed and you can hang up with the reject button.
[Other SmartWatches] amddayalan:
Thanks for the reply.

Can you please post any screen shots after accepting the call and for rejecting the call.

I am planning to order the watch and dont want to open the flip cover for disconnecting the call.
[Other SmartWatches] drmpk:
The best option for you is to have the watch connected to your phone and also have a bluetooth headset also connected to phone. When you receive a call the watch would show you who is calling. You can receive the call with bluetooth headset and after the conversation you can disconnect with the bluetooth headset. If you did not want to receive the call, you can directly reject from the watch.

I am doing this since I got the watch 3 months back. Never had any issues.
[Other SmartWatches] Jamesch:
Can you send a link for DjDroid? How do you put it on the watch?
[Other SmartWatches] dersie:
After accept or reject the watch come back to last screen view so Clock view for normal use, so nothing to show ;)

There are few post on xda about DJDroid Rom, you can use search bar to tap "DJDroid".

There are different version, personally I use the V4 based on offical ROM 3.0.

http://smartqwatch.com/forum/discussion/5334/customrom-djdroid-watch-4-0

The last DJDroid is V5 but I prefer keep my V4 wich works fine. I do not want try other and other and other...... ROM or version wich works or not. DJDroid 4 is good so I keep this. Each time we must re-install all apps and data on ZWatch and it is laborious.
[Other SmartWatches] theparagon:
I Know that the smartq watch have Fitness menu / Pedometer. Can we use it independently through the watch without connecting with the mobile phone. Because, I dont want to bring my mobile phone everytime Ɨ do exercise at the gym. So Ɨ can get the Pedometer function with the smartwatch standalone

Thanks for the reply in advance. Please post any screen shots for reference.
[Other SmartWatches] Nedyar:
Yes, its an android device, so any app works without the phone connected. The bluetooth connection is only for sms, calls and notification service.
[Other SmartWatches] dersie:
It is just a movement arm count. It must stay on every time or the auto light hour when you move your arm do not works.

You can reset step before exercise if you want just know step during exercise.
[Other SmartWatches] theparagon:
Thanks all. This is the best value price smartwatch.
[Other SmartWatches] probstc:
First impressions of the SmartQ Z watch

I have had my SmartQ Z for about a week now, and I am impressed with what you get for $99 USD. I must confess that the out of the box product is quite simplistic, but does the job, pairing with both Android and iPhones, giving you key notifications. To really get the maximum out of the device you have to tinker with it, side loading apps. So far here are the Pros, Cons and technical challenges I have faced:

Pros:

- cheap, as in price, NOT quality (for a Chinese product it is very well built)

- with the install of key apps, and use of its WiFi and Bluetooth, watch can do a lot of neat things

- waterproof: I have tested in shower and pool, and no issues

- good looking and gorgeous color screen

Cons:

- battery life - not sure about others, but I am lucky to get 4-5 hours of heavy usage. I need to close almost everything for it to last the day.

- slow performance - to be expected with single core, 1 GHz processor

- poor instructions

- both WiFi and Bluetooth can be finicky and lose connectivity, with WiFi more prone to disconnects

Technical challenges:

- synchronizing with my Windows 8.1 PC (success!)

- installing a video player that works (success!)

- input of text (success!)

- customization (ex. Wallpaper - success!)

All in all, a device with tons of potential at a great price!
[Other SmartWatches] willbro:
Please supply details on how you met the technical challenges, ie. connect with win 8, keyboard input, etc. Congratulations for your success. Now try a Rom and get even more. Highly recommend JDDroid version 6.
[Other SmartWatches] probstc:
More details on workarounds

- for Windows 8.1, you have to: Enable USB debugging on the watch (by going to Settings/About/Model Number) and tapping several times until you get a message to that effect. Next on your PC you have to edit your device driver settings for the watch (should display as MTC or Android Tablet), adding The USB Composite Device driver. Thereafter your watch will be recognized by the file explorer.

- for the keyboard, install both Quick Keyboard Switcher and Any Soft Keyboard apps (I got this info from a previous post on this forum)

- I finally got video playback using the QQPlayer that I found online; quality is poor, but I was able to prove that it works!

- Finally, I used an app called Pictures to view photos and as I bonus, it permitted me to set my wallpaper!

As for a new ROM, I will get used to my watch as is before I take that next step - Thanks for the suggestion though!
[Other SmartWatches] dkirker:
Battery Experimentation

I did buy this battery: 171245040907 (Which appears to just be the same one as referenced).

So far, it is working nicely! It doesn't seem that I have positioned it correctly for the dimensions. I am going to try messing with that, and even sanding a bit of the inside of the back down. I have also contacted the seller about a custom size and even different capacities!

It is funny how they ship them to get around US Postal Service requirements for NOT sending batteries. :P One of the ones that I ordered (I also ordered this: 231140532881 It is too wide, and as a result tightening the top will likely puncture the battery with the headphone jack... :o ) came wrapped in tin foil (heh... maybe lead foil, since most scanners can scan through different layers of metal...)! :P

-Donald :cowboy:
[Other SmartWatches] hun_gery:
GPS datas from phone to watch

Anybody?
[Other SmartWatches] dersie:
After reading the post danaca79 on nova launcher,

http://smartqwatch.com/forum/discus...martwatch-launcher-with-nova-launcher#Item_14

I decided to install it because the original launcher is too annoying to use. Too long to go to the weather app (alphabetical order "W") , swipe much much before you get there.

With nova we can arrange his favorite apps as you want.

I use 2 page for my favorite watchface and 1 for battery widget.

On all other pages I put a quick access to Desk 9 as I go on my preferred watchface on one click after any other app.

I have also an Icon to launch the drawer to have more app in one click on the different drawer page.

Now the ZWatch is very usefull and rapid acces on my used app.
[Other SmartWatches] Kuehnau:
Hello, brand new guy here.

I found out about this watch last night and ended up buying it through SmartQme. I found these forums after I placed my order for the watch. The largest reason for my purchase was the idea of gettng texts, along with the time and weather on the watch.

I spent about an hour reading through the forums and I haven't really seen a direct answer. Does the weather report work with BT or is it wifi only? If it's WiFi only it has rendered the watch pretty useless for me as I am often not near an active wireless network besides home.
[Other SmartWatches] pox67:
Weather syncs over BT and is one of the only apps that does.
[Other SmartWatches] dersie:
It is a simply 2 days weather with only min/max temp and icon forecast for (poor) selected city in a few country in setup.
[Other SmartWatches] dbellonate:
My watch has never been connected to WiFi and the weather update periodically via the zsync app and whatever internet source my phone is connected. Generally, 8hr (3G) and 16hrs (WiFi). Never had an issue with weather.
[Other SmartWatches] Jamesch:
Can someone help me out in this:

I have installed a ROM with included Gapps (I think drmpk's) and everything was ok, I could use Play store etc. Then I upgraded to 3.1 and now the Play store tells me there is no connection even though I am connected on wifi.

Also can someone give me a link to a working browser apk? Stock android is fine I just couldn't find it.
[Other SmartWatches] Lyth:
I just purchased the watch, and I have a few questions.

My phone is an Atrix 2 and it has BT2.1 extended(?), i think. Its running android 4.0.4. Watch is running 4.4 and v3.0-2014.01.17.

Ive paired the two devices together, but im not receiving texts or calls to the watch.

I tried to connect to wifi to get the sync app (i figured its needed), but the watch has no keyboard and my phone doesn't prompt me for input (switch?)

What should I do? I hope my phone is compatible as this watch wasn't cheap for me.
[Other SmartWatches] Nedyar:
You have to install the sync app in your PHONE, not in the watch.
[Other SmartWatches] Oskar_Sch:
I also want to sync with my PC. But no success. I can't see the watch on my PC. I have turn on the USB-Debugging on the Watch, connect it with the cable to the PC, but nothing.

Can You help with an idea?
[Other SmartWatches] Oskar_Sch:
Thats exacly the problem I have. Debugging is on.

But on my PC I haven't any device. Nothing.

And I have no idea, what to do.

Last updates an ZWatch and Android app. All updates on PC (Windows 8.0 Enterprise 64 bit)
[Other SmartWatches] probstc:
When you connect your Zwatch (with debugging on) to your Windows PC running Windows 8.1 and look at the devices, you should see a device called MTP (looks like an MP3 player). You will have then to tinker with the device properties to add the USB Composite Device driver in order to make Windows recognize it as a drive in explorer. For some reason Windows 7 does this automatically, but Windows 8 does not.

I hope this helps - Good luck!
[Other SmartWatches] Ada DJ:
Ok a couple of questions. Is the power button supposed to be hard and need a little more pressure to press than the return button or are the buttons suppose to feel the same?

I'm running the jdroid rom

I cant seem to let the watch take internet from my phone, xperia mini pro. (this happened on the original rom too)

when I try to open contacts on the watch, it says, waiting on the phone, how does one solve this.
[Other SmartWatches] ofsinreno:
So far bluetooth internet tethering does not work. You cannot take internet signal from the phone to the watch.
[Other SmartWatches] Ada DJ:
the contact problem was solved, but I want to know, can one make phone calls through the watch, if so, how?
[Other SmartWatches] Lyth:
So, I need this app to make the phone work with the watch? Simply pairing it won't do?
[Other SmartWatches] ofsinreno:
That's correct.
[Other SmartWatches] Ada DJ:
is the power button suppose to be hard?
[Other SmartWatches] gasland:
can naybody upload some pics of the new firmware please?

is it still having problems with win8 ?

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can anybody upload some pics of the new firmware please?

is it still having problems with win8 and win8.1?
[Other SmartWatches] v-angel:
Phone calls

so far i am reading here and other forums nobody talk about this.i solve my problem this way.there is an app called tablet talk that can control tablet from your phone.i purchase it and it work.both device installation and this can work.the problem is that youhave to ask from the development team how create the app to send you,after the purchase,the app to pass it to the phone.this will work for sure.
[Other SmartWatches] Ada DJ:
Hi, I did not really understand your english, did you mean that this app works, but that the interface is too big for the phone and that we therefore must contact the developer and ask for a version customized for our watch?