[Other SmartWatches] xda-ulle:
Hi all, this is my first post @ xda-devs.

Got my inWatch z last week. From chinavasion.com/china/wholesale/Cheap_Mobile_Phones/Cell_Phone_Watch/inWatch_Z_Watch_phone_-_Android_4.2_IP57_1.63_Inch_Transflective_TFT_Touch_Screen_Bone_Conduction_Speaker_Blutooth_SIM_Slot/ (linked URLs not allowed to me yet).

With stock firmware version INWATCH_Z_M_V03 (1403102993) I could just switch language to german.

Settings --> System --> Language & Input

How to activate USB-debugging? When developer option is missing in system settings:

Settings --> System --> About phone --> then press Build-Number until you become "developer" (about 3 to 7 times)

Even though its quite expensive (with all costums, taxes and logistic fees by local DHL: 305 Euros) I am quite happy with this device.

I definitely wanted a standalone watch (and square, not circular). And compared to this my ZGPAX S6 is just an ridiculous toy.

Cheers, Ulle

Thanks to Lokifish Marz for his outstanding work and really useful information.

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With help of google translator I would conclude, that there are two inWatch z models around, that just differ from memory "manufacturers". So there seemingly is no difference in functionality.

The same link with google translation:

"translate.google.com/translate?hl=de&sl=zh-CN&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fbbs.inwatch.cc%2Fread-610-1"

One just have to choose the appropriate firmware version, depending what model: Z or Z_M2 .

Latest firmware for Z: V14

Latest firmware for Z_M2: V03

My Z_M2 V03 had Google Play Store already included. But it took a while to enter the credentials correctly - the keyboard takes almost everything from the screen and one can't see, what is typed in ...

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Has anyone from the inwatch owners found a way to change the four actions from the "screen lock"?

I mean when pushing the side button, there is the clock where one can wipe in four directions.

I would like to have one action open google voice search directly.

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Another thing to get better with the watch:

When setting

Settings --> User/Personal --> Sleep mode

to the smallest value (which is 15secs here in Z_M2 V03), the background light is switched off. Permanently.

(see "martian-imperium.blogspot.com/2014/07/one-week-with-inwatch-z.html", "Always On Mode")

That way, the lockscreen with a high-contrast clock-theme is always recognizable, except in full darkness. Perfect for using it as an ordinary watch. Bad for using it as a smart watch.

Does anyone have an idea, how it could be configurated, that this is the "sleep mode" (background light switched off) and pushing the side button would wake up the watch AND switch on the background light ?

I tried "Awesome On Off" app from Play store ("play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=grandmaster.awesomeonoff") and it worked quite well. But it "randomly" switches the watch on when doing everyday stuff, like drinking a beer in a bar (even with max angle in sensitivity). People tend to stare on your glowing wrist ... so I disabled the app.

And no, I don't drink beer *every* day ;)