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[LG G Watch] coolsilver:
I'm noticing maybe I was right that most notifications should at least show a card as long as the cause an alert sound/vibrate. I just had Ingress pop up on my watch. Same info as notification, only option is to open on phone, no map or image of portal but maybe in future.

Might also needed a couple hours of cook in time for the app to really work as it should took off charge at 8am 43% on watch... S4 well already hit 20% and had been recharging now.... damn phone.

Edit: Just thought of something... I wonder when Google Fit will show me cards to drink more water based on Accelerometer positioning and how long it detects sound of me going pee. HAHA
[LG G Watch] tomh1979:
so far for me battery is stellar, took off charger at 7:30am, and here at 5:15pm i'm at 71%
[LG G Watch] atrix4gtransamgta:
I think it's a very well rounded device, coming from a pebble it definitely can do far more with less effort, and having built in wear companions to some of my favorite apps out of the box makes it a no brainer, and really simple. Whereas pebble was restricted to calls, texts, hangouts, facebook updates/messages, i've gotten notifications for basically anything, without having to set it up individually through some other extended app on wear.

It's also pretty neat to have a device that's essentially android at its core, so far no apps i've tried provide any useful functionality, but just the sheer fact that i've gotten facebook to the login screen in itself is quite incredible. gives me hope for the future.

I'm probably in the minority here, but i love the moto 360's design overall, yet that black bar kills it for me. That's why i didn't hesitate to get this, because i have no interest in it unless they fix it somehow.

Overall, i'm very happy with my purchase and i'm really excited to see where this goes in the coming months/years. I think google has a winner on their wrists. There are some things like voice recognition that i wish were slightly more accurate, but it's minor things like that which can easily be ironed out with a software update.

Overall +1 to LG and El Goog. Cheers.
[LG G Watch] madgalaxy:
My I ask how you got Runtastic Pro to work? I can not get it to do anything.
[LG G Watch] Hardcore73:
I also can no get Runtastic Pro to work. Only the regular version.

Can we keep the Runtastic card on the screen instead of it going back to the watch?
[LG G Watch] pRo_lama:
What about display - indoor/outdoor. Is really bad outdoor?
[LG G Watch] spiderflash:
I can read it no problem in bright sunshine with a dimmed display, don't really know why everyone says it's so bad.
[LG G Watch] pRo_lama:
My friend tested G Watch and compared them with own SW2. Here is the photo at sunlight and I'm litte bit confused. He says that brightness was on 100%.
[LG G Watch] tomh1979:
personally i have no issue reading it on level 1, so yeah no issue's for me either.
[LG G Watch] jimbobtexas:
Got mine yesterday, and it's just the little things for me. I've had a Pebble for over a year, so I'm no stranger to notifications. It's the level and degree of the notifications that are the high point for me. For example, I use Pandora when driving, and didn't know there was Wear support in that app. I was pleasantly surprised to see the album art and start/pause/next controls available on the watch.

I went for my morning run, and after turning on my bluetooth headset, I gave a couple of "Ok, Google" commands. Start Pandora - cool. Start run - and the countdown from RunKeeper started immediately. Ok, Google - stop run.

At work, it's mostly about meeting notifications and email, and I love the interface for those. I'm anxious to see what software is developed for this platform going forward.
[LG G Watch] ardsar:
The Sony watch uses different screen technology and is transflective hence the reason the Sony is clear to read but monotone in bright light.
[LG G Watch] Lorimere:
Use Pandora all the time. First I heard of it being wear ready! Thanks for the review.
[LG G Watch] spiderflash:
He obviously didn't have the brightness at 100% or his watch is broken, or the phone just made a weird photo with incorrect brightness. Mine's a lot brighter :eek:

Here's mine at brightness-level 33% in bright sunlight
[LG G Watch] pRo_lama:
I'm not sure. Look at this video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQHoaUgKLT8#t=103
[LG G Watch] spiderflash:
Well I dunno, maybe it's just not THAT bright where I live. As you can see from my picture I can read what's on the watch with no problem.
[LG G Watch] kangxi:
I saw a video review from Droid-Life stating that the watch is worthless in sunlight. I live in bright and sunny Florida and have no issues viewing my watch outdoors during the brightest time of the day. And that's at only 3 brightness. I cranked it to 6 and it was even better.

Edit: that photo above doesn't look like full brightness. The screen times out after a moment of not being touched. That is what looks like happened.
[LG G Watch] coolsilver:
I didn't seem to have a problem in the sun other than the fingerprint smears really show up and make it unreadable.
[LG G Watch] spiderflash:
So it's not just me ^^ I'm also guessing the picture was taken just when the screen was fading, as you can still see a card at the bottom, but it's strangely dark. And about the video linked above: You cannot see anything because the cameras auto-brightness made it impossible to see anything as he's holding it against the sun.

Same here.
[LG G Watch] bryanhayn:
Was this with the screen always on?
[LG G Watch] paulmai:
You need to use 'Google Now' key phrases, you can find some in the context menu on the 'OK Google' screen

Take a note...

Remind me...

Show me my steps

Send a text... to .... <content>

Email... to .... <content>

Agenda for today

Navigate to <place or postcode>

Set a timer for ....

etc...
[LG G Watch] hoseth0711:
Not entirely correct. In the case with navigation, you can start the navigation as you would normally do in Google Maps and it will then automatically show the directions on your watch.
[LG G Watch] tomh1979:
i know how to do that stuff, that wasn't the issue, the issue was it would open and immediately and force right to the phone instead of navigate from the watch, however as i stated before it has been resolved by itself.
[LG G Watch] waxlabo:
I'm digging the Allthecooks app, I added a few recipes on it so far and it seems like it will be a useful app.
[LG G Watch] RMXO:
http://www.spigen.com/brands/lg/g-watch/lg-g-watch-screen-protector-cr.html

Anyone have the screen protector from SGP yet? I like to protect my devices and hopefully some fingerprint prevention.
[LG G Watch] lowlife546:
yes put it on right when i took the watch out of the box yesterday. The size is perfect and you cant really tell its even on there. But fingerprints are really bad on it. However as I put it on right out of the box I can't compare to how it is without it.

edit: actually right after writing that i intentionally tried to smudge it up and it really isn't too bad. And my fingers are a lil greasy from eating popcorn a little while ago too.
[LG G Watch] RMXO:
Yeah, say this after I posted. Smudges really that bad?
[LG G Watch] spiderflash:
Pretty much :S I found myself constantly wiping the watch screen because the smudges were obstructing the view and also it just look ugly on this beautiful watch. With the protector from my phone there's no more smudges and I haven't had to wipe the screen yet. Before I did it almost every time I looked at the watch -.- I can't show you a picture because my camera doesn't pick up any of the smudges..
[LG G Watch] TurboD:
So far, I'm enjoying it. I'm pretty sure I can get 2 days on a charge, my Pebble would go 4, but worth the sacrifice. I've determined it's relatively worthless in water though, can't really control it and the shower turns it on and whatnot (I'll give a point to Pebble on that one). I'm excited for the future of Android Wear, I think there's a lot of possibilities for these devices. Had a scare today, caught it on the car door as I was getting in, it actually popped the spring pin out of watch and the whole thing hit the asphalt. No damage though, still have the factory screen cover on, my screen protector hadn't shown yet. Kind of surprised it came out so easy though.
[LG G Watch] paranoid2007:
Did you sell your Pebble or are you still using it?
[LG G Watch] TurboD:
It's actually up on eBay now. I was very tempted to keep it because it's served me well over the last year, but I've decided to go full in on Android Wear. Now I'm waiting on the 360 to be released, curious if it will have a little more battery life, I'd really like 3ish days on a charge.
[LG G Watch] RMXO:
For all the folks that have the watch. Would you recommended it? I'm waiting for the 360 but don't mind having multiples watches if their good.

-Sent from my Galaxy Note 3 via Tapatalk
[LG G Watch] tomh1979:
personally i would get it to hold you over, at least that's what i'm doing also, lol, but honestly i do like it a lot, would be nice to have a speaker though so i could have spoken response's from Google Now, but other then that i like it.
[LG G Watch] giovonniAndroid23:
absolutely agree with this, speaker would of been awesome, i know when i had the Galaxy gear i could take calls straight to the watch, wouldn't have to pull out phone at all ...
[LG G Watch] EnIXmA:
Loving the g watch... Plus android wear is awesome

They would release the moto 360 to go head on head with the iwatch around September the me... Plus it would be around $400 price tag, which would be quite expensive for a watch... Changed my mind of getting moto 360 now that the lg watch surpassed my expectations.

Rip pebble
[LG G Watch] ChrisM75:
Got mine today and it really nice.

The good:

Its not as big as I thought, so doesn't look like a criminal tracking tag.

The original strap is better than I thought as well. I will probably replace it, but its fine. After one or 2 initial disconnects its been fine with my LG G2, no excess battery drain so far, notifications work and so do all the apps ive tried so far, with the exception of 1-Weather, which just doesnt do anything.

No lag in menus for me. I dont see the need to try the modded ROM at the moment.

Daylight visibility seems fine, better than my phone.

Charging system is good, very quick and easy.

The bad:

Unique to mine, a small screen blemish, just a tiny slightly darker patch. Not really worth sending it back for, but if I had bought it in store I might have exchanged it.

Somewhat limited app support, it cant really do much outside of Google voice search right now.
[LG G Watch] TjPhysicist:
I was thinking JUST that, since even the Samsung gear live won't release in the country I'm in till 18th. Ironically though, at this point it looks like by the time my G-Watch ships 360 will be available at least in the US and so on.

Also yea, the speaker would be nice, esp. for calls, I would like to figure out a way to get all the call's audio-in to come from the watch in any case though so I can use it with my mic-less headphones.
[LG G Watch] Hardcore73:
If it had a speaker the battery would die so much faster .
[LG G Watch] SilentAce07:
My impressions:

I walked into at&t yesterday to take a look at the g watch. I wasn't very impressed with the g watch in photos but that changed when I had the chance to see it in person and try it on. I'm not going to say it's a sexy device by any means, but it certainly is nicer in person when you can feel the premium metal and weight.

That being said, I took my Gear 2 Neo off and purchased the G watch.

First off, android wear is great. Sure, there are tweaks to be made, but it really is built for wearables.

The best feature of the g watch? OK google voice search. It's just killer to have on your wrist.

After a day of using the watch, however, I decided to return it. Here's why:

1) Battery life - coming off the gear 2 neo, the battery on the G Watch is bad. I'm not sure if its due to the OS, the always on LCD (rather than amoled) screen, or the always listening OK google feature, but battery life was bad. Sure, I could manage to get through a day and a half at most with it, but what if I wanted to use the navigation feature on a drive? Now that I've used a nifty feature, I'm stuck with barely making it through the day before it dies. What's the point of having the ability if it kills your battery and gimps the rest of the day's use?

2) Form factor - While it may "feel" premium in your hand or on your wrist, it doesn't "look" premium. It's an uninspired black box with heavy bezel.

3) Screen type - this is tightly related with my battery life concern. OLED/AMOLED screens just make more sense for an "always on" device.

So, I do feel relievef with my return. I'm not trying to upset anyone with the watch because it really is a nice device. I just want to give my impressions because I think anyone on the fence should probably just wait for the better devices. Some of the design choices on this watch just don't make much sense.
[LG G Watch] Fox_Soul:
And we can wait for ever, because every device, will have a better one in months.
[LG G Watch] SilentAce07:
Yeah, you clearly didn't get the point of my review.

I was giving my opinion for those on the fence that they might want to wait. The reason? Because it looks like the first flagship Wear device will be due out in ~30 days. And that flagship device has an overwhelmingly better form factor, more energy efficient technology behind the screen (OLED vs LCD), etc.

This is the impressions thread, right?
[LG G Watch] ChrisM75:
We have no idea how good the Moto 360 will be. Its price is rumoured to be as much as double that of the G Watch. The not really round screen is dumb, the black bezel is ugly. Wireless charging is slow and OLED is only better if the screen is mostly black, Googles card system is mostly white.
[LG G Watch] BobDunn:
You're right this is a review thread and should be able to post posittive and negative reviews, to help others decide.

I already own a Sony SW2 (my son has one too) and I decided I couldn't wait for the Moto and as Google has 14 no day quibble return, so decided to risk a purchase.

Firstly the Smartwatch 2's cost less than £70 each (customer returns) so they don't owe me much and make direct comparison unfair. I purchased it mainly to wear whilst cycling so I could control my music, see texts/emails etc without taking out my phone. The SW2 does this very very well thanks to its LCD screen, regardless of the weather.

The LG is a different story, the screen is OK in the bright light, but only just. I could live with it, but even if it went up to 11, it still wouldn't be ideal for seeing the screen in direct sun.

But this would not be enough reason on its own to reject the watch.

The one thing few mention (in fact not at all) is how bright it is in the dark. Watching TV the other night, I was totally distracted by the glow given off the watch even at its lowest setting. And yes I do mean in its 'sleep state' or whatever it's called.

I suspect it will be sometime before the perfect screen is found for this type of device, but the LG type of screen is not the way to go for a smartwatch. Couple those points with the lack of light sensor, and the 'difficulty' in getting to the settings each time, negate any pleasures derived by the wonderful Wear Cards and Alerts.

So my LG G Watch is waiting for the return pack from Google and here are the additional reasons:

Proprietary charger required

Coupled with poor battery life

Add to those:

Not particularly comfortable

Lack of apps

And finally, I don't believe the shape has as much to do with the appeal of the Moto 360, as the screen to body ratio. I think a quadrilateral is a much better shape for a watch, but it should be all screen.
[LG G Watch] SilentAce07:
Exactly. Which is why waiting 30 days to at least see price and details was my advice.

And to your point about OLED screens only being efficient when the screen is mostly dark... You do realize that Android Wear dims the screen and changes everything to a black background after a few seconds, right? And this would be the state the screen is in most of the time.

Anyway, I'm done posting impressions here. Not looking to argue with anyone. My advice was to on the fence buyers who were curious as I was a few days ago.
[LG G Watch] ChrisM75:
It doesnt work for the Samsung.. In fact its battery life is worse, even accounting for the smaller battery. In reality OLED screens arent really 'off' when displaying black and the amount of energy needed to emit a decent amount of light from each pixel is higher than it is from a backlit LCD. Theoretical savings just dont happen in real life.
[LG G Watch] gharris040604:
Quick question does map my run work with this
[LG G Watch] boiboi_67:
Loving it . Loving it.

Been wearing it everywhere I go apart from bed and shower (even tho its water resistant)

I use it with my LG G3 and it works flawlessly.

I only wish more apps for the G watch will come sooner :D

The reviewer says its difficult to look at the watch in sunlight but I had no problems with that at all and plus it look sharp to me. size is excellent and the weigh, well can't say much about it as its not heavier then my laptop lol

Battery last me a whole day

Feel quality and looks the part (I was afraid it will look tacky)

overall I am happy with mine
[LG G Watch] Altadroid:
I've had the watch for a week now paired to my Nexus 4 and find the watch to work great.

It's been impressive in my work enviroment, I'm in and out of a vehicle 25+ times a day and always leaving the N4 behind, the watch reconnects to the bluetooth all the time, sometimes quick sometimes takes a minute or two but it is reliable to give me any missed notifications as soon as it reconnects.

I swiped my google now CFL cards away last week and they came back this week. :thumbup:

I've been running it down from 90-92% in morning (from a charge that was done the night before and taken off the charger around 10pm) to about 35-40% around 5pm receiving and replying to around 25-30 text's, a few emails in and replies out, steps on, 10-20 random OK Google app activations and queries, screen always on and brightness at 2.

I could probably get it to be around 50% if I actually had the screen turned off. Maybe I'll have to try that but I'm too busy enjoying the watch to leave the screen off.

I think I'm getting a decent days battery life out of it considering it's been pretty active, every red light is a wrist check!

My phone battery life (goes on charger night before like watch) has vastly improved now that I don't need to keep checking it out, now, most days it's around the 60-70% range after spending 10-11 hours just being an active Bluetooth connection and everything is enabled on the phone as well. ( I still sometimes check my phone at lunch and breaks daily as well).

I'm running stock 4.4.4 on the N4 and stock on the watch as well.

Charging is quick and easy, very happy with this watch, it works for me.

I have the wearable widgets installed and it's great. And the wear mini launcher as well, tried a couple of the other launchers but the mini is my fave.

Of course everyone's results will differ and I'm sure mine will fluctuate also, this is my one week experience I wanted to share.
[LG G Watch] amsguitarist:
Guys, I think the complaints about poor sunlight visibility are when attempting to read the watch in always on mode (the dimmed watchface). It is pretty much impossible to see in the sun unless you activate the screen.
[LG G Watch] Benjamin150:
Just finished up my quick review of my watch, be sure to check it out if you have some time!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Wo2eTQUR2I
[LG G Watch] gavinfabl:
http://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/08/07/lg-g-watch-corrosion-update-review/

Not happy with my corrosion. Photo with article.
[LG G Watch] amsguitarist:
Question, are you taking showers with the watch? I ask because I wear the watch every day when I go to the gym, 3 to 4 times a week. I run and sweat a lot, and I have zero corrosion? Seems odd to me that I do not have this issue yet I sweat a lot on my arm while at the gym. You must be showering with the watch???
[LG G Watch] HolzwurmMarkus:
I am at the gym every day for 1,5hours and sweat a lot too, but no corrosion at all on the watch. I do not take it with me at the shower etc. But I leave it on while washing may hands for example. OTA arrived me yesterday. I use the watch since 9 days now.

Gesendet von meinem Nexus 5 mit Tapatalk
[LG G Watch] gavinfabl:
I wish I could say that I was etc... But I'm not. All I have done is wear it to work in an office and walk the dogs. And nothing else. I would never shower in it etc....
[LG G Watch] jimbobtexas:
I got my LG G on 7/8/14, and I've been using it hard. I've rooted, bricked (not exactly), un-bricked, re-rooted, rebooted and reset more times than I can count.

I love it.

The watch is virtually unbrickable, and that speaks volumes for me. I love that LG allows you to unlock the bootloader easily. I see good things from a development platform perspective.

After all those resets, here's the common issue that recurs: the apps. There are a large number of apps hitting the market, and some play well with Wear, while others do not. In almost every instance after I reset my watch, I have to uninstall and reinstall the app on my phone (HTC One M7) in order for it to appear again on my watch. It's not good enough to clear cache and data on the app. I have to uninstall and reinstall. This includes major titles like RunKeeper and Lyft, so I'm wondering if it's just immature development practices with respect to Wear, or an inherent flaw that hasn't really been vetted out yet.

Aside from that, this thing kicks my old Pebble's monochrome ass.
[LG G Watch] kpjimmy:
Pretty much agree with you there. I am coming from the Kickstarter Pebble as well as the Pebble Steel (matte black). Loved both versions, wouldn't change my mind if I had to do it all over again, but I drank the proverbial kool aid and jumped to AW with a day of usage. I had the Steel waiting on the side, in case I didn't like the layout and daily usage. For me, it did everything the pebble did but AW/LG did it right out of the box and then some. Besides the battery life (which I get a good day and a half if I pushed it) compared to the Pebble, I really love the device and can't wait for the progress!
[LG G Watch] Kewis07:
Just bought one off ebay and looking forward to using my g watch... anything heads up and what to expect ?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goast:
I have the sprint g2 on the kit kat/zvc update.. I would like to disable whatever app triggers downloading the ota... I've seen people with other variants have app called software center... We do no have that... So Id like to know how to accomplish this... Also we have update center which is for all the extra apps but in titanium backup underneath that it shows update software... Please help
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] MrCarlo8:
Hi there,

I'm a new user...

I need a stick for a digital signage project. One year ago I bought a measy U2A but was unstable and often resets to factory data.

I don't need big power but stability. I need a stick that can be online for many hours a day.

I've found on Ebay the Minix brand (neo X7 or other) that seems reliable.

Which model do you recommend?

Thanks and sorry for my bad english :)
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] ministerjee:
i recommend going with a reliable box like minix x7,x8 instead of a stick if you are keeping it ON all day.I own X5 and X7 and recently ordered X8 and never had any major problems.
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] M0lle:
The Minix X7 is a proven device with lots of community development behind it. I have one running the Wasser KitKat ROM v1.0.4. My uptimes can be measured in weeks.
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] vn800art:
Will end probably buying an X7 mini for an in car use, together with an adapter hdmi to rca, but... I will also need a 12v to 5v transformer to power it correctly and I never had such needing, is there smb who can give a proved advice ?

Thanks

Alessandro