yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Other SmartWatches] kyone2000:
When I used my watch for car navigation it worked very well. I cannot quite understand why but it would take about 5 min before it would start talking out loud the navigation.. But after 5 min it would give turn by turn audio directions.

Sadly I have not been able to get the GPS to work at all lately. I can only assume the antenna in the wrist band has lost electrical connection to the watch.
[Other SmartWatches] joh.zap:
Yes, there is a version in DX where FM is listed as YES (don't know if true either). I asked DX staff and they told me it does support FM Radio. Can´t still post links, but you can check this (changing _DOT_ for real dots, and _SLASH_ for real backslash)

club_DOT_dx_DOT_com_SLASH_forums_SLASH_forums_DOT_dx_SLASH_threadid_DOT_1444217

I'm not sure if this HappySabrina just checked the specs and told me, or if she really checked it on the watch, but this is it...

Where did you buy it _gps_? Do you have any link to check their specs?
[Other SmartWatches] lohtse:
odd that ZGPAX website says no fm radio....beware of sellers inflated specs....
[Other SmartWatches] joh.zap:
I asked to ZGPAX via email too...still waiting..

Anyway, even the maker sometimes commit errors in the specs, specially Mh battery regarding specs, hehe.

ZGPAX has no specs at all in the S55 page, for example.

It would not be strange some kind of newer version with some speces changed. What about the Bluetooth version? In the supposed FM Radio version, the specification has been downgraded (4.0 to 3.0), so not very inflated here, hehe :)

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Hi, I come with another question that it only can be solved by user rather than a seller.

I read in some user's rating at Amazon, one buyer could not read the QR code in the screen of the computer to use Whatsapp Web using the watch, because of the bad resolution of camera. I had a phone with a very very poor 2MP camera and it was capable of reading the Whatsapp Web QR code...

Does anybody tested it? Thanks!
[Other SmartWatches] elyab:
Confirm that.

My S8 camera doesn't scan QR code (or even Bar code). I've tried several scanning apps and no one was able to scan with this smartwatch camera (even with auto focus disabled and/or continuous focus enabled in app settings)...

That is why many sellers call it "web camera" in specs instead or regular camera, I guess.
[Other SmartWatches] the steve:
If you want to get notifications from your phone on your watch then you will need an additional app for that. Try 'SWApp Link'.
[Other SmartWatches] capitals:
i try it,i have in my app, but... nothing doesn't work

the problem is in the paring

why i can't couple they?

you can paring your watch and telephone?
[Other SmartWatches] the steve:
Pairing works fine for me. The watch is detected in the bluetooth menu and can be connected. Pairing doesn't mean to receive notifications automatically. Your smartwatch works like a standalone android device and is not configuered as a companion. If you pair two phones they also will not exchange notifications. You have to use an additional app like SWapp Link.

The app must be running on your phone and your watch and you have to configure first which device is the master and which is the companion.

For more informations and troubleshooting you can look here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2710111
[Other SmartWatches] joh.zap:
Thanks elyab, for fast response and useful information. I guess everybody is happening this.

Hum, there is some disadvantages about the S8, related to what I need it for.

Is your version an "old" one? As some users in the forum say the latest version has a better camera?

Maybe some of the latest version users were sucessful scanning the Whatsapp Web QR code. Let's see if somebody says something regarding this :)

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Hi there! :)

Maybe its related tothe Bluetooth version. Do you know what is the version of each device to compare?
[Other SmartWatches] elyab:
Yes, my S8 is the earliest model (updated build 1417513043 though). As far as I know, it is equipped with 1.3MP sensor while the latest model has 2MP sensor. However, both models use software extrapolation.
[Other SmartWatches] lohtse:
I have latest version and QR code simply does not work... or at least I have never managaed to get it to work regardless of which App I use.
[Other SmartWatches] grendude:
Google Account Settings - WHERE?

I'm trying to find a quick way to get to my google account settings.

I am having some issues with battery drain and I'd like to disable some of the things that may be syncing in the background.

In a "normal" build of Android, it would be simple.

Settings -> Accounts -> Google -> click the account (I have 2) -> Sync

Sync includes all sorts of things like:

App Data

Claendar

Chrome

Contacts

Docs

Drive

Gmail

Google Fit Data

etc...

Is there a way to get to this menu?

-----------------

Found it:

Sync Settings app in Google Play Store.

by Mark Espiritu

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.francesandmarky.android.syncsettings&hl=en

It opened the previously hidden menu.

Now I can control what syncs automatically.

Hopefully this helps with my battery life.

If anyone has any other suggestions on how to improve battery life, please let me know.

Thanks.
[Other SmartWatches] capitals:
:fingers-crossed:

:laugh:

:good:

THAAANNKS! AMAZING!

now finally i understand and it run! ohhh I'm very happy!

thanks steve! and everybody :)

do you know if it is waterproof /water resistant?

thaaannkss :p
[Other SmartWatches] elyab:
Now I have them both :)

It is 3 hours after S55 unboxing and I can confirm that the only advantage of S8 is its "Gear"-like design which I like more then rectangular S55.

Unlike S8, S55 has FM-radio, removable 470 mAh battery, straight forward camera position, 850/1900/2100MHz WCDMA band (full 3G range) and better stock lockscreen watch faces. Also, S55's sale price is usually 10-20% less then S8 (don't know why...).

Battery circle and system reliability of S55 are still to be checked....
[Other SmartWatches] joh.zap:
Wow!! Great!! :good:

Yes, after reading so much posts, that's the biggest advantage for me too, the S8's design (and maybe cam position too..).

The lack of possibility of reading QR code, mostly to be used with WhatsApp web, is nod a good thing either... So may be S55 is better chance. And it's quite cheaper too, as you say :)

Looking forwartd to hear from you about any tests, and whatever. Yes, the specs are there (quite similar to S5) but as everybody know, one thing is a spec, the other one getting anything working properly.

We hope to hear form you soon (after testing practical stuff, you know, other than the sellers can't tell about :) )
[Other SmartWatches] the steve:
Does the FM radio work? Normally you have to plug in headphones as antenna, at least on smartphones.
[Other SmartWatches] elyab:
Yes. Headphones should be connected via micro-USB slot.
[Other SmartWatches] grendude:
Battery Life?

Poll: How long is your battery life?

I'm trying to improve my battery life.

I use wifi, no bluetooth, in airplane mode, with GPS off.

The watch lasts for ~8-9 hours.

I get up at 6am, which means that if I don't charge it, it'll die between 2-3pm.

My question is: how long does your battery last for?

Have you done anything that improves the battery life?

Has anyone replaced the battery?

(I read that someone cut out the back cover and put in a 700mah battery, but I don't want to do that.)
[Other SmartWatches] lohtse:
I get around 3-4 days out of mine now and thats with around 120 apps installed. I use more as a watch than anything so I am a light user of the s8.. daily checks of email, weather and news. odd app up date always bluetooth,wifi and 3g off...Only use when required.... What I found is that I had a few rouge apps that had been draining battery but once they had been removed I get between the 3-4 days before I will put on charge...

My advise is uninstall apps and install one by one till you find the ones that drain your battery and REVOME THE BLIGHTERS...
[Other SmartWatches] elyab:
What do you see in battery settings after 3-4 hours? Over here:

To your questions:

1. I have 10-12 hours with 3G enabled permanently, random text chats usage (Skype, Whatsapp, etc.),

disabled account/apps synchronization

, no Bluetooth, no GPS, minimum screen brightness.

2. A time ago I installed "DynBS" (its algorithm dynamically reduces CPU clock frequency of different cores depending on running processes). With "DynBS" the watch worked up to 2 days with my average use.

However, after I noted some abnormal behavior of several apps, "DynBS" was uninstalled. Due to author restriction I cannot publish the link here. Google it with "DynBS 4PDA" - you will find it on russian "4PDA.ru" forums. Register there and download it, if you want to try (works on rooted device only).

3. Never replaced the battery.
[Other SmartWatches] _gps_:
Which headphones connect through micro-usb slot? My S8 didn't come with any headphones.
[Other SmartWatches] elyab:
S8 has no FM-radio. S55 has and comes with micro-USB slot headphones. I just made comparison between S8 and S55:
[Other SmartWatches] roberandroid:
Camera Video

Hi all,

I am seriously interested about buying Zgpax S8. I have read so much about the watch but really nothing about the video recording.

Please, could you tell me about this feature? I don´t know if the quality is normal, bad, very bad...Despite a 2MP camera I have seen that it only records on 480p, right?

What is the size of a one minute video recording? Does it have recording time limit?

Sorry about these several questions but I´m very interested and very curious. I would be very very thankful if somebody could upload a short video to view the quality.

Thanks a lot!
[Other SmartWatches] elyab:
Regarding early version of S8 (1.3MP sensor which I have): very poor quality. However, I don't believe that 2MP sensor and newer software make dramatic improvement. It is more webcamera then camera.

No time limit.

Videocodec: MPEG4. With 640X480 -29.97fps it occupies around 20-30MB for 1 min video depends on variable bitrate. Audiocodec: AAC. Stock camera app uses MP4 container.

However, there are a number of scenarios to use it: videochat (uncomfortable camera position, though), spy camera (with Remote camera app).... :)
[Other SmartWatches] roberandroid:
Thank you so much for the info. I know I´m asking too much but...could you upload a little video example? A few seconds would be great.

Keeping in mind that the battery is 450 mah, I think that it could not record video for a long time. 45 minutes at most and very lucky.

How much time the battery lasts on normal use?

Anybody know a smartch watch with a better camera quality?

Thanks again.

Regards.
[Other SmartWatches] elyab:
ZGPAX S8 (early model with 1.3MP sensor) video sample:

[YOUTUBE]9GiNJyy_33s[/YOUTUBE]

Video recording drains battery pretty fast.

However, using Remote camera app you can switch off display of the smartwatch while recording video. This will considerably save battery.

ZGPAX S55 (2MP camera) video sample:

[YOUTUBE]3vNtYDsiNFk[/YOUTUBE]
[Other SmartWatches] roberandroid:
Thank you so so much elyab and sorry about the inconveniences. The quality is not as poor as I was thinking. Probably 5 o 6 /10

Please, could you recomend me an app that could switch off the display while recording. I though than the camera apps lets see on the watch the smatphone camera, not opossite.

Thanks again and many many thanks my friend.
[Other SmartWatches] elyab:
You welcome! :)

I use this app:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.busywww.cameraremote

You can choose smartphone as control device vs. smartwatch as recording device, and vice versa (pair them via bluetooth before). During record process you can switch off the smartwatch display, but note: preview won't work on your smartphone (because of slow S8 chipset that unable to record and transmit videodata simultaneously, I guess). However, you will be able to send "stop recording" to smartwatch via smartphone whenever you want.
[Other SmartWatches] forandy@gmx.net:
GPS S55 compared to S8?

How is GPS S55 compared to S8? Same quality?

Used the S8 for running. GPS track is very bad.
[Other SmartWatches] elyab:
GPS of S55 works... Not very good, but it works so far.

As you know, GPS antenna located in watch strap. While my S55 is a new device, it wasn't folded (and damaged) too much yet. Lets see what will be with GPS antenna sensitivity after a couple of month of daily wearing - the soft rubber strap doesn't seem to be reliable place for any antenna.

That is what I have now:
[Other SmartWatches] forandy@gmx.net:
Ok, thanks. Sounds like, that GPS is not better than S8 ... will compare your values with my S8.
[Other SmartWatches] aletto77:
Problem axys and touchscreen

I also have the problem of the axes reversed

Also the touchscreen is very inaccurate.

try the app Engineer Mode mtk in the menu - Hardware testing - touchscreen - handwtiting and go with a finger from the center toward the top of the monitor you will see that there will be a curve instead of a line.

I forgot my firmware is the latest 1426144584
[Other SmartWatches] thealgorithm:
Just received the ZGPAX S8 from amazon today. I noticed that this model has a pinhole to force reset the phone next to the sim section on the left. (Which is also mentioned in the supplied instruction manual)

According to most of the video's I have seen, the other ZGPAX S8 watches do not seem to have this?

It also constantly mentions in the instruction manual that the battery can be replaced (But I have not checked to see whether this is the case or not) - Most/If not all the ZGPAX S8's have soldered battery to the wires?
[Other SmartWatches] lohtse:
you may have a copy! I have a brand new spare s8 i purchased only 5 weeks a go and arrived last week and is identical to my original one... never heard of one with a reset button and battery is soldered to phone.
[Other SmartWatches] the steve:
Sounds interesting. Where did you buy it, do you have a link? If it is a copy then maybe they improved it. I think a replacable battery would be a very good thing. I don't know about the reset button though. Maybe you have a different chipset?
[Other SmartWatches] ruggs1234:
I am hoping ive missed something in this very long thread but I am trying to use an app on my S8 which runs fine but has a button off the screen and cant be selected. I need to reach this button to enter a code to continue to use the app. I can enter the code but I cant hit the "confirm" button, hitting the return on the keyboard doesnt work. Other than rooting and changing the DPI is there ANY other way to reach these missing button. I have tried Mobizen and the button cant be reached with that.

And in response to the post a couple back I received my S8 from Gearbest just before the new year, it also has a reset pinhole button on the side of the watch. I cant comment on the information about the battery from the manual as I havent read it yet....
[Other SmartWatches] elyab:
Try this:

Settings->Device->Display->Font size. Select "Small".
[Other SmartWatches] thealgorithm:
I purchased the watch via this link

Hardware wise it seems the same according to Aida64 (MTK 6572, Single Core Mali-400 gpu) 2mpix camera etc.

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My ZGPAX S8 (which has the reset pinhole) came rooted already (according to Aida64 android app) and the box was completely sealed - (hence unused previously)
[Other SmartWatches] elyab:
...no reset pinhole on mine:(

However, used ADB push-to-factory reset a number of times.
[Other SmartWatches] the steve:
Strange, I never heart of a phone which comes rooted already right out of the box. On the pictures from your link there is no reset hole. Have you tried to push it?
[Other SmartWatches] thealgorithm:
That was not my link. I will post pictures soon at some point today of this watch.

(Will not open watch yet however to check if the battery is removable)

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Here are the pictures.

Pinhole clearly visible here...

Version and build number..

Root status.. (Maybe AIDA64 does not detect it properly?)
[Other SmartWatches] lohtse:
Zgpax s8 is dual core
[Other SmartWatches] thealgorithm:
The CPU is yes, but the GPU is single core Mali-400
[Other SmartWatches] lohtse:
the build number is and older rom too..

latest is 1426144584
[Other SmartWatches] the steve:
I don't know this Aida app. If you want to verify root status you can use 'root checker' or install any applications that needs root and see if it works.
[Other SmartWatches] thealgorithm:
Seems the watch is not really rooted. Tried root checker as well as attempting to install and run supersu, but to no avail.

Also installed a hardware checker/tester and came with the below findings.

Battery is reported as 2000ma (AIDA64 reports this as well) - Very unlikely ? :)

Single point touch on capacitive screen (No multitouch)

85hz refresh rate of display

Compass and GPS seem to work fine

Camera is reported as 1.3mp (but AIDA64 states 2.0mp)
[Other SmartWatches] lohtse:
if compass is working may be its and older version of the S8 as latest version with latest build it simply doesn't work... and can confirm this for TWO S8s
[Other SmartWatches] thealgorithm:
My assumption is that it is just a clone with some modifications (but under the name zgpax s8). Will do some more testing later. Not even tried out the camera yet. I assume if it is the older ZGPAX, it would give similar quality to a noisy vga image upscaled

The inclusion of a reset pin-hole is nice however.
[Other SmartWatches] ruggs1234:
Thankyou very much elyab. Your advice worked perfectly. Thankyou for helping me out.
[Other SmartWatches] forandy@gmx.net:
Also have a Reset button

My S8 also has a reset button, sold by a local distributer. Works nearly perfect, the only point is the crasy GPS track the S8 is recording, but I think this is a general issue for all S8.
[Other SmartWatches] kyone2000:
A reset pin is very useful for a device like this that does not have a removable battery. There were issues earlier on when this watch was first released. When going on to other forums posting issues and often the response was to remove the battery to reset it..

Usually companies will clone devices to jump on their brand name.. not sure if the Zgpax has much of a brand following..
[Other SmartWatches] Edelegg:
Desesperate with my S8's battery

Hello to all!

Thank you a lot to take time to read this post.

I have a ZGPAX S8 since 4 months and since some weeks ago the battery doesn't work correctly. I think that the battery is OK, and the problem is really on the battery's percentage detector. What happens to me is that I charge the battery to %100 and then I do a normal use with the smartwatch. I go to the high school with it, I go to street with it, etc. but always when the battery percentage arrives to %74, the watch switch off and when I try to switch on it again, it says me that the battery is at %1, and it switch off again.

And I charge it again and happens the same. But there are some times that I, for example, charge the battery to %40 instead of %100 and when I disconnect the wire of the smartwatch, the smartwatch says me that the battery is at %54.

To solve this problem I tried to root it and install a Battery Calibrator but it didn't solve anything. I also tried to Reset to Factory, but it didn't solve anything.

What Can I do to solve this? Thank you a lot. I don't know what more do.

Greetings ;).
[Other SmartWatches] thealgorithm:
My ZGPAX S8 with the reset button crashed and when rebooting it now mentions that the SD Card is damaged and remounting is not possible Attempted to fix it but to no avail.

Connecting the watch to the PC only shows the internal SD card. I have tried a few tools but they do not seem to do anything to fix the issue.

I did actually take the cover off in the process and here is a picture

Does anyone recommend an android application that can fix this "damaged SD card error" that appears. A solution would be to remove the MicroSD and format it via the pc but I don't want to risk damaging it via removing delicate ribbon cables etc.
[Other SmartWatches] kyone2000:
That is a common problem.. I have owned the S8 for nearly a year now and i totally ignore the battery % indicator.. I charge it every two days no matter what and that seems to work for me.
[Other SmartWatches] mhemart:
Sorry to hear your watch is damaged. I just discovered your message and I didn't read all your previous messages so please apologize if I'm wrong. Did you try this kind of manipulation https://github.com/LegacyXperia/Wiki/wiki/Partitioning-the-SD-Card-using-ADB ? You'll be able to fix the SD Card and maybe to format it (not sure if root is required). For my own, I rooted mine using kingoroot (I don't care about sending EMEI number because I didn't buy the watch for the phone function), and used a modified script (based another one found somewhere on the forum) to switch to SuperSU and remove the spyware.

I improved the gps reception using giol's mod with a 2mm ceramic antenna directly soldered with the original antenna : no need to drill a hole, there is enough room between the plastic case and the strap.

Otherwise, I didn't see a solution for the reverted sensors. Does anyone found something ?

Can you take a picture of the pin reset connection ? I'm really interested.

Thanks
[Other SmartWatches] lohtse:
do you have links or files to the mention mods and scripts? would be useful for others
[Other SmartWatches] mhemart:
Here is my version of Giol hack (see the attached picture). It's not waterproof yet and the electrical tape is not the best for that (I need to do it with shrinkable tubing). In fact, it's not so difficult : just cut the ceramic antenna connector because it protrudes from the antenna and solder a wire to the center of the antenna, then, open the watch, locate the antenna welding near the watchband (right bottom side of this picture) and solder there. All you have to do next is to close the case, fix the antenna patch on the watchband with rubber or whatever you want. I tried to include the antenna inside the case but it was not possible and the reception quality is reduced because of the battery.

For rooting the device : I used Kingoroot from my PC. and then, I use this tutorial http://www.w0lfdroid.com/2015/05/How-to-Remove-Replace-KingUser-KingRoot-with-SuperSU.html. The problem is that the script does not work properly with Kingoroot. I modified it (you'll find it in attached piece and rename it root.sh). Just follow the previous instructions. Otherwise, you can try this :http://androidforums.com/threads/script-replace-kingoroot-with-supersu.919175/
[Other SmartWatches] thealgorithm:
To be honest, I was expecting something like this from a unknown/barely any support cheap brand.

The issue with the sd card getting corrupted / damaged seems to be a common occurance on android. Fortunately for most devices, its pretty much easy just to remove the SD card, connect it to the PC and then either use chkdsk or the SDcard formatting tool.

I don't really want to dismantle the phone everytime there is an issue. At the moment I am not rooted, but I assume that once I am, I may be able to use the Aparted android tool or format the SD card via TWRP as well.

Pro's

Full compact android 4.4 phone in watch size.

Price

Cons

Battery life indicator not working well (Although I believe there are fixes for this?)

Compass/GPS issues (Thankfully none of these problems on my device)

Non-removable battery (Unless soldering)