[LG G Watch R] unclebor:
Still issues after 5.0.1 update.

Hi everyone,

First of all, just want to let you all know I have the same issue with the flickering screen.

I received this watch last Wednesday, charged it overnight from Wednesday on Thursday, no flickering issues.

From Thursday on Friday, it flickered as described on this thread. I rebooted it and it was over after a reboot.

This morning, again the flickering issue.

So far, so bad I guess. :/

I checked the information on my watch, saying:

Model: G Watch R

Software version: 5.0.1

Build number: LWX48P

Serial starting with: 412KPGS0139XXX

What I would like to know is:

What's the build number on your watch?

Also for people who do not have this issue on their watches.

that way we can compare the builds, see if it's a build/batch issue or not.

I'll try to start a poll where you can click YES/NO on the flickering issue.

"Do you own a LG model G WATCH R and does it flicker when you take it off the cradle after charging" (Something like that).

What I would like to do is check where the problem comes from.

But, that would be something we should do together. (Since I only have one watch and can't "test" multiple settings at once.)

One of the things I would like to test is what happens when we just all put our watches on the charging cradle with different settings for brightness.

Like, I will put it on brightness level 1, another on 2, yet another on 3, etc.. etc..

See what happens in the morning. Also check for intensity of the flickering on different brightness settings.

I did set my watch to brightness level one yesterday and this morning it seemed to flicker much brighter than yesterday morning when It was still on level 2.

If it's an overcharging issue, my first question would be: Where are you from?

Wondering if people in the US (who are on 120V) have the same issue as people from Europe who are on 220V?

Since I noticed someone from Canada posting he had the flickering screen issue, I think we can rule out above question about voltage and voltage frequencies.

For anyone wondering how I came up with stuff like this, my daily occupation is test engineer.

I test software for companies, so I have to come up with stuff like this..lol

My English might not be perfect, but I hope it's understandable, since it's not my native tongue.

Please leave a reply on this post if you think a "joint venture" in testing the G Watch R might be a good idea.

I'll keep testing my watch, see what it does on different settings and post the results here.

About the factory reset and not running 3rd party apps on this Watch, I think that's just a workaround for the issue the watch has.

When I buy a new car, I don't want people to tell me I can't install a spiffy radio in it or my dashboard will go berserk on me.

Point is, this watch is faulty. LG has to come up with a decent fix.

if we want to run 3dr party apps on our watches, the watch just needs to display what we feed it. (Unless the app is just plain bad or not compatible, like a square watch face on the Watch R will simply not work.)

A question, did anyone try to turn off Bluetooth on their phone when charging the G Watch R?

So when you take it off the charger in the morning it's not paired with your phone/device?

Because I noticed with mine when I took it off the charger, it was displaying all the messages it received overnight. Like it wanted to show them all at the same time instead of one by one.

However, it could have been because of the flickering I thought it was doing that.

So I'm going to test what it does when I turn off Bluetooth in the evening and take it off the charger in the morning. (with current settings).

If it still flickers, it's not a sync issue between phone and powering up the G Watch R.

I'll do a factory reset tomorrow (after charging) if it does indeed flicker tomorrow morning.

O.k. enough text written, it's supposed to be a post not a book..lol

Treborov

I've created a poll HERE