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[Wear OS General] bernarbernuli:
New update for the Ticwatch Pro 3 GPS. This update is based on Wear OS H-MR2 and has firmware version PMRB.210407.001. Wear OS H-MR2 is currently being implemented

only

on the TicWatch Pro 3 GPS model. The LTE variant is scheduled to receive it sometime in May or June.

The update will be delivered to the TicWatch Pro 3 GPS in a staggered manner, that is:

2021/04/19: 10%

2021/04/20: 30%

2021/04/23: 50%

2021/04/24: 100%

Therefore the update should arrive to all watches before April 24l.

Anyone who is not clear on how to update the firmware, or even

force the update

read the explanation in the first post of this thread.

TicWatch Pro 3 Wear OS H-MR2 update changelog:

New features:.

Option to disable on power button (on long press) to activate Google Assistant.

New screen brightness layout.

New tile for weather app.

New theater mode.

Support regular enter and exit the essential mode.

Improvements:

Optimized the media volume and the ringtone volume bar’s display to match the actual volume.

Optimized the order of apps in Mobvoi launcher.

Optimized sliding smoothness in Mobvoi launcher.

Optimized the detection accuracy of removing the wristband from the wrist.

Improved the performance of Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 4100 platforms.

Moved the "OK Google" switch from the watch settings menu to the Google Assistant settings.

Optimized the shutdown charging animation

Security patch updated to 05-03-2021.

Bugs fixed:

Fixed an issue that Auto-DND mode sometimes does not activate.

Fixed an issue where the screen might not lock during charging.

Fixed an issue where the Phone app could disappear in Mobvoi launcher when paired with an Android phone.

Fixed other discovered bugs.
[Wear OS General] bobybc:
The most useful new thing , in my opinion is the possibility to schedule Essential mode on/off.

This will increase battery with 1 day at least
[Wear OS General] Gitanitos:
Have you tried to use the alarm in essential mode? Because currently if you use it, when the alarm rings you can't disconnect because the alarm screen doesn't show...so you need to open the alarm app in order to disconnect it.

This is the word thing because it forces me to don't use essential mode during the nights.

Other question, Anybody knows were can I buy an USB cable with 4 pins to connect with the watch via ADB?

I'm looking through the web but I didn't found anything
[Wear OS General] krakout:
Mine updated last night by itself; but I can't find where the auto-essential mode is?

If they haven't fixed the alarm thing it'll be really stupid, but at least if your alarms are regular you can set the Essential mode to turn off just before the alarm I guess?
[Wear OS General] Gitanitos:
Yes good idea... I could disable essential mode just a few minutes before the alarm from now 😁.

Any idea about USB ADB cable?

Thanks
[Wear OS General] krakout:
Seriously I can't find the auto-Essential option anywhere :D Can anyone help?
[Wear OS General] Gitanitos:
I can't in my case sorry. I must wait because I'm owner of an LTE version and this update haven't been deployed yet
[Wear OS General] bobybc:
It is in the Essential app
[Wear OS General] krakout:
🤦‍♂️

I had forgotten there was an Essential *app*, I was looking in Settings :D
[Wear OS General] bdaviesweb:
The difference in battery life before I even touch essential mode is absolutely bonkers. Included a pic, the idle is so much more efficient and controlling music and responding to notifications seems to have little impact. Impressed so far.
[Wear OS General] bdaviesweb:
Stupid question, is there an app to modify essential mode or is it done on the watch? Thanks.
[Wear OS General] TheDrgizzmo:
thanks a lot for the thread, today i buy my first smartwatch ticwatch 3 pro lte, i been using amazfit bip v1 for the last 4 years or 5 i think.

My firts questiosn are... hey can be root? can flash a custom ROM? can remove all the sucking stuff of the watch?

dude you do a good job, thanks a lot!!!
[Wear OS General] bernarbernuli:
I join your request, I have been looking for a data cable for the watch for a long time, in the Ticwatch Pro 2020 comes with a USB cable that charges and transfers data, I don't know if it will be compatible with this watch.

No, for now you can't root it and therefore there is no custom ROM for this watch. The bloatware can be uninstalled (you don't need root) although I recommend you disable them instead of uninstalling. The explanation in the first post.
[Wear OS General] Metallijim:
Hi. Thanks to @bernarbernuli , who has made a nice easy to follow guide. Really helpful!

I have had my Ticwatch E2 for a little while now, and, although I know it's no fast performer, I figured why not try and disable some of the apps, see if it makes a difference to the responsiveness and battery life of the watch. I've disabled all I could, and well. we'll see. I have no problem using Google health apps instead of Mobvoi.

Many thanks again, and for everyone who has contributed.
[Wear OS General] TheDrgizzmo:
you found something to do it?
[Wear OS General] bobybc:
There is small config options in the Essential mode app . Just start it on the watch and slide left
[Wear OS General] bdaviesweb:
Yup found it, thank you.
[Wear OS General] Magics:
Ciao gente

Penso che potrebbe essere utile a qualcuno ..

il mio Ticwatch Pro3 LTE ha appena ricevuto il firmware ..

Modello: WH11013

Nome del dispositivo: Ticwatch PRO3 1151

Build: PMRL.21041.4.002

Versione del sistema: H MR2

Indossare la versione del Sistema operativo: 2.27

Livello patch di sicurezza: Marzo 2021

al momento non ho altre info.

saluti dall'italia
[Wear OS General] bernarbernuli:
New update for the Ticwatch Pro 3 LTE..

Wear OS H-MR2 has also been implemented on the LTE variant and has firmware version PMRL.210414.002. Anyone who is unclear how to update the firmware, or even

force update

read the explanation in the first post of this thread.

The OTA includes all the new features, improvements and bug fixes that were included in the update for the GPS variant in February and also from 2 weeks ago, in April, since for the LTE variant they skipped them. If I am not mistaken since it was released in December 2020 the LTE variant never released an OTA.

In this update includes in my opinion as remarkable improvements such as being able to turn off the backlight at night or enable notification sound (which had been applied in February for GPS variant), or automatically enter at night in essential mode (applied in April to GPS variant). It also added some bug fixes exclusive to LTE, in this case fixing the problem with Vodafone Spain eSIM..

TicWatch Pro 3 LTE Wear OS H-MR2 update changelog:

New features:.

Support adjusting the essential screen's date format (DD-MM/MM-DD) through the Essential Mode app.

Support turning on the backlight through the power button in the essential mode.

Support turning off the essential screen's auto-backlight in the Essential Mode app.

Enable the notification sound (Can be adjusted in Settings --> Sound --> Ring volume). Need to re-pair to take effect.

New screen brightness layout.

New tile for weather app.

New theater mode.

Support regular enter and exit the essential mode.

Improvements:

Improved the speed of the Tilt-to-wake screen by about 1/4 second.

Solved the issue where sometimes the steps in the essential mode might be partially lost after restarting.

Improved the smoothness of sliding.

Optimized the responsive area at the edge of the screen.

Reduced the backlight brightness of the essential screen.

Improved pairing speed when pairing with Android phones.

Optimized the media volume and the ringtone volume bar’s display to match the actual volume.

Optimized the order of apps in Mobvoi launcher.

Optimized sliding smoothness in Mobvoi launcher.

Optimized the detection accuracy of removing the wristband from the wrist.

Improved the performance of Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 4100 platforms.

Moved the "OK Google" switch from the watch settings menu to the Google Assistant settings.

Optimized the shutdown charging animation

Security patch updated to 05-03-2021.

Bugs fixed:

Solved the issue that the essential screen's backlight could not be lit up by Tilt-to wake under certain circumstances.

Fixed the issue that double-clicking the function key sometimes opens other apps instead of Google pay(if Google pay is available in your area).

Fixed an issue that Auto-DND mode sometimes does not activate.

Fixed an issue where the screen might not lock during charging.

Fixed an issue where the Phone app could disappear in Mobvoi launcher when paired with an Android phone.

Fixed the bug of watch loop reset after installed Vodafone Spain eSIM,

Fixed the bug of modem might crash under certain circunstances.

Fixed other discovered bugs.
[Wear OS General] ron_hyatt:
Hello everyone!

Got my ticwatch pro 3 gps less 36 hours ago and have few questions ;

1) how do i disble the fstn screen backlight?

2) how can i add heartrate icon to show on fstn screen?

3) I have chosen united states english during setup and now the native weather app on the watch only show temperature in fahrenheit not celsuis so i installed accuweather coz i was able to choose celsuis but cant add accuweather in tiles(only few preset tiles are available to choose from!) and even google assistant shows fahrenheit....any way to change that without having to reset the watch and go through setup again?!

4) another annoying thing is that i have to login to another wifi router apart from the router my phone connected to if i wanted to use wifi only with bluetooth off otherwise i get a "please check your connection" message!!

5) the 577 mah battery on this watch is disappointing......i have aod off, tilt to wake off, brightness set to minimal, nfc off, wifi off, animations off from developer options yet i only get barely under 36 hours on a single charge just because i enabled 24 hours heartrate,sp02 and stress measuring!.....thats much less than the advertised 48-72 hours!!

6) the choice of internet browsers and youtube apps on the watch playstore are very poor....any suggestions?

7) can the system updates be turned off?(not the auto update apps on playstore coz i already have that off!).

Thanks:)
[Wear OS General] bernarbernuli:
Most common Wear OS issues and how to fix them.

'OK Google' does not activate Google Assistant

Numerous Wear OS users have noticed that their watch does not activate the Google Assistant when saying the voice command "OK Google". Although Google months ago acknowledged the problem and fixed it in a March update to the Google app many users were still reporting that it was not working.​

​

Solution:

Make sure that "OK Google detection" is enabled in the Google Assistant settings.

Now it's about removing the Google app updates, so go to Play Store and click on My Apps > Google > Uninstall. You can also do it from Watch settings > Apps & Notifications > App Info > System Apps > Google > Remove Updates.

Say "OK Google" and check that it works correctly, restart if necessary.

Go back to Play Store, and update the Google app, also reboot if necessary.

Note: From essential mode it will not detect "OK Google", only from watchface.​

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Loses GPS signal, when you get separated from the phone

There is a known bug from Google (not yet resolved) where when you start a training activity on the watch that requires GPS (e.g. running or walking) and at that moment you are connected via bluetooth to the phone (you should keep in mind that the watch already had acquired GPS positioning from the phone at that moment). If that happens the watch will not acquire GPS positioning independently and the run will not be tracked when you move away from your phone.​

The ideal is to use the GPS of the watch itself (actually it should say GNSS), as it will normally be more accurate than positioning with the phone, remember that the watch can simultaneously make use of several navigation systems, in addition to GPS these are, GLONASS, BEIDOU, GALILEO and QZSS. Normally the phones do not receive the signal of all these systems, although there are more and more phones that do, but in general terms, it is normal that the watch is better positioned. In addition to this, it would also be to avoid dependence on the phone when you go for a run. What happens? That after you have done the training session you check that the GPS was not detected and therefore nothing was recorded.​

Solution 1:​

When you go out for a run/walk disconnect the bluetooth from the phone to lose the phone-watch link, and wait for the watch to position itself. The downside is that it usually takes quite a while for the watch's GPS to become active.​

Solution 2:​

Another more recommended solution is through the app Wear GPS Fix, what it does is that it gets the GPS location on the watch. While you wait for the GPS location, the app shows you the real-time satellite status so you can see how many satellites have been found and how many are used in location detection. Once purchased, Wear GPS Fix immediately opens your favorite workout app (Google Fit, Runtastic, Strava...), transfers the GPS location to the app and you are ready to start your workout and you can get accurate GPS tracking. You can install the app from the Play Store on your watch.​

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[Wear OS General] Razzcazz:
Has anyone been able to get any Gcam port working on their wearOS device?

I am trying to use Gcam with my Samsung phone?
[Wear OS General] ron_hyatt:
Am having a problem with telegram app on wear os on ticwatch pro 3 gps.....i enabled notifications and all permissions in the app but it does not ring or vibrate at all when i receive a message!!

any clue?!
[Wear OS General] bobybc:
Some comments regarding GPay on the watch:

There's no relation between GPay for phones and those for Wear OS - if there is an official support for given country it is not ( and for many EU countries it is the case) always valid for watches.

GPay app is installed by default on the watch, but it is hidden for the countries without official support. If you disable Wi-Fi on the watch and start a VPN on your phone, the app should appear in a while.

Even if you are using Permanent proxy, sometimes GPay is disabled after update of some related Google apps - Services framework, Play services, Google main app. In this case manual install of this Google Pay Wear app version and after watch restart it appeared again.
[Wear OS General] bernarbernuli:
Cool, I find the first point very interesting, I will look into it. When I upload the post about Gpay to the first post I will include with your permission your consideration and your 2 tricks.
[Wear OS General] bobybc:
Yes, of course it will be good to be visible...

This is based on my almost 2 years experience with GPay payments with two watches - Fossil Gen5 and Ticwatch Pro3 GPS
[Wear OS General] SilverZero:
As has probably been mentioned somewhere in this thread already, the TicWatch Pro 4G/LTE charging cable can be used to make a USB data connection with the TWP3 for wired ADB. The only problem is that you have to remove the circuitry from the casing because the rear plate profile is different and the pins won't "reach" the watch. You also need to double-check the polarity of the charging pins to be sure you don't reverse-wire it and fry anything.
[Wear OS General] SilverZero:
1. You can't disable the backlight except by setting Theater mode (which is not reasonable for daily use).

2. Heart rate will show up on the FSTN screen while TicExercise is actively tracking an activity, the entire screen changes to your activity data. You can't just have it displayed by default.

3. Not sure.

4. ??

5. As with all battery devices, your usage habits can't be predicted. I have basically everything on on my watch all the time, and I get no more than 20% loss per day, but I also charge every night.

6. The small screen and low resolution of wearable devices makes internet and video unfeasible to most people. Don't hold your breath on this one.

7. System updates can't be turned off via Developer Options like they can on a full phone. I never noticed that until today.
[Wear OS General] bernarbernuli:
Yes, it's an interesting topic, could you get a video of the process or screenshots to illustrate the trick? I've been looking on the Asian market (aliexpress, banggood...) but no luck, for now it seems that only an electrical handyman can make use of that cable.

Does anyone know where you can get a 4 pin cable adapted to TW3?
[Wear OS General] Metallijim:
Hi All.

I haven't seen this mentioned here, but this is a bit concerning.

Connect ticwatch with google fit - Community | Mobvoi

Welcome to Mobvoi official community! Mobvoi Promotions, Mobvoi Games & Activities, Mobvoi Forum Guidelines, Mobvoi News & Events, and Mobvoi Watch Faces & Tutorial Videos!

forum.mobvoi.com

I love to know any work around, or different ways to get my sleep data and heart rate into Google fit.

This is still an issue today, as I noticed a couple of days ago my data wasn't being shared. I mistakenly disconnected the account, then tried to reconnect, only to be greeted by the same message in the mobvoi thread
[Wear OS General] fjuniper:
RE: Pairing watch with another smartphone / Tablet without factory reset.

Firstly, thanks for the excellent thread - I have recently bought a TWP3 and finding all of this information in one place has been really helpful.

While I was still using my Fossil Gen 5 on my main phone, I set up the new watch while connected to an old phone. Seeing your piece on pairing without a reset was just what I needed except... I can't get it to work :(

Connecting over ADB wifi is fine. (I am using Win10 BTW).

adb shell pm clear com.google.android.gms && reboot"

This would not work, possibly because of the &&. I tried it without the && Reboot, and it worked, returning Success to the ADB command. I could then use Restart on the watch or ADB Reboot separately.

adb shell am start -a android.bluetooth.adapter.action.REQUEST_DISCOVERABLE

This worked fine, I responded Yes to the Make Visible prompt on the watch.

I then tried to connect using the WearOS app on my main phone, but it just never finds the watch..

Any ideas please?
[Wear OS General] bernarbernuli:
Restart the phone, and re-enter the Wear Os app with bluetooth enabled, if it does not detect the watch re-enter the adb commands from the beginning.
[Wear OS General] fjuniper:
Thanks, but I have now done that numerous times and it always fails.

In the WearOS app I get this error
[Wear OS General] bernarbernuli:
Try uninstalling and reinstalling the Wear OS app from the phone. It's strange, it shouldn't be complicated. I'm sorry.
[Wear OS General] fjuniper:
Thanks again - it's not your fault :)

I had tried clearing WearOS cache and then data before, and I have now uninstalled, rebooted, reinstalled, done all the ADB commands, restarted the watch and - still getting the WearOS error. Looks as though I have no alternative but to reset :(
[Wear OS General] mind-overflow:
Hello, thank you for this guide! It really helped me figure out new stuff about my watch and it really improved battery life. Thanks again!

However, I'm having a problem trying to unlock the bootloader (TicWatch Pro 3). I connect to it via WiFi, then I run "adb reboot bootloader". The watch reboots in bootloader mode, but then when I run "fastboot oem unlock" it says "waiting for device". However, this is how you indicate it has to be done. Any suggestion? How did you manage to do it?

Thanks!
[Wear OS General] bernarbernuli:
Hi, I will try to explain as best as possible about what I know about the bootloader issue on TW3.

The short answer is that you can't unlock the bootloader via Wifi, only via USB cable.

The long answer:

Theoretically it could be done with the command fastboot -s tcp:your_ip:5555 flashing unlock, but no, that doesn't work because the watch does NOT connect to Wi-Fi network when it enters bootloader mode, therefore only via USB cable.

But... there is a problem, Mobvoi only provides with the watch a 2-pin cable for charging (unlike Ticwatch pro that comes with 4 pins for charging and data), and also, not even in Asian market, there is a cable of these characteristics adapted to Ticwach Pro 3 (Ticwatch Pro is not valid, it does not touch the pins), therefore, for now it can only be done in a handmade way.

Normally, the only reason to unlock the bootloader is because you want to root and/or flash a custom ROM. assuming you get the cable, unlocking the bootloader is easy, but no one has figured out how to root and therefore there are no custom ROMs. Why is that? Because mobvoi has been very careful not to leak the full firmware, and so far no one has managed to do so. To root you need the boot.img file of the full fimware (not updates) to modify it, it's the only way.

In short, mobvoi does not want his firmware modified, and for this watch he has taken certain measures that are working for him, the cable and not leaking the fimware.
[Wear OS General] mind-overflow:
Hello,

thanks for the thorough reply. I am a developer and I'm trying to work on the TicWatch Pro 3 in terms of modding. It's very sad that there is no ability to unlock the bootloader, apart from building a cable manually (which most people are clearly not able to do). Nonetheless, I will try to build the cable in the next weeks (I'm pretty busy atm) and unlock the bootloader.

My intention is to build TWRP for the TicWatch Pro 3. You don't need custom roms to root a device, you just need a working recovery. Then, you just flash Magisk and you are done.

However, as you have said, I need the boot image to be able to build the recovery. But this is not an issue: when you unlock the bootloader, you can just dump system partitions. So, unlocking the bootloader is the only issue.

Unlock bootloader -> dump system partitions -> build TWRP -> root and allow the community to build custom roms.

We are unfortunately stuck at the first step, due to Mobvoi's s****y policies. What a shame.

The thing is that even if I manage to unlock the bootloader and build TWRP, there will be pretty much no one interested in it, as other people can't unlock the bootloader too in the first place. The modding community for this device is practically dead on arrival, how sad.

I always think about my LG G Watch: it was stuck on Android Wear 1.0, but thanks to XDA and the modding community, a custom WearOS 2.0 rom was built, and so the watch can still work perfectly today while still getting latest WearOS updates.

This will be impossible for the TicWatch Pro 3 in the future, as Mobvoi decided to do everything to stop you from working on their device. And even if we manage to unlock it, again, almost no one will be interested. Very disappointing. Those watches will all end up in a landfill.
[Wear OS General] bernarbernuli:
Yes, absolutely right. Looking forward to seeing your progress. About the cable hopefully in the future something compatible will be sold (I'll keep an eye on AliExpress or similar). Some time ago I saw a guide with screenshots that someone made to adapt a cable from Ticwatch Pro to TW3, I do not remember where. If you are interested I will try to find it. If someone knows of that guide to put link, thanks.
[Wear OS General] mind-overflow:
Hello, I couldn't wait and I destroyed my Ticwatch E cable to try it on the TicWatch Pro 3. It works! I just kept the pins (removed magnet, as it has opposite polarity) and pressed them on the watch. I was able to unlock bootloader. I am now trying to dump the stock recovery.img file, because I need it to build TWRP.

I found this firmware update, but unfortunately it does not include recovery.img.

If you find anything in this regard, please let me know.

Oh and also, boot.img would be good too. I could technically patch it with Magisk on another device and then flash the patched boot.img. Then, with Magisk on the watch, I could dump the recovery image and build TWRP.

So, if you find any of the two, please let me know!
[Wear OS General] bernarbernuli:
Good news about cable, I hope you have luck in to dump recovery.img from your watch,