[Other SmartWatches] she1don:
Update on issues

1. AOD power draining

2. double notifications

3. 4-pin cable

1. TL;DR I cannot find an lively Always On Display app that does not drain battery

Let me rehearse the chronology of my experience thus far.

I started with toggling ON screen on when raised wrist. Given how often I seem to move my hands and the sensitivity of watch gyroscopes, the battery drained quick. The gyroscope on this watch is more sensitive than my Oppo watch for comparison which I was able to use that feature without experiencing battery drain.

So cold weather has me wearing gloves. But I seem awkward when asked the simple question for time or date I must struggle with removing my gloves to press the button to turn on the watch screen just to read the time and date.

Still wanting a decorative watch face, I opted for trying a Keep Screen On app. That way I can read the time and date anytime I view my watch. As guessed, that app drained the heck out of my battery and had to recharge twice throughout the day.

Watch Faces, thus far I have seen, lack the essential features and decorative style I preferred. Although I could make my own, I hate making the effort for a minor convenience in re-inventing the proverbial wheel.

BUT the watch running Android 8.1 is essentially another phone, and recognized as such by Google Play. So I figure I am needing a wallpaper for locked screen or an AOD (Always On Display) app.

• A rather good-looking Live Wallpaper app worked to my liking except the app also drained the battery like crazy.

• Tried various AOD apps, one which seemed to time out, that defeats the purpose of having an AOD, and another, again drained the battery.

• NOVA Launcher (I am using ver. 7) has an option for (live) wallpaper on Locked Screen BUT that required toggling ON the Screen Lock feature. The Good: security requires entering the PIN to unlock the screen. The Bad: I needed to do that for every time I wanted to glance or use my watch. Way too much extra effort. And after 3+ years of wearing smart watch, I never had to worry about security. If watch were stolen, then likely they would have stolen my wallet and phone, so I would act accordingly.

I am on the hunt still for an AOD app that will not drain my watch battery.

Suggestions or recommendations?

2. Notifications

I have a big issue with notifications. I have yet, to date, trying adb wifi to change the stripped down OS 8.1 and toggling ON the Notification access feature.

Another problem I experienced is the double notification effect. What?

Like when I had my Oppo watch running Wear OS 2, being signed into my Google account meant receiving notifications of calendar or email both to my phone and watch. With the sync app, I was able to disable some app notifications but I rather liked some double notifications.

Point of fact, when I had Locked Screen toggled ON, show notifications on locked screen was ON by default and thus I saw my notifications via the native launcher app on the locked screen. The bad part is, those notification bars got in the way of accessing the PIN pad.

At this point, I am needing to figure out which notifications I want going to my watch vs my phone vs both.

I am in the middle of redesigning my Tasker apps that filter the notifications and alert me on specific notifications. For example, I welcome receiving notifications from some message boards, but I want to filter out the postings that do not interest me or when I am alerted to a YouTube channel going live, I want to know who and block the ones I care less about.

3. 4-pin cable

I returned a 4-pin cable I bought off Amazon.

(For those interested in what to avoid: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CBC6TLKF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 described as Sowuouxy Compatible with Fitbit Sense/Sense 2/Versa 3/Versa 4 Charger,2 Pack Replacement USB Charging Cable Dock Stand for Sense/Sense 2/Versa 3/Versa 4 Accessories)

Although the pins seem to align with the back of the watch, lacking a magnetic pull, the watch would not stay on unless perfectly aligned. Second, the cable did not charge -- if anything most important more than PC access.

So, I on the hunt still for that 4-pin cable that I can use for my watch, which again for those who do not know, I have a variant on 4g sim ultra, with camera in crown dial.

Despite the apparent negative experiences, I am loving my watch. It is suitable bulk and durability I like and love that I am running an actual Android OS, albeit stripped down. Like the Wear OS, it means there are apps available to solve my issues. The task is finding them.

One jealous point I have of the latest Apple Watch, is an animated watch face where when the hands sweep around the analogy clock, the color changes. That alone, I think is pretty kewl.

For wallpaper on my home screen, I use Tasker to change my wallpaper every 30 minutes. I would like some service I use on my phone via GoodLock, but I am saving my data network connectivity for only when I navigating on Maps.

Observation: Since my watch and phone are paired, I have easy time sending files and apks from phone to watch via bluetooth. And most times, the watch does not require my input in accepting. Gives me idea on how to use Tasker to flash content from phone onto watch.