Recent content by alan44

I think i now have my mine set to "always on" plus motion "awake" (sorry if thats not very clear I've tried so many permutations) ... so • it's like a real watch - I can always see the time and so can others & i don't look like such a dork • i don't look or feel like an even bigger dork doing...

re the presentation - i didn't get the use case for the supermodel turned maternal health advocate /marathon runner so she's shown training with the iwatch and the iPhone strapped to her arm but then she's wearing it in the kilimanjaro half-marathon with no sign of the host phone -- is she just...

• not sure you should be even glancing at texts whilst driving - yeah everyone does that even your Mom so maybe a slightly safer real-world use case scenario than the current idiom - maybe the Gear S should be or already is able to announce the texts? • if everything's working beautifully then...

don't do it

apologies I do understand what you're saying too but wrt to this specific thread about this specific watchface there is an elephant in the room (or to state that more precisely an elephant on your wrist) so yeah no ill-informed biassed or irrelevant X vs Y opinions/comparisons that turn into...

well it does look quite similar - i think er that's the point - (similar but better ) i like the cheeky subversiveness and hope budgitApp keeps developing it under the radar but hey there are clear IP infringements (imho in this case for the betterment of society as a whole versus say gold...

to whit ... a friend sent me a message -"hey iGadget man have you pre-ordered iWatch? - looks cool but I can't afford one" to whoo "No I've got a Samsung Gear S - its not perfect but is the best thing so far" "it looks like an iWatch" "yeah but slightly better in a number of aspects - that...

when i press the central clock face with the notifications i get choose another clock face versus "notifications" - is that correct? I love the watch-face but would like to achieve max functionality b4 you get a cease and desist letter from (cr)apple and the watch-face is pulled

Re: more than 73.6% of people are upset that Samsung removed the SD card slot... will this affect sa i still don't see that - outside of Korea. - Android users have a wide rapidly expanding choice of much more affordable less-locked in android phones with more flexibility including more...

Re: Is it me, or did Samsung drop the ball on this? as others have pointed out - some users are often away from a reliable signal, any signal, or free/home wifi there is an ongoing use case for wanting/needing to be able to store ones music, videos, podcasts, ebooks & other files outside of...

I guess the update drain is likely to be remediable with future updates from Samsung / Carriers Yeah I'm also getting used to / liking it there on my wrist MOTT I've had no practical problem taking off the watch & topping up the battery when at my desk or wherever - this has in fact rarely...

Thanks thats very helpful and I'm going to study the link in more detail I was going to say imho across the spectrum from couch potato, weekend warrior, up to say committed runner / semi-pro athlete all the devices and associated apps seem to do a reasonable job and are all practically "close...

be patient LOL! apologies double-post and no way to delete the previous

be patient - LOL!

Re: Text Messages On Watch no i think thats a standard Samsung freebie??