Altering, canceling, or viewing alarms set on the ZenWatch (2)?

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Not sure if this is a ZenWatch (2) issue, or possibly and Android Wear issue.

Has anyone else set an alarm on the ZenWatch 2, original ZenWatch, or other android wear watch, and then wished to cancel it, but not found a way to?

I set an alarm, but then wanted to cancel it however I couldn't find any way to view alarms I'd already set. As far as I can tell there is no way to view any alarms you've set, change them, or cancel them. If anyone knows of a way to do any of that please share. If there isn't a way it would be nice if Asus or Google (whoever is responsible for the alarm feature) would update/alter the alarm feature so that there is a way to make those alterations going forward.

(Also anyone scroll to the right on their ZenWatch and find that the alarm, and other sections (ex: Settings) show up on there multiple times?)
 
If I set an alarm on my watch I can go back into the alarm app and it shows me the alarm I set. If I tap on it it gives me the option to delete it. Also, the top 3 apps in the app drawer are supposed to be your most recently used, so you should find duplications of those 3 in the list. If you're seeing duplicates of more apps than just the top 3 you should try a factory reset.
 
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If I set an alarm on my watch I can go back into the alarm app and it shows me the alarm I set. If I tap on it it gives me the option to delete it.

Are you using the default Alarm app, or do you have a different one downloaded and installed. If you have the default one do the navigation screen and icons look like the attached image? After you set the alarm, exit out of the alarm app, and go back again how do you get to the delete option. (I'm not finding how to view set alarms on mine).
screen shots of android wear alarm.jpg
 
Yeah, stock alarm app. I click on it and it brings up a screen with new alarm at the top and a list of alarms I have set underneath it. If I click one of the alarms it brings up the details of the alarm with a remove option at the bottom.

In your second screenshot you should click on the checkmark to save the alarm. Then it should take you to the screen I'm talking about as soon as you open the app.
 
In your second screenshot you should click on the checkmark to save the alarm. Then it should take you to the screen I'm talking about as soon as you open the app.
After I click the check to save the alarm it takes me back to (for lack of a better word home screen) from there if I scroll to the right and select alarm again it starts me setting up a new alarm from the beginning (selecting an hour) again.
 
Doesn't it have the alarm you have saved listed right underneath the new alarm option? That's where it is on mine.
 
Doesn't it have the alarm you have saved listed right underneath the new alarm option? That's where it is on mine.

If you mean underneath the the calendar (which lets you set the date) and the check mark screen (which I had posted in an above post) then no I do not have anything shown there. Could you do a screen grab of your watch screen, so that I could see what you are referring to?
 
I have no idea how to take a screenshot, but on the screenshot that you took you would have to hit the checkmark next to the calender icon to get to the screen I'm talking about.
 
I have no idea how to take a screenshot, but on the screenshot that you took you would have to hit the checkmark next to the calender icon to get to the screen I'm talking about.

When I click on the check mark it takes me back to the watch face screen.

To capture screens shots from your watch screen first you'll have to enable developer mode. On your watch go to settings -> about -> then click on the build number seven times. Now go to the Android Wear app on your phone, click on the three dots in the top right corner and click take wearable screen shot.
 
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The top image is what I get when I open the app and the second is what I get if I click on one of the alarms.
 
The top image is what I get when I open the app and the second is what I get if I click on one of the alarms.
Odd :confused:, my screen doesn't look like yours, but based on the image you posted and a little searching I found a way to remove my alarms.

I found swiping over once to get to alarms only lets me set an alarm. (Which is the way I've been doing it.) Swiping over three times takes me to an area where "Show alarms" is an option and from there I can remove them like shown in the pictures in the link below:
clock - How to remove an alarm on Android Wear 5.1.x? - Android Enthusiasts Stack Exchange

I'm still kind of curious why our two watch systems are different. (My removal screen is still different from the screen you posted. In the show alarms screen there is no "New alarm" option.)
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Looking at my version numbers I am running the following according to the about section on my watch:
Android Wear 1.3.0.2176821
Google Play services: 8.1.20 (2283517-534)
Android OS: 5.1.1

Are yours the same versions?
 
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That is very weird. You would think it would be the same. Sorry for not being much use.

You showing that you had a different screen kept me looking into to try to find out why. Play Store just showed that there is an Android Wear update for me (version 1.3.0.2284253). According to the Play Store it was released 10/21/15, so I'm not sure why it didn't tell me about it until now. (One of the first things I checked days ago was for updates. Guess I'm low on the update totem pole). Maybe you already had the newer version. I'm trying to see if the update makes a difference (my phone now has the new version, but the watch still reads as the old version). If the new version of Android Wear changes the alarm screen I'll post an update to mention it. Regardless at least now I know of a way to delete scheduled alarms on the watch.
Edit: Don't know why, but my watch Android Wear version continues to stay at an older version than what's on my phone. I even tried a factory reset on the watch to try to get it to update the Android Wear, but it was to no avail. Oddly my Google Play Services version on the watch is now newer (version 8.2.98 (2327549-534).
 
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