Android Wear and the M9

[msm0511]

Anybody using any of the Android Wear devices with your M9. Was thinking about picking one up. Kinda bummed I didn't order a 360 when they were so cheap recently. I didn't realize it was a short sale.

 

[scooter7]

I have the Moto 360. Been using it with my M7 since October and the M9 since April 2nd. I have had no real issues using it with the M9, except it will occasionally not reconnect after having been out of range for a little while (10-15) minutes. When it does it, I just need to toggle the Bluetooth off / back on again and then it re-pairs right away. Since the camera update, it has only done it a couple of times, so I think HTC made some fixes.

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[tippmann15]

I've been using the 360 for a few days with my m9, so far it's worked well. I'd buy it again for 250 if it broke.

 

[msm0511]

I'm trying to decide if I should wait for the next-gen Wear watches or get one now. It seems like the 360 should get an update soon.

 

[Paul Snedden]

I've had nothing but problems with Wear and the M9. I've got an LG G Watch (not the R, the original one). When it's paired, it works as expected. The problem is it keeps losing connection, and as I have Smart Lock enabled that means I keep having to unlock my device to use it because it thinks my watch isn't connected.

I've factory reset the watch last night, but still no joy. It doesn't happen _all_ the time, but enough to be really annoying considering the Nexus 5 I had before this didn't do it at all.

 

[msm0511]

I've had nothing but problems with Wear and the M9. I've got an LG G Watch (not the R, the original one). When it's paired, it works as expected. The problem is it keeps losing connection, and as I have Smart Lock enabled that means I keep having to unlock my device to use it because it thinks my watch isn't connected.

I've factory reset the watch last night, but still no joy. It doesn't happen _all_ the time, but enough to be really annoying considering the Nexus 5 I had before this didn't do it at all.

Hmm. Makes me think twice. I was looking into either the G Watch R or the Huawei Watch (if it ever launches).

 

[neo905]

Hmm. Makes me think twice. I was looking into either the G Watch R or the Huawei Watch (if it ever launches).

I have a smartwatch as well. I do find that at least once or twice a week the watch randomly disconnects from the phone and I have to disable and turn back on the bluetooth to get it to connect to it again so it is a bit flakey. Some watch faces are bigger battery hogs than others so you have to be aware of that.

 

[msm0511]

I have a smartwatch as well. I do find that at least once or twice a week the watch randomly disconnects from the phone and I have to disable and turn back on the bluetooth to get it to connect to it again so it is a bit flakey. Some watch faces are bigger battery hogs than others so you have to be aware of that.

Are you using Android Wear?

 

[neo905]

Are you using Android Wear?

Yes. I have a Sony Smartwatch 3. Thankfully it is future proofed so keep that in mind as well with your purchase. I have Wi-Fi on board. It also is one of the few with an NFC chip for mobile payments for whenever that too gets activated.

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[anon(871934)]

I have the new LG urbane SmartWatch and I am also having frequent Bluetooth disconnections on the m9. I see that there is another LG watch user in the comments above that is having the same disconnection problem. I did not have that problem with the moto 360 so I would be careful to blame the m9. This could be a LG issue.

 

[neo905]

I have the new LG urbane SmartWatch and I am also having frequent Bluetooth disconnections on the m9. I see that there is another LG watch user in the comments above that is having the same disconnection problem. I did not have that problem with the moto 360 so I would be careful to blame the m9. This could be a LG issue.

Except I said it happens with my Sony watch so it could be an M9 issue. It never happened with my M7.

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[Runell A]

I have a moto360 and never once has my watch lost connection with my M9 unless I go out of range. I believe a person above me said that a quick re-pairing solves that issue , which is what I do and everything is good again.

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[alienlandingpad]

I have the Moto 360. Been using it with my M7 since October and the M9 since April 2nd. I have had no real issues using it with the M9, except it will occasionally not reconnect after having been out of range for a little while (10-15) minutes. When it does it, I just need to toggle the Bluetooth off / back on again and then it re-pairs right away. Since the camera update, it has only done it a couple of times, so I think HTC made some fixes.

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I have the exact same issue & exact same fix - toggle BT, and the moto is back.

 

[alienlandingpad]

Overall - having driven it for a week (moto 360) - better. Coming from 2013 MotoX. I expected the 'X' to be flawless and it mostly was. But the upgrade to lollipop seems to have fixed a few things - integration with runkeeper was broken on the 'X' while now it works fine. Stuff I am using:

Bubble cloud launcher - works fine
Beyond Pod - works fine
Moto Body/Google fit - some days they agree, some days they are wildly off. Not sure why. On the 'X' they traced within 10% of my fitbit (which I have now handed off).
Runkeeper: works fine. (hooray) - sucks battery if I leave stats showing, slight increase in battery wear if stats off/watch dimmed.
Coffee (SMS app: works great
WearCodes (loyalty cards etc) - works fine.

So far I'm pretty happy, just not as reliable re-connecting after going out of range. The 'X' was great there, the HTC sometimes needs me to bounce the bluetooth on the phone.

 

[eweezzyyyy]

I'm glad I found this post because I emailed htc's customer support to see if there were any Smart Watches that was compatible with the M9 because I heard they weren't. Their response to me was the email was to vague and I needed to include more details. Needless to say after 6 emails I didn't get any useful information from them.

 

[msm0511]

Both AT&T are out of the G Watch R, but the Moto 360 is down to 179.99 at Google's store. Might snag one while I can for cheap, but I'd really rather have the G Watch R.

 

[msm0511]

With the out of stock G Watch R, and the price cuts seemingly happening more often on the 360 I'm gonna wait til after Google I/O to decide. I'm kinda thinking there will be some big news on Android Wear, hardware wise anyway.

 

[HOONIGAN43]

I have LG G WATCH R, haven't problems. All work stable.

 

[msm0511]

Ended up ordering a grey 360 from Best Buy just now. I figure if something better is announced at I/O I'll just return it unopened. Couldn't resist since BB has it for $150.00

 

[neo905]

Ended up ordering a grey 360 from Best Buy just now. I figure if something better is announced at I/O I'll just return it unopened. Couldn't resist since BB has it for $150.00

There will always be something better. That's a good price.

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