Huawei Watch in 2018?
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Its kind of a gamble right now. It all depends on how well Google continues to support it. So far the Huawei watches have been some of the better supported AW devices in that price range.
Supposedly they stopped supporting my moto 360 several months ago. But I got the latest 2.8 update 2-3 days ago, a couple weeks after many others. It first came to my phone and then a couple days later it reached my watch. So even then it was a "clunky" roll out, for lack of a better term.
Supposedly they stopped supporting my moto 360 several months ago. But I got the latest 2.8 update 2-3 days ago, a couple weeks after many others. It first came to my phone and then a couple days later it reached my watch. So even then it was a "clunky" roll out, for lack of a better term.
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Thanks for the response. Would a better way to go be the LG watch sport or even style (though the latter looks a bit cheap to me)?
The LG watch sport and style do seem to be supported at the moment. But they can be dropped on a dime with very little warning. Like my moto 360, the previous LG Gwatch R and Urbane. That's really the bigger problem with android wear... not so much the hardware IMHO. The Borg mother ship (Star Trek analogy) can remote terminate your support, or even worse remote terminate your actual device at any given time. Thats what happened to me when they rolled out the 2.0 release in March 2017... they remotely killed my watch for a good 8months. It wasn't until the 2.7 release in November 2017 when it was finally back up and running.
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It was not just me... MANY others were having all kinds of problems receiving notifications. They locked this help thread a month ago.
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!category-topic/android-wear/LeQYY8DFiyY
My opinions here:
It was not just me... MANY others were having all kinds of problems receiving notifications. They locked this help thread a month ago.
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!category-topic/android-wear/LeQYY8DFiyY
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It's true...support can be dropped. But isnt the Moto 360 pretty old, like 2015? I couldn't imagine them killing support for the LG Watches that just came out last year unless the cut Android Wear altogether, which I suppose is possible.
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I have a Huawei Watch 1st gen, and I still really like it. I think it's the best looking Android Wear watch to date, even when compared to some of the uber-expensive ones from high end watch companies like TAG Heuer. The size is not overly humongous, and the steel band really makes it look like an elegant watch suitable for business or even formal occasions. Battery life is terrific -- it could probably last two full days before needing a recharge, but I usually charge it overnight out of habit.
On the negative side, I do notice that it's a little sluggish when compared to my LG Watch Style (in terms of UI responsiveness). In addition, the screen does exhibit some significant burn-in (but that's because I like to keep the watchface set to Always On -- I want my watch to look like a watch, not a black lozenge on a strap). I've never used the calling feature, so I can't comment on that.
On the negative side, I do notice that it's a little sluggish when compared to my LG Watch Style (in terms of UI responsiveness). In addition, the screen does exhibit some significant burn-in (but that's because I like to keep the watchface set to Always On -- I want my watch to look like a watch, not a black lozenge on a strap). I've never used the calling feature, so I can't comment on that.
Here is my timeline...
Sept 14 2015 - Moto360, Gen-2 release
Mar 2016 - My purchase date
Mar 2017 - AW 2.0 released, my watch dies (can't finish installation of AW2.0, all notifications terminate, can not install any AW 2.0 app)
Nov 2017 - AW 2.7 released, watch is running 100%
Jan 2018 - AW 2.8 released, watch is running 100%
Thats 18 months from product launch to kill phase. Thats unacceptable. Even android cell phones are FAR better supported than that. Update roll outs happen, its a necessary thing... but theres no reason to brick down revision devices in the process. No other "BIG" watch OS has this kind of wide scale problem... not Apple, Not Tizen (Samsung), not even Pebble (despite the fitbit buy-out). Fitbit even just announced they will continue Pebble server support through the first part of 2018. (!!)
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