Moto 360 - update

[SpookDroid]

Sometimes after updating Android goes haywire. If you notice a huge battery difference using the same watchface as before, try factory resetting your watch. Yes, I know, it sucks. But it works! Last update my watch wouldn't last half a day. Reset it, and now it's back to a day and a half or more than two if I don't push notifications to it.

 

[crxssi]

Mine just finished updating. And yes, it zapped my battery today when it downloaded the update. Normally I get home from work and have 70% left, today it was 30%! So had to charge it before updating.

"Updating apps" took forever, as usual.

When I tried the new weather app, I got "Could not retrieve weather. Check your internet connection". Of course, there is nothing wrong with my "internet connection". Waited a while, tried twice more- same thing. What a joke.

Neat, there is a "triple tap for zoom" gesture under accessibility now! Was that there before? Very useful for when I don't have my glasses on.

 

[df79transam]

I was really hoping this update would of fixed the WiFi function but it still doesn't work at all with my Droid DNA. Before this current update, it would kind of work with my razr Maxx hd, haven't tried this update with it yet.

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[popartist]

Couple of issues I've noted. Translate was blocked by my firewall so it uses something other than simple http. Also, the weather app didn't show up until I manually resynced all apps to the watch. Putting this here in case someone else has the same problem.

What do you mean your firewall is blocking it? Translate on the watch doesn't seem to work for me and I troubleshooting it (although I don't have the watch on wifi).

Installed last night and got the Bits watch face to try out. Noticed my battery drains a lot faster now! Hopefully this will go back to normal in the next day or so.

My battery drained much quicker today too, I was at 15% after 11 hours, where I am usually at 30-40% after 16 hours. I was trying to get Translate to work though, and was also playing around with the new watchface and Tripadvisor functionality a bit, so that might be a cause. We both have M8s as phones...wonder if that has anything to do with it. Hoping not to reset but afraid I may have to.

 

[mindshadow]

I have yet to receive this update but if it impacts the battery as much as being mentioned in this thread for features that aren't that important I may give this a miss!

Please keep us updated with your battery life impressions

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[Iron Adventurevich]

Hi Craig. You cannot force the update. It is rolled out in batches randomly. So just sit tight and wait, you will get it.

How do I get the update Iron Adventurevich? I went to "about" in settings and it says software is up to date. I don't have that watchface however.

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[Johnston212]

Got mine last night. I regretted it immediately. Pulling up the settings and apps is gone now.

Why must they constantly ruin the most useful features!?

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[Iron Adventurevich]

What do you mean its gone? just swipe to the left and it is there

Got mine last night. I regretted it immediately. Pulling up the settings and apps is gone now.

Why must they constantly ruin the most useful features!?

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[Johnston212]

What do you mean its gone? just swipe to the left and it is there

It used to be just tapping the center. Why did they have to change it?

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[hopefulfarm]

got mine last night. just now having a moment to play with it. Wondering if I should just do the factory reset as mentioned. Had to for the last update. Wondering if you DID do the FR, did you also wipe Wear off your phone and then re-install?

The "Together" watchface looks wild. You send an invite to a friend with a wear watch and connect and can send stuff from watch to watch? interesting.

 

[Iron Adventurevich]

Because of interactions with new watch faces that will be "tapable" for various actions. Just check the odyssey or IW LCD weather, or Bits. if they would keep the tap, then it would not be possible to interact with new watch faces, rather it would bring the old settings/app screen. But I see no problem of just swiping to the left instead.

It used to be just tapping the center. Why did they have to change it?

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[IAmSixNine]

Got a notification for my watch update a well last night.
I had to charge it, accept the update. After a few hours i powered off my watch and then back on. So far no issues and after 2 hours use battery drain seems normal.

 

[LeSaint]

The only thing that bugs me is the green spot that appear when I touch the face. Didn't find any way to disable it. But it's really minor, so I don't care that much.

 

[jaycemil]

What do you mean your firewall is blocking it? Translate on the watch doesn't seem to work for me and I troubleshooting it (although I don't have the watch on wifi).



My battery drained much quicker today too, I was at 15% after 11 hours, where I am usually at 30-40% after 16 hours. I was trying to get Translate to work though, and was also playing around with the new watchface and Tripadvisor functionality a bit, so that might be a cause. We both have M8s as phones...wonder if that has anything to do with it. Hoping not to reset but afraid I may have to.

Translate would not work behind my firewall. Not sure if it's trying to use a different port than normal web access or what but when I disabled wifi it worked fine. Also keep in mind, it doesn't take much fiddling with the watch to burn through the battery. In normal use you use it much less than you realize.

 

[SpookDroid]

I have yet to receive this update but if it impacts the battery as much as being mentioned in this thread for features that aren't that important I may give this a miss!

Please keep us updated with your battery life impressions

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The battery impact for me was just when it downloaded the update (that, for some reason, drains your watch FAST). But after the update, I've been getting normal battery life.

 

[SpookDroid]

Got mine last night. I regretted it immediately. Pulling up the settings and apps is gone now.

Why must they constantly ruin the most useful features!?

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I can see your point, but to implement actionable watchfaces, they had to disable the only action they had on there before. Yes, it takes a swipe or a long-button-press to get there, but now you get different actions in different areas of watchfaces.

 

[anon(8481482)]

Still draining fast. Going to factory reset tonight and see if that helps. If not the only other cause could be the Bits watch face. I do have ambient screen on but I had no issue with it before the update.

 

[Harry Myhre]

Mine is installing the update now.

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[Penguwin]

Installed update on my Moto 360, tried out the Together feature and weather app... All seems to work well so far.

 

[ETPhoneHomeT]

It used to be just tapping the center. Why did they have to change it?

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That changed in the update prior to this one. Three methods of getting to settings:
1) Swipe to the left
2) Swipe down from the top and then twice to the left
3) Press and hold the power button on the side

A fourth method for me is I use Wear Mini Launcher and bookmark Settings. So I just swipe once to the right and then tap Settings which is the first icon on the list.