I've been using the MOTO 360 for about 2 weeks now after switching over from the original Sony Smartwatch. Just from a notification functionality standpoint I feel that android wear in general is really lacking. I know that has a lot to do with how new the software is and it will get better with time.
The things I want the most right now are to be able to see go back and look at messages and emails after they have been dismissed. The Wear messenger app is almost perfect on the messaging side but it doesn't work with MMS which is frustrating.
Are there currently any email apps for android wear that work in the same way as wear messenger does? I have been searching since I got the watch and I've found nothing.
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I'm looking into buying a Google Voice App. Did a few searches, but the reviews are mostly outdated and some of the cons are undoubtedly fixed.
Wondering if anyone recently done the same search and what conclusion you came to?
leesiulung said:
I'm looking into buying a Google Voice App. Did a few searches, but the reviews are mostly outdated and some of the cons are undoubtedly fixed.
Wondering if anyone recently done the same search and what conclusion you came to?
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If you mean the program that records calls, I had an issue one time on my HD7. I used the app on an Android and it recorded a call and kept showing the icon on the lockscreen of my HD7 when I started using it. What it did was mix up the voice message origin between the Google app and the built-in app. I could never get the icon to go away until I made a new voice message to my HD7 using the built-in app. Then I was able to delete the message and make the icon disappear.
I stopped using Google Voice because of that.
I've been using GoVoice, and its worked pretty good so far. Its a far cry from the official Google Voice app I had on android, so I'm hoping socket support comes soon, and hoping Google will make an official app like they did with the iPhone.
I come from using a Nexus One so the switch has been painful to say the least. I do like GoVoice somewhat. Hate the fact that you have to sign up for a third party service to get push notifications. Otherwise it's an ok app.
My pick is FreeTalk. I was using GoVoice before, but I found that FreeTalk offers a more user friendly interface. I like the fact that when I start up FreeTalk, you can immediately choose to either look at your messages or immediately swipe to the phone keypad hub screen to make a call. This is especially useful to me, as I make a lot of international calls through Google Voice. Lastly, for those who might need this feature, there is a non-English translation option that will translate your SMS and text voicemails to another language. I am not sure if this is built-in into the Android version, and I don't think I saw it in GoVoice either.
I've had my G3 about a month now. Overall I love the phone but there are a couple small things that are still bothering me.
1. Contacts display nicknames with seemingly no way to turn that off.
2. ICE contacts appears to break contact sync. I know there is an app from the Google Play store that will fix it however I just want to remove it completely.
3. Why is it that Google Hangouts seems to have more functionality than the stock messaging app when used in conjunction with my LG G Watch? You can't reply at all with the stocks app. You can only open on phone. Should be able to reply by voice and use quick replies. Only reason I am using the stock app at the moment is because Hangouts is getting to bloated and you can't attach sound files.
Any body have any workarounds for these things?
I thought of another one to bump it. My iPhone was smart enough to know that if I wasn't playing music using A2DP then to use the mono phone audio connection for Siri and driving directions which would allow it to come over my car stereo regardless of which audio source was selected in my truck. And while on iOS 6 I used a jailbreak app called Aloud that would read and notifications to me over bluetooth when connected to my car stereo.
Anybody know of a tweak or app that will do the same. I have used Sound About but unless I am missing a setting it seems I can only pick one or the other and not conditionally based on whether I am currently using Bluetooth audio or not.
Ok, so another one.
It seems that when editing group membership of my Google contacts on the phone it will remove the contact from the Google default "My Contacts" group. Since this is the only group I show in my phone list it makes the contact disappear. I then have to log onto my GMail account and go to contacts and edit the contact there to put it back in the "My Contacts" which is a little trickier than it sounds.
I am really disappointed with LG's implementation of the way they manage Google contacts on this Android phone. This is three problems I have directly related to contacts. I really hope there is some sort of update to fix these issues soon.
My Asus Zenwatch runs Android 5.0.2 and I have the Galaxy Note 4. Whenever I receive a text message my watch alerts me, but when I try to reply, it vibrates and shows the green check mark with no option for speech, yes or no. The reply function works well for Gmail. I recently has the wear messages app installed l, didn't like it. Could there be a setting from that app still in my Zenwatch or does Samsung's messenger not fully work with Android Wear. I didn't perform a reset of the watch. First Android Wear I've owned.
Try using coffee SMS app it works really good for me. The are preset messages on there and you also have the choice of speaking to send text
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Thanks. I found Wear Messenger, but will also check this one out.
I am a new user and I am sure there are things I will improve upon as a user. But is it just me that the watch and software is inconsistent in taking and executing commands and actions? I have gotten past the numerous connection drops (now only happening once in a while), but I am still not able to do somewhat simple tasks consistently. Its pretty consistent showing emails (I use Aqua Mail on my phone) but text messages are far less consistent (I've tried Google hangouts and now trying Chomp). And its even less consistent when trying to reply (via voice) to text messages. Once in a while it will do all the necessary steps to send a text (I almost cheer when I see the transcription of the message on the watch, then the blue circular progress bar, followed by "Sent!"). But more times than not I just see a progress loop. Doesn't matter where I am physically... I might not have moved an inch and it may work one time then not the next.
Is this a common experience? Would starting over (Factory Reset watch, delete AW and Motorola Connect, reinstall everything) help?
I cam here from a Sony SW2. While its watch faces and UI was no where near as nice as the Moto 360 and AW, but at least it worked consistently at the (limited) things it could do (read email, read text messages). Are all AW watches this inconsistent?
Connectivity between my watch and CM11 (snapshot) on Note 3 was inconsistent.
So I switched back to my Moto X and its perfect.
I think we are missing something in Custom ROMs. May be!
My Moto 360 showed me incoming facebook messages no problem, but I have never once seen one on my Huawei watch. I've tried resyncing the apps, re-pairing the watch, enabling all permissions for all apps involved, everything I can think of. Anyone have this problem and solve it?
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My Moto 360 showed me incoming facebook messages no problem, but I have never once seen one on my Huawei watch. I've tried resyncing the apps, re-pairing the watch, enabling all permissions for all apps involved, everything I can think of. Anyone have this problem and solve it?
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Accidently blocked notifications from FB? Check Android Wear app.
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Accidently blocked notifications from FB? Check Android Wear app.
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Checked it. Not blocked.
Did you get an answer?
I just got an original Huawei watch yesterday (on sale, Amazon), and everything seems to be working as it should be except Facebook Messenger. After much tinkering, I am able to receive messages occasionally (not every one), but my only option to reply is a thumbs up. I can't send out on Messenger at all. Is this just the Huawei watch, or is it an AW 2.0 problem? I really want AW 2.0, but not being able to use messenger is a deal breaker for me. I am thinking of returning the watch, but for what? If the other AW 2.0 watches have the same problem, there's little point. Thanks for any help you can give me.
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I just got an original Huawei watch yesterday (on sale, Amazon), and everything seems to be working as it should be except Facebook Messenger. After much tinkering, I am able to receive messages occasionally (not every one), but my only option to reply is a thumbs up. I can't send out on Messenger at all. Is this just the Huawei watch, or is it an AW 2.0 problem? I really want AW 2.0, but not being able to use messenger is a deal breaker for me. I am thinking of returning the watch, but for what? If the other AW 2.0 watches have the same problem, there's little point. Thanks for any help you can give me.
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When I created this post, I was on Wear 1.5. Since 2.0, the problems have been fixed for me. I get notifications no problem.
Swipe up on the thumbs up to get more options. Select voice if you want to reply. Even though it says voice, you will be given the option to use the keyboard to respond as well.
Messenger on Huawei watch
I've just got an original Huawei watch and I'm using it with a Umi Super . Having downloaded the Facebook messenger app, when I open it on the phone I get a message saying "To use messenger, install the app on your phone first".
I already have messenger installed on my phone and no matter how many times I uninstall/reinstall. This is I get.
Has anyone else had this? Or have any ideas how to solve it?
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Same
I have exactly the same problem