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S Health app doesn't always work

I just got my phone last week and it is my first Samsung. I love the phone. I decided to get serious with the S Health app and it is already driving me crazy.
There seems to be very little information on how to use or troubleshoot this app. This morning, it would not even recognize it was a new day and the pedometer would not kick in. Suddenly it did and started working. It seems like there should be a refresh button to tell the app, hey, it is a new day. Or, hey, it should just know by the clock that it is a new day. I even restarted my phone and then starting jumping around with it in my hand. Grrr.
Also, there is no way to record sleep. Is this function only available with the watch??

JDTS said:
I just got my phone last week and it is my first Samsung. I love the phone. I decided to get serious with the S Health app and it is already driving me crazy.
There seems to be very little information on how to use or troubleshoot this app. This morning, it would not even recognize it was a new day and the pedometer would not kick in. Suddenly it did and started working. It seems like there should be a refresh button to tell the app, hey, it is a new day. Or, hey, it should just know by the clock that it is a new day. I even restarted my phone and then starting jumping around with it in my hand. Grrr.
Also, there is no way to record sleep. Is this function only available with the watch??
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You can only monitor the sleep with what they call a "wearable" a watch or device with the compatible sensor and that works with the phone.
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Also there was a large update last week I believe that removed some features, blended others, changed the settings and bugs etc based on your carrier model. Maybe check to see if yours is updated to clear out bugs. You could also clear the app manager data and cache to "start over" with the app and perhaps fix issues you're having.

Thank you for the info. The pedometer started working this morning pretty easily. I am also getting a gear fit watch today.

Time Lag. Can it be fixed?

Hi Guys,
Im happy with the moto360 but one thing bugs the life out of me!
When the screen is off and you activate it back on i notice there is a lag before the watch tells the correct time. Its only for a split second and you can see the time hands go from the old position to the correct position.
Can this be fixed somehow?

I've had my 360 for a couple days. I've also noticed this and it really bugs me. Most of the time I just take a quick glance at my watch and I look away right as it shows the correct time. This is super annoying. I hope there is a way to fix this.
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maxamus007 said:
Hi Guys,
Im happy with the moto360 but one thing bugs the life out of me!
When the screen is off and you activate it back on i notice there is a lag before the watch tells the correct time. Its only for a split second and you can see the time hands go from the old position to the correct position.
Can this be fixed somehow?
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Its the way it has to be.
Either:
1) The clock is continually updating the watch hands (and time) in the background and you get 1 hour of battery life with screen off.
Or
2) watch updates time RIGHT when display turns on (since it can't predict exactly when you will need the time), then updates the hands to reflect it. There is a small delay.
It may update the time every 15 or 30 (etc) minutes in the background anyways, but #2 still applies.
And for most people, the delay is so small that it doesn't bug us. We definitely notice it, but maybe some didn't wear a normal watch in the past and havent grown so accustomed to 100% instantaneous time updates.
I'm sure in the future they will be able to minimize the delay though.
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well said!
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Its the way it has to be.
Either:
1) The clock is continually updating the watch hands (and time) in the background and you get 1 hour of battery life with screen off.
Or
2) watch updates time RIGHT when display turns on (since it can't predict exactly when you will need the time), then updates the hands to reflect it. There is a small delay.
It may update the time every 15 or 30 (etc) minutes in the background anyways, but #2 still applies.
And for most people, the delay is so small that it doesn't bug us. We definitely notice it, but maybe some didn't wear a normal watch in the past and havent grown so accustomed to 100% instantaneous time updates.
I'm sure in the future they will be able to minimize the delay though.
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maxamus007 said:
Hi Guys,
Im happy with the moto360 but one thing bugs the life out of me!
When the screen is off and you activate it back on i notice there is a lag before the watch tells the correct time. Its only for a split second and you can see the time hands go from the old position to the correct position.
Can this be fixed somehow?
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Moto360 having trouble connecting to Nexus 6?

Anybody else using a moto 360 with their nexus 6 on Verizon?
I am having connectivity problems between the watch and the phone. Sometimes I speak into the watch and Google is thinking, thinking, and then stops. Like it can't reach the phone. Anyone else?
I don't know if this is a Nexus 6 on Verizon, nexus 6 in general, or moto 360 problem.

As I'm reading about this, it seems like this might be not only a Nexus 6 and Moto 360 problem, but an Android Wear/ Lollipop problem. Hopefully if 5.1 comes out soon, it'll fix this.

No issues here since xmas with my 6.

Thanks for the reply. Weird.

funkpod said:
Anybody else using a moto 360 with their nexus 6 on Verizon?
I am having connectivity problems between the watch and the phone. Sometimes I speak into the watch and Google is thinking, thinking, and then stops. Like it can't reach the phone. Anyone else?
I don't know if this is a Nexus 6 on Verizon, nexus 6 in general, or moto 360 problem.
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This definitely happens to me too. After giving it a command the little circle keeps spinning until it comes back displaying "offline" even though I'm in an area with good reception. Sometimes though it just keeps spinning until I eventually swipe right to dismiss it and try again. Sometimes when trying to get directions from my watch it'll tell me to open Maps on my phone in order to continue.
An issue that persists for me is immediately upon plugging my Nexus 6 into its charger my 360 disconnects. I notice this immediately because the lost phone notification pops up on my watch and it vibrates sporadically. This is an issue that has really puzzled me because I can't tell what it could possibly be related to.
I used to have issues with text notifications not being pushed, but this has stopped happening. From time to time my watch will disconnect from my phone for seemingly no reason, and I'll get a "did you leave your phone?" notification. This happened today even, while I was using my phone. Other times when I walk out of range and then walk back into range it won't automatically reconnect. When this happens I have to open Android Wear, select Disconnect (even though Android wear will display "connecting...) And then Connect, and it'll connect again.
Almost half the time I go to send a text by voice I get the issue the OP mentioned, where the circle keeps spinning and nothing happens, or "offline" is displayed. I would really love a solution to this as sending texts is a core feature of Android Wear, and it totally defeats the purpose of the smart watch if it's supposed to save you from having to pull out your phone.
BTW I have an AT&T Nexus 6
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No issue for me, mine working perfectly but mine is international edition Nexus 6 and running CM 12 ROM.

osiris010 said:
This definitely happens to me too. After giving it a command the little circle keeps spinning until it comes back displaying "offline" even though I'm in an area with good reception. Sometimes though it just keeps spinning until I eventually swipe right to dismiss it and try again. Sometimes when trying to get directions from my watch it'll tell me to open Maps on my phone in order to continue.
An issue that persists for me is immediately upon plugging my Nexus 6 into its charger my 360 disconnects. I notice this immediately because the lost phone notification pops up on my watch and it vibrates sporadically. This is an issue that has really puzzled me because I can't tell what it could possibly be related to.
I used to have issues with text notifications not being pushed, but this has stopped happening. From time to time my watch will disconnect from my phone for seemingly no reason, and I'll get a "did you leave your phone?" notification. This happened today even, while I was using my phone. Other times when I walk out of range and then walk back into range it won't automatically reconnect. When this happens I have to open Android Wear, select Disconnect (even though Android wear will display "connecting...) And then Connect, and it'll connect again.
Almost half the time I go to send a text by voice I get the issue the OP mentioned, where the circle keeps spinning and nothing happens, or "offline" is displayed. I would really love a solution to this as sending texts is a core feature of Android Wear, and it totally defeats the purpose of the smart watch if it's supposed to save you from having to pull out your phone.
BTW I have an AT&T Nexus 6
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Thanks for all that input. I definitely see the beginning part as being the problem that I am having.

My 360 and Nexus 6 don't seem to have an issue.
Have you tried updating Google Play Services?

kmcla said:
My 360 and Nexus 6 don't seem to have an issue.
Have you tried updating Google Play Services?
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Everything appears to be up to date...

Marshmellow update problems

So I was hesitant to proceed with the update since my 360 has been working so well and the battery life increased tremendously when I got my Note 5.
After a few days of the update pestering me I decided to go for it.
Now there are 2 things that are very annoying.
The first, whenever the screen comes on, there is a slight delay in the watch face.
It lights up with a black face and the hands are white, then it switches to whatever face I have and respected dials.
I'm not using facer or anything, just the stock moto Dials 2. This is very annoying and makes the watch seem slow.
The second thing is that the watchface doesnt turn on when I receive texts anymore.
The vibrate function still works, but the screen won't light up.
Is there a setting that changed making this the default? I would prefer the screen turn on when I receive texts.
Thanks

Make sure 'card previews' turned on from the android wear app, other wise your experience with the faces sounds buggy! A factory reset would help on that.

Factory reset doesnt work, this also happens to me since the update, looks like this is a firmware problem.

Damnit, I wish I didn't update.
Battery is also noticeably worse.

airjordan223 said:
So I was hesitant to proceed with the update since my 360 has been working so well and the battery life increased tremendously when I got my Note 5.
After a few days of the update pestering me I decided to go for it.
Now there are 2 things that are very annoying.
The first, whenever the screen comes on, there is a slight delay in the watch face.
It lights up with a black face and the hands are white, then it switches to whatever face I have and respected dials.
I'm not using facer or anything, just the stock moto Dials 2. This is very annoying and makes the watch seem slow.
The second thing is that the watchface doesnt turn on when I receive texts anymore.
The vibrate function still works, but the screen won't light up.
Is there a setting that changed making this the default? I would prefer the screen turn on when I receive texts.
Thanks
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Same exact two issues here and I'm shocked I haven't seen more people complain about them. The first one is a nuisance but the second one completely devalues the purpose of the watch making it useless. Not seeing the text/email/etc... and only having a vibration on your wrist is pointless. I could keep my phone on vibrate in my pocket if I wanted to be notified of a new text/email without seeing the actual message. Please post a fix if one is found!

antknee2016 said:
Same exact two issues here and I'm shocked I haven't seen more people complain about them. The first one is a nuisance but the second one completely devalues the purpose of the watch making it useless. Not seeing the text/email/etc... and only having a vibration on your wrist is pointless. I could keep my phone on vibrate in my pocket if I wanted to be notified of a new text/email without seeing the actual message. Please post a fix if one is found!
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Can you found a way to fix it?
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The first issue is because the watch now comes on in ambient mode first. Even if you don't use ambient mode. It sucks. Luckily i use Watchmaker for my watch face so I went in and made all the parts (hands date etc...) to be visible in ambient mode.
I have noticed that if I wait a couple of seconds the notification does appear on my watch screen but it is after the vibrate, not immediate. I thought it wasn't showing up at first too. Still, I wish it was quicker as I look right away.
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I went back to using Facer for my watchface and the delay is gone.
Also did they completely remove the restart option? Now it's just power off, and then press and hold the side button.

I'm experiencing both issues as you do on 6.0.1.
Also yes, reboot option is gone from update.

The renamed reset with "unpair from watch". Not gone, just to mess with us.
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frenziedfemale said:
The renamed reset with "unpair from watch". Not gone, just to mess with us.
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Reboot is not reset...

I've also noticed that theater mode does not work after the mm update (unrooted, ota). I usually set it to theater mode at night to avoid burn in and just because I don't want it on all night. Now, it looks like it's blacked out, but when I wake up, the charging screen is lit up. Anyone else getting this?

I have the exact same issue after the update. Theater mode will not keep the display off if the watch is being charged. Off the charger, it works as expected. Quite an annoying bug.

If I turn ON the theatre mod with double press the power button before I put the clock on the charging dock, after that screen continue charge with screen off.
For me it's work.
Can anyone try it?
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Just tried that - doesn't work for me. Screen turns off but once I put it on the charger, it comes back on after a few seconds. I'm watching it and it's still on a few minutes later.

Same here. Screen always turns back on

I'm getting the first bug the OP mentioned havn't noticed the second one though.
However the first bug is annoying enough, hopefully there'll be a quick patch.

Little patience, update to Marshmallow is great.
Here's what I mean with screen off when charge:
So in the morning until you take it out of the dock and go to work.
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still on 5.0.1
man i just boughjt it 2 days ago and battery sucks,now i am trying to update cause i heard batter improved,but i cant ,watch start download but take too long and then show me a message charger to update blah blah but phone is charger is over 90 percent i have reset phone and uninstalled app many times this is ridiculous now i know why motorola was giving away this pos when yopu buy the 64gb moto x pure edition arrrrgggg

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Reboot is not reset...
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Sorry I read wrong...but wouldn't you just use the power off option and then turn back on to reboot?

DND mode turns on and off repeatedly

I am curious whether anyone else is having this problem as I cannot find anything about it online. I have an issue that my Pixel XL starts turning DND mode on and off repeatedly with no interaction from me. It cycles back and forth every second or so and the DND icon comes and goes from the notification bar as it does this. This also seems to run down the battery and heat up the phone. No clearing out of applications seems to fix this but if I reboot the phone it goes away. I should also note that I find my Pixel goes into DND mode all the time unintentionally . About half the time I take it out to make a call I see that DND is on. This happens even when it is not cycling like this repeatedly. Anyone else having problems like this?

Are they any DND rules setup that might be triggering? Do you have any other automation app installed, like Tasker, that could be causing thisre

I have seen this happen on my phone a few times - during the day, which is against the schedule that I set. It's not often enough to bother me, but it is somewhat worrisome.
These bugs man!

also experienced it. i wondered if it was impacted by android wear because i dont see it when i dont have my watch on.
i also noticed it goes into that DND mode when you make a call. so maybe it's not coming out of it when you hang up

DND is flaky
dr_gibberish said:
I am curious whether anyone else is having this problem as I cannot find anything about it online. I have an issue that my Pixel XL starts turning DND mode on and off repeatedly with no interaction from me. It cycles back and forth every second or so and the DND icon comes and goes from the notification bar as it does this. This also seems to run down the battery and heat up the phone. No clearing out of applications seems to fix this but if I reboot the phone it goes away. I should also note that I find my Pixel goes into DND mode all the time unintentionally . About half the time I take it out to make a call I see that DND is on. This happens even when it is not cycling like this repeatedly. Anyone else having problems like this?
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I tried using DND when i first got the phone but it was inconsistent and flaky.
Went back to silence premium and havent had any issues since.

i have the same problem, but also using android wear.. very odd.

I also have a smartwatch connected. Perhaps the bug is related to Android Wear.

nabbed said:
I also have a smartwatch connected. Perhaps the bug is related to Android Wear.
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So that's really interesting. I have a first gen Asus Zenwatch and I removed the Zenwatch Manager app late last week and the problem appears to have stopped. I still get the occasional DND turning on when I don't think I have activated it, but the cycling back and forth appears to have stopped. I should also note that I apparently got an upgrade to the watch firmware last week (it said upgrading when I woke up) so this could have resolved the issue as well. Regardless it does not seem to have happened in several days.

Android wear related I'm sure. When I go to hit volume down it says dnd- android wear
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Im using android wear and i am seeing the same problem.

Same here. Huawei watch.
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Only notice it when on phone call. Zenwatch 2. But, currently my watch isn't paired with phone.

Happens with Samsung Gear Fit 2 as well.
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Here to add to the Android wear list, using an LG urbane.

Someone in another thread suggested deleting the three default automatic rules for do not disturb. I did that a couple days ago and haven't had the problem since. I have an Android Wear watch connected too.

Happens to me also, while connected to my Misfit Ray.