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Lollipop Roms and android wear

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Since the lollipop Roms don't support Bluetooth LE do they still pair with android wear devices? Also, is there any decreased functionality?
Thanks

hal3146 said:
I tried to post in QandA section but for some reason it would not let me post.
Since the lollipop Roms don't support Bluetooth LE do they still pair with android wear devices? Also, is there any decreased functionality?
Thanks
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I tried out for a brief moment, the AICP 12/18 build, and my G Watch connected just fine too it. Can't say for the other Roms though..

I've been running CM 12 since I got my Moto 360 2 weeks ago with no issues. It connects and pairs fine. Everything works as it should.

qbanlinxx said:
I tried out for a brief moment, the AICP 12/18 build, and my G Watch connected just fine too it. Can't say for the other Roms though..
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also on CM12 and pairs with LG G watch no issues

It works with my moto360 and CM12

I just got an Asus Zenwatch. I didn't have any issues with lollipop initially but after flashing a different ROM I had issues pairing. I had to factory reset the watch to get it to pair again.
I also read that BLE wasn't working on lollipop ROMs, which makes me question if it really is connecting on low energy. Does anyone know if this has been fixed with newer lollipop builds?
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I can tell you I had paired the moto 360 and HTC one running lollipop with no issues for about 2 weeks.

I've had my G Watch R randomly disconnect all the time on every lollipop rom I've tried. Haven't had a single issue on stock LG or CM11. It connects and pairs fine and randomly shows the disconnected icon on the watch face even though the Android Wear app says its connected. Can't even reconnect without rebooting the phone or turning bluetooth off and on again. Only happens on lolipop roms though... dont know why.

jesusfranco said:
I've had my G Watch R randomly disconnect all the time on every lollipop rom I've tried. Haven't had a single issue on stock LG or CM11. It connects and pairs fine and randomly shows the disconnected icon on the watch face even though the Android Wear app says its connected. Can't even reconnect without rebooting the phone or turning bluetooth off and on again. Only happens on lolipop roms though... dont know why.
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I've have a Moto360 connected to my LG G3 d851 that has the same issue.
I have only used LP ROMs (Euphoria as my DD), but have yet to find one that doesn't have this issue. Disconnects up to 15-30 times a day with "Bluetooth Sharing" fometimes showing a FC. I even managed to reset my BT right after a FC and got a 'Green Screen'.. (Like a BSOD).. my guess is the unofficial BT drivers pulled from KK don't play well with LP/ART.
(FC: force close, KK: Kit Kat, LP: lollipop, BT: Bluetooth)

Wish there was a way to port the bluetooth driver from the leaked LG lolipop build for the d855

This is still an issue.
I switched back to KK thinking the issue would be solved in a few months. To my surprise, it has not been addressed. I specifically tired the Illusion Lollipop build, but no bueno.
Are there any Lollipop ROMs free of the connectivity issue?

No. Until we get official 5.0 (or more specific, the source) we won't have the specific BT stack for our device. Everything right now is working hard to get it working, but it's kinda like working blind with a deaf partner.
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BL LE
I've got the Sony Smartband (SWR10) and I've had trouble trying to pair it with my phone. It just won't.
I've tried multiple roms and still got the problem. The roms i tried pairing the band with: RR, DU, LiquidSmooth and Bliss Pop

Should I update my watch to lollipop?

I'm currently still running 4.4 but I've read horror stories of 5.0 and above being really buggy and not pushing notifications anymore and random disconnects. Has that been fixed or should I stay with 4.4?

It's a good update. No issues that I have had except that sometimes I set my notifications to none on accident. No performance or reliability issues.

I may consider it then. Did you notice any increase in battery life?

flamestang977 said:
I may consider it then. Did you notice any increase in battery life?
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Yes, it's pretty massively better. I didn't have mine for very long prior to the 5 update (we're on 5.0.2 on the watch now), but I would definitely go ahead and update it.

I have no problem/issue after updating.

I did the update and am very pleased. The overall experience is better plus better battery life.

Same as everyone else
I highly recommend the update to 5:good:

We updated my wife's watch to Lollipop shortly after we took it out of the box. I like the Lollipop interface better and she has had no problems with it.

You can update to Lollipop. It is advance version and you will feel the power of this updated version.
Here is a video on how to update your Zen Watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Evc60gx8ng

Update 5.1.1 dont work command voice
Hello, the thing is that I buyed this smartswatch; the watch did the update for OTA 5.1.1 , and the command voice doesnt work.
Do you know what can I do?
Thanks in advance

The first thing I would do is a factory reset of the watch.

Willber G said:
The first thing I would do is a factory reset of the watch.
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Yes I did it several times , but still doesnt work.

Watch Faces Sync Issues

Hi all!
So I've just swapped my Sony smartwatch 3 for a moto 360 and have just set it up as new and downloaded a few new watch Faces (still have the old ones on my watch too from when I had them on the SW3) but for some reason even after a system reset none of them are appearing on the watch. All my notifications are appearing however.
Anyone know what is causing this? I haven't updated to the latest wear version on the watch due to the battery issues which forced me to sell my SW3 with 5.1.1 could this be the issue?
Thanks
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Okay so fixed the above issue with a software update to 5.0.2. Wondering if it's better to stay on this version or go to 5.1.1...What's the best for this watch?
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i feel 5.1.1 is better
sheppy101 said:
Okay so fixed the above issue with a software update to 5.0.2. Wondering if it's better to stay on this version or go to 5.1.1...What's the best for this watch?
Sent from my OnePlusOne
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I get better battery backup in 5.1.1 (with tilt to wake ON, ambient display off), so I would suggest you to update and give a reset after it. (few people have battery issues with 5.1.1)

Cheers! Updated last night and doesn't seem to be toooo bad atm! No worse than 5.0.2 anyway. Still probably need time to settle though aswell I guess.
Was worried as the 5.1.1 update on the Sony watch made the battery so unpredictable!
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Google Play Services + Android Wear Issues [Pure Nexus ROM]

UPDATE:
Reflashing the suggested GApps again, and wiping dalvik and cache afterwards, fixed it. No issues since then.
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Hi guys,
Is anyone else having Google Play Services issues with their android wear device on the Pure Nexus ROM?
I flashed this rom yesterday with the suggested Gapps package (purenexus-gapps-arm64-mm-mr1-20151208.zip) and keep getting the GPS missing error notification on my LG Urbane. I have since also flashed the latest ElementalX kernel, but this was happening before I flashed it. As a result, I cannot use Google Keep, Authenticator Plus, or sync music to my watch with Play Music. The watch does pair with my phone and syncs apps though, even my watchface.
I've tried factory resetting the watch and clearing data on the Android wear app and uninstalling it and reinstalling it. I also re-downloaded the latest GPS apk to no avail.
For reference, when i go to settings -> about ->versions on my watch it shows the following:
Android wear 1.3.0.2166028
GPS 7.8.99 (2134222-534)
Android OS 5.1.1
And on my phone, these are my versions:
Pure Nexus ROM [6.0.1_r3]
ElementalX kernel [N5X-1.04]
GPS version 8.1.15 (2250156-238)
Android wear (1.4.0.2470307.gms)
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Same problem with moto 360

The only issues I have with my Moto 360 is that Bluetooth consumes so much battery, it's always at the top of the list after my day is out.

Che4ter said:
Same problem with moto 360
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thesoldier said:
The only issues I have with my Moto 360 is that Bluetooth consumes so much battery, it's always at the top of the list after my day is out.
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I had this issue some time ago. Have you both dried disabling bluetooth scanning under location?

2x4 said:
I had this issue some time ago. Have you dried disabling bluetooth scanning under location?
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Yeah I've made sure that's disabled. The funny thing is after a clean flash of Pure Nexus, Bluetooth took up 1% of battery which was great. But after a few days it's always been on top.
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thesoldier said:
Yeah I've made sure that's disabled. The funny thing is after a clean flash of Pure Nexus, Bluetooth took up 1% of battery which was great. But after a few days it's always been on top.
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OK. Do you have gasbuddy installed?

2x4 said:
OK. Do you have gasbuddy installed?
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I do not
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I do not
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Hmm. Gasbuddy has a bug where it causes bluetooth drain. Do you have any apps that may use bluetooth and have a similar bug?

I am having same bluetooth battery drain issue too.
Bluetooth is always on top of my battery usage but the "stay awake" time isn't that much.
I don't have gas buddy either. but I have shopkick installed and I think it checks BT once in a while too.

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Hmm. Gasbuddy has a bug where it causes bluetooth drain. Do you have any apps that may use bluetooth and have a similar bug?
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I don't think so? Maybe Discover or Amazon on my watch?
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GWA2 compatibility with Huawei Mate 20 Pro

So as per the title im curious whether the Galaxy Watch Active 2(SM-R820) has any issues with pairing to a Huawei Mate 20 Pro(LYA-L29).
Im worried because in the playstore review section(galaxy wearable app), there are mixed reviews about their compatibility. Some have mentioned that they have no issues pairing them and some complain they are unable to do so.
Are there any users who have tried pairing them?
Edit: After going through the feedbacks, i have gotten myself the watch today(29/11/2019) and you just have to pair the watch and it will immediately prompt you to install the necessary app and plugin to get the watch working. So its basically plug and play(Emui9.1). Leaving this here to whom it may concern in the future.

I am using the watch with Huawei P30 Pro and have no problem. The watch is functional great and paring is great. But I'm still with Android 9, I don't know with 10 how it's going to be, I read that there was any problems.

anych said:
I am using the watch with Huawei P30 Pro and have no problem. The watch is functional great and paring is great. But I'm still with Android 9, I don't know with 10 how it's going to be, I read that there was any problems.
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Thank you so much for your reply. Hmm i guess its ok to assume that my model should work fine too. Just to be safe i will be going over a physical store and hopefully they have a demo set for me to test.
On a side note, do you have google support on your p30 pro? Just curious.

Yes. No problem with Google app and support, have all of them and works normally.
I'm thinking that you have no problem with watch. It's great, I'm really happy with him. Come from Apple and don't believe that will have a android watch, who approach is very close to Apple watch, must say that is better. My only remark is whether app, don't know why sync is so slow, but my monitoring is that all Android watch have this problem.
Good luck and go get it

I use my gwa2 with my p20 pro, no problems whatsoever, just a lot of extra apps to download, which if you had a Samsung device would be native I guess.
The only two things that I have noted compatibility - wise, are:
- when you set an alarm via you phone, the watch will not register it as an alarm, therefore will not notify you. This has to be due to the fact that huawei alarm app is not compatible with alarm of the watch and therefore will not sync (although my notifications are set for the huawei alarm app..)
-there are some times when the watch gets disconnected from the phone, e.g. If I go out of bt range of the watch without my phone, but when I go back close to the phone the watch sometimes remains disconnected and I have to open the wearable app to press "connect" again.
That aside, the watch is great and I am so far astonished by its battery life, which is more than 3 days most of the time (WiFi off, all other on, relatively low brightness and goodnight mode set every night during sleep, in order not to vibrate in notifications but still track my sleep)
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I have a Mate 20 Pro and it works perfectly as long as Android 9 is installed. Last week I upgraded to Android 10 and that's not a good match with the Galaxy Watch Active 2. I constantly have disconnects and sometimes can't connect afterwards so yeah you can use it but don't update to Android 10 yet! In the update notes Huawei already warned that the GWA2 doesn't play nice with Android 10 on the Mate 20 Pro, but I thought that it couldn't be that bad, but it is. In the same notes they said that there will be a fix but I don't know when it will be ready.

XtrordinarY said:
I have a Mate 20 Pro and it works perfectly as long as Android 9 is installed. Last week I upgraded to Android 10 and that's not a good match with the Galaxy Watch Active 2. I constantly have disconnects and sometimes can't connect afterwards so yeah you can use it but don't update to Android 10 yet! In the update notes Huawei already warned that the GWA2 doesn't play nice with Android 10 on the Mate 20 Pro, but I thought that it couldn't be that bad, but it is. In the same notes they said that there will be a fix but I don't know when it will be ready.
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Well, I experience the same with android 9 on my p20 pro, so not sure if it is android 10 the actual cause[emoji39]
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thanito said:
Well, I experience the same with android 9 on my p20 pro, so not sure if it is android 10 the actual cause[emoji39]
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OH it is, because I had no problems whatsoever with Android 9 and the GWA2 connected to my Mate 20 Pro.

XtrordinarY said:
OH it is, because I had no problems whatsoever with Android 9 and the GWA2 connected to my Mate 20 Pro.
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It's not that bad, it only happens as described in my previous post, that is if you go out of range and then go in range, sometimes it forgets to reconnect and needs manual connection
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anych said:
Yes. No problem with Google app and support, have all of them and works normally.
I'm thinking that you have no problem with watch. It's great, I'm really happy with him. Come from Apple and don't believe that will have a android watch, who approach is very close to Apple watch, must say that is better. My only remark is whether app, don't know why sync is so slow, but my monitoring is that all Android watch have this problem.
Good luck and go get it
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Thank you for your reply. I was really eyeing on the watch, nice to know it works fine.

thanito said:
I use my gwa2 with my p20 pro, no problems whatsoever, just a lot of extra apps to download, which if you had a Samsung device would be native I guess.
The only two things that I have noted compatibility - wise, are:
- when you set an alarm via you phone, the watch will not register it as an alarm, therefore will not notify you. This has to be due to the fact that huawei alarm app is not compatible with alarm of the watch and therefore will not sync (although my notifications are set for the huawei alarm app..)
-there are some times when the watch gets disconnected from the phone, e.g. If I go out of bt range of the watch without my phone, but when I go back close to the phone the watch sometimes remains disconnected and I have to open the wearable app to press "connect" again.
That aside, the watch is great and I am so far astonished by its battery life, which is more than 3 days most of the time (WiFi off, all other on, relatively low brightness and goodnight mode set every night during sleep, in order not to vibrate in notifications but still track my sleep)
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Ah thank you so much for the in depth details. Considering the price and how great the watch is, those minor issues isnt really a dealbreaker for me.

XtrordinarY said:
I have a Mate 20 Pro and it works perfectly as long as Android 9 is installed. Last week I upgraded to Android 10 and that's not a good match with the Galaxy Watch Active 2. I constantly have disconnects and sometimes can't connect afterwards so yeah you can use it but don't update to Android 10 yet! In the update notes Huawei already warned that the GWA2 doesn't play nice with Android 10 on the Mate 20 Pro, but I thought that it couldn't be that bad, but it is. In the same notes they said that there will be a fix but I don't know when it will be ready.
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Noted i will stay away from 10 until there is a fix. Thanks

I might be unlucky but since yesterday I have many disconnections [emoji23] I think though that it might have something to do with an update in galaxy wearable app that was received yesterday.
Notwithstanding the above, I do believe that it is a great gadget to own and I repeat that the best thing that I have noticed so far is the outstanding battery life, to the point that I forget to charge it, yet never worry of running out of juice... [emoji51]
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thanito said:
I might be unlucky but since yesterday I have many disconnections [emoji23] I think though that it might have something to do with an update in galaxy wearable app that was received yesterday.
Notwithstanding the above, I do believe that it is a great gadget to own and I repeat that the best thing that I have noticed so far is the outstanding battery life, to the point that I forget to charge it, yet never worry of running out of juice... [emoji51]
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Oh alright. If its the app, maybe try downgrading the version see if there is any difference.

XtrordinarY said:
I have a Mate 20 Pro and it works perfectly as long as Android 9 is installed. Last week I upgraded to Android 10 and that's not a good match with the Galaxy Watch Active 2. I constantly have disconnects and sometimes can't connect afterwards so yeah you can use it but don't update to Android 10 yet! In the update notes Huawei already warned that the GWA2 doesn't play nice with Android 10 on the Mate 20 Pro, but I thought that it couldn't be that bad, but it is. In the same notes they said that there will be a fix but I don't know when it will be ready.
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Current version of Galaxy Wearable and the Plugins (to support each watch model, we have a separated plugins) is not fully compatible with Android Q. But I think on 1-2 months, new versions that work with Q OS will be deployed.

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Oh alright. If its the app, maybe try downgrading the version see if there is any difference.
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Actually it was not the app itself, I think it was the plugin. I will be patient for any update, for now, I will just remember to reconnect it whenever it disconnects [emoji39]
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tinhduong said:
Current version of Galaxy Wearable and the Plugins (to support each watch model, we have a separated plugins) is not fully compatible with Android Q. But I think on 1-2 months, new versions that work with Q OS will be deployed.
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Thank you.

thanito said:
Actually it was not the app itself, I think it was the plugin. I will be patient for any update, for now, I will just remember to reconnect it whenever it disconnects [emoji39]
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I just got myself the gwa 2 today. So far everything seems fine. Still getting the hang of it. Its my first smart watch.
Anyway i realised there is a running coach in the workout, so if i make a custom workout, does the couch guide accordingly?