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wifi smartwatch 3

Hi everybody,
i just bought a smartwatch 3 and i just don't get how to activate the wifi, i searched everywhere but no information.. even to activate or desactivate nfc to save battery but i cant find th options..
if anybody can help...
thank you

WiFi is not enabled until Google releases a version of Android Wear that supports it.
The same for NFC, it's active but only limited functionality available right now.

nCoder said:
WiFi is not enabled until Google releases a version of Android Wear that supports it.
The same for NFC, it's active but only limited functionality available right now.
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This is great news to hear! Can I ask for the source?

SOURCES
You see here WiFi Ready:
Play Store https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=sony_smartwatch_3_black
Sony Developers Product White Paper: http://dl-developer.sonymobile.com/documentation/whitepapers/SmartWatch3_SWR50_WP_1.pdf
Verizon, Technical Specs http://www.verizonwireless.com/accessories/sony-smartwatch-3/ also in "FEATURES" it states "Wi-Fi ready (these features to be activated after launch, timing to be announced per Google)"
...And I posted official test documents in this forum proving it has WiFi

and the wait is almost over!!!
Been a long time in the making but finally:
Wi-Fi support
With GPS and offline music support, you can already leave your phone at home, then go jogging and jamming like normal. Now Android Wear supports watches with built-in Wi-Fi. As long as your watch is connected to a Wi-Fi network, and your phone has a data connection (wherever it is), you’ll be able to get notifications, send messages, and use all your favorite apps. And if you really do forget your phone, you can always ask your watch where it is.
Source: http://officialandroid.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/android-wear-wear-what-you-want-get.html

Is the wifi feature properly working? How will I know if the wifi feature is working? does this mean i can turn off bluetooth on my phone and have the smart watch still work?

The latest update to the Wear app now includes the Wi-fi functionality however, I could not get it to work. Has anybody else had any better luck

You still need to receive the Smartwatch upgrade (watch itself)

It should be out in the next couple of days or weeks. Just keep checking the Sony companion app.

Is there a Sony companion app for the SW3? I normally just check under settings on the watch itself.

dingbatt said:
Is there a Sony companion app for the SW3? I normally just check under settings on the watch itself.
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yeah for windows though

when I first bought my SW3, I received a firmware upgrade notification. I was able to update it thru the watch itself connected to my phone,

nCoder said:
WiFi is not enabled until Google releases a version of Android Wear that supports it.
The same for NFC, it's active but only limited functionality available right now.
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I didn't know there was any NFC functionality yet. What is currently usable for NFC?

I think the only thing NFC on the watch can do is open the app on your phone. Apart from that it's useless.

You can use NFC to pair headphones with your watch, I pair my sbh-80 headphones this way

Has anyone received the wifi update yet?

lambstone said:
Has anyone received the wifi update yet?
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nope... it's theoretically due post Urbane release, but thats been and gone now... so we're waiting

rob_h said:
I think the only thing NFC on the watch can do is open the app on your phone. Apart from that it's useless.
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Thanks. I just found on another thread that it also starts up the watch when it's off. I tested it and that works and is pretty cool that NFC works when the watch is off, though I have doubts there will be many possibilities of using NFC with the watch off.

NFC can be somewhat powered by the reading device, so I thought I'd give this a try to see if it was enough to wake the watch up and power on. I turned my watch off, and tapped it to the NFC location on my phone. The phone launched the Android Wear companion app. The watch and phone both vibrated, and the "Sony" logo appeared on the watch then disappeared without ever finishing booting. I tried leaving it on the phone, and it buzzed a few times trying to start.

rob_h said:
I think the only thing NFC on the watch can do is open the app on your phone. Apart from that it's useless.
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ROB .. thats not true .. its not useless .. when implimented , it will be usable for bus fair, as credit card and lots of other features in the future.

Won't stay connected

Just got this watch. I had the Moto 360 before, it worked fine.
This doesn't want to stay connected. I have to reset the watch, uninstall Android Wear and re-install it, then it'll connect once. After that, it disconnects and won't connect again. So notifications, syncing, weather, etc don't work.
Looking at my phone in Android Wear it just says Connecting.... on the watch, it says disconnected. Going into Bluetooth settings doesn't do a damn thing either.

Try Bluetooth Auto Connect from Playstore, it´s working for me on a Note3 with Omega Rom

Thanks for the reply. I managed to sort it out... I missed the step to click "trust device" during the initial set up. I didn't realize that was a necessary step for the watch to stay connected. You'd think it'd just do it automatically.

I don´t know, if it´s automatic, but i have the function with klicking on "trust device", no change, only the "Blutetoot Auto Connect" app is working.

This piece of crap is doing it again. Once its been disconnected, it won't connect again without complelety startinh over and resetting everything.
I'll check out that app.
You know, people can bash apple all they want, but at least their **** actually works properly.

Hasn't happened in a while, but if mine won't connect I just go to the android wear app and disconnect the Zenwatch then connect again. Works every time...

Tried that, many times.. never works. That app doesn't work either.

Well this is a serious problem I've had the watch for about six weeks now it took awhile to get initial set up to begin with I was at the point to return it on the first day , then I don't know how but it just paired and started working fine , I was very happy until today turned the watch on it wasn't paired and I've literally been trying for hours to get this chit to connect with no luck I've reset it ,tried the app mentioned above no luck at this point I give up I bough it at best buy but I'm past the return period I'm going to try and find some customer service rep ,at this point I give up trying to get the watch to work,if anyone knows of a customer service phone number I would greatly appreciate it , or if anyone here has any helpful information , ,I'm pretty tech wavy. But I surrender at this point what a shame I really liked the watch but the aggravation factor is to much ,sorry for the.long rant but there's no where else to vent or look for help maybe together as a group we can find some answers again any help would be greatly appreciated......

did you forget the watch in your phones Bluetooth settings?

kellybrf said:
did you forget the watch in your phones Bluetooth settings?
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Thank's for replying but yes I've tried everything under the sun , just got home from work , going to see if I can't find a customer service number , if I can't get it resolved by the weekend I might as well throw 200$ in the Trash because That's where it's Going ....................:crying:

Go to settings / apps on your phone. Find google play services under running apps. See if device connection service is running. If not try rebooting your phone then the watch in that order and try to pair. You could also check if there is an update for play services and update if there is.
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Same issue here, boxing up my ZenWatch and bringing it back to Best Buy today. Still within the 15 days. I really like the watch but these random disconnects are a killer. Most of the time it auto-reconnects but every now and then I have to reboot everything--which is kinda ridiculous if I'm out running.
At least I'll have a different watch with everything else the same for comparison sake and report back.

Have you tried uninstalling zenwatch manager? Mine started disconnecting after the last update, and uninstalling seems to have fixed my issue
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I had the same problem I think the update from google services broke it.
unpair the watch from your phone then factory reset the watch and this is IMPORTANT pair your watch using "android wear" NOT the Bluetooth from the system phone
after I paired my watch using Android Wear now the watch stay connected and reconnect normally

keops777 said:
I had the same problem I think the update from google services broke it.
unpair the watch from your phone then factory reset the watch and this is IMPORTANT pair your watch using "android wear" NOT the Bluetooth from the system phone
after I paired my watch using Android Wear now the watch stay connected and reconnect normally
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After half a day working this seems to be the solution, thanks. :good:

Bad luck: two days later same problem persists (frequently disconnecting)

I am getting pretty tired of my Zenwatch not staying connected either. $200 is a lot of money for a watch that doesn't work right. It's had three or four updates since I bought it and it still sucks, should have sent it back the first week.
The Google nag to enable Google Now in the Android Wear screen is also a sore spot with me, if I wanted it enabled it would be enabled.
This whole "wearables" thing seems to be a poorly executed fad more than anything else, one that I'll be avoiding from here on out.

why would you have a watch that relies so heavily on google now and not enable it? connection has been just fine for me no several phones and software versions since I got it in January

kellybrf said:
why would you have a watch that relies so heavily on google now and not enable it? connection has been just fine for me no several phones and software versions since I got it in January
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Same here. I mean, it has disconnected maybe 3 times since I got it in November, but it hasn't been a big issue. Toggling BT on the phone reconnected it. I also agree with you about Google Now. It's central to how Wear works. Using a Wear device without Now would be like buying a car and trying to drive it without starting the engine.

kellybrf said:
why would you have a watch that relies so heavily on google now and not enable it? connection has been just fine for me no several phones and software versions since I got it in January
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You don't need Google now to benefit from owning this watch.
1. I like the ability to change watch faces and create my own with Watchmaker.
2. I can answer or dismiss a call from the watch.
3. Text and email notifications.
That's all I care about, anything else is an unnecessary distraction.

Google Fit not counting steps without phone

Hi all,
I couldn't find a similar topic in the SW3 forum, so apologies if this is a duplicate. I'm finding my SW 3 (running 5.1.1) will not count my steps on its own, only when I have my phone with me. I only got the watch a couple weeks ago, so not sure if it is a problem with the 5.1.1 update. As far as I understand, the watch should be able to count the steps on its own and then sync with my phone later...is this not correct? I know it has GPS to track runs with Endomondo, but I thought it had its own pedometer as well.
If this is indeed supposed to work, any ideas to fix it?

Welcome to the nightmare that is google fit. It's just awful and broken. Sync always screws up between the watch and the phone. It really is a joke. I honestly don't understand how google can allow something like this to happen. I use the jawbone up app, only version 4.4 because the latest update broke android wear compatibility. Works perfectly. I'll just wait till google get their act together. Hopefully it'll be soon.
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Sync doesnt work properly with messages either if you dismiss it on the watch it still shows on the phone and tablet.
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Oh, darn. I really wanted this watch for the fitness features. Bummer that one doesn't work.
edit: So I'm doing some testing and I suppose it really is Fit not syncing. Present my watch indicator for steps (Pujie Black, that is supposed to be connected to Fit) says 2282. Google Fit (app on watch and phone) says 2223. I just left my phone and walked around the office a bit. Indicator didn't change from 2282, but when I opened the Fit app on my watch I saw it quickly change from 2223 to 2249 and then back to 2223. Phone also says 2223. That is incredibly frustrating.
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permissions off?
try going into the settings and then permissions, i found that in the permissions menu google fit did not have permission to access the sensors, this could possibly be the problem

Huawei watch 1 + Android Wear 2 + iOS 11?

I had my Huawei watch 1 working with Android Wear 2 on my iPhone 7+ working for several months with iOS10. However, as soon as I upgrade to iOS 11 I realised that my Huawei Watch was not connected to my iPhone but still connected to and working on my wifi. Having tried unsuccessfully many times to pair the watch and phone I decided to reset the watch and reinstall AW2. BIG MISTAKE.
Although I reset ok and AW2 asking me if I want to pair with my watch, every time pairing fails. I have gone to Blue tooth and told it to forget the Huawei watch, which it does and I then start again. However after more than 20 unsuccessful attempts, I conclude that there is an issue between iOS11 and the watch & AW2. The Watch now will only function in settings and is now useless, unless and until the three separate organisations get their act together and resolve the conflict.
Any thoughts or suggestions or experience to share before I buy a new (Apple?) watch

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Hi, I am also having trouble, but it is getting better. I don't think ios 11 is the problem as I was running my Huawei with aw 2.0 on my iPhone 6 after updating to 11. Everything was as it was on ios 10. Then, a few days later I got the iPhone 8 plus and everything fell apart. The BT connection has been very unreliable. I could actually watch the connection rapidly connect and then disconnect over and over on the AW app and my phone settings. I also lost Google Assistant and the Play Store. Today has been much better. BT connection stable all day and GA is back, but I still can't connect to the Play Store. Have you found any answers?

Factory reset helped me.

Same thing here, updated to iOS 11 and it was working, but after a day it got disconnected and never re-connected, trying a factory reset did nothing, could not reconnect.

Same with me. I thought it was working after I've updated the IOS to 11, but after a day, my watch refuse to connect to the IPhone7. Watch's Bluetooth kept on toggling off automatically.
Can anyone confirm the Factory Reset (watch) solve the problem?

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Factory reset helped me.
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Yep, can’t connect anymore...
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tamaamd64 said:
Same with me. I thought it was working after I've updated the IOS to 11, but after a day, my watch refuse to connect to the IPhone7. Watch's Bluetooth kept on toggling off automatically.
Can anyone confirm the Factory Reset (watch) solve the problem?
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No!
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Same problem. Dying to get the solution... For now, I am trying to downgrade my iphone to 10.3.3

If I watch Bluetooth settings it’s getting connected but after 30 seconds it gets disconnected and on and on...
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I can confirm it’s working after manually turning off and then on wifi and Bluetooth in Iphone settings. If you do it in control centre it won’t work. Only manually in settings! Hope it helps anyone...
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I've had the same issue as you guys. It worked on the IPhone8 for a couple hours then disconnected. I couldn't even get it to pair after that. I spent a couple hours at an apple genius bar today. While there ios 11.0.1 dropped. I installed and could pair my phone to the watch but it quickly started having issues. It was constantly connecting and disconnecting. They asked if they could have my phone to send in and have the logs checked. I agreed and they gave me a new phone. Hopefully this helps them fix the issue in a future update.

I'm having the same issue with a Fossil Q Founder 2.0, so this seems to be a larger iOS 11 / Android Wear compatibility problem and not hardware-specific. It was working fine on iOS 10, but as soon as I upgraded to 11, the watch was having issues staying connected (which in turn drained the watch battery very quickly). I had the same idea as above, and tried factory resetting the watch - now I can't get it to connect at all.

I signed up for a beta software profile on the iPhone. I received ios 11.1 beta today and immediately installed. My watch is presently paired and receiving updates ?
Edit: It only stayed connected for ~half hour. I just submitted a detailed report to Apple through their feedback app.

My theory is that iOS is killing/hibernating/sleeping the Android Wear app after some time in the background.
What I'm doing:
- review the connectivity from time to time
- if it is not working:
, manually kill the Android Wear app, open it again and, from the card in the watch, start the resync process.
Some extra information: Moto 360 2nd gen + iPhone 6 with iOS 11.0.1

In addition to this, the application on the iPhone is constantly active in the background and will kill the battery in a few hours.
ip 7 plus + huawei watch 2

I have a Nixon Mission and after upgrade to iOS 11.0 (iPhone7) I have also lost connection. I did a factory reset that worked for about half an hour... I also tried with iOS 11.0.1 and the **** is the same.

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I have a Nixon Mission and after upgrade to iOS 11.0 (iPhone7) I have also lost connection. I did a factory reset that worked for about half an hour... I also tried with iOS 11.0.1 and the **** is the same.
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Same here. Reset watch and now can't connect at all. Interestingly it doesn't show up as a device in Bluetooth settings to forget

And another one here. I haven't tried a factory reset, just in case I can't reconnect. But nothing I do seems to fix the problem. After the iOS11 upgrade my watch was initially connecting ok, but now it won't. I've rebooted both devices, toggled airplane mode, wifi, bluetooth, killed Android Wear app (iOS), etc. Nothing seems to work.

Well guys I sold my Huawei watch and got a series 3 Apple watch. All I can say is watch os4 is miles ahead of Android wear 2.0. I've been on Android since the inception of the smartphone. This is my first iPhone and I'm learning to really love it. Android is in the same ballpark in the phone arena. As for the watch department, android is not even in the same universe. Android does offer way better selection and style, but software pffft. I hope Apple fixes the issue quickly for you guys. I've gave them lots of information and logs through their beta program, hopefully it helps. RIP Huawei watch ?

Hi!!! had the same problem.. i put my phone on airplane mode a couple of seconds.. (to get wifi and bluetooth off) and the disabled airplane mode... and instantly reconnected to my huawei watch,
Hope this helps.

Anyone figured this out yet??
I have an iPhone 6s and running iOS 11.1 beta 2. I did a factory reset on the watch and the setup screen would show the watch but when I select it, it says cannot pair. I cannot connect to it at all! This happened when I was on the stable release of iOS 11 too just in case you are going to say it’s brcause I’m using a beta version of iOS. Thanks in advance!!

With latest firmware and lates android wear update everything works as it should. Cheers b.
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HUAWEI WATCH 3 + Android 13 (pixel 7 pro): sync doesn't work

Hello,
i just switched to a pixel 7 pro with android 13 and the sync with the Health app is not working (HUAWEI WATCH 3). Not even notifications and phone calls.
Has anyone solved the problem?
I have already tried to install the official versions of Health and HMS, and also the latest ones found on apkmirror but none of them work.
Thank you

Hi, same problem here.
Any solution?

Aa looks I'm not alone, I just spend 6 hours in support on huawei and Google but non of them can't help. I thing they even didn't know there is issue.
Have same problem with watch 3 pro.
But watch gt 3 pro works fine but on that is just rename d liteOs to Harmony Os.
Watch 3 pro has real Harmony OS that I thing will some issue with permission. It's just my guess but I hope someone find solution. I try it last 3 days to play around it.
Looks watch 3 and watch 3 pro (real harmony OS) has this issue.
Ps: more wierd is i gotalso pixel 6 pro and there watch 3 pro works completely fine, no issue at all.

I have the Same Problem no found the Failire at the monent

Same here. Please let us know if there's any info on this.

Mine doesn't get notifications with Pixel 7 Pro either
When do we think we will get a fix? I'd say never.
I have decided to sell off my 3 Pro. I think Google are making sure Huawei Watches don't function fully on Pixel Phones.

I'm facing the same issue with my huawei watch.

Exactly the same here. Pixel Pro 7, Huawei Watch 3 Pro, tried everything multiple times thinking i must be missing something. No notifications to the watch at all- calls, texts, alarms. Continuous heartrate and Sp0 won't work now. And watch won't sync. Sucks. Also have issues with viewing website imbedded video in auto-rotated landscape, and my CCTV cameras in landscape on the Pixel( Reolink and Camhi).
So i assume the watch is 1st issue, and the phone is 2nd issue. How annoying.

Anyone found any solution yet?
I realized my heart rate and spo2 levels also don't sync with my pixel 7 pro. Skin temperature, stress level and sleep records sync without any issues.
I went into watch settings and allowed each and every permission one by one.
No notifications whatsoever! I regret the day I bought this watch. And because of this, I will not be buying any otherr Huawei watch. It's a shame because I really like their watches.

aksonay said:
Anyone found any solution yet?
I realized my heart rate and spo2 levels also don't sync with my pixel 7 pro. Skin temperature, stress level and sleep records sync without any issues.
I went into watch settings and allowed each and every permission one by one.
No notifications whatsoever! I regret the day I bought this watch. And because of this, I will not be buying any otherr Huawei watch. It's a shame because I really like their watches.
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Nah I tried all that too. I'm just assuming Google don't like Huawei anymore due to all the bans and stuff. I've just ordered a Ticwatch Pro 3 ultra instead whilst they're on sale. Hopefully that'll work ok using Wear OS.

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Trevsy said:
Nah I tried all that too. I'm just assuming Google don't like Huawei anymore due to all the bans and stuff. I've just ordered a Ticwatch Pro 3 ultra instead whilst they're on sale. Hopefully that'll work ok using Wear OS.
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I understand google not allowing their softwares on Huawei products but restricting people's choices of hardware is over the top.
I also believe Huawei is extremity slow in updating their softwares. Their watch was working fine with pixel 6 from what I see online. But Pixel 7 uses Android 13 and I believe Huawei Health and HMS Core doesn't yet support Android 13. We are also yet to see Huawei Pay in UK! I've paid good money for the watch not long ago and I can't see myself spending extra to buy another brand! I'll claim my free Pixel Watch soon but reviews doesn't look too good!

Same issue faced here. GT runner on both pixel 7 and oneplus 9R (Android 13 beta). I think Android V13 might not allow apps those are not from PLAY STORE to have the permission. Here's my workaround with a fresh start:
1. Install "Huawei Health" at the PLAY STORE (very old version)
2. Grant the permission in the system settings
3. Install "Huawei Health" at the Huawei website
4. Connect Huawei watch to the phone
Now your sync permission is still there. Btw, I dont know whether you can get the permission back if you cancel it now

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Same issue faced here. GT runner on both pixel 7 and oneplus 9R (Android 13 beta). I think Android V13 might not allow apps those are not from PLAY STORE to have the permission. Here's my workaround with a fresh start:
1. Install "Huawei Health" at the PLAY STORE (very old version)
2. Grant the permission in the system settings
3. Install "Huawei Health" at the Huawei website
4. Connect Huawei watch to the phone
Now your sync permission is still there. Btw, I dont know whether you can get the permission back if you cancel it now
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This works.
Pixel 7 pro with android 13 cloned from Huawei P20 pro,
Huawei Watch 3 Pro.
Huawei Health app offered me an update and after I agreed it downloaded an .apk file. After the update, I deleted the pairing of my Huawei Watch 3 Pro with my old phone and started a new pairing, the watch generated a QR code. I ran a scan in Huawei Health and the pairing was successful. There is a problem, pairing breaks in watch ultra long battery life mode. This worked with the p20.

I saw Huawei released a new update for the Huawei Health application. Version: 13.0.0.320. Does anyone know if this solves the issue with Android 13? If not, I will wait with updating. Cheers!

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Same issue faced here. GT runner on both pixel 7 and oneplus 9R (Android 13 beta). I think Android V13 might not allow apps those are not from PLAY STORE to have the permission. Here's my workaround with a fresh start:
1. Install "Huawei Health" at the PLAY STORE (very old version)
2. Grant the permission in the system settings
3. Install "Huawei Health" at the Huawei website
4. Connect Huawei watch to the phone
Now your sync permission is still there. Btw, I dont know whether you can get the permission back if you cancel it now
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This didn twork with pixel 7 pro and watch 3 pro.
Actually there is no issue with permission, watch just not have sync from phone. I can go to contact also use Internet through Bluetooth, but watch didnt have info permissions from app of continuous measurement or update weather or show notifications etc.
Looks like some share info missing or they didn't have.
Unfortunately pixel monthly update didn't fix this. Hope will app update soon to fix this.
Ps: my GT3 pro works completely fine, must be watch 3 series issue real harmony OS.
GT3 series use LiteOS renamed to Harmony OS.

Has there been any updates to the Hauwei health app to fix this problem?

I have the same problem , and i'm still lo0king for a solution.

I have been looking round the net & wondered if the problem was an out of date HMS Core software.
Has anyone updated to the latest HMS Core & then tried and see if notifications come through & phone calls?

on android 13 apps that are not in the latest play store will have limited permissions, just like huawei health ... take a look at this Youtube video
, a solution for that , and it worked on my huawei smart watch,.... for HMS which always crashes on android 13 use this version https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/huawe...ces/huawei-mobile-services-6-0-0-305-release/

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on android 13 apps that are not in the latest play store will have limited permissions, just like huawei health ... take a look at this Youtube video
, a solution for that , and it worked on my huawei smart watch,.... for HMS which always crashes on android 13 use this version https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/huawe...ces/huawei-mobile-services-6-0-0-305-release/
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But does this fix the notification & phone call problems with the Watch 3 Pro & Android 13?