got here Monday, today (Wednesday) is the first all-day test. put it on at 6:30am- at 3pm battery is 80%. 6:30pm is 60%. 11pm set on the charger at 34%.
used it throughout the day to send text messages using my voice, read notifications, install/uninstall apps, and look at the weather.
syncing with my phone was easy - install Android Wear from the Play Store and go through the steps. app gives you a better platform to make some personalized adjustments to your watch. I have yet to get into it.
BT and WiFi are on- as far as I can tell, BT is the primary connection between my phone and the Style, but if I get out of the BT range and both phone and watch are on WiFi, my range is extended to the reach of WiFi. I like this.
I have gestures turned off.
ANY notification my phone gets, shows up on the Style. if those notifications are set to vibrate on my phone, the Style will also vibrate, a little wrist tickle- having notification sounds is moot, as the Style has zero speakers- something I absolutely love about it.
some notifications you can respond to- text, Facebook messages and email. others are read-only, but that is fine by me.
response method options are: Voice, Emoji or Keyboard. the keyboard is teenie tiny but fairly usable. you can program preset responses in addition to those already available.
Maps uses my phone's location, so I don't care about the lack of GPS.
I don't intentionally exercise, so I also don't care that the Style is missing a heart rate monitor.
long-press on the button brings up Google Assistant- just talk and she does her best- responses are displayed (no speaker).
"text Andy"
"how's your day going handsome"
make sure she got it right, edit if not, and click send
"add paper towels to my shopping list" (adds to Google Assistant Shopping List)
"show me my shopping list"
"set a reminder for..." (adds to Reminders)
"make a note..." (adds to Keep)
I'm sure it can do more stuff. for what I would use it for, this thing is pretty cool.
getting used to the weight of it- certainly not a Casio digital $12 work watch. quite thin for what it is. I have the Titanium color, and it does look slick.
there are no open ports- it's said you can take a shower with it on, but I'm not going to test that. I did put on a screen protector and clean with a lens wipe before putting on the charger- a nifty little magnetic disk with USB connection and wall adapter.
also replaced the included stupid-fancy Italian Leather band with a metal loop-type with strong magnetic closure. easy to adjust, take off, put on and I'm not worried about it falling off or catching on anything.
I'll update as I figure out more neet stuff this gadget can do.
BT and WiFi are on- as far as I can tell, BT is the primary connection between my phone and the Style, but if I get out of the BT range and both phone and watch are on WiFi, my range is extended to the reach of WiFi. I like this.
I have gestures turned off.
to change the face or settings of your current face, swipe to the right or left.
I've used the Quoti face- currently happy with Atoms. weather, calculator, battery, steps (click opens Fit) and Events. I like the swipe-down menu on the stock faces- options for Airplane Mode, what I assume is Sleep (have to press the side button to wake instead of touch the screen), DND, and Settings; also shows battery %, alarm icon if one is set, and the date. use the button to slide up from the main face to see any notifications.
I've used the Quoti face- currently happy with Atoms. weather, calculator, battery, steps (click opens Fit) and Events. I like the swipe-down menu on the stock faces- options for Airplane Mode, what I assume is Sleep (have to press the side button to wake instead of touch the screen), DND, and Settings; also shows battery %, alarm icon if one is set, and the date. use the button to slide up from the main face to see any notifications.
ANY notification my phone gets, shows up on the Style. if those notifications are set to vibrate on my phone, the Style will also vibrate, a little wrist tickle- having notification sounds is moot, as the Style has zero speakers- something I absolutely love about it.
some notifications you can respond to- text, Facebook messages and email. others are read-only, but that is fine by me.
response method options are: Voice, Emoji or Keyboard. the keyboard is teenie tiny but fairly usable. you can program preset responses in addition to those already available.
Maps uses my phone's location, so I don't care about the lack of GPS.
I don't intentionally exercise, so I also don't care that the Style is missing a heart rate monitor.
long-press on the button brings up Google Assistant- just talk and she does her best- responses are displayed (no speaker).
"text Andy"
"how's your day going handsome"
make sure she got it right, edit if not, and click send
"add paper towels to my shopping list" (adds to Google Assistant Shopping List)
"show me my shopping list"
"set a reminder for..." (adds to Reminders)
"make a note..." (adds to Keep)
I'm sure it can do more stuff. for what I would use it for, this thing is pretty cool.
getting used to the weight of it- certainly not a Casio digital $12 work watch. quite thin for what it is. I have the Titanium color, and it does look slick.
there are no open ports- it's said you can take a shower with it on, but I'm not going to test that. I did put on a screen protector and clean with a lens wipe before putting on the charger- a nifty little magnetic disk with USB connection and wall adapter.
also replaced the included stupid-fancy Italian Leather band with a metal loop-type with strong magnetic closure. easy to adjust, take off, put on and I'm not worried about it falling off or catching on anything.
I'll update as I figure out more neet stuff this gadget can do.
