Moto 360 Owner Observations. New/potential users check here

Clementine_3 · Mar 28, 2015

I am used to the Moto X voice commands working when my phone screen is off. I'm toying with the idea of a Nexus 6.

If I use the 360 voice commands will it wake/activate/launch the Nexus or is that an X only deal? Does the Nexus screen have to be on or will it work when it's off (like I'm used to)?

marctronixx · Mar 28, 2015

the voice commands i use do not require the screen to be on with the nex 6. the watch and phone are connected via bluetooth low energy spec.

Clementine_3 · Mar 28, 2015

Thanks.
So, if the phone display is off and you 'OK Google navigate to' on the watch it wakes the phone (display on) and kicks right in?

marctronixx · Mar 28, 2015

you set the watch/phone combo to respond with what you setup in the app. you associate certain programs to activate with certain voice commands.

although i have not ever used a moto x, i would imagine the same experience will be the same (or better) on the nex 6.

curious,

have you seen or read something that makes you think the nex 6 will not do these features?

Clementine_3 · Mar 28, 2015

Yeah, the X is fantastic. Moto put some really nice touches in there. That's one of them, it's always listening. I use it mostly in the car for calling and navigating.

My research on the Nexus lead me to believe that's not feature and the screen has to be on for voice commands. Then I wondered if I could flick my wrist and use my watch to then kick the sleeping phone into gear.

If that won't work it's a feature I would really, really miss.

marctronixx · Mar 28, 2015

i have the nex 6 and nex 9 lte.

as far as the "ok google" command, there is a setting that you tick to allow these devices running android L (5) to "listen" for the command, even with the screen off.

i am sure there are youtube videos to show this...

Clementine_3 · Mar 28, 2015

Perfect. Thanks!

shalemail · Mar 30, 2015

The only thing I miss from my Moto X (I have the N6 now) is the ability to take calls and listen to texts while driving, without touching the phone or the dash.

Clementine_3 · Mar 30, 2015

When I first got my X I couldn't imagine myself talking to my phone. I find I use that feature a LOT now. It's so handy. I'll muddle through, can't wait for Nexus to get here (Wednesday!). Now to just get it all organized on Verizon, since it's a Google Play version...

zetroc · Apr 10, 2015

Been interested in Android Wear (and the Moto 360 still seems to be the best option). Do you think it's worth getting it now in April (for $179) or should I just wait it out and see what a late summer refresh can offer?

marctronixx · Apr 10, 2015

That's your decision. Your money. I'll say the moto 360 is a fine timepiece .

As with anything, if you wait for the latest and greatest, you will always be waiting .

Clementine_3 · Apr 10, 2015

I love mine, don't get me wrong, but I'd wait. The 'flat tire' really makes me crazy sometimes. That's truly the only bad thing I have to say about it, it's a great little gadget and $179 is a nice price.

NamanGarg · Apr 29, 2015

Hello,
I am having moto 360 smartwatch with me and i am totally new to it.
Can someone help me out in connecting the device with android smartphone.
And also how to transfer some data from MOTO 360 to android phone over bluetooth.

thanks

legalkill · Apr 29, 2015

install android wear on phone. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.wearable.app

What kind of data are you wanting to transfer? Applications control the data they use stored on the watch. There is no real storage management for the watch. You can see how much storage apps are using in the Android wear app.

NamanGarg · Apr 30, 2015

Hi thanks for the reply i want transfer data like heartrate reading

TheAmazingDave · May 5, 2015

NamanGarg said:
Hi thanks for the reply i want transfer data like heartrate reading

To do that, you'll need a phone app with a smartwatch companion (I use Endomondo) that can use the heart rate sensor and log that data with the workout. In my experience, the readings are flaky at best, and I invested in a Polar H7 HRM to gather heart rate during exercise instead. It's an electric detector, and works much better and provides more reliable data than any optical sensor will do.

As far as I know, the watch itself doesn't log heart rate in any fashion which you can export the data. By default, Google Fit uses the sensor to detect when you're active and logs time active accordingly. It doesn't (Google Fit) allow you to extrapolate HR data, however. Nor am I aware of any app that allows you to log heart rate over time. Any such app that does so would have the watch battery plummet in a few hours.

NamanGarg · May 6, 2015

TheAmazingDave said:
To do that, you'll need a phone app with a smartwatch companion (I use Endomondo) that can use the heart rate sensor and log that data with the workout. In my experience, the readings are flaky at best, and I invested in a Polar H7 HRM to gather heart rate during exercise instead. It's an electric detector, and works much better and provides more reliable data than any optical sensor will do.

As far as I know, the watch itself doesn't log heart rate in any fashion which you can export the data. By default, Google Fit uses the sensor to detect when you're active and logs time active accordingly. It doesn't (Google Fit) allow you to extrapolate HR data, however. Nor am I aware of any app that allows you to log heart rate over time. Any such app that does so would have the watch battery plummet in a few hours.

Thankyou for this information

psionandy · May 6, 2015

Thinking about one of these... or something similar anyway. I'm a sim swapper and have a couple of phones on the go... how easy is it to either pair to 2 devices, or in pair from one and connect to the other?

TheAmazingDave · May 6, 2015

psionandy said:
Thinking about one of these... or something similar anyway. I'm a sim swapper and have a couple of phones on the go... how easy is it to either pair to 2 devices, or in pair from one and connect to the other?

It would be a pain in the ass. The watch has to be hard-reset before it will pair with another phone. So you'd have to reset it and let it redownload your watch apps each time you swap phones. You'll probably also need to "forget" the watch from the phone you're switching away from, so each time you'll need to set up the quick voice commands again as well.

psionandy · May 7, 2015

Thanks for that.... Looks like I might be better off waiting for the next generation....

lunatic59 · May 7, 2015

psionandy said:
Thanks for that.... Looks like I might be better off waiting for the next generation....

It's not really a watch thing, but a Bluetooth thing. I know they make Bluetooth peripherals like mice and keyboards that can pair with multiple hosts, but they are essentially discrete radio channels that make each appear as a different device. If a smartwatch were to do that, it would be my guess that it wouldn't share data across the phones. That isn't probably what you're hoping to do.

psionandy · May 7, 2015

In the end I picked up an sbh52 headset.... Which will do most of what I wanted the watch to do.... But slightly differently.

It will pair with both devices... And I can pick which one sends it notifications and I can use it to unlock the device..... And pairing it with a new device only takes less than a minute..

Oh and it tells the time as well...

Trimbaud · May 16, 2015

Hey folks...I'm considering a wearable...but I have a question. Is the watch connected to my phone via bt,? If so, I would assume that means I can't BT music to my car stereo..or use BT on anything else..is that correct? Thanks

marctronixx · May 16, 2015

yes its connected via BT low energy spec.

you can connect the phone to your stereo via bt and have the watch connected at the same time.

ive a nexus 6 and a moto 360. i usually stream audio from the nexus 6 to the car via bt. all the while the watch is connected and i get updates on the watch as emails come in, trivia crack notifications, traffic updates on my drive.

TheAmazingDave · May 18, 2015

I often have 3 BT devices running off of my Nexus 6 concurrently.

1. Moto 360
2. Plantronics BackBeat Go 2 headphones
3. Polar H7 BT Smart heart rate monitor

All the devices play nice together. I 'believe' a BT host can run 8 devices at a time, but don't quote me on that one...

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