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    • zachary715Z
      zachary715 @scottalanmiller
      last edited by

      @scottalanmiller said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

      This is my current front runner. Thoughts?

      https://us.amazfit.com/shop/stratos?variant=373265

      I don't see anywhere it mentions that this watch runs Google Wear OS. Was that supposed to be a requirement?

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      • WrCombsW
        WrCombs @zachary715
        last edited by

        @zachary715 said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

        @scottalanmiller said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

        This is my current front runner. Thoughts?

        https://us.amazfit.com/shop/stratos?variant=373265

        I don't see anywhere it mentions that this watch runs Google Wear OS. Was that supposed to be a requirement?

        https://i.imgur.com/xAGoO61.png

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        • zachary715Z
          zachary715 @WrCombs
          last edited by

          @WrCombs said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

          @zachary715 said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

          @scottalanmiller said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

          This is my current front runner. Thoughts?

          https://us.amazfit.com/shop/stratos?variant=373265

          I don't see anywhere it mentions that this watch runs Google Wear OS. Was that supposed to be a requirement?

          https://i.imgur.com/xAGoO61.png

          Just because it's compatible with an Android device doesn't mean it runs Google's Wear OS. Fitbit doesn't run Wear OS, yet it connects to Android phones. Two separate things.

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller @zachary715
            last edited by

            @zachary715 said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

            @scottalanmiller said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

            This is my current front runner. Thoughts?

            https://us.amazfit.com/shop/stratos?variant=373265

            I don't see anywhere it mentions that this watch runs Google Wear OS. Was that supposed to be a requirement?

            Ah, it does not, that's true.

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            • WrCombsW
              WrCombs @scottalanmiller
              last edited by

              @scottalanmiller said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

              @zachary715 said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

              @scottalanmiller said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

              This is my current front runner. Thoughts?

              https://us.amazfit.com/shop/stratos?variant=373265

              I don't see anywhere it mentions that this watch runs Google Wear OS. Was that supposed to be a requirement?

              Ah, it does not, that's true.

              why ?

              https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.huami.watch.hmwatchmanager&hl=en
              is available for androids.

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              • zachary715Z
                zachary715 @WrCombs
                last edited by

                @WrCombs said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                @scottalanmiller said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                @zachary715 said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                @scottalanmiller said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                This is my current front runner. Thoughts?

                https://us.amazfit.com/shop/stratos?variant=373265

                I don't see anywhere it mentions that this watch runs Google Wear OS. Was that supposed to be a requirement?

                Ah, it does not, that's true.

                why ?

                https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.huami.watch.hmwatchmanager&hl=en
                is available for androids.

                Let's try this again...

                @zachary715 said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                Just because it's compatible with an Android device doesn't mean it runs Google's Wear OS. Fitbit doesn't run Wear OS, yet it connects to Android phones. Two separate things.

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                • WrCombsW
                  WrCombs @zachary715
                  last edited by

                  @zachary715 said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                  @WrCombs said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                  @scottalanmiller said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                  @zachary715 said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                  @scottalanmiller said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                  This is my current front runner. Thoughts?

                  https://us.amazfit.com/shop/stratos?variant=373265

                  I don't see anywhere it mentions that this watch runs Google Wear OS. Was that supposed to be a requirement?

                  Ah, it does not, that's true.

                  why ?

                  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.huami.watch.hmwatchmanager&hl=en
                  is available for androids.

                  Let's try this again...

                  @zachary715 said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                  Just because it's compatible with an Android device doesn't mean it runs Google's Wear OS. Fitbit doesn't run Wear OS, yet it connects to Android phones. Two separate things.

                  did you even click on the link?
                  You download the software to run the smart watch .

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                  • zachary715Z
                    zachary715 @WrCombs
                    last edited by zachary715

                    @WrCombs said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                    @zachary715 said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                    @WrCombs said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                    @scottalanmiller said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                    @zachary715 said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                    @scottalanmiller said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                    This is my current front runner. Thoughts?

                    https://us.amazfit.com/shop/stratos?variant=373265

                    I don't see anywhere it mentions that this watch runs Google Wear OS. Was that supposed to be a requirement?

                    Ah, it does not, that's true.

                    why ?

                    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.huami.watch.hmwatchmanager&hl=en
                    is available for androids.

                    Let's try this again...

                    @zachary715 said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                    Just because it's compatible with an Android device doesn't mean it runs Google's Wear OS. Fitbit doesn't run Wear OS, yet it connects to Android phones. Two separate things.

                    did you even click on the link?
                    You download the software to run the smart watch .

                    Do you understand what Wear OS is? It's not an app for Android. It's a watch operating system. My Fitbit has an app that runs on an Android phone. It does not run Wear OS. It runs its own OS that then communicates with my Android phone via the Fitbit app in the Google Play Store. The same appears to be true about the Amazfit watch.

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                    • WrCombsW
                      WrCombs @zachary715
                      last edited by

                      @zachary715 said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                      @WrCombs said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                      @zachary715 said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                      @WrCombs said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                      @scottalanmiller said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                      @zachary715 said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                      @scottalanmiller said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                      This is my current front runner. Thoughts?

                      https://us.amazfit.com/shop/stratos?variant=373265

                      I don't see anywhere it mentions that this watch runs Google Wear OS. Was that supposed to be a requirement?

                      Ah, it does not, that's true.

                      why ?

                      https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.huami.watch.hmwatchmanager&hl=en
                      is available for androids.

                      Let's try this again...

                      @zachary715 said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                      Just because it's compatible with an Android device doesn't mean it runs Google's Wear OS. Fitbit doesn't run Wear OS, yet it connects to Android phones. Two separate things.

                      did you even click on the link?
                      You download the software to run the smart watch .

                      Do you understand what Wear OS is?

                      Nope. I have No Idea what OS stands for.

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                      • WrCombsW
                        WrCombs @zachary715
                        last edited by

                        @zachary715 said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                        @WrCombs said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                        @zachary715 said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                        @WrCombs said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                        @scottalanmiller said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                        @zachary715 said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                        @scottalanmiller said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                        This is my current front runner. Thoughts?

                        https://us.amazfit.com/shop/stratos?variant=373265

                        I don't see anywhere it mentions that this watch runs Google Wear OS. Was that supposed to be a requirement?

                        Ah, it does not, that's true.

                        why ?

                        https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.huami.watch.hmwatchmanager&hl=en
                        is available for androids.

                        Let's try this again...

                        @zachary715 said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                        Just because it's compatible with an Android device doesn't mean it runs Google's Wear OS. Fitbit doesn't run Wear OS, yet it connects to Android phones. Two separate things.

                        did you even click on the link?
                        You download the software to run the smart watch .

                        It's not an app for Android. It's a watch operating system.

                        Correct. that Runs on the watch right?

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                        • WrCombsW
                          WrCombs @zachary715
                          last edited by

                          @zachary715 said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                          @WrCombs said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                          @zachary715 said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                          @WrCombs said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                          @scottalanmiller said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                          @zachary715 said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                          @scottalanmiller said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                          This is my current front runner. Thoughts?

                          https://us.amazfit.com/shop/stratos?variant=373265

                          I don't see anywhere it mentions that this watch runs Google Wear OS. Was that supposed to be a requirement?

                          Ah, it does not, that's true.

                          why ?

                          https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.huami.watch.hmwatchmanager&hl=en
                          is available for androids.

                          Let's try this again...

                          @zachary715 said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                          Just because it's compatible with an Android device doesn't mean it runs Google's Wear OS. Fitbit doesn't run Wear OS, yet it connects to Android phones. Two separate things.

                          did you even click on the link?
                          You download the software to run the smart watch .

                          My Fitbit has an app that runs on an Android phone. It does not run Wear OS. It runs its own OS that then communicates with my Android phone via the Fitbit app in the Google Play Store. The same appears to be true about the Amazfit watch.

                          My moto Runs Wear OS - Had to download the Wear OS as an App onto my Smart Phone to get it to sync with the Watch that was already running Wear OS. So you're basically saying that I need to have 2 OS's on my phone , one to run the watch then another to run the phone?

                          Which.. Isn't that the same thing that your fit bit is doing... ?

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                          • zachary715Z
                            zachary715 @WrCombs
                            last edited by

                            @WrCombs said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                            @zachary715 said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                            @WrCombs said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                            @zachary715 said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                            @WrCombs said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                            @scottalanmiller said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                            @zachary715 said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                            @scottalanmiller said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                            This is my current front runner. Thoughts?

                            https://us.amazfit.com/shop/stratos?variant=373265

                            I don't see anywhere it mentions that this watch runs Google Wear OS. Was that supposed to be a requirement?

                            Ah, it does not, that's true.

                            why ?

                            https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.huami.watch.hmwatchmanager&hl=en
                            is available for androids.

                            Let's try this again...

                            @zachary715 said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                            Just because it's compatible with an Android device doesn't mean it runs Google's Wear OS. Fitbit doesn't run Wear OS, yet it connects to Android phones. Two separate things.

                            did you even click on the link?
                            You download the software to run the smart watch .

                            My Fitbit has an app that runs on an Android phone. It does not run Wear OS. It runs its own OS that then communicates with my Android phone via the Fitbit app in the Google Play Store. The same appears to be true about the Amazfit watch.

                            My moto Runs Wear OS - Had to download the Wear OS as an App onto my Smart Phone to get it to sync with the Watch that was already running Wear OS. So you're basically saying that I need to have 2 OS's on my phone , one to run the watch then another to run the phone?

                            Which.. Isn't that the same thing that your fit bit is doing... ?

                            Yes, your Moto 360 is running Wear OS (likely Android Wear technically depending on updates it's received lately). I did not realize you had to install a Wear OS app on your phone to get it to sync. I understand now why my analogy might have been confusing.

                            No, you don't need two OS's on your phone. You need one on your phone (Android) and one on your watch (Wear OS, FitbitOS, or Amazfit's proprietary OS). However, in order to have the full functionality of seeing all your data from your phone, that's where installing the Amazfit Watch app comes in.

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                            • M
                              manxam
                              last edited by

                              Late to the game but I wear a Tag Heur Connected 45MM and love it. Stylish and nice display/options.

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                              • WrCombsW
                                WrCombs @manxam
                                last edited by

                                @manxam said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                                Late to the game but I wear a Tag Heur Connected 45MM and love it. Stylish and nice display/options.

                                Expensive taste...

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                                • M
                                  manxam @WrCombs
                                  last edited by

                                  @WrCombs : Gotta splurge on something for oneself occasionally.. 🙂

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                                  • hobbit666H
                                    hobbit666
                                    last edited by

                                    Can I ask why a smartwatch anyway?
                                    What features or benefits are you looking for by getting one?

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
                                      scottalanmiller @hobbit666
                                      last edited by

                                      @hobbit666 said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                                      Can I ask why a smartwatch anyway?
                                      What features or benefits are you looking for by getting one?

                                      I've had one in the past and I love having one. It's something that I really should have because without it I am stuck on my phone non-stop looking for messages from a million channels. Or to check the time 🙂

                                      Having a watch lets me live with my phone in my pocket, not "on the table or in my hands." Lets me focus on people more and be less caught between devices.

                                      I also enjoy having it for biometric tracking like steps, heart rate, etc. Not huge, but I like getting that. And sleep monitoring.

                                      But the BIG item for me is safety. I'm traveling all summer and I NEED access to information all the time. Like ALL the time. And part of staying safe is keeping my $900 phone safely in a zipped pocket, invisible, and keeping my hands free. Less distracted, info closer at hand, phone protected. As a big time traveler, a smart watch is one of the best things you can do.

                                      Plus, improves battery life

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                                      • wirestyle22W
                                        wirestyle22 @scottalanmiller
                                        last edited by

                                        @scottalanmiller Did you figure out what you're going to get?

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                                        • wrx7mW
                                          wrx7m @wirestyle22
                                          last edited by

                                          @wirestyle22 said in Looking for a Google Wear OS Watch:

                                          @scottalanmiller Did you figure out what you're going to get?

                                          https://us.amazfit.com/shop/stratos?variant=373265

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                                          • scottalanmillerS
                                            scottalanmiller
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                                            Arrives tomorrow.

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