Fossil Sport Smartwatch: £62.30

09-05-2020 6:35am

ted1 wrote: »

Would gladly accept a larger watch.

I’m using the Fitbit charge 2, it piggybacks off the phones GPS. Battery lasts shy of a week. The new charge 4 has an inbuilt GPS battery lasts a fraction of the time. Not a chance I’d upgrade.

So if you want to track a run, you have to carry your phone. Might as well just ditch the watch altogether.

mrcheez · 09-05-2020 8:20am

Basil3 wrote: »

So if you want to track a run, you have to carry your phone. Might as well just ditch the watch altogether.

admittedly he probably gets benefit of reading heart rate, but yes it would bug me having a phone strapped to my arm throughout a run... watch-only is the way to go and just have a few chargepoints dotted around house for occassional charge top ups...or put watch in clock mode to extend life if charging is an issue

09-05-2020 8:32am

mrcheez wrote: »

admittedly he probably gets benefit of reading heart rate, but yes it would bug me having a phone strapped to my arm throughout a run... watch-only is the way to go and just have a few chargepoints dotted around house for occassional charge top ups...or put watch in clock mode to extend life if charging is an issue

Wrist based heart readings are rubbish anyway. It only works well if you're completely still and resting. Wouldn't trust them for exercise at all. If I was serious about heart rate training, I'd be using a chest strap.

mrcheez · 09-05-2020 8:40am

Basil3 wrote: »

Wrist based heart readings are rubbish anyway. It only works well if you're completely still and resting. Wouldn't trust them for exercise at all. If I was serious about heart rate training, I'd be using a chest strap.

works well for me on the bike or paddle boarding...perhaps just need to strap it tighter while swinging arms running?

Electric Nitwit · 09-05-2020 8:58am

The blue is down to £99 on amazon, in case anyone missed out on this initially

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07N9G5K19/ref=cm_sw_r_apa_i_rjMTEbX96E1FT

Edit: or €110 in Curries

https://www.currys.ie/ieen/smart-tech/smart-tech/smart-watches-and-fitness/smart-watches/fossil-sport-ftw4021-smartwatch-blue-43-mm-10193245-pdt.html

I was actually looking for a spare charger, would anyone be able to point me to the best place to get one? Think I'd like one in work too

09-05-2020 9:03am

mrcheez wrote: »

works well for me on the bike or paddle boarding...perhaps just need to strap it tighter while swinging arms running?

Yeah, I wouldn't go any tighter than I have it. The reality is wrist based readings aren't that accurate, but it does give you a reasonable idea of what you're at.

09-05-2020 9:30am

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

The blue is down to £99 on amazon, in case anyone missed out on this initially

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07N9G5K19/ref=cm_sw_r_apa_i_rjMTEbX96E1FT

Edit: or €110 in Curries

https://www.currys.ie/ieen/smart-tech/smart-tech/smart-watches-and-fitness/smart-watches/fossil-sport-ftw4021-smartwatch-blue-43-mm-10193245-pdt.html

I was actually looking for a spare charger, would anyone be able to point me to the best place to get one? Think I'd like one in work too

Curry's advertise is as having 'contactless payments via Google Pay' as well.

mrcheez · 09-05-2020 9:57am

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

The blue is down to £99 on amazon, in case anyone missed out on this initially

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07N9G5K19/ref=cm_sw_r_apa_i_rjMTEbX96E1FT

Edit: or €110 in Curries

https://www.currys.ie/ieen/smart-tech/smart-tech/smart-watches-and-fitness/smart-watches/fossil-sport-ftw4021-smartwatch-blue-43-mm-10193245-pdt.html

I was actually looking for a spare charger, would anyone be able to point me to the best place to get one? Think I'd like one in work too

I got a dual pack of chargers on Amazon..can't link as I'm typing this on my Firestick! Recommend the dual pack so that you have 3 chargers. One for home, one for work, and one to carry in car or bag or whatever, just in case you are stuck. Have this setup for my Huawei and I've never run out of battery as a result.

paddy19 · 09-05-2020 10:03am

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

The blue is down to £99 on amazon, in case anyone missed out on this initially

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07N9G5K19/ref=cm_sw_r_apa_i_rjMTEbX96E1FT

Edit: or €110 in Curries

https://www.currys.ie/ieen/smart-tech/smart-tech/smart-watches-and-fitness/smart-watches/fossil-sport-ftw4021-smartwatch-blue-43-mm-10193245-pdt.html

I was actually looking for a spare charger, would anyone be able to point me to the best place to get one? Think I'd like one in work too

https://www.fossil.com/en-gb/products/fossil-sport-smartwatch-smoky-blue-silicone/FTW4021.html

Smokey blue or red still available for £89.

ted1 · 09-05-2020 11:21am

Basil3 wrote: »

So if you want to track a run, you have to carry your phone. Might as well just ditch the watch altogether.

I bring my phone to listen to Spotify. Also the watch records heart rate. The phone doesn’t

ted1 · 09-05-2020 11:24am

mrcheez wrote: »

admittedly he probably gets benefit of reading heart rate, but yes it would bug me having a phone strapped to my arm throughout a run...

Oh good no, arm holders are a big no no. Running belts all the way , it’ll take keys, phone , gels whatever you need. You don’t realise you are wearing one.

https://www.elverys.ie/elverys/en/Other-Accessories/Nike-Lean-Waistpack%2C-Black/p/000000000001045888

mrcheez · 09-05-2020 11:57am

ick... prefer to just head out with watch and bluetooth earbuds, and pair of shorts/tshirt

No extra weight

mrcheez · 09-05-2020 12:46pm

mrcheez wrote: »

I got a dual pack of chargers on Amazon..can't link as I'm typing this on my Firestick! Recommend the dual pack so that you have 3 chargers. One for home, one for work, and one to carry in car or bag or whatever, just in case you are stuck. Have this setup for my Huawei and I've never run out of battery as a result.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SPGUARD-Compatible-Julianna-Charging-Replacement/dp/B07WJRX3JB/

These are the ones I got and work perfectly

Ryath · 09-05-2020 1:07pm

Got Play music working last night. Handy enough just added the browser extension and uploaded some MP3 albums. Just tap download when viewing them then on the watch. Worked well for a 40minute walk with the dog. Battery was already low when I went out and nearly dead when I got back.
Charging is slower than expected it's been charging 50minutes now and only at 63%. Think I'll have to get into the habit of charging it for an hour when I get up in the morning. I don't want to leave it on charge overnight.

Anyone get the sleep tracking working on it? Apparently it needs another 3rd party app, you'd think it would be included in the google fit app. Imagine with them buying fitbit their app will be amalgamated or at least supported down the line.

This isn't going to replacing my Fitbit inspire hr for health tracking though. I wear that on my right wrist 24/7 Has a 4/5 day battery life continuous HR monitoring. 10min charge will get it through the day. Hopefully the next gen Fitbits with WearOS combine the best of both!

Any recommendations for screen protectors? These seem well reviewed
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07QNVCBCF/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A1OS4RSDBRX1HE&psc=1

09-05-2020 1:26pm

Ryath wrote: »

Got Play music working last night. Handy enough just added the browser extension and uploaded some MP3 albums. Just tap download when viewing them then on the watch. Worked well for a 40minute walk with the dog. Battery was already low when I went out and nearly dead when I got back.
Charging is slower than expected it's been charging 50minutes now and only at 63%. Think I'll have to get into the habit of charging it for an hour when I get up in the morning. I don't want to leave it on charge overnight.

Anyone get the sleep tracking working on it? Apparently it needs another 3rd party app, you'd think it would be included in the google fit app. Imagine with them buying fitbit their app will be amalgamated or at least supported down the line.

This isn't going to replacing my Fitbit inspire hr for health tracking though. I wear that on my right wrist 24/7 Has a 4/5 day battery life continuous HR monitoring. 10min charge will get it through the day. Hopefully the next gen Fitbits with WearOS combine the best of both!

Any recommendations for screen protectors? These seem well reviewed
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07QNVCBCF/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A1OS4RSDBRX1HE&psc=1

That's what I've ordered. I'm sure they'll do the trick.

Sleep tracking really is a waste of time in my experience. That said, there's an app called Sleep as Android which is highly rated:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.urbandroid.sleep

I found it quite funny listening to the occasional conversations I'd have with myself in my sleep, but not much else. Sleep trackers aren't very accurate, and can't really track different levels of sleep, but I guess they're useful if you think getting x amount of hours sleep per night is important.

Electric Nitwit · 09-05-2020 2:51pm

mrcheez wrote: »

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SPGUARD-Compatible-Julianna-Charging-Replacement/dp/B07WJRX3JB/

These are the ones I got and work perfectly

Brilliant, thanks for that

mrcheez · 09-05-2020 7:13pm

Just got back from a 2 hour paddle board session. GPS tracking and fitness tracking all worked fantastic and the lines criss-crossing the water on the Google Fit app look hilarious.

I'd offer to have the OP's babies, but ...eh...being a bloke this might be hard so I'll just say Thanks OP!!!

09-05-2020 10:19pm

just bought this watch to mess around with wear os apps

not expecting it to be that great as a sports tracker device, mainly due to small battery life

will compare it to a garmin gps and chest heart-rate strap when I get it

for sleep-tracking I find Huawei / Honor bands/watches and their "trusleep" tracking to be the best

I find their breakdown of deep sleep and REM sleep to be a reasonable approximation based on how you feel the next day

TruSleep sleep works by measuring your heart rate and then analyzing your normal sinus rhythm and breathing rate. Your watch uses this data to measure your sleep quality by identifying when your body enters and leaves the different stages of sleep, including Deep sleep, Light sleep, REM sleep, and Awake.

you get breakdowns like this

Shefwedfan · 10-05-2020 10:42am

Hwo do these work with iPhone?

dingbat · 10-05-2020 2:03pm

mrcheez wrote: »

Just got back from a 2 hour paddle board session. GPS tracking and fitness tracking all worked fantastic and the lines criss-crossing the water on the Google Fit app look hilarious.

I'd offer to have the OP's babies, but ...eh...being a bloke this might be hard so I'll just say Thanks OP!!!

Very kind offer. I'll accept the Thanks part

dingbat · 10-05-2020 2:11pm

I've been playing around with it a good bit. Tracking runs using Google Fit, Adidas Runtastic, and Nike Run Club which is probably putting serious strain on the RAM.

Wear Casts works just fine offline. For music Google Play is annoying but at least it works offline too (i.e. without phone).

brick tamland · 10-05-2020 10:15pm

Got my yesterday. I think it looks great. Do you guys leave it blue tooth connected to phone all time or foes that drain battery too much?

Electric Nitwit · 10-05-2020 10:35pm

brick tamland wrote: »

Got my yesterday. I think it looks great. Do you guys leave it blue tooth connected to phone all time or foes that drain battery too much?

Had mine a few days now and I'm delighted with it

I'm not doing much at the moment but I have the battery mode on "daily", so always connected. Today, after 14hrs, it's still on 55%

10-05-2020 10:42pm

brick tamland wrote: »

Got my yesterday. I think it looks great. Do you guys leave it blue tooth connected to phone all time or foes that drain battery too much?

It's a smart watch, if you want it to function as one you should keep it connected.

mrcheez · 11-05-2020 10:22am

Anyone have an issue getting "Tilt to wake" working?

Maybe it's the watch face I have but the only way I can light up the screen is by pressing the power button, rather than rotating my wrist.

11-05-2020 10:29am

mrcheez wrote: »

Anyone have an issue getting "Tilt to wake" working?

Maybe it's the watch face I have but the only way I can light up the screen is by pressing the power button, rather than rotating my wrist.

Do you have the watch set to the correct wrist that you wear it on?

mrcheez · 11-05-2020 10:40am

Basil3 wrote: »

Do you have the watch set to the correct wrist that you wear it on?

Didn't know that was an option

.. is that under Settings -> Gestures ?

11-05-2020 10:50am

mrcheez wrote: »

Didn't know that was an option .. is that under Settings -> Gestures ?

I'm not actually sure, but it's usually in the setup. I wear mine on my right wrist, so always need to set that in order for it to detect me lifting it up to look at it. I'd say it's left by default, so if you wear on your left it's probably not an issue.

mrcheez · 11-05-2020 10:52am

It doesn't bother me too much as it effectively saves my battery from preventing the watch activating all the time

I can still see the time, though rather faint.

EDIT: Silly me, just checked and the Tilt to Wake option is disabled under Settings -> Gestures ... I'd assumed that was enabled by default

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Hellrazer · 12-05-2020 3:04pm

Anyone try google pay on it yet?

Fossil Sport Smartwatch: £62.30

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