CronoSurf Beta 5 now available and optimized for Android Smart Watches! Hey everybody! Toni,

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CronoSurf Beta 5 now available and optimized for Android Smart Watches!

Hey everybody! Toni, the developer of CronoSurf (you’ve seen it in action on several SWT videos) is now available as a free download for beta testing. Here’s the message I just received:

Hi Mr Ticks,

As promised, the beta 05 (free version) is available now to anyone as “Open Beta Testing” via this link:

http://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.fruit4droid.cronosurf

You may pass this link to any one that could be interested or put a note below your videos.

Enjoy the weekend,
Toni

Toni has worked real hard on this, and he has a very nice modification from his original designed specifically for our round Android smartwatches. If you have a chance to give it a go, please test it out and report back. He’s very open to improvements. Be sure to press and hold the lower right button when in normal time mode. You should get your accurate battery reading from 0% (12 noon position) to 100% (10 on the watch face). Doing the same thing while on the World Time position (just press, not press and hold the lower right button) will bring up a compass on those devices that have compass support. Check that out on your phone! If ANYBODY gets compass readings on ANY smartwatch, PLEASE report back.

Thanks community, and enjoy this really fun watch face!

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I loaded this onto my tablet and D5… it looks very good on both… my first thoughts are that it is very complicated but I’m sure I’ll learn :slight_smile:

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I just have tested it. It is awesome! Complex but simple and intuitive to work with. I think this watch could be a spectacular mechanical watch instead of virtual. Thank you Mr. Toni. Where can I write some minor bugs and suggestions?

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Can I ask if this now goes ‘full screen’? (in other words not show the ‘virtual’ 4 buttons?) Can it use our actual (real) buttons? and uhm…can we create our own watch faces for it? :wink:

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If you swipe up from within the app you will get a scaling menu where you can increase the size to make the buttons disappear. You can even scale up to hide the date rings to give the biggest clock possible. If you swipe down inside the app you get the settings. Somewhere toward the bottom you can adjust the touch areas for use on a watch which makes the inner part of the watch face sensitive where the button ‘should be’. You can’t use the actual watch buttons as they vary in number and function across all watches. This option probably won’t happen because of that and the hardwired way the buttons are dealt with within each watch. Creating your own faces would be an interesting enhancement. The developer would need to open up the code as to how he did this one. Perhaps there will be a ‘template’ version some day where you can cut loose and fly! Right now he’s busy optimizing this particular face. We’re testing beta7 right now. Keeps improving with each beta!

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I bought a finow x5 plus which apps should I install on it to get good?

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Here you go @jb_unboxing_e_review

Recommended apps you may want to install on your Android watch:
Last update: 2016-12-07

  1. Core Apps:
    Display Brightness - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=rubberbigpepper.DisplayBrightness
    Volume Control - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=rubberbigpepper.VolumeControl
    Screen On Off Lock - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.katecca.screenofflock
    Settings Search - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.katzoft.settings.search.full
    Google Gesture Search - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.gesturesearch
    App Backup and Restore - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.usage.appbackup
    App Cache Cleaner - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.infolife.cache
    APUS Browser - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apusapps.browser
    File Manager (Gira Mobile) - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fm.clean
    Open Mic+ for Google Now - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.RSen.OpenMic.Pheonix
    Screen Filter - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.haxor
    Speech to Clipboard - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=danielweisbergapps.microphone
    Super Mute - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vitarsi.supermute
    Tiny Apps - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ragingtools.airapps

  2. Keyboards:
    Google Keyboard - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.inputmethod.latin
    Flit Keyboard - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.locnet.flitkeyboard
    MessageEase Keyboard - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.exideas.mekb
    Touchpal Keyboard - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cootek.smartinputv5

  3. Tethering Assistance:
    Heads-Up Notifications - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=codes.simen.l50notifications M2D Sender (Receiver app on Phone) - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pacosal.m2d.receiver
    Tablet Talk - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apdroid.tabtalk

  4. Specialized Apps:
    @Voice Aloud Reader - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hyperionics.avar
    AlpineQuest GPS Hiking- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=psyberia.alpinequest.free
    Balto Speed Reading - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=balto.wolf.speedreading.free
    Breathing Zone - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.breathing.zone
    Cronosurf Wave Pro - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fruit4droid.cronosurf.pro
    Easy Voice Recorder - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.coffeebeanventures.easyvoicerecorder
    Google Keep - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.keep
    Squarespace Note - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.squarespace.android.note
    Talking Clock - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=se.kth.fericss.android
    Tippy Tipper - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.mandaria.tippytipper
    Just LED Display - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tonypeng.justled
    Visualisator 5000 Free - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nils.visualisator5000.free
    Open Camera (for watches with cameras) - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.sourceforge.opencamera

  5. Media Apps:
    Flipboard - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=flipboard.app
    Haystack - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.haystack.android
    Inshorts - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nis.app
    Pocket - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ideashower.readitlater.pro
    Stitcher Radio - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stitcher.app
    TuneIn Radio - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tunein.player

  6. Advanced Apps:
    Floating Toucher - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.boatmob.floating.touch
    Swipe Home Button - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.matthewma.swipehomebuttonfree
    Floating Launcher3 - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.tkgktyk.floatinglauncher3
    Mobizen Mirroring - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rsupport.mobizen.cn
    Nova Launcher - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher

  7. Testing Apps:
    Engineering Mode MTK Shortcut - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Go.EngModeMtkShortcut
    AnTuTu Benchmark - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.antutu.ABenchMark
    AntuTu 3D Bench - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.antutu.benchmark.full Speedtest.net - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.zwanoo.android.speedtest

  8. Viewer Recommended to Check Out (Alphabetical Order):
    AIDA64 - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.finalwire.aida64
    Button Savior - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smart.swkey.nonroot
    Chrome Browser Google - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.android.chrome
    Chime Me Big Ben Free - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chime.me.big.ben.free
    Dolphin Browser - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.mgeek.TunnyBrowser
    FilmOn Free Live TV - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.barrydrillercom.android HanAll-9 Keyboard - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.HanalKeyboard_9key_smartwatch HanAll-9 Keyboard-Round Watch - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.HanalKeyboard_9key_smartwatch_round
    Home Switcher/Manager - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.twsitedapps.homemanager
    Join by Joaoapps - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joaomgcd.join
    Night Owl Screen Dimmer - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.evezzon.nightowl
    Swifty Switch Edge Screen - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.de_studio.recentappswitcher.trial
    TSF Launcher 3D Shell - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tsf.shell
    Volume Booster GOODEV - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.goodev.volume.booster
    Weather Live Free - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apalon.weatherlive.free&hl=en
    Zello PTT Walkie Talkie- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.loudtalks

And last but not least by any means, Eric’s Universal Launcher!
http://roundandroidwatches.proboards.com/thread/387/clockskin-universal-launcher-standalone-app

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Is there root for finow x5 plus?

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Now I’m going to send you to our technical team for that level of support:
Join the “Round Android Watches Proboard” here: http://roundandroidwatches.proboards.com
Simply set up a free account, explore the various sections available to you, and jump in. There are many watch users and technical experts discussing just about everything related to smartwatches. From general watch questions to updated watch firmware you’ll find it, and you’ll find many answers in the extensive FAQs as well.

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What is it for Cronosurf Wave ??

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But I recommend you upgrade to the paid version. Well worth it.