Real Bluetooth phone calls from your watch running Android 5.1 ONLY

pablo11 AvatarNov 6, 2017 6:53:29 GMT 1 pablo11 said:
Did you read the first post ?  I4 does not have this function. Only the watches I mention have it. The guy earlier you have quoted is just pairing a headset to the watch.

for some insane reason, to me at any rate, this feature seems absurdly popular, might want to think about having some kind of dashboard for this on your opening post, (or elsewhere), obviously most will be 'don't know'
Nov 6, 2017 10:36:40 GMT 1 tedted said:
pablo11 AvatarNov 6, 2017 6:53:29 GMT 1 pablo11 said:
Did you read the first post ?  I4 does not have this function. Only the watches I mention have it. The guy earlier you have quoted is just pairing a headset to the watch.

for some insane reason, to me at any rate, this feature seems absurdly popular, might want to think about having some kind of dashboard for this on your opening post, (or elsewhere), obviously most will be 'don't know'

I was under the impression that the first post of this thread had the updated information in it.

Is this not the case?

I have updated it everywhere…

Nov 6, 2017 10:36:40 GMT 1 tedted said:
for some insane reason, to me at any rate, this feature seems absurdly popular, might want to think about having some kind of dashboard for this on your opening post, (or elsewhere), obviously most will be 'don't know'

I was under the impression that the first post of this thread had the updated information in it.

Is this not the case?

I have updated it everywhere…
yes, you have, but my experience is unless you actually mention each device by name then people ask on the off chance

it also might be the case more info is available than just yes or no, ‘pending’ for example, of course doing it this way could make it a long list, but it could also be used to reveal the watches for which you have taken on some kind of front facing support responsibility for, etc

it was just a thought really, and while i’m thinking, i guess this could well significantly impact the sales of android wear watches, this kind of bluetooth connectivity is often bemoaned as missing in reviews of such devices, so i suspect we’ll see wear 3.0 very quickly if word gets out

Nov 6, 2017 10:55:15 GMT 1 tedted said:
pablo11 AvatarNov 6, 2017 10:39:26 GMT 1 pablo11 said:
I was under the impression that the first post of this thread had the updated information in it.

Is this not the case?

I have updated it everywhere…


yes, you have, but my experience is unless you actually mention each device by name then people ask on the off chance

it also might be the case more info is available than just yes or no, ‘pending’ for example, of course doing it this way could make it a long list, but it could also be used to reveal the watches for which you have taken on some kind of front facing support responsibility for, etc

it was just a thought really, and while i’m thinking, i guess this could well significantly impact the sales of android wear watches, this kind of bluetooth connectivity is often bemoaned as missing in reviews of such devices, so i suspect we’ll see wear 3.0 very quickly if word gets out


Actually, this thread is not showing the update I made. Thanks.
I will fix this immediately.

Cheers

Pablo

Like other opinions in this forum, I also think that this feature may not be as important as at first glance it may seem!
One question that occurred to me is: if I have the watch paired with this call BT function, I have at any time the notifications active too (calls, sms, apps) because is another pairing? It seems to me that no, does anyone know?
Thanks

Nov 6, 2017 14:08:09 GMT 1 ruteg said:
Like other opinions in this forum, I also think that this feature may not be as important as at first glance it may seem! One question that occurred to me is: if I have the watch paired with this call BT function, I have at any time the notifications active too (calls, sms, apps) because is another pairing? It seems to me that no, does anyone know? Thanks

that is a great question for nameless
Nov 6, 2017 14:08:09 GMT 1 ruteg said:
Like other opinions in this forum, I also think that this feature may not be as important as at first glance it may seem! One question that occurred to me is: if I have the watch paired with this call BT function, I have at any time the notifications active too (calls, sms, apps) because is another pairing? It seems to me that no, does anyone know? Thanks

Yes both are active at same time, it's not using the same BT mechanism.

ricktop was faster and he’s right.
From my experience it’s better to connect using WiiWatch app first and then from within Bluetooth Call app.

Could it possibly tether the other way around? I am very interested in tethering from the watch to the phone

Nov 6, 2017 16:40:24 GMT 1 nameless said:ricktop was faster and he's right. From my experience it's better to connect using WiiWatch app first and then from within Bluetooth Call app.

Any reason? Any drop bt connection?
Thanks

I wouldn’t worry about it. It doesn’t seem important.

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pablo11 AvatarNov 6, 2017 23:56:10 GMT 1 pablo11 said:
I wouldn't worry about it. It doesn't seem important.

Morning Pablo . My H2 is on way . If it is old stock and FW doesnt have this feature are the manufacturers offering OTA update now / later ? . Or is flashing the only way

Thankyou

T

Nov 7, 2017 7:21:00 GMT 1 Tim And Pierce Collins said:
pablo11 AvatarNov 6, 2017 23:56:10 GMT 1 pablo11 said:
I wouldn't worry about it. It doesn't seem important.

Morning Pablo . My H2 is on way . If it is old stock and FW doesnt have this feature are the manufacturers offering OTA update now / later ? . Or is flashing the only way

Thankyou

T


The firmware for the H2 with this feature is already in the Microwear section. 30 October is the release date. Check it out👍

Nov 7, 2017 7:21:00 GMT 1 Tim And Pierce Collins said:
Morning Pablo . My H2 is on way . If it is old stock and FW doesnt have this feature are the manufacturers offering OTA update now / later ? . Or is flashing the only way

Thankyou

T


The firmware for the H2 with this feature is already in the Microwear section. 30 October is the release date. Check it out👍

Okay mate . So no flash / no deal ?

Sorry to pester you mate

Nov 7, 2017 7:50:10 GMT 1 Tim And Pierce Collins said:
pablo11 AvatarNov 7, 2017 7:23:22 GMT 1 pablo11 said:
The firmware for the H2 with this feature is already in the Microwear section. 30 October is the release date. Check it out👍

Okay mate . So no flash / no deal ?

Sorry to pester you mate


No OTA at this point in time if that is what you mean?
Manual update only at the moment.

Nov 7, 2017 7:50:10 GMT 1 Tim And Pierce Collins said:
Okay mate . So no flash / no deal ?

Sorry to pester you mate


No OTA at this point in time if that is what you mean?
Manual update only at the moment.

Hi . Yes thats what i meant . Thankyou

Nov 6, 2017 4:03:22 GMT 1 gtryan2017 said:
It did based on your post on H2.

Yep, I posted in both threads this morning

Can i install this Firmware on my Kingwear KW88?
Thank you

Nov 7, 2017 12:44:51 GMT 1 martins320 said:
pablo11 AvatarNov 6, 2017 4:17:57 GMT 1 pablo11 said:
Yep, I posted in both threads this morning

Can i install this Firmware on my Kingwear KW88? Thank you

No you can't. It says in the first post here. At this moment - Newly released KW99 & KW98 are supported. KW88 not confirmed - and not sure if it will be yet.
Nov 4, 2017 1:22:51 GMT 1 nameless said:
Nov 3, 2017 19:17:02 GMT 1 tedted said:
A lot of people seem to be perplexed and dubious about this because the opening post describes it in various ways as:-

Being here now
Available
A reality now

And yet nothing does seem to be available at this moment, and, there seems to be some confusion about how it’s actually going to be delivered.

I think you can understand why there is an element of speculation, (and I couldn’t give a toss about this feature!)


It’s here now. It’s available. It’s real It’s available in form of AllCall W1 watch (in reality it’s KingWear KW99 with 2GB RAM and 16GB of storage branded as AllCall).


It’s available on GearBest and Aliexpress (not widespread but it’s there). Most probably other KingWear watches will get that too (but that’s for the company to decide), most probably Microwear H2 will get this too (again that’s for the company to decide).

It’s not some updated BT app like WiiWatch/WiiWear. This connects directly to BT stack on phone and registers itself as “loudspeaker with a mic”. For this to work changes were needed at (lower levels) Bluetooth stack on watch. App itself is just needed to have a way of controling this but that’s it (similarily Phone app doesn’t talk to hardware just controls it right? )


TBH I didn’t give a toss about that feature either but … It’s useful and works like a charm. Over last few days I’ve used this more than couple of times (mostly while driving).


And please pay some respect to soniasophie9697 You have no idea how many effort and time she invested here, how many people she helped (me including). She’s he…re every day and always on the lookout for poor souls in troubles.


N.




I have the KW98 with the same baseband and kernel versions. Without this option. No OTA updates. Is this going to be in a different build?

Build number: KW98_V1.1_B_20170907

Nov 6, 2017 19:19:20 GMT 1 ruteg said:
Nov 6, 2017 16:40:24 GMT 1 nameless said:ricktop was faster and he's right. From my experience it's better to connect using WiiWatch app first and then from within Bluetooth Call app.

Any reason? Any drop bt connection? Thanks

Whenever I tried in other order I either could not get WiiWatch to connect or it took too long for my patience. It might as well be issue with my phone. And as pablo11 said it’s nothing to worry too much really.