More Reading

Post navigation

104 Comments

  • So, this 3rd party watch face limitation, is that something being imposed specifically by Apple or Google, or is it just until someone develops a WatchMaker .watch or Facer .face compatible iOS app because I find the whole idea of “a curated set of 3rd-party faces” ludicrous. My favorite part of wearing my Moto 360 is being able to easily switch between watch faces that I designed myself.

  • I don’t care much for a smartwatch, but I feel like they should send it a software update for earlier watches.

  • I hope the dev community can “hack” these unsupported watches into making them supported, I see no reason why the Urbane is supported but not the G Watch R, since they are practically identical inside.

  • What’s the over under that Apple acts like Apple and pushes an update after this is announced so it disables Android Wear support.

    • I highly doubt this is news to Apple. Everything on the iPhone needs their approval, so I’m sure they approved it.

  • I’m stuck with a 5S thanks to work and have a Moto 360… Really hope there is an update to make it work.

  • “So just to be clear, your current Moto 360, G Watch R, Gear Live, ZenWatch, or any other Android Wear smartwatch are not supported.”

    But why? I don’t understand. The software will be exactly the same… and new hardware really isn’t that different.

    • Zonk…… LOL, these companies force you to buy new hardware. Most of the existing smartwatches people already have WON’T be supported. SMH

      • if they already have a smart watch then they also should have an Android. its not like an iphone user would have bought an AW hardware and have it not used until this news comes out

        • So what do you say for those Android users who want an iphone now? I think the context your missing is the cross platform option. This is bigger than just those who already have Android.

          • just use their current android wear watch with iphone. apparently current phone works too

    • I guess whomever has one of this watches (not supported) doesn’t care much for an iPhone but now since they announced it, I guess people that only iPhone might be inclined to buy an Android Wear device that works on both ecosystems.

    • Just what iphone users want a gimped watch. Google bet start coming up with better ideas to replace all the lost ad revenue courtesy of the upcoming ios 9 mobile ad blocking capabilities.

      • JOB AT HOME SPECIAL REPORT………After earning an average of 19952 Dollars monthly,I’m finally getting 98 Dollars an hour,just working 4-5 hours daily online….It’s time to take some action and you can join it too.It is simple,dedicated and easy way to get rich.Three weeks from now you will wishyou have started today – I promise!….HERE I STARTED-TAKE A LOOK AT…..sg….

        ➤➤➤➤ http://googledailyjobsinternationalnetwork/start/earning/…. ⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛⚛

  • It has begun….. Now bring over imessage to Android. It just works… Hangouts?? Not so much

    • Can imagine Ron’s response already,

      “I wouldn’t get one, But I recommend android wear for you.”

  • I’m not really surprised that all of these Android based apps are now making it to iOS for the simple fact that I see a lot of iPhone users come up to me and tell me that they wish their iPhone could to all the amazing things my Android device can do after seeing all the amazing things my phone can do that their phone can’t do.

    • Like what exactly. Live wallpapers or changing what your lock screen says. What can an android do that an iPhone can’t at this point. Seriously the phones do the same thing and it all comes down to what software you like to use.

      • Get back to me when your iPhone can do 16 different things simultaneously without even Breaking a sweat. You’ll never be able to multi task on the iPhone the way you can on a phone like the Galaxy Note series for example. What Apple claims as multitasking is not at all the same thing it works completely differently and it’s just a copy of what the Android operating system has always been capable of doing. Anyone who wants to can write an app for the Android operating system you can’t do that on a closed source platform and that’s what iOS.

        People also seem to forget many people in fact that these two mobile operating systems are designed and work completely different and are not made for the same type of user if you want an easy to use experience there’s no doubt about it nothing is easier to use out of the box than the iPhone as even I will never deny but if you’re like me Android is designed for the power user who demands the best overall user experience so if we really must go there then let’s please tell the full story and not just parts of it.

        I’m getting so sick of hearing that iOS is more secure than Android the bottom line is every single thing that runs the Internet is at risk for some sort of security issue or virus or even malware yes unfortunately iOS users this includes you especially when Apple try to get away with a very dumb statement claiming that iPhone could not be hacked within less than two weeks time someone was able to hack the iPhone and put a virus on it. Long story short if someone is Chile that concerned about Internet Security then they need to unplug every single device in their home that is running Internet regardless of operating system or how secure it claims to be

  • Now if we could just get iMessage to work on Android I’d have a Note 5 in my hands immediately…

    • I’m with you, but why is iMessage the limiting factor for your switch?

      My wife just got the edge + and I’m getting the itch to go back to android…

      • I’ve gotten used to being able to send larger, uncompressed pics, gifs, and videos through the baked in messaging app. I don’t want to go back to SMS with the carrier impposed file size restrictions or asking folks to install 3rd party apps. When I switch to Android and use Messenger or other texting apps I get error messages saying I can’t send certain messages due to file size limits. I think iMessage is great because it’s the stock messaging app and has seamless integration across your other Apple devices as well. It’s the “app” that I use most frequently on my phone.

        • Understand and thank you. There are special liberties in using iMessage that’s for sure.

        • The single best feature of iOS is iMessage. Nothing offered on Android comes close unfortunately, except Hangouts which not enough people use.

        • i shared a 1.2Gigabyte video through the hangotus app. just open your google photos app, long press the video and get the link ,then share the video link to anybody (you can deactivate the link later), best of all, if your recipient wants to add that pic or vid to their collection of google photos, they just click the blue cloud icon that appears when they click your link. Also, hangouts messenger merges SMS with Hangouts and with gvoice sms messages.

      • I went back for the S6. A week later I was back home on IOS. Battery life and TouchWiz are hard to overcome on that phone.

        • Good insight. I was messing about on the edge + and yes I prefer some iOS implementations better than android’s. I guess I’m tired of the walled garden and limited functions delivered from Apple this late in the smartphone race. The new Koush app cof controlling your phone on your computer opened my eyes of how limited we are on iOS sometimes.

          • I use to feel that way when I loved rooting and roming. But that itch has passed. I just love getting new phones to be honest. So I venture out here and there, but always find my way back. But I do love all the options we have right now as mobile enthusiast! Can’t wait to try out the new force touch on the new iPhones later this year!

          • Yeah, I grew tired of nightlies and what not as well. I just use the phone out of the box now, save for any wallpaper changes. Then new edge+ is beautiful and the screen is amazing. I’m really liking the edge notification gimmick (no offense) as well. I like where android has matured and still the openness of what is possible is very welcomed to me right now. We will see how the edge+ goes but out of the box it works very well.

            iOS 9 will have some cool new features but nothing game changing yet. I guess that’s what my problem is, it’s very much the same.

          • She’s loving it coming from the HTC one. She’s not much of a tech person but she gives the biggest beautiful smile when she messing about on the edge +.

        • this is what happens when people switch from iPhone to non-nexus devices, they switch back for the iPhone’s simplicity… when the Nexus offered the same simplicity (but better), they still opt for the bells and whistles of non-stock android, only to realize their mistake after they’re knee deep in lag.

          • I use to be a Nexus guy when I was into romming my phones. But those days are long gone. I just thought the S6 was sexy as hell and took a chance on it. Lot’s of good things with the phone, but battery life was just a killer for me.

          • i’m pleased to say that the Nexus6 battery life is on par (better in my opinion) than the iPhone6 battery life

      • What DC_Guy said plus the fact iMessage is encrypted (yes, Apple holds the keys) but it’s better than sending crap over a totally unsecured channel.

    • IMessage is a mess when i send a text message to someone I wanted to be a private conversation not a conversation where every single one of my friends can hear what I’m saying to the person I’m actually trying to talk to pretty useless if you ask me unless you’re trying to make all your private life everyone’s business? Besides there are more than a few apps in the Google Play Store where I can do basically the same thing so not having iMessage on Android devices is not a bad thing its actually a very good thing.

        • It’s not a story I have seen how lmessage works and have even heard users of the iPhone complain about iMessage and how they don’t want all their personal information going out to everyone in the group message I’m quoting them not me this is not a story ofn my part this is something called hardcore actual proof lol

          • So because people can’t figure out how to send a one-on-one message vs. a group message you want to blame the entire platform instead of user error? Makes sense.

          • I know what I message is all about and I I could care less to have that feature. By the way there are so many things that I can do that are just exactly like I message if not better have you ever heard of sending a message to as many users as you want I have been able to do this for as long as I can remember now this is just another useless feature of iOS. I don’t follow I lead and that’s why I will never own an iOS device

          • I feel like you are overly defensive about this. It’s kind of funny. I own and use both devices by the way. Not really sure what you lead. Something that is failing miserably undoubtedly.

          • He might be a closet iPhone user since he “knows” so much about iMessage like the fact that I guess iMessage to him is group chat. Which can now be opted out of or ignored

          • I know people who have iPhones that use I message all the time once again talking about someone behind their back is pretty pathetic in a very childish way to act over the Internet how would you like it if someone like me were talking about someone like you behind their back? You don’t even have enough guts to reply to me directly instead you want to talk to other people about me behind my back what are you like five years old lol?

          • Don’t make me laugh a closet iPhone user I bet you’re one of those people who refuse to understand that up until last year Samsung processors We’re powering the iPhone and that other Samsung parts can be found inside the iPhone as well do your homework before shooting off your mouth next time you’re just making yourself look like a bigger fool someone who doesn’t even have enough guts to reply to me directly so wants to take the easy road and talk about someone behind their back that’s a kindergartener move hell I think someone in kindergarden actually might even be smarter than that lol

            For the record I know a better product when I see one so for someone like you to assume that I’m a closet iPhone user only proves that your IQ is probably the same as your shoe size lol

            Notice how i can reply to someone directly and talk about them to their face and I’m not afraid to say how I feel to them vs someone like you who has to act like a little 2 year old child and talk about me behind my back so please keep on replying back and acting like a fool that’s just fine with me

          • I find it very funny and amusing you try to justify yourself and acting like you’re some sort of expert because you have used for iOS and Android lol I know of many people who have also been using iOS and Android me being one of them by the way who can testify to the fact that just about every major improvement every year on iOS software Android head first so please don’t make me laugh with your stupid $0.02

          • Its funny when someone like me makes a valid point and then the person who I’m arguing with replies with are you mad lol so what you’re really saying is I have absolutely no comeback whatsoever so I’m going to result to that type of behavior lol

            Also please quote me in any of my posts claiming that I was mad about anything I talked about? You can’t for the simple fact that I didn’t.

            If you were to say that I’m frustrated with the iOS crap being posted on this website well that would be a much more accurate statement.

          • You haven’t made any valid points. “I don’t like imessage because my sister can’t figure out how to use it correctly.” isn’t a valid point.

          • Everything I’ve talked about has been based off of hardcore actual proof not just something I made up and yet you still have the nerve to claim that I have not made any points when everything I talk about has been based on actual evidence of things happening people I’ve talked to with iPhones who use iMessage on a daily basis so please stop this nonsense at once. I also find it very funny how you took all that time to try to call me I have something without even taking my sister’s issues with iMessage into consideration please think next time before you post you’re just digging yourself a bigger hole

            Nice copy and paste job lol

            How can you deny any part of my post when even my own sister who happens to be a fan of iOS is having issues with iMessage? There’s not enough fingers and toes in my body with all the people having issues with iMessage so stop your crap and mediately

          • Insulting my intelligence or trying to correct my spelling only proves that you are a idiot who can’t stay on topic.

            By the way I’m using Google Voice just for the record

          • I have actually seen people using iMessage and also I have heard people complaining about it actual users of the service so like it or not my points are up-to-date and valid one of the users actually is my sister

          • You can sit here and deny it all you want but this is a flaw with iMessage that some of you iPhone users refuse to admit to. Apple has people like you right where they want you and people like you will believe anything that they tell you even when they said that iPhones could be hacked or it was not possible for a virus to get on the iPhone yeah right within a weeks time someone was able to break any iPhone hack it and put any kind of virus that he wanted on it. I will be more than happy to send you the link if you must continue this pathetic argument of yours?

            It took Apple over 2 years to admit that there was an issue with messages being sent from iOS devices to Android devices and after it was proven with facts supporting it that this was an issue with iOS and not Android Apple still had the nerve to deny it until they were getting complaints from iPhone users demanding a fix for the issue pretty pathetic if you ask me so don’t get all high and mighty with me because iOS devices are full of hype and misleading information I know the truth hurts lol

          • Dude stop. Android has nothing that can compare to iMessage. It is the perfect messaging platform!

          • Stop…Hangouts is an absolute mess of an app. That’s why it is probably the most bitched about app on this site!

          • No arguments here. Hangouts is an absolute mess. Google should throw in the towel at this point and beg, plead, and grovel for iMessenge.

          • That’s news to me when I see more and more users of Macs and iOS using Google Hangouts so obviously even your own kind disagrees if you on this one lol

          • I must be doing something wrong to have enough time to argue with these pathetic iPhone users who have made their way to Droid Life claiming that their iOS device is so much better vs Android but yet we have to ask ourselves if the iPhone is so much better than why do they even make it their business to come and cry on an all things Android website.?

          • Yes it does don’t make me laugh I don’t know why the iOS crowd has made it to a site like Droid Life that’s pathetic it really is because you’re going to sit here and tell me that things are better on iOS when 95% of this stuff was available in the Android Google Play Store before it was even capable on any iOS device.

            I remember more than half of you people crying and complaining about how my old Galaxy Note 2 was too big and that their iPhone was so much better and now most of the same morons waited in line to get the iPhone 6 plus

            I could go on and on all day about how prophetic IOSs and now its users are even more pathetic so if you feel the need that iOS is so much better then why are you even posting on an all things Android website in the first place? Go back to the Apple blogs where I’m sure most of you but hurt fanboys will be moaning and groaning about how much better iOS is vs Android lol look at year-over-year market share growth for some real facts

          • Exactly!!!! People used to two me that my Droid DNA was too big and now they all have iPhone 6’s

          • Exactly these children as I call them refused to understand that the iPhone has always been playing catch up to the high on Android phones but yet I still failed to understand why these morons are posting on a website called Droid Life

          • Been here since I had my OG Droid. Love the site and the writers. But have been primarily on the iPhone since the 4 came to Verizon. And I don’t care who has more market share, I just know who has the better messaging platform.

          • I’ve never complained about androids messaging platform or the way it works so please only speak for yourself and not for others.

            You also have a blind spot in this whole argument because you’re overlooking the fact that I’ve had numerous users of iOS come up to me and tell me that they wish their iPhone work as easily as my Android device And could do all the amazing things that my android phone could do and keep in mind that I’m quoting them not me after they compared feature to feature side by side with my android phone versus their iOS device so really please. This nonsense at once.

            Is the Android operating system perfect of course not but neither is iOS anything else.

          • Funny thing is I have used both platforms for a long time. And can’t really remember anyone ever coming up to me telling me any of this non-sense. Except for one die hard Android guy. But it’s a really great story for you to tell!

          • Wow funny that someone like you can’t tell the difference between a story and something called an actual fact.

            Hardcore actual facts do not equal a story they equal something that actually happened the key word here is actually. People like you can’t live with the facts of life that not everyone agrees with you about iOS in how over rated of an operating system it truly is.

            You not being able to understand something is your issue and not mine. Lol

          • Fact- George Washington was the first U.S. President

            Story- People tell me all the time they wish their iPhone was easy to use like my android phone.

            See the difference?

          • I bet if a company like Apple told you that they had a cure for cancer someone like you would most likely probably believe them lol

            Apple is such a misleading company that many people forget that they don’t hold the patent to the smartphone touch screen or cell phone. Siri is not even a product of Apple they license it out from a different company the first fingerprint scanner phone was not the iPhone it was a phone called the Motorola Atrix companies like Samsung were making smart watches before Apple had anything to do with it what you like to continue this pathetic argument?

          • I didn’t know we were arguing. I just like to see the stuff you blab out. It amuses me. But I will go on about my day using the phone I prefer and you should do the same!

          • About 95% of everything you say also amuses me but yes in all due respect to each their own.

            I still fail to understand why users of iOS are even attempting to post on an all things Android website? Talk about amusing that’s the funniest thing of all.

          • No not really because it was an article that was posted on an all things Android website which means that people that are only interested in Android phones should be replying to this post as I am sure that this post made it to all the iPhone blogs before it even attempted to get posted on this particular website.

            I hope that you’re also aware of the fact that many of the iPhone fanboys have posted on articles on this site that had nothing at all to do with the iOS operating system if you’re not aware of this then you are very blind indeed

          • I continue to make a valid point and that’s the best you can do?

            Still waiting on an actual reason why iOS users feel the need to run their mouth over and all things Android website but to be honest I’m not holding my breath good day to you.

            The URL of this website reads droidlife.com not all things mobile do you see the difference between the two?

          • You realize iMessage is not group messages. I message is a way of sending messages from Apple device to apple device. It has the ability to send a message to the person of your choice. Any person out there. It’s amazing how phones work like that right. The rest of what you said was nonsense that had nothing to do with the conversation.

          • You act like there’s not a way to do this on Android devices everything that you’re talking about Android phones could do long before Apple had anything to do with anything stop giving Apple so much credit and acting like there God sure I get there’s a market for their products and I’m not denying that they sell well but they are not superior to Android phones I like it all last year apple braid about how well the new iPhones were selling and have nothing else was comparing to them and right after the first of the year right after the holidays they came out with a statement showing that Android handsets we’re still beating iPhones in overall sales and that’s before the s6 was even announced at the Samsung keynote

          • The only thing pathetic here is your blind hate. Your straw man argument is completely non sequitur. Please try to keep up.

          • Wow pretty pathetic talking about someone behind their back if you’ve got something to say to me reply to me directly don’t act like a little baby and talk about someone behind their back that’s kindergarten crap but I wouldn’t expect anything less from a butt hurt iOS user

          • Wow you assume way too much because I didn’t have to google anything lol stupidity pure stupidity on your part lol

          • Wow it’s not nice to talk about yourself claiming I’m blind when I’m quoting actual users of Imessage telling me this one of these users just so happens to be my sister and I quoting her here when she told me that it was very frustrating sending a message through iMessage to someone using an Android phone when the only person she was trying to contact through a message was me.

            Hey you better go look at your Apple stock it’s gone up a few points so I’m sure it will make all you Apple stockholders very happy lol

          • Ahhh so it’s your sister who can’t figure out how to send a simple text message. THAT explains so much!

          • Putting words into my mouth won’t help your case any. Its funny how you try to twist and turn your story around to try to help your a pathetic argument against me lol

            I bet you were one of the people claiming that the iPhone 4 was not having issues with antenna reception either with people in this particular case not being able to make a simple phone call without the call being dropped. Apple swore up and down that this was an issue with AT&T network and not with the four but then he got involved facts

      • Are you that dumb, or just a fandroid? Group messaging can be turned off on an iPhone, so each message sent to several people at once is private, as are the responses. iMessage is the absolute best messaging platform, especially for sending photos.

        • Ha! He’s a blind fool and won’t listen to anything you just said. He’s somehow tried to turn a discussion about iMessage and SOLELY iMessage into a discussion about Android vs. iOS. Apparently you can’t give Apple credit for anything in his fanboy eyes.

          • Wow someone like you talking about me claiming I’m a fall behind my back is pretty childish empathetic in his reasons to get kicked off and banned from this website so I would really watch your tone around me because you will be reported to Joy’s life if this behavior continues on your part

        • Wow extremely funny how someone like me is now put into a group being accused of being a fanboy by someone like you who you don’t even know and try to judge over a comment thread. Sometimes I have to go to the extreme and sound like a fanboy but the truth of the matter is that even though I prefer Android over iOS I still will recommend the iPhone to someone that is looking for a no frills phone that wants an easy to use experience. Not something that your typical fanboy ever admit to or behave in any way at all so please stop this nonsense at once.

          And really trying to insult my intelligence by asking me if I’m dumb really doesn’t help your case any as well.

          For the record I wasn’t debating whether or not you can turn this feature off all I was doing was trying to make a point that not everyone agrees that imessage is all that great of a service.

  • This is a good thing for Android and Apple. Had this come around sooner I would have opted for an android watch instead of the apple watch.

    Tell me more about the new Note Edge coming out in a few weeks?

  • I’m guessing this will have the same capability of the Pebble? Will iMessage work? e-mail? gmail?

Comments are closed.

Related Posts

back to top