An update for the Android Wear companion app began its slow rollout yesterday in preparation for the big Android Wear firmware update that is going to hit smartwatches over the next few weeks. The update adds a handful of new features, including cloud sync over WiFi that allows you to keep up with notifications and use voice search when you aren’t connected to a phone’s Bluetooth.
Cloud sync over WiFi, as I just mentioned, lets you sync data between your phone and watch while on WiFi, assuming your watch can connect to a WiFi network. Most Android Wear watches will soon be able to in the next firmware update, outside of the original G Watch. But devices like the Moto 360 and G Watch R will be good to go. In the newest Android Wear app, there is a simple toggle that enables cloud sync.
The rest of the update is equally as important, in my opinion. For one, you can now connect and keep track of multiple Android Wear devices. Instead of forgetting and pairing new devices, you can create a list of watches that are all stored in the Wear app. With each watch’s info stored, you can then maintain their specifics, like if ambient screen, tilt to wake, or card previews should be on. You can also check the battery and watch storage.
The update also includes additional UI tweaks and better control over individual calendars.
It’s a big update.
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for android wear 5.1.1 to work does the paired mobile also require to be running on android 5.1.1
got the update now neither of my watches will connect to my phone.
I thought 360 has no wifi hardware?
How do you connect your watch to wifi? Does it just know all the wifi based on what you’ve connected your phone too? Is there anyway to manually connect your watch to a wifi connection? What if the wifi has a passcode, wouldn’t you have to enter that?
love this! having my watch sync on WiFi is so awesome when having to chase after my kid/when I want to just leave my phone on the charger in my room, but be out in the rest of the house!
Thank you for multi device since I just got my second watch. I’d like to switch it up some days.
YES! Now I can finally have both my Moto 360s connected, and not have to unpair one to work with the other.
This will be great! I often leave my phone in my room or office when I think I’m going to be gone for just a minute, but end up getting caught up with something. It will be great to continue to get notifications.
Multiple Wear device support will be great when I inevitably buy the next Moto 360. I got the 1st in black, so I will probably buy the next in silver and switch between them depending on the situation.
Woot! Woot! Awesome!
This is why I waited for full 2nd gen Wear devices. Especially since first gen devices don’t even have consistent hardware under the hood. Some don’t have GPS, some don’t even have wifi support.
[Looks at Moto 360 on wrist. Curses Pinocchio.]
it’s ok if you want to wait for 2nd gen, but we are enjoying the Moto 360/G Watch etc.. for 6+ months and you are missing the fun..
Come on, Huawei! I want to buy your damn Watch!
Got the android wear app update, just need my 360 to be updated. Can’t wait, the new features sounds very cool.
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Not for the LG G R watch 🙁 Wifi will not be suppported. DroidLife will you confirm this
The G Watch R supports Wifi, the [square] G Watch does not.
where is the “official” word that the (square) G Watch will not support wifi? Some say it will be supported… some others say it won’t…
“According to LG, the LG G Watch and G Watch R do not support WiFi, however the upcoming LG Watch Urbane does. According to ASUS, the ZenWatch does not have WiFi either.”
Which it seems they’re just not supporting it because the processors in them should have wifi.
Source?
I wonder if they mean it doesn’t support WiFi since Android Wear doesn’t until this new update comes out in a few weeks.
according to LG the G watch doesn’t support Wi-Fi.. the G wactch R does…
The LG filing with the FCC indicates it does have WiFi capability, now whether LG elects to support it (and it works well) remains to be seen.
http://fccid.net/number.php?fcc=ZNFW110&id=761057#ixzz3Y8HdGL3M
What about pairing your watch to multiple phones without a reset in between? is that a thing yet?
No, and it’s unlikely considering apps and local data would need to be refreshed between devices.
which i feel like is an obvious caveat for people who frequently switch phones. oh well.
What if both phones are on when you turn your watch on?
are you saying that’d be a problem? you can use the wear app to disconnect from a watch.
Right, but if you have two phones, say a work and a personal or two personal ones that are setup differently, you’d have to get in the habit of checking your phones to see what one is connected to your watch, as you may not get the same notifications depending how your phone is setup.
ah. yeah i get that. and again i assume that’s to be expected for someone like me who switches devices often. I load the same things on both phones though so personally it would not affect me.
It would connect to one and not the other like every bluetooth paired device does.
Did you read the comment I replied to? It was about having one watch paired to multiple phones.