Google has only recently released the update to Android Lollipop 5.0.1 for smart watches with A. The Motorola Moto 360 began to receive the update today, as we said this morning. Now it is the turn also for him Sony SmartWatch 3, the smart watch of the Japanese company.
The Sony SmartWatch 3 is a very peculiar smartwatch on the market. And we are talking about only smartwatch with Android Wear that also has GPS. All the others don't have GPS, so it's the only one we can use to do sport, being able to know the rue we've tracked, as well as the pace or distance traveled. It allows us to forget about our smartphone when we're going to exercise. It has one drawback compared to the others, and that is that it doesn't have a heart rate monitor, although it's logical that it's necessary to dispense with certain features to add others. The best thing is that with different watches on the market, each user can choose one based on the features they're looking for.
What will be common to all smartwatches with Android Wear is precisely Android Wear. Google's operating system is now being updated for the Sony SmartWatch 3, just as it began to be updated this morning for the Motorola Moto 360. The big news is that the watches will now have Android Lollipop 5.0.1, the new version of the operating system. Among other new features, the most important is that this new version now supports the new API that allows developers to launch watch faces (custom themes) for the smartwatch. These themes are native, so they're not an app running separately and consuming much more battery. Thus, they'll consume the same amount of battery as any other watch face released by Google or Sony, the manufacturer in this case.
Key Lollipop Updates on the Sony SmartWatch 3
With Lollipop, the clock wins native watchfaces compatible with Google API, more stability and a more fluidly accessible quick settings panel. The Android Wear app on the phone has also been updated, making it easier change the sphere from your mobile phone without complications. This official support avoids poorly optimized third-party watch faces that could increase consumption.
Requirements and how the update arrives
The update should reach the smartwatch via the smartphone. You only need a smartphone with 4.3 Android Jelly Bean or higher and the updated Android Wear app. The deployment is OTA and it's powered by Google, so it may take a while. If you don't have the update and want to install it, you can always go to the link at the end of the post where you'll find it. the XDA Developers forum where the new version of the operating system is.
Troubleshooting and software repair
If the watch does not update, freezes or displays errors, several users report that a repair with Xperia Companion fixes it. The recommended procedure is: install Xperia Companion on your computer, open the option Software repair, follow the instructions and connect the watch only when the program asks you to. If you see a warning that components cannot be installed, install the Sony's update engine from the link in the message itself and restart your PC before repeating the process. A useful trick is to turn off the clock, press and hold its single button until it displays the screen to insert USB and then connect it to the computer to speed up recognition.
Battery and apps after updating
Some users noticed higher consumption after Lollipop, especially with many notifications from apps like WhatsApp. To optimize battery life: avoid non-native watch faces, uninstall launchers from third parties of the watch, delete data from Google Play services On your phone, reinstall the Android Wear app and try again. match the clock. On Xperia phones, do not activate power saving modes that limit clock synchronization. If a sports app like Orux fails with GPS, export the tracks, reinstall the app and try again. Many users recover within a period close to two days per load after these adjustments.
The combination of a built-in GPS, native Lollipop watchface support, and a direct Google OTA update channel make the Sony SmartWatch 3 a solid candidate for sport and notifications. If the OTA takes a while or is problematic, the method with Xperia Companion and recourse to the community of XDA ofrecen reliable alternatives to keep the clock up to date without losing its advantages.