Hello, i cant get my gt2 connected to Wear OS. Tried everything. What could be an issue? HUAWEI WATCH GT 4 HUAWEI MatePad 11.5-inch Quick View After seeing that the new Huawei Watch 3/3 Pro run full HarmonyOS, I was impressed by the look of the new OS and what it could do. After that I started doing a bit of research and I found out that it is said to the point that I believe it is confirmed, that the Huawei Watch GT 2 (the watch I have) will receive an update that will give the watch Thread Details - HUAWEI Community. As the Huawei Ailesi, we promised to make a big difference compared to the classical media, and we continue to keep this promise in a way that will guide the world. Here is a guide that no one else has: the guide to install apps as APKs on the ne. Alongside a higher resolution look at the Huawei Watch GT Sport, it’s been confirmed Google’s platform won’t be in use. It’s unclear exactly what Huawei plans to use on this new wearable, but the watch is powered by an ARM-Cortex M4 chipset rather than anything from Qualcomm. The entry of the new Huawei Watch GT 2, Watch GT 2e & GT 2 Pro brought plenty of functions along with stylish built quality. Huawei break the relationship with Wear OS by Google and introduced its Light OS. In 2018 & 2019, the Huawei Watch & Watch 2 somehow became popular among users. The positive side of Wear OS watches is they get hundreds of apps to use with a smartwatch. Also, back in the How is the Huawei Watch GT 2 able to deliver such fantastic battery life on a 455 mAh battery? As was the case with the original Watch GT, the Watch GT 2 is not running Google’s Wear OS; you’ll have to add the Huawei Health app on your Android or iOS device to access the deeper watch settings, and you won’t get some of the Wear OS smartwatch traditional functions — like adding apps Wear OS versions⌁ Legacy Wear OS like 1.5 and 1.6 are now more complex to use with modern phones. Wear OS 2 and 3 are fully supported. Wear OS 1.x⌁ Usually it's the Sony Smartwatch 3 . Method 1 (easiest)⌁ Unpair the watch from your phone if it was already paired. Uninstall Wear OS from your phone if it is installed. On the battery life alone the GT 2 Pro stands head and shoulders above its competitors, the rest of the features are a bonus. Huawei's GT 2 Pro is every bit the best smartwatch. Huawei GT 2 Pro. TECHNOLOGY. Unlike its original smartwatches, the Watch GT devices from Huawei aren’t powered by Google’s Wear OS platform but instead runs on a custom Huawei-made OS. All the watches in the Watch GT range – Watch GT, Watch GT2, Watch GT2E, and Watch GT2 Pro have all become quite popular across several markets for being affordable yet functional. The Huawei Watch GT 2 (and GT 2e and GT 2 Pro) Like most apps, it will have been ported to Huawei App Gallery from Wear OS/watch OS, and for this reason it will be a while until the Huawei 6JqR. It’s been a while since Huawei released a Wear OS watch—and even longer since it’s released a good one—but that doesn’t mean it’s out of the wearables game. Quite the contrary. Alongside its flagship Mate 20 Series phones, Huawei is launching a brand new smartwatch that’s been redesigned from the inside out, and it represents a fresh start for the company that doesn’t include Google. On the outside, the Huawei Watch GT looks like any normal watch. A mix of stainless steel and ceramic, it features a OLED screen with a diamond coating and is compatible with all standard 22mm watch bands. That’s bigger than the Huawei Watch 2, but the overall package is slightly smaller and thinner than the Wear OS model ( vs Huawei is using its TruSeen heart-rate monitor for advanced exercise and sleep tracking, as well as built-in GPS and multi-mode swim tracking thanks to 5 ATM water resistance. So as you can guess (and see), it’s big. Huawei says the watch is built for “urban explorers,” but it’s still very much geared toward big wrists. It felt more comfortable on my wrist than the Huawei Watch 2 when I wore it for short while during my hands-on, but the Watch GT is still a masculine watch. Driving that point home: there’s enough space for two digital crowns on the side for some reason. Wherefore art thou, Wear OS? But what you won’t find on the Watch GT is Wear OS. Instead, it runs LiteOS, Huawei’s own wearable operating system. The world probably doesn’t need another smartwatch operating system, what with Apple’s watchOS, Fitbit OS, Wear OS, and Samsung’s Tizen OS all battling for a piece of your wrist, but Huawei thinks Lite OS will solve one of the biggest problems plaguing wearables: battery life. Michael Simon/IDG Huawei’s TruSeen heart-rate monitor tracks your exercise and sleep on the Watch GT. It starts with the chip. Instead of the Snapdragon Wear 2100 or 3100, the Watch GT is powered by a custom dual-core processor that provides an average battery of up to two weeks, based on Huawei’s assessment. That’s because Huawei has added some AI smarts to its custom chip, giving it the ability to switch between performance modes depending on how you’re using your watch. For example, if you’re exercising, it’ll switch to a higher performance mode than if you’re watching TV. Huawei says that with normal heart rate monitoring and 90 minutes of exercise a week the Watch GT will last two weeks. With continuous heart-rate and tri-GPS tracking, it will last about 22 hours. And with everything but the heart-rate monitor and notifications switched off, it’ll last a full month between charges. That’s an impressive feat that bests even the longest-lasting Fitbit without completely undermining the point of wearing a smartwatch. The Watch GT is compatible with iOS and Android via the Huawei Health app, but you won’t be able to install third-party apps. That’s because there isn’t an app store, and Huawei hasn’t signaled if or when one will be available, but it has bundled the usual array of apps for exercise, health, and sleep, though you there isn’t a music app or any internal storage on board. It has an NFC chip, though without Google Pay it’s kind of moot. Michael Simon/IDG The Huawei Watch GT is thinner than the Huawei Watch 2, but it’s hardly skinny. And that’s the main hurdle Huawei has to clear with the Watch GT. Wear OS isn’t without its problems, but it’s got one thing going for it: support. Without third-party apps and Google’s commitment to updates, what can we really expect from the Watch GT? Plus, Huawei told me that its new platform isn’t meant to supplant Wear OS, which adds even more confusion. Huawei hasn’t announced pricing or availability yet, but based on the international MSRP, it should cost around $250. If the battery life is as strong as Huawei says, Huawei may be on to something with LiteOS, but it’s still going to have a hard time convincing people to buy one. Forum Wearable & Connected Android Tech Smartwatches (Non Android Wear / Wear OS) Hey, I got Huawei Watch GT (was bought for me) and the person getting it didn't know it doesn't run Wear OS. Not that I really want Wear OS, but this "Lite OS" that Huawei released feels like a bad joke. The few notifications that show are pushed to the watch as "messages" and nothing is actually compatible. For example: - When I play a song on my phone it shows on the watch that I have "a message with content "Alicia Keys"", which is ridiculous. - Messenger texts show without actually showing who's writing just a black screen with the text and no options or anything. - When someone calls you just see hang up without even seeing who calls. This all feels like a bad joke and looks extremely bad. Is there anything I can do to install Wear OS on that watch or is my only option selling it? 05-01-2019 12:15 PM Same, did u manage to do it? 01-05-2020 12:25 PM I'm sure he didn't. You can't just port Wear OS to a non supported watch with only 128 MB storage and 16 MB RAM. It's more of a fitness tracker with some smartwatch features. 01-05-2020 01:27 PM Forum Wearable & Connected Android Tech Smartwatches (Non Android Wear / Wear OS) Install Wear OS on non-android watch (GT) Similar Threads Replies: 20 Last Post: 05-07-2019, 11:29 AM Replies: 3 Last Post: 05-04-2019, 10:22 AM Replies: 2 Last Post: 05-01-2019, 05:03 PM Replies: 2 Last Post: 05-01-2019, 01:45 PM Replies: 1 Last Post: 05-01-2019, 01:04 PM LINK TO POST COPIED TO CLIPBOARD Smartwatche to urządzenia, które mają dużą niezależność funkcjonalną, ponieważ ich systemy pozwalają im pracować bez żadnego urządzenia zewnętrznego. Jednak znajdujemy aplikacje dla Huawei Watch GT 2 co może dać mu znacznie większą użyteczność i może współpracować ze smartfonem. Huawei Watch GT 2 wyróżnia się nie tylko innowacyjnym designem, ale także wszystkimi funkcjami, które zawiera na przyszłość. Ten model jest bardziej nastawiony na sport i każdą aktywność fizyczną, aby używać go jako alternatywy dla naszego telefonu komórkowego. Ponadto nowy mikroprocesor zapewnia znacznie wyższą prędkość niż poprzednie modele. Aby uczynić go jeszcze bardziej kompletnym, przedstawiamy najlepsze aplikacje, abyś mógł jak najlepiej je wykorzystać. Wskaźnik1 Huawei Wear2 Zdrowie Huawei3 Wear OS by Google smartwatch4 Nawigator dla Huawei Band 2, 3, 4, 5 i Watch GT5 Mapy HuawWatch6 Tarcza zegarka dowódcy morskiego7 huawei8 Facer: tapety9 PhotoWear zdjęcie tarczy zegarka10 Powiadomienia zespołu dla Huawei Watch GT 2 Huawei Wear Jest to aplikacja, która pozwala zarządzać wszystkimi urządzeniami do noszenia, które mamy pod marką petal, zapewniając kompletne, spójne i wygodne wrażenia użytkownika. Możesz sparować go z zegarkami i bransoletkami Huawei, aby mieć wszystko pod kontrolą, chociaż chińska firma twierdzi, że doda więcej urządzeń ze starszymi wersjami Androida. Możemy dokonać różnych korekt w jego konfiguracji, a także wszystkiego, co związane jest z pojawianiem się komunikatów na smartwatchu, gdzie można je sprawdzić w bardziej wizualny sposób. Dzięki różnym opcjom możemy sprawdzać dane dotyczące kalorii i dystansu, które pokonujemy podczas naszej aktywności fizycznej, a także udostępniać je Huawei Health, aby pokazać nam bardziej szczegółowe statystyki. Ponadto pokazuje stan baterii i bluetooth. Zdrowie Huawei Jest to kolejny produkt, który Huawei wprowadził do zarządzania działaniem swojego Watch GT 2 i na który ostatnio mocniej stawia. Ta aplikacja zapewnia wskazówki sportowe dotyczące wszystkich uprawianych przez Ciebie sportów i zawsze masz wszystko, czego potrzebujesz. W nim możemy dokonywać korekt, takich jak konfiguruj powiadomienia, ustaw alarmy, dostosuj tarcze zegarka, a także szersze spojrzenie na dane dotyczące naszego zdrowia. Podobnie jak poprzednio, wymieniaj informacje z Huawei Wear, aby zapewnić Ci pełne usługi zdrowotne i sportowe. Wear OS by Google smartwatch Aplikacja Wear OS by Google, która była wcześniej Android WearZsynchronizuj swój smartwatch i telefon, aby lepiej wykorzystać zegarek. Jest to aplikacja, która umożliwia otrzymywanie powiadomień, sprawdzanie ważnych wiadomości, rejestrowanie aktywności fizycznej i wiele więcej. Wszystko z nadgarstka, choć z wersją mobilną można też sprawdzić inne dane. Wśród funkcji, które zawiera, uzyskaj produktywną pomoc od Asystenta Google, aby jak najlepiej wykorzystać swój dzień. Możesz sprawdzić czas trwania swoich regularnych podróży, status swoich zakupów i wiele więcej. Monitoruj również swoje postępy w codziennej aktywności fizycznej, aby poprawić swoje zdrowie. Dodatkowo możesz sterować muzyką z nadgarstka. Możesz go dostosować za pomocą setek różnych stylów, które Ci odpowiadają. Nawigator dla Huawei Band 2, 3, 4, 5 i Watch GT Ta aplikacja umożliwia otrzymywanie wskazówek z Map Google dla wszystkich modeli zespołów i zegarków. Rozległy ekran tych urządzeń pozwala nam na codzienne wykonywanie wielu zadań. Dzięki tej przeglądarce możemy bardzo łatwo obliczyć trasy, coś, co zostało niedawno dodane. Będziesz mógł przeglądać w czasie rzeczywistym wszystkie informacje o nawigacji drogowej na ekranie swojego smartwatcha. Nawet jeśli nie masz mapy dostępnej bezpośrednio na zegarku, będziesz mieć dostęp do niektórych powiadomień, dzięki czemu dotrzesz do celu prawidłowo. Do jego poprawnego działania niezbędne jest posiadanie zainstalowanego Huawei Health. Mapy HuawWatch Nie jest to oficjalna aplikacja, ale przydaje się, aby poradzić sobie z celem wdrożenia przeglądarki na zegarku. Umożliwia wysłanie powiadomienia do urządzenia nadgarstkowego w celu wskazania różnych alertów, takich jak trasa do pokonania w następnym punkcie lub pozostała odległość do celu, bez konieczności odrywania wzroku od telefonu komórkowego. Konieczne jest pobranie Google Maps na nasze urządzenia, a następnie włączenie powiadomień aplikacji na naszych zegarkach. Tarcza zegarka dowódcy morskiego Nadszedł czas, aby zegarek był przystojny, o innym i urozmaiconym wyglądzie. Oczywiście możesz to zrobić tylko z samego zegarka. Aby to zrobić, mamy tę aplikację, która zawiera wiele sfer, aby dostosować sposób wyświetlania czasu. Mamy wyselekcjonowany koktajl formaty cyfrowe, analogowe, ozdobiona jaskrawym tłem lub prostym, klasycznym czarnym tłem. Ponadto działa w przypadku większej liczby modeli zegarków. Pokazuje nam wiele danych i funkcji, takich jak godzina, data i godzina, poziom naładowania baterii zegarka i telefonu komórkowego, a także inne bardzo przydatne opcje na co dzień. Inna aplikacja, ale to samo zadanie. Różnica polega na tym, że oprócz wersji Watch GT2E znajdziemy tylko kule przeznaczone do Huawei Watch GT 42 i wszystkich jego wariantów, takich jak 46 mm i 2 mm. Musimy go wcześniej wybrać, aby aplikacja pokazywała nam tylko sfery tego konkretnego modelu. Znajdziesz w nim tarcze zegarków, których sklep Huawei nie oferuje, a aby je zainstalować, musisz zainstalować Huawei Health. Facer: tapety Jeśli jesteś jednym z tych, którzy lubią mieć codziennie inną tarczę zegarka, to jest Twoja aplikacja. Jest to jedna z najlepszych platform dostosowywania tarcz zegarka dla smartwatchy z WearOS i Tizen. Facer ma wszystko, czego potrzebujesz, aby dostosować swój zegarek z Androidem, w tym 100 tysięcy tarcz zegarka bezpłatne i premium od wiodących marek i artystów. Możesz nawet tworzyć własne tarcze zegarka i udostępniać je. PhotoWear zdjęcie tarczy zegarka Jak by to było umieścić zdjęcie siebie lub kogoś, kogo znasz, jako tapetę na swoim smartwatchu. Cóż, ten moment nadszedł z tą aplikacją, która pozwala skonfigurować i przeprojektować dowolny obraz, aby nadać mu niezbędny format i rozmiar na zegarze. Dodatkowo możemy skonfigurować różne parametry, takie jak czas aktywności ekranu czy projekt sfery. Świetna opcja, aby zawsze mieć swoich bliskich w zasięgu wzroku. Powiadomienia zespołu dla Huawei Watch GT 2 Powiadomienia są zazwyczaj widoczne w Huawei Watch GT 2 w zauważalny sposób, choć czasami możemy znaleźć pewne ograniczenia i nie widzimy ich poprawnie. Jeśli wiadomość jest zbyt długa, nie będziemy mogli uzyskać do niej pełnego dostępu; a jeśli są emotikony, system nie jest w stanie ich rozpoznać. Rozwiązanie znajduje się w jednej z aplikacji dla Huawei Watch GT 2, która pozwala zegarkowi wyświetlać wszystkie tego typu informacje w wyraźniejszy i bardziej szczegółowy sposób, aby zapewnić nam lepsze wrażenia użytkownika. Treść artykułu jest zgodna z naszymi zasadami etyka redakcyjna. Aby zgłosić błąd, kliknij być zainteresowany In a market with so much choice, are Huawei’s smartwatches worth a look? In this guide, we’ll cover the PROS and CONS of Huawei smartwatch ownership… Huawei is one of the biggest tech brands on the planet. It makes phones, network infrastructure, and wearable devices like smartwatches. In this post, we’re focusing on the latter – smartwatches. But given the sheer volume of competition in the wearables space, with strong options from Apple, Samsung, and Garmin, are Huawei’s range of smartwatches worth a look in 2021? As someone that currently uses a Huawei smartwatch (I’m wearing the Huawei Watch GT2 Pro right now) and has plenty of experience with Apple Watch and Wear OS devices, as well as Garmin smartwatches, I thought it was high time to do an overview of what makes Huawei’s wearable platform tick – warts and all. On the whole, I am a big fan of Huawei’s smartwatches. But there are some things you need to be aware of… Huawei Smartwatch PROS As always, let’s kick things off with the positives of owning a Huawei smartwatch – of which there are many! Huawei is very good at a lot of things and, despite its current issues with Google, the company is still well up there in the top 1% when it comes to software and industrial design. Design Huawei makes great-looking phones. The company knows what it is doing in this regard, so it comes as no surprise that its wearables also look very good too. I’m currently running the Huawei Watch GT2 Pro at the moment and it is a stunning wearable. It looks like a proper watch, meaning it looks expensive, and it is super comfortable to wear. Huawei makes a bunch of smartwatches too, from the ultra-premium Porsche Design Huawei Watch GT 2 (£629) to the Huawei Watch HT2e (£ which is the most accessible with respect to price. My watch, the Huawei Watch GT2 Pro, sits just below the Porsche designed one at £ If you want the non-Pro version of this watch, you can pick it up for £ From a pure design perspective, Huawei’s smartwatches are all great-looking devices, honed from premium materials. They’re all also designed to look like actual watches, unlike the Apple Watch. This means you get a circular display, proper straps, and side-mounted buttons that finish off the “traditional watch” aesthetic perfectly. If you want the best, with respect to design, go with the Porsche Design Huawei Watch GT 2 or the Huawei Watch GT2 Pro. Prefer value for money? Get the Huawei Watch GT 2. Internally, they all run on the same software, so the features and what you can do with them – from the most expensive to the cheapest model – are more or less identical. More on this in a bit though. Like Samsung’s smartwatch devices, Huawei has designed its wearables to look like actual timepieces so as to appeal to those that currently wear a watch but also want the added bonus of smartwatch functionality. From a design perspective, I think Huawei makes some of the best looking wearables on the market right now. It is certainly up there with the best of them, including Samsung, Fossil, Apple, and Garmin. You’re also covered for most of the usual fitness tracking stuff too, though Huawei’s platform isn’t quite as sophisticated as Garmin’s in this regard. It is, however, more than equal to Wear OS. Battery Life One area where Huawei smartwatches really shine is battery life. My Huawei Watch GT 2 will last me for around a week off a single charge. And that is with all the tracking features switched on. I’ve had the Huawei Watch GT 2 for a while now, maybe six or seven months, but I swapped it out for the OPPO Watch, a Wear OS-powered smartwatch, but after a month of using it I decided to switch back to the Huawei Watch GT 2. And the reason? Battery life. With the OPPO Watch, I was getting about a day’s worth of usage from it. This is the same as the Apple Watch and most other Wear OS smartwatches. Having used the Huawei Watch GT 2 before the OPPO Watch, I just couldn’t go back to less than 24-hour battery life, even though Wear OS devices tend to sync-up better with Android phones. At first, I thought this trade-off was something I could live with (more features and better integration versus battery life), but in the end, it turned out to be the opposite – I’d rather have good battery life. If battery life is important to you as a smartwatch user, you simply cannot use Apple Watch or Wear OS wearables. They suck in this regard. If you want good battery life, meaning up to a week on a single charge, your only options are Huawei smartwatches or dedicated fitness trackers from Garmin and FitBit. In this context, Huawei elevates itself way beyond nearly of all its “true smartwatch” peers – nothing else in the watchOS/Wear OS/Tizen space comes even remotely close to week-long battery life. Fitness Tracking With respect to fitness tracking and fitness in general, Huawei’s wearable platform is very good. You have built-in exercise programs for running, walking, swimming, and golf to name but a few, as well as heart rate monitoring, sleep monitoring, stress levels, breathing exercises, and spO2 support, so you can keep tabs on your blood-oxygen levels. In this context, you’re basically covered for all eventualities. I use my Huawei Watch GT 2 to track and log my runs. With it, I can keep tabs on my pace per KM, my calorie burn, and my heart-rate. Basically, all the things you need when running. The display is large and bright enough to see everything at a glance and I find Huawei’s on-the-go metrics to be far superior to Wear OS’s. It even does VO2 Max! And, if that wasn’t enough, as soon as you start your workout, the watch will automatically start tracking your progress. To access any of the above fitness and/or health settings, simply click the top button on the side of the watch and it will present you with a list of all the options. You can even program the second button to do whatever you like. On my Huawei Watch GT 2, I have it set to record my runs, so as soon as I get going I just click it and the Huawei Watch GT 2 starts tracking my run, while displaying all the information I need on the display. You cannot link the Huawei Watch GT 2, or any Huawei smartwatch with Strava, sadly, but Huawei Health is more than adequate for tracking your runs and monitoring your progress. Given how popular Huawei products are, I am surprised that Strava hasn’t added in support for them. Finger’s crossed this happens sooner rather than later, as it would make the wearable almost perfect. Android & iPhone Support All Huawei wearables, including the Huawei Watch GT 2, will work with both iPhone and Android phones. All you have to do is download either Huawei Wear or Huawei Health and then follow the steps to pair the watch with your phone. With the watch paired, you can select what comes through to your watch from your phone – things like text messages, WhatsApp, and more. Because Huawei’s watches do not run on Wear OS or Watch OS, the integration isn’t quite as deep as it is with Apple Watch and Wear OS-powered wearables. The downside to this is that it isn’t quite as feature-packed as Apple or wearables running Google’s operating system. But the upside is that you get way better battery life, as there are less intensive tasks performed by the watch’s CPU. In this respect, Huawei’s Lite OS – aptly named – is less functional than Watch OS or Wear OS. You do not get third-party applications, as you do with Apple and Google’s platform, and it doesn’t integrate quite as deeply with your phone either. Again, the upshot of this is week-long battery life, something no wearable from Apple or Google’s Wear OS partners can match. If all you want is a great-looking smartwatch with killer fitness tracking features then the Huawei Watch GT 2, or any of Huawei’s other wearables, are great options. They Can Do Basic Notifications Apple Watch and Wear OS devices are great for screening calls and notifications. You can basically pull through everything from your phone to your wrist, a feature many users like. However, if you’re not bothered by this, or you don’t want dual-notifications, one on your phone and another on your wrist, then Huawei’s wearables will be a good match for you. I use a Pixel 5 at the moment and, inside Huawei Health, I can set up notifications for most of my core applications on my phone, so when I get a WhatsApp or a Skype or a Teams message, it pops up on my wrist. You can also take calls on the Huawei Watch GT 2 too, and the speaker is surprisingly loud and clear. Notifications are basic at best; you cannot respond to messages or emails on a Huawei smartwatch, so it is more of a secondary notification. This, again, is where Lite OS loses ground to Wear OS and Apple’s WatchOS platform. If you want these kinds of features, you have to sacrifice battery life and go with a watch that uses either Apple’s or Google’s operating systems. This goes for Samsung’s Tizen platform too. Huawei Health is Good If you use a Huawei smartwatch, you’ll need to install Huawei Health on your phone. This software is where all your fitness and health data is tracked. It is also where you control the watch’s settings from. Inside Huawei Health, you can change your watch’s settings, download and set new faces, and customize what notifications come through from your phone to the watch. As the name suggests, the app is focused primarily on your health metrics. Once you have everything set up, Huawei Health pulls in a myriad of data from the watch, covering steps, activity, stress levels, quality of sleep, your blood-oxygen levels. Is it better than Google Fit? I think so, yeah – it is simpler to use and it has more features. I tend to use my Huawei Watch GT 2 as a fitness tracker. That’s the #1 reason I use it – that, and I really like the way it looks and its battery lasts for 7-8 days at a time. For me, the Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro looks better than most Garmin/Fossil smartwatches and, while it might not be quite as adept at tracking and logging data as those, it is certainly more than adequate for basic and novice users that are looking to get some feedback on their activity. For instance, when I’m running – and I’ve paired some headphones to the Huawei Watch GT 2 – it will update me on my speed, distance, and heart-rate. Every time you complete a kilometer, the Huawei Watch GT 2 will tell me how fast I was and my current heart-rate. It’s super handy. And if you don’t want vocal notifications, a quick glance at your wrist mid-run tells you everything you need to know about pace and times. Huawei Smartwatch CONS OK, that’s all the good stuff out of the way. What about the CONS of owning a Huawei smartwatch? Well, there are a few, as we’ll get to below. But on the whole, I think the PROS significantly outweigh the CONS. No Third-Party Apps – Huawei’s Lite OS (the operating system used on its wearables) does not support third-party applications which means you’re basically stuck with the out of the box functionality of the smartwatch. Comparatively, Wear OS and Watch OS (Apple Watch) have full support for third-party apps and integrations. Limited Integration With Phones Compared To Wear OS – with Wear OS or Apple Watch (if you use an iPhone), you get deep integration with your phone. You can respond to notifications, use Apple/Google Pay, and access Siri and Google Assistant. Huawei smartwatches cannot do any of this. Limited Third-Party App Integrations – Huawei watches are also fairly limited with respect to third-party integrations. Strava is missing for one, and that’s a real kicker for me. I just hope this is something Huawei can improve in the coming months and years. Huawei Smartwatch Models: All Current Options PORSCHE DESIGN HUAWEI WATCH GT 2 – £629 (VIEW PICTURES) HUAWEI WATCH GT 2 Pro – £249 (VIEW PICTURES) HUAWEI WATCH GT 2 – £119 (VIEW PICTURES) HUAWEI WATCH GT 2e – £109 (VIEW PICTURES) Wrapping Up: Should You Buy An Huawei Smartwatch? Given all of the above, Huawei’s smartwatches do have a lot going for them. I am a huge fan of the way they look, their latent fitness and activity tracking abilities, and the fact that I do not need to worry about battery life for over a week at a time. For me, that’s all I need from a smartwatch. Sure, Wear OS is smarter and has more features, but you’ll pay for this with rubbish battery life. If all you want is an easy to use smartwatch with great fitness tracking and monitoring abilities that looks utterly badass, I think Huawei’s range of smartwatches are some of the best, cross-platform options you can buy right now. Are they better than Garmin smartwatches? Not really. But that’s beside the point; for 80% of users, a smartwatch like the Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro will be the perfect wearable device. It will track all your core health metrics, show you progress and charts inside Huawei Health, and it gives you minute-by-minute updates during your workouts. Add in killer industrial design and week-long battery life and you’re in a very good place. Yes, the Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro lacks some functionality but it is exceptional at what it does – and what it does is all most people actually need. This is why I ditched by Wear OS-powered OPPO Watch and came back to the Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro. Richard Goodwin Richard Goodwin has been working as a tech journalist for over 10 years. He is the editor and owner of KnowYourMobile.

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