There are also other things that Wear OS does better. For an example I can see on my Wear OS watches pictures from WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. Last time I checked, Apple Watch could not open attachments. I don't know if this changed with Watch OS 5. I also enjoy gestures that allow me to go through my feed by flicking my wrist instead of having to engage my other hand. This is for most of the time even better than a digital crown.

Then probably you'd enjoy a heart rate monitor too. For me the killer features of a possible next TAG Heuer Connected would be a digital crown and an enhanced standby mode, where more detail and colour would be visible even with the screen in low power mode.

 

Looks amazing. I haven't tried Watchmaker for years, because before it was draining the battery of my old LG. But in any case I'd like to see the official TAG Heuer build support enhanced standby mode.

 

Agree that the should further extense the line with digital or Mec module.


Btw you missed the gold lug

 

I hope. But I believe it all depends primarily on sales.
Of course the best way to confirm the validity of the project would be to release a next generation of Connected Modular and allow the users to upgrade to the new module only, without having to buy the entire watch. But we'll see.

 

You can enforce that by using the App 'stay lit wear', at least with Android phones.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.phonephreak.extendedlight
In my opinion this should even be a Basic functions of Wear OS.

 

I am not sure, if I am getting it right, but why don't you choose the option 'indefinitely' in the stay lit App? This would prevent the skeleton ambient mode to appear. Or would it be to battery consuming?

 

I tried this app but it has two huge disadvantages; first, predictably, the battery life reduces to less than half. Second (and to me even more importantly) the app doesn't force a detailed standby mode (like in the Samsung Galaxy and Gear watches) but it just keeps the display always on. This means that the display reacts haphazardly to every single touch or gesture. This is not how a good low power mode should work. It should display more detail in a locked mode, which also keeps the screen inactive to any accidental touches until you choose to wake it up.

 

I've happily discovered that Google Fit now has an option for pairing with a Bluetooth heart rate monitor-- picked up a polar H7 on Amazon, and it easily paired with my 45-- I now get a nice graph of heart rate during my workout-- very slick and reliable.

I'm guessing more accurate than Apple's solution, no matter how much marketing is applied!

Also hoping for a new Connected this year, would think more likely around March, exactly 2 years after the current 45.

I also sprung for a Calibre 16 analog module this fall-- it is indeed very nice and will outlive my 45 and make use of the rubber and titanium straps I have collected over the past few years.

JCB, with intuition, got it right -- great reliable product.

 

Thanks for the info, I have been waiting for almost 2 years for this. The strap is much more accurate, I will try it out with my Wahoo strap and see if it works too.

 

Where is this information coming from?