After having the band about 8 weeks, I have noticed some glaring issues that need to be addressed in further updates.
1: no screen rotation, users that wear it on the top of their wrist or the other way round must move their head into an unnatural position to view the screen. Wish they added a rotation option, the tiles will rotate in a single column, just as they do on your phone, the time etc could be adjusted also to match rotation, I like wearing it in different positions. Shame the device does not reflect the change, this could be adjusted in a future update.
This might be more of a question than a glaring oversight?
2: If im exercising with the band, using the run or bike tile, while the timers active, I cant see my notifications as I cannot get back to the main screen. This means I have to check my phone, which defies the point of using the band... hoping I am missing something here?
3: Notification indicator on the main screen, add it to the action button just as the stairs climbed, calories, date option can be flicked through, saves swiping to the tiles...
4: The sensor that allows you to flick your wrist to view the time display is too sensitive. It goes off far too often, especially when working out... It needs to be dialed down a tad, I am not making violent movements, but when your exercising your often using your arms, so the display might as well always be on.
5: The battery should read percentage rather than a bulk "battery" graphic, it can be a little inaccurate, I know they added that feature to the tile, but I do not want to check the phone, should be on my wrist. That is the whole point of having the band, so you do NOT need to keep checking the phone...
6. I do not always detect an incoming notification because the high vibrate option can be missed. Can they not add more vibration types through an update. i have seen it done on a band app, it can be adjusted for pulses rather than flat vibration...
7. People are designing apps for windows 10 and MS BAND 2, however many of us are reluctant to move to windows 10 insider due to the amount of bugs currently present. I do not know how many are still using 8.1 on their phones, but probably a lot simply because its stable...
8. Once a day, if i go out of range of my phone, I have to re pair my band to my phone (bluetooth on, then it pairs automatically), or i do not get any notifications. I know its a range issue thats causing it...
If I think of anything else ill add it...
Any thoughts or ideas?
1: no screen rotation, users that wear it on the top of their wrist or the other way round must move their head into an unnatural position to view the screen. Wish they added a rotation option, the tiles will rotate in a single column, just as they do on your phone, the time etc could be adjusted also to match rotation, I like wearing it in different positions. Shame the device does not reflect the change, this could be adjusted in a future update.
This might be more of a question than a glaring oversight?
2: If im exercising with the band, using the run or bike tile, while the timers active, I cant see my notifications as I cannot get back to the main screen. This means I have to check my phone, which defies the point of using the band... hoping I am missing something here?
3: Notification indicator on the main screen, add it to the action button just as the stairs climbed, calories, date option can be flicked through, saves swiping to the tiles...
4: The sensor that allows you to flick your wrist to view the time display is too sensitive. It goes off far too often, especially when working out... It needs to be dialed down a tad, I am not making violent movements, but when your exercising your often using your arms, so the display might as well always be on.
5: The battery should read percentage rather than a bulk "battery" graphic, it can be a little inaccurate, I know they added that feature to the tile, but I do not want to check the phone, should be on my wrist. That is the whole point of having the band, so you do NOT need to keep checking the phone...
6. I do not always detect an incoming notification because the high vibrate option can be missed. Can they not add more vibration types through an update. i have seen it done on a band app, it can be adjusted for pulses rather than flat vibration...
7. People are designing apps for windows 10 and MS BAND 2, however many of us are reluctant to move to windows 10 insider due to the amount of bugs currently present. I do not know how many are still using 8.1 on their phones, but probably a lot simply because its stable...
8. Once a day, if i go out of range of my phone, I have to re pair my band to my phone (bluetooth on, then it pairs automatically), or i do not get any notifications. I know its a range issue thats causing it...
If I think of anything else ill add it...
Any thoughts or ideas?
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