Smartwatch doesn't stay on long enough?

[The_Chief]

GRRRR!

I flip my wrist to check the time and that's all I can get before the watch face goes out: no date, no day, no weather or battery level. I need the watch face to stay on longer! Well....

I was tipped off to this app to solve it:

KOKO

It's $1, and worth every penny of it. You can now set how long your watch face stays on: from 5 seconds to indefinitely! Keep in mind that the longer you have the face fully on, the faster your battery will run out. Strike a good balance and enjoy!

 

[electricpete]

Good tip. It's nice to have more control over things.

Another option - I've got Lightr installed. It's a free app and I think it does roughly the same thing as Koko (which costs $1), except the free version of Lightr has limited setting choices. Specifically, Lightr free only allows you to adjust your timeout setting to "off" (uses default *) or 10 seconds or 30 seconds or 60 seconds. The selection is made right from the watch. Lightr also offers in-app purchase for more options (from 3 seconds to 5 minutes as shown in playstore description.... probably closer to the options found in Koko). But the options given in the free version are plenty for me...wouldn't want to leave the setting over 60 seconds with my 2014 moto 360.

* Watchfaces and associated apps can also have timeout built in. I use watchfaces associated with the Watchmaker app. Watchmaker allows you to specify (from the phone) a default timeout settings at 3 seconds, 5 seconds, 7 seconds, 10 seconds, 15 sec, 20 sec,30 sec, 60 sec, 120 seconds). When I set the timeout with Lightr, that Lightr setting takes precedence over the watchmaker setting. But when I set the Lightr timeout to "off", then it uses the setting that I established in Watchmaker. So I leave my Watchmaker setting at 7 seconds which gives me one more option I can select from my watch. (by selecting "off" on Lightr.)

One thing I've noticed when changing the setting with both Lightr and Watchmaker: after you change settings you may have to turn the screen off and back on once before the new timeout setting goes into effect.

 

[chilterns]

I've been using StayLit Wear for the same function. Similar price to KOKO.

 

[Jim Thibodeau]

I posted this a few minutes ago:

I've read a few complaints about the watch screen being on for too short a time.

Today I timed it to just short of 5 seconds.

But.......if you double tap the watch face it will stay ON for closer to 10 seconds. At least that is how the Huawei Watch behaves.

Enjoy

 

[lennydude]

Good tip. It's nice to have more control over things.

Another option - I've got Lightr installed. It's a free app and I think it does roughly the same thing as Koko (which costs $1), except the free version of Lightr has limited setting choices. Specifically, Lightr free only allows you to adjust your timeout setting to "off" (uses default *) or 10 seconds or 30 seconds or 60 seconds. The selection is made right from the watch. Lightr also offers in-app purchase for more options (from 3 seconds to 5 minutes as shown in playstore description.... probably closer to the options found in Koko). But the options given in the free version are plenty for me...wouldn't want to leave the setting over 60 seconds with my 2014 moto 360.

* Watchfaces and associated apps can also have timeout built in. I use watchfaces associated with the Watchmaker app. Watchmaker allows you to specify (from the phone) a default timeout settings at 3 seconds, 5 seconds, 7 seconds, 10 seconds, 15 sec, 20 sec,30 sec, 60 sec, 120 seconds). When I set the timeout with Lightr, that Lightr setting takes precedence over the watchmaker setting. But when I set the Lightr timeout to "off", then it uses the setting that I established in Watchmaker. So I leave my Watchmaker setting at 7 seconds which gives me one more option I can select from my watch. (by selecting "off" on Lightr.)

One thing I've noticed when changing the setting with both Lightr and Watchmaker: after you change settings you may have to turn the screen off and back on once before the new timeout setting goes into effect.

I see no way to set the time in Watchmaker???? Can you tell me how????

Thanks....................Great thread!

 

[electricpete]

I see no way to set the time in Watchmaker???? Can you tell me how????

Thanks....................Great thread!

Try these steps:

1. Click the menu (hamburger) button in upper left hand corner.
2. Tap settings
3. Tap watch
4. Tap "keep screen on"
5. Select a time / duration