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    • aeroildA Offline
      aeroild Bronze Member
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      The notifications are great but it’s even better when I can interact via the notifications or apps. E.g. allow login via Microsoft Authenticator or turn on/off alarm on my home alarm system. I also like that I can side load apps and e.g. use Spotify and the Alti/Barometer app mentioned in another post here on the forum. Google Pay is nice to have and also remote control of music and other media content.

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        Brad_Olwin Moderator
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        I found a fantastic Altimeter/Barometer app that was posted on another thread here, sorry for not looking up the reference. It has a storm alert and tiles. This one has to be side loaded with adb tools, easy on a Mac or PC. https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/app-alti-barometer-app-w-tile-auto-calibration-notifications-and-more.4136449/

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          I don’t know if it’s very well known but I use Heart for Bluetooth, which is able to broadcast HR to other (bluetooth) devices. Works very well IMHO.

          With the app, the Suunto 7 will show up as a regular bluetooth HR sensor and you can pair with it. It runs in the background and supports multiple connections.

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          • Aleksander HA Offline
            Aleksander H Bronze Member @Brad_Olwin
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            @brad_olwin said in other uses for S7:

            I found a fantastic Altimeter/Barometer app that was posted on another thread here, sorry for not looking up the reference. It has a storm alert and tiles. This one has to be side loaded with adb tools, easy on a Mac or PC. https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/app-alti-barometer-app-w-tile-auto-calibration-notifications-and-more.4136449/

            That looks really good!

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            • Jamie BGJ Offline
              Jamie BG Bronze Member @isazi
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              @isazi - unfortunately my wife refuses to move eletronically like that, so would get a text/whatsapp with it, assuming I have connectivity in the store.

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                Jamie BG Bronze Member @Brad_Olwin
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                @brad_olwin Whats it like on battery life, as its taking readings so frequently?

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                  Brad_Olwin Moderator @Jamie BG
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                  @jamie-bg said in other uses for S7:

                  @brad_olwin Whats it like on battery life, as its taking readings so frequently?

                  Don’t know yet but it doesn’t seem bad, I typically charge 1x per day anyway.

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                  • EgikaE Offline
                    Egika Platinum Member @Brad_Olwin
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                    @brad_olwin said in other uses for S7:

                    I found a fantastic Altimeter/Barometer app that was posted on another thread here, sorry for not looking up the reference. It has a storm alert and tiles. This one has to be side loaded with adb tools, easy on a Mac or PC. https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/app-alti-barometer-app-w-tile-auto-calibration-notifications-and-more.4136449/

                    I also like it, but found that the storm alert goes off when taking a cable car up the mountain… Something in the code needs to be improved…

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                    • Jamie BGJ Offline
                      Jamie BG Bronze Member
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                      Wearable widgets (install on watch and phone) - you can then set one of your tiles to wearable widgets. Then on the phone set a widget you have that you have on your phone you would like to see on your watch - and hey presto that is now available on watch.
                      Basically casts it to the watch.

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                      • Aleksander HA Offline
                        Aleksander H Bronze Member @Jamie BG
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                        @jamie-bg said in other uses for S7:

                        Wearable widgets (install on watch and phone) - you can then set one of your tiles to wearable widgets. Then on the phone set a widget you have that you have on your phone you would like to see on your watch - and hey presto that is now available on watch.
                        Basically casts it to the watch.

                        😍

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                          pilleus @Jamie BG
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                          @jamie-bg you can have several weather radars in one tile. I love this app. 👍

                          By the way, the most precise weather app for me is Regen Vorschau, with an arrow showing the real time until the rain will start. Wind and satellite view are included too. For Germany only.

                          https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chsoftware.regenvorschau&hl=de&gl=US

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                          • isaziI Offline
                            isazi Moderator
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                            Custom tiles coming to WearOS.

                            https://the5krunner.com/2021/03/13/wear-os-custom-tiles-soon-watch-out-apple-watch-faces/

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                              Aleksander H Bronze Member @isazi
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                              @isazi said in other uses for S7:

                              Custom tiles coming to WearOS.

                              https://the5krunner.com/2021/03/13/wear-os-custom-tiles-soon-watch-out-apple-watch-faces/

                              I really need to get back into Android development. Time to learn kotlin I think!

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                                isazi Moderator @Aleksander H
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                                @aleksander-h I’ve heard good things bout kotlin from the people using it.

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                                  Aleksander H Bronze Member @isazi
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                                  @isazi all new projects at work are currently using Kotlin so I’ll be using it sooner or later. I haven’t had a chance to work with it myself yet as I’m still mostly working on the legacy systems written in Java. I’ve been reading their PRs though and I see a lot I like in Kotlin.

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                                    ldxmsg Bronze Member @Aleksander H
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                                    This article is interesting on what might be possible with an update, and it refers to the S7 and its potential: https://the5krunner.com/2021/03/13/wear-os-custom-tiles-soon-watch-out-apple-watch-faces/

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                                      Egika Platinum Member @pilleus
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                                      @pilleus said in other uses for S7:

                                      @jamie-bg you can have several weather radars in one tile. I love this app. 👍

                                      By the way, the most precise weather app for me is Regen Vorschau, with an arrow showing the real time until the rain will start. Wind and satellite view are included too. For Germany only.

                                      https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chsoftware.regenvorschau&hl=de&gl=US

                                      Says it is not compatible with any of my devices. So not for S7 😞

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                                      • pilleusP Offline
                                        pilleus @Egika
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                                        @egika it’s installed on the smartphone and via widget available as tile on the S7.

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                                        • Jamie BGJ Offline
                                          Jamie BG Bronze Member @Egika
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                                          @egika - sounds like its for GMBH only, and may be limited to that playstore only.
                                          Try using a web browser - often find that works great, and often enables you to load without needing phone (if app doesn’t require phone app to be installed too - if does need phone app, will advise you when you start app, and pull up the app in the phone’s play store, making it quick and easy to install).

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                                          • EgikaE Offline
                                            Egika Platinum Member @Jamie BG
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                                            @jamie-bg am based in Germany - but it seems that this in Android phone only. Am using iPhones 😞

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