Wear Battery Saver v2
$2.31
Advertisements
About Wear Battery Saver v2
Wear devices are great, but they all seem to have one major thing in common: poor battery life.
Notice: Moto 360 devices are known to have some issues. v2 is known to perform much better than v1. If you have a Moto 360 and have any issues, please make a point of reporting them by sending an email.
This app works by turning on and off the Bluetooth radio automatically, and is highly configurable.
Features:
• Saves your Wear battery by periodically turning off the Bluetooth
• Aligned with the Android Wear connection cycle, allowing accurate timing
• Can turn the Bluetooth on when the screen is turned on (this can take up to a minute depending on your settings)
• Track the battery and connection times on your mobile with the mobile-side app
• Keep the Bluetooth on or off when you need to, overriding the automatic cycle
• See your Bluetooth state without opening the app with the Bluetooth widget
• Get estimates of your remaining battery life for your Wear device
• See the last time your Wear was connected on a map
Notes:
• The Bluetooth widget can be moved just by dragging it
• Long-pressing the Bluetooth widget will prompt you to disable it
• Tapping the Bluetooth widget will prompt to toggle the Bluetooth state
• Double-tapping the Bluetooth widget will take you to the app
• Connections can sometimes take up to 256 seconds; this is out of our control and is a limitation in the Android Wear protocol. It is especially pronounced on the Moto 360. Please star this issue and comment if you'd like to see this get fixed: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=80744
FAQ:
Q: Why doesn't the Bluetooth ever change?
A: You may not have activated the Battery Saver. Start it on your Wear, either by saying "Ok Google, start Battery Saver", or manually starting it from the Start menu. It'll prompt you if you want to enable it. Say Yes. You'll then need to set a plan in the Settings.
Q: Why is the connection graph so irregular on the Moto 360?
A: Due to some hardware problems on the Moto 360, the Bluetooth radio can take a few seconds to turn on. As there is only a 5 second window in Wear for the connection to succeed, this can cause the wearable to miss a cycle and take longer to connect. (This can happen on the Gear Live and other watches as well, but is rarer.)
Q: Why does my Moto behave so strangely when it's charging?
A: The Moto's inductive charger interrupts the Bluetooth radio, much like a microwave would mess up your Wi-Fi. This is a hardware problem and is outside of our control.
Q: I found a bug! How do I report it?
A: Send us an email to droidhackersllc@gmail.com with any relevant details and a description of the problem. Make sure to include 'Battery Saver' in your message subject!
Q: I uninstalled the app but it's still on my Wear, even after resetting! Why?
A: Android Wear is caching the app. Go to Settings, open Applications, Apps, or Application manager, go to All, scroll to 'Google Play services' and tap it. Then go to 'Manage storage', then hit 'Manage wearable storage' and press 'Clear now'. Then go to Android Wear, press the gears in the top-right, and choose 'Resync apps'. The app should be gone. If not, email us a bug report including any relevant information and a logcat.
Q: Ugh! This app sucks!
A: That's not a question... but, please remember we're people too when submitting a review. If you have an issue, please send us a bug report before you leave a negative review. We're committed to making this app as awesome as we can and we need your help to do that. Also, please try the new v2 branch if you've already used v1 - it's a lot better.
Notice: Moto 360 devices are known to have some issues. v2 is known to perform much better than v1. If you have a Moto 360 and have any issues, please make a point of reporting them by sending an email.
This app works by turning on and off the Bluetooth radio automatically, and is highly configurable.
Features:
• Saves your Wear battery by periodically turning off the Bluetooth
• Aligned with the Android Wear connection cycle, allowing accurate timing
• Can turn the Bluetooth on when the screen is turned on (this can take up to a minute depending on your settings)
• Track the battery and connection times on your mobile with the mobile-side app
• Keep the Bluetooth on or off when you need to, overriding the automatic cycle
• See your Bluetooth state without opening the app with the Bluetooth widget
• Get estimates of your remaining battery life for your Wear device
• See the last time your Wear was connected on a map
Notes:
• The Bluetooth widget can be moved just by dragging it
• Long-pressing the Bluetooth widget will prompt you to disable it
• Tapping the Bluetooth widget will prompt to toggle the Bluetooth state
• Double-tapping the Bluetooth widget will take you to the app
• Connections can sometimes take up to 256 seconds; this is out of our control and is a limitation in the Android Wear protocol. It is especially pronounced on the Moto 360. Please star this issue and comment if you'd like to see this get fixed: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=80744
FAQ:
Q: Why doesn't the Bluetooth ever change?
A: You may not have activated the Battery Saver. Start it on your Wear, either by saying "Ok Google, start Battery Saver", or manually starting it from the Start menu. It'll prompt you if you want to enable it. Say Yes. You'll then need to set a plan in the Settings.
Q: Why is the connection graph so irregular on the Moto 360?
A: Due to some hardware problems on the Moto 360, the Bluetooth radio can take a few seconds to turn on. As there is only a 5 second window in Wear for the connection to succeed, this can cause the wearable to miss a cycle and take longer to connect. (This can happen on the Gear Live and other watches as well, but is rarer.)
Q: Why does my Moto behave so strangely when it's charging?
A: The Moto's inductive charger interrupts the Bluetooth radio, much like a microwave would mess up your Wi-Fi. This is a hardware problem and is outside of our control.
Q: I found a bug! How do I report it?
A: Send us an email to droidhackersllc@gmail.com with any relevant details and a description of the problem. Make sure to include 'Battery Saver' in your message subject!
Q: I uninstalled the app but it's still on my Wear, even after resetting! Why?
A: Android Wear is caching the app. Go to Settings, open Applications, Apps, or Application manager, go to All, scroll to 'Google Play services' and tap it. Then go to 'Manage storage', then hit 'Manage wearable storage' and press 'Clear now'. Then go to Android Wear, press the gears in the top-right, and choose 'Resync apps'. The app should be gone. If not, email us a bug report including any relevant information and a logcat.
Q: Ugh! This app sucks!
A: That's not a question... but, please remember we're people too when submitting a review. If you have an issue, please send us a bug report before you leave a negative review. We're committed to making this app as awesome as we can and we need your help to do that. Also, please try the new v2 branch if you've already used v1 - it's a lot better.
All Application Badges
Paid
app
app
Android
4.3+
4.3+
Bug
buster
buster
Android app
App History & Updates
What's Changed
v2.11
• **Improve Moto behavior
• Internal fixes
• New mobile app with stats
• New BT Widget for viewing the Wear's BT state
• Wear side is more configurable
• Timings now line up with the Wear connection cycle
• Add battery life projection
• Some renaming for clarity
• Saver is now off by default, and must be configured
New Perms:
• Location: For the Last Seen pane in the mobile app
• Draw over apps: Used to display the BT widget
Notes:
• Mobile app UI is temporary, and will be replaced soon.
v2.11
• **Improve Moto behavior
• Internal fixes
• New mobile app with stats
• New BT Widget for viewing the Wear's BT state
• Wear side is more configurable
• Timings now line up with the Wear connection cycle
• Add battery life projection
• Some renaming for clarity
• Saver is now off by default, and must be configured
New Perms:
• Location: For the Last Seen pane in the mobile app
• Draw over apps: Used to display the BT widget
Notes:
• Mobile app UI is temporary, and will be replaced soon.
Price update Price changed from $2.99 to $2.31.
Version update Wear Battery Saver v2 was updated to version 2.11
Name changed Name changed! Wear Battery Saver now is known as Wear Battery Saver v2.
What are users saying about Wear Battery Saver v2
X
by X####:
by X####:
Love the mobile app and the stats
J
by J####:
by J####:
Love the mobile app and the stats
R
by R####:
by R####:
App setting allow you to disable the b/t icon, yet it stuff shows on all your windows. Uninstalled. Developer clueless.
Y
by Y####:
by Y####:
Horrible I've tried on multiple settings and tried multiple configurations. This eats my battery up way more than not having it - moto360
Y
by Y####:
by Y####:
It shortens my battery life.
E
by E####:
by E####:
New update is even better than before, and the mobile app is awesome!
Q
by Q####:
by Q####:
Tried connecting this app to two different moto 360s and the say thing happens, it crashes and does not connect. Tried emailing the developers and nothing. Was really hoping to get this work. Guess not
Q
by Q####:
by Q####:
On Moto360 app stops running. Have to re-enable it atleast twice in the day. Would like a custom schedule option for battery savings were I can define On and Off time. Thanks keep it up.
Q
by Q####:
by Q####:
Had problems with the LG g watch as didn't get any notifications, tried different types of settings but no change, it did extend battery life performance but blue tooth syncing was a problem, you should do a proper tutorial maybe a video showcasing the app itself as this would help clear up any misunderstandings, and needs updating the map I'm from UK not America...
K
by K####:
by K####:
Seems to be working on my LG Watch R although the watch image doesn't show a picture of my watch just a question mark? Also the widget and icons could do with bringing up to date with the Android 5 style as they'd fit better on the watch face!
U
by U####:
by U####:
It needs to stop auto enabling the widget when I reset and it needs custom options to be able to turn Bluetooth on and off at as many different times as you want at custom set times during in the day too so you could have it disabled if busy at multiple times in the day and if you don't want to be distracted by it and when your asleep etc.
B
by B####:
by B####:
I'm really excited about this app! Even though it's not quite working with the moto 360 at this time, I've purchased to support the future development. Please keep at it - if I can only squeeze an extra hour a day out of my watch, it'll be money well spent!
K
by K####:
by K####:
I own the Moto360 and I am plagued with the same problems that others are mentioning. The developer has been aware of the issues for months and yet the last update was over two months ago. In one of their comments from the end of October they went out and said that they are just about to release an update. That sounded promising... Until I looked at my calendar and I realized that we are almost a month from when they posted that.
K
by K####:
by K####:
Great concept that is greatly needed. However, when you try to reduce the aggressiveness of battery monitoring it doesn't do it. I had to uninstall it. I'm eagerly awaiting an update.
G
by G####:
by G####:
New update is even better than before, and the mobile app is awesome!
E
by E####:
by E####:
Love the mobile app and the stats
K
by K####:
by K####:
With the amount of unsatisfied customers and the only feedback is blaming end-users-Google would be doing a great service by never allowing these charlatans to offer an app ever again
Y
by Y####:
by Y####:
Horrible I've tried on multiple settings and tried multiple configurations. This eats my battery up way more than not having it - moto360
P
by P####:
by P####:
Just tried it out today on my Moto 360 + T-Mobile HTC One M7. While the battery life for my Moto 360 was fantastic, and it did do it's wake-up every 10 minutes to pick up notifications, it would never connect bluetooth on demand. This means all ability to talk to your smart watch and issue voice commands is broken, even when I tried to disable the power save functions of this app entirely. Maybe this is a bug introduced since the Moto 360 got a FW update last week? Please fix ASAP, great concept here, thanks.
G
by G####:
by G####:
I couldn't get the Bluetooth to turn on when I wanted. Tried to uninstall but it won't get off my Watch! Now it won't connect.
Y
by Y####:
by Y####:
While I am at work my phone is on my desk so I use the app to force bluetooth off and then turn it on again when I leave the office.. my Moto360 got placed on the charger at 10:30pm with 56% left! Started the day at 7am with the Moto
Y
by Y####:
by Y####:
Just what I needed. My 360 is perfect now!
A
by A####:
by A####:
I was hesitant to purchase the app at $2.99, but considering what I spent on the watch it was worth every penny to get the battery life we all need. Great job developer! Can't wait for the update with time scheduling for on and off! Then I can have the blue tooth off while I sleep and have it turn just before I get up in the morning. All my messages will be waiting for me to read. Thanks again developer, this is the best app I have for my Samsung Live.
Y
by Y####:
by Y####:
Allowed me to control my blue tooth well and increased my battery life a bunch. The usage data is a cool feature
H
by H####:
by H####:
After installing and configuring this app on my Gear Live, the battery actually lasts through the day now. It's nice to have my 200$ watch actually last some amount of time.
C
by C####:
by C####:
I see the potential of this app but now it keeps disconnecting my phone, even when I turn the app off! Really annoying this somehow messed up my phone...please fix this
M
by M####:
by M####:
Completely shuts off connection - uninstalled - waste of $
by Z####:
Just what I needed. My 360 is perfect now!