I'm a new member so if I do something wrong, I'm sorry. Let me warn you I'm not at all tech savvy either, but I believe someone here can help me. I own a 2013 Jeep Wrangler with Uconnectivity. I purchase a Samsung s5 in June when my s3 failed on me. I synced the new phone and all was well EXCEPT I couldn't get text messages through the Uconnect service. I did research and found this was because of AT&T not wanting their customers to text and drive. ( not their business, but anyway) After the last update I believe in August, I can no longer use the Uconnect service with my phone. What's really crazy is Uconnect sees my phone, they hear me asking for the call to go through. The call is placed and at that point, my speakers no longer are engaged? All goes mute in the car even though the call is going through. I spent all day yesterday at the Jeep facility. My system is perfect, except for my phone??? And to be sure I was not being given a line of bull I tried to use my phone on other Jeeps and vehicles in their lot, no go, yet they can use their phones in my Jeep with out issue. I tried contacting AT&T, their response is it's the Jeep. It's not the Jeep. Does anyone have an idea why my phone suddenly mutes Uconnect when the call is being connected? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Same problem
I am having the same problem as you, oddly enough, my AT&T Galaxy S5 use to work with the Jeep. I switched to Verizon and was giving her my AT&T device, so I did a factory reset, and now that phone will show as connected but does not play music or call audio through the car speakers. This is extremely frustrating and any suggestions or tips would be greatly appreciated. AT&T updated my Galaxy S 5 to 4.4.2. I am not sure if that was what I was using when I first purchased or if that is an update, but if there is an android version that will fix my issue, I have no problem rooting my phone etc.
When there is going to be a thread for Urbane 2nd gen? It is out for almost a week now. I can not believe that nobody got it?
That's a good question. I am also waiting for it.
Came here to ask the same question. Lots of other people have it on android central forms. Please create a thread!!
I agree. I have one and keep checking back here
Your experience with the Urbane 2 LTE
Hi there, I'm also waiting on a forum. But, in the meantime, I'm thinking seriously about buying an Urbane 2 LTE, but have several concerns and thought perhaps you guys might be able to answer them. And all of my questions relate to when it is NOT connected to my smartphone.
1. Will it send and receive calls even when connected to wifi (I don't mean through wifi as I know that isn't possible)? I read in one review that this was a problem.
2. Can I receive my Exchange email through the watch?
3. Are you able to connect to a secured wifi network (i.e., insert a password) without being connected to your phone? Again, this concern came up in a recent review.
4. Can the watch accept Google Voice text messages?
5. How is the call quality talking (for the person you call) and listening (is the speaker loud enough under normal conditions)?
6. Can you easily connect the watch to a bluetooth headset?
7. How is OK Google working? One reviewer said it failed a bunch.
8. How well does it maintain a steady data connection with a link to a phone? Another reviewer concern.
9.
FYI, verizon launch was canceled and all pre-orders orders will be canceled. Big red strikes again.
Same here. I got mine from AT&T on Tuesday. Love it so far.
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drjim said:
Hi there, I'm also waiting on a forum. But, in the meantime, I'm thinking seriously about buying an Urbane 2 LTE, but have several concerns and thought perhaps you guys might be able to answer them. And all of my questions relate to when it is NOT connected to my smartphone.
1. Will it send and receive calls even when connected to wifi (I don't mean through wifi as I know that isn't possible)? I read in one review that this was a problem.
2. Can I receive my Exchange email through the watch?
3. Are you able to connect to a secured wifi network (i.e., insert a password) without being connected to your phone? Again, this concern came up in a recent review.
4. Can the watch accept Google Voice text messages?
5. How is the call quality talking (for the person you call) and listening (is the speaker loud enough under normal conditions)?
6. Can you easily connect the watch to a bluetooth headset?
7. How is OK Google working? One reviewer said it failed a bunch.
8. How well does it maintain a steady data connection with a link to a phone? Another reviewer concern.
9.
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My experiences so far on the AT&T Urbane LTE and a T-Mobile Galaxy Note 5:
1. Yes, as far as I can tell as it has its own SIM card, so it has a full cellular radio in it and has its own phone # assigned to it.
2. I don't think it has a full email client on it that I have found anyway. I am also an exchange user trying to find how to get notifications.
3. Yes, you can join WiFi networks that use a passkey/password, but nothing certificate based. Mine pulled the ones my phone knew of.
4. Kind-of. I took the Phone # assigned to the watch and added it to Google Voice as another phone. The notifications I get on a GV Text Message show the random numbers that GV uses as a portal, not the actual # of the person sending me a text message. I don't think there is a google voice app for android wear. At least not one I have found.
5. I think the call quality from the watch itself is quite good. Plenty loud enough and definitely clear. I wouldn't use it often, but in a pinch I wouldn't hesitate to use it either.
6. I have not tried this yet, but I will and let you know.
7. OK Google has not failed me yet. It is responsive and works just like it would on a Nexus Phone as far as I can tell.
8. As far as I can tell, the connection (bluetooth) between my Note 5 and the Urbane is quite robust. I went down the hall to the restroom in my office and left my phone on my desk. I had a phone call on my Note 5 while I was away from my desk and it "rang" on my watch just fine.
As an afterthought, it is probably worth noting that as I am not a current AT&T customer, I bought the watch outright with no contract for $299 so I wasn't locked into a data plan more than month-to-month. As such, I am currently paying a ridiculous $30 a month for a measly 300MB of data for the watch by itself and I am still trying to determine exactly how, when, where, and why it uses data on its own 3G/LTE radio.
I don't plan to separate the watch and my phone often, and I can't see the need to make a voice call on the watch without using my phone, so I am not sure I am going to keep the data plan from AT&T until I learn more about how it works. I have one of those "free" 200MB per month SIM cards from T-Mobile, and I can tell you the watch does NOT appear to be SIM-locked, much to my surprise.
More experimentation to follow. I'd love to hear what others have learned in using theirs thus far.
-Rob
Great insights!
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Same here. I got mine from AT&T on Tuesday. Love it so far.
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My experiences so far on the AT&T Urbane LTE and a T-Mobile Galaxy Note 5:
1. Yes, as far as I can tell as it has its own SIM card, so it has a full cellular radio in it and has its own phone # assigned to it.
2. I don't think it has a full email client on it that I have found anyway. I am also an exchange user trying to find how to get notifications.
3. Yes, you can join WiFi networks that use a passkey/password, but nothing certificate based. Mine pulled the ones my phone knew of.
4. Kind-of. I took the Phone # assigned to the watch and added it to Google Voice as another phone. The notifications I get on a GV Text Message show the random numbers that GV uses as a portal, not the actual # of the person sending me a text message. I don't think there is a google voice app for android wear. At least not one I have found.
5. I think the call quality from the watch itself is quite good. Plenty loud enough and definitely clear. I wouldn't use it often, but in a pinch I wouldn't hesitate to use it either.
6. I have not tried this yet, but I will and let you know.
7. OK Google has not failed me yet. It is responsive and works just like it would on a Nexus Phone as far as I can tell.
8. As far as I can tell, the connection (bluetooth) between my Note 5 and the Urbane is quite robust. I went down the hall to the restroom in my office and left my phone on my desk. I had a phone call on my Note 5 while I was away from my desk and it "rang" on my watch just fine.
As an afterthought, it is probably worth noting that as I am not a current AT&T customer, I bought the watch outright with no contract for $299 so I wasn't locked into a data plan more than month-to-month. As such, I am currently paying a ridiculous $30 a month for a measly 300MB of data for the watch by itself and I am still trying to determine exactly how, when, where, and why it uses data on its own 3G/LTE radio.
I don't plan to separate the watch and my phone often, and I can't see the need to make a voice call on the watch without using my phone, so I am not sure I am going to keep the data plan from AT&T until I learn more about how it works. I have one of those "free" 200MB per month SIM cards from T-Mobile, and I can tell you the watch does NOT appear to be SIM-locked, much to my surprise.
More experimentation to follow. I'd love to hear what others have learned in using theirs thus far.
-Rob
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Really helpful, Rob! I can't wait till xda gets a forum for this smarthwatch.
I had a typo for #8. I'm interested in the quality and consistency of the data connection when NOT connected to your phone.
A few follow-up questions.
1. So it sounds like you receive GV text messages even with a funky sender #. But can you also send texts through GV? I seem recall reading that Hangouts (into which GV is now integrated) has a smartwatch app. But I find Hangouts cumbersome because you have to go through several screens to just get to text messages.
2. Without Exchange, what are you doing about email? I emailed an called Nine that appears to do what we want, but haven't heard back. Will report when I do.
I'm going to test out a U2 (that's a much better shortened name!) this morning and will report back if I learn anything.
Many thanks!
I just downloaded and installed the Nine email client. It seems to work great, but I can't figure out how or where to enable Wear notifications.
robroy90 said:
I just downloaded and installed the Nine email client. It seems to work great, but I can't figure out how or where to enable Wear notifications.
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I haven't explored it much yet. Did you install Nine on your watch as well? Perhaps go to their customer support and email them?
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I haven't explored it much yet. Did you install Nine on your watch as well? Perhaps go to their customer support and email them?
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I didn't see an option to install it on the watch. I sent a query to them.
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I didn't see an option to install it on the watch. I sent a query to them.
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Here a few possibilities:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.bluemail.mail
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.outlook
None of them indicate specifically about standalone smartwatches, but they say they are for Android Wear.
Also, do you have a gmail account? I believe there is a way to have Exchange email forwarded to gmail and have emails from gmail to show your Exchange email address.
Oh, is there a keyboard for inputting texts and emails?
BTW, did you see this app? Looks really practical: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.npi.wearminilauncher
It looks like something happened. Watch are out of stock on AT&T web site, Verizon cancelled pre orders and no information on LG web site about watch.
I Will have to wait much longer than i expected for availability in europe.
@robroy90 hey dude when you make your wirst go up.. does it push the crown everytime.. would be cool if we could put the watch on the other hand and the screen will rotate accordingly
LG Watch Urbane 2 has been canceled indefinitely
http://www.techradar.com/news/wearables/lg-urbane-2-has-been-canceled-indefinitely-1309332
while I have an love mine, I am still going to wait for a more detailed reason other then Unspecified Hardware Issue. I had it for a week tomorrow and the only issue I have is LTE connection is spotty at best, it seems to be stuck mostly on HSPA
One negative effect is see from this is software updates. When I had the LG G watch, I remember that being rooted. So if this "issue" is nothing to major, maybe someone with the experience will be able to root this beast so we can essentially still have updates, just not from LG specifically
Wow. I wonder why they were shelved? I was going to upgrade to this from a G Watch.
Maybe we can find them on a fire clearance sale?
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@robroy90 hey dude when you make your wirst go up.. does it push the crown everytime.. would be cool if we could put the watch on the other hand and the screen will rotate accordingly
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I have no issues with gestures engaging the crown button. I am not sure I follow the second part of your comment.
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Wow, glad I grabbed mine so aggressively when I did. I am not going to blindly just return mine (unless my wrist catches on fire... lol). I would like a detailed explanation on what this "serious hardware issue is". As far as it maybe being an issue where it drops to HSPA in an otherwise strong LTE service area, I could not care less. I don't think my watch needs the blazing fast speeds of LTE anyway. Someone posted about how cool it would be for it to be a hotspot?!? What, for 10 minutes before the battery dies... LOL. I am happy, and unless mine starts acting really wonky, I am definitely keeping it.
Well regardless of possible reasons, I'll be keeping mine. Yeah its only been a few days with the watch, but it has been a few days of heavy usage bliss. This is the first smart watch, that I have ever used, that does everything well, (well at least the things that are important for me to have in a smartwatch). So a later patch not coming for my device, (can't speak for others owners), won't be so bad for me, since everything I want to work....works great already, and if I return it, what other option is out there? All the other watches I tried don't work as good as this one for the things I want to work.....and this one has the best battery life to boot. Besides, I don't know why everyone thinks a software update won't come. Google controls android wear, an I don't think their going to not update their software.
If they scrap this one and release a new one a year from now, I'll check out that option when that bridge is crossed, but in the mean time, i'm keeping this bad boy.
Oh and if anyone has every used watchmaker before (lets you design your own watch faces), It appears to be working great for me. Just a heads up.
I was lucky enough to buy one of these from AT&T without a contract a couple of days before they were pulled. So far the watch is great. Battery life is good, calls are clear, and the screen is big and bright. However, there is one major flaw: You can't pair a Bluetooth headset to the watch and use it for voice calls. I tried a few different Bluetooth headsets, and they can only be used for audio playback. The only way to send and receive voice calls is using the integrated speaker and microphone on the watch. Another minor annoyance is you must have the phone with you to connect to a new WiFi network. If you try to connect to a new WiFi network using the settings on the watch, it asks you to enter the password on the phone.
The inability to use a Bluetooth headset for calls is pretty big weakness compared to other smart watches, but probably not severe enough to pull the watches from the shelves. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that the device is unlocked, and it is so easy to switch carriers without a contract. Also, AT&T was offering this device at the same cost of an LTE tablet ($10/month), but the watch has a SIM that supports both voice and data which usually costs 3-4 times as much. I tried using the watch SIM in an Android smartphone, and it seemed to work fine.
Can I do call recording on the Pixel 4 XL? I currently have a Samsung Note 9 SM-N960U1, the first non-rooted phone I've ever had. I love the phone except I have to hide it from upgrades and the Playstore or I will lose my call recording which I depend on. I have a friend who is looking for a phone and also needs to do call recording and I'd like to get him something he doesn't have to jump through hoops with to maintain call recording like I have to.
Thanks!
With a stock Pixel 4 ther is no recording that I'm aware of. Maybe third party apps can do this..
matlear said:
With a stock Pixel 4 ther is no recording that I'm aware of. Maybe third party apps can do this..
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- Everything worked flawlessly for years with 3rd Party apps like ACR. Accountants, attorneys, IT people, and anyone who charges for support time used it for documentation and billing.
- Android 9 made call recordings very poor quality, so people reverted to 8.1 but then providers clandestinely did force upgrades to get them on a new boot loader so they can't go back. Users flashed the generic and then turned things off that you cannot with any of the vendor firmware with ADB and did APKs through APK pure instead of the playstore. They announced that they were going to kill call recording altogether in Android 10.
- March of 2019 the Playstore rolled out an update that destroyed the ability of any app to integrate with contacts and history. The world went nuts talking about law suits, etc. They tried sneaking things in through Wi-Fi so users stopped using it to preserve their call recording.
- OnePlus, Xiaomi, and Huawei make sure to include this feature on their build of Android, it is not available on stock Android.
- Now Android 10 comes out and says it added call recording back. What I don't know is if this enables it to work again with 3rd party apps, only on Exynos, only on... etc. Since this phone doesn't have a locked boot loader and can be rooted, that helps, but it's too new to be able to go back to Android 8.1. So what I'm wondering is if people here have call recording working with the Pixel 4 XL. Maybe I just need to get a OnePlus, Xiaomi, or Huawei.
Call recording works perfectly with root but I'm not entirely sure about stock. I use call recorder by skvalex. I haven't looked at the thread lately but I seem to remember that his app did work on stock. I think the recording quality might be reduced though. Here is a link to his thread if you want to check it out. It comes with a free trial and then there is a one time purchase to continue use. I've been using it for years and highly recommend it.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1441643
murphyjasonc said:
Call recording works perfectly with root but I'm not entirely sure about stock. I use call recorder by skvalex.
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That's what I need to hear. I love my Samsung Note, but before I steer someone else to one and the misery the Playstore and Samsung and Android have caused me, I'd rather give him a better option. The Note 9 is my first phone without root and it has been misery. It has been nothing but sneak attacks by Verizon and the playstore, etc.
As of now I'm happy with the Pixel phones as I was with the Nexus line before that. I used to just get my phone from my carrier (Verizon) before I switched to Google Fi. At that time I always bought the latest Samsung device and jumped through hoops to get root. Root is easy to get and maintain now. I might not always buy a Google device but I will always buy from an OEM that allows bootloader to be unlocked.
>but I will always buy from an OEM that allows bootloader to be unlocked<
Those are wise words. I regret buying the SM-N960U instead of the SM-N9600, and I could use the second SIM. I wanted Samsung Pay for traveling. It was totally not worth it. Because the Note 9 could do what I wanted at the time I figured I didn't need it anymore. Shortly thereafter, the unholy trinity (Android, Verizon, and Google Play Store) sabotaged our phones. I flashed them with the U1 firmware so I could shut things off. We did not use Wi-Fi, turned off all updates from the play store, and all security updates on the phone with ODIN. APKs were from versions prior to March, 2019/911. One day I was the one who connected my phone to a USB port on a computer with Internet access by accident. Within seconds I received a message my phone had been updated. They sabotaged it again. Call recording still works, but they destroyed the audio on the camera and voice recorder we use to take notes at meetings, and screwed up my VOIP calling. Now I must re-flash it and set it up again. We need is good call recording. For us, call recording is our note taker, documents conversations for invoicing detail and time, and allows us to not write and drive at the same time. It integrates with CRM so we can check previous conversations, and voice-to-text. It has enabled us to collect several double-digit 10s of thousands of dollars owed to us to enforce contracts. In 2019 they destroyed even the history, which we had to recover and manually re-index. The update I just got? Most likely spyware. Now it says my phone is in a call when it isn't. Only 15 out of 50 states still require two-party consent, and after recent court cases, effectively 13. Their security updates are far more likely for THEIR security, not mine. They record ALL of your conversations, not just meta data, leaving them the only ones privy to them. The reason I know is they tried to hire me in the late 90's, prior to 911, to do precisely that. That begs the question, do you trust the caretakers of the information? So another reason to record your calls is to have the ability to prepare a proper defense should the need arise. Now a relative is going into business and sees the value of recording his calls. He likes what we have, but we don't, and after what just happened, I'm assembling options for him and us.