I'm curious as well to learn more about how these work.

I can't speak to the app or ownership experience, and am not familiar with these, but I'm aware that any connected watch will always have a limited time frame during which you can enjoy the connected features and capabilities.

The technology will undoubtedly be updated eventually to the point of obsolescence so for any sort of longevity, it still needs to function entirely independently.

I'd be curious to know if these can or do?

^^ tells the truth on Internet forums

So many watches, So little time...

 

I have no problems with the app — but, if you are using Bluetooth heavily you will be disappointed. At least the iPhone can connect only to one device at the time.

Casio app needs to run in background, but it cannot connect to the watch, when another app is using Bluetooth. That’s a thing of Bluetooth not the app.

 

I have no problems with the app - but, if you are using Bluetooth heavily you will be disappointed. At least the iPhone can connect only to one device at the time.

Casio app needs to run in background, but it cannot connect to the watch, when another app is using Bluetooth. That's a thing of Bluetooth not the app.

Agree, BT is the issue.....in more ways than one, as BT is also a nasty phone battery drain if left on.

I end up swiping down the iPhone home screen to start the app residing in the backround, to connect a Casio, as I have 5 BT capable Casio, to update the time on each, one at a time by holding down a watch button for 5 seconds to connect. Once connected, time updating is nearly instantaneous (only a second or two or three), much, Much faster than the Clock Wave app and the after midnight over the air from Ft. Collins methods.

Once updated, push a watch button to disconnect. BT transmitting on the phone seems to stop once the app is back to the backround.

 

DUPLICATE POST!

Decided to use this photo for all my dupe posts in the future when I edit them.

 

I'm glad i went with a model that offered multiple methods of updating the time, because bluetooth isn't really automatic.
The app needs to be running, BT on, and then hold a button down to connect from the watch.
It's easy to set functions with but drains battery, doesn't let you close it unless you force it through system settings (android) and bluetooth drains battery.
The app is also way too large (170mb+) mostly because it supports 20 or so modules i guess but still even seems large considering what it does.
I really like that 6AT or GPS feature that updates automatically no need for phone

 

bluetooth isn't really automatic.
The app needs to be running, BT on, and then hold a button down to connect from the watch.

Thank you for directly answering my question. I hope the Casio software team can step their game up at some point. A much more seamless experience is possible if they want to pursue it -- and the future would be wonderful For now, I will keep waiting

 

I’m no fan of BT and try my utmost to get a MB6 watch but sometimes this is not possible and I have to go BT. Still don’t let the have full reign of my BT connection and do the syncing when it suits me rather than the watch. I’ve experienced no problems with the app on my iPad.

 

For auto time adjustment, you do not need to do anything provided that Bluetooth is on and Casio app is running on the background. (I'm Android user but Casio manual describe this too)

 

I second this on iPhone. If you have auto-time adjustment activated, then you don't need the app open (but Bluetooth switched on). The watch silently connects in the background and gets the time from iPhone four times a day. You can monitor the latest auto-time adjustments in settings > time adjustment.

I have 7 watches connected to the iPhone app, and they auto-adjust fairly reliable. The auto-time adjustment times for each watch are even „staggered", so the app connects in the background and adjusts only one watch at a time, given they are in Bluetooth range.

However, if you want to see the app interface and fiddle with the options, then of course you need to open the app (Bluetooth switched on) and press a button on the watch to actively connect it. This action also adjusts the time on the watch (but it's not shown in the auto-time adjustment list)

In my book it's a reliable and comfortable way to keep your watches up-to-date. Hope that info helps.

Edit, before the naysayers chime in: I've checked, and at least two watches (the last actively connected and the one before) auto-synced in parallel. I didn't check, if all 7 do it.

 

It's......................just barely OK. Should be a lot better.

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Problem free....... Yet, as others have said blue tooth is a battery killer and best used as little as possible.

 

My personal experience....

Own multiple GMW BT squares, two GPR-B1000 Rangemen, and an MTG-B1000, plus 1-3 other miscell BT Gs.

First, I don't get why others are talking about battery drain. I notice NO negative effect on my battery and I leave BT on all the time. I have an iPhone 8+.

Secondly, the watches will sync fairly reliably using BT auto-sync as long as they are in range. The app runs in the background. Phone screen can be locked and it still works. Should you choose to sync a watch manually at any time though, all you have to do is a quick .5 second button press on the watch (you do NOT need to open the app first) and the watch will sync.

Also, if you have multiple BT watches, they do not sync at the same time. They will sync in serial fashion, one after the other. You can test this yourself if you have multiple BT watches, as I have done. They generally begin syncing around the bottom of the hour (at 0030, 0630, 1230, and 1830), and mine have synced as late as about 42 minutes past the hour. (because others were syncing before it)

IMO, BT lives up to the goal of effortless syncing with no action needed by the user, most of the time. That's the way syncing should be. I never even really give it much thought anymore. I just know that my Rangemen are accurate, and virtually every time I look down at a BT square, I see "rcvd" on the dial. So yes, I'm a fan of BT and like having it, although I also like the watch to have MB6 or GPS as a backup.

I don't often actually use the app much, but the functions of the app are pretty cool for the GMW squares. The app works well for those. The app works less well for the Rangeman, but that has to do with the GPS navigation functions. The app is most useful for the MTG in setting world time, for me. (and it would be useful for setting alarms too but I never use alarms on my watches)

 

My personal experience....

Own multiple GMW BT squares, two GPR-B1000 Rangemen, and an MTG-B1000, plus 1-3 other miscell BT Gs.

First, I don't get why others are talking about battery drain. I notice NO negative effect on my battery and I leave BT on all the time. I have an iPhone 8+.

Secondly, the watches will sync fairly reliably using BT auto-sync as long as they are in range. The app runs in the background. Phone screen can be locked and it still works. Should you choose to sync a watch manually at any time though, all you have to do is a quick .5 second button press on the watch (you do NOT need to open the app first) and the watch will sync.

Also, if you have multiple BT watches, they do not sync at the same time. They will sync in serial fashion, one after the other. You can test this yourself if you have multiple BT watches, as I have done. They generally begin syncing around the bottom of the hour (at 0030, 0630, 1230, and 1830), and mine have synced as late as about 42 minutes past the hour. (because others were syncing before it)

IMO, BT lives up to the goal of effortless syncing with no action needed by the user, most of the time. That's the way syncing should be. I never even really give it much thought anymore. I just know that my Rangemen are accurate, and virtually every time I look down at a BT square, I see "rcvd" on the dial. So yes, I'm a fan of BT and like having it, although I also like the watch to have MB6 or GPS as a backup.

I don't often actually use the app much, but the functions of the app are pretty cool for the GMW squares. The app works well for those. The app works less well for the Rangeman, but that has to do with the GPS navigation functions. The app is most useful for the MTG in setting world time, for me. (and it would be useful for setting alarms too but I never use alarms on my watches)

Hi Guyz,

i've been reading this forum for a long time, and this is my first post. so i'm stepping up in the community (excuse my english i'm from north africa)
ive been experiencing some difficulties syncing my GWb5600 with my iphone.

When i open the app, everything works fine.
But when the app is running un the background for a few hours, automatic syncs fail and even manual one. i need to open the app to get a normal behavior one again.
i just need to open the app and put it again in background, i have the feeling it needs to wakeup.
may be a seeting on the phone ?
any ideas guys ? thanks !

 

BTW, one other miscellaneous tidbit: on iPhone the G-shock Connected App syncs with a network time server, NOT with the time on your phone. I have tested that. Then when the watch syncs, it picks up the time from the app. Just fyi.

 

I have similar experience to T4P. I dont see any battery drain difference with bluetooth enable. As i store the watches in a box , i'll always manually sync the watches when i wear them. Just a single button push. Also this works well for me as I dont have access to MB6.

 

Thanks for the quick answer
Yes bluetooth is always as i use it in the car.
auto syn is " on " in the app.
i'll turn on the location to give it a try, but i don't use the "point memory option", i hope this option is not necessary for the functionning since casio gives us the ability to disable it.

 

The latest update of the App in Android breaks the app.
You cannot get past the Terms and Conditions.
I guess we need to wait for another update

 

Have a look at this thread to see if it helps.

https://www.watchuseek.com/f17/android-g-shock-connected-app-not-starting-fixed-4832669.html

 

You just need to scroll down the text!

It says: „please check the full text“!

 

An update of the App which I received just now has fixed this issue.

You just need to scroll down the text!

It says: „please check the full text"!

Was this addressed to me?
If so, I hope you were not serious [emoji6]

There is a reason why I added that screenshot exactly like that.
If you care to test a new installation by clearing the data, you'll see that the end of the text is appearing in my screenshot.

Anyhow, it is working now.
Just need to configure all my watches again as I obviously cleared the data during all this testing.

 

Strange, I had no problems but that it needed a very short time after scrolling down, to react to the privacy points.

All previous registrated watches are in the app. So ... no idea ...

 

I was not alone, as you can see in the comments from the App (just check comments from July 5th)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.casio.gshockconnected&showAllReviews=true

You may have been lucky and not got the faulty version. I just had it for a few hours.

I never ever had a problem with the App since months/years that I use it.
I did notice with the latest working version than, after accepting the Terms, a pop-up window appeared and asked you to confirm you read everything.
I don't recall that pop-up window before. It appeared for both the Terms of Service and the Privacy Notice section.
Maybe that pop-up is what caused the bug, dunno.

 

Despite not liking the app (either iOS or Android)I’ve just downloaded the Android version for my Pixel 2XL (running latest Android 9). No problems getting past the T&Cs. Registered my GWM-5K performed a manual time sync/point press memory or whatever and it recorded the location as expected.

Sorry, I still don’t like the app, so uninstalled it.

 

Apologies for necromancing this thread, but in the event that you guys are still subscribed, I may have found the problem with Android 8+ phones. Specifically my chronicles log my attempts to get the app to work on a Huawei P20 lite, but part of the solution may be of help to you as wellhttps://www.watchuseek.com/f17/g-shock-connected-app-background-operation-5124599.html

I think most of what I've done you already found by Googling. However, two things stand out.
1. Huawei P20 lite Powergenie battery management sucks. I had to uninstall it via ADB. The app cannot remain in the background unless Powergenie of not running.
2. What you might also be missing is the Unrestricted data access option for the G-shock app. Without this limit removed, it cannot consistently connect via Bluetooth. It will appear to be running in the background, but the watch will not be able to connect.

Hope this is of assistance.