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Rob ⚡️ the caller id(contact name) is not showing in the watch pro it is one of the main issue i have facing and find my phone is not working well as well as due to the watch was disconnected the app was closed and the notifications was not reciving is there any update come to watch pro to fix this issues …???

      Looks & feels great. But no google fit integration & if we do a treadmill, it doesn’t add those steps to my step count… needs fixing..

      I’ve just got my cmf watch pro today and am impressed by the watch in general, especially the build quality. The software integration is quite disappointing at the moment (especially no actionable notifications). I hope they are as quick and consistent as the nothing phone team in terms of software updates that will improve the watch. P.S. I bought the watch on impulse and because I liked what the nothing brand has been doing so far. Cheers

      I recently brought this watch pro, overall the design and interface are good but needs to improve a lot. It can get scratches fast.

      • It doesn’t have a good watch faces, please add some more. it would be great if we can create a custom watch face for it.
      • Time and date are important those are the basics. None only the analog watch faces has day and date.
      • It would be nice to check the what’s up messages. If I get 2 to 3 messages together I can’t see it on the watch.
      • Add more AOD watch faces. Existing ones are boring.
      • It doesn’t have third party connection health app like Google fit.
      • And everytime if I want a watch face I need to download it from the cmf app. At least give 3 more options, instead of one.
      • Add a to do list app please.

      If they add these then it would be good to use.

        So last week I got my Nothing Watch Pro and I was quite excited about it. It was a upgrade for me from my 4 years old Honor Band 5. So here is my view on the CMF by nothing Watch Pro after a weeks use.

        PROS

        First and foremost lets talk about the Pros. I will share my views as bullet points for an easy read.

        • Looks. The looks are quite good and is nothing like any other smart watches out there. It is different and has a premium looking finish according to me
        • Display. The display is quite big and initially it was too big for me considering my previous Honor Band 5. But after using it for a while it seemed nice to use
        • UI. The UI and software interactions is quite nice and smooth

        CONS (Requirements)

        The cons that I am going to list out all software related and can be fixed by software updates. I hope the Nothing developers sees this and make the Watch Pro better on the software side as it is with the Hardware side.

        The phone I am using is Xiaomi 11T Pro running MIUI14 on top of Android 13

        • Contact Sync. Incoming call contacts saved on phone are not shown. They are displayed as phone numbers. As I am writing this review, I had received an update on Watch and App saying it fixed the contact syncing issues but it never did for me. This is a really crucial bug as we are not able to know who is calling without picking up our phone.
        • App needs to be running in ‘Open apps’. In the app it shows an option to enable background running support. Even though its turned on, the app refuses to auto start or run on its own until it is opened manually and kept in open apps. This was never the case with my Honor Band 5 as it doesn’t required us to manually open the app to connect to watch. Since this automatic connect is not happening, we wont receive notifications or use find my phone on watch. So we cannot find our phone if the app is not running in the open apps list. Please make the app to run on background properly (Without manual intervention)
        • Anti lost feature for phone. This feature IS A MUST!!! The watch doesn’t notify the user if the bluetooth is disconnected. There should be a mechanism to notify the user through vibration and sound when their phone gets too far (to be disconnected) from them. It will help us to know if out phone has been lost. This was a great feature in my Honor Band 5 that helped me save and retrieve my phone 2 times. PLEASE PLEASE add this feature so that everyone can benefit from saving their phones from scenarios like pickpocket, etc.
        • Notification supported apps. There are many unnecessary non-installed apps shown on notification management section. Please show only installed apps. Also some important apps like GMail is missing in the app list. This is important for working people so as to receive Google chats on watch.
        • Search option in Contacts list on app. To set favorite contact for watch on app, there is no search bar in app. Please include it
        • Notification issues on watch. When more than 2 message notifications are received in a particular app, The watch shows ‘2 unread messages’ as notification on app rather than the actual message. For example, If I have an unread message in Whatsapp from a chat and I receive another message from someone else, the watch shows “2 messages 2 chats” when I raise my wrist. I will have to manually check the notification to read the actual message which is not convenient.
        • Option for customization. Please add option for customizing the home screen so that the required widgets are shown when we swipe left or right. Please add option to change the order of widgets too.

        I hope the Nothing developers sees this and fixes the problems ASAP.

        I purchased the Watch Pro at the London drop on 30th Sep, London. I’m amazed by its design and quality build, however, I agree with JacobThomas_GD1cBFr5x1 that watch faces, despite being so lovable for their aesthetic, stylish, unique, and strong character, need some adjustments in order to be more useful—especially outdoors, on the go.

        …

        General feedback

        • The alarms are not sorted by time from 0 to 24 hours, they are sorted from oldest to most recently added, and it’s not intuitive that it jumps forth and back on time when you have several listed.

        • I miss the option to sort the App View order—specially in default list view, for example, if I want to have the alarms first on top of the list. This could be done in the CMF Watch App, and then sync.

        …

        Watch faces feedback:

        • Overall, despite the big apple-watch-ultra-size of the screen, the graphic design language tends to use too much small fonts for proper readability and inclusivity—especially if you are over 40s. I understand the aesthetics, but it would be great if some watch faces could have a bigger font version. The good part this is something that can be updated from the software side.

        • I can imagine that having the largest number of watch faces ready for the Watch Pro launch drop on 30th Sep, was a priority for the design team. However, I would say that from now on some watch faces will need a revision, a v2.0 based on real-world use to be useful in addition to its beautifulness.

        • I agree to at least having at least three user-selected watch faces saved on the Watch Pro.

        Some watch faces notes:

        • “Type” built-in watch face may be the only one showing time and date properly. More versions with different typeface options would be very welcomed, for example same design with the doted CMF font

        • “Dial + Activity” built-in watch face is gorgeous however, I can not see the small type.

        • “Widgets” built-in watch face looks half-baked. Is it the top left quarter intended to be a real month calendar? I would use the red dot info for the month day instead of the Cº.

        • “Elaborate 2” is fantastic! However, the hour/min box has the text too small. Why not use this space for the hour, and the left pill with the Cº with the minutes?

        • “Radial” would be awesome if the time font would be bigger. So small is hard to see outdoors

        • “Mono dial” is beautiful, however lacks weekday/day date format, and font is, again, too small

        • “Radio”. A dark version would be amazing; (with bigger font, of course)

          The watch has an amazing display, since the screen size is big the texts are clear. Using the nothing phone and watch makes it nice since the UI is very similar. Loved everything but there are many cons

          Cons:

          1. Not able to receive notifications since the app doesn’t run in background
          2. The calls doesn’t show the name
          3. The app has limited features
          4. The step accuracy is awful even cheaper bands have good accuracy
          5. The battery life is decent

          Nothing should fix the notification sync and step accuracy since most of them buy a smart watch for these two things

          Coming from Amazfit I feel the nothing watch pro has too many cons

          In short not a pleasant experience so far

          If nothing fixed the above issues we can see them selling more watches since everyone would want an Android ecosystem

            Can someone please tell me where I can purchase this watch as the nearest Nothing store is in Soho London and as i live in Leicestershire just wouldn’t be possible to purchase when you got to get yourself to London to get one as i have no transport and i was told by the Nothing company that all the new devices whatever they are would be on sale as from 10th October 2023 as it is now the 12th October 2023 and no sign of them on the website to purchase so i would appreciate some help on this matter please thank you everyone

              Complain about the app it doesn’t seem to work in the background and looses connection to the watch if its removed from recent (for music control etc)

              Notifications are not working with nothing beta 2.5, is this a known issue?

              The CMF (by Nothing), Watch Pro.
              A Review:

              Hello, so I have had the Watch Pro on my wrist since the London Drop on Saturday 30th September 2023. Today officially marks my fourteenth day with the product. As it has been two weeks, I now feel ready to share my thoughts…

              Form Factor:
              As we have all seen from images shared by Nothing and from others who have been fortunate to obtain the Watch Pro so far, it is a large squared off watch that is entering the smart watch space. As a size, I feel like this is on the limit for my wrists, any larger and the body of the watch would spill over my arm and just look clunky. However, the size doesn’t make it heavy, nor does this watch feel bulky or awkward in my day to day.

              As part of my work, I often find my hands needing to squeeze into tight gaps, and the watch hasn’t hampered any of this. Neither has the watch sustained any damage from these tasks, I only have two little dings on the bottom of the metal frame, which are only noticeable if you are looking for them. The screen is excellent in dark and light scenarios and, despite a large bezel, it is a great screen for reading the time, notifications and tracking your activities.

              Features:
              As previously mentioned, the smartwatch comes with a host of features for tracking fitness. The Heart Rate monitor seems to be accurate enough and having the option for 24/7 monitoring is a plus. Along with blood oxygen and in-built GPS, the watch is equipped for solo fitness workouts. All of these fitness trackers also apply themselves to be used in the sleep tracking feature, also.

              The screen has 5 levels of brightness, which help for the brightest of days, and it also helps for those early mornings where the sun hasn’t quite risen. Either way, my retinas are approving of the screen and its brightness levels. The watch also allows for notifications, from a large variety of apps (except GMail, which is a rather large omission?) and you can route calls from your phone via Bluetooth to the watch. If anyone wished to live out their spy thriller dreams, whilst everyone else around can listen into your conversation…

              Other features are a suite of watch faces, including one customisable watch face and a rather good battery life. Which is helped by the Software teams excellent application of putting the NothingOS touch onto this new form factor for the company.

              The Good:
              So, here we go, what does the watch do well? Well…a lot of things actually! Considering its rather cheap price tag at £69 (British Sterling)! Let’s start with the most impressive, the battery life! In my extended battery test, I took the watch off the charger at 100% on Thursday 5th October @ 10:12 AM, skip ahead 8.5 days later and I placed it back onto the charger at 16% on Saturday 14th October @ 00:12 AM. Arguably I could have lasted another day, but I wasn’t quite prepared to take the chances, so this is something I shall revisit in the future, going from 100% to 0% and seeing how long I can squeeze out of the cells.

              For this battery test I utilised the following features: My watch face is the custom variant, with a deep black background and purple coloured font for the time and date, in a 24hr format, of course! I do not opt for an Always On Display, but I had wrist raise functions enabled outside of my Do Not Disturb timer, which fell from 22:00 to 09:00 daily. I had 24/7 heart rate monitoring, GPS was always available, sleep tracking was on and my watch and phone were almost always paired together. This battery test also came during a long haul flight from the UK to Qatar for the most recent F1 Grand Prix out there in Lusail.

              For the most part, the heart rate and sleep tracking seem to be accurate. That being said, I have had no control for these measurements, but the heart rates measured seem to mimic that of what my old Smart Watch said. Then the sleep tracking is accurate for when I believe myself to have gone to bed and when the alarm has gone off in the morning. Also, the watch says I am not overly stressed, which has to be a good thing, right?!

              The wrist raise to wake has been responsive and has activated when required, the button is clicky and the screen is also responsive and the UI/UX is zippy and hasn’t slowed or lagged at any point. The suite of fitness activities have also been varied and useful, despite myself not using them frequently. The only tracked workouts I have done have been some jovial games of volleyball at work, hardly a marathon, but enough to raise the heart rate a little bit!

              Finally, the haptics are strong, yet not overpowering, with myself having them set to “Normal”, not “Strong”. The included 22mm silicone strap is nice and fitting with the overall package and having the strap tucked away under itself helps keep everything together.

              The Bad and Desired:
              These are mainly items I have found I have missed since switching from a WearOS watch, in the TicWatch Pro 3, to the CMF Watch Pro. Which is to be expected with this newer watch not having the capabilities of WatchOS. So I shall claim these as “Desired” features.

              However, before all of that, my biggest gripe is the connectivity between Watch and Phone. Prior to the latest update, which has improved the situation, I found myself needing to check that my Bluetooth still had the Watch Pro as “Connected” and I had to keep re-launching the CMF Watch app to ensure the two were talking. But, as previously mentioned, the recent update has improved this massively, with the need to do the before mentioned steps of re-connecting, drastically reduced. So bravo to the team for this update!

              Then, the need for an internet connection, just to re-establish this link between watch and phone is a real pain when I was flying through timezones and couldn’t change my watch time to match my new location’s local timezone! A recipe for much confusion and time-related anxiety!

              Secondly, my step tracking seems to be inaccurate. I have my phone also tracking my steps and there always seem to be a disparity of around 3000/4000 steps per day. With my watch always showing the lower number, which is a shock, especially since my phone isn’t always in my pocket for certain walks around work. Not sure if this is something that can be fine-tuned via software updates, or if my model just doesn’t track the movement of my steps as well?

              Whilst the screen is great and the brightness allows for easily readable information outdoors in bright sunlight, the lack of auto-brightness is a shame. To have this sensor omitted from the product takes away from some of the joy of just glancing at information easily. Instead, I have to prepare my watch for upcoming scenarios. Right, I am going outside, don’t forget to turn the brightness up! This is equally annoying with my job, which mostly revolves around being a dark room constantly…if I have forgotten to turn the brightness down…well RIP to my eyes!

              Other desired features are the ability to connect the watch to a WiFi network, so I do not need to be tethered to my phone all of the time, as well as having the ability to use the full size of the screen to read notifications. Only having half of the text of a notification available to me is a bummer, and to have it due to half the screen not being used, feels like a waste.

              Not sure how feasible features such as Notification Actioning could be? - In terms of replying to messages with pre-determined quick responses, or when I clear a notification on my watch it clears from my phone or vica verca?

              Overall, these above desired changes are all WatchOS features I have enjoyed in the past…but I do not wish for them to come at the detriment of the excellent battery life a bespoke OS gives the watch. It is a tough trade off, but if the team are able to implement these without WatchOS, then hats off to them!

              In Summary:
              The CMF Watch Pro is a stunning watch. It is a great first attempt in the wearable space by Nothing. The price is super competitive and you get everything you pay for and more in this smart watch.

              They say never buy a product based on what software additions are promised to you, but I know that with “Nothing”'s track record, the improvements that shall come to this watch after its already stellar and stable launch, shall make your purchase even more worth while. I highly recommend the product!

              I have had the Dark Grey Watch Pro for two weeks already and I shall be keeping it on my wrist for many more weeks to come! Thanks to the CMF and Nothing teams, very excited for what comes next!

              i’m in the u.s. just got mine via amazon. i’m really liking it so far. i updated the os via the latest update that fixed the contacts showing just the phone number when they call.

              i’m hoping in future updates, they’ll provide the option to do the following:

              • selection of 12 hr time and imperial units like fahrenheit and pounds for weight
              • more watch faces: right now they all pretty much use the same color palette (orange, grey, black, and/or white); more color please; astronomy based faces
              • more custom watch faces stored in the app: right now if i want to change from a pic of the grand canyon to my family, i have to throw away/delete the grand canyon one completely. then if i later on want to switch back, i have to completely recreate that grand canyon watch face.
              • adding contacts is a chore: currently you have to add one contact at a time; after you add “timmy”, you’re sent back to the long list of contacts at the very top of your list. no way! either let ppl select more than one contact at a time and then add all; or in the very least, after adding “timmy”, return me to the same spot in the list and somehow indicate names that are already added–perhaps by greying them out or showing a check mark.
              • please let us select certain apps within the phone to be favorites; i really need easier access to siri more often within the watch

              i don’t want to nitpick at this point. there’s too much to really like and recommend about this watch as it is.

              • i love the price point (was literally about to buy a different smartwatch on amazon before seeing that this was finally listed)
              • the aesthetics: from the exterior look of the watch and bold orange strap to the graphical ui of the app and watch os. very cool.
              • app-watch integration: pretty seamless from first connection to just adding watch faces; smooth!
              • call quality is pretty good for a $69 watch; have had very little to complain about on my end or my caller’s end
              • like the ip68; but not keen on how cmf is like “sure, it’s ip68! amazing! be bold! live a dynamic life with this watch!” and also “oh, but don’t get it wet. or swim with it. or get soap on it. or basically anything that is even remotely approaching ip68 levels of water exposure.”
              • the nothing/cmf customer software responsiveness: as i was considering the watch, one complaint was about the whole “just the phone number comes up and not their name”; literally same day when my watch arrived, they sent out 11……40 which fixed that.

              ok, enjoying the watch so far!!

              I have to keep my cmf watch app open from time tine time to keep my watch connected to my nothing phone 1. Also the contact name is not showing during call.