CMF by Nothing Community Reviews: Watch Pro

Rob ⚡️ · 2023-10-03T11:57:00+00:00

As you may have heard, as part of the CMF by Nothing launch, community members were offered the chance to receive all three of our launch products, for fre...

Vycka M

I’ve never been more disappointed with a tech product than this “watch”…

PROs:

Nice build quality

Bright and easy readable screen in sunlight

Good bluetooth call quality (especially mic)

CONs:

No reliable reconnection after disconnect, sometimes bluetooth is connected but no connection to app (I’m on nothing phone 2)

Inconsistent notifications - sometimes notifications vibrate, sometimes not. Could not figure out why…

Timer app is weird. Instanty turns off by pressing button, can’t do anything when it’s set, screen always on when timer is active.

Does not have auto brightness nor scheduler to lower it at night

Useless activity detection. When working on the PC watch assumes I’m sleeping and counts it as that XD. Was shoveling dirt for an hour - 5 minutes of activity registered.

No steps activity history in app (and on watch its useless)

No screen touch/double touch activation.

It’s not “wake on wrist raise”, it’s “wake on slight wrist rotate” - display lights up when watchface is orientated up (plus minus few degrees). Super annoying when sleeping and you lay your palm down or slightly rotate a hand and watch display just turn on, very distracting. No a

I’m certain there is a ton more (bad steps/heartrate/sleep phases counting, bad menu and control design, etc) but now i’m too disappointed/frustrated to keep testing it further and will be returning it.

Can’t wait to see a non Pro version, expecting it to be a piece of wood on strap.

Jatins99

"I bought this device on day one after launch, and while it’s up to date, I’m facing some issues. The lack of contact names on my watch, only showing numbers, is irritating. Also, the inability to turn off sound notifications for alerts is frustrating—I only want vibration/haptic alerts. The CMF app keeps disconnecting my watch, and accessing the main menu only with the side button seems unnecessary. WhatsApp messages are cut off after 3-4 lines, forcing me to check my phone for the full message. I’d love more watch faces and AOD options. Additionally, I recently lost the charging cable, but there’s no option to buy another one. 🔌⌚

84RRY

Hello, I’ve just ordered my Watch PRO and it’ll be here tomorrow. This is my first of hopefully many products from Nothing

LalmuanawmaMualchin

Straight to the point:

Weather app:

Weather app in the watch has to be independent of the phone’s GPS, as the watch already has inbuilt GPS.
Watchface:

Watchfaces which have already been downloaded always require to be downloaded again and that too with mandatory internet connection. If a watchface is downloaded, then it should be downloaded the first time and should be stored in the watch without the need for a phone.
Customisation: Customisation of watchface has to be more flexible. Currently, fonts and designs are very limited and that too without 12 hour time and no health and weather data.
A WATCH IS A WATCH: The purpose of a watch is to tell time, month, day and date. Most of the preloaded watchfaces ignore these essential infos. Moreover, when sliding down the screen, the date format is set as MM DD, which is not appropriate for majority of the users. Date should be placed first and month at the end. Please leave the customisation part to users openly and with a more flexible and unrestricted editing options.

Newts

Do you think there are any plans to make a smaller version? Would love the watch but just far too big for my little wrist?

CormacO_Leary

I have my CMF Pro watch since December 2023, and I love it.. the look, feel, quality is brilliant. But, I had an allergic reaction to the out of the box strap that came with it, like really bad reaction. Needed to remove the strap, and replace it with a generic 22 mm fabric one. Even before I could wear it again I needed to allow my wrist to heal for over a week. This needs to be checked, and maybe recalled.

Andrey_8LsWqMVB84

CormacO_Leary I thought I was the only one who had this reaction. Replaced it with another one and everything is fine. There really is a problem.👍🏻

Binary

I have been using the Watch Pro in detail for the last week and there are a few things that I assume should be a priority! They are strictly associated to what I want the watch to have as a user and not related to any other brand and their offering.

Mobile app shows only Today’s step tracking and doesn’t provide a simple option to view logs.
Watch doesn’t support my fitness apps like JeFit and existing workout routines.
Stress monitoring auto trigger expected whenever heart rate jumps up instead of at a fixed interval.
Obviously, no customizable widgets, I am not interested in viewing my sleep timers over a day’s period; 1 time is fine but a dedicated widget is too much. MUSIC should have been there and even a calendar would do wonders.
No support for Google Maps. Having a smart watch should stop the need to view the phone, at least when driving. Can’t get directions from the watch.
No support for Cricket scores / favourite scores or whatever requires live updates. It’s fine if a few watch faces don’t have the kcal and steps counters. Not all of us are health obsessed. There are other things we are interested in as well.

More or less the experience is ⅖. I get the minimalist approach and that is the reason 2 points are listed. And also superior call quality.

JeremiahLee

I’m having trouble with watch pro

While charging, the screen shows 100% battery sign but once the charger is disconnected and a minute or so watch turns off, can’t reboot or restart or do anything unless the charger is reconnected.

I don’t know whether the battery’s malfunctioning or the software is but I bought this a week ago and never expected to have this kind of problem in only a week.

stewartpinheiro

Just updated the watch pro and the watch is stuck in the home screen, any ideas to fix the problem

84RRY

I’m curious about getting a new watch strap, where do I go to get one please

terry_Rebel

84RRY

Any 22mm strap off Amazon.

84RRY

Thank you

liamsmith167

rajkhatri_OMTTfShJBd I’m using this flexible TPU protection film from Gadgetshieldz. I’ve been using this for 4 months now and my watch looks as good as new. It gives my watch a scratch-free look as it has self healing technology. You can try it too.

RobertDavies

I also hope that if the rumours are true and a new watch is being patented, that we’ll not be forgotten as the primary investors in the initial nothing watch.

I mean… why launch another watch when you can’t look after your current customers with your 1st release…

…. Are we gonna be forgotten and have to blow some more cash?

jonnylea18

You mean things like

The Step is inaccurate
The sleep inaccurate
3 The weather doesn’t update
Still losing connection

I’ve updated firmware and app my nothing phone 2 is up-to-date. I’ve deleted the app I’ve reinstalled the App I’ve reset the watch too many times to count

These issues go far back as2023 and they’re still not fixed

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