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Moto 360 firmware update improves performance of smartwatch

The first round-faced smartwatch running on Android Wear, the Moto 360, is pretty sweet already on its own, but of course, as with most 1st generation devices, there might still be some bugs in it. The round smartwatch owners received a prompt to download and install a new firmware update.This has reportedly bettered the performance of the wearable, even if there are no major feature-based improvements.



It's not exactly Android Wear 2.0, but more like 1.0.1.1448224 (previously 1.0.1.1387258) and build number KGW42R (previously KGW42N). As for what this has brought the Moto 360 owners, they've reported that the Google Now cards are more "fluid and responsive" on their smartwatch. But other than that obvious improvement, there are no major changes yet that can be seen after the update.


According to the official changelog from Motorola, the update will supposedly improve the Bluetooth connectivity between the smartwatch and the Android device it is rooted to, as some users have reported that there have been some "momentary disconnects" between the devices. Another minor improvement is that there is now a message that will confirm that your Moto 360 is charging, particularly when the smartwatch's battery is fully drained.


If you haven't received any firmware update yet, don't panic and wonder if your Moto 360 is broken. Motorola said they will be continually rolling out the update in phases in the next few days. And maybe you wouldn't even notice that it has been updated yet, so no need to rush or worry.


VIA: Droid Life