I am profoundly deaf so I needed a way to know when somebody rang my mobile or sent a text. I have been using the watch for three months now and it does everything I had hoped for and more.
I have been able to program the watch’s settings, via the GloryFit app on my phone, so that it alerts me whenever I receive a phone call, a text, an email, or messages from WhatsApp or Messenger. It also tells me who I have received the messages or calls from, which is helpful.
I also use it as an alarm clock to wake me up in the morning, another helpful extra for someone who is deaf. It does this well and, despite me being quite a deep sleeper, the vibrations are strong enough to wake me.
I have no proper way of verifying how accurate it is at measuring my heart beat, blood pressure, oxygen levels, steps etc but it seems to do most of these well. I tried counting my steps and then seeing how this compared to what was recorded on the watch and the two seemed to match. The length of sleep seems to match. I also compared the heart beat reading on my watch with my cousin’s 300 Fitbit watch and the readings on both watches were identical which tends to suggest that it is at least doing as good a job as the expensive watch. I suspect though that its blood pressure readings aren’t very accurate.
I was pleased to discover that there are about 150 different watch faces to choose from, allowing me to choose one I really like. The photograph shows the one I chose. There are only five faces to choose from on the watch itself but others can be viewed and downloaded to your watch via the app on your phone.
Some people said their watches stopped working or lost their connection.
I have been using my watch for 3 months now without problems.
From time to time I do find that the watch does temporarily lose its connection. This seems to happen if my phone is switched off for a long time, or if my phone is a long way away from the watch for over two hours. I do not believe that it is due to a fault with the watch, as the watch is continuing to function well and it can be reconnected quickly and easily whenever necessary.
All you have to do if you suspect your watch is disconnected is to look for ‘Connected devices’ using your phone’s ‘Settings’ app. Tap on P66(ID-78FQ) and then if necessary tap the word ‘Connect’. The phone and your watch should immediately connect, although sometimes you need to switch your phone off and then on again to complete the connection. Once it is connected the connection should remain steady and the watch will function perfectly all day and all night until you do something such as switch your phone off for a long period. My watch once stopped working properly when the contacts on the back of the watch got sticky with soap. The solution then was to wipe down the back of the watch with a clean cloth.