Fossil Smartwatch Gen 5 Complete Walkthrough: New Flagship WearOS Watch?

Fossil sent me their new Fossil Smartwatch Gen 5 to test out and so since I had it for a bit, I figured I'd try and do a complete walkthrough on it and go through every possible feature I could so you guys are better prepared should you be in the market to buy one.

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LETS CHAT:

[nytesprite]

I just got this watch for Christmas, and I couldn't really find any user manual on Fossil's website, so I was a little clueless on how to use it properly (and I'm hardly a technophobe). This at least gives me somewhere to start. Thanks!

[ThatTechThough]

Finally, an Android wear watch since the Huawei Watch 1 Classic that ticks practically every box without compromise it seems. I can't wait to get this guy for my channel. Ufff this puts a smile on my face.

[hunnz]

i set my watch to time only battery setting but now i cant change to others battery mode. can u help me?

[rubennyc]

I'm thankful for how thorough your walk through is at giving as much info as possible! Great video.

[felixfranco]

First video to go through the Gen 5 features. Bravo!

[boomable]

Literally just bought the gen 4 and I love it. I dont tend to buy the latest version of anything so I'm kinda glad they are releasing a newer one this soon. Now I dont feel like as much of a hipster lol

[PhilMaes]

Looking forward to see your " Real-World Test" for the NEXT GEN 6 ;-)

Let's hope later on a comparison with the Galaxy 4 Watch ;-)


Keep up the good work,
Phil from Belgium

[marc]

How to Download Music on my fossil gen 5?

[AbdullahBarasheed]

How about swimming tracking.. is it available?

[lomelid]

I can’t reply to messages. Can you help? I have a Garrett HR, connected to my IPhone. Thanks

[gfnavarro]

Do you know if the watch is compatible with Apple Music or if you can access the app from it?

[justinunderwood]

Had to send in my Fossil Sport yesterday due to the charging rings coming off after only owning it for 31 days. Looking forward to replacing it with a Carlyle. Used an Apple Watch/Fitbit and Pebble for years, this looks promising.

[damnitsmatt]

This might seem like a silly question but I haven’t found a video on it yet...

How do you add music to the watch? I haven’t seen a micro USB port on it... does it connect to a PC with the charger?

[marctaylor]

Anyone that owns one....how does Google Messages integrate if at all? Looking for a notification as well as reply function from the watch. Active 2 is garbage as it forces you into Samsung Messages and I have a Pixel.

[hometechUK]

Is there sleep tracking as on the fossil website they have a Sleep Tracking icon ?

[loganl]

Can you open a texting app and create a message with the watch? Or can you only respond to someones text?

[rifle]

My only issue is the black ring. Personally not a fan of it. Are there any other contenders I can look at? I previously had a series 3 Apple watch, but I have made the move to Android.

[dghassan]

Waiting for your full review, looks promising!

[phsxes]

Does WearOS performs better with this iteration or is it still buggy?

[sunderthiophilus]

I am in G4...do you think I should upgrade to G5 ? Considering new features and good battery? Please advise