For the past couple of weeks the weather temperature has stopped updating on my Gear 3 and nothing on my end changed. Does anyone know why?
Iām not sure, but Facer.io has been having issues with Facer Creator and the rest of the website going offline. Iāve noticed it also with the phone app not being able to update. Iāve even had it sign me out of both at times when itās gone down. Iām not sure what is going on, but I hope that @Facer_Official is aware of the issue and working on getting it fixed. Oddly though, the Facer Community and Facer Help Pages have been fine.
The #ALT# and #ATM# have stopped functioning on ALL
the watchfaces I have created. They both return ā0ā for current
value. Samsung Galaxy Watch 46mm. iPhone XR.
This started last weekend. I updated a bunch of apps on my phone
last weekend also. Not sure if Facer was one of them.
I know itās not the watch because the Samsung Altitude/Barometer app
that comes on the watch are showing values as Normal. Same with
a downloaded app Alt Barometer that I use on the watch, fine.
Deleted the Facer companion app from my Samsumg Galaxy watch 46mm and
then reinstalled(the download link is in your app list on the Galaxy watch app) via the Galaxy watch app on iPhone and they both(#ALT#,#ATM#) work again. I did NOT delete the Facer app on the Iphone though. Figured I could go nuclear if this didnāt work. It did.
Followed up to help someone who searches for the same problem.
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I see this post is one year old but Iām facing this issue.
I assuming Facer did not fix this bug?
Not sure, but itās happened to me a few times in the last year.
The solution I posted still works for me though when needed.
To be a bit more specific on where the reinstall link is:
After deleting the Facer app from the watch,
Go to your Galaxy app on your phone,
Click Apps
Click Manage Apps
Click the 3 dots, upper right
Click Download History
(Might ask you to sign into your Samsung account
if you got logged out)
Then click the Facer app and reinstall
Facer will be back on you watch and
Weather now working
Cheers
Reinstalling the app on my watch worked, thanks!
But if the issue comes back every time I switch off my watch, thatās gonna be a big turn off for me to keep using @Facer_Official
Just turning watch off does not trigger the temperature etc failure
for me. Like I said, only happens a few times a year.
Probably a watch memory allocation issue.
Glad the fix worked out for you
What Iāve discovered is all you need to do is set your watch to a non-Facer watch face. Next turn off both the watch and the phone, then turn both on. When fully on and stabilized open the Facer app on the phone then switch to a Facer face on the watch and it should work just fine. At least thatās how I get it to work on my Samsung watches. Oddly enough Iāve never had that issue with my Fossil watch.
Hi,
I have tried the latest post steps, but itās not working for me.
Iām using Galaxy Watch 4 with latest firmware update and S22 Ultra with latest firm too.
Weather is not updating at all
Have you restarted your watch and checked to make sure location permission is turned on PLUS location in the watch and phone both have to be turned on for weather to work. If you have location turned on in just the watch but not the phone it wonāt work at all.
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Location is on for Facer phone app and Watch companion, plus Facer phone app. is set to unrestricted for power use.
Also app. as well as companion was reinstalled just in caseā¦ do I need to have any weather app installed on the phone?
Was it working recently, then stopped?
Did you follow steps I posted above?
No need for an app because Facer uses OpenWeather. I have read some here in the community say that having the OpenWeather app installed on your phone helps. Iāve had it both ways and didnāt really see a difference. Just make sure you restart your watch. A LOT of people have been having issues with weather and steps and after they restart the watch it is magically fixed. I make it a practice to turn my watch off every time I charge it. That way it automatically gets restarted every two to three days.
@pitpro
-Yes it was working and then stopped at all (complication was completely blank)
-I did full steps above
@mrantisocialguy
My bad! Iāve found what was going onā¦ probably when reinstalling I missed giving companion location accessā¦ after giving it back now itās showing weather. Weāll see if it keeps updating it periodically (Because originally was providing weather temp, but not updating it).
Do you know how often or is it configurable temp is updated?
Thanks,
It doesnāt update very often. I donāt know an actual time frame for itās updating. I have found personally if you open the Facer app on your phone 3 or 4 times a day just for 15 seconds or so it will force the watch to update the weather. Iāve looked at my watch several times and thought that the temperature canāt be right. Iāll open the Facer app on the phone, close it and check my watch and the temperature has updated to something more realistic. Iāve been on Facer since 2019 and people were complaining about the weather updating way before I ever came. Itās just one of those issues that just āisā.
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Glad you got it working.
Hereās another hack for the Galaxy that may blow your mind,
but it works for me, YMMV.
Have Galaxy app open on phone(I have iPhone so this may not work for Android)
Connect your watch to WiFi at home, work wherever you use Wifi
by putting in Wifi and network password. Turn Wifi ON in watch.
You can now close Galaxy app on phone.(Bluetooth connects still stay active.)
I don NOT run the Facer app open on my phone either.
For me-
-weather updates immediately constantly(not every 3 hours)
- syncs happen lightning fast.
-watch reconnects with phone after separation easily and quick.
If watch ever gets disconnected just restart Galaxy app then close again.
If you use sleep tracking this wonāt update without Galaxy app open.
But for everyday use, this works great and makes the watch much more
pleasurable to use.
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I learned a trick when your weather is just showing zero. Fixes my watch every time.
On your watch,
-
- Open the Setting App
- Scroll to and tap on Apps
- Tap on Permissions
- Scroll to and tap on FACER
- Turn the location off, then back on again*
Hope this helps out.
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