ISSUE 71 • ANDROID ADVISOR 49Fossil’s watches, there are several modes to choose
from: Daily, Extended, Custom, and Time Only. Each
offers a sliding scale of features to preserve battery
life and requires a close study to make sure you’re
not turning off something you want.
Daily has all sensors and features switched on
(though oddly ‘OK Google’ support was turned off
despite it being toggled on in Settings), while Extended
turns off Always-on, Tilt-to-wake, and Wi-Fi. Custom
brings the most control, though the various toggles
can be confusing and overwhelming if you aren’t a
veteran Wear OS user.
The battery gains aren’t all that great. I got about
a day of continuous use with Daily turned on and
around 40 hours with Extended. But without nativeThe Puma Smartwatch’s default
face is actually pretty good