![]() Ironically, in the shower (the Band is 5-ATM water-resistant), droplets would often trigger the screen, even going so far as to activate unwanted functions.Īnother minor frustration: The Wyze app lets you choose your own photo background for the screen, but I could never get this to work. I also had issues with taps and swipes not registering, though a firmware update during testing reduced the frequency of that. After invoking Alexa to turn on an LED light-strip, the function worked, but the Band displayed a confounding message: "An empty caption." Meanwhile, raise-to-wake didn't work consistently for me sometimes I had to do an exaggerated "raise" to get the screen to light up and even then it was slow to happen. ![]() Unfortunately, the Wyze Band can be frustrating at times. For example, if you have a Wyze Cam, you can create a shortcut to turn on motion notification - great if you're leaving the house in a hurry and forgot to enable it. Other useful features include "find phone" - which makes your phone play a sound even if it's muted - and Shortcuts, which you can use to quickly mute or unmute notifications or control other Wyze devices you might own. You can't respond to those notifications, however, or take a call from your wrist. The Wyze Band can also deliver notifications from your phone and show you who's calling. It's a nice perk you won't find on current-gen You can, however, control smart devices, set alarms, ask for information and much more. Ask Alexa to, say, play a podcast, and she'll report (via onscreen message) that the device isn't supported. ![]() That means you can issue just about any standard voice command, but not everything will produce a result. While the Band has dual microphones to better hear your requests, it has no speaker for responses. Yep, this $25 smart band supports Amazon's smart assistant Alexa, and it works even if you don't own any Amazon smart devices. Tap just below the screen to go back, or tap and hold to call on Alexa. (Alas, there's no always-on option.) You swipe up or down to switch between modes and left or right to access different screens within that mode. You can either raise your wrist to wake it up or give the screen a tap. The Wyze app made initial setup a breeze, and the Band itself couldn't be easier to use. Fortunately, you won't need the charger very often: Wyze rates battery life at 10-14 days, depending on whether you use full-time heart-rate monitoring. First time out, I thought I'd connected it, but hours later I discovered it was slightly off, meaning the Band hadn't charged. The proprietary charging cradle has a very short cord (just eight inches) and can be difficult to clip on properly. Indoors, it looks great outdoors, it can be hard to read in bright sun, even at the brightest setting. The color AMOLED screen is small but sharp, packing 286 pixels per inch. It's a thin, lightweight device, barely noticeable on your wrist. Read more: Best budget fitness tracker: Fitbit Inspire HR or Mi Band 4? I'm with the Band
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