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Compatibility and app
- Works with Android 5+ and iOS 9+ devices
- Easy to use smartphone app
The Fossil Q Accomplice and its accompanying app are compatible with Android OS 5.0 devices and above and iOS 9.0 devices and above.
Syncing the watch to your phone is a fast and easy process. Simply turn on your phone’s Bluetooth and hold a button on the watch until it enters pairing mode (indicated by three vibrations) and you should be good to pair.
After this you simply use an easy step-by-step set-up guide in the app which will take you through the main features and help you set up your preferences.
The app is neat and easy to understand. The home page will give you a breakdown of your main button functions, steps taken and notification assignations.
The device section allows you to change your 3 main button functions while the notifications tab lets you to decide which contacts and apps you receive notifications for. The stats section is a more in-depth breakdown of your physical activity for the day.
Battery life
- Up to six months battery life
- Non-rechargeable battery, have to replace battery when flat
An area where hybrid watches really trounce their smartwatch counterparts is in battery life.
While you’ll probably find yourself charging a smartwatch most nights, hybrid watches use ordinary coin cell batteries and last around six months. This is, naturally, because hybrid watches do less than smartwatches and don’t have a screen to power but it really is such a benefit.
The watch battery for the Q Accomplice is easy to change on your own using the provided tool and the replacements are reasonably affordable.
Not having used it for half a year, we can't say whether the Q Accomplice battery really does last a full 6 months, but these estimates tend to be fairly accurate.
It's worth noting, though, that if you turn on the notification vibrations you definitely won't get the full six months out of it.
