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Re download issues

The app worked fine before then I noticed the videos weren’t playing sound so I was gonna delete an re download but now it just says purchased on the app and doesn’t let me re download

When it works it’s great

App functionality is hit and miss. A video plays one minute but later ‘An error has occured’. Being able to play music videos or just the audio from the watch speaker is a unique feature. When the bugs are sorted this app will sell well. Happy to pay £5 then, but free version is still a lot of fun.

Update: August '22. The developer (Hugo Mason) has fixed this bug and the app now works flawlessly. The beauty of this app is the ability to play most videos without the annoying ads. How this is achieved is a mystery. If the watch face is briefly covered while a video is playing then you get audio only. Bluetooth this to a speaker and you have a fully functional free music player, for example, with less watch battery drain. Tapping the watch face plays the video full screen and the effect on such a small screen is surprisingly 'watchable'. Get the app now while it is still free.
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Response from developer

Hi, we have released a couple of updates since this review was made that solved this issue. Can please update the app and try again and if it does not work please can you join our discord server or contact us another way that's best for you. You can find our socials and support links in the settings page of our app.

My video keeps pausing every 10 seconds

I just got an Apple Watch a couple days ago and immediately went to try this app out it didn’t work at first but I didn’t have the newest update installed. Now whenever I try to watch videos it keeps pausing on its own every 5-10 seconds.

Response from developer

The video may keep pausing or buffering because of slow internet connection. We have released multiple updates recently that tries to mitigate this issue so give that a try.

I would pay for the app

Would defo pay for this app to help developer make it better .not on a subscription though!!One time 4.99 i would be happy to pay ..things needed Sign in Better curation (too many random vids) video resolution double tap to skip

Next Update suggestions

After the update it still works like a charm but some of the issues I’m having are that some of the channels I want to see, I kicks me right out of the app and sometimes it pauses so please fix that but otherwise it’s awesome.

Response from developer

Hey again! Thanks for the appreciation! The pausing is kind of impossible to fix though. It’s caused by the video running out of buffer. The internet on an apple watch is about 1.6mbps which is almost nothing. You can always turn off bluetooth and connect directly to wifi which will stop the pausing. The channels bug is fixable though! Just tell us what channel it is so we can find the bug!

Amazing!

This little app is great! Works flawlessly most times, except sometimes it’s randomly stops the video, I think this is due the the quality of the video as it differs for video to video (the stopping)

Developers please add an option to change resolutions as it might help with the constant stopping on higher quality videos. Or if there’s a fix please if you could help me.

A part from that, it’s one of the greatest Apple Watch app ever made!
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Response from developer

We’re going to rewrite the app again with a more user friendly focus soon! We’ll add the quality selector in soon!

I love the app

I love the app and want to use it for my daily runs. However, I am not able to subscribe to my own channel where I have all my playlists that I want to play while running. When I search I find my channel but the app crushes once I try to go to it and to subscribe.

It works perfectly

UPDATE:
It works!! I have to admit it was strange to see that nothing happened when I downloaded the app but of course it was because it’s actually not on the phone but on the Watch.

So after reading other reviews I went back to my Apple Watch apps to have a second look and found it.

It works perfectly! If anything I had to unmute my Watch, (very easily from the Watch App on my phone showing as “Silent Mode”) and once I did that it worked perfectly.

Great job guys! Keep up the good work!

When I downloaded the app instead of the Open button it displayed a Purchased text and wouldn’t let me click on it or do anything. I don’t find the app anywhere in my phone. So all I know is I authorized something on my phone but I see nothing about it. I will change this review once I get instructions on how to make this work.
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Good,but…

The app is pretty good. But there some bugs. It takes a long time for the video to load and the video randomly buffers at times. Other than that, this app is great!

Amazing! UPDATED

I didn’t think it was possible, but here we are. The app functions seamlessly and is able to allow you to watch your favorite Youtubers on your watch. I don’t know how well it works on cellular Apple watches. But it works just fine on my Apple Watch Series SE with GPS only. It’s a amazing app that I thought I would never see. NO AUDIO FIX: Swipe up on your Apple Watch to pull up the control center and tap the bell icon to turn off silence mode on your Apple Watch.
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