How do I change temperature units in Android wear weather app?


Question

Just got a fossil Q Founder smartwatch. How do I change the default weather app to use Celsius? Currently it is showing Fahrenheit. I've changed literally every single setting I can think of. I have used the fossil app to change the watch faces to show temperature in celsius. I have google now cards configured to show celsius. I even tried downloading the Google News and Weather app and changing the temperature units used there. I checked every settings menu I could find in both the android wear app and the fossil app. Nothing.



Rocking a nexus 6p. Everything is the latest.



Multiple google search results have pointed to Google Now weather card settings as the place to change the units in the android wear app, but as I mentioned above I already have those set since before I even had the watch. I tried changing to fahrenheit and back to celsius, but still no luck. I've tried restarting the watch and my phone a million times, but also no luck getting the settings to take on my watch.



Can someone please help? It doesn't help that google has the worst support imaginable. I would bet my life savings that if I called them for support they would tell me to do a factory reset without even attempting to understand that actual issue.


Answer

I contacted Fossil who said that the temperature units on the watch are based on the language setting you select when you set up the watch. If you select US English, then it will be Fahrenheit (probably the only language setting that uses Fahrenheit).



I am Canadian and there is not usually a Canadian English option and UK English has caused strange anomalies for me in the past. Plus I live in the USA, I just want Celsius and I don't think I'm the only one. I informed them that their solution for units is not adequate.



I will edit this answer if they get back to me with anything more useful or if they fix the issue and make it configurable.



I am using the accuweather app which I paid for years ago and I like it. But their android wear app is broken right now on my watch and they are aware of the issue and working on it, but it has been some time (plus their latest material design update took ALL of their flexibility out of unit selection so that is quickly becoming an issue).


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