Motorola is suffering from the sting of embarrassment after an updated version of their Motorola Connect app made it out into the wild with some fairly critical code omitted. The missing code is that related to checking whether a smartwatch being paired to a Motorola smartphone is a Moto 360. Even worse, the app automatically installs apps intended for Moto 360 smartwatches on those non-Moto 360 devices.
Motorola’s Motorola Connect app is supposed to be the “central hub” for the new Moto 360 and with the release of the Moto 360, the app was updated to support features like the round faces and the heart rate monitor. Thus, if someone usually has an LG G Watch paired with their Moto X or some other Motorola smartphone, they end up having the heart monitor app installed even though no heart rate monitor is present.
Likewise, on devices with square-ish screens like the G Watch or the Samsung Gear Live, users end up with the circular watch faces installed. This is not a problem unless a user happens to spot them and decides to give them a try. On the LG G Watch at least, this produces a bothersome crash that takes several taps to escape from.
There has been no word from Motorola yet, but an update to the app should be forthcoming to correct this issue.
source: Phandroid
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