HOW TO: Force firmware update on Moto 360

[SmartWatchr]

Trying to update your Moto 360 firmware? It appears as though the way to get a firmware upgrade is fairly random. Motorola pushes them out in phases to users over the course of a few days. However some users are reporting some methods on how to force firmware update on the Moto 360

Method: Reset watch while toggling Bluetooth

*Some users report it working after repeating these steps couple times
Step 1) Reset the watch
Step 2) While the watch is resetting, unpair watch in phone via bluetooth settings <--- this part is key!
Step 3) Uninstall and re-install the Android Wear app
Step 4) Pair normally
Step 5) Once paired on watch, before even doing tutorial, go to Settings and check for updates

Here is a video on YouTube showing the process:

[wickett06]

That's interesting... I wonder if there is a way to sideload the update via recovery, like what's possible on the ADT-1. (I don't have a Moto 360 or any smart watch, but I was just wondering...)

[ohnoitsfraa]

ADB over Bluetooth is read-only, so that won't work. ADB through a USB connection could work, but you would have to pry open your 360 and make your own DIY cable to connect to the board inside. You would also lose your water resistance. I don't think anyone is going to try this on their own 360, so you're better off trying to force the OTA update by resetting/unpairing/pairing/checking for update

[BIGJ541]

I have sideloaded on the Moto 360 before I have modified USB cable I use to mount it. I have never had any luck with this whole reboot and un link method I think thats all luck to some extent.

[Slick2699]

Did not work for me...

[Salvatore_Fugarino]

Awesome this worked for me!! Have fun with 5.1 all

[sargentboy]

Worked with two brand new watches. Both watches had already updated to 5.02 on their own before I tried this trick. Second watch I had to do twice to get it to work, but it worked.

Thanks for the help!!!

BIGJ541 - Are you referring to this adapter cable trick?

[your_buddy]

There's a much easier way to do this, and it worked on my Moto 360 from 5.0.2 to 5.1.1:

1) Open Android Wear app
2) Click Settings in top-right (looks like a gear)
3) Choose Moto 360 under 'Device Settings'
4) Click 'Forget Watch' at the bottom
5) Go into settings of the watch and choose 'Reset device' and say yes to 'Are you sure?'

The watch will reboot and the Android Wear app will prompt you to pair with a new watch, but will eventually timeout while waiting. Once the watch is ready, click the retry in Android Wear and complete setup like before.

Once it is done, go into settings, about, system updates on the watch and it will start downloading.

[Dennis_Faucher]

The easy method did not work for me. Watch reports " Up to date"

[Dennis_Faucher]

Unfortunately, that method did not work for me.

[Chip_Ryan]

Just connect your watch to a phone that runs android 5.1.1 to do the firmware update. once you have that update done, it won't go back to the old one upon reset.
THEREFORE, you can then reset and pair with your normal phone.

I got this with my G4 and moto 360. Had to paid with a Nexus 5 to get the update going.

Thanks