Kickstarter

We are happy to announce that Martian Firmware Update v1.47 is now available for download at https://martianwatches.com/support/software-updates/.

On this page, you can also read more about the Martian Watch Alerts App update for iOS and Android.

Downloading the new firmware and updating your Martian Watch Alerts App provides many new and improved features for your Martian Watch, including:

1. Tap the watch glass to see last notification (for one min after notification came in)
2. Option for no SMS character limit
3. Worldwide weather now available – current weather plus Fahrenheit or Celsius option
4. Android: Google Now option for voice command (requires A2DP turned "on" in watch and Google Now turned "on" in Martian App).
5. Vibration slide bar allows you to choose vibration level (requires firmware update also)
6. Find watch (within Bluetooth range)
7. Scroll speed option and scroll delay
8. Camera mode: Front-facing default (Android: improved user interface)
9. If World Clock is turned on, date doesn’t display twice when menu button is pressed
10. iOS: Find Phone works with mute switch on
11. iOS: Improved email to use any IMAP server (if your server isn’t listed, you can type it in)
12. More translations for German, Japanese (iOS only) and Chinese (Simplified and Traditional)

Please follow the step-by-step instructions to download. For Mac installation, we have also included a tutorial video. 

For complete information and to perform the update, please visit https://martianwatches.com/support/software-updates/. If you have any questions during the process, please register your product and send us a support ticket, and we’re happy to assist you.

Happy May! We are finishing up the Kickstarter G2G and Passport orders over the next 3 weeks, and more Victory models with silver cases will be shipping at the end of this month.

Unfortunately, the black case Victorys will be heading out last due to a continuing problem with the anodization process needed to make the cases black - we have rejected the quality for a second time. We don't currently have an ETA.

If you ordered a black case Victory and would like to switch to a different model or color, please contact our Consumer Care department at https://martianwatches.com/contact-us/online-store-contact/ with your name, backer nickname, and pledge amount and let us know which model you would like to choose. Visit https://martianwatches.com/products/watch-models/ to review your options.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Bonus news: The backordered stainless steel watch bands are also currently shipping to those who have received their watches but not the bands. They are being sent via First Class Mail so there is no separate tracking. Please wait until May 31st to see if it arrives before contacting us, since we are shipping from both our US and Taiwan offices over the next week. If your Martian Watch hasn’t yet shipped, the stainless band will be included in your box because they are now in stock.

We are pleased to announce that the “Martian Watch Alerts” App is now available for download in the Apple App Store. Just visit the App Store on your iOS device and search “Martian Watch Alerts”, then install per the instructions.

The iOS app will allow Martian Watch wearers with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices to receive:

• Email notifications(iCloud, Gmail, AOL or Yahoo! Mail)
• Facebook direct messages
• Twitter mentions
• Calendar event alerts
• Daily weather forecasts
• World Clock time on the OLED

You will also be able to control watch vibration levels, choose “do not disturb” times, use the watch’s “find phone” feature, and configure many of their watch’s display and alert settings.

First off, thanks to the many of you who have received your watch and written nice remarks on this KS Martian site.  Reading these is quite rewarding and we hope your positive responses help Backers who have not received theirs to feel the wait will definitely be worth it.  We’re working hard to get only the best quality product to everyone.

Shipping Update for All Watches

We have now completed Early Bird G2G and Passport shipping. We are continuing to ship non-Early Bird Passport and G2G watches as they arrive, but anticipate that most will ship in mid-March with completion of shipping by March 20.

For Victory models, we remain unfortunately late for all orders, though non-Early Bird orders remain somewhat in line with the 4-6 week delay beyond February announced in the January 25th update. We currently expect to ship all Victories by April 20, with Early Birds shipping first.  Although we hope you Victory backers will want to hold on a bit longer, if you prefer not to wait you may change your order to a Passport or G2G for earlier shipping, or we will of course provide a refund if desired. Please contact us through http://martianwatches.com/contact-us/ and note if either is requested and we will do so.  Please make sure to include your Kickstarter name and category in which you pledged.

The stainless steel watch bands are still on backorder, so we are shipping watches without them and will send the bands separately later. We do believe they are worth the wait – we took some photos and think they look pretty sharp!

If you have a multi-watch order that includes Victory, we will not hold your order for them – we will ship what we have in stock, and send the Victorys separately when they arrive.

Android and iOS App Updates

We will be releasing an update to our Android app in the coming days.  For those of you patiently waiting for the iOS app, we are having good progress with Apple and expect to post the app by the end of March.

Function Updates

We enjoy getting your many good suggestions.  One such item was “vibration control” and we’re pleased to say that, in the near future, users will be able to turn vibration on and off as needed via their app.  The Android App will include this in the coming release and iOS when released. In addition, after our first firmware upgrade, estimated to be in April or May, users will be able to vary the strength of the vibration to off, low, medium and high to suit their preferences.  More features will be announced soon.

Thanks to everyone for your patience and valuable feedback.

The Martian Team

We are happy to report that we received another shipment of G2G and Passport watches today, so we are shipping them out as quickly as possible. We are still short some watch bands, so we are not holding your watches – we will ship the bands later when they arrive.

For those who have received their watches, thank you for your compliments, input, and suggestions – they are greatly appreciated. If you would like to submit a quote or photo for us to share with others on our web site and in other marketing materials, please email us through http://martianwatches.com/contact-us/, and if you have a photo to share let us know and we’ll reply with an email address where you can submit it.

Don't forget to register your Martian Watch at www.martianwatches.com/support/. This will make you eligible for our 1-year limited warranty, allow you to submit support tickets, and more.

We will post an update about the Victory watches next week, so stay tuned!