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Just got a Fossil Q Founder smartwatch. Currently, it is showing Fahrenheit. How do I change the default weather app to use Celsius?

I've changed literally every single setting I can think of. I have used the Fossil app to change the watch faces to show the temperature in Celsius. I have Google Now cards configured to show in 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 had 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.

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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 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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  • I can always tell when google has a regression and re-introduces this bug because it suddenly starts getting upvoted again. Maybe someone should tell google about regression testing, either way can't say I'm surprised to see google is still not doing a good job at anything.
    – gnomed
    Mar 31, 2021 at 19:07
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It's because your phone language is set to US English.

Just change your handphone language to another type of English, such as English (United Kingdom), then the weather on your watch will change to Celsius.

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I just bought a Fossil Q Founder watch.

If you go to watch setting, then change watch face, scroll to classic, tap the setting bar below the displayed face, then it will allow you to scroll down to weather unit. Tap it and it will allow you to change between Celsius and Fahrenheit.

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  • That is correct, but only changes it for the watch face. I was trying to adjust it for the built in weather application. Unfortunately I just arranged for a return and refund on my fossil Q founder. Turns out if the watch is exposed to any moisture, dust, or sand, the warranty is voided, which kind of makes the whole IP67 rating completely useless. I recommend others do the same to be honest.
    – gnomed
    Mar 30, 2016 at 18:29
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The units used are derived from the language setting selected upon pairing the watch. They cannot be set separately from the language selection, but fortunately it is possible to change them later on.

On the phone paired to the watch, go to Settings -> System -> Languages & Input -> Languages. There you will be able to set English as your preferred language, and in a second step whatever country you prefer to derive units and regional typing conventions from (date format, decimal point/comma, etc), no matter wether english is actually spoken in that country officially.

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If you're using a face control app (WatchMaker, Facer, etc.) you may have to go into the settings for that and change it.

I use a ton of WatchMaker's faces and I was losing my mind changing languages and Google Now settings, until I saw the settings in the app.

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I had the same issue with my Fossil Sport watch. I live in Canada and it showed as Fahrenheit. When I set up the phone, it did not give an English (Canada) option, so I picked English (United States).

I found a solution though. I updated my language setting on my phone through Settings, System, Languages and inputs, Languages. I had English (United States) as my default language and English (Canada) as my second language. I deleted English (United States) and that changed English (Canada) to my default. Once I did that, my phone immediately updated with Celsius.

Reference: Wareable - How to change the language on Wear OS

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Here is how you change it:

  1. Log in to your Google account on your computer
  2. Go to https://myaccount.google.com/u/1/language
  3. Change your language preference default to English and then choose Canada.
  4. Make sure you use the same account for Google Wear OS.
  5. If you are using the same account, after this change, restart your Fossil watch and you should be good to go.

I have tested this on Fossil Gen 5 and it works.

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  • Tried this with a Fossil Sport, still kept displaying Fahrenheit and miles per hour for wind speed. Only after changing the preferred language in the linked phone's settings, the units used in the weather app on the watch were changed as well.
    – Tatjana Heuser
    Oct 28, 2022 at 11:32
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Go to your Android Wear app > Your feed > Weather > change the temperature to Celcius.

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  • Maybe you can add screenshots or provide more detailed steps to change the temperature units. Currently the answer is very short and too generic.
    – GiantTree
    May 9, 2017 at 18:34

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