Has anyone heard of this or have test to see if it's true? I want to get a G2n but I've read that that the heart rate monitor doesn't work on dark skin and that Samsung is aware of this.
Tek12x said:
Has anyone heard of this or have test to see if it's true? I want to get a G2n but I've read that that the heart rate monitor doesn't work on dark skin and that Samsung is aware of this.
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Give the heart rate monitor app in the play store a try, it uses your camera flash and the camera to record pulse. Should be similar. Also, at&t stores have floor models for you to try out!
Lol u serious??
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Mines works....and I'm a black man! I'm just saying
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Mine is very hit and miss... Takes five to six tries to get a reading
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Mine is very hit and miss... Takes five to six tries to get a reading
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I'm QUITE white and I have problems getting it to read sometimes... ;-]
Same problem
My Gear 2 DOES NOT WORK, I have exchanged 2 of them. I'm not even that dark. I'm a good brown and it works 0 percent of the time... I see a class action lawsuit in Samsung future (or a simple software update).. for a item that does not work as advertised.
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My hear 2 DO NOT WORK I have exchanged 2 of them. I'm not even that dark. I'm a good brown and it works 0 percent of the time... I see a class action lawsuit in samsungs future.. for a item that does not work as advertised.
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It is far from an exact science. Shine light into skin, measure the time between changes of color, calculate.
It also will not be the only heart rate option out there. It's stock software used to enhance the product. The real power comes with the installed apps.
I'm sure it's more of a software thing than a hardware thing, especially if you've already taken two of them back. Either wait for a new heart rate app or try and roll your own.
If you purchased the watch specifically for the heart rate capabilities, you may want to return it and wait until the product has had time to mature.
Good luck to you.
Thanks everyone for your feed back. I ended up getting the G2N and it works on my lite skin. This smartwatch is amazing. True happy with my purchase.
I have same issue. But don't really mind its not a feature I plan to use a lot or at all. Funny as I'm in the health field.
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Tek12x said:
Has anyone heard of this or have test to see if it's true? I want to get a G2n but I've read that that the heart rate monitor doesn't work on dark skin and that Samsung is aware of this.
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That's what I been talking bout! I try to so people what it can do and I'm always looking crazy.
I had that issue then though when I check someone s pulse I check from bottom wrist . So I turned watch on the palm side of my hand and bam worked no issue
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JT1134 just released a mod for Charge notification LED. Basically, when you received a message, you back light for 'Menu,Home,Back,Search' will lid up. In order to make it "pulse notification light" maybe with the help of dwitherell, he can put in a new setting for this. Enjoy.
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/20362-mod-bln-for-droid-charge/
Too bad the LEDs are invisible under normal lighting conditions...
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kvswim said:
Too bad the LEDs are invisible under normal lighting conditions...
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It's great for those times when it's pitch black and you need to know if you have a notification though
Useless MOD.
but thanks nonetheless.
Gosh ... i miss my BB STORM 9550
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Useless MOD.
but thanks nonetheless.
Gosh ... i miss my BB STORM 9550
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Might not be what both you and I will use, but... Can't be useless because I've seen allot of people happy about this.
Charge-TwStock 1.4 / Bought this app!
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Useless MOD.
but thanks nonetheless.
Gosh ... i miss my BB STORM 9550
Droid Charge 4G LTE
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Well see if you live in the dark and never go out... then it will be useful.
Also, if you are nocturnal it may help.
Also wtf i hated my old blackberry. It was a failure of a smartphone.
Guys Its not useless ...Its visible inside my house or when it's not super bright. Sure I can't see it outdoors but hey, its a nice improvement. Thanks jt!
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jkat797 said:
Guys Its not useless ...Its visible inside my house or when it's not super bright. Sure I can't see it outdoors but hey, its a nice improvement. Thanks jt!
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Yes I can clearly see it when I'm at home or in a dark lecture hall (during a presentation, for example).
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are you an ex smoker?
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I quitted for 1 month.
I think it's hard to quit forever.
But when I really want to take a cigarette, I find some terrible pictures, focus on these picture, think very hard about it, then It works :laugh:
It's important that you should think very seriously when looking at these pictures.
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I quitted for 1 month.
I think it's hard to quit forever.
But when I really want to take a cigarette, I find some terrible pictures, focus on these picture, think very hard about it, then It works :laugh:
It's important that you should think very seriously when looking at these pictures.
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How long did you smoke for? I find most smokers understand the risks and a picture wouldnt effect it much.
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technaudio said:
Smoking causes Blindness??? I thought that was masturbating?
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May be I should make an app about: "Stop Masturbating NOW"?
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How long did you smoke for? I find most smokers understand the risks and a picture wouldnt effect it much.
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I smoke for 8 years.
I know most smokers already know the risk.
But at the very moment that they decide to take a cigarette, this understanding gone, they only think about satisfication.
So I bring this understanding return to them, by showing some very terrible picture can reduce that addiction at this moment.
I know it's not enough. But it can gain something INSTANTLY.
Howlong did you smoke johny? Would you quit?
Smoked about 3-4 years. Quit about 6 months ago and I feel fricken great. But I do use smokless tobacco. So I didnt really quit. I coild quit dip as the addiction isnt even close to cigs. But I enjoy it and ill do it for a little bit longer.
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Smoked about 3-4 years. Quit about 6 months ago and I feel fricken great. But I do use smokless tobacco. So I didnt really quit. I coild quit dip as the addiction isnt even close to cigs. But I enjoy it and ill do it for a little bit longer.
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I would send you a congratulation. Good job man :good:
great idea good gob huyluu
I cold turkied. Self high five!
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Get an ecig...:beer:
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Hey all I was cruising thru kickstarter and I saw a NFC ring that has 2 nfc areas. I put in my order. They look nice and thr nfc function may be cool. Ie easy to unlock a smartphone. http://kck.st/132aOwD
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GeneticJim said:
Hey all I was cruising thru kickstarter and I saw a NFC ring that has 2 nfc areas. I put in my order. They look nice and thr nfc function may be cool. Ie easy to unlock a smartphone. http://kck.st/132aOwD
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this is a pretty cool find, idk if practical for me - i have a corp email account that requires a pin unlock which totally blows
thanks for sharing
Totally doing this.
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drnob1 said:
this is a pretty cool find, idk if practical for me - i have a corp email account that requires a pin unlock which totally blows
thanks for sharing
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With either the App Tasker or nfc launcher you can make a setting to enter that pin to allow it to work I believe
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This looks pretty pimp
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holla420 said:
This looks pretty pimp
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Too bad we need the one that costs around 43$ because we need the alpha for the gs4
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Be careful and make sure to get the "ALPHA MAN" size... That is the only one that works with the S4.
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Be careful and make sure to get the "ALPHA MAN" size... That is the only one that works with the S4.
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Im glad I noticed that. Thanks for the heads up though
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1000s of potential uses above and beyond cell phone technology. Can you imagine a firearm that has an NFC unit in the handle that only will fire if the shooter has the correctly coded NFC ring? A car that will only start if a person with an NFC ring pushes a button to start it? Yea, it's not perfect, but the potential is there.
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1000s of potential uses above and beyond cell phone technology. Can you imagine a firearm that has an NFC unit in the handle that only will fire if the shooter has the correctly coded NFC ring? A car that will only start if a person with an NFC ring pushes a button to start it? Yea, it's not perfect, but the potential is there.
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I didn't evennthink of that. Samsung makes a dead bolt that can be unlocked via nfc tech also
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I had no idea tasker could do this, there goes my whole Saturday messing with it
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This is pretty sweet! I'm looking forward to getting a NFC door lock. Its pretty expensive but I think its awesome! My next thing to look into is a WiFi enabled thermostat.
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This is really nice pice of hardware, can not wait to get one of the 500 limited kickstarted edition.!!
Looks like ill be spending my birthday money on this.
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Never been much of a ring wearer, but this might just convince me for when wedding rings choosing comes up!
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Never been much of a ring wearer, but this might just convince me for when wedding rings choosing comes up!
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Nice.
I cant wait to get mine
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Thank of all the possibilities this ring can bring.. this is awesome.. "so much room for activities" hehe
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Thank of all the possibilities this ring can bring.. this is awesome.. "so much room for activities" hehe
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Haha! We can get SO many activities done. :laugh::good:
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Never been much of a ring wearer, but this might just convince me for when wedding rings choosing comes up!
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Ditto. I don't even wear my wedding ring, but I backed the Alpha one a a few weeks ago and besides it being thicker it kind of looks like my wedding ring, haha.
BUT, here’s my concern for us S4 owners. Have you ever watched John McLear’s (NFC Ring creator) video of him unlocking the Nexus 7? The beauty of this video is that not only can it unlock and bypass a PIN (as I’ve been able to do with the S4 in my video), but once your NFC ring is removed it locks it back up! I couldn’t find any NFC mods that enable “NFC Removal” detection for the S4 yet so I’m wondering how McLear plans to package the ring.
OK. Just did a little digging and found that they now have an Xposed mod for this. I’LL BE TRYING THIS OUT THIS MORNING! Hopefully it works.
that thing is cool. never even knew there are so many nfc functions.
pastert33 said:
This is pretty sweet! I'm looking forward to getting a NFC door lock. Its pretty expensive but I think its awesome! My next thing to look into is a WiFi enabled thermostat.
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Definitely go for the Nest! I have had it for over a year now and it is awesome!
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Woo I just joined the club
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So Tapatalk 4 is out and Im on the fence about it. .99c is a killer deal however when I took a look at the reviews it was really mixed. A lot of people say it isnt loading forums/topics quickly. However it still has a 4.3 star overall rating. I did purchase the app and tried it for a few minutes to discover similar issues. (Im running the beta / 3rd version now). It did look a lot different then the beta though. Has anyone else tried it? What are your thoughts? Do you feel its slower than the beta?
I just bought it myself and truthfully I don't see much difference than the public release version.. :S not having the problems others are on the reviews but I'm on WiFi :<
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So Tapatalk 4 is out and Im on the fence about it. .99c is a killer deal however when I took a look at the reviews it was really mixed. A lot of people say it isnt loading forums/topics quickly. However it still has a 4.3 star overall rating. I did purchase the app and tried it for a few minutes to discover similar issues. (Im running the beta / 3rd version now). It did look a lot different then the beta though. Has anyone else tried it? What are your thoughts? Do you feel its slower than the beta?
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I'm using it currently. But this is the first time that I use Tapatalk with forums. I'm liking it a lot so far. I'd say you really can't go wrong with 9 cents. I can find that in my couch
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Does someone from you can ads XDA forum in Tapatalk 4? I ahve failed messages and says to contact forum admjnistrator for assistance...
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I'm using it currently. But this is the first time that I use Tapatalk with forums. I'm liking it a lot so far. I'd say you really can't go wrong with 9 cents. I can find that in my couch
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I'm having no issues adding it. Clearing the app data or uninstalling and reinstalling?
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Ill give it another shot
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Before I start I have to say I tried to make this as "HR" appropriate as possible. I just think this might be a problem. I have noticed that my heart rate monitor doesnt seem to like darker people. I have tested it on numerous light skinned or white people and I have found that it takes between 1-2 times before we get a reading. Meanwhile darker skinned people it takes anywhere between 4-6 times if at all to get a reading. I have tried different positions for the watch like moving it up the arm and putting it on the underside of my wrist and still no better results. Is anyone else having this issue or am I just crazy?
Racist smart watches eh? I'm light skin and it works fine. Wayans light skin with no tan
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Interesting.....I'm dark skinned and I just gave up on trying to get a reading from the heart rate monitor.
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I'm brown skin and it takes 1-2 times.
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tiisai44 said:
I'm brown skin and it takes 1-2 times.
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Are you taking your measurement on the top or bottom of your wrist?
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Ha!! Aw man I thought it was just me!!! Im darkskin and the heart rate monitor hardly ever works but when it does its on the underside of my wrist. Even when its on the underside of my wrist I have to be really steady and quite and it takes a while but eventually it will work. My wife is light skin and it works on her like a charm.
While it is VERY unfortunate if Samsung did not test this sufficiently with different skin types, I will add that even on pale skin you have to keep still for a good reading. It is absolutely not suitable for continuous monitoring while running despite what Samsung may have suggested. You get all sorts of crazy readings, or wrong readings. If you really want continuous heart rate monitoring you need to use a Bluetooth chest strap (many options for this that work with Samsung fitness) but it means using it in conjunction with the phone rather than the watch.
I was wondering why Samsung chose a green LED for the light source under the watch. I would have thought being near to the infra-red band (i.e. red) would have coped better with various skin types.
I find it easier to get a reading on the under side of the wrist, pretty much right under the Palm of my hand
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thesparky007 said:
I find it easier to get a reading on the under side of the wrist, pretty much right under the Palm of my hand
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Yes, that works but no one wears their gear 2 like that!
Att.Fan1982 said:
Yes, that works but no one wears their gear 2 like that!
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Yea but when you need to get your hr you can quickly twist it
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Yea but when you need to get your hr you can quickly twist it
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Yeah but that's a pain in the butt!
I wonder if they can make the light stronger. Make brighter so it penetrate darker skin types. I realize that's easier said then done.
ManBearPig20oh10 said:
Yeah but that's a pain in the butt!
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do it on your arm,not your butt
forshaw said:
do it on your arm,not your butt
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Is that where I'm messing up at? I should have read the instructions!
ManBearPig20oh10 said:
Is that where I'm messing up at? I should have read the instructions!
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I presume it'll work on your ass too.... If it's light enough lol
But the under side of the wrist has been the most consistent way to get a reading for me
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I presume it'll work on your ass too.... If it's light enough lol
But the under side of the wrist has been the most consistent way to get a reading for me
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Not with me. Maybe my little girl wrists are partly to blame too
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I find it easier to get a reading on the under side of the wrist, pretty much right under the Palm of my hand
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Do you think that is because the underside of your wrist is lighter skinned or because the blood vessels are nearer the surface of the skin? I still find it incredible that Samsung didn't think of this issue. Heart rate monitors are not new in watches. Casio did this in the 90s!
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Do you think that is because the underside of your wrist is lighter skinned or because the blood vessels are nearer the surface of the skin? I still find it incredible that Samsung didn't think of this issue. Heart rate monitors are not new in watches. Casio did this in the 90s!
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I think it's partially both... Either way it' works 4/5 times for me this way
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I think this is just another example of "The Man" trying to bring a Brother down. : ) but seriously, sorry to hear this seems to be a real thing. I am pretty damn white, and have had a few reading issues, but overall it does work well for me.
Boycott Samsung's racist watch!