I have set up the auto unlock feature in GM to unlock my phone when the Gear 2 is within proximity but it's not working. It worked the first time I set it up but now my note 4 just stays locked with the lock pattern. Anyone else?
UPDATE: Uninstalling and reinstalling gear manager from Samsung app store did the trick. I did allow Gear Manager to reset the watch as well so I'm not sure if that made a difference also.
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Is there an app to lock phone manually from my gear 2? Sometimes I don't want to wait until phone is out of range so the lock automatically function doesn't work for me. I just want an app for the gear 2 to lock phone so anyone trying to use phone has to enter pin. I use google unlock so when in range of gear 2 you do not have to enter pin to use phone.
Since I did master reset my note 4 and reinstalled gear manager straight from play store, auto lock phonr screen in not available on my setup. Do I miss something or feature was removed or I need to enable something to have that feature back?
darekz said:
Since I did master reset my note 4 and reinstalled gear manager straight from play store, auto lock phonr screen in not available on my setup. Do I miss something or feature was removed or I need to enable something to have that feature back?
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It was removed. The function is now served by Smart Lock in Android which you can find in Lock screen and security in Settings.
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I have just bought an S7 Edge to replace my Note 3 and now need to switch my S2 to connect to the Edge instead. Does anyone know of an online guide anywhere which would tell me what I should do please?
Just go to the watch settings (on the watch) and reset it to factory settings. Then you can find and pair the watch from the Gear Manager on the new phone.
Thanks, presumably I will lose all the settings on the watch and have to start from scratch?
There is not so many settings on the watch itself.
That was surprisingly easy. I did a light reset and went from there. I had written down all the details such as the order of my widgets and quickly had it looking just as it was with my old phone. Even kept the data from My Notes in Gear.
Yes, light reset is the way to go. You can go into your Samsung account and re-download all previous downloaded apps. I had to do this twice: going from S6 to Note 7 and after replaced recalled Note 7
What is light reset?
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What is light reset?
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Light reset keeps all of your personl data, but delete all downloaded apps
I have a Gear S2 Classic, and recently had to do a factory reset. When getting everything back to the way I like, I noticed that "Messages" is no longer an option when selecting apps for the shortcut widget (the widget that allows for four app shortcuts).
Messages is still available in the main app menu, and is working fine. I can add Messages as a "complication" on various watch faces, just not the shortcut widget.
I pair the watch with a new (battery replaced) Galaxy Note 7.
Thoughts???
Thanks in advance.
Messages has not been an option on my S2 Classic since I got it in that widget. You had it once? Hope some one can shed light on this as it would be nice to have.
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Messages has not been an option on my S2 Classic since I got it in that widget. You had it once? Hope some one can shed light on this as it would be nice to have.
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Yes. I purchased my Gear S2 Classic maybe 9 months ago, and always had the option of adding Messages to the shortcut widget.
FYI... its a Bluetooth / WiFi version of the watch. Firmware = R732XXU2DPG1.
When pairing the watch to my new phone (Note 7), Messages seems to have disappeared from the shortcut widget list of apps -- I did a factory reset on the watch..
I liked having my "communication" shortcuts on one widget: Message, E-mail, Phone, & Buddy.
Having the same problem. Gear S2 classic and. Galaxy S7.
Same problem hear after switching to the S7 phone. Wondering if the Gear does not recognize it as a Galaxy device therefore does not give the widget option.
It's interesting this whole thread is Gear S2 Classic. Wonder if that could be the problem? Gear S2 Classic with the new S7 and Note 7 phones.
I really miss having it on the widget.
I still have it on mine. I have s2 classic and s7.
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Anyone found a solution? Light reset and factory didn't do anything...
i'm having the same issue. classic and s7. just bought both and no message short cut.....
I contacted samsung
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Anyone found a solution? Light reset and factory didn't do anything...
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I contacted Samsung and they said because the factory reset didn't do anything I should take my watch back to the store to see if they would send it in or replace on warranty. I will let you all know how that goes
Back to old phone - still no shortcut
Well... I had to return my Note 7 and revert back to my old phone -- a Galaxy S4 running AT&T stock (but rooted) Lollipop.
I thought the widget shortcut would "magically" reappear after reverting back to a phone / OS where I know the shortcut was present; however, no such luck.
After performing [another] factory reset on my watch and reconnecting it to my Galaxy S4, the widget shortcut is still missing.
Oh well. Obviously, this is not a huge deal; just a feature I had at one point, that seemingly disappeared for no reason.. I just use watch faces that support shortcuts and / or access messages through notifications.
This just happened on my classic this weekend. Hard reset didn't do anything.
Installed the newest update this evening. It's back !
UPDATE: This appears to be a problem for watches connected with non-Samsung phones.
Had my S3 Frontier for 4 days now. The Samsung timer does not vibrate or alert when it finishes. I purchased another time app (CookingTimer by SRPOL) and it does not run in the background. So as it stands now, no timer app is available for the S3 that will run in the background and notify upon completion.
Would someone test your timer app and see if it alerts upon completion?
Ive used my timer and alarm alot with no issues. Beeps loud and vibrates. Maybe uninstall and install the samsung timer again?
Count down timer? I did a hard reset and installed the timer only. Still not working. Doesn't matter if on vibrate or sound turned on. Arrrg
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Count down timer? I did a hard reset and installed the timer only. Still not working. Doesn't matter if on vibrate or sound turned on. Arrrg
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Every one I've tried so far doesn't alert when the timer runs out, which makes it useless
Mine's working just fine. Mine's a S3 Classic.
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What's the name of the one you downloaded? I'll give it a try. S3 Classic here as well.
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Mine's working just fine. Mine's a S3 Classic.
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Are you closing the timer and leaving it run in the background? Or leaving it open?
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Are you closing the timer and leaving it run in the background? Or leaving it open?
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I set the time, start it, then either leave the watch alone or I press the home button and do something else with the watch.
My watch sounds the alarm when the time is up & I dismiss it by swiping from left to right as directed on the screen.
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I set the time, start it, then either leave the watch alone or I press the home button and do something else with the watch.
My watch sounds the alarm when the time is up & I dismiss it by swiping from left to right as directed on the screen.
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Interesting. I wonder why people are having issues.
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Mine is an LTE version from AT&T. Timer(Samsung app) does not sound under any circumstance.
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Mine is an LTE version from AT&T. Timer(Samsung app) does not sound under any circumstance.
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I have the Frontier T-Mobile LTE and just tested the Samsung timer app at 1 minute intervals with vibration only and sound with vibration. Both worked just fine. I also have AOD turned off in the event that the watch would go into some sort of sleep mode. Would you happen to have some Bluetooth device connected to the watch, like headphones, where it would want to send the alert to those rather than the watch itself? I'm not sure if it would do that or not but an easy thing to look into.
Put it in flight mode and no change. Only connection is with my phone. Gear S2 works fine. S3 not so much. I am going to go to the AT&T store and try it on the demo watch. If it works there, I will request an exchange.
My Timer works just as it did on my Gear S2. The only thing I notice is everyone complaining about the Timer not working correctly is using a non-samsung phone. Must be an issue there.
I use the timer app from Samsung Galaxy Apps in the Gear Manager. Type timer in search. Its the first one in the list.
Works perfect in the background with vibration and sound.
I am going to try setting the watch up on my wife's Note 5. That should answer let me know if it is because I am using a non-samsung phone. I hate having to set it up from scratch again. Samsung pay is the part that is a pain in the butt. I will report back.
Well, crap. The timer works as designed when paired with the Note 5. I am reconnecting with my Axon 7 and going to cross my fingers. Seems really odd that the phone it is paired to would make a difference in a timer.
Restore does not work as advertised. No apps or watch faces were restored. Samsung pay had to be redone from scratch.
Timer back to not working.
I had to return my Note 7 and did not want a S7. I am holding out for the release of the S8 or Note 8. S7 was not worth the expense and I like to upgrade yearly.
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Well, crap. The timer works as designed when paired with the Note 5. I am reconnecting with my Axon 7 and going to cross my fingers. Seems really odd that the phone it is paired to would make a difference in a timer.
Restore does not work as advertised. No apps or watch faces were restored. Samsung pay had to be redone from scratch.
Timer back to not working.
I had to return my Note 7 and did not want a S7. I am holding out for the release of the S8 or Note 8. S7 was not worth the expense and I like to upgrade yearly.
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Glad you figured it out, hopefully Samsung can fix this with the Gear app for other phones in the future. I'm sure they will because you're not the only one to report it according to a google search.
Happening on non-Samsung phone for me too.
Gear S3 timer not woring
Same results for me. Timer does not work when connected to my Oneplus 3, works perfectly when using S7. Sending SMS via S Voice fails as well with the OP3. (SMS service is not available)
Shame as I like the Gear 3 and the OP3 - not so much the S7 - the home button angers me!
Seems like they fixed the timer. The app was removed briefly yesterday, and it's working with my Nexus 6P.