Google Fit on Galaxy S5? - General Questions and Answers

I recently bought a Galaxy Gear Live and was excited to use it with S health on my Galaxy S5. Turns out, though samsung claimed they would update their software to be compatible with their watch, it still isnt. Not a problem, though. I thought i would still use the google fit app, as its an android wear device. Turns out my phone isnt even compatible with the google app?? Im not sure what to do as both company apps are not supported. Any ideas?
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ItsRandoug said:
I recently bought a Galaxy Gear Live and was excited to use it with S health on my Galaxy S5. Turns out, though samsung claimed they would update their software to be compatible with their watch, it still isnt. Not a problem, though. I thought i would still use the google fit app, as its an android wear device. Turns out my phone isnt even compatible with the google app?? Im not sure what to do as both company apps are not supported. Any ideas?
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Just because it says it's incompatible doesn't mean it won't still work on your device. You could download the apk and attempt to install, worse case scenario is it won't work
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Tried that now, it seems to glitch my phone and freezes it. Also, i just found out other S5's ARE compatible.
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ItsRandoug said:
Tried that now, it seems to glitch my phone and freezes it. Also, i just found out other S5's ARE compatible.
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That's very odd. Normally Sprint phones are pretty flexible with most apps. Is your S5 on kk or LP?
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[Q] Samsung App Store?

I see everyone referring to it all the time, but I have no idea where it is.
It's no where to be found on my stock T-Mobile Tab.
Do I have to download it from somewhere? Couldn't find it anywhere.
Its just called Samsung Apps. Have you done a manual update since you got your Tab? Sometimes thats caused apps to go missing until a factory reset.
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Its just called Samsung Apps. Have you done a manual update since you got your Tab? Sometimes thats caused apps to go missing until a factory reset.
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Nope. Haven't updated it at all, says there's no updates available. It was activated at the store before I bought it, maybe they updated it?
So if I factory reset it, then update it again, wouldn't I lose the app again?
How would I update it and keep "Samsung Apps"?
I don't think the USA based Tabs have access to the Samsung App Store.
I would like to know also if this is not true.
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the galaxy tab doesnt hav an app store from samsung
wingtytn said:
the galaxy tab doesnt hav an app store from samsung
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Erm, thats basically what Samsung Apps is. AFAIK, every Galaxy phone has it and ot provides apps made for the phones.
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can someone post the app, let's see if it works.
Well it looks like the first app appeared for me... Blinx beat... I was hoping for asphalt... But who doesn't appreciate there little doesn't deserve the good... Patience is the key here
I believe this did get left out of the north american tabs, at least the t-mo. Mine did not come with it. I also did not get any stock e-reader apps I see others with. Nothing for books our magazines. I did get the media hub put it was promptly removed after root. I also work for tmo and our official documentation says nothing about these apps.
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the galaxy tab doesnt hav an app store from samsung
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Generalistic and wrong statement.
EU tabs come with it
I purchased my device from Orange Austria. Also on my Tab some Apps were missing (as far as I remember Samsung Apps, Ebookreader, calculator)
It seems that the tabs sold through providers are limited.
I have flashed latest firmware and now have all apps. But in Samsung Apps nothing is shown. Is there anything I can change to make it work?
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I have the Sprint tab from here in the US and I do not have a "samsung apps" or samsung app store, I've been wondering the same thing as the OP
futuregerald said:
I have the Sprint tab from here in the US and I do not have a "samsung apps" or samsung app store, I've been wondering the same thing as the OP
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Same here, no samsung apps here
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Ah.
I always hear people refer to how much better the Facebook app is in their app store, and other free apps that I never knew how to access.
I wish we could get the apk for the Samsung app store, or for these free apps.
The Physician said:
Ah.
I always hear people refer to how much better the Facebook app is in their app store, and other free apps that I never knew how to access.
I wish we could get the apk for the Samsung app store, or for these free apps.
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Samsung Apps doesnt and hasnt had a different FB app. They could be referring to a 3rd party app.
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If someone points me in the right direction I can grab it off my euro tab for u guys. I've had about 4 games off there up to now including asphalt 5 and nfs shift for free!
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jongilluley said:
If someone points me in the right direction I can grab it off my euro tab for u guys. I've had about 4 games off there up to now including asphalt 5 and nfs shift for free!
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It should be within system/app
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after i update few in the samsung app, thats appear no more update, n i connect my tab to the Kies, its showing that tab is not compatible to it, so i cant download anything from it
Verizon tab
I have a Verizon Tab and I was wondering the same thing. Everyone is talking about getting the free need for speed game and I can't get it because I don't have the Samsung Apps. Very frustrating! You would think when you spend $600 for an oversized phone that it would at least come with a few more apps. Don't get me wrong I think the tab is pretty cool but when you get down to it this thing is really nothing more than a big Android phone with the phone part. I'm a bit disappointed with the lack of tab specific apps.
yes please someone post this apk because i would like it as well

Photoshop Touch

Any know how to update the Photoshop Touch app that came preinstalled?
The play store shows there was an update on Sept 5th but I have no option to update because it is not showing as installed and $9.99 to buy.
I checked the Samsung app store thinking maybe i had to update there, like i have to do specifically for all the faotd from Amazon, but the PST app isnt even listed in Samsung market.
Confused.....
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n01un0 said:
Any know how to update the Photoshop Touch app that came preinstalled?
The play store shows there was an update on Sept 5th but I have no option to update because it is not showing as installed and $9.99 to buy.
I checked the Samsung app store thinking maybe i had to update there, like i have to do specifically for all the faotd from Amazon, but the PST app isnt even listed in Samsung market.
Confused.....
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Same thing I've been questioning there is a lot of programs that came installed and nor in Google market or Samsung market gets
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The app is customised for the GN 10.1 so most likely Samsung would need to push it out via Google Play like with their other apps. Best to pose the question with Samsung.
not so much that it's customized for the gn10.1 but that it's licensed to only be used by your gn10.1.
if it were available through any market i'm pretty sure they'd be violating some kind of license they have with adobe as you'll then be able to install it on any device linked to the account.
It gets updated when updates come for the Note itself. And update to JB will surely update it as well.
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So here i am trying to make a drawings in the bundled photoshop.... howeve i get a very disappointing experience. It doesnt reject my palm and it struggles to keep up with my s-pen when doing small curves... anybody experienced the same thing? Do i miss some settings?
ampentium2 said:
So here i am trying to make a drawings in the bundled photoshop.... howeve i get a very disappointing experience. It doesnt reject my palm and it struggles to keep up with my s-pen when doing small curves... anybody experienced the same thing? Do i miss some settings?
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Just make sure you put the pen against or close to the screen before you rest your palm against it and you should be fine.
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I forgot about that totally!
However i still am not satisfied with the failure on small curves
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Hi,
Photoshop is amazing for photos, coloring etc., but in my experience it's not good for drawing.
Try Scketchbook pro, layerpaint (palm rejection can be configured and it's very good), tv paint (beta) etc.
You can draw and color at one of those then add effects in photoshop.
Nimel.

[Q] Android Beam Wont Recieve?

Hey everyone,
So I have a Nexus 5 red and just for kicks I wanted to try out the NFC but it does not seem to work correctly and I cannot figure out why.
The phone I was trying to connect with is an S4. I am able to send them pics via NFC but when they try to send me something instead of getting the pic, the google play store opens and then everything just kind of stops.
Anyone know the reason for this?
Thanks
Maybe because the s4 and touchwiz .. I've tried as well bro.. That's my only guess..
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mysticfrog said:
Maybe because the s4 and touchwiz .. I've tried as well bro.. That's my only guess..
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I thought that too but I figured if that was the case it would not let me send anything either. I can send but I just can't get anything back. Its also weird that it always opens the play store. Is there some kind of app I am supposed to have for this?
I don't think so... I'm really thinking it's cause touchwiz...
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Works fine both ways between my phone and the Note II.

Stuck in 4.2.2

Hey guys,
I recently purchased my Droid ultra and I'm loving it. The only thing is that every time I hit software update it tells me that there's no software update available.
As you can see I'm probably on the version of the software that came out of the box.
I know that on Nexus phones you could force the update by going to setting and clearing cache of Google services framework. Is there a similar way to force an update on this device?
Stock / not rooted
Thanks for your help guys.
Ps. I'm on straight talk... Dunno if this makes a difference or not.
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Lucky you
root
Haha. Yeah that's a plus I guess. But i'll still need to update.
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Apps not showing in Samsung Apps

I have a Gear 2 running on a Galaxy K Zoom in Texas. However most of the apps mentioned here don't shop up for me in Samsung Apps through Gear Manager. Is the Samsung App Store region/carrier/device specific? Can't find Paypal, Gear Navigator, etc. Anyone know how I can get the apps to show up?
Apps not showing up in Gear manager
Shadoe_Lance said:
I have a Gear 2 running on a Galaxy K Zoom in Texas. However most of the apps mentioned here don't shop up for me in Samsung Apps through Gear Manager. Is the Samsung App Store region/carrier/device specific? Can't find Paypal, Gear Navigator, etc. Anyone know how I can get the apps to show up?
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Here the same. Before ugrading to Tizen I had Eevernote, Glympse and MyMyRide on my Gear1. All gone now and not showing up in the store in Gear Manager. I think I didn't upgrade, but downgrade to Tizen :crying:
No problem
filippus said:
Here the same. Before ugrading to Tizen I had Eevernote, Glympse and MyMyRide on my Gear1. All gone now and not showing up in the store in Gear Manager. I think I didn't upgrade, but downgrade to Tizen :crying:
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I have a good news for you , downgrade from tizen to Android is possible and very easy, it's toturial ( how to )
If after downgrade your touch screen isn't working, don't panic You must flash evrything again and evrything works perfect, i too update, to tizen and back to android.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2776157
Doesn't solve my problem as I stated I'm using a Gear2. Anyone have any insights on the reason why the apostle aren't showing for me?
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same question is here ...
any solution or idea ?!?
Think it might be device specific. I have a note 2 with gear 2 Neo and no Golf Navi, gear navigator, etc. Decided to reset and pair neo to my work phone (galaxy S4) and they showed up. Tried downloading application to S4 then backed up apk and loaded on note 2. Application installed on phone OK but failed to install in gear manager. Not sure if this applies to all scenarios but this was my experience.
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I am a developer and I have published Gear apps
Developer can choose group of devices and can also select regions and countries
I do select always all devices and all countries.
If the developer decide to select some devices and only one country, the the app will be published to the selected devices and to that country only
Why? I don't know!!
If you can't see my apps, then the problem is in your side
check "My Gear Apps" topic
Actually can see your apps in gear manager Lux and Thank you for your work on them. Looks like some GPS based apps (at least in my case) are being excluded from the Note 2 running 4.4.2
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The previous version of my app (Multi-Watch) was compatible with 89 devices.
The current version only 55....
I didn't change or add any permissions.
Its a complete mystery to me.
klwinkel said:
The previous version of my app (Multi-Watch) was compatible with 89 devices.
The current version only 55....
I didn't change or add any permissions.
Its a complete mystery to me.
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Thank you for the heads up. Now I'll stop uninstalling and reinstalling thinking it's something on my end.
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Jalec777 said:
Thank you for the heads up. Now I'll stop uninstalling and reinstalling thinking it's something on my end.
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this is what the developer console of the app store shows to me now:
<see attached screenshot>
I tried asking them what is the reason for it, but got referred to a standard app publishing paragraph..... as usual.
In total I have asked them 13 questions now, never got a real straight forward answer on my questions.
I wish there was a way to call them and speak with them on the phone.
lightdelegate said:
same question is here ...
any solution or idea ?!?
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+1
lamecus said:
+1
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I ended up rooting and changing my build.prop to reflect a Galaxy S4. Now everything shows up.
Shadoe_Lance said:
I ended up rooting and changing my build.prop to reflect a Galaxy S4. Now everything shows up.
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hi could you please post the model number i should use in the build prop please
Thanks
It is a filter problem caused by the Samsung app store. Currently, they filter the devices manually like so: Gear 2 + Galaxy S5, Gear 2 + S4... and so on, which I think is kinda dumb. My apps on there are filtered for 55 combinations. I'm sure they are missing a lot!
machmandp said:
hi could you please post the model number i should use in the build prop please
Thanks
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I used SM-G900A to emulate a S5 and it works for me.
update
Shadoe_Lance said:
Doesn't solve my problem as I stated I'm using a Gear2. Anyone have any insights on the reason why the apostle aren't showing for me?
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Try updating Samsung apps or gear software
I'm getting the same on nexus 5
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