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[DISCUSSION][REVIEWS] Consolidated App Reviews, Recommendations & Discussions Thread

[DISCUSSION][REVIEWS] Consolidated App Reviews, Recommendations & Discussions Thread
Hello Everybody,
In order to attempt to keep this forum neat and tidy the moderation team has decided that 1 standalone thread for discussing the good and bad of all the the apps, modifications, tweaks, and widgets is all we need. So have at it guys and gals! Within this thread review, compare and discuss whatever it is that is interesting you at any given moment. Any new threads on this matter will be closed and directed here. Thanks for your understanding and cooperation.
Remember that most of this will just be a matter of opinion so try your best to respect everyone else’s opinion too!
Cheers Mates :victory:
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Mine is mobil defence saved me more than once when lost phn just log in and track plus I can wipe and lock phn remotely
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What anti theft app should I buy? Soon I will get my galaxy s4 and ofcourse I want to be a bit more sure about getting it back if it gets stolen. So which do you guys recommend?
Sent from a galaxy far away.

joelvn said:
What anti theft app should I buy? Soon I will get my galaxy s4 and ofcourse I want to be a bit more sure about getting it back if it gets stolen. So which do you guys recommend?
Sent from a galaxy far away.
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My favorite is lookout
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App for Event/Meeting/Party Management
Hi, I've been searching for an app that manages events, meetings, and all sorts of parties, with infinite different combinations of features needed from sending invites, remote/onsite checkins, web/database/calendar integration, tracking participants' locations and time stamps, history, etc., etc.... Anyone have a first hand knowledge of such an app that has served you well? Any leads would be appreciated.... Thanks!

Dathaeus said:
Hi, I've been searching for an app that manages events, meetings, and all sorts of parties, with infinite different combinations of features needed from sending invites, remote/onsite checkins, web/database/calendar integration, tracking participants' locations and time stamps, history, etc., etc.... Anyone have a first hand knowledge of such an app that has served you well? Any leads would be appreciated.... Thanks!
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Not sure if there is an all in one app that will do everything your looking for. However, here is some good calendar apps that may be of help
http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/design/android-apps-manage-your-day-better/
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mark manning said:
Not sure if there is an all in one app that will do everything your looking for. However, here is some good calendar apps that may be of help
http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/design/android-apps-manage-your-day-better/
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Thanks for the reply... ya all those calendar apps would be only one component of what I need... ya I realize what I need is pretty huge but maybe somewhere, somehow.......... :cyclops:

Dathaeus said:
Thanks for the reply... ya all those calendar apps would be only one component of what I need... ya I realize what I need is pretty huge but maybe somewhere, somehow.......... :cyclops:
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There are a number of event planning apps on the google play store, for example Super Planner. Just search for "event planner" or "event planning." Since you want a lot, maybe two of them together will give you everything you need. If you are already using a desktop application to track all of these things, you can ask those developers if they are planning or already have integration for mobile devices. This would be a great solution if the desktop and the mobile device could be sync'd.

justmpm said:
There are a number of event planning apps on the google play store, for example Super Planner. Just search for "event planner" or "event planning." Since you want a lot, maybe two of them together will give you everything you need. If you are already using a desktop application to track all of these things, you can ask those developers if they are planning or already have integration for mobile devices. This would be a great solution if the desktop and the mobile device could be sync'd.
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Exactly... we are still looking, there are SO many, and so many are just basic crap, just takes time... there are a couple of good ones but yes, desktop/PC integration would great... just thought someone could save me hours of time "testing" the good and bad event apps, its a tedious process, not exactly like testing a new game from the Amazon FAOTD where u know in 30 seconds whether u wanna keep it or not... to be continued.............

I love the old school video game emulators. With that said, fpse is boss. Wish someone could do a ps2 emulator.. also why doesn't the tw weather widget work in any other launcher? The AccuWeather one that is.

My favorite game is color sheep, very addictive and requise you to think very fast and distinct between different colors.
My favorite app is Google keep, the best notes app i know, very very simple.

Dathaeus said:
Exactly... we are still looking, there are SO many, and so many are just basic crap, just takes time... there are a couple of good ones but yes, desktop/PC integration would great... just thought someone could save me hours of time "testing" the good and bad event apps, its a tedious process, not exactly like testing a new game from the Amazon FAOTD where u know in 30 seconds whether u wanna keep it or not... to be continued.............
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Exactly, that's the point. The Google Playstore has got so many apps now, and even Google is failing to keep count of, and track, the numerous apps. Many apps have promising features, and when you install them, they are just crap. Either hanging your phone or doing some other ****ty thing. Only a handful apps deliver what we can call satisfactory. Eg, I was using ES File Explorer, and when I read so many thumb-up sort of reviews abt the astro file explorer. I installed it, and I found it to be crap. I reverted back to es, and now they've released a more awesome version of es file explorer.
While I don't have what you're searching for, but I agree that we have to go through a helluva testing time only to find that an app is pure crap.....

My favorite apps is all about photography such as perfectly clear it's really helpful for get a better pic .. And my favorite widget is Google Assist for sure.. It is really helpful
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One of my favorite apps is Waze to drive around :good:

my favorite app is tapatalk. best app for forums

Titanium backup for me, i use it always.

The app I use most is Viber, but I don't like its call quality. Anyone can tell me if there's another app for voip calls beside Skype?
Thank you

drag racing
drag racing is quite addicting!

I think my NES emulator is my most used app.

I use chronos, love it. anyone suggest a better one?

Philips Hue with Gear S2

Hello,
as a owner of Philips Hue i would like to control the system with my Gear S2.
Is there any app to do this?

bkchris93 said:
Hello,
as a owner of Philips Hue i would like to control the system with my Gear S2.
Is there any app to do this?
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There's an app available in the Gear store called "Philips Hue Remote" for $5 U.S. (so you probably need a Samsung phone to access it). Have not tried it; the developer listed is Philipe Wechsler.

Is there any posibility to access the full store with my Oneplus 2?
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Hi there,
I am the developer of the one and only app currently available in the store and you do not need a Samsung phone as it is an standalone app! Right now the app has everything you'd expect from it, but there will be some significant updates over the coming weeks and months. If you miss something or if you have ideas for an improvement please feel free to contact me at [email protected]. Thx!
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I installed the Gear apps not from the playstore because they were incompatible. I only installed the apk's.
In my Gear-Store i can only see free apps.

Phippu said:
Hi there,
I am the developer of the one and only app currently available in the store and you do not need a Samsung phone as it is an standalone app! Right now the app has everything you'd expect from it, but there will be some significant updates over the coming weeks and months. If you miss something or if you have ideas for an improvement please feel free to contact me at [email protected]. Thx!
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Hi Philippe. As the developer of a great looking app I suggest you petition Samsung to provide non-Samsung phones with access to paid gear apps.
Potential revenue for you and other devs lost because they've placed these restrictions.
Cheers.

talalalal said:
Hi Philippe. As the developer of a great looking app I suggest you petition Samsung to provide non-Samsung phones with access to paid gear apps.
Potential revenue for you and other devs lost because they've placed these restrictions.
Cheers.
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Hi everyone,
I'll do that for sure, as it is not really an acceptable situation for users as well as for developers. Do you have any sources describing the issue or how did you find out?
Thx
Philippe

Phippu said:
Hi there,
I am the developer of the one and only app currently available in the store and you do not need a Samsung phone as it is an standalone app! Right now the app has everything you'd expect from it, but there will be some significant updates over the coming weeks and months. If you miss something or if you have ideas for an improvement please feel free to contact me at [email protected]. Thx!
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How are groups created? it shows that I have 2 groups with what appears to be a generated name of letters and numbers the the groups have one light each. How do I go about removing those groups and create new ones?

mra282 said:
How are groups created? it shows that I have 2 groups with what appears to be a generated name of letters and numbers the the groups have one light each. How do I go about removing those groups and create new ones?
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Right now you cannot create groups or scenes from the app, but if you create them with the philips hue app on the smartphone, you'll able to see them on your gear as well. In a future version (not too far away!) you'll able to create groups and scenes from the gear as well. Removing/hiding apps might get supported as well later, but first there will be an big update where the homesceen can be customized directly, i.e you will be able to select and sort lights/groups/scenes and other functions you see on the homescreen.

Hi
installation failed. Says connection to Gear is needed. But the gear (s2 classic) ist connected as
any other app is working. Even disconnect and reconnect doesn't work. Any idea ?
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Gear needs to be restarted. After having found out that the memory couldn't be calculated I restarted the watch.

Phippu said:
Hi everyone,
I'll do that for sure, as it is not really an acceptable situation for users as well as for developers. Do you have any sources describing the issue or how did you find out?
Thx
Philippe
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Thanks, You're right, I hope they fix it soon. The app ecosystem is presently so fragmented and unsupported that it undermines the worth of an otherwise amazing device.
It's an often reported issue on XDA. Here's a recent thread describing the issue but the problem is also mentioned elsewhere:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gear-s2/general/samsung-gear-apps-store-t3257719

Phippu said:
Hi there,
I am the developer of the one and only app currently available in the store and you do not need a Samsung phone as it is an standalone app! Right now the app has everything you'd expect from it, but there will be some significant updates over the coming weeks and months. If you miss something or if you have ideas for an improvement please feel free to contact me at [email protected]. Thx!
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Hi Philippe, I just downloaded this app. Works well and looks outstanding! I thought I was going to have to wait for Samsung to release their SmartThings app before I'd be able to control my lights with my S2; So glad that's not the case.
For reference, I have 14 hue bulbs and several groups, including light strips, blooms, and a pile of A19s. You should post this app on https://www.reddit.com/r/Hue/, I'm sure others would be interested as well.

Paid apps availability
Hi guys,
I conntacted Samsung about the issue with the paid apps and non Samsung smartphones. The answer is as expected a bit odd:
"Regarding your inquiry, we would regrettably inform you that only free application could be downloaded on a non-Samsung device, and paid applications will be available in the future.​" ..and some usual blabla.
However I just submited the first update for my app and in the section where the applicable devices can be selected to new Items have appeared:
- "Non Samsung Phone (Android)"
- "Non Samsung Phone (iOS)"
So I have no idea when exactly paid gear apps will be available to all users, but I guess it cannot be too long. In fact I hope that this will even be the case when the update gets available, we'll see
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mjduke said:
Hi Philippe, I just downloaded this app. Works well and looks outstanding! I thought I was going to have to wait for Samsung to release their SmartThings app before I'd be able to control my lights with my S2; So glad that's not the case.
For reference, I have 14 hue bulbs and several groups, including light strips, blooms, and a pile of A19s. You should post this app on https://www.reddit.com/r/Hue/, I'm sure others would be interested as well.
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That was my first thought too, but then I'd had to purchase a SmartThings Hub which is not even available in my country so I decided to do it by mself I sure will post it there as soon as I've setup an appropriate page.
Nice setup! Please tell me if you need some additional features as I can imagine you'll need some extra functionality to handle so many lights as you have.

Hi,
I'm waiting for my Gear S2 classic to arrive and I'm wondering if this app or if there is another app for LiFX smart bulbs? I could use TaskS2 app but like the idea of using the bezel to control brightness.

mikesaa309 said:
Hi,
I'm waiting for my Gear S2 classic to arrive and I'm wondering if this app or if there is another app for LiFX smart bulbs? I could use TaskS2 app but like the idea of using the bezel to control brightness.
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My app does currently not support LiFX and as far as I know there is no other app for this. I've just looked at the LiFX api and I could actually add support for LiFX (or maybe another app). For now I do have other plans, but when the demand for LiFX gets big enough I'll consider adding support for them as well...

Phippu said:
My app does currently not support LiFX and as far as I know there is no other app for this. I've just looked at the LiFX api and I could actually add support for LiFX (or maybe another app). For now I do have other plans, but when the demand for LiFX gets big enough I'll consider adding support for them as well...
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Fair enough I doubt the demand would get high enough it's not as popular as philips hue sadly. How difficult would it be for me to try and code it as I doubt anyone would produce an app for lifx sadly.

bkchris93 said:
Hello,
as a owner of Philips Hue i would like to control the system with my Gear S2.
Is there any app to do this?
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If you are familiar with tasker, then the gear s2 has a tasker plug in app that works and you may be able to use phillips hue through that
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With wemo i created ifttt recipes and send a text from watch that controls the lights. I set the key words in quick reply

@Phippu
Great App! Thank you for making it Awesome interface!
PS I'd gladly buy you a few beers for making a nest thermostat app Im so frustrated with the lack of apps for the gear s2 I'm considering attempting it myself but i really dont like javascript.

what is this app called?
what is this app called?

A rant about the Gear Apps Store

Samsung really needs to do something about the store and put some requirements around the way people upload their apps.
Watch faces do not belong in "Utilities" or "Social Networking" or "Lifestyle" unless they have meaningful real functionality that applies. All this cross-posting of watch faces everywhere just pollutes the store.
No trial or demo mode seems to exist and there is no refund policy (like the 2 hour one on the Play Store). You buy a watch face that looks good on the listing but looks like crap on your wrist and you're stuck with it. You want to compare file transfer apps? Good luck with that.
Watch face listings should be required to post a picture of the ambient mode. Some decent looking watch faces have awful ambient modes but there's no way to tell until you've bought it.
Updates and installations should be able to be queued. Having to wait for one app to finish updating and installing before you can start the next one is kind of annoying.
I find the Gear Apps store to be the worst out there. Compared to the Play Store, the Amazon Underground, the Windows Store, and my god ... even iTunes (or whatever Apple calls their store these days) ... it's atrocious.

I pretty much agree, especially on points #1 & #2.
Fred

Agree!!

Yes yes yes. Also the Samsung app store doesn't show you which watch faces you've purchased.

Samsung requires(pointlessly) two different categories when uploading an app to the store. This is why watch faces show up in other categories. For some asinine reason there's no way of entering a coupon in the store either, yet you can request them on the seller website. Stupid considering a giveaway is great promotion for paid apps/watch faces.

walther1337 said:
Samsung requires(pointlessly) two different categories when uploading an app to the store. This is why watch faces show up in other categories. For some asinine reason there's no way of entering a coupon in the store either, yet you can request them on the seller website. Stupid considering a giveaway is great promotion for paid apps/watch faces.
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Seriously? Two categories. Clearly I can't throw the devs under the bus on that one. Just more asinine than I originally thought.

So, Samsung should add a category of: "Useless second category, don't look for anything here or do look for everything here". Craziness.
Fred

That is wrong. I uploaded a watch face just today. You can specify 2 categories but it is not required. I used only one categorie and it worked.

JohnnyCanuck said:
Samsung really needs to do something about the store and put some requirements around the way people upload their apps.
Watch faces do not belong in "Utilities" or "Social Networking" or "Lifestyle" unless they have meaningful real functionality that applies. All this cross-posting of watch faces everywhere just pollutes the store.
No trial or demo mode seems to exist and there is no refund policy (like the 2 hour one on the Play Store). You buy a watch face that looks good on the listing but looks like crap on your wrist and you're stuck with it. You want to compare file transfer apps? Good luck with that.
Watch face listings should be required to post a picture of the ambient mode. Some decent looking watch faces have awful ambient modes but there's no way to tell until you've bought it.
Updates and installations should be able to be queued. Having to wait for one app to finish updating and installing before you can start the next one is kind of annoying.
I find the Gear Apps store to be the worst out there. Compared to the Play Store, the Amazon Underground, the Windows Store, and my god ... even iTunes (or whatever Apple calls their store these days) ... it's atrocious.
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It's likely of these unusual category anomalies is by letting the seller 'Tag' their software app for a more visual effect than for accuracy in when looking for apps?...
The iPhone app store as well as the Google Android app store had the same problems in the beginnings...
Once there was a high population of visitors.. To then taken more seriously to the content of applications being appropriately tagged!
and why the Samsung Gear store hasn't been taken seriously as a major player against the obvious competition of Google & Apple!...
Tizen has been around now for a time in Teething problems no longer can be used as an excuse?....
Google & Apple started to clean their act up once a multitude of complaints were posted... problem is??...
There is no easy way to do that in the Samsung app blogosphere?... pity.
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Samsung contact website, you must be registered with device before can post any complaints.
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/contact

I agree, that's why I made a thread about it a long time ago.

Samsung should also make paid apps available in more countries!
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Response from Samsung Customer Support.
JohnnyCanuck said:
Samsung really needs to do something about the store and put some requirements around the way people upload their apps.
Watch faces do not belong in "Utilities" or "Social Networking" or "Lifestyle" unless they have meaningful real functionality that applies. All this cross-posting of watch faces everywhere just pollutes the store.
No trial or demo mode seems to exist and there is no refund policy (like the 2 hour one on the Play Store). You buy a watch face that looks good on the listing but looks like crap on your wrist and you're stuck with it. You want to compare file transfer apps? Good luck with that.
Watch face listings should be required to post a picture of the ambient mode. Some decent looking watch faces have awful ambient modes but there's no way to tell until you've bought it.
Updates and installations should be able to be queued. Having to wait for one app to finish updating and installing before you can start the next one is kind of annoying.
I find the Gear Apps store to be the worst out there. Compared to the Play Store, the Amazon Underground, the Windows Store, and my god ... even iTunes (or whatever Apple calls their store these days) ... it's atrocious.
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I responded to Samsung a time ago about these issues...
These are their response back to me...
Thank you for taking the time to contact us at Samsung Technical Support. We always appreciate hearing from our customers.
After reviewing your e-mail, I see that you are disappointed the way content is categorized in Samsung Gear application store.
We appreciate that you have researched in forums regarding the Samsung Gear app store.
We really understand how difficult it is if the apps and content are not arranged in appropriate manner.
Samsung always strives for customer’s satisfaction, demands on functionality, user reliability and user friendly experience.
We take your feedback to our heart. This will not only help us improving our products but also helps us to bring efficient resources to customers for easiness.
We once thank you for your valuable feedback.
Should you desire additional assistance, we invite you to access the web-link http://www.samsung.com/us/support/contact to speak to a Chat Specialist. Our technicians are more than happy to assist you further. Chat Support is available 24X7.
For additional support and updates regarding your product, please follow us at @SamsungSupport on Twitter or like our page at https://www.facebook.com/samsungsupport.
Thank you for choosing Samsung products.
If you have a minute, please fill out a brief survey to help us serve you better. To begin the survey, click on the “Start Survey Here” link at the bottom of this email. Please note that you can access the survey page only when the pop-up blocker is disabled in the browser.
Sincerely,
Abdullah
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Galaxy-Shadow said:
I responded to Samsung a time ago about these issues...
These are their response back to me...
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Wow. They sure us a lot of words to say NOTHING AT ALL!
Good job, Samsung.

usmaak said:
Wow. They sure us a lot of words to say NOTHING AT ALL!
Good job, Samsung.
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Abdullah was clearly using cut and paste stock answers.
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Starting from Jan 29, new watch faces can only be in Watch faces category. I'm not sure if existing ones in wrong categories will be removed
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The whole Samsung app store needs a overhaul. Just has a job half done kinda feel about it, put apps in a simple list and let's be done with the UI kinda deal. Not to mention like mentioned, bad app categorization. It bugs me that Samsung come out with pretty good hardware like the S2 yet fail to make the software just as good. The S2 has massive potential yet they don't seem to get apps out there, would be nice if they developed more apps for the S2 let alone other devs but nope they'll probably just give up on it like the did with previous smart watches and while I haven't looked into it, I bet iphone compatibility is lacking features like the ability to send sms messages or can't install paid apps for example instead of making it 100% compatible with all the features available.

tipztv said:
Starting from Jan 29, new watch faces can only be in Watch faces category. I'm not sure if existing ones in wrong categories will be removed
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Yahooo!!! Old watch faces are gone from other categories as well. One small step for Samsung...
Fred

My first IWC-like military watchface with adaptive luminophore

Hello there,
I'd like to present my first military watchface (native app) with a realistic luminophore light and a ticking sound.
Initially I created it for myself, because I didn't find anything that would satifsy me in the Galaxy Apps store. So now I'd like to share it with people.
I'm a big fan of devices with a luminophore, so I wanted to recreate this thing for my Gear S3 because this device (as so the rest Gear devices) has an integrated ambient light sensor, so adjusting the watchface image based on the light sensor was definitely an option.
I also decided to add a watch ticking sound (you can disable it on the Settings screen) to make it feel like a real watch.
Right now you can launch three apps from the watchface: built-in calendar, timer (Samsung Timer App, make sure it's installed), and a battery percentage screen.
This is a first version of the watchface. Please check it and share your opinion, I would appreciate that, because my goal is to collect some feedback.
The app will work on Gear S2 (lo-color AOD mode supported), Gear S3, Galaxy Watch, and on everything with 360x360px resolution.
The watchface is a paid app, but I'd like to share free coupons for people who will post here until the end of the week.
Samsung has a really weird coupons system, so I have to send coupons individually (if I understand that corrrectly).
So everyone who wants a free install please reach me out here or using a PM and share your country (yes, for some reason coupons work only for specific countries, "thanks" to Samsung) and I will PM you back with a coupon code.
Also, please rate the application if possible.
Thanks!
Sorry, I can't place download URL directly here, due to XDA limitations for new users, so I'll provide a QR code.
Download URL:
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Transition demo video:

jacob1237 said:
I'm a big fan of devices with a luminophore...
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I'm with you!
Jacob,
I very much like this watch face, its clean yet functional, and the transition from bright ambient to dark ambient is very cool. I'm not sure I'm going to be thrilled with the optional tick, but thank you for making it optional!
Ian
USA

Ian Z said:
I'm with you!
Jacob,
I very much like this watch face, its clean yet functional, and the transition from bright ambient to dark ambient is very cool. I'm not sure I'm going to be thrilled with the optional tick, but thank you for making it optional!
Ian
USA
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Have sent a coupon, please check PM

This looks amazing, and its really cool of you to give it out for free to users. What are these type of watch faces called exactly? (I want to find more like these) Is it possible to make such watchface using watchmaker?
Shamsheer,
India
Though CSC of the watch is set to XAR (USA) so not sure what store I use...

5ham5h33r said:
This looks amazing, and its really cool of you to give it out for free to users. What are these type of watch faces called exactly? (I want to find more like these) Is it possible to make such watchface using watchmaker?
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Hey Shamsheer! Thanks for your reply!
XDA has a limitation for new users, so I can't post the external links for the app.
The model name for this watch face is MILSIM A-1.
I created this watch face based on IWC and Fortis designs (and some soviet military watches like ACHS-1).
Try to google IWC Top Gun, Fortis B-42 Marinemaster and ACHS-1 (soviet aircraft watch)
My watchface is not a full copy, but an exclusive design based on top of these three watches.
I'm not sure about Watchmaker, but you probably won't be able to create this transition effect in GWD and Watchmaker because they don't provide such capabilities. That was the reason why I made it as a Tizen Native app.
Please rate the app if you like it! I'd like to collect as much feedback as possible to understand what I can improve
Thanks!

jacob1237 said:
Hey Shamsheer! Thanks for your reply!
XDA has a limitation for new users, so I can't post the external links for the app.
The model name for this watch face is MILSIM A-1.
I created this watch face based on IWC and Fortis designs (and some soviet military watches like ACHS-1).
Try to google IWC Top Gun, Fortis B-42 Marinemaster and ACHS-1 (soviet aircraft watch)
My watchface is not a full copy, but an exclusive desing based on top of these three watches.
I'm not sure about Watchmaker, but you probably won't be able to create this transition effect in GWD and Watchmaker because they don't provide such capabilities. That was the reason why I made it as a Tizen Native app.
Please rate the app if you like it! I'd like to collect as much feedback as possible to understand what I can improve
Thanks!
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Excellent work on this one. It looks great! And I commend you on working in Tizen, it looks a little overwhelming to me

It looks really good. It is nice to see people developing in tizen, GWD is quite limited in complications, access to sensors, etc. Good work.
Marco,
from Portugal

kangi26 said:
Excellent work on this one. It looks great! And I commend you on working in Tizen, it looks a little overwhelming to me
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Thank you very much!

Dude I would like to try your watchfac, it looks sick! Props on the optional tick sound. If you could provide a code I will put up a review!

pencher said:
Dude I would like to try your watchfac, it looks sick! Props on the optional tick sound. If you could provide a code I will put up a review!
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Hey! Please tell me your country, because coupons are country-specific.

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Hey! Please tell me your country, because coupons are country-specific.
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Spain. Thank you!

I like the looks of this watch face, and to echo what others have said easy to read without to much information my country is USA.Thank you!

Great looking watch face! I'm in Canada.

I love the luminescent effect. I'd love a code for this. I'm from Canada. Thanks.

look nice...like the AOD design too.....I'd love a code for this. I'm from Singapore. Thanks.

Wow, looks so cool, would like to wear it also
Germany

I bought this clockface yesterday and today you give away coupons for free

This is really awesome, I just got my Samsung Gear watch for my birthday for myself yesterday. I would love to try this out, I am in the U.S.

Love the watchface! The lumninescence reminds me of Panarai. I'd love a coupon, if you please. I'm in the UK.

Hello.
1 tip for improvement:
When I touch the screen and drag to the right side (to see the pending notifications) the battery status screen is opened. The program should be able to distinguish a touch from a drag event.
Being living with it for a week and it is great. The luminescence effect is super smooth and, believe it or not, doesn't affect battery life too much.
The ticking sound is something interesting ... to try for half an hour.... It is dependent on the media volume, so it is usually too loud. Oh, and it is on while charging.
Other than that, perfect. It will be my default watchface for a while.

Question Minimum face options

Does anyone know why the watch faces are so limited for the Galaxy watch 4? It seems odd that they didn't have more developers working on these before the release. For me, looks like only a total of 30. Am I missing something?

Wear os isn't that popular in my understanding but since this watch is using it I'm willing to bet that more devs will transition working on wear os instead of tinzen watch faces

Now seeing alot of familiar faces in Facer!

You can install Facer and Watchmaker and have a LOT more than only 30 Watchfaces. Plus the possibility to create a watchface by yourself.

I imagine as time goes by there will be a lot more. There were a lot of great faces on Tizen and some of those developers are doing Wear faces now. My favorite developer for Tizen faces (Matteo Dini) has actually done quite a few.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=7920922820385858766
I have only been able to install these from Browser on PC for some reason. When you buy one it gives you choice of what to install it to. I have the Classic which is "Samsung SM-R890".
I suspect there are a lot more Wear faces out there as well but I really have not looked. I pretty much use MD faces exclusively.

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You can install Facer and Watchmaker and have a LOT more than only 30 Watchfaces. Plus the possibility to create a watchface by yourself.
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Be careful with facer it drinks battery life...on your phone and watch

mmeidl78 said:
You can install Facer and Watchmaker and have a LOT more than only 30 Watchfaces. Plus the possibility to create a watchface by yourself.
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Not all that glitters is gold! I have a Watch 4 Classic 46mm. I haven't tried watchmaker yet, but I have tried FACER and MR TIME. On Facer, it's pretty much all pay-as-you-go, or hourly demo versions, or you can sign up for a paid subscription. Even getting the ads out of the app requires you to pay. The completely free watch faces are very few and not even that nice, but what's worse is that the values returned by the pedometer, heart rate, temperature, etc are all wrong in the free apps I've tried. I ended up uninstalling the app.
MR TIME gave me sync problems between app and smartwatch (companion app and on smartwatch regularly installed) and it's also very similar, but slightly inferior to FACER, so I uninstalled it too.
I then tried to find other Watch Face on the Google store, but it's all strictly paid. I tried installing a few demo apps, but it wouldn't display the pedometer, heart rate and other sensors. I wrote to the developer asking why. He replied that I need to enable "complications". Thanks, I answered that, complications can only be enabled after purchasing the watch face, they are among the "PREMIUM ONLY" otions. In other words, the only thing left really to try for free is the time display
The Galaxy Store was and is great, both for structure and content, at the moment it was a huge loss for me to go from the Active 2 to the Watch 4 Classic as far as the store is concerned. We'll see what will happen in the future...
Greetings

I only use Watchmaker. Facer has to much ads and payments and abo for me.
For watchmaker I only payed (i think 5 EUR) one time. Sure you can also make abo etc. but I prefer to use my own made Watchfaces. So no more money to pay and right now my watch I got 72 % battery since today morning (6 o'clock) with activated AOD (shows time digital and analog).
The watchface shows time, date, steps, calendar, weather and battery and even has shortcuts to 2 apps.
I've made a few more (copys) of existing watches or watchfaces. That's enough for me.
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mmeidl78 said:
I only use Watchmaker. Facer has to much ads and payments and abo for me.
For watchmaker I only payed (i think 5 EUR) one time. Sure you can also make abo etc. but I prefer to use my own made Watchfaces. So no more money to pay and right now my watch I got 72 % battery since today morning (6 o'clock) with activated AOD (shows time digital and analog).
The watchface shows time, date, steps, calendar, weather and battery and even has shortcuts to 2 apps.
I've made a few more (copys) of existing watches or watchfaces. That's enough for me.
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Nice watch face. For your use, you may be better off with the Galaxy Watch Studio

Don't like the Studio. Tried it but it is full of bugs. Weather is missing, Complications doesn't show correctly at the watch etc.

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Don't like the Studio. Tried it but it is full of bugs. Weather is missing, Complications doesn't show correctly at the watch etc.
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I have tried watchmaker just now. For my use, I don't intend to create my own watch faces, at least for the moment, it's even worse than the other apps tried before: every time I go back, or touch something inside the app, a screen of ads appears and fills the entire display. There are just 10 free watch faces, but they're horrible.
All that's left to do is wait and see how the situation evolves. The transition to Wear OS it's a strong and bad hit for those who, like me, comes from Tizen and Galaxy Store.
Greetings

cyberz said:
I have tried watchmaker just now. For my use, I don't intend to create my own watch faces, at least for the moment, it's even worse than the other apps tried before: every time I go back, or touch something inside the app, a screen of ads appears and fills the entire display. There are just 10 free watch faces, but they're horrible.
All that's left to do is wait and see how the situation evolves. The transition to Wear OS it's a strong and bad hit for those who, like me, comes from Tizen and Galaxy Store.
Greetings
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There are a lot more than 10 free faces. Like hundreds to thousands. You can find them outside of the app at different sites and on reddit. I think you need to use the paid version of the app ($5 or $7 or something), but, before you complain, that's less than 2 cups at Starbucks or less than a lunch at McDonald's for something you'll potentially look at on and off for hours a day. And it's one time. (I see people complain about non-free apps too often. Sorry!)

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There are a lot more than 10 free faces. Like hundreds to thousands. You can find them outside of the app at different sites and on reddit. I think you need to use the paid version of the app ($5 or $7 or something), but, before you complain, that's less than 2 cups at Starbucks or less than a lunch at McDonald's for something you'll potentially look at on and off for hours a day. And it's one time. (I see people complain about non-free apps too often. Sorry!)
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So I should do as you say everywhere, 5€ here, 7€ there, another 5€ on another site and so on, with closed box, that is without knowing what I'm buying? No thanks.
And If they are of the same quality as the ones I tried...blurp, anyone would be disappointed.
Another thing to consider is battery consumption.
How beautiful was the Galaxy Store ... I was tempted to sell the watch 4 and go back to the previous model for the complete absence of a dedicated market, as instead has Tizen and I'm not the only one to think this ... But it's still early, we'll see how this new Series 4 evolves.
Greetings