It took me a long time to find a good running app for my LG Urbane 2 LTE and I found it: GhostRacer. I am sharing my findings with the community. This is the only developer who understands how to make a running/fitness app for an Android Wear smartwatch.
GhostRacer:
1) works with standalone watch, no phone needed,
2) GPS works,
3) large white font on black background, easy to read when running,
4) configurable screen-always-on,
4) configurable display,
5) export/sync with RunKeeper.
Those are GR's great features I found so far, there may be more.
If you have a GPS problem, try this beta version: https://plus.google.com/104460556988380178420/posts/De3AP9wu7js
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smatofu said:
It took me a long time to find a good running app for my LG Urbane 2 LTE and I found it: GhostRacer. I am sharing my findings with the community. This is the only developer who understands how to make a running/fitness app for an Android Wear smartwatch.
GhostRacer:
1) works with standalone watch, no phone needed,
2) GPS works,
3) large white font on black background, easy to read when running,
4) configurable screen-always-on,
4) configurable display,
5) export/sync with RunKeeper.
Those are GR's great features I found so far, there may be more.
If you have a GPS problem, try this beta version: https://plus.google.com/104460556988380178420/posts/De3AP9wu7js
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I read about it somewhere else but forgot to download it then. Checking it out for sure....
I tried out Ghostracer and it recorded only the time run, not the distance. Then, I tried Runkeeper in the car, and it recorded almost twice as many miles as my car. Weird. I tried it a few times with the same results.
xendula said:
I tried out Ghostracer and it recorded only the time run, not the distance. Then, I tried Runkeeper in the car, and it recorded almost twice as many miles as my car. Weird. I tried it a few times with the same results.
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Assuming you are using LG Urbane 2 LTE which has a built-in GPS:
1. Make sure you have a GPS lock before start running. You can use Wear GPS to find if you have a lock.
2. Distances I get from watch are close to Google Maps.
3. Runkeeper: I know nothing for sure, but my guess is that it starts recording before GPS achieves good position accuracy. Start from Wear GPS and then switch to GhostRacer or RunKeeper.
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Assuming you are using LG Urbane 2 LTE which has a built-in GPS:
1. Make sure you have a GPS lock before start running. You can use Wear GPS to find if you have a lock.
2. Distances I get from watch are close to Google Maps.
3. Runkeeper: I know nothing for sure, but my guess is that it starts recording before GPS achieves good position accuracy. Start from Wear GPS and then switch to GhostRacer or RunKeeper.
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Yes, it's the Wulte2. I'll try the above tips and report back, thanks.
Smatofu, it worked. The Wear GPS app did the trick!! Thanks so much for the tip - the dev who created this app is awesome.
Has anyone with watch urbane 2nd edition LTE noticed that Google Fit step counter is wildly inaccurate if you start a running activity?
In my case if I start the Google Fit running activity, the gps in Google Fit reports a 4 mile run as only about 1700 steps
Thx
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morgej said:
Has anyone with watch urbane 2nd edition LTE noticed that Google Fit step counter is wildly inaccurate if you start a running activity?
In my case if I start the Google Fit running activity, the gps in Google Fit reports a 4 mile run as only about 1700 steps
Thx
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Yes. I have the original version of the watch released in November and when I received the update to bring it up to speed with the new release the step counter got considerably worse. I don't know if it was completely accurate from the start, but steps definitely dropped a lot since the update, with or without Google fit tracking runs. I use ghostracer to track runs. I don't worry too much about steps but I wish it was a little more accurate.
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Update 17-OCT-2010
Uploaded version 1.9.2 (lmgps-1.9.2.apk)
Tested on
Droid X (2.1)
Droid 2 (2.2)
Samsung Galaxy (2.1)
Dell Streak (1.6)
HTC Tatoo (1.6)
Xperia Mini (1.6)
To download the app directly to your Android phone use
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Original Post - edit
Our app/service is free and in simple terms allows you to either stream video with your location data or record and upload what we refer to as "Geocasts" - Video and Location data combined.
Both Live and recorded Geocasts can be viewed on our website - details below.
Make sure you have enabled both GPS and also Unknown Sources (Location and Application settings)
Creating an account
Click the Broadcast option in the app and then enter a user name and password of your choice - write down your details, because you will need these to login to the website.
Feedback / support
Please include which Android phone and ROM you have if reporting problems with the app - thanks.
Introduction to Geocasting
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I just installed the app..I'll give it a whirl tomorrow outside. I did a test recording indoors and I noticed something weird.. the video doesn't show what I'm looking at, it shows everything rotated 90 degrees.But the video that gets uploaded to the site looks fine.
edit: Have you checked Qik? They're kinda your competition..they don't emphasis location as much, but it's an option there too.
looks interesting but what would you need it for?
killagamea1341 said:
looks interesting but what would you need it for?
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well duh its gps navigation lol you show ur fone what your looking at, and it tells you where you are ..... simple
mancsoulja said:
well duh its gps navigation lol you show ur fone what your looking at, and it tells you where you are ..... simple
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lol i know wut my phones looking at because its my phone lmao
i cant enble my gps for some reason im using superD rom
Works fine on my Liquid A bit lag on the video.
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I did a test recording indoors and I noticed something weird.. the video doesn't show what I'm looking at, it shows everything rotated 90 degrees.But the video that gets uploaded to the site looks fine.
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Thanks for the feedback.
Could post details of which Android phone you tested on please and also if you have cooked or the OEM ROM?
On the Tattoo when you rotate the phone the video view rotates too, however, I did code both the broadcast and record screens to stay in portrait mode, which could be the cause of the problem you reported.
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I'll try to give you a couple of examples:
The broadcast option is intended to be used for live tracking, for example, a phone mounted in a car and broadcasting can be tracked and viewed live on the web by other people.
Here's a link to how the US Navy used the app for asset tracking.
http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?casestudyid=4000005831
The record option is generally used by people for social media - here's a good example from the website
http://www.ix-m.com/gps?movieID=20713_08122009114312
Hope that helps?
Its exactly the same on my Liquid, with 1.6
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Thanks for the feedback.
Could post details of which Android phone you tested on please and also if you have cooked or the OEM ROM?
On the Tattoo when you rotate the phone the video view rotates too, however, I did code both the broadcast and record screens to stay in portrait mode, which could be the cause of the problem you reported.
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I noticed something weird.. the video doesn't show what I'm looking at, it shows everything rotated 90 degrees
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I've uploaded v1.1 which might fix this - please give it a try when you have time.
The new version is not fixed in portrait mode, so I am hoping you will get the default camera rotation - fingers crossed.
Caveat: on the Tattoo when you rotate the phone during a recording or broadcast it terminates it, so best to say either in portrait or landscape until I can resolve both issues
The GPS doesn't work on my Liquid.
I get fix and everything is ok when I go into "GPS - Enabled".
But when I start to record either in "Broadcast" or in "Record" mode, it loose fix after about 15 seconds.
And when I check the recordings it seems that the GPS data freezes at the start of the recordings, since the speed doesn't seem to change.
V1.1 seem to have fixed my GPS bug.
But the 90 degree rotation of what I see on my display is still there. As long as I keep the phone in portrait position the recording comes out correct on the web page. Will go out for another test drive now to be sure it keeps the GPS fix, and check if it updates the GPS data while I drive.
And the background is white on my Liquid now in v1.1, then its impossible for me to see which file I have marked in the Geocast folder.
Edit: nope, still the same GPS problems, can not keep fix.
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The GPS doesn't work on my Liquid.
I get fix and everything is ok when I go into "GPS - Enabled".
But when I start to record either in "Broadcast" or in "Record" mode, it loose fix after about 15 seconds.
And when I check the recordings it seems that the GPS data freezes at the start of the recordings, since the speed doesn't seem to change.
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Thanks for feedback above and also for your post #13.
FYI I've coded the app to drop the GPS connection after start-up to save on battery usage, so when you select broadcast or record it will re-initialize the GPS receiver, which depending on weather conditions etc, could take a while to get a fix.
In the Windows Mobile version we have an option "GPS always on", which might help (if I added that), but that doesn't help if the GPS receiver cannot fix on enough satellites (less than about 5 and you can get some random locations)
[edit] explaination about the number of satellites required for an acurate GPS location - if there are less than 3, then your location data might not change or be quite random - 4 to 7 satellites and you get resaonable accuracy ~10 satellites and then it's pretty acurate on the map.
I don't think this is the case. Every other program I use gives exact location and speed, at the same locations as your program looses fix.
Your program also takes very long time, and sometime can't regain fix at all until I turn it of and restart it. So it must be a bug.
The Liquid also have very good GPS receiver(much better than the one on the Hero), and also have A-GPS so it get fix very fast.
If the problem is that you have set the limit for how many satellites it need to approve it as good enough for your program, then at least it shouldn't affect the other GPS programs I have running at the same time.
After your program messes up my GPS, the other programs take a very long time to regain fix after I have shut down your program.
So as I said it must be a bug, and if its not then its useless since you can only use it as a video recorder, not a logger since the location you get on the map jumps all over the place, and the speed recordings show everything from N/A to 1000 kmh.
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I don't think this is the case. Every other program I use gives exact location and speed, at the same locations as your program looses fix.
Your program also takes very long time, and sometime can't regain fix at all until I turn it of and restart it. So it must be a bug.
The Liquid also have very good GPS receiver(much better than the one on the Hero), and also have A-GPS so it get fix very fast.
If the problem is that you have set the limit for how many satellites it need to approve it as good enough for your program, then at least it shouldn't affect the other GPS programs I have running at the same time.
After your program messes up my GPS, the other programs take a very long time to regain fix after I have shut down your program.
So as I said it must be a bug, and if its not then its useless since you can only use it as a video recorder, not a logger since the location you get on the map jumps all over the place, and the speed recordings show everything from N/A to 1000 kmh.
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Yes, sorry it probably is a bug in the beta, but it does works fine on the Tattoo and as that is the only Android phone I have to test with I posted the link here to try and get some feedback to improve the app for other phones.
FYI there is no code in the app explicitly setting a limit on the number of satellites - my previous comment was generic about GPS, the higher the number of satellites the receiver aquires the more acturate the positioning is.
For example on the Windows Mobile version of the app it shows you on the website how many satellites the receiver has aquired throughout the tracking -- I'll need to delve into the Android APIs to see if that is possible to add to the app and that might help with debugging problems like this.
Many thanks for the feedback.
Ok, and if more guys can test it out on other devices maybe that can help too. I am subscribing to this thread and will test out a new version as soon as you have one out.
My girlfriend is using the Hero now and I don't have access to it until friday, but I will ask if she can download and test it on that.
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Ok, and if more guys can test it out on other devices maybe that can help too. I am subscribing to this thread and will test out a new version as soon as you have one out.
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Thanks - I think the next thing for me to concentrate on is the GPS issue, because you say the app is useless if that doesn't work correctly on all Android devices
I'll upload a new build tomorrow with some additional GPS info displayed so we can see what happens on your phone - from looking at the API I will be able to display the accuracy (in meters) that the receiver is returning - but I can't see anything in the location API that gives the satellite count.
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from looking at the API I will be able to display the accuracy (in meters) that the receiver is returning - but I can't see anything in the location API that gives the satellite count.
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There's an app called GPS Status that shows you how many satellites you are connected to (it shows position in a radar view and also the count). I don't know if the source code for it is available, but maybe looking at that app will be helpful to you.
GPSTest and Tricorder also show number of satellites.
Hey
about to pull the trigger on getting one of these for myself, just hoping to get a few questions answered before i do
how well is media control handled by the watch, is it capable of at playing or pausing media from 3rd party media apps? (i dont like the standard android or samsung offer so use an alternative)
is it capable of playing videos on the watch screen from either locally stored or internet streamed sources?
i have read a couple reviews on poor connectivity between the watch and the phone, constant dropping of the connection and if the battery drains completely it requires a factory reset to become usable again
anyone experienced anything like this or have advice around it?
if anyone who has one and is kinda enough to answer these questions for me it would be greatly appreciated
Also another question that came to mind
how functional is the mapping app for the watch?
can i look up a destination on my phone with google maps and have that information relayed on the watch?
(i ask this because i know the watch uses a different maps app and not sure how well it works with google maps)
kalys said:
Hey
about to pull the trigger on getting one of these for myself, just hoping to get a few questions answered before i do
how well is media control handled by the watch, is it capable of at playing or pausing media from 3rd party media apps? (i dont like the standard android or samsung offer so use an alternative)
is it capable of playing videos on the watch screen from either locally stored or internet streamed sources?
i have read a couple reviews on poor connectivity between the watch and the phone, constant dropping of the connection and if the battery drains completely it requires a factory reset to become usable again
anyone experienced anything like this or have advice around it?
if anyone who has one and is kinda enough to answer these questions for me it would be greatly appreciated
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I use the media controls with PowerAmp, Spotify and Google Play, which works very well together (play,stop, previous, next and volume).
I haven't tried viewing videos on the watch, but I've read that it too works well using a File Manager app found in the Gear app store.
When I setup the watch for the first time I had major connectivity issues, however that was corrected after a reboot of both the watch and the phone.
kalys said:
Also another question that came to mind
how functional is the mapping app for the watch?
can i look up a destination on my phone with google maps and have that information relayed on the watch?
(i ask this because i know the watch uses a different maps app and not sure how well it works with google maps)
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There's no simple way to go from google maps on the phone to the watch. You can just start with Here maps on the phone, though, which gives you the same thing. The Here-maps app works, though establishing the watch-phone connection can take a few tries. Here maps is a pretty solid navigation app on the phone, and offers free downloads of maps globally, so you're not always dependent on a data connection. When you set up the navigation on the phone, you get turn-by-turn directions on the watch, with a buzz as you approach each turn. More useful walking or biking than when driving, in my experience.
There's also a paid watch app called Gear Navigator which uses google maps data for turn-by-turn navigation. It's innovative and keeps getting updated, though in my experience a little unstable.
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kalys said:
Hey
about to pull the trigger on getting one of these for myself, just hoping to get a few questions answered before i do
how well is media control handled by the watch, is it capable of at playing or pausing media from 3rd party media apps? (i dont like the standard android or samsung offer so use an alternative)
is it capable of playing videos on the watch screen from either locally stored or internet streamed sources?
i have read a couple reviews on poor connectivity between the watch and the phone, constant dropping of the connection and if the battery drains completely it requires a factory reset to become usable again
anyone experienced anything like this or have advice around it?
if anyone who has one and is kinda enough to answer these questions for me it would be greatly appreciated
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About connectivity: the couple of times I've drained my battery I have not needed a factory reset, and in the month and a half I've had my Gear S2 classic, most connections work most of the time. But I do wish the connections were more reliable: I have had problems, usually fixed by just turning the watch off and on (no reset), and sometimes rebooting the phone. The hardware and interface are so great, it raises some people's expectations for performance very high, and then they get disappointed by the small bugs. So if you buy, know that it works, it's cool, but it could be more reliable, and with luck might improve over time with updates.
I have found the Bluetooth connection to be very good. Much better than the LG Urbane 2nd Edition LTE. Because the BT is so good on my S2 that I never really needed to use WiFi on the S2, and because the wifi on the LG Urbane was not great and I was testing wifi on the Urbane, I did discover that I wasn't getting notifications on the S2 over wifi. I factory reset the S2, and it has been great since then. When I turn Bluetooth off on my phone. S2 goes into Standalone for 15 or so seconds and then goes into Connected Remotely and notifications and such work perfectly. When I turn BT back on on my phone, S2 goes into Standalone for a few seconds and then into Connected via Bluetooth. That's how I expect it to work.
Hi,
Love my new gear s3 frontier...sleek and sexy with satisfactory battery life.
My only gripe with it is the HORRIBLE s voice app and pathetic stock map....
Is there anyway to replace these with google maps and google voice?
i.e. 'ok google, navigate home'....then it automatically opens google map or just having the ability to speak out the address would be helpful.
Thanks
Google maps and search do not work on Tizen.
llubu2 said:
Hi,
Love my new gear s3 frontier...sleek and sexy with satisfactory battery life.
My only gripe with it is the HORRIBLE s voice app and pathetic stock map....
Is there anyway to replace these with google maps and google voice?
i.e. 'ok google, navigate home'....then it automatically opens google map or just having the ability to speak out the address would be helpful.
Thanks
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Nope, this is the downside of choosing a gear s3. The watch and ui are better but you don't get full Google integration.
Gear Navigator Standalone seems to be pretty good. Haven't gone through it as I have only had the S3 for a couple days. It is a pay app, think it was like $3.00 or something. I'm in the US.
Type Google maps in the gear store there is a api for Google maps there and brings up Google maps on the watch it needs work tho.
What about Here?
As far as I can see "Here we go does" not send direction arrows to the Gear.
There is a "Here we go" app on the Gear s3 itself but inserting addresses etc is quite a job with those small keys.
So ask Nokia:"Why not send the arrows from the phone app to the gear.
A dealbraker (haha it's free) is also that it does not seem to look in my address book.
Google maps is far superior (Can send info to phone e.g. )but they do not seem to want to do something for Tizen.
So "Directions gear s2" is good solution and it works on my S3.
"Directons for gear s2' to has to be installed on the phone.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pacosal.gear.directionsgears2
Huib
Huib
herpi said:
As far as I can see "Here we go does" not send direction arrows to the Gear.
There is a "Here we go" app on the Gear s3 itself but inserting addresses etc is quite a job with those small keys.
So ask Nokia:"Why not send the arrows from the phone app to the gear.
A dealbraker (haha it's free) is also that it does not seem to look in my address book.
Google maps is far superior (Can send info to phone e.g. )but they do not seem to want to do something for Tizen.
So "Directions gear s2" is good solution and it works on my S3.
"Directons for gear s2' to has to be installed on the phone.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pacosal.gear.directionsgears2
Huib
Huib
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I use Here we go on my phone and it sends directions to the Gear S3 frontier perfectly. I use it a lot when driving as I get vibration on my wrist and it's almost always in my line of sight. Try disconnecting and reconnecting your phone and watch.
Superbia said:
I use Here we go on my phone and it sends directions to the Gear S3 frontier perfectly. I use it a lot when driving as I get vibration on my wrist and it's almost always in my line of sight. Try disconnecting and reconnecting your phone and watch.
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yep, that did the job.
Thanks.
Is the Here we go app on te gear it selve necessary for doing he job?
I will see, on the long run, which of the two will win.
I have the idea so far that I have to start Directons for gear s2' manually, to see the arrows. Turning the Gear weel gives me ETA.
While Here arrows start directly, after having moved my phone a bit.
Huib
herpi said:
yep, that did the job.
Thanks.
Is the Here we go app on te gear it selve necessary for doing he job?
I will see, on the long run, which of the two will win.
I have the idea so far that I have to start Directons for gear s2' manually, to see the arrows. Turning the Gear weel gives me ETA.
While Here arrows start directly, after having moved my phone a bit.
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I am not sure. I installed it but I think it uses the Gear maps or what's it called as that is powered by Here also.
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I am not sure. I installed it but I think it uses the Gear maps or what's it called as that is powered by Here also.
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Use HERE in samsung store
Gear Navigator Companion is definitely worth the small amount of money you pay for it. The phone app is really clean and intuitive and links to the watch quickly and accurately.
It has great map detail and best of all you get the option of using Google Street Map images on the watch if you wish! There's also a navigator clock face that displays the time and turn arrows appear in the centre if you are navigating, so you don't need to go back and forth to check the time etc.
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I looked throught the API docs for the Tizen wearable SDK with the idea of building an app that would integrate with (or at least pass commands to) Google assistant and Samsung's docs clearly state that the voice API is only available for the mobile development SDK and not the wearable SDK.
So I don't think anybody will be building an app to allow Google assistant integration any time soon
Superbia said:
I use Here we go on my phone and it sends directions to the Gear S3 frontier perfectly. I use it a lot when driving as I get vibration on my wrist and it's almost always in my line of sight. Try disconnecting and reconnecting your phone and watch.
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How do you send directions from the phone "Here we Go" app to the Gear S3 Frontier ?
I downloaded Gear navigator (standalone)
At first I thought it was great, that was until I entered my next destination which was 200km away. I got a message saying max distance is 100km.
Why wasn't that in the description? I wouldn't have paid for it had I known that.
Gear Navigator Companion
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Gear Navigator Companion is definitely worth the small amount of money you pay for it. The phone app is really clean and intuitive and links to the watch quickly and accurately.
It has great map detail and best of all you get the option of using Google Street Map images on the watch if you wish! There's also a navigator clock face that displays the time and turn arrows appear in the centre if you are navigating, so you don't need to go back and forth to check the time etc.
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I bought this app but on the couple of occassions I've tried it on my S3 Frontier it has not worked at all well to be honest. I could set my destination and route no problem on the phone app, but then when I was walking it did not seem to manage to keep up with where I actually was (I had good clear view above for GPS - no high buildings) so the turn alerts were hopeless as it was not properly tracking my current location. Will try it again but so far am not convinced.
guitareth said:
I bought this app but on the couple of occassions I've tried it on my S3 Frontier it has not worked at all well to be honest. I could set my destination and route no problem on the phone app, but then when I was walking it did not seem to manage to keep up with where I actually was (I had good clear view above for GPS - no high buildings) so the turn alerts were hopeless as it was not properly tracking my current location. Will try it again but so far am not convinced.
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Is it the Gear Navigator Standalone version or Navigator Companion that you are using? They are quite different in use.
I am using the Companion version which doesn't rely solely on the watch GPS.
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Is it the Gear Navigator Standalone version or Navigator Companion that you are using? They are quite different in use.
I am using the Companion version which doesn't rely solely on the watch GPS.
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I just checked and yes, it's the Gear Navigator Companion version that I purchased. Just did not track me at all well when I tried it walking, but I will try to test it agan soon and report back on here.
Superbia said:
I use Here we go on my phone and it sends directions to the Gear S3 frontier perfectly. I use it a lot when driving as I get vibration on my wrist and it's almost always in my line of sight. Try disconnecting and reconnecting your phone and watch.
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could you tell me what all needs to be done to set navigation on the phone and get it on watch
i have here wego beta on my phone with offline maps and here wego on my gear.. when i set navigation on the phone and open the app in gear, i just see my position on the watch, no navigation
raikkoni27 said:
could you tell me what all needs to be done to set navigation on the phone and get it on watch
i have here wego beta on my phone with offline maps and here wego on my gear.. when i set navigation on the phone and open the app in gear, i just see my position on the watch, no navigation
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Sorry for the late reply.
I really don't do anything special. I had Here wego in the phone with offline maps already. I got the s3 so I set it up standard. Installed navigator and here wego apps and it started working automatically. Just need to make sure phone has bluetooth connection to the s3.
Hi all.
Apologies if this has been addressed but I can't seem to find a solid answer. I have just bought a Gear S3 Non LTE version. I have enabled location and am using S Health / UA Record. Today I went for a parkrun without my phone, I got a GPS signal pretty quick but as I was running I noticed the Distance on the watched showed 0.0km. At the end of the run my watch sync'd with my phone, I can see my workout on S Health but the distance shows 0.0km. I can also see the map of the route but no markers.
I then tried using UA Record to do another quick run but same issue, distance showed as - - and wouldn't move.
I then tried a walk with my phone and the watch and the distance recorded fine.
Do I need nw phone with me to record distance? Surely not. Or am I just being a n00b and doing something wrong?
Thanks in advance.
Sheldon21 said:
Hi all.
Apologies if this has been addressed but I can't seem to find a solid answer. I have just bought a Gear S3 Non LTE version. I have enabled location and am using S Health / UA Record. Today I went for a parkrun without my phone, I got a GPS signal pretty quick but as I was running I noticed the Distance on the watched showed 0.0km. At the end of the run my watch sync'd with my phone, I can see my workout on S Health but the distance shows 0.0km. I can also see the map of the route but no markers.
I then tried using UA Record to do another quick run but same issue, distance showed as - - and wouldn't move.
I then tried a walk with my phone and the watch and the distance recorded fine.
Do I need nw phone with me to record distance? Surely not. Or am I just being a n00b and doing something wrong?
Thanks in advance.
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Could be the permissions of the S health app, if your watch is recording the kms you are running then is the phone app.
Try using other app or grant the proper permissions. Definitly using a Galaxy/Samsung phone do better job. I am using with note 8 and no problems so far.
Thank you for the message! But the watch does not track the kms if the phone is not with me. Even when I sync later there are no kms. I see no distance if I run without my phone. I have tried with 3 apps and all have the same issue.
Sheldon21 said:
Thank you for the message! But the watch does not track the kms if the phone is not with me. Even when I sync later there are no kms. I see no distance if I run without my phone. I have tried with 3 apps and all have the same issue.
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That's just weird, the watch must track your distance without the phone. I use mine to run and I leave my phone home, using spotify and the s health in the watch.
One thing I noticed is that I need to lock the GPS before running because it takes up to 10 minutes to lock (some said) if I don't lock it the watch doesn't track my distance.
Hi guys, after update watch to one UI 4.5 on last September, gps can't find location on Samsung health, Strava and same apps. Yesterday I updated watch to October update, but problem not solved. Can anyone help me?
yasador said:
Hi guys, after update watch to one UI 4.5 on last September, gps can't find location on Samsung health, Strava and same apps. Yesterday I updated watch to October update, but problem not solved. Can anyone help me?
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There is an entire thread about this here https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/gps-issues.4417711/page-2#post-87552393
I did not had the time yet to check if enabling location in auto detect mode sorted the issue.
Thanks for guidance. I did but the problem is not solved.
Did not work.
Also check this out (and the comments)
"If you open the workout widget on the watch and choose your workout from there instead of just selecting the run widget, you can see at the top of the screen that GPS and Heartrate are blinking. When they both are solid and you see your heart rate you are ready to press run or walk, etc. That way you know everything is locked in before you start your workout."
The problem is with the internal gps connection of the watch
The Google Fit app uses the phone's GPS
Few people have noticed this problem and Samsung has cleverly avoided fixing it
Has anyone been able to solve the problem?????????
admiral_v said:
The problem is with the internal gps connection of the watch
The Google Fit app uses the phone's GPS
Few people have noticed this problem and Samsung has cleverly avoided fixing it
Has anyone been able to solve the problem?????????
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Maybe in your watch, my GPS still works fine.
I don't use Google Fit and I don't exercise/hike with my phone - just the GW4 Classic 42mm.
GPS works fine and tracks/routes are recorded fine (within accuracy of the receiver).
Only existing issue is that auto-detection of exercise (walk/run/cycle) works but does not initiate GPS route recording; you need to start the exercise manually to have route recorded.
Weird, but worked for me>>>
removed original straps from watch
cleaned watch dial
powered off and heated up with hair dryer
powered on in outdoor
and voila!! GPS fixed. i have tracked cycling, running working fine now!
also i have changed straps locations (means, swapped upper and bottom straps)
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