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Gear 2 with iPhone

Hey guys my gear 2 is arriving in the morning my company phone is a iPhone any idea on how to connect the gear to the phone I know notification will not work just at least the phone capabilitie.
Thanks
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int03h said:
Hey guys my gear 2 is arriving in the morning my company phone is a iPhone any idea on how to connect the gear to the phone I know notification will not work just at least the phone capabilitie.
Thanks
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Nope. In order for it to work with non-Samsung devices you need to install Gear Manager and Atb manager apps on your devices, no way to do that with iphone.
Edit: Did a quick search online and someone said they connected it to an iPhone and it did make calls. When you get it try using blutooth and connect it to your iphone.

wont work

The gear 2 arrived and not visible to the iphone but works great with my note 3 maybe there will be a test firmware out soon.
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hey guys,
I have a gear 2 neo and a iphone 5s,
when you go on watch and go to settings, bluetooth and select "make device visible" you can pair to an iPhone.
working
make a call with the dialer
iphone ringtone comes through when receiving call
receiving a call.
call logs
contacts
not working
siri
all other apps that communicate with phone so watch-on heart rate and pedometer etc still work.

How were you able to check off the make device visible?
It's grayed out.

thepcpilot said:
How were you able to check off the make device visible?
It's grayed out.
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disconnect bluetooth from host android device.....
Cheers

Yep that did it. Works now.
All we need is for samsung to release an app to get the other functions working now.

Wow, hope that happens for you guys - the voice commands are an awesome part of the watch. Not sure if Apple will allow the watch to ever hook into Siri, though. I'm suspecting you may have to wait for Apple to release theirs.

rEVOLVE said:
Wow, hope that happens for you guys - the voice commands are an awesome part of the watch. Not sure if Apple will allow the watch to ever hook into Siri, though. I'm suspecting you may have to wait for Apple to release theirs.
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Works indeed on my iPhone 5S, nice
Too bad no other notifications (SMS, Whatsapp, ...) are sent to the iPhone..
Hopefully with a jailbreak tweak? + rooted Gear 2?

So just a quick recap:
The Gear 2 does connect with the iPhone through BT and calling and receiving calls works, as well as contacts and call logs.
Can someone confirm?

guys by know you should know that Apple and samsung have been in lawsuit to one another so no way they have any of there gear to work with iPhone
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So Calls and some other functions work, and if you don't have an android device with Bluetooth you can still install gear 2 apps with a computer and the Tizen SDK (adb ripoff) as long as you have the install package

ethancedrik said:
So Calls and some other functions work, and if you don't have an android device with Bluetooth you can still install gear 2 apps with a computer and the Tizen SDK (adb ripoff) as long as you have the install package
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But is there also a way to set up the Gear for first time use without Android device?

WHAT?!
skeamznz said:
hey guys,
I have a gear 2 neo and a iphone 5s,
when you go on watch and go to settings, bluetooth and select "make device visible" you can pair to an iPhone.
working
make a call with the dialer
iphone ringtone comes through when receiving call
receiving a call.
call logs
contacts
not working
siri
all other apps that communicate with phone so watch-on heart rate and pedometer etc still work.
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Iphone can work with the Galaxy Gear 2 and make calls, see contacts? I think misunderstood or you are joking.

daniellucas said:
Iphone can work with the Galaxy Gear 2 and make calls, see contacts? I think misunderstood or you are joking.
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I've only managed to connect by BT to see the number calling you (no contact name), but I can not see the contacts or notifications ... NEED HELP!

got a question for anybody who's watching this thread: when i try to connect my gear 2 to my iphone 5s(jailbroken) it always ask me to factory reset my gear 2 neo. any suggestions as to why it's doing that or any solutions??

It does that whenever you pair to a new device. Is designed to only be paired to one phone so it will reset if that phone changes.
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dominoid said:
It does that whenever you pair to a new device. Is designed to only be paired to one phone so it will reset if that phone changes.
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I am facing the exact same problem with my Tizen Gear 1. I have set it up with an android device, but when I try to connect with an iPhone the God damned watch wants to reset itself, so I cannot connect it,
The crazy thing is that I have done it in the past. I have been using my Tizen Gear 1 with my 5S for quite some time, I do not remember having to deal with this error message.
Any help?

gidi said:
I am facing the exact same problem with my Tizen Gear 1. I have set it up with an android device, but when I try to connect with an iPhone the God damned watch wants to reset itself, so I cannot connect it,
The crazy thing is that I have done it in the past. I have been using my Tizen Gear 1 with my 5S for quite some time, I do not remember having to deal with this error message.
Any help?
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Your gear is going to reset every time you repair it. When it goes to the setup connection screen, tap the watch icon in the top left about 20-25 times, it will then show a message at the bottum. After that message disappears hold down on the watch icon until you get to the clock screen. This will activate without connection. Then go to setting>connections>Bluetooth and hit make visible. Your iPhone will show it as 'gear 2 (xxxx) hit that and it will pair. The only thing working so far are the stand alone apps and calling.

Issues with Gear S2: Hangouts and sleep tracking

Hey all
So I know that the Gear S2 is a rather new device, so not many people may have had time to try and troubleshoot it, or even have ran into the same issues as me. But I'm posting here to see if anyone has, or may know fixes. I have a GS6 that my Gear S2 is paired up to. Whenever I get Hangouts messages, I cannot interact with it in any way besides opening it on my phone, dismissing it, or blocking the app from notifying me on my watch. My friend, who has a Note 4, is able to respond, among a few other options. We are both running the same version of Hangouts, and we also tried multiple versions of Hangouts to see if it was tied to a certain version. Unfortunately, we aren't on the same version of Lollipop, but I don't see why the ability to respond to Hangouts messages would be removed from 5.1.1 but present in a lower version of Lollipop.
The second issue comes with sleep tracking. Supposedly, the Gear S2 is supposed to be able to automatically detect and record your sleeping. At least, that's what all the reviews that I read that mention sleep tracking speak to. I charged up my watch enough to last through the night last night, but this morning all it reported was that I was inactive for entire time that I was asleep, and not that I was actually sleeping. My same friend from earlier had the same experience.
So, if anyone has any recommendations on either of these issues, it would be greatly appreciated

Do you get the notification on the watch?
Sent from one of my many devices.

Yeah I see the notification, I just can't respond to it. I can only dismiss it or block the app from showing up on the watch

At this point I've tried the Gear S2 paired up with my GS6, a Galaxy Alpha, and a Note 5. I never saw an option to respond to Hangouts on the watch, though I always received the notification on the watch. I let someone borrow my Gear, and he hasn't been able to get it to prompt for Hangouts message responses, either.

Looking for info on sleep tracking as well! haaalp

I get an option to reply to hangout notifications using a Nexus 5, but I know they are sms. Not sure if I can reply to non-sms cause I don't get hangout messages except for sms via hangouts.

I found out that at least the Hangouts issue is a phone model by phone model case. My friend with the other Gear s2 that allows him to respond let someone with a note 5 try his out for a day. He also wasn't able to respond to Hangouts messages. So at least the note 4 allows you to, but so far I know that the S6, S6 Edge, Note 5, and Alpha do not allow you to respond.
I don't have any new info on the sleep tracking at this time :/

same problem with the sleep tracking , cant enable it with S health ,cant get it to work. it worked with the gear fit and my note 5 , just not with gear s2. sorry don't use hangouts , so not much help there. I have seen on the gear manager app on my note 5 , where you pick what apps you get notifications from , maybe some settings in there might help (but you probably already checked there)

Xenther said:
I found out that at least the Hangouts issue is a phone model by phone model case. My friend with the other Gear s2 that allows him to respond let someone with a note 5 try his out for a day. He also wasn't able to respond to Hangouts messages. So at least the note 4 allows you to, but so far I know that the S6, S6 Edge, Note 5, and Alpha do not allow you to respond.
I don't have any new info on the sleep tracking at this time :/
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actually i have my classic connected to my note 4 and it does not allow me to reply to hangout via watch.

I have the galaxy s6 and I could reply to hangouts with the gear s2 but I can't with the gear s2 classic. So I'm not sure this is a phone model issue. Is it a s2 vs s2 classic thing?
Which s2 model do you have, sport or classic?

In order to reply via watch on hangouts you'll need two apps. As dumb as that may sound but it works. 1st app you need to purchase notis for galaxy s and 2nd app is android wear.

Thanks for this. I found that just installing Android wear did it. Phew. Finally I can be at peace with this device.

Well ill be damn. Paid for the other app for no reason.

Any info on the Sleep tracking? I cant get it to work! ?

Nope.
It seems the Gear S2 doesn't monitor sleep, despite the reviews saying it does.
Disappointing to say the least!

Yup, I couldn't find any sleep tracker atm. That's not cool at all... Guess I won't be leaving my MiBand after all

No sleeptracking on this watch!

I read on other forum, that there was this app 'Sleep as Android' in Gear shop, but Samsung decided it was too battery drainy. So they decided to take it out.
But also I read that Samsung devs are working on this feature since a lot of people complained about that. So finger crossed.

I have an S6 Edge and couldn't get "reply" to show up on hangouts notifications. Downloaded Android Wear, and now it won't even show me notifications for hangouts. Didn't help at all, anyone have this issue?

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I have an S6 Edge and couldn't get "reply" to show up on hangouts notifications. Downloaded Android Wear, and now it won't even show me notifications for hangouts. Didn't help at all, anyone have this issue?
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Have exactly the same issue with you. I have a Note 4 if that makes any difference.. Any help?

Are reminders not possible on Gear S2?

I keep getting an error that my request could not be processed basically every time I use the word "reminder".
Has anyone been able to get reminders to work?

Where are you trying to put in reminders? Or are you just looking for a notification for a calendar event? If you are looking for notifications for Calendar events then just got to Gear Manager -> Notifications -> Manage Notifications and ensure Schedule is checked.

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I keep getting an error that my request could not be processed basically every time I use the word "reminder".
Has anyone been able to get reminders to work?
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This should answer your question.....
http://www.gizmag.com/samsung-gear-s2-review/39746/
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haha I saw that review and it actually doesn't answer my question because he is asking the same question.
"Is this an error that couldn't be processed, or are reminders just not supported? We reached out to a Samsung PR representative a day ago and have yet to hear back. So not only can we not create reminders on the Gear S2, it isn't even clear whether they'resupposed to be*supported or not."
I'm hoping someone on this site has more information.

Try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gear-s2/general/meeting-reminders-t3219499
That's the way I do it too.

I've had no issues with receiving reminders, it's creating reminders with S Voice from my Gear S2 that is an issue.

I have reminders set up in Google & they show up on the watch.
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acp5533 said:
I've had no issues with receiving reminders, it's creating reminders with S Voice from my Gear S2 that is an issue.
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Yeah, I tried using S-voice to create a reminder and it was a no go. S-voice just runs into an error. Gizmag described my experience pretty well. Not really a feature I use, but it needs to be fixed.

Well S-Voice got reminders, so I guess it's just an error at this point.
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Reminders update
Was there an update to allow reminders to be created from watch... Example : hey gear s remind me about lunch with don at 1

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Was there an update to allow reminders to be created from watch... Example : hey gear s remind me about lunch with don at 1
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As of about a week ago, I couldn't set a reminder like you described which is exactly why I returned the watch to Best Buy. sure wish it had this feature because it's an awesome piece of hardware.

I set reminders through an app from the Gear Store. It's called My Notes in Gear. I create a reminder on the phone and the watch goes off at the set time. Still wish I can do it directly through the watch through S Voice.
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jonmike13 said:
As of about a week ago, I couldn't set a reminder like you described which is exactly why I returned the watch to Best Buy. sure wish it had this feature because it's an awesome piece of hardware.
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When trying to set a reminder from the watch (via voice command), S-voice replies, "Unfortunately, that is not supported."

jamesindc said:
When trying to set a reminder from the watch (via voice command), S-voice replies, "Unfortunately, that is not supported."
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Exactly what it did to me. For me personally, that was the one feature I used the most on Android Wear. If Tizen does not supprt this, I won't ever be purchasing another Samsung/Tizen device. (Not that I won't use Samsung products- just that I won't use Tizen based Samsung products until this feature becomes available.)

WHYYYYYYYY I want reminders!!!!!
Why has this feature not implemented yet? It seems so weird that no one actually can make this work.
The gear s2 has a mic, why cant they make a stand alone app/or integrate it with S voice that u can use with your watch?
Just record your voice command, set it as a reminder on your watch and bam! thats it! Instead of using your phone.
Im really disappointed with the lack of apps that are useful! Most of the stuff on Samsung Gear are watch faces which although cute they serve very little purpose.

reminders workaround
u need 2 apps (app launcher) and (s s voice pro)
I installed app launcher for my watch (called app launcher) and s voice pro for the phone ( this app will enable me to wake up my Phone, unlock it and open Google now without touching the phone device at all.
U can activate s voice through your phone but u wont eb able to get audio feedback from the phone itself (u might want to have a bluetooth headset to cummicate with the device)
I managed to activate google now and set a reminder note, however when asked what time I like it to be set, google now could no longer register my voice. (keep in mind that I was speaking to my watch and not my phone device). Prob something to do with my watch not the app.
Unfortunately my watch battery died before further testing. I will try and pair my phone with a BT headset and see if things get better!

Mike_isaakid said:
u need 2 apps (app launcher) and (s s voice pro)
I installed app launcher for my watch (called app launcher) and s voice pro for the phone ( this app will enable me to wake up my Phone, unlock it and open Google now without touching the phone device at all.
U can activate s voice through your phone but u wont eb able to get audio feedback from the phone itself (u might want to have a bluetooth headset to cummicate with the device)
I managed to activate google now and set a reminder note, however when asked what time I like it to be set, google now could no longer register my voice. (keep in mind that I was speaking to my watch and not my phone device). Prob something to do with my watch not the app.
Unfortunately my watch battery died before further testing. I will try and pair my phone with a BT headset and see if things get better!
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I really hope someone makes something that works. Although the above solution works, its not 100% guaranteed that it will work as your voice might not register correctly every time, and without looking at your phone screen u wont be able to know if its working correctly. Seems like too much of a hassle for a simple task.
Really dissapointed this is not implemented as I use it a lot on my phone.

You can activate google now by installing app called wearable widgets and setting google widget as one available on your watch.

I use Google Reminders on my phone and get the notification on the watch. Doesn't work the other way though.

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I use Google Reminders on my phone and get the notification on the watch. Doesn't work the other way though.
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yeah works the same on my watch, tried some different apps but none of them are easy to work with.
I kinda gave up in the end. Just have to settle on the simple stuff that it does, and not recommend buying this to any of my friends.
I think in general smart watches are not there yet.

Set time without smartphone

Hi,
I received this gift (Samsung Gear S2) but at the moment my smartphone (Nexus 5) have some issues and i'm wainting that LG send me a new one or fix it.
I have a big issue, how can i set time without smartphone?
I have try all kind of reset but i do not obtain result.
I hope that this community can be help me to find a solution
thx in advance
bye bye
Ivan

Hello KaiserOrn,
Unfortunately I believe there is no way to do that...
I recently found the need to do so because I rendered my Samsung Phone and replaced it with a brand new iPhone 6s Plus...
I tried and I tried and I tried but no joy...
I searched the internet for a solution for hours but I couldn't find anything or even that much people looking for the same kind of solution.
In my case I paired my Gear S2 with a friend's Samsung Phablet, reinstalled everything and now I have it in Stand Alone mode but with everything working as it should.
In my particular case I will have to wait for both Samsung and Apple to launch the Gear Manager for iOS and then we will see it from then...
For now I have my problem solved.
Although I solved my immediate problem, my Gear S2 serves as nothing more than an ordinary watch... LOL
Good luck on your quest.
Cheers.

Hmmm... not sure if this was missing in older firmware (I just got my classic 3G to replace my older sport 3G, so all I have to test is the newest firmware)...
On my watch I can go to Settings->Device and the last item in the list is 'Date and Time'.
Select that, and the first item is a toggle, 'Automatic'. If selected, the watch gets its time from the paired phone, and all the other items in the Date and Time list are grayed out, unselectable.
Toggle 'Automatic' off, and you will then be able to select Date, Time, and Time Zone items to set manually.
Of course, this may be a 3G-only thing, as it can always connect directly to the network and get the time. Still, since there is a manual mode, it makes no sense this wouldn't be in the non-3G versions too.

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On my watch I can go to Settings->Device and the last item in the list is 'Date and Time'.
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Dear dwallersv,
That option you mention above is only available on 3G models...
In non 3G models there is no point in having it since "automatic" mode will never have an time server to query...
The manual mode would work but they never made oit available.
Cheers.

Kevlar-Source said:
Dear dwallersv,
That option you mention above is only available on 3G models...
In non 3G models there is no point in having it since "automatic" mode will never have an time server to query...
The manual mode would work but they never made oit available.
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Darn, I suspected that.
However, you're not quite correct, in that obviously the non-3G models DO get their time from the phone, so it is "automatic" in every sense that it is on the 3G. In fact, the 3G network can be turned off completely on the watch and it still get its time via BT (just as the non-3G versions do).
So 3G, from a technical standpoint, really has nothing necessarily to do with "automatically" setting the time on the watch.
Why Samsung left the manual setting mode out of the non-3G firmware is unexplained. It certainly has nothing to do with the functionality itself of standalone 3G capability, as is obvious in the way non-3G watches set their time to begin with -- automatically from the phone

I believe it is simply because samsung would like to have dependency on their products.
I would like to stop using a smartphone and I have a samsung tablet, which they choose to exclude from the Samsung Gear App. Samsung makes it impossible to use my watch without a phone which gives me the choice to use all or dump all while using a (Samsung) tablet with Samsung watch would be an ideal solution to me.

maarten.zondervan said:
I would like to stop using a smartphone and I have a samsung tablet, which they choose to exclude from the Samsung Gear App. Samsung makes it impossible to use my watch without a phone which gives me the choice to use all or dump all while using a (Samsung) tablet with Samsung watch would be an ideal solution to me.
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This is totally possible, that's how I roll. I use an Frontier LTE as my phone and keep a tablet on hand for tasks requiring a larger screen. I find that a watch & tablet combination is more convenient and efficient than carrying a smartphone.
There are a couple of folks on the forum who have installed the Gear Manager app on a Samsung tablet by modifying the build prop file. I want the flexibility of using multiple devices (iPad, Tab S2) without disrupting the watch's setup, so I have a disposable phone dedicated exclusively to managing the watch. It's permanently docked next to my home router and stays remotely connected to the watch, to pass along notifications. With a service like Digits, NumberSync, or Google Voice, all calls and messages are shared across devices. There is no need for them to to be paired via BT.
My setup is a little complicated, but your needs may be different. The S3 LTE (I'm not sure about S2 3G) does not need a smartphone. It can be setup without Gear Manager. Right out the box, it can handle calls and texts, provide basic info like time/date/weather, track fitness, set reminders, etc.
A watch can't do everything a smartphone can do, but it does some things better. A tablet can do many things better than a smartphone, but sometimes it's too big. A watch and tablet compliment each other perfectly.

SOLVED - "Set time without smartphone"
KaiserOrn said:
Hi,
I received this gift (Samsung Gear S2) but at the moment my smartphone (Nexus 5) have some issues and i'm wainting that LG send me a new one or fix it.
I have a big issue, how can i set time without smartphone?
I have try all kind of reset but i do not obtain result.
I hope that this community can be help me to find a solution
thx in advance
bye bye
Ivan
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I figured this out...
You need to go to "Settings", "About" and "Reset Gear" - note - you will lose all of your apps and watch faces when you reset your gear.
When setting up the gear, you will be prompted to install the gear software on your phone. Scroll down on your watch until you see the "?" for help in that screen.
Press the "?" (question mark button) and you will be brought to a new screen which gives you the option of using your watch without your phone. It says something to the effect of "If you would like to use your watch without a smart phone, press <u>here</u>.
Press underlined "here" and you will be able to setup the watch for use without a smartphone.
Again - this is a destructive reset! So make sure all of your apps and watch faces are synched in a phone first.

Android Nougat and the Gear S2, does it work?

Hi all,
I wanted to let you guys know that the Gear S2 and Gear S2 Classic both work on Android 7.0 Nougat
I'm using a Oneplus One running 7.0.
The point I tried to connect the watch my phone denied it and told be connection couldn't be made.
After turning the Bluetooth on and off again I was able to connect my Gear S2 with my phone (Probably a ROM bug)
[Improvements]
Everything seems to work fine and I even saw improvements.
Since Android Nougat I am able to see pictures of whatsapp messages, I wasn't able to do that on Marshmallow.
[Bugs]
There is 1 bug, I'm not sure if it's my ROM or the compatibility.
When I browse through my quick launch apps I see the messaging app, the app to send and receive Sms with.
I never saw this app on Marshmallow and it worked!
The app isn't available in the application list, only in the quick launch widget.
Too bad, after adding the app the widget will reset itself or the messaging app disappear from the quick launch widget after a certain time.
You can re-add it and use it, it's just an annoying bug.
[So, does it work?]
Yes, The S2 as well as the apps you need (S health included) works fine, no problems at all so far.
And if I will find one, I will post it here.

Hi, is your device encrypted? I'm planning on buying the s2..but grew hesitant after reading that encrypted phones are having synchronization issues.
(Btw i'm on nexus 6p)
Thanks.

How about phone calls? I have this weird bug that whenever i get a phone call, the names would show up on the gear....but on the phone, only numbers... like i dont have the person thats calling in my contacts.
And my phone wont display names until I delete samsung apps that connects to my phone.
Are you getting the same thing too?
I have the V20 (now with android 7)