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Unavalible applications in Samsung Gear Apps store

Hi all,
I hope some one can advise in my question:
I can't find some applications in Samsung Gear Apps store, i 100% shure that such applications exist and available for gear s2 (for example Sleep As Android addon)
I suppose it's some restrictions for smartphone type - i use Meizu pro 5, while guys with samsung smartphones easelly can find and install it.
Maybe there is some way to make GEar app think that it installed on samsung device ?

Paid apps are not available yet in the Samsung Store for Gear S2 paired with a non-samsung smartphone. There are many threads complaining about it.

dwallersv said:
Paid apps are not available yet in the Samsung Store for Gear S2 paired with a non-samsung smartphone. There are many threads complaining about it.
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Sleep as Android addon is free app.

Paid apps are available for users of non-Samsung phones, as of several months ago (although I guess maybe some countries aren't up to date with this?).
The problem with certain apps not showing up for some people (I still can't download the Uber app, for example) seems to be that when uploading their apps to the store, developers need to activate the listing for every possible combination of phone and wearable - and some combinations, for unexplained reasons, end up being disabled. The developer of Wearable Widgets talks about this in a G+ post here: https://plus.google.com/+SterlingUdell/posts/RbswZqw8KQ5.
It might be worth contacting the developer and letting them know your specific phone and wearable, and asking them to check if they've enabled the app for that combination. If they're unable to because it's disabled by Samsung, we need to wait for Samsung to fix this ridiculous system....

I don't find the snoopy watchface with s7 edge

tardis_42 said:
Paid apps are available for users of non-Samsung phones, as of several months ago (although I guess maybe some countries aren't up to date with this?).
The problem with certain apps not showing up for some people (I still can't download the Uber app, for example) seems to be that when uploading their apps to the store, developers need to activate the listing for every possible combination of phone and wearable - and some combinations, for unexplained reasons, end up being disabled. The developer of Wearable Widgets talks about this in a G+ post here:
It might be worth contacting the developer and letting them know your specific phone and wearable, and asking them to check if they've enabled the app for that combination. If they're unable to because it's disabled by Samsung, we need to wait for Samsung to fix this ridiculous system....
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Thanks man, it's explains my issue.
I HATE SAMSUNG, their alien software and ****ty market, just LG release new G watch - i'll sold my gear s2 and forgot for all of this problems .

Is it not also the firmware version your on I was told and the 3G folks dont see alot of faces.

Paid Apps in GearStore on Non-Samsung Phones

I know there are lots of threads about this, trust me I read all of them. In some threads I read paid apps were available for non-samsung phones.
I connected Gear S2 to my LG G3. As of today, I still can't download paid apps especially cool watch faces and the phone remote.
Help me please! Is there some kind of country lock at work here?
Can I trick the store into thinking I have a samsung phone (Tried altering build.prop but gear plugin stopped working, maybe you guys have an alternative).
Or contact some devs who has apps that need a companion app from playstore (make that a paid app instead)
I'm desperate. Sorry for my bad english.

You must contact Samsung about that issue. Maybe they can help you somehow, get some advice. Still there are a lot of free watch faces or free version of paid apps with limited functionality. Last time I installed free watch face called Animated Matrix Watch. It is free and works fully, I recommend. I think there is a lot of good, free watch faces for Gear S2, especially that smartwatch.

bagmanone said:
You must contact Samsung about that issue. Maybe they can help you somehow, get some advice. Still there are a lot of free watch faces or free version of paid apps with limited functionality. Last time I installed free watch face called Animated Matrix Watch. It is free and works fully, I recommend. I think there is a lot of good, free watch faces for Gear S2, especially that smartwatch.
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Thanks a lot! But I'm still looking forward to the day I could use my Gear s2 as a camera shutter or control stuff.

What apps are available for Gear S3?

Hello!
I was wondering if someone who owns the device already would let us know what applications are available right now. I read somewhere that there is nit too many besides some watchfaces. Samsung claimed 10000 apps, maybe for S2 but are they compatible for S3?
Specifically the most used apps on my Android Wear are like remote phone camera control Pixtocam, loyalty cards barcode display Wear Codes, Glympse, Backcountry navigator, Endomondo, Nest, Shazam...
Are the apps equivalent to any of those available?

From what I could find in the Gear store...
kufel said:
Pixtocam
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No but there are a few other camera control apps
kufel said:
loyalty cards barcode display Wear Codes
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No but there is an app called FidMe that looks like it does the same thing.
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Glympse
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Yes
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Backcountry navigator
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No. There are a couple of navigator apps but not that one
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Endomondo
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No
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Nest
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Yes
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Shazam
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No

Ok, thanx!
Endomondo is a bummer as it was available for Gear S....
Other than that-is there a decent selection of apps? S2 had almost nothing at launch that's why i switched to Android wear a year ago. Now i am finally returning lg urbane 2 under recall so i have a chance to try s3

kufel said:
Ok, thanx!
Endomondo is a bummer as it was available for Gear S....
Other than that-is there a decent selection of apps? S2 had almost nothing at launch that's why i switched to Android wear a year ago. Now i am finally returning lg urbane 2 under recall so i have a chance to try s3
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It looks like a lot of the S2 apps are compatible with the S3 so there is already a decent number of available apps and watch faces.

That's good news, might be a keeper then!
Thanx for checking.

One app I would really like is Spotify but it's not there. I haven't seen anything for the S3 that I want and the choice is limited at the moment. Gear navigator is a must app, most turns show up as street view using Google maps, it cost £1.99.

I am not sure about 10000, but there are a ton of apps on the Gear Store. Some are rubbish but there are some equally useful ones too. People complain that there are more watch faces than apps, this is true, but it's not a bad thing! The watchface after all is the thing you look at most so having a choice that suits your taste is essential.
I installed:
Here Maps
Navigator Companion
Yelp
Calculator
Gear Browser (Full function web browser!)
Flashlight Premium 2 (Torch)
Brrr (This cool utility makes the watch vibrate like crazy when you leave your phone behind!)
Guardian News
My Notes in Gear (excellent notes and To-Do List that syncs with your phone)
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Got the watch, it's awesome.
FidMe is for the phone only though, for the phone I use Beep'n'Go... Loved the WearCodes... Hopefully someone will come up with a similar app for Tizen
ITNV said:
From what I could find in the Gear store...
No but there are a few other camera control apps
No but there is an app called FidMe that looks like it does the same thing.
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No. There are a couple of navigator apps but not that one
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is it possible to acces to gear store without the watch please ? I want to see all the applications available
Thanks,

Yes. Use Samsung Store - there is a tab called Gear

kufel said:
Yes. Use Samsung Store - there is a tab called Gear
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On a computer ? I don't find any way

On the phone.

Ok thank you. You need a samsung phone ? Or I can access to it from every android phone ?

kufel said:
Got the watch, it's awesome.
FidMe is for the phone only though, for the phone I use Beep'n'Go... Loved the WearCodes... Hopefully someone will come up with a similar app for Tizen
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Save your barcodes as images, send to Gear. I've added Starbucks barcode, it scans from watch without a problem.

Is there an app available to control Philips Hue lights?

_RoD_ said:
Is there an app available to control Philips Hue lights?
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Yes, it's $2.49 USD

Starbucks code?
ddavtian said:
Save your barcodes as images, send to Gear. I've added Starbucks barcode, it scans from watch without a problem.
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Hi, what image size did you use for picture of the Starbucks code? I'm sending the screen shot of the Starbuck barcode to the Gallery on the S3 but when displayed on the watch code does not fit the screen
Thanks

hey i would like to know what is the reason why I am not able to find the camera controller or camera gear and App launcher widget apps from the gear app store.
I have a Samsung Gear s3 and phone i have a Oneplus 3

Is there any apps to see movie showtimes and reviews? Sort of like Flixster with Rotten Tomatoes for your cell phone.

Gear S3 and Nike+ Run Club

Does someone of you has the Nike+ app running on his watch?
I'm not able to get the app working with the gear s3, just as stand alone on the phone.
Many thanks for you help.
/Pallett

Afraid it was pulled a while ago. Not available on the S2 either. Unless you manually install an older version. There is a guide somewhere on here I think under the S2 section.
They pulled it I guess due to the tie in with Apple Nike+ Watch

Longun,
many thanks. Can you recommend any other running app available for the gear s3?
Manx thanks,
/Pallett

I contacted the nike support and this is the answer that gave me :
Response Via Email (Ana) 11/06/2016 04:19 PM
Hi Julien,
Thanks for reaching out with your feedback on the Nike+ Running App. The Gear s2 will be optimized for NRC after the Holidays. Feel free to reach out with any additional questions.
Sincerely,
Nike App and Device Support

Pallett said:
Longun,
many thanks. Can you recommend any other running app available for the gear s3?
Manx thanks,
/Pallett
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I'm afraid not. At the moment I'm stuck with S Health syncing to Strava, but only when it fancies it as sometimes it doesn't upload my runs.
h4cker said:
I contacted the nike support and this is the answer that gave me :
Response Via Email (Ana) 11/06/2016 04:19 PM
Hi Julien,
Thanks for reaching out with your feedback on the Nike+ Running App. The Gear s2 will be optimized for NRC after the Holidays. Feel free to reach out with any additional questions.
Sincerely,
Nike App and Device Support
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This is a game changer for me. Was starting to question this devices ability as a running watch. If Nike+ comes it at least gives it a little more credibility. Ok it'll never be as good as a dedicated running watch but S Health is so bad its untrue.

Still no update from nike....

That's unfortunate. Hope they fulfill their promise soon....

I contacted them again just before Christmas. They confirmed to me it was coming back as well but no ETA. At least it looks promising.
Discussion Thread
Response Via Email (Kacper) 22/12/2016 09.47 AM
Hi Joseph,
Thanks for being a part of the Nike+ Community! It's a great platform for tracking your running performance. I understand that you would like to be able to use the Nike+ Run Club app for Android with your Samsung Gear S3. Allow me to assist you.
Joseph, as of our recent update, the Nike+ Run Club app is not available on the Samsung Gear S devices. However, we have heard your feedback and are planning on bringing it back in the future. At this point, our development team has not offered any specific time frames for this deployment. For now, you can continue to track your runs using the Nike+ Run Club app on your Android device.
Please let me know, if you have any further questions or comments. I will be happy to help you.
"If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon." - Emil Zatopek
Kacper
Nike App & Device Support
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Yes, but that can mean any time in the future. Let's keep hopeful... Thank you for the update!

S-health results to Nike+
I have discovered a way to sync S-health results to Nike+ so you don't need to have the nike plus app on your wrist.
Requirements:
1. Nike Run account.
2. Garmin connect account.
3. S-health app.
4. Gear S3 (if you really want to leave you phone while you're running).
5. Internet connection (lol).
Steps :
1. Nike Run Club has a partnership with Garmin Connect. You can go to partnership in NRC to connect your Nike to Garmin Connect.
2. In S-health app, you can export your run to .gpx which can be imported to your Garmin Connect. So after you have completed your run, it will be recorded in S-health (after the data from Gear S3 synced). Then, export it to .gpx.
3. Login to garmin.connect.com (please request the desktop version), and after that you can find '+' icon on top right corner and select 'import'. Then import your .gpx file.
4. Open Nike Run Club app and refresh the activity, your run data should be there (synced).
It might seem complicated but I find it easy and simple. At least we have a workaround to stay in Nike Run Club with data come from the gear.
Hope this diagram helps in understanding how it works :
S-health-----GPX import to---->Garmin Connect<------Synced to------NRC

Nike added Gear S2 functionality back in two weeks ago. Has anyone tried it out yet?

Sirchuk said:
Nike added Gear S2 functionality back in two weeks ago. Has anyone tried it out yet?
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Still not available on the gear app store.

Where can I get the Nike app for direct download? Surely the old app could be made to work on the Gear S3?

Still nothing?
It does not feel like its coming.

Hitherto only the WearOS version was released and is available for download...
Sent from my [device_name] using XDA-Developers Legacy app

is there an unofficial store for tizen apps?

Dear all
I have just bought the Samsung gear sport, super nice.
I have noticed that there are very few apps on the official Samsung store. Is there any way to access some "non official" stores for app? any suggestion on where to look?
Thank you very much in advance

Tizen Eco System is ONLY from Samsung...
Samsung Rules...
This is why in main only Watch Faces...
Best Regards

Thank you
So it means we cannot install anything else outside of the Samsung app store?
What is the function "allow unknown sources" for?
Thank you

Alot of apps
You know people say there are few apps on the Gear app store but if find it's about the same as Android and Apple.. though Apple Watch is more supported. But there is plenty to find if you dig in past the suggestions screen. There are alot of watchfaces yes, but i suppose lots of choice is not a bad thing. There's a lack of podcast companion apps is the only problem for me.