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I bought samsung galaxy s6 (920i version) on ebay to use on AT&T. I got a couple of ota updates so far, but I am wondering whether my s6 will get "samsung pay" app in over the air update. Mine is international model unlocked, so I was wondering what would happen next when samsung pay launches in the us. (Maybe samsung pay app will be on galaxy store?)
Samsung Pay is built-in to your S6. We only need to wait for its implementation on the vendor side.
roydok said:
Samsung Pay is built-in to your S6. We only need to wait for its implementation on the vendor side.
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But don't I need a software update to install samsung pay app (which definitely isn't present on my phone yet) on my phone? Samsung website on samsung pay says I will need a ota software update to install samsung pay on s6. What I am wondering is whether the update that will install samsung pay system will come to my phone, which is international galaxy s6 (920i)although samsung pay is only available in the us and korea.
Yes, you would need a service payment app. This will be available once vendors/credit card companies implement Samsung Pay.
roydok said:
Yes, you would need a service payment app. This will be available once vendors/credit card companies implement Samsung Pay.
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Thanks for your reply! But do you think I will be able to download those apps even though mine (international -singapore version of s6) doesn't get those apps via ota update (as samsung says they will start the service only in us and korea?)
To be able to use it your local credit card company must 1st support it together with local vendors. As youe mentioned only US and south Korean markets will go 1st. If successful other markets including yours will follow.
roydok said:
To be able to use it your local credit card company must 1st support it together with local vendors. As youe mentioned only US and south Korean markets will go 1st. If successful other markets including yours will follow.
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Yes as I am in the United States, samsung pay will be supported from Sept 28th. On that day, carrier-branded phones (at&t/tmobile)will get software update that will install samsung pay system on their phones. But will my phone (unlocked international) get software update that will install samsung pay on Sept 28th?? That is exact question of mine... sorry for bugging but it is very important question for me thanks as always!
Call your US credit card company for details. I feel they can already answer most of your questions as the implementation date is near. It is they who will give you credit and use it thru your S6.
I've found the link to be able to download the Samsung Pay Beta .apk file but I haven't figured out how to get it to install. Does someone else want to try? I'm stuck on a Samsung S6 Edge running 5.0.2. I wonder if you have to have 5.1.1 to run it.
Korea Link - https://kr.mpay.samsung.com/apk
US Link - https://us.mpay.samsung.com/apk
Here's a download link for the Samsung Pay .apk file I found on the Korean link. It lets me install it on my Samsung S6 Edge+ running android 5.1.1.
https://mega.nz/#!cRFkUAhT!8h7kOQ8opFy3YWal7xgw68EByv6dOsgepURGy9C005E
If you don't get a OTA with Samsung Pay, you can probably install the APK from apkmirror or something like that. I would be surprised if Samsung Pay checks model number instead of carrier/location. If it is anything like Android Wallet/Pay, you can install and use it in the country where is active regardless of phone model number. I.e. I have used Android Pay in the US but I can not use it back in Denmark.
roydok said:
Samsung Pay is built-in to your S6. We only need to wait for its implementation on the vendor side.
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From what I've read, it's only built-in on the Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge+. The regular S6 and S6 edge will receive an ota update to enable it (I think this means the OTA will be Android 5.1.1). I am using the SM-G920i (seems to be the Australian version) on AT&T and I received the 5.1.1 update a few days ago. I did manage to download and install the APK from the Korean version of the site, signing in with my regular samsung account (same as on the phone) and just did a google translate on the page to find where I needed to tap to download the file. My cousin has the S6 on Sprint with OS v5.0.2 and the APK didn't install, so you definitely need to be on AT LEAST 5.1.1 for it to install.
Mine installed and runs, but won't go past the screen with the "start" button - I'm guessing b/c the beta hasn't activated in the US yet (which I think is slated for 8/28) with a full release in the US market on 9/25.
hopkinsdn said:
It seems Samsung has created a hotline in the U.S for testers. +1-844-726-7297
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I called today and they told me to download the Samsung Plus app from the Google playstore. I downloaded it agreed to the terms and logged in and then inside the app there was a link that said "Join Samsung Pay Beta". So far it doesn't do anything, but it seems promising that it might work tomorrow after the beta has officially begun.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.samsung.oh
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Just bought an 920i on eBay. You guys get this working after the service went live?
I think the Samsung Pay need time till it reach the International Galaxy S6.
Mistar Muffin said:
Just bought an 920i on eBay. You guys get this working after the service went live?
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Nope, but in the same boat as you and several others here - got a 920i on AT&T here in the U.S. But seems that Samsung Pay comes bundled with an OS update that of course our handsets will not see as it is targeted to specific country\carrier handset variants. Hoping someone here figures out how to back the apks and associated frameworks off one of those working devices so we can perhaps apply them to ours.
I also have a Galaxy S6 G920i that I bought on e-bay. Mine came from Singapore. I thought I was smart by buying an locked phone. I thought for sure I'd get all the updates sooner that everyone else. FAIL! T-Mobile variants get most updates about a week or two before me.
What really sucks is one of the main reasons I wanted the S6 was samsung pay. Had I knew I was going to run in to this problem I would never have bought it.
I too use my G920i on AT&T and have been searching the web like crazy for a way to get Samsung pay to work on my phone. Has anyone had any success getting it to work on a G920i or G920f? If you have, please share your wisdom.
Any luck guys ? with samsung pay on s6 G920i?
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jimmiekain said:
I also have a Galaxy S6 G920i that I bought on e-bay. Mine came from Singapore. I thought I was smart by buying an locked phone. I thought for sure I'd get all the updates sooner that everyone else. FAIL! T-Mobile variants get most updates about a week or two before me.
What really sucks is one of the main reasons I wanted the S6 was samsung pay. Had I knew I was going to run in to this problem I would never have bought it.
I too use my G920i on AT&T and have been searching the web like crazy for a way to get Samsung pay to work on my phone. Has anyone had any success getting it to work on a G920i or G920f? If you have, please share your wisdom.
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i just s6 G920i from b&h and wondering if i can install samsung pay. i got to get $200 giftcard from samsung.com
paparaji said:
Any luck guys ? with samsung pay on s6 G920i?
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i just s6 G920i from b&h and wondering if i can install samsung pay. i got to get $200 giftcard from samsung.com
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Nope. No SamsungPay for unlocked versions like ours.
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You need to wait until Samsung and your carrier enables it for you.
lokjianming said:
You need to wait until Samsung and your carrier enables it for you.
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Can i call att and ask them to enable it or threaten them that i will leave them for tmobile? (my contract is up and I can leave them anytime without paying penalty?)
Hey everyone! Just picked up a gear s3 frontier (international version shipped from Korea since I live in Japan). I am pairing it with a OnePlus 3. The oneplus 3 is rooted but im not sure about anything else like Knox etc. Id like to get Samsung Pay working on the watch but of course nothing shows up in the Gear Manager where pay should be.
Not sure where to start, as Id like to keep root if possible, but definitely want to get Pay working with this setup. Any ideas would be appreciated!
I have the option to OTA update to most recent Oxygen OS and that looses my root, which i might try if I get no suggestions. TIA
Phone- Oneplus A3000 android 6.0.1 rooted, oxygen os 3.2.2
Watch- SM-R760 international, tizen version 2.3.2.1, software version R760XXU1APK6
Hi, some of us in Singapore bought Korea set also faced the same issue, I'm currently using Huawei P9 but I didn't do any modification to it. So I doubt rooting is the reason. Just give them sometimes perhaps? I just tweeted to samsung pay twitter to check on this too.
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Hi, some of us in Singapore bought Korea set also faced the same issue, I'm currently using Huawei P9 but I didn't do any modification to it. So I doubt rooting is the reason. Just give them sometimes perhaps? I just tweeted to samsung pay twitter to check on this too.
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Thanks for the reply! Please update me here if you get any kind of answer. I might have to try and sell this off and get a US version to use Pay.
Im trying a big list of things, but nothing has worked so far. On the watch under NFC settings it says no tap and pay app is installed, so at least the watch is capable i think...
Samsung pay is only found on US, Australia and Singapore watches. If you didn't buy from one of those countries, you can't find Samsung Pay
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Sword Fish said:
Samsung pay is only found on US, Australia and Singapore watches. If you didn't buy from one of those countries, you can't find Samsung Pay
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Thanks for the answer. Do you think I could GPS spoof my location and get it installed, or could i install as a developer if I had the app? Or should I just return and buy the right version?
Alexithymia said:
Thanks for the answer. Do you think I could GPS spoof my location and get it installed, or could i install as a developer if I had the app? Or should I just return and buy the right version?
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Yes, I managed to get Samsung Pay installed in Gear Manager by using GPS spoofing but that didn't put the app onto the watch. It appears if the app isn't on the watch, the Gear Manager app fails. I tried*enabling debug mode but that didn't help.
Are you running a nougat rom? I had the same problem when I tried a nougat rom on my S7E. It says installation failed and pay does not show up in Gear. It works perfectly on a MM rom
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Sword Fish said:
Yes, I managed to get Samsung Pay installed in Gear Manager by using GPS spoofing but that didn't put the app onto the watch. It appears if the app isn't on the watch, the Gear Manager app fails. I tried*enabling debug mode but that didn't help.
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That answers soooo much! I will work on returning this one and waiting post christmas for the right version. At least its 50 dollars off for the holiday.
aaronc_98 said:
Are you running a nougat rom? I had the same problem when I tried a nougat rom on my S7E. It says installation failed and pay does not show up in Gear. It works perfectly on a MM rom
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I tried a TON of roms last night, Updated my stock rom to newest MM, tried the beta Nougat, and CM13 as well as CM14 nightlies. All came up with nothing. BUT if you're saying I can GPS spoof and get it to install the app on my watch I may give it another try.
Sword Fish said:
Samsung pay is only found on US, Australia and Singapore watches. If you didn't buy from one of those countries, you can't find Samsung Pay
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There is Samsung Pay in Korea so it doesnt make sense. Rmb Samsung is south korea brand so it definitely introduce in their homeground first.
n0_yi said:
There is Samsung Pay in Korea so it doesnt make sense. Rmb Samsung is south korea brand so it definitely introduce in their homeground first.
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I thought it was weird Samsung didnt have Pay in Korea. But maybe its just the S3 for now? This watch came direct from Korea so I may fool around with GPS and see what happens. It definitely didnt come with the Pay app on the watch.
Ok, GPS spoofed in the US and nothing shows up in Gear Manager.. Going to try other areas but i think im SOL...
Alexithymia said:
That answers soooo much! I will work on returning this one and waiting post christmas for the right version. At least its 50 dollars off for the holiday.
I tried a TON of roms last night, Updated my stock rom to newest MM, tried the beta Nougat, and CM13 as well as CM14 nightlies. All came up with nothing. BUT if you're saying I can GPS spoof and get it to install the app on my watch I may give it another try.
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I am in the US- I am saying that I was able to get SP working on the watch only on an MM rom. I also have tripped knox and the phone is rooted, but still works perfectly. I tried several nougat roms and could not get SP installed in the Gear application- it says installation failed...
I check with Samsung Pay Singapore, and they said "only Singapore version can work with it". Screw them, everything is the same, there has to be a way ~
Now waiting for global samsung pay representative to reply
Based on other thread posts, so far all the Gears that have Samsung Pay were pre-installed in the factory with it.
Samsung Pay WAS NOT installed by Gear Manager.
The only watches with it preinstalled are ones from the supported countries.
Thus there's nothing you can do to Gear Manager to make it install Samsung Pay on the watch.
Even people who have Gear Manager in supported countries can't get Samsung Pay on watches purchased from an unsupported country.
Someone please find a way to extract it from the watch as no Gear Manager will install it.
n0_yi said:
I check with Samsung Pay Singapore, and they said "only Singapore version can work with it". Screw them, everything is the same, there has to be a way ~
Now waiting for global samsung pay representative to reply
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i am using the USA t mobile model and install the Samsung pay.
you need to install the gear plug-in separately from gear store or google play store.
Have been paying for NTUC purchases and restaurants so far it is all working except for on place, the machine just prompt "void"
initially i have problem installing and USA has a 5 digit zip code whereas we have 6 digit when i was adding the credit card details.
So i Wrote to Samsung pay and ask why i cannot get it working....the answer from them is that USA gear S3 cannot work with Singapore cards!!! i thought i was doomed.
so i tried my luck again, i just entered "00000" and Bingo! it works!
i even enter Alipay now and will try in China soon.
i also wish they have WeChat pay which i used it a lot in China. it has been popular for about 4-5 years now for cashless payments.
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klau1 said:
Based on other thread posts, so far all the Gears that have Samsung Pay were pre-installed in the factory with it.
Samsung Pay WAS NOT installed by Gear Manager.
The only watches with it preinstalled are ones from the supported countries.
Thus there's nothing you can do to Gear Manager to make it install Samsung Pay on the watch.
Even people who have Gear Manager in supported countries can't get Samsung Pay on watches purchased from an unsupported country.
Someone please find a way to extract it from the watch as no Gear Manager will install it.
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you can get it from the gear plugin app in the playstore....
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Sword Fish said:
Samsung pay is only found on US, Australia and Singapore watches. If you didn't buy from one of those countries, you can't find Samsung Pay
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Negative...
Korea is the first country in the world to have the Gear S3 working on Samsung Pay. i saw it when i was in Korea in November. Korea language Gear S3 with Samsung Pay, Korea bank credit card, Korea payment in Won....
lmk said:
you can get it from the gear plugin app in the playstore....
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Everyone has gear plugin app installed (it's a mandatory install after Gear Manager), but not everyone has the Samsung Pay app appearing on watch, especially those in unsupported countries or those with watches sold there.
People are able to get Samsung Pay to appear in Gear Manager with GPS spoofing but it still doesn't appear in the watch.
Where do you find the Gear Plug In separately from outside?
lmk said:
i am using the USA t mobile model and install the Samsung pay.
you need to install the gear plug-in separately from gear store or google play store.
Have been paying for NTUC purchases and restaurants so far it is all working except for on place, the machine just prompt "void"
initially i have problem installing and USA has a 5 digit zip code whereas we have 6 digit when i was adding the credit card details.
So i Wrote to Samsung pay and ask why i cannot get it working....the answer from them is that USA gear S3 cannot work with Singapore cards!!! i thought i was doomed.
so i tried my luck again, i just entered "00000" and Bingo! it works!
i even enter Alipay now and will try in China soon.
i also wish they have WeChat pay which i used it a lot in China. it has been popular for about 4-5 years now for cashless payments.
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you can get it from the gear plugin app in the playstore....
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Negative...
Korea is the first country in the world to have the Gear S3 working on Samsung Pay. i saw it when i was in Korea in November. Korea language Gear S3 with Samsung Pay, Korea bank credit card, Korea payment in Won....
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I have a USA S3 classic purchased from Amazon and I don't have Pay available to me
klau1 said:
Everyone has gear plugin app installed (it's a mandatory install after Gear Manager), but not everyone has the Samsung Pay app appearing on watch, especially those in unsupported countries or those with watches sold there.
People are able to get Samsung Pay to appear in Gear Manager with GPS spoofing but it still doesn't appear in the watch.
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my T Mobile Gear does not have the Samsung Pay appearing after i setup everything too.
only when i go to the playstore, look up for Gear plugins, install it. Samsung pay appears.
and then the second problem appears, i wrote to Samsung.
Samsung replied me, this is the reply:
Dear Customer,
Thank you for contacting us. We appreciate the opportunity to assist you.
Thank you for taking the time to contact us at Samsung Technical Support. We really appreciate your interest in the Samsung Pay application.
We will help you with the required information regarding Samsung Pay application.
We would like to inform you that you that Samsung Pay on US Model Gear Devices will only be compatible with the US bank Cards. We cannot add Non US Bank Cards to the Samsung Pay Application of US Model Gear S3.
However you can add US Bank Cards in the Samsung Pay and use them virtually anywhere in the world if the card issuer allows to use their physical card in the country you are travelling to, You can use the digital equivalent in Samsung Pay there as well. The same currency exchange rates and fees will still apply. For further details, Please contact the card issuer.
Feel free to get back to us if you have any further queries regarding Samsung pay, we are happy to help you.
You can contact our dedicated Samsung pay Support Team at 1-844-726-7297 (1-844-SAM-PAYS).
You can also reach us at Live chat support from link below
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/contact
lmk said:
my T Mobile Gear does not have the Samsung Pay appearing after i setup everything too.
only when i go to the playstore, look up for Gear plugins, install it. Samsung pay appears.
and then the second problem appears, i wrote to Samsung.
Samsung replied me, this is the reply:
Dear Customer,
Thank you for contacting us. We appreciate the opportunity to assist you.
Thank you for taking the time to contact us at Samsung Technical Support. We really appreciate your interest in the Samsung Pay application.
We will help you with the required information regarding Samsung Pay application.
We would like to inform you that you that Samsung Pay on US Model Gear Devices will only be compatible with the US bank Cards. We cannot add Non US Bank Cards to the Samsung Pay Application of US Model Gear S3.
However you can add US Bank Cards in the Samsung Pay and use them virtually anywhere in the world if the card issuer allows to use their physical card in the country you are travelling to, You can use the digital equivalent in Samsung Pay there as well. The same currency exchange rates and fees will still apply. For further details, Please contact the card issuer.
Feel free to get back to us if you have any further queries regarding Samsung pay, we are happy to help you.
You can contact our dedicated Samsung pay Support Team at 1-844-726-7297 (1-844-SAM-PAYS).
You can also reach us at Live chat support from link below
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/contact
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Perhaps the reason why it shows up is because the preinstalled software just needed to be enabled. This would explain why watches sold outside of supported countries never get Samsung pay no matter what is installed on the phone.
klau1 said:
Everyone has gear plugin app installed (it's a mandatory install after Gear Manager), but not everyone has the Samsung Pay app appearing on watch, especially those in unsupported countries or those with watches sold there.
People are able to get Samsung Pay to appear in Gear Manager with GPS spoofing but it still doesn't appear in the watch.
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n0_yi said:
Where do you find the Gear Plug In separately from outside?
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Hoped it might be announced at their 'unpacked' event today - nope, nothing, nada.
http://www.samsung.com/uk/samsung-pay/
Not in India, either. Got the new update today, but Samsung Pay is missing. Connected with customer support, and it seems it is still under technical review. For now, it has been enabled only for a few select phones.
Yeah, this sucks. It was the prime reason I bought this watch really and not even a hint of when we might see it in the UK yet.
Not in Sweden either. But i did talk to Samsung and they did say it will come in about 2 weeks. they have just annonced samsung pay beta in Sweden about 2 weeks agoo.
Since i dont have a samsung phone, i will w8 for the S pay in my S3.
Remains to be seen whether this will just be for phones or for the watch as well. We already know that for Europe, MST wont be supported as it relies on a depricated technology.
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According to this article April 28th is the day Samsung Pay should launch in the UK....... Fingers crossed!
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/new-prod...lease-date-features-samsung-pay-mini-3600790/
No one knows for sure other than Samsung. Latest rumour I've seen now says 16th May is the UK launch date. I won't be holding my breath!
Useless barstuards!
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Obviously 28th April as I played above wasn't the day for us in the UK, but the same site are now saying 16th May. I'm not sure if it can be trusted though
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.pc...rumours-uk-release-date-features-3600790/?amp
Samsung Pay has finally launched in the UK. It's on the Samsung Galaxy apps store now. Hopefully the S3 app is alongside it. I can't check until later.
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Lloyds isn't supported by the looks of it so back to waiting for me....
Nothing for S3 unfortunately
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No RBS support on the cards either!
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I'm so happy, I've been waiting so long for Samsung Pay to be released in the UK so i can use my Gear S3 to it's fullest extent. Setup Samsung Pay on my S8, check. Update my Gear Manager software, check. Oh... hang on a minute, it still doesn't work on the S3 in the UK.
aaaaarrrghhhh FFS !!!!!!!!
'Useless barstuards' is an understatement!
Same in Spain... I bought exclusively the S3 for Samsung Pay as they advertised it like it had built in Samsung Pay, and nope... I also have the Gear S2 and I had the same problem, they never released it.
Just had a chat with one of their 'support' drones about this... Sometime never is the response, Pretty poor show.
Welcome to Samsung Support. Please allow me a moment to read through your enquiry.
13:54
Hi Nigel, how are you today?
13:55
Trying to get samsung pay on my gear S3 watch. Samsung pay launched in the UK on the 16th - cant find it for the watch.
13:55
Unfortunately it is not available for any watches I'm afraid.
13:56
The Gear S3 was advertised as compatible with samsung pay. It works with samsung pay in other countries - US, sweeden, Korea etc - why not in the UK?
13:57
It is compatible with the device, but it isn't currently available to be downloaded yet because it hasn't been released to watches yet.
13:57
Can you give me a date when the Gear S3 will work with Samsung Pay in the UK.
13:58
it has been released to watches - eg in the US, Sweeden, , Korea etc etc
13:58
We currently do not have any information on releases yet, however if you want to contact the Samsung Pay department their number is 03307267729.
13:59
It will be released in the UK, it just isn't available yet.
13:59
Probably never then - time to ditch this gear S3 and buy an Android Wear watch then!
13:59
Ok that it is fine. Is there anything else I can help you with today?
14:00
The misinformation in that exchange and the lack of enthusiasm is quite remarkable.
Obviously, since some of us have it (US, here), it has been released for watches. Although the other day it was "declined" at Whole Foods where it worked a few days before. The underlying credit card did work. But I've not had a chance to follow up at another store or even Whole Foods again to see if it was a one-on problem or more routine.
This is poor. The App is released in the UK, the watch is already capable of being used to pay with NFC...so why is it not available to do on the S3 in the UK
Samsucks! You gotta hand it to them...they really know how to shovel that bullsh*t. I bought an S3 here in Canada, and it went back 3 days later.
Available in the UK http://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-pay-gear-s3-s2-uk-774426/
Hey all,
Does anyone have this combo? I am opting for the International version of the S8+ but was wondering if things like numbersync would work with it for my LG Sport watch on ATT. It's the only deal breaker if it's a pain and won't work... and then I'd have to opt for ATT's version of the S8+. I use my LG sport heavily and rely on it when I have the phone on silent. Thanks in advanced!
kbc88 said:
Hey all,
Does anyone have this combo? I am opting for the International version of the S8+ but was wondering if things like numbersync would work with it for my LG Sport watch on ATT. It's the only deal breaker if it's a pain and won't work... and then I'd have to opt for ATT's version of the S8+. I use my LG sport heavily and rely on it when I have the phone on silent. Thanks in advanced!
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NumberSync works with my UK S8+ and AT&T Gear S3.
BarryH_GEG said:
NumberSync works with my UK S8+ and AT&T Gear S3.
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Thank you! The pixel had this issue hence making it unusable to pair on ATT's network with the LG sport using numbersync (the irony, because they are both google.)
kbc88 said:
Thank you! The pixel had this issue hence making it unusable to pair on ATT's network with the LG sport using numbersync (the irony, because they are both google.)
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I'll add this though. I had a AT&T S8+ that I was playing with until my UK version arrived. AT&T's database didn't recognize the IMEI of my UK phone as LTE-capable. The fix was AT&T added my returned S8's IMEI to my UK phone in their system. It may or may not have anything to do with me accessing NumberSync.
kbc88 said:
Hey all,
Does anyone have this combo? I am opting for the International version of the S8+ but was wondering if things like numbersync would work with it for my LG Sport watch on ATT. It's the only deal breaker if it's a pain and won't work... and then I'd have to opt for ATT's version of the S8+. I use my LG sport heavily and rely on it when I have the phone on silent. Thanks in advanced!
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KBC,
Did you get your international S8+ working with numbersync? I'm trying to get numbersync working on my international S8 and galaxy watch, and I fail to receive the "AT&T Features" text message to the watch that apparently enables / begins the numbersync process.
If you could let me know, it'd be a big help.
Thx
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Ok -- this appears to be relevant:
TLDR, this 2018 post asserts that you need AT&T's HD voice in order for numbersync to work, which if I understand properly (I'm workiong on about 60% confidence here), disqualifies unlocked phones from working, at least my Exynos S8 (G950-F).
https://www.reddit.com/r/samsung/comments/84hog7/warning_to_those_with_unlocked_samsung_devices_s9/
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Ok-- maybe posting research afterwards is almost as good as searching first:
https://forums.att.com/conversation...f606fb202b?commentId=5defe5d4bad5f2f60657c90f
It appears fairly conclusive that you've gotta have an AT&T branded phone. (i.e. not an Exynos S8-- darn).
https://forums.att.com/conversation...f606fb202b?commentId=5defe5d4bad5f2f60657c90f
Let me know if anyone else wants to triple confirm or chime-in. I love my rooted Exynos S8 running Oreo, but this (numbersync) may be what gets me off it. Fortunately I bought a rooted snapdragon S8+ as backup (I probably couldn't handle rooting a US one myself).
Hello everyone! I got the note 20 ultra in another country where samsung pay isn't supported(i didn't care because it isn't supported in my country either).
But now it is supported (perfect timing), but still isn't supported in origin country where i bought it. I've tried factory resetting with sims installed to trigger region change, didn't work(although 2 sims was installed from different countries, it could be an issue, but I'm tired of resetting the phone and guessing).
Then I tried installing my countries firmware from sammobile.com using odin. It went horrible, odin was stuck 60% at super.img and my phone turned to a brick. But installing original firmware worked and I've managed to restore my phone.
When downloading the samsung pay app from play stores it check for compatibility and then says that it is coming soon.
Tried to download it from galaxy store, but the app isn't there.
Is there anything I can do to make it work here? Am I stuck with samsung phone that doesn't support samsung pay?
GalaxySFUN said:
Hello everyone! I got the note 20 ultra in another country where samsung pay isn't supported(i didn't care because it isn't supported in my country either).
But now it is supported (perfect timing), but still isn't supported in origin country where i bought it. I've tried factory resetting with sims installed to trigger region change, didn't work(although 2 sims was installed from different countries, it could be an issue, but I'm tired of resetting the phone and guessing).
Then I tried installing my countries firmware from sammobile.com using odin. It went horrible, odin was stuck 60% at super.img and my phone turned to a brick. But installing original firmware worked and I've managed to restore my phone.
When downloading the samsung pay app from play stores it check for compatibility and then says that it is coming soon.
Tried to download it from galaxy store, but the app isn't there.
Is there anything I can do to make it work here? Am I stuck with samsung phone that doesn't support samsung pay?
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You're stuck, at least as far as the phone is concerned (more on that in a minute). Samsung Pay is apparently driven by the point-of-sale country CSC, which you can't change. I have the same issue with my S9+ SM-N9650, which is TPA (Panama) even though I booted it up with a Canadian SIM. As you mentioned, the Samsung Pay app from the Play Store will check for availability (based on the point-of-sale CSC) and then inform you if Samsung Pay is available based on its availability in that country - so you won't be able to use it on the phone until it is.
I get around this by using it on my Gear S3, which has a Canadian CSC, and therefore Samsung Pay, and links to the Wearables app on the phone. I actually prefer using Samsung Pay on my watch, so the availability on my phone is a non-issue for me (except for the fact you can't add debit cards to the watch). That said, one of the reasons I ordered my Note20 Ultra from Hong Kong is that they have Samsung Pay there, so it will work on the phone, which is a plus.
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You're stuck, at least as far as the phone is concerned (more on that in a minute). Samsung Pay is apparently driven by the point-of-sale country CSC, which you can't change. I have the same issue with my S9+ SM-N9650, which is TPA (Panama) even though I booted it up with a Canadian SIM. As you mentioned, the Samsung Pay app from the Play Store will check for availability (based on the point-of-sale CSC) and then inform you if Samsung Pay is available based on its availability in that country - so you won't be able to use it on the phone until it is.
I get around this by using it on my Gear S3, which has a Canadian CSC, and therefore Samsung Pay, and links to the Wearables app on the phone. I actually prefer using Samsung Pay on my watch, so the availability on my phone is a non-issue for me (except for the fact you can't add debit cards to the watch). That said, one of the reasons I ordered my Note20 Ultra from Hong Kong is that they have Samsung Pay there, so it will work on the phone, which is a plus.
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Oh, no...
So if sometime in the future samsung pay will become supported in the country where I bought the phone, I'll be able to change the region of samsung pay and start using it?
And I didn't understand about that I can't add debit cards to the watch, do you mean you can only use credit cards? Cause I don't use credit cards.
God, I switched to android again after 8 years of using ios, last android phone was galaxy s(it's funny how this forum kept my account for all these years). And only thing I'm missing so much is apple pay.
GalaxySFUN said:
Oh, no...
So if sometime in the future samsung pay will become supported in the country where I bought the phone, I'll be able to change the region of samsung pay and start using it?
And I didn't understand about that I can't add debit cards to the watch, do you mean you can only use credit cards? Cause I don't use credit cards.
God, I switched to android again after 8 years of using ios, last android phone was galaxy s(it's funny how this forum kept my account for all these years). And only thing I'm missing so much is apple pay.
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No, you will never be able to change the region for Samsung Pay. Folks can use Samsung Pay on the Hong Kong Note20 Ultra because it is available in Hong Kong - but it is the Hong Kong version of Samsung Pay.
And that's correct - at least here in Canada on the Gear S3 (YMMV for newer watches and other countries - suggest you check Samsung's website for what's available on a given watch in your country), you can only use credit cards in Samsung Pay on the watch.
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No, you will never be able to change the region for Samsung Pay. Folks can use Samsung Pay on the Hong Kong Note20 Ultra because it is available in Hong Kong - but it is the Hong Kong version of Samsung Pay.
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But you can add your cards even they are not from Hong Kong bank?
GalaxySFUN said:
But you can add your cards even they are not from Hong Kong bank?
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Other users have successfully added a wide variety of cards even though they are not Hong Kong based. That said, in my experience, some cards (particularly debit cards) won't work in Samsung Pay from another country. Suggest you check out the thread on the Hong Kong Note20 Ultra for more info.
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No, you will never be able to change the region for Samsung Pay. Folks can use Samsung Pay on the Hong Kong Note20 Ultra because it is available in Hong Kong - but it is the Hong Kong version of Samsung Pay.
And that's correct - at least here in Canada on the Gear S3 (YMMV for newer watches and other countries - suggest you check Samsung's website for what's available on a given watch in your country), you can only use credit cards in Samsung Pay on the watch.
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That's sad, I should've been more patient and buy my Note after I got back home. Who would know...
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Other users have successfully added a wide variety of cards even though they are not Hong Kong based. That said, in my experience, some cards (particularly debit cards) won't work in Samsung Pay from another country. Suggest you check out the thread on the Hong Kong Note20 Ultra for more info.
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Now I can put up with it. Thank you very much for your time.
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Now I can put up with it. Thank you very much for your time.
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I live in Japan, use US debit card and credit cards on HK N20U... Samsung Pay works just fine... It is the HK version but no issues using it... Samsung Pay is based off of the phone's original country... As far I know there is not a way to flash and change it
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Now I can put up with it. Thank you very much for your time.
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Happy to help. Just so you know, as I think you're new here, hitting the 'Thanks' button on a helpful post is always appreciated...