S Health Auto Pause (Does not restart) - also, sports not synced from phone? - Samsung Gear S3

Hi
Does anyone else have issues with the auto-pause facility on S-Heath running on the watch.
I was out mountain biking last weekend, stopped for a rest, tracking paused (good), started riding again, and after another half an hour of riding noticed that the tracking had not auto-started. It seems that after an auto-pause, I have to remember to press the back button to get the damned thing to start tracking again? I will never ever remember to do this! - if it auto-pauses then it should also auto-start! The only solution would appear to be to disable auto-pause, and not stop for any rests!
So, is this normal behaviour? Also, sports wise, there are hundreds on s-health on the phone, but only a tiny subset on the watch. I can start 'cycling' on the watch, but not 'mountain biking' - the S-Health app on the phone has both. If I start the activity on the phone, then the watch does not get used at all? I would have expected the phone app to realise there was a gear S3 attached and prompt 'start activity on watch?'. Also, if I edit the sports on the phone app to just those that I actually do (which I have done), I would expect these to be synced to the watch, replacing the activities shown on the watch.
Usual deal, Samsung makes decent hardware, but can't write decent software for toffee...
Nigel

Agreed. It's a recurring bug which also affects UnderArmour's apps such as MapMy Run. I'm submitting a ticket to UnderArmour today to see if they can find a solution.

This weekend I was out road cycling, used manual-pause instead. Paused it for lunch, and when I went to restart it found workout had ended. Cant guarantee that I did not accidentally press the finnish button though. Ended up with two separate workouts in s-health each one 2 hours long.
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guitareth said:
Agreed. It's a recurring bug which also affects UnderArmour's apps such as MapMy Run. I'm submitting a ticket to UnderArmour today to see if they can find a solution.
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Yesterday I reported to Under Armour support my ongoing problems with MapMy Run stopping tracking and locking up/ They have responded as follows:
Thanks for writing. We are aware of this issue that you are experiencing and we hope to have the problem taken care of soon. Your software appears to be updated, and we will be introducing a MapMyRun update soon. I am sorry for any inconvenience this has caused you and thank you for your patience while we troubleshoot and attempt to eliminate the problem.
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Yesterday I reported to Under Armour support my ongoing problems with MapMy Run stopping tracking and locking up/ They have responded as follows:
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Just to update on my own issues with MapMy Run app on the S3 locking up part way through a workout. Since installing latest version 1.1.3 of MapMy Run I tested the app on a 6 hours + hike on Friday and it worked great without locking up at all. It automatically paused and resumed whenever I stopped for a rest. I will test it again this coming Friday before being overly confident, but so far so good!

So i was out on my bike today, first time with the S3, set of S health for the ride after about 45 mins I checked and the ride had stopped recording at 35 mins ... had my garmin running also so all was not lost.
I restarted s health to record the rest of the ride.
When I got home, my phone had recorded the full ride but in 3 sessions all from the s3.
I have workout detection enabled which seemed to have worked today, so is there any point in starting an exercise on the watch if workout detection will do it anyway?

Hi,
How I can manually start cycling session with autopause on Gear S3 using S-Health?
EDIT: Found it, I will test it tomorrow

veletron said:
Hi
Does anyone else have issues with the auto-pause facility on S-Heath running on the watch.
I was out mountain biking last weekend, stopped for a rest, tracking paused (good), started riding again, and after another half an hour of riding noticed that the tracking had not auto-started. It seems that after an auto-pause, I have to remember to press the back button to get the damned thing to start tracking again? I will never ever remember to do this! - if it auto-pauses then it should also auto-start! The only solution would appear to be to disable auto-pause, and not stop for any rests!
So, is this normal behaviour? Also, sports wise, there are hundreds on s-health on the phone, but only a tiny subset on the watch. I can start 'cycling' on the watch, but not 'mountain biking' - the S-Health app on the phone has both. If I start the activity on the phone, then the watch does not get used at all? I would have expected the phone app to realise there was a gear S3 attached and prompt 'start activity on watch?'. Also, if I edit the sports on the phone app to just those that I actually do (which I have done), I would expect these to be synced to the watch, replacing the activities shown on the watch.
Usual deal, Samsung makes decent hardware, but can't write decent software for toffee...
Nigel
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Have you figured out how to log mountain biking using the watch yet? I just got the gear sport and was surprised it doesn't have a mtb option on the watch. Any suggestions?

sorry to piggyback on this one, but on my watch, when i go into SHealth, all i see is Calorie stats. However, on my phone, under the "ME" section, i have selected various routines, but none show on my watch. I uninstalled and reinstalled, reset the watch after the update, still nothing. Any suggestions?

Hi
My mobile S5 not showing steps counting during my walking activity , it is observed that frquently having the issue of pauses when i start walking in the morning. The counting starts once the phone swith off and on,but now it paused and not showing the steps counting accordingly distance and callorie burn. I am look forward the valuable suggestion at the earliest.
Balan A

Ridiculous that Samsung have not fix this yet 2019. But they are always hurry to put out new lines and abounded the old stuff. Her a video on this problem:
https://youtu.be/1kp69WNk_9Y

Related

MyFitnessPal, Endomondo And Map My Run now available for Gear S3 And Gear S2

MyFitnessPal, Endomondo And MapMyRun are now available from the Galaxy Apps store for Gear S3 And Gear S2
See http://www.ubergizmo.com/2017/03/myfitnesspal-endomondo-map-my-run-gear-s3-gear-s2/
More info on installing and running MapMyRun on Gear S3 is now available at https://support.mapmyfitness.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000286803-Samsung-Gear
Just tested MapMy Run today for first time while hiking. Looked really good (nice clear sharp display with lots of information) and I was well pleased with it, until it just stopped tracking after around 2 hours 20 mins. The display just stopped at teh same time and distance travelled etc and stopped updating. I tried pressing the Back button and the voice announcement offered to Pause tracking. As I did NOT want to pause tracking I clicked the Back button again, and it said it had resumed, but it stuck at same time and distance for the rest of my hike. However, this is not unique to MapMy Run. I have been encountering exactly same issue with tracking my hikes using the native SHealth app in recent weeks. When I first got my Gear S3 it worked perfectly at tracking my hikes, but in past few weeks it just keeps auto-pausing and will not resume. I already posted about this bug here but nobody has suggested anything. Very frustrating as tracking my hikes and other workouts was one of the main reasons why I bought this smartwatch but it is now just totally unreliable for this. Soooo frustrating!
If anyone can suggest any fixes I should try I'd really appreciate it.
I love the MyFitnessPal app. Got a free year of premium for logging in on my watch,
Tried both on S3 frontier. None of them worked as it should . Both had issues on instant speed and distance. Checked on endomondo website and they say they are aware of the problem and are working on a solution
MapMyRun
Thanks!
Still no solution for the GPS tracking issue - wrong mapping, wrong distance on Endomondo/S3 setup....
I've not used GPS yet but the workouts are EXACTLY what S Health was missing, and really look great. Takes maybe 3 min to update to my endomondo phone app. HR is accurate and battery drain is minimal. I like it...but we'll have to see for the runs.
It's okay, but what I don't like is, that it's not possible to use a trainingsplan on gear-s3.. S-Health works fine with it.. Also Bad, that endomondo doesnt read out the Workouts done with S-Health
Tried endomondo, mapmyrun, record and none track distance correctly. Sticking to shealth for now.
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Map My Run UPDATED!
I ran yesterday using the MapMyRun app (and left my phone at home) and sure enough, the GPS wasn't working right with the app (even though I had Location On, GPS). I was using the version I downloaded back on March 9th. I got home and saw there's a new update on March 20th that addresses the GPS issue. I downloaded the new update but haven't tried it. (Stuck at the office right now on a rainy day too!) I'll try it later.
Download the new Map My Run update and let me know how it goes. Thanks! :fingers-crossed:
Went for a 5k run with the latest mapmyrun this evening, it tracks distance correctly this time. Record shows the run as well. I presume endomondo will be alright since it's essentially the same thing.
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gpmg762 said:
When for a 5k run with the latest mapmyrun this evening, it tracks distance correctly this time. Record shows the run as well. I presume endomondo will be alright since it's essentially the same thing.
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That sounds hopeful. I have updated to the latest version and am going on a hill walk on Friday so I will test the latest update myself. Up until now it's been very unreliable and usually just stops recording part way through a hike, so I'm really hoping this update will have fixed the bugs. I'll update this thread after my next test.
guitareth said:
That sounds hopeful. I have updated to the latest version and am going on a hill walk on Friday so I will test the latest update myself. Up until now it's been very unreliable and usually just stops recording part way through a hike, so I'm really hoping this update will have fixed the bugs. I'll update this thread after my next test.
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When for a 5k run with the latest mapmyrun this evening, it tracks distance correctly this time. Record shows the run as well. I presume endomondo will be alright since it's essentially the same thing.
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Thanks. I also tested it yesterday on a 30-minute walk (without my phone on me) and it tracked it nicely using the built-in GPS in the Gear S3, however, there might be something wrong with the Voice Feedback. I had it set to announce every 1.0 Mile, Distance, Duration and Avg. Pace/Speed. After walking a mile, I only heard the Avg. Pace/Speed.
Just now, I tested it in my office building. I had the Voice Feedback set to announce 1.0 Minute, Distance, Duration, Avg. Pace/Speed, Current Pace/Speed, Split Pace/Speed and Current HR. After one minute, it only announced the Duration and Current HR (maybe it's because the other status required GPS to track Distance and Pace and I was indoors so I disabled the GPS). But still, in my 30-minute walk yesterday, it only announced the Avg. Pace/Speed and failed to announce the Duration and Distance.
EDIT: Everything appears to be fine now.
RexEscape said:
Thanks. I also tested it yesterday on a 30-minute walk (without my phone on me) and it tracked it nicely using the built-in GPS in the Gear S3, however, there might be something wrong with the Voice Feedback. I had it set to announce every 1.0 Mile, Distance, Duration and Avg. Pace/Speed. After walking a mile, I only heard the Avg. Pace/Speed.
Just now, I tested it in my office building. I had the Voice Feedback set to announce 1.0 Minute, Distance, Duration, Avg. Pace/Speed, Current Pace/Speed, Split Pace/Speed and Current HR. After one minute, it only announced the Duration and Current HR (maybe it's because the other status required GPS to track Distance and Pace and I was indoors so I disabled the GPS). But still, in my 30-minute walk yesterday, it only announced the Avg. Pace/Speed and failed to announce the Duration and Distance.
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The voice feedback was alright for my run. I had it set to 1 km interval on the watch, distance, duration, pace/speed and HR were announced over the music.
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The voice feedback was alright for my run. I had it set to 1 km interval on the watch, distance, duration, pace/speed and HR were announced over the music.
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Thanks. I did another 30-min walk and turned on all stats to announce every 10 minutes. It announced them just fine so it's okay now. I don't how yesterday was different.
I seem to be having an issue with Map My Run. I want to use my watch as a standalone and I have GPS enabled and it's also enabled within the MMR app. However, whenever I go to start a run it says "Maps unavailable. Ensure GPS is active on your phone and your Gear."
Is it not possible to map the run with just my Gear?
Tmel14 said:
I seem to be having an issue with Map My Run. I want to use my watch as a standalone and I have GPS enabled and it's also enabled within the MMR app. However, whenever I go to start a run it says "Maps unavailable. Ensure GPS is active on your phone and your Gear."
Is it not possible to map the run with just my Gear?
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I was able to run or walk with just my Gear using the built-in GPS. I just tried it now. I went outside, turned OFF BT and WiFi on my Gear (so it's really just a standalone watch now -- I have the BT-only edition, not LTE) then started MMR. I have Location On using GPS & Wireless. MMR has GPS set to ON. It took a while to "acquire GPS signal." I think, to help it, I use this App called "Quick GPS Position" to get the GPS started. Check it out on the Gear App Store.
guitareth said:
That sounds hopeful. I have updated to the latest version and am going on a hill walk on Friday so I will test the latest update myself. Up until now it's been very unreliable and usually just stops recording part way through a hike, so I'm really hoping this update will have fixed the bugs. I'll update this thread after my next test.
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Well here's my update - and it's not good news. I used the latest version of MapMy Run on my hike yesterday. All seemed to be working well up to around 5kms. It was auto-pausing when I stopped for a rest and restarting when I resumed walking. However at around 5.2kms my watch gave a notification of an email and after that (it may be coincidence) I noticed that MapMy Run had stopped updating. As on previous tests it just froze and I could not get it to resume. This time I fould that even if I closed the app from the "Recent apps" option on the Gear S3 it would not restart. Worse still - even after completely powering my Gear S3 off and switching it on again, if I start MapMy Run on the watch now it just displays the initial blue loading screen but never starts up properly. So looks like I'll have to try completely uninistalling and reinstalling it. Not impressed at all with this app! It's just sooo buggy and I don't think it was ready for full release.
Does anyone know of a suitable support address, or community forum, for Under Armour where I can report the problems I'm encountering directly to them? I found the support FAQ pages at https://support.mapmyfitness.com/hc/en-us and they do not even mention the new app for the S3!
guitareth said:
However at around 5.2kms my watch gave a notification of an email and after that (it may be coincidence) I noticed that MapMy Run had stopped updating. As on previous tests it just froze and I could not get it to resume. This time I fould that even if I closed the app from the "Recent apps" option on the Gear S3 it would not restart. Worse still -
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It is like this Tizen works.
Same on my S2 with watchmaker face with step counter. As soon as I have a notification the step counter stop and no re-start.
Close recent app delete all open app from memory and reset all this app data. Even if you start the samsung stopwatch and after close recent app, your stopwatch is deleted
Same issue for 4 years with the Tizen Gear watch (Gear 1, Gear 2, Gear S and the new S2,S3). Even if you not close recent app, Tizen close itself app when he want. I never sucessfully run a stopwatch for 10H and more with Tizen all tizen stopwatch close itself after awhile re
To avoid notification interfere with running app, you can disable notifications when you run
guitareth said:
That sounds hopeful. I have updated to the latest version and am going on a hill walk on Friday so I will test the latest update myself. Up until now it's been very unreliable and usually just stops recording part way through a hike, so I'm really hoping this update will have fixed the bugs. I'll update this thread after my next test.
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dersie said:
It is like this Tizen works.
Same on my S2 with watchmaker face with step counter. As soon as I have a notification the step counter stop and no re-start.
Close recent app delete all open app from memory and reset all this app data. Even if you start the samsung stopwatch and after close recent app, your stopwatch is deleted
Same issue for 4 years with the Tizen Gear watch (Gear 1, Gear 2, Gear S and the new S2,S3). Even if you not close recent app, Tizen close itself app when he want. I never sucessfully run a stopwatch for 10H and more with Tizen all tizen stopwatch close itself after awhile re
To avoid notification interfere with running app, you can disable notifications when you run
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I'm not sure if you are using "stopwatch" as a generic term to describe ALL apps on teh Gear that track duration and/or your position, but it is interesting that you think it's the notifications that interfere with such apps. I will need to monitor that more closely to confirm if the tracking just stops when I receive a notification. You may be correct, as certainly I was encountering the same problem originally with S Health on my Gear S3 - in that it would just suddenly stop tracking and it would not resume ( see my other post here.
Anyway, I need to be alerted to emails etc while out hiking, so disabling such notifications is not a viable workaround for me. If anyone else is able to confirm in the meantime that receiving a notification while on a workout does indeed interfere with the workout monitoring app you are running at the same time, that would be very helpful for us all in trying to diagnose exactly what is causing this bug.

Gear S3 S Health walks/runs shutting off

Hello folks, need some help.
Just got my Gear 3, and when I turn on walk/run a few steps later, it pauses and asks me if I'm done with my workout. Not sure what's going on.
I am going to try and uncheck the auto pause feature, but I'm thinking it has to be something else. I make sure my arms are moving, and that its tracking steps, yet it's still pausing.
Any help would be appreciated.
The auto pause is useless since it does not also auto-start when one starts moving again. If you pause, either auto or manual, then after 30 mins it will ask you if you are done tracking. If you accidentally touch the screen after pausing then the workout quits. I have, several times had it quit the workout seemingly without warning when its paused - can only think that I have accidentally touched the screen. Best bet is to forget the S3 as a fitness device and go buy a garmin instead...
Nigel
I'm not even touching it.
I start a walk, while walking, 10-15 seconds later I feel the double vibrate, check the watch, and it's paused the walk. Frustrating.
I'm using the c25k apps from the phone as my guide, but I like running s health to track. I wish the gear would interface with runkeeper or any of the other apps to track overall since s health doesn't seem to want too.
The under armour apps are available for the watch as an alternative. Eg endomondo, mapmyrun etc.
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veletron said:
The under armour apps are available for the watch as an alternative. Eg endomondo, mapmyrun etc.
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Same problems occur with MapMy Run from Under Armour. In fact its more prone to it than SHealth! Am submitting ticket to UnderArmour today about the recurring problems with MapMy Run just pausing and locking up on every single hike I've used it on after 3-5 kms. Worse still when it does so only way you can get the app to work again is to completely unistall it and reinstall it on your S3. Sooooo frustrating!
veletron said:
The under armour apps are available for the watch as an alternative. Eg endomondo, mapmyrun etc.
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guitareth said:
Same problems occur with MapMy Run from Under Armour. In fact its more prone to it than SHealth! Am submitting ticket to UnderArmour today about the recurring problems with MapMy Run just pausing and locking up on every single hike I've used it on after 3-5 kms. Worse still when it does so only way you can get the app to work again is to completely unistall it and reinstall it on your S3. Sooooo frustrating!
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Yesterday I reported to Under Armour support my ongoing problems with MapMy Run stopping tracking and locking up/ They have responded as follows:
Thanks for writing. We are aware of this issue that you are experiencing and we hope to have the problem taken care of soon. Your software appears to be updated, and we will be introducing a MapMyRun update soon. I am sorry for any inconvenience this has caused you and thank you for your patience while we troubleshoot and attempt to eliminate the problem.
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guitareth said:
Yesterday I reported to Under Armour support my ongoing problems with MapMy Run stopping tracking and locking up/ They have responded as follows:
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Just to update on my own issues with MapMy Run app on the S3 locking up part way through a workout. Since installing latest version 1.1.3 of MapMy Run I tested the app on a 6 hours + hike on Friday and it worked great without locking up at all. It automatically paused and resumed whenever I stopped for a rest. I will test it again this coming Friday before being overly confident, but so far so good!

3.0 issues

SM-R775T (US TMOBILE EDITION)
3.0.0.1
Had my watch since June and loved it until the update when I began experiencing the following issues.
-Wake gesture doesn't work
-Pedometer doesn't work
-Auto detect workout thinks i'm always working out which causes severe battery drain. It's never the same workout it just seems to randomly pick one.
Turning off workout detection fixes that issue and isn't that big of a deal but is still annoying because I shouldn't have to do that on an expensive watch.
Not having wake gesture makes the watch almost pointless as it is usually just as fast to check my phone when I want to see the time
Pedometer was one of my favorite features of the watch as it was remarkably accurate and I would have to really try to make it have a false reading.
TMOBILE said they are PROBABLY working on a fix but it seemed like a generic answer just to get me out of the store.
Anyone else experiencing any or all of these problems and if so any solutions found? Any word if a patch really could be on the way or should I just use my insurance to get a replacement?
I've already done multiple factory resets which would temporarily fix all the problems, but the same problems would return in a day or two. Last few times I've done a reset hasn't done anything.
Any help or suggestions would be helpful
I had issues along with horrible battery life after the Tizen 3 update. I also tried resetting a few different times with no great benefit. What finally helped was uninstalling everything on the phone too (Gear S Plugin, Samsung Gear, Samsung Health). Restart phone, RESET watch again and start completely over, following the directions of what to install from the watch in order. I also did NOT restore my settings, I skipped that part. I went from 8-12 hrs a full charge to showing over 2 days.

Samsung Gear S2 Software Update

Hey guys the reason to start this thread is to discuss everything about gear s2 updates.
Software updates can improve device stability and provide a variety of additional benefits, including user experience improvements, bug fixes and the latest security patches. Samsung Gear S2 gets a massive update, check the new interface and functions
Update report for a T-Mobile Gear S2 LTE
Allen_Jolynn0 said:
Hey guys the reason to start this thread is to discuss everything about gear s2 updates.
Software updates can improve device stability and provide a variety of additional benefits, including user experience improvements, bug fixes and the latest security patches. Samsung Gear S2 gets a massive update, check the new interface and functions
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I was surprised to see the update available. It took a long time to long time to download, transfer, and install, so I would definitely recommend that your watch be in its charging station for the process.
At the end of the update here are the version numbers:
Tizen 2.3.2.7
Software Version: R730TUVU3DRC1
I haven't fully explored everything, but there's a lot I like:
Quick Access (pull down) has a lot more capabilities (including accessing Settings, Brightness, Do not DIsturb, Screen Always on). Unfortunately they seemed to have removed the music player. (Guess I'll have to add that widget back to my list).
Widget improvement: Multi-contact calling looks better, there are a lot of new Health Widgets including a multi-activity one in which 4 possible activities are presented on one screen for a easy selection and start-up, recent apps widget is really handy.
New apps: I tried the Samsung PPT controller, but it didn't work. (I'm on a Mac, so that might be why).
My big big concern at this point is battery life. It seems terrible. That maybe due to playing with lots of apps and then not doing a clear all, but if it keeps up, I may have to do a soft reset and see how things are. Right now, I'm guess the battery drain rate is 2 or 3 times what I usually have.
gghose said:
I was surprised to see the update available. It took a long time to long time to download, transfer, and install, so I would definitely recommend that your watch be in its charging station for the process.
At the end of the update here are the version numbers:
Tizen 2.3.2.7
Software Version: R730TUVU3DRC1
I haven't fully explored everything, but there's a lot I like:
Quick Access (pull down) has a lot more capabilities (including accessing Settings, Brightness, Do not DIsturb, Screen Always on). Unfortunately they seemed to have removed the music player. (Guess I'll have to add that widget back to my list).
Widget improvement: Multi-contact calling looks better, there are a lot of new Health Widgets including a multi-activity one in which 4 possible activities are presented on one screen for a easy selection and start-up, recent apps widget is really handy.
New apps: I tried the Samsung PPT controller, but it didn't work. (I'm on a Mac, so that might be why).
My big big concern at this point is battery life. It seems terrible. That maybe due to playing with lots of apps and then not doing a clear all, but if it keeps up, I may have to do a soft reset and see how things are. Right now, I'm guess the battery drain rate is 2 or 3 times what I usually have.
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The Samsung Health too was update. Now the aplication alone of Samsung Health for iPhone support the Gear S2, and this is incrible!
I believe this Samsung abandoned the Gear S2, but I thinked wrong.
Can anyone speak if the run4gear work in Android Phones with Gear S2 in Tizen 2.3.2.7?
Mine says no new update available :/
I did the update this morning and it was successful. I see the new shortcuts widgets and updated health and weather apps. But I don't see the Powerpoint App anywhere. Is that something you have to download?
So swipe down now doesn't go to the previous screen. Am I right in thinking to get back to watchface you now need to use a button?
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So swipe down now doesn't go to the previous screen. Am I right in thinking to get back to watchface you now need to use a button?
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Yes , I think the update removed the swipe from top to go back feature. Need to use the side button to go back over you are inside of an app.
Anyone have the previous firmware for SM-R735T? I don't need anything the new update offers, just want the "back" gesture returned.
Habit dictates a swipe and I keep getting back the settings...... Will have to relearn.
Anyone else found this a nuisance?
Valiante try Sammobile....
Wouldn't it try to auto update if you re installed the previous firmware version, or could you turn it off at the Gear app 'phone settings?
Has anyone tried to flash this to a vzw watch or is that not possible and we have to wait and hope vzw puts out an update?
Verizon has updated there page for the new update but still have not received the update ota here's a link to page https://www.verizonwireless.com/support/samsung-gear-s2-classic-update/
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Scratch that I just received the update for the Verizon gear s2
i'v also got the new update here in Chile...
awesome update guys.. new pulldown toogles, and a lot more... new icon and new apk's
now we have samsung app store in the gear...
good job samsung gear department..
I was really excited to get the update. After the previous update, watch does this really annoying thing where it lights up the room when its done charging at night. Some times it will stop charging, drain a little, start charging again, and then light up the room a second time.
Well that hasn't been fixed. Now my watch battery is draining incredibly fast. I had to turn off always on watch faces and it's still draining at least twice as fast as it used to. Its been off the charger for an hour and it's already down to 85%.
I really miss the swipe down to go back. I don't need quick settings on every app. I hardly ever used it as it was. Speaking of which, most of the quick settings don't even do anything for some reason.
Really disappointed.
For me with the new update, I can't anymore answer to a whatsapp message direcly on the watch ! I can only use a button to open whatsapp on my phone !
Do you have the same thing ?
gghose said:
I was surprised to see the update available. It took a long time to long time to download, transfer, and install, so I would definitely recommend that your watch be in its charging station for the process.
At the end of the update here are the version numbers:
Tizen 2.3.2.7
Software Version: R730TUVU3DRC1
I haven't fully explored everything, but there's a lot I like:
Quick Access (pull down) has a lot more capabilities (including accessing Settings, Brightness, Do not DIsturb, Screen Always on). Unfortunately they seemed to have removed the music player. (Guess I'll have to add that widget back to my list).
Widget improvement: Multi-contact calling looks better, there are a lot of new Health Widgets including a multi-activity one in which 4 possible activities are presented on one screen for a easy selection and start-up, recent apps widget is really handy.
New apps: I tried the Samsung PPT controller, but it didn't work. (I'm on a Mac, so that might be why).
My big big concern at this point is battery life. It seems terrible. That maybe due to playing with lots of apps and then not doing a clear all, but if it keeps up, I may have to do a soft reset and see how things are. Right now, I'm guess the battery drain rate is 2 or 3 times what I usually have.
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I was playing around with the settings and you're actually able to change the quick settings so you can the music player in there ?
PS: Yes battery seems like it sucks...
Dannyxz said:
I was playing around with the settings and you're actually able to change the quick settings so you can the music player in there
PS: Yes battery seems like it sucks...
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I got a second one a Verizon model and bassiy have to have all extra features off. And weird stuff is happening on it
I spent 10 hours yesterday dropped to about 75% I found download mode and was gonna play around. But that was the first reboot. And upon reboot batt was at 15% I'm like what the heck so I through it on charge am gonna swap it back out with the orig AT&T model I got first.
I haven't found the setting to manually set step target with the new update. My alarms stopped working so I had to do a factory reset to get them to work. Now I can't change my step target on the watch. This is how I used to do it:
1. Open Samsung Health
2. Go to very right/bottom and select Settings
3. Select "Adjust Step Target." This selection no longer exists.
I looked in just about every possible setting in Samsung Health and the device settings. I've tapped and long pressed on every possible data point on every possible screen for a hidden menu. It's nowhere.
I reached out to Sammobile 2 times.
- The first time I received instructions for doing this on the Gear Fit 2 Pro. #fml
- The second time I was told to factory reset everything, which I had already done. #fml
It's annoying that manually setting the step target on the Samsung Health app doesn't sync with the watch. But that's another topic.
TheMadScientist said:
I got a second one a Verizon model and bassiy have to have all extra features off. And weird stuff is happening on it
I spent 10 hours yesterday dropped to about 75% I found download mode and was gonna play around. But that was the first reboot. And upon reboot batt was at 15% I'm like what the heck so I through it on charge am gonna swap it back out with the orig AT&T model I got first.
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Oh wow... I have the T-Mobile version, I don't have a plan for it so I was surprised to get an update but yeah I'm down to 47% right now and I should be in the 70/80 by this time. I closed all the apps and that seemed to help a bit but when you have a few apps open it seemed like it was draining quick...
I'm gonna do a reboot once I get home hopefully that'll help. If it doesn't do the trick that's something they're gonna have to fix.
Dannyxz said:
Oh wow... I have the T-Mobile version, I don't have a plan for it so I was surprised to get an update but yeah I'm down to 47% right now and I should be in the 70/80 by this time. I closed all the apps and that seemed to help a bit but when you have a few apps open it seemed like it was draining quick...
I'm gonna do a reboot once I get home hopefully that'll help. If it doesn't do the trick that's something they're gonna have to fix.
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Yea i ended up taking it back to the guy this morning as it was clean but registered on some ones account and verizon wouldnt activate it...So I got back the AT&T model which I knew was good and also has like 9 months of warranty left:good:
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Yea i ended up taking it back to the guy this morning as it was clean but registered on some ones account and verizon wouldnt activate it...So I got back the AT&T model which I knew was good and also has like 9 months of warranty left:good:
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Nice!!! ?
How do you still have warranty? Where did you buy it from?

Question Heskeydev classic watch face

Hi,
Sometimes ago i found this face for my Galaxy watch 4 classic and it used to work pwrfectly. Today i had to reset watch and after this i am not able to instalacja this face on my watch. Ok googleplay therr is no option to swlct dwvice as watch, inside phone app there is a button to send face to watch but it does not work.
What happened that I was able to use it yesterday but today I am not even allowed to instal it?
i have had severe issues with a watchface called twelvth text watchface . As soon as i install it all stockfaces in watch stop working, and as soon as i remove it they start working. And believe me this watch face was working just fine by itself.
After 7 factory resets via watch stock recovery and by eliminating each app 1 by 1 i came to about the culprit i have learned to avoid all those apps and watchfaces which were for wear OS 2.0 they created stranger errors and watch also suffered with unusual battery drain.
My advice is
if an app is still not updated for GW4. Dont dive into world of unknown errors

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