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Is there a way to connect to the phone via 3g (as opposed to bluetooth or wifi)?
Thanks!
Yes you just have to buy the 3g edition of the watch.
I appreciate the response... when I have my bluetooth turned off on the watch, in the gear app, it shows remotely connected to gear, so there's no way to make changes to the watch faces, manage apps, send media, or go into the app settings. You can receive notifications, and look at apps in the store...
I assume that's basically it... when you're connected via 3g you are only receive notifications...?
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I am trying to get my S2 to remote connect to my Nexus 6, and for the life of me I cant get it to work. Anyone have any tips or tricks? I have tried call forwarding on, off, I have remote connection turned on in my gear app, and I have a 3G watch that also connects to the same wifi as my phone when I shut off bluetooth. The watch just always go into standalone and never remotely connects to the phone. Thank you for any tips.
Edit: PS I am on verizon.
I believe the point of having Wifi at all on the gear S3 is so that your phone can continue to talk to your gear via the Samsung account over the internet (assuming both devices are on and connected to the internet over wifi)
Is this the only use case for Wifi being turned on?
Does this scenario only cover alerts, or will it also support calls texts and emails?
scoob101 said:
I believe the point of having Wifi at all on the gear S3 is so that your phone can continue to talk to your gear via the Samsung account over the internet (assuming both devices are on and connected to the internet over wifi)
Is this the only use case for Wifi being turned on?
Does this scenario only cover alerts, or will it also support calls texts and emails?
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The two devices will talk to each other whether wifi is turned on or off. Wifi comes in handy for apps like Spotify so you don't have to use up your data and apps like Kodi gear where you can control multimedia through your watch .
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scoob101 said:
I believe the point of having Wifi at all on the gear S3 is so that your phone can continue to talk to your gear via the Samsung account over the internet (assuming both devices are on and connected to the internet over wifi)
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You mean while out of bluetooth range? If so yes, that is one of the usages of wifi.
scoob101 said:
Is this the only use case for Wifi being turned on?
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No as @MobileUnlockBase pointed out already.
scoob101 said:
Does this scenario only cover alerts, or will it also support calls texts and emails?
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In Wifi mode you will keep receiving all kind of notifications including text, missing calls etc., but you can't make/receive phone call over wifi. Currently phone call over wifi is not available on this watch.
If you always have your phone with you (by definition this means within BT range) there is no reason to use WiFi. There is nothing that can be done via WiFi that can't be done via BT. But the reverse is not true.
So basically if you have your phone with you at all times, its a complete waste of battery. Turned off. Cheers.
10urshin said:
You mean while out of bluetooth range? If so yes, that is one of the usages of wifi.
No as @MobileUnlockBase pointed out already.
In Wifi mode you will keep receiving all kind of notifications including text, missing calls etc., but you can't make/receive phone call over wifi. Currently phone call over wifi is not available on this watch.
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I'm totally unclear on the purpose of Wifi on this watch! I turned off Bluetooth to use Wifi and it can't connect because the of "sign-in procedure not supported"! Does that mean it can only connect to an open network??? Those really don't exist these days.
Why is there such a big discussion about wifi on this watch? The watch has wifi because Samsung wanted to put it in there and most of us are grateful. Do you want a smart watch without wifi? Again, there are apps like Spotify that it is better to be on wifi instead of GSM, depending on what network you use.
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RaymondPJR said:
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I'm totally unclear on the purpose of Wifi on this watch! I turned off Bluetooth to use Wifi and it can't connect because the of "sign-in procedure not supported"! Does that mean it can only connect to an open network??? Those really don't exist these days.
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No it can connect password protected networks, my watch is connected to my home wifi right now, password protected ofc. Try changing encryption protocol(i'm on TKIP+AES) of your access point or try to connect to another access point.
10urshin said:
No it can connect password protected networks, my watch is connected to my home wifi right now, password protected ofc. Try changing encryption protocol(i'm on TKIP+AES) of your access point or try to connect to another access point.
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Lol, if i turn off password protection on my home network, then my neighbors will start using my Wifi! I can't believe Samsung overlooked this!! I'll just wait for a possible update???
I can confirm that it should connect to a wifi protected network. I use WPA2-PSK and it connects fine to my router.
MobileUnlockBase said:
Why is there such a big discussion about wifi on this watch? The watch has wifi because Samsung wanted to put it in there and most of us are grateful. Do you want a smart watch without wifi? Again, there are apps like Spotify that it is better to be on wifi instead of GSM, depending on what network you use.
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The discussion is because people want to understand the uses of their watch. Having it is nice, but there aren't too many use case scenarios for it. Most of the time where WiFi is available, the phone will be close at hand and connected via BT. Streaming music (over WiFi or otherwise) is a very limited application because of the battery drain. If/when moreb Tizen apps are developed for the watch, using WiFi may become practical.
At home i do leave my phone in 1 place, keep my S3 on yes moving around its always BT, but moving further around the house when BT drops the WIFI takes over.
Also once i forgot my phone at home, but when i reached the gym (was registered for their WIFI) i still got my notifications etc.
But all in all no much use, but i left it on as could not discern much battery loss with it being on.
you have to sync the wifi from your phone to the watch then it will just connect.. look on the gear app settings> gear connection > Sync wi-fi profiles..
It's not about giving a use for WiFi all the time. Most of the time WiFi should be off to conserve battery. It is more about the one off scenarios like you forgot your phone at home, but you can connect to WiFi at work and tell your wife you are alive through a text... or for the tizen app developer, to test apps on your watch you need to connect to the watch via wifi... or for spotify.. there are several reasons to have it, but still it should be off Moore often than not
jestexman said:
you have to sync the wifi from your phone to the watch then it will just connect.. look on the gear app settings> gear connection > Sync wi-fi profiles..
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10urshin said:
No it can connect password protected networks, my watch is connected to my home wifi right now, password protected ofc. Try changing encryption protocol(i'm on TKIP+AES) of your access point or try to connect to another access point.
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Odd, now it's connecting without doing either of your suggestions!!? Confusing!
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Well GWD needs the watch and PC connected to the same network (wifi) to get the faces from one place to another. Unless you get it into a store maybe, but having it on wifi is handy to test things out as you add them and modify themes.
Just to share my opinion. In my work I’m not allowed to have the phone with me. So the solution to continue receiving my notifications are through WiFi, and it works perfectly.
Streaming music from Spotify on my watch over Wifi.
scoob101 said:
I believe the point of having Wifi at all on the gear S3 is so that your phone can continue to talk to your gear via the Samsung account over the internet (assuming both devices are on and connected to the internet over wifi)
Is this the only use case for Wifi being turned on?
Does this scenario only cover alerts, or will it also support calls texts and emails?
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WiFi (WiFi Direct) is also used for syncing Images, songs and large apps over to your watch; these would otherwise take lots of time over Bluetooth.
After last update there is no connection via wifi with my phone.. Does someone experienced the same issue?
Two questions, first on my Apple Watch I had the modular Watch face. It had shortcuts to apps, displayed the date, time and the next event on my calendar. Is there a Watch face I can download that is similar? Secondly I'm getting confusing information about remote connection. I have a Moto Z. I thought I could use the remote connection to get notifications when my Watch wasn't connected via Bluetooth. However I can figure out how to do it. It seems it's either Bluetooth or standalone.
ILowry282 said:
Two questions, first on my Apple Watch I had the modular Watch face. It had shortcuts to apps, displayed the date, time and the next event on my calendar. Is there a Watch face I can download that is similar? Secondly I'm getting confusing information about remote connection. I have a Moto Z. I thought I could use the remote connection to get notifications when my Watch wasn't connected via Bluetooth. However I can figure out how to do it. It seems it's either Bluetooth or standalone.
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Unless you have the S3 LTE version, and pay for LTE service, you can't be remotely connected to the phone when BT isn't available. The phone and the watch have to share a common connection somewhere.
As far as app shortcuts, there are many watch faces in both the Samsung and the Google Play stores that provide that. For example, I sometimes use the App Launcher G watch face that allows 9 app shortcuts, date, and battery level.
Edited: My apology for the assumption that you wanted to receive remote notifications far away from your phone. Yes, if both devices are on the same WiFi network, you can get notifications on your S3.
If your watch is connected to WiFi you can have a remote connection regardless of lte on watch or not. I have a WiFi only classic version and I can connect remotely through WiFi
To connect remotely with WiFi you need to be signed in to your Samsung account on your phone - notifications are synced through it.
ILowry282 said:
Two questions, first on my Apple Watch I had the modular Watch face. It had shortcuts to apps, displayed the date, time and the next event on my calendar. Is there a Watch face I can download that is similar? Secondly I'm getting confusing information about remote connection. I have a Moto Z. I thought I could use the remote connection to get notifications when my Watch wasn't connected via Bluetooth. However I can figure out how to do it. It seems it's either Bluetooth or standalone.
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Some nice watchfaces you also find at watchfaces.be - recently 3 very pretty AppleWatches with practical background functions. However, you have to install with Samsung's GearwatchDesigner.
I am studying the options to buy a S3, but I need to access my notifications when away from phone. Will they work through Wi-Fi? When the phone is at home and the s3 is connected to the Wi-Fi at work ?
And also can I reply through a qwerty keyboard ? Is there any option?
Thank you.
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No, the watch needs to have a Bluetooth connection with the phone in order to receive notifications.
Wifi is only for using the internet (browser) on the watch.
Or you need to get your hand on a LTE version of the Gear S3, that one uses a (e)SIM and then it works as a full phone and you can receive notifications.
There are qwerty keyboards available to buy in the Samsung App Store, but I don't know if they work great.
Default a T9 keyboard is on the watch, which you can use. Also some pre-defined smileys are available to use as answer.
And finally you can use your voice to answer notifications (only some languages are supported by Samsung Voice).
Thank you. But LTE variant is unavailable in Europe and even if I can buy one from US, none of the operators in my country use e sim...
Too bad...
And gear s4 is far away..
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speedme said:
No, the watch needs to have a Bluetooth connection with the phone in order to receive notifications.
Wifi is only for using the internet (browser) on the watch.
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What? WiFi on gear is not just for an internet browser. And there is not even a stock browser installed.
With WiFi enabled on your Gear you can use a remote connection to your phone. So if your watch is connected to a hotspot, it tries to achieve a remote connection to your phone and you can still receive notifications.
It has to be enabled on your Gear phone app.
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ok....like android wear.
this makes the difference for me between buy or no buy...
Does it matter to be on the same Wi-Fi or not ??
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bogdan_wrc said:
Does it matter to be on the same Wi-Fi or not ??
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No, it doesn't matter.
You can also just use your mobile network in your phone. This will work too, while the gear ist connecter to a hotspot.
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Maik268 said:
What? WiFi on gear is not just for an internet browser. And there is not even a stock browser installed.
With WiFi enabled on your Gear you can use a remote connection to your phone. So if your watch is connected to a hotspot, it tries to achieve a remote connection to your phone and you can still receive notifications.
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Not true, at least not in my case,
I have never received a notification from my phone when I was out of BT range and still wifi connected,
But as soon as I get in BT range again, the notifications are coming in.
And no, there is no option for that in the Gear App nor on the watch.
Have you ever received notifications when outside BT range and still connected to wifi network ?
speedme said:
Not true, at least not in my case,
I have never received a notification from my phone when I was out of BT range and still wifi connected,
But as soon as I get in BT range again, the notifications are coming in.
And no, there is no option for that in the Gear App nor on the watch.
Have you ever received notifications when outside BT range and still connected to wifi network ?
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Yes, I have.
And because you don't believe me, here is a short video I made while remote connected (Remote verbunden = Remote connected in german):
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwF-T4LX8qMfdU1nSjhmUzFtbXc
You can enable remote connection in gear app on your phone (Settings > Gear Connection > Remote connection).
You HAVE TO enable it. Only connecting to a hotspot does not work.
speedme said:
Not true, at least not in my case,
I have never received a notification from my phone when I was out of BT range and still wifi connected,
But as soon as I get in BT range again, the notifications are coming in.
And no, there is no option for that in the Gear App nor on the watch.
Have you ever received notifications when outside BT range and still connected to wifi network ?
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The option is in Gear app, Gear connection->Remote connection. I would select Sync Wi-Fi profiles to confirm wifi connection as well.
Maik268 said:
Yes, I have.
And because you don't believe me, here is a short video I made while remote connected (Remote verbunden = Remote connected in german):
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwF-T4LX8qMfdU1nSjhmUzFtbXc
You can enable remote connection in gear app on your phone (Settings > Gear Connection > Remote connection).
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Hi did you disable BT connection before you got it to be remote connected or did it happen automatic
it will be nice to get it to do it automatic even the BT is ON on my watch it go to standalone when there is no BT connection
Omel said:
Hi did you disable BT connection before you got it to be remote connected or did it happen automatic
it will be nice to get it to do it automatic even the BT is ON on my watch it go to standalone when there is no BT connection
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Bluetooth is always activated on my watch and WiFi is set to automatic on/off.
If the watch looses the bluetooth connection, it automatically activates wifi and tries to connect to a hotspot. After a few seconds it switches from "standalone" to "remote connected".
This all works automatically.
But that only worked for me after I uninstalled all three Samsung apps on my phone (Gear App, Gear S Plugin and Samsung Accessory Service), resetted my gear and installed these three apps manually again from the PlayStore. Then I set everything up again. During setup, the phone asks if you want to use remote connection. If so, the gear app disables the battery optimization for the Accessory Service.
Maik268 said:
Yes, I have.
And because you don't believe me, here is a short video I made while remote connected (Remote verbunden = Remote connected in german):
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwF-T4LX8qMfdU1nSjhmUzFtbXc
You can enable remote connection in gear app on your phone (Settings > Gear Connection > Remote connection).
You HAVE TO enable it. Only connecting to a hotspot does not work.
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thank you.
one more question.
when i connect to a wifi with my watch, i receive notifications back from the time i was disconnected or just to ones from now on?
i want to leave my phone at home, and stay connected to a wifi at work, but from home to work i dont have wifi, and i receive notifications...will they be received once a arrive to work and connect to wifi?
bogdan_wrc said:
thank you.
one more question.
when i connect to a wifi with my watch, i receive notifications back from the time i was disconnected or just to ones from now on?
i want to leave my phone at home, and stay connected to a wifi at work, but from home to work i dont have wifi, and i receive notifications...will they be received once a arrive to work and connect to wifi?
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You should receive notifications back from the time you were disconnected. But I'm not 100% sure.
I activated the setting that the watch only receives notifications if I wear the gear.
And after I put the gear on, I receive all older notifications. So I think this will also work like this with a remote connection.
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I was pleasantly surprised last night while throwing out the garbage that my Gear S3 went out of Bluetooth range then kicked over to Wi-Fi. While i was outside a text came thru and i responded while on Wi-Fi so it does work...
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Maik268 said:
Yes, I have.
And because you don't believe me, here is a short video I made while remote connected (Remote verbunden = Remote connected in german):
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwF-T4LX8qMfdU1nSjhmUzFtbXc
You can enable remote connection in gear app on your phone (Settings > Gear Connection > Remote connection).
You HAVE TO enable it. Only connecting to a hotspot does not work.
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Weird.... I know the options and they are both enabled.
But still no notifications when connected by wifi.
maybe I have to reset my watch....
Well, another guy at work also has a Gear S3 WiFi only, and he was getting some notifications all morning long even though he had left his paired phone at home. I know for sure that he was at least receiving text messages notifications because I sent him a text message which he got the notification for on his S3, and he was able to respond using his S3 and I got it even though his paired phone was at home. So it does work even when the phone and the watch are on different WiFi connections miles apart. Impressive. I'm betting it's using the Samsung account associated with the watch and phone somehow to keep them tethered over WiFi in order to accomplish this amazing feature.
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speedme said:
Weird.... I know the options and they are both enabled.
But still no notifications when connected by wifi.
maybe I have to reset my watch....
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Sometimes it stops working me for, too.
Only way to get it working again is a gear reset.
DaWeav said:
Well, another guy at work also has a Gear S3 WiFi only, and he was getting some notifications all morning long even though he had left his paired phone at home. I know for sure that he was at least receiving text messages notifications because I sent him a text message which he got the notification for on his S3, and he was able to respond using his S3 and I got it even though his paired phone was at home. So it does work even when the phone and the watch are on different WiFi connections miles apart. Impressive. I'm betting it's using the Samsung account associated with the watch and phone somehow to keep them tethered over WiFi in order to accomplish this amazing feature.
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Yes. Even the info text inside the gear app says that this is working via your samsung account.
So, Won't incoming call notification work when connected through WiFi ?
Hey! thank you! I recently configured that and works nice! at the begging was a little hard, after a few attempts, checking some Samsung account features, restarts both devices and testings, well, it works!