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Not receiving some texts... Sprint or GS5 problem?

So once in a while I won't receive some texts. Example: I was texting my GF last nite perfectly fine, but then this morning she texted me at 8am and I never got the text (not even right now). Also last nite my friend called me 3 times and I did not receive not ONE of those calls! He also texted me once and I did not get the text either. What could be the issue here, I'm very confused and starting to get annoyed because that's kind of a big issue/deal to not be receiving some texts/calls.
Does this sound like a faulty phone, or stupid Sprint? TIA!!

Joe0113 said:
So once in a while I won't receive some texts. Example: I was texting my GF last nite perfectly fine, but then this morning she texted me at 8am and I never got the text (not even right now). Also last nite my friend called me 3 times and I did not receive not ONE of those calls! He also texted me once and I did not get the text either. What could be the issue here, I'm very confused and starting to get annoyed because that's kind of a big issue/deal to not be receiving some texts/calls.
Does this sound like a faulty phone, or stupid Sprint? TIA!!
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I think it might be a sprint problem as i have that same problem from time to time. Same thing happened to my s3 when i had it and sometimes i have the same problem on my S5. My friend called me last night to tell me he was outside my house and i didn't get the call or any missed call notification yet. definitely a Sprint problem.

Sprint
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I've seen a lot of dropped calls lately and 4 other sprint members I know have said the same thing.

I constantly get the same ****. Calls not comin through, text not comin or going sometimes. Its Definitely a sprint problem! I just had a note 3 before my gs5 that did the same exact stuff!
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Glad to see its not only me/my phone. Although I'm pissed at Sprint, guess I need to drastically lower my expectations for them -__-
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It's been worse lately I'm sure trying to get HD voice and some other upgrades working are prolly putting their network in disarray.

Try switching to 3G only mode. If that fixes it, it's Sprint.

Also if you have google voice enable on your phone, disable it for like a day as that is causing problems too that I know.
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The same thing happened to me with the GS5. I think its the GS5. I went back to GS3 and I'm able to receive calls and text.

jamesdal1 said:
The same thing happened to me with the GS5. I think its the GS5. I went back to GS3 and I'm able to receive calls and text.
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Maybe you need to update prl or profile cuz I get signal in places my s3 would not also you could try a hands free activation

Phone calls on the none 3g model?

Anyone knows if it will be possible to make or take calls on the none 3g version when tethered to a phone?
I think the first generation gear s was able to do that but I can't find any information on the gear s2.
All the reviews mention that the 3g version is able to make calls when NOT tethered to a phone, no mention about the none 3g version when it is tethered to a phone.
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You can make the call but the watch doesn't have a speaker so you won't be able to actually talk on it. You'll have to either pick up your phone or use a Bluetooth headset.
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kingoanklebreakn said:
You can make the call but the watch doesn't have a speaker so you won't be able to actually talk on it. You'll have to either pick up your phone or use a Bluetooth headset.
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Is this verified or an assumption ? Do you currently own the watch?

The standard bluetooth models, regular and Classic, cannot make phone calls. There is no speaker on them. If you want to make calls from the watch you need to pick up the 3g model that comes out next month. That one has a speaker.
This is based on spec sheets. This is based on tutorial videos. And this is based on personal ownership and experience with an S2 Classic.

supersoulfly said:
The standard bluetooth models, regular and Classic, cannot make phone calls. There is no speaker on them. If you want to make calls from the watch you need to pick up the 3g model that comes out next month. That one has a speaker.
This is based on spec sheets. This is based on tutorial videos. And this is based on personal ownership and experience with an S2 Classic.
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Thank you! Guess 3G version it will be.

clubtech said:
Is this verified or an assumption ? Do you currently own the watch?
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It's been verified by multiple sources. That's why I think I'm gonna skip this watch. Classic doesn't come in 3g and I'm not a fan of the way the sport version looks.
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I have the non 3g and I can initiate a call but have to continue on the phone or Bluetooth.
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verks said:
I have the non 3g and I can initiate a call but have to continue on the phone or Bluetooth.
Sent from one of my many devices.
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Yes, sounds like android wear is doing it today.
I wish they would do it like Apple is doing it with their watch. You can take and make calls regardless of the watch having 3g connectivity.
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If I see someone making a call on their watch and obviously the call will be on speaker you'll get a slap on the hand. If you're going to have a conversation don't be that guy and have it on speaker.

I rarely talk on the phone in public and when I do, it's NEVER on speaker. That's just obnoxious. I think it would be good for when I'm at the house and my phone is in another room and I can't get to it in time. I could answer on the speaker until grabbing my phone.
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the Gear S2 cannot make or receive calls. if you get a call you will get a notification and if you slide to answer it tells you the call is on your phone. when you try to make a call it says that its dialing on your phone.
this is the deal breaker for me, Im returning it this Friday. the Gear 2 is much more functional while the Gear S2 just looks better.

JonGarrett said:
the Gear S2 cannot make or receive calls. if you get a call you will get a notification and if you slide to answer it tells you the call is on your phone. when you try to make a call it says that its dialing on your phone.
this is the deal breaker for me, Im returning it this Friday. the Gear 2 is much more functional while the Gear S2 just looks better.
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Have you tested this with a galaxy phone or another brand android phone?
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I tried with my Galaxy S6 Edge.

clubtech said:
Have you tested this with a galaxy phone or another brand android phone?
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It doesn't matter on the phone as the sport/classic doesn't have a speaker, only microphone so it won't be able to handle an actual call. It can initiate one and you can have the actual conversation on your handset

agreed, this is a huge deal breaker for me... just picked up a refurb gear s for $150. Now I wait for speakerphone support through android wear!

Sampson0420 said:
agreed, this is a huge deal breaker for me... just picked up a refurb gear s for $150. Now I wait for speakerphone support through android wear!
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The LG Urbane 2 does this with android wear. However, it has its own Sim. Not sure if that it what you are looking for.
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I think speaker support will be coming to Android Wear sooner than later. Thought I read that a tear down of the Huawei watch showed an unexplained speaker present in the watch.

Android_Fr3ak said:
The LG Urbane 2 does this with android wear. However, it has its own Sim. Not sure if that it what you are looking for.
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Don't want/care about sim card support, not until carriers allow sim card cloning so your watch and phone have the same phone number. At this point, I want BT, WiFi, and voice calling.

Sampson0420 said:
Don't want/care about sim card support, not until carriers allow sim card cloning so your watch and phone have the same phone number. At this point, I want BT, WiFi, and voice calling.
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Just FYI, LG is working with US carriers to clone SIMS.
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You can make and receive calls with the T-Mobile S2. Not that I plan on doing that but nice feature to have. It also has 4G.

When Switching To 3g only, Messages Comes Pouring In

When my Gear S2 3g watch is connected to my phone, I receive message notifications on my watch and phone just as planned. When I'm away from my phone and the S2 is operating on 3g only, I receive "again" all of the messages that I had already received while the watch was connected to my phone. So if my watch is connected to my phone during the day and I receive 25 messages throughout the day, later that evening when I go to the gym and leave my phone in my locker, and the watch is only operating on 3g, I receive those same 25 messages one after the other.
Does anyone know of any way to stop this from happening?

Are you using at&t? What kind of phone are you using?

paoloroeseke said:
Are you using at&t? What kind of phone are you using?
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I'm on at&t using a Galaxy Note 5.

scottjohn said:
I'm on at&t using a Galaxy Note 5.
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If you log into the myatt app, and disable att message sync, that should fix your issue. Since samsung phones already show the messages in the app on your watch, and att downloads all synced messages, that may be causing it. (At least in the case of my customer the other day).
Try and let me know.

Disable auto answer on watch?

Does anyone know how to disable the auto answering of the watch. I don't want to have to switch every call to my phone from the Bluetooth menu when I receive a call. I can't find a toggle in settings on the gear app or on the watch itself.
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I don't have it yet, but it might be in the bluetooth settings on your phone
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What do you mean?
if you answer a call with the phone, it will use the phone for speaking with. if you answer with the watch, it will use the watch to speak with.
if you don't want to talk on the watch, don't answer with it.

the_scotsman said:
What do you mean?
if you answer a call with the phone, it will use the phone for speaking with. if you answer with the watch, it will use the watch to speak with.
if you don't want to talk on the watch, don't answer with it.
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Nope that isn't how it works. I answer on the phone and the call audio is on the watch. That's the problem I'm trying to solve. Then I have to manually switch it to handset.
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daiash said:
I don't have it yet, but it might be in the bluetooth settings on your phone
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That was it...thanks. Disabled the phone audio profile.
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cdd543 said:
Nope that isn't how it works. I answer on the phone and the call audio is on the watch. That's the problem I'm trying to solve. Then I have to manually switch it to handset.
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That was it...thanks. Disabled audio profile.
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I have call audio enabled in bluetooth settings.
And yes, that is how it works. I just tested it. I answer with my phone, I can speak on the phone. Audio doesn't go via the watch if you don't answer with the watch.

the_scotsman said:
I have call audio enabled in bluetooth settings.
And yes, that is how it works. I just tested it. I answer with my phone, I can speak on the phone. Audio doesn't go via the watch if you don't answer with the watch.
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Did you ever consider that it might work differently on different phones? That isn't how it worked by default on my pixel and T-Mobile s3.
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cdd543 said:
Did you ever consider that it might work differently on different phones? That isn't how it worked by default on my pixel and T-Mobile s3.
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It shouldn't be any different.

It's a Pixel. Very basic device. Bluetooth works like it's 1999.

I have a different weird problem. I just got the S3 (T-Mo) came from the S2 (T-Mo). I have used the Note5, Note7 and S7 Edge all T-Mo with the S2. I got rid of my personal phone (T-Mo) and started using my work phone (S7 Edge Verizon) when I still had the Gear S2. My calls would sporadically auto answer or not be received at all; going straight to Voicemail. This phenomena never occurred when I had the T-Mo phones, so I am wondering if it has something to do with how the Verizon phones interact with T-Mo phones. This is now happening with my (T-Mo) Gear S3 connected to my Verizon S7 Edge. Is anyone having the same problem? Or anyone NOT having this problem but using a Verizon Galaxy phone with a T-Mo Gear S watch? I'm curious if I just need to tweak a setting I am not familiar with on the Verizon S7 Edge (some menus are different than the T-Mo phone) and the way they forward calls is different, as well and I don't completely understand how it works compared to the T-Mo phones.

I am having the exact same problem and my gear is identical to yours including TMO. I will try disabling the phone audio in BT but this should not be happening at all.

I have to disable this daily, horrible. Every time I leave my car it automatically switches bt phone audio back to the watch. What a bummer!

Same problem here. Nexus 5X and Gear S3. Even if I dial out from the phone, the call gets redirected to my watch. Same if I receive a call. Even if I answer on phone, audio gets sent to the watch.

Any solution?
I'm having the same issue. It does not matter if I answer on phone or watch, the audio is always on the watch. How do I make it smart to tell the difference? I'm using a Pixel. Thanks

Might take a look at this:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3571984
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I had the same problem. I disabled the phone audio profile and it worked. However the second time this happened and I disabled the phone audio profile it turned the blue tooth off and I would not get messages or call notifications on my watch. I turned on the phone audio profile and now I get the phone notifications but also get the answering on my watch (even though I answered on the phone). I have tried disconnecting the watch, rebooting the phone but nothing.

Solved with MacroDroid:
Trigger: Call active (any contact)
Action: Kill application Galaxy Wearable
Constraints: Trigger fired Call active
AND In call
App Alive BG Galaxy Wearable

Gear s3 not receiving incoming call

I have a problem. My gear s3 stopped receiving phonecalls. Everything else works normally. Does anyone have the same issue??

I have similar issue. I can make calls using Gear. But incoming calls are not forwarded to the watch. What phone are you using? I am on Nexus 6P, running Oreo.
Anybody using a Nexus 6P with Gear? What ROM are you on?