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Hi all,
Just got the SW2 today and am excited to use it. Is there a way to wake up the Smartwatch screen without pressing the center key. For example, can the screen turn on hand movement or say by tapping the screen?
I tried to search this in the forum but couldn't find any info.
Regards,
KS
Hi, since smartwatch firmware is closed and we can use watches only on application basis I am pretty sure it is not possible.
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Supposedly, the SW2 has an accelerometer but I have yet to see it utilized. I had an original Sony Smartwatch for a short time, and it would turn on with the slightest movement. There was an option of turning it on by rotating your wrist while holding your forearm horizontal, but it was pretty erratic.
It kinda wish that you could set it to turn on the backlight with movement, but it's no more of a problem than hitting the button on my old digital watch to see in the dark.
It does have an accelerometer. If you leave it on the desk to charge it will switch the screen off after a while. It turns back on if you move it.
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dervish666 said:
If you leave it on the desk to charge it will switch the screen off after a while. It turns back on if you move it.
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this freaked me out last night. I was playing a game and my wrist was still as a held the controller. I looked at the time and for like a tenth of a second I thought the screen was blank. Wasn't sure what happened.
guygenius said:
Hi all,
Just got the SW2 today and am excited to use it. Is there a way to wake up the Smartwatch screen without pressing the center key. For example, can the screen turn on hand movement or say by tapping the screen?
I tried to search this in the forum but couldn't find any info.
Regards,
KS
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At the moment there is no way to wake up the watch by a movement of the wrist as far as I know. However, if you use a custom watch face, (like custom watch for SW2, or clocki) you can wake it up via touchscreen buttons (home button for example).
I do not know if this works for you...
Thanks all for the reply. I could have use custom clock faces but I think it will consume more battery current. Hopefully Sony will make some interesting clock faces with weather integrated.
I have used SmartQ Z watch before. What I like about SW2 is amazing battery life and that I can read contents of email and whatsapp messages on the watch itself. Pretty cool!
There will be in the nearest future an big update, seen on MWC:
www pocketpc.ch/c/5826-sony-smartwatch-2-grosses-firmware-update-unterwegs.html
Cool ... can't wait for it
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There will be in the nearest future an big update, seen on MWC:
www pocketpc.ch/c/5826-sony-smartwatch-2-grosses-firmware-update-unterwegs.html
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Article above, translated into English:
The SmartWatch 2, which came on the market in September 2013 (as reported) , was one of the first truly mature models on the market . However, it lacked some features or there were significant inconsistencies in the operation ( for our review ) . Now, however, a major update in the wings , which is to iron out any weaknesses.
We have long especially on other watches designs, so gennante Watch Faces , waiting . Now there are five of them , which partly show even quite a lot of information . This includes, among other things, the weather and a pedometer , but also the last notification received with content and the next upcoming alarm. Whether the pedometer works in the clock itself, or the information coming from the smartphone itself , we could not exist in Other improvements concern the notification system. The icon for the news has disappeared and the notification bar , which can be drawn down from above as with Android, is now finally scrollable. In addition, you can now on the clock even choose which app icons should be shown in the home screen and from which apps you want to receive notifications . The former is particularly interesting for apps which only provide notifications, but do not have to be started manually. So you get a little more order in the icon list .
Even the design of a lot has changed . The icons of the preinstalled apps , to which now also includes a simple calculator , were easily adapted . Further, it is now finally possible to change the wallpaper of the home screen . In addition , a percentage battery indicator in some of the new Watch Faces .
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Nomad1600 said:
Article above, translated into English:
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Nice, looking forward for the update!
Nomad1600 said:
Article above, translated into English:
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I wonder how reliable this source is. Especially its claim about it being discussed/shown in MWC, which I haven't seen reported on any of the mobile tech websites such as smartwatchfans and engadget, makes me suspect it's reliability. However, things being described are really nice like the watchfaces with more info including weather etc. It is very exciting nonetheless. Looking forward to such a firmware upgrade. Lets keep fingers crossed.
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Free Apps and Clocks for those non-samsung phones without Samsung Apps.
Just install with sdb.exe from SDK as below.
- open a cmd box
- go to the directory where the sdb.exe tool is located
- make sure the wgt file is in this directory too
- type command: sdb install xxxxxx.wgt
Rolex clock with Day, Date, Seconds and Battery
Credit goes to klwinkel, Breach, mattdb and gearfaces.com for this work.
Showing weekdays is my own work.
Enjoy!
P.S: I put the Package ID on filename in case you need to uninstall it.
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Credit goes to klwinkel, Breach, mattdb and gearfaces.com for this work.
Showing weekdays is my own work.
Enjoy!
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Glad to be of some assistance. Great work.
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Glad to be of some assistance. Great work.
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thanks so much for these however when selecting the faces on the watch it's not showing a preview of the face, only a plain circle of a watch , it still works but cant see what is what. when selecing a face. I myself had this problem as well and it will show the same in the emulator select settings and go to change the watch face and it will show what I mean I never fixed my problem yet why the image isn't showing.
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thanks so much for these however when selecting the faces on the watch it's not showing a preview of the face, only a plain circle of a watch , it still works but cant see what is what. when selecing a face. I myself had this problem as well and it will show the same in the emulator select settings and go to change the watch face and it will show what I mean I never fixed my problem yet why the image isn't showing.
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I just downloaded this one, the config.xml points to <icon src="icon.png"/> & the icon is stock. So, you will see the icon.png attached below instead of a custom icon image.
Did you upload a custom icon to yours? If so, you should see something like this in the config.xml...
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I just downloaded this one, the config.xml points to <icon src="icon.png"/> & the icon is stock. So, you will see the icon.png attached below instead of a custom icon image.
Did you upload a custom icon to yours? If so, you should see something like this in the config.xml...
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ok so is there a way to see the actual clock image instead of that stock image when selecting a new face ? as once we get a few in there were not able to tell which clock is which when we change faces on the watch itself .
exit , ok I see your attachments , but when I select the rolex watch im not seeing a preview of it on my watch , i only see the basic watch in my attached pic
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ok so is there a way to see the actual clock image instead of that stock image when selecting a new face ? as once we get a few in there were not able to tell which clock is which when we change faces on the watch itself .
exit , ok I see your attachments , but when I select the rolex watch im not seeing a preview of it on my watch , i only see the basic watch in my attached pic
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Because the rolex watch does not contain a custom icon. He would have to make a custom icon and add it in the config.xml (if that is what he chose to do)
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Because the rolex watch does not contain a custom icon. He would have to make a custom icon and add it in the config.xml (if that is what he chose to do)
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ok understand now , thank you !
ex-28 said:
thanks so much for these however when selecting the faces on the watch it's not showing a preview of the face, only a plain circle of a watch , it still works but cant see what is what. when selecing a face. I myself had this problem as well and it will show the same in the emulator select settings and go to change the watch face and it will show what I mean I never fixed my problem yet why the image isn't showing.
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Already changed the icon and re-attached in the 2nd post.
I changed the icon on the first Calendar App. Just forgot to do in the clock
Johnnynho said:
Already changed the icon and re-attached in the 2nd post.
I changed the icon on the first Calendar App. Just forgot to do in the clock
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great and thanks so much as well as the package id
ex-28 said:
great and thanks so much as well as the package id
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I agree. Adding the package id to the file name of the compressed file is a great idea.
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Credit goes to Samsung, klwinkel, Breach, mattdb and gearfaces.com
Another UPDATE 05-01-2014 @4:00pm.
My son made me change alot with the watch graphics this round.
Use the center of watch to select faces.
Still working on hands selection, an alarm, and toggles. I'm very new to this. Thanks for all the help!
WOW 1st post
4th rev.
The package ID "upBUNbh9zh" (no change)
Just added the Patek Philippe clock to the second post.
It is a fun to have those marvelous watchs on our wrist
Johnnynho said:
Just added the Patek Philippe clock to the second post.
It is a fun to have those marvelous watchs on our wrist
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never mind....i just needed to refresh the page.... THANK YOU GOOD SIR
Another CK gold watch at 2nd post!
Attached are my Favorites and sorry for not sharing
This watch face has been removed due to a DMCA takedown request from Richemont International Limited. Do not re-post. - XDA Admins
Johnnynho said:
Another CK gold watch at 2nd post!
Attached are my Favorites and sorry for not sharing
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You need to change the hands of the clocks.. All the same hands doesnt seem right...
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Jeshter2000 said:
You need to change the hands of the clocks.. All the same hands doesnt seem right...
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agreed, the thumbnail on the gear for the square rolex has some nice hands but only loads with boring basic hands
Analog Digital
Here is my basic analog digital that I posted in the other thread so we can get them all in one place.
If you post one its good if you add an image. Its easy to get an screen capture using the emulator in the SDK.
To start an emulator you select the button on the left in the connection explorer window. Then create a new one if you dont have one in the pop up. Name it and select all the defaults for now. Once it is created hit the button that looks like the play button. Now you can test your apps with out your phone. Select the emulator in the connection explorer and then right click on your project name and select run as. Then in the emulator you can right click on the clock and save screen shot.
Mattman
Watch Styler is in the Samsung App store.
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Watch Styler is in the Samsung App store.
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Which app store? And is it compatible with the gear 2 now?
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I decided to give it a go and try the Gear Watch Designer to make some watch faces. I started with my sports teams and then tried a couple premium faces. I'll probably create some more with the faces from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-360/themes-apps/watchmaker-500-watchfaces-monster-pack-t3276583
Only annoying thing is that I can't delete the stock faces on the watch - several of which I'll never use, and there's a limit of 15 faces you can add. Since I've made 8 faces so far, and downloaded a bunch more, I'm out of space! Guess I like to fiddle too much...
Anyway, feel free to post faces you've made. I'd like to get some ideas of what other guys have come up with...
I've done a few from that thread - but only the non-chronograph versions (There is no Chrono function in Samsung Gear) - I find it easier to use the default AOD. If someone root's the Gear S3 then you'll be able to delete the stock dials
arl16 said:
I decided to give it a go and try the Gear Watch Designer to make some watch faces. I started with my sports teams and then tried a couple premium faces. I'll probably create some more with the faces from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-360/themes-apps/watchmaker-500-watchfaces-monster-pack-t3276583
Only annoying thing is that I can't delete the stock faces on the watch - several of which I'll never use, and there's a limit of 15 faces you can add. Since I've made 8 faces so far, and downloaded a bunch more, I'm out of space! Guess I like to fiddle too much...
Anyway, feel free to post faces you've made. I'd like to get some ideas of what other guys have come up with...
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Gotcha. I've rooted lots of phones, but this is my first smartwatch, and my first adventure into Tizen. Would the non-carrier (WiFi) versions be easier/done first? (Seems like Verizon always makes it harder!)
I'm guessing we'll need to root to see the .gwd files on the stock faces too? I'm able to link to the Timer app or the stopwatch app for my chronograph faces, but I'd like to have it switch to something like the Chronograph+ stock face. I just like the look of the chronograph face watches better.
Here's a few more I threw together last night...
Hey how can I get that to work on my gear s3? I installed the zip file to the SD card
Hey how can I get that to work on my gear s3?
Hello Guys, can someone please help me with Gear Watch Designer? Have make a litte bit, but i have problems with a few Things. I hope so that anyone can help me please.
How do the always on faces for those look?
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Here's a few more I threw together last night...
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How hard would it be to turn the second hand red or white? I love this watch face but don't understand why the made the second hand blue.
My watchfaces
talvarado324 said:
Hey how can I get that to work on my gear s3?
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You need to get Gear Watch Designer on a PC.
http://developer.samsung.com/gear/design/watch-designer
There are tutorials on how to use it. The files in that zip are components that can be added to make a face. Then you need to install it to the watch from the PC, by disconnecting the Bluetooth connection to your phone, and connecting via WiFi to the same network as the PC with the face file.
I recommend downloading some faces (.gwd files) from the Watchland app on your phone. Send them to your PC, and open them in Gear Watch Designer. Use them as a template to see how to put faces together. (And/or swap in you own components).
Freeddi said:
Hello Guys, can someone please help me with Gear Watch Designer? Have make a litte bit, but i have problems with a few Things. I hope so that anyone can help me please.
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What's the question?
kronium said:
How do the always on faces for those look?
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Pretty much the same. The second hand disappears, and it dims a little bit, but otherwise the same.
kronium said:
How hard would it be to turn the second hand red or white? I love this watch face but don't understand why the made the second hand blue.
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Simple. It would take like two seconds. Gear Watch Designer lets you adjust the color, or if you had a picture of a hand, you could easily swap it in.
Mender said:
My watchfaces
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Love those Tag connected faces. And you got it on a better watch for a little less than $1,500 too!!!
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I want to add a second nadle to my Watchface but dont k ow how.
When i test the Watchface on my Gear S3 then the clock doesnt sho right
And i dont k ow how i can add something like that things how it is on paid themes.
What is a nadle?
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What is a nadle?
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Sry my english is not the best. See at picture
arl16 said:
Here's a few more I threw together last night...
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Care to share the breitling one dear sir?
Pixelhouse said:
Care to share the breitling one dear sir?
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PM'd. Note, the left dial is the battery, the right is % of step goal, and tapping them links to respective app. The bottom doesn't move, but links to the timer app. Link to stopwatch not yet supported to my knowledge.
Obviously, edit as you please.
Freeddi said:
Sry my english is not the best. See at picture
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No worries, I'm thinking you meant needle, but it's the second hand.
Just start clicking through the components on the bottom left in Gear Watch Designer until you highlight the second hand. Delete it. Then click, "Watch Hand" on the left, and pick a new one, or import the image of a new one. Edit properties - size, placement, etc. on the right. Done...
Hi I would like to ask if it's possible to edit "this" (image in attachment) preloaded watchface. This one is my favorite but unfortunately there is no possibility to set it up to show date. Any ideas or similar watchfaces? Thanks
This was my favorite as well and i also missed the date, so i created my own watch face (picture attached)
Called G-Dashboard in Galaxy Apps store (hope its available in your country)
Thank you very much for your reply, but unfortunately it's not available in my country. Could you send me apk? Thank you
Mirejcz said:
Thank you very much for your reply, but unfortunately it's not available in my country. Could you send me apk? Thank you
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i can send you a tpk, but i don't know how to install it on s3 ... is it even possible?
kabangena said:
i can send you a tpk, but i don't know how to install it on s3 ... is it even possible?
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Í hope so, because you download watchfaces through your mobile phone.
Please see attached, let me know if it worked for you
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Please see attached, let me know if it worked for you
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Its not working:/ maybe you can tell me in which app you create this watchface and I will open this file through this app and resave it.
You will need to use Gear Watch Designer http://developer.samsung.com/gear/design/watch-designer
Attached project file that you can open in GDW and then edit/install on your watch
kabangena said:
You will need to use Gear Watch Designer http://developer.samsung.com/gear/design/watch-designer
Attached project file that you can open in GDW and then edit/install on your watch
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Thank you so much. As soon as I will arrive at home I will try it and give you info.
kabangena said:
You will need to use Gear Watch Designer http://developer.samsung.com/gear/design/watch-designer
Attached project file that you can open in GDW and then edit/install on your watch
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Oh, now i found out, that on your watchface the weather is missing. :/
Yes, unfortunately weather is impossible to implement in GWD
At this point,what is the most powerful way to design watch faces?
Like get active second hand on AOD and weather?
klau1 said:
At this point,what is the most powerful way to design watch faces?
Like get active second hand on AOD and weather?
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WatchMaker app you can made ALL (alsmost) you want. You can decide what is displayed in active or AOD.
In latest Gear s3 (Tizen 2.3.2.3) firmware update you can add date into Dashboard watchface
hi there,
I'm very interested to have the watch face that you have edited. Need to add DAY into the face. i've tried to do it on GWD unfortunately the tsk file on the thread was damaged. Can you send me a new one. Thanks
Suan
Gear Dashboard can it be edited?
Mirejcz said:
Hi I would like to ask if it's possible to edit "this" (image in attachment) preloaded watchface. This one is my favorite but unfortunately there is no possibility to set it up to show date. Any ideas or similar watchfaces? Thanks
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I agree, this is a great watch face. Can the alternate time be set for Seoul Korea?, the date be added and an altimeter added too?
Not tested yet...
But maybe GWD 1.4 Beta have Weather support... lok at changelog...
http://www.tizenexperts.com/2017/06/gear-watch-designer-now-updated-version-1-4-beta/
Best Regards
kabangena said:
This was my favorite as well and i also missed the date, so i created my own watch face (picture attached)
Called G-Dashboard in Galaxy Apps store (hope its available in your country)
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Excuse me for basilar question: why don't could available in all country this watchface ?
Thank you in advance.
Mirejcz said:
Hi I would like to ask if it's possible to edit "this" (image in attachment) preloaded watchface. This one is my favorite but unfortunately there is no possibility to set it up to show date. Any ideas or similar watchfaces? Thanks
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I know I'm replying to a 5 year old post but I just figured out how to change the widgets on the stock watch faces directly on the phone, without an app and am I sharing it in case anyone lands here from a search.
1) press on the watchface until the watchface switcher appears.
2) swipe to the face you want to edit and tap customize.
3) swipe left or right until the widget you want to change is highlighted, turn the bexel to change the widget, on the Gear Dashboard watchface there are many options available including weather and date.
Let's face it. Samsung is known for tossing in everything but the kitchen sink. Sometimes the features stick. Sometimes they're complete duds. List some of the features you actually use that you wouldn't find in stock Android
Something I've found very useful is the edge panel smart select. For instance if something's in a language I don't understand. Select rectangular, highlight the text I want. Hit Bixby vision and it gets translated. Or an item I want to purchase it will recognize it. It's actually quite good
The option to make volume controls control media by default. Something I wish stock Android would adopt because 90% of the time when I want to turn the volume down or up its media. So I like that I can make that the primary control
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Something I've found very useful is the edge panel smart select. For instance if something's in a language I don't understand. Select rectangular, highlight the text I want. Hit Bixby vision and it gets translated. Or an item I want to purchase it will recognize it. It's actually quite good
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I have try this but I can't find a way to do it.... I'm stuck in the step where you "Hit Bixby vision and it gets translated"
I can't find a way to open Bixby vision... the only thing that I can do when with smart selection I have selected the text is to save the text as photo...
I thought the Bixby button was the kitchen sink?
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I have try this but I can't find a way to do it.... I'm stuck in the step where you "Hit Bixby vision and it gets translated"
I can't find a way to open Bixby vision... the only thing that I can do when with smart selection I have selected the text is to save the text as photo...
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Low left corner. There is eye like looking icon just tap that.
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Low left corner. There is eye like looking icon just tap that.
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There is no eye icon or I'm missing something... Look at the screen shot... The word "ΤΕΛΟΣ" means "Finish" and that save the text as a photo... There isn't any icon of vision eye in all this procedure!
I'm using a text from opera browser and I try the same with a text from a photo... The same thing...
Exynos, Europe, Greece
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There is no eye icon or I'm missing something... Look at the screen shot... The word "ΤΕΛΟΣ" means "Finish" and that save the text as a photo... There isn't any icon of vision eye in all this procedure!
I'm using a text from opera browser and I try the same with a text from a photo... The same thing...
Exynos, Europe, Greece
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Tap that button and then youll get this. If not try to install ocr service.
It didn't seem to work all the time though?
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Yes I have noticed the same problem... Sometimes works and sometimes doesn't....
Did u actually enable the whole bixby vision service? Where u have to install it and "allow" for permissions. Pretty sure its in camera app. Then once bixby vision is good to go u should be able to use it in smart select/other places
I think the size of your selection matters. I was trying to pull a tracking number my wife sent. The first time I selected just the number. No bixby vision option. I selected more area and the option appeared.
Something else I noticed really cool is that pin to screen option. OMG so usful.
Bixby vision isssue
zathus said:
Let's face it. Samsung is known for tossing in everything but the kitchen sink. Sometimes the features stick. Sometimes they're complete duds. List some of the features you actually use that you wouldn't find in stock Android
Something I've found very useful is the edge panel smart select. For instance if something's in a language I don't understand. Select rectangular, highlight the text I want. Hit Bixby vision and it gets translated. Or an item I want to purchase it will recognize it. It's actually quite good
The option to make volume controls control media by default. Something I wish stock Android would adopt because 90% of the time when I want to turn the volume down or up its media. So I like that I can make that the primary control
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Hi,
i bought s9+ in Bosnia and Herzegovina and i paid a lot of money for it but the problem i can not use the phone in full capacity (especially bixby vision)
my question is : if i flashed new firmware (UK for example) am i going to have problem to use it with different sim cards or any other issue
bootloader ver G965FXXU2BRH1
pda ver same as previous
csc ver G965FXXU2BRG8
sarni84 said:
Did u actually enable the whole bixby vision service? Where u have to install it and "allow" for permissions. Pretty sure its in camera app. Then once bixby vision is good to go u should be able to use it in smart select/other places
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Yeah... i cant find it too -_- maybe he manually installed something?
drpop79 said:
Hi,
i bought s9+ in Bosnia and Herzegovina and i paid a lot of money for it but the problem i can not use the phone in full capacity (especially bixby vision)
my question is : if i flashed new firmware (UK for example) am i going to have problem to use it with different sim cards or any other issue
bootloader ver G965FXXU2BRH1
pda ver same as previous
csc ver G965FXXU2BRG8
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I go to great lengths to make my device not have bixby ?
You really aren't missing anything at all. Install Google Assistant if you're into this sort of app. You will be way ahead of stock Samsung ???