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I have just bought an S7 Edge to replace my Note 3 and now need to switch my S2 to connect to the Edge instead. Does anyone know of an online guide anywhere which would tell me what I should do please?
Just go to the watch settings (on the watch) and reset it to factory settings. Then you can find and pair the watch from the Gear Manager on the new phone.
Thanks, presumably I will lose all the settings on the watch and have to start from scratch?
There is not so many settings on the watch itself.
That was surprisingly easy. I did a light reset and went from there. I had written down all the details such as the order of my widgets and quickly had it looking just as it was with my old phone. Even kept the data from My Notes in Gear.
Yes, light reset is the way to go. You can go into your Samsung account and re-download all previous downloaded apps. I had to do this twice: going from S6 to Note 7 and after replaced recalled Note 7
What is light reset?
Gio999 said:
What is light reset?
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Light reset keeps all of your personl data, but delete all downloaded apps
I have a Gear S2 Classic, and recently had to do a factory reset. When getting everything back to the way I like, I noticed that "Messages" is no longer an option when selecting apps for the shortcut widget (the widget that allows for four app shortcuts).
Messages is still available in the main app menu, and is working fine. I can add Messages as a "complication" on various watch faces, just not the shortcut widget.
I pair the watch with a new (battery replaced) Galaxy Note 7.
Thoughts???
Thanks in advance.
Messages has not been an option on my S2 Classic since I got it in that widget. You had it once? Hope some one can shed light on this as it would be nice to have.
echudoba said:
Messages has not been an option on my S2 Classic since I got it in that widget. You had it once? Hope some one can shed light on this as it would be nice to have.
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Yes. I purchased my Gear S2 Classic maybe 9 months ago, and always had the option of adding Messages to the shortcut widget.
FYI... its a Bluetooth / WiFi version of the watch. Firmware = R732XXU2DPG1.
When pairing the watch to my new phone (Note 7), Messages seems to have disappeared from the shortcut widget list of apps -- I did a factory reset on the watch..
I liked having my "communication" shortcuts on one widget: Message, E-mail, Phone, & Buddy.
Having the same problem. Gear S2 classic and. Galaxy S7.
Same problem hear after switching to the S7 phone. Wondering if the Gear does not recognize it as a Galaxy device therefore does not give the widget option.
It's interesting this whole thread is Gear S2 Classic. Wonder if that could be the problem? Gear S2 Classic with the new S7 and Note 7 phones.
I really miss having it on the widget.
I still have it on mine. I have s2 classic and s7.
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Anyone found a solution? Light reset and factory didn't do anything...
i'm having the same issue. classic and s7. just bought both and no message short cut.....
I contacted samsung
Bucky208 said:
Anyone found a solution? Light reset and factory didn't do anything...
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I contacted Samsung and they said because the factory reset didn't do anything I should take my watch back to the store to see if they would send it in or replace on warranty. I will let you all know how that goes
Back to old phone - still no shortcut
Well... I had to return my Note 7 and revert back to my old phone -- a Galaxy S4 running AT&T stock (but rooted) Lollipop.
I thought the widget shortcut would "magically" reappear after reverting back to a phone / OS where I know the shortcut was present; however, no such luck.
After performing [another] factory reset on my watch and reconnecting it to my Galaxy S4, the widget shortcut is still missing.
Oh well. Obviously, this is not a huge deal; just a feature I had at one point, that seemingly disappeared for no reason.. I just use watch faces that support shortcuts and / or access messages through notifications.
This just happened on my classic this weekend. Hard reset didn't do anything.
Installed the newest update this evening. It's back !
I have compiled a list of things that does not work on this Pie update as of now. Tested on S9+ (SM-G965U) with various leaked Pie Builds (Originally SM-G965U1 unlocked, but flashed SM-G965U firmware G965USQUS3ARG8 to install Android Pie).
Build CRI5
Secure Folder. Unable to open the folder even after clearing app data. Clean odin flash, adb sideload then factory reset made it to work.
Dolby Atmos option doesn't function and audio quality is poor/not optimized.
Navigation Gesture. It works partially. Gestures are working properly and it does not hide the Navigation bar in this build like its supposed to. Full Navigation bar appear after swiping up for gestures.
Night Theme Toggle. Night theme is applied throughout the system regardless of updating the option.
Night theme in Messages app is not applied properly, Contact name text color is same as background card color which makes in invisible.
[*]Samsung Galaxy Friends. Found this new option in Accessories which doesn't do anything at this moment. Accessories option in Settings is no longer available after clean flash.
[*]App Icon badges. Doesn't show dot or notification number based on app notification. Its working after Clean Flash.
[*]Typographic View Style for Notification on Lock screen doesn't change anything. Works after clean flash.
[*]Image Detail Swipe up gesture in Camera and Gallery app is glitchy.
[*]Samsung Pay doesn't work if its clean install of Pie update, only works in dirty install.
[*]Samsung Theme is not fully baked. Applying theme from theme store only makes partial changes to the system.
[*]Samsung DeX leaves the screen lit up.
[*]Samsung Gear Device incompatibility. Unable to connect Samsung Gear watches through Galaxy Wearable app. Notice with message "Check weather your system software is compatible or needs to be updated, then try again" appears while trying to pair the device.
Build CRI6
WiFi Call quality is poor.
Secure Folder only works after clean flash.
Smart View or so called Screen Mirroring doesn't connect to device.
Dolby Atmos option seems to have some changes in audio quality but is not fully optimized like in Oreo.
Samsung Pay doesnt work if its clean install of Pie update, only works in dirty install.
Image Detail Swipe up gesture in Camera and Gallery app is glitchy.
Night Theme Toggle seems to make some changes in bit is not fully baked to look nice and prettier yet. It just looks work in progress.
Navigation Gesture. It works partially. Gestures are working properly and it does not hide the Navigation bar in this build like its supposed to. Full Navigation bar appear after swiping up for gestures.
Samsung DeX leaves the screen lit up.
Samsung Theme is not fully baked. Applying theme from theme store only makes partial changes to the system.
Samsung Gear Device incompatibility. Unable to connect Samsung Gear watches through Galaxy Wearable app. Notice with message "Check weather your system software is compatible or needs to be updated, then try again" appears while trying to pair the device.
Bluetooth Media Audio Volume limited the max default threshold. When prompted to increase volume beyond threshold warning doesn't go away after pressing OK. Volume remains the same.
USB Host Mode option is unable to set connected device as host. As a result, unable to use ADB. This issue only appear to be for few select people but its worth mentioning as a issue.
Samsung Cloud doesnt sync images to and from Gallery properly. Its a hit and miss.
Build CRI7
Phone Calls have issue in voice clarity. People on other end complain voice is small and little bit muffled.
WiFi Call quality is poor.
Secure Folder only works after clean flash.
Smart View or so called Screen Mirroring doesn't connect to device.
Dolby Atmos option seems to have some changes in audio quality but is not fully optimized like in Oreo. Fully Optimized and working now
Samsung Pay doesnt work if its clean install of Pie update, only works in dirty install.
Image Detail Swipe up gesture in Camera and Gallery app is glitchy.
Night Theme Toggle seems to make some changes in system apps but is not fully baked to look nice and prettier yet. It just looks like its work in progress.
Night theme in Messages app is not applied properly, contact name text color is same as background card color which makes it appear invisible.
Navigation Gesture. It works partially. Gestures are working properly and it does not hide the Navigation bar in this build like its supposed to. Full Navigation bar appear after swiping up for gestures.
Samsung Theme is not fully baked. Applying theme from theme store only makes partial changes to the system.
Samsung Gear Device incompatibility. Unable to connect Samsung Gear watches through Galaxy Wearable app. Notice with message "Check weather your system software is compatible or needs to be updated, then try again" appears while trying to pair the device.
Bluetooth Media Audio Volume limited the max default threshold. When prompted to increase volume beyond threshold warning doesn't go away after pressing OK. Volume remains the same.
Galaxy Wearables not syncing text messages to Gear S3.
Build CRJ1
Phone Calls have issue in voice clarity. People on other end complain voice is small and little bit muffled. They constantly ask to speak louder
WiFi Call quality is poor.
Secure Folder only works after clean flash.
Smart View/Screen Mirroring will crash phone and reboot.
Samsung Pay doesnt work if its clean install of Pie update, only works in dirty install.
Night Theme Toggle seems to make some changes in system apps but is not fully baked to look nice and prettier yet. It just looks like its work in progress.
Night theme in Messages app is not applied properly, contact name text color is same as background card color which makes it appear invisible.
Navigation Gesture. It works partially. Gestures are working properly for back and task manager. Home button gesture doesn't work at all and its pretty much non-existence (hard press in place where home button is doesn't do anything at all besides in AoD display.
Samsung Theme is not fully baked. Applying theme from theme store only makes partial changes to the system.
Samsung Gear Device incompatibility. Unable to connect Samsung Gear watches through Galaxy Wearable app. Notice with message "Check weather your system software is compatible or needs to be updated, then try again" appears while trying to pair the device. Dirty Flash is from ARI6 with watch already paired is the only possible way to keep it working.
Galaxy Wearables not syncing text messages to Gear S3. Seems to be issue with Samsung messages app. Works perfectly while using Google Messages app.
SmartThings is unable to download controller for Samsung Smart TV
Build CRJ3
WiFi Call quality is poor.
Secure Folder only works after clean flash.
Smart View/Screen Mirroring will crash phone and reboot.
Samsung Pay doesnt work if its clean install of Pie update, only works in dirty install. Samsung Pay was updated on 10/16/2018 to support Pie OS builds.
Night Theme Toggle seems to make some changes in system apps but is not fully baked to look nice and prettier yet. It just looks like its work in progress.
Night theme in Messages app is not applied properly, contact name text color is same as background card color which makes it appear invisible. Restarting app seems to fix it
Navigation Gesture. It works partially. Gestures are working properly for back and task manager. Home button gesture doesn't work at all and its pretty much non-existence (hard press in place where home button is doesn't do anything at all besides in AoD display. Navigation Gesture is fully implemented in this build and works like a charm.
Samsung Theme is not fully baked. Applying theme from theme store only makes partial changes to the system.
Samsung Gear Device incompatibility. Unable to connect Samsung Gear watches through Galaxy Wearable app. Notice with message "Check weather your system software is compatible or needs to be updated, then try again" appears while trying to pair the device. Dirty Flash is from ARI6 with watch already paired is the only possible way to keep it working. Galaxy Wearables has been updated to support Pie OS builds.
SmartThings is unable to download controller for Samsung Smart TV
Random Freeze occurs which leaves phone useless until rebooted. Cause of the freeze is not identified.
App Notification causes crash sometimes. Mostly seen with Samsung message application. You will notice error/crash vibration but no notification that was supposed to be displayed.
Build ZRJ7
Navigation gesture still have some minor issues
Samsung Pay doesnt work on this build anymore. Setup process freezes while entering New Pin code for the app.
SmartThings unable to download controller. It asks to update for app while it's already in latest version. New update on few days might fix the issue.
Build ZRJ7
Navigation gesture still have some minor issues
Samsung Pay doesnt work on this build anymore. Setup process freezes while entering New Pin code for the app.
SmartThings unable to download controller. It asks to update for app while it's already in latest version. New update on few days might fix the issue.
Build ZRJ8
Loss of Network Service after phone calls.
Samsung Pay doesnt work on this build anymore. Setup process freezes while entering New Pin code for the app.
Navigation Gestures overlap with Samsung pay favorite card.
Apps crash because of app SystemUI crashing
Build ZRJ9
Phone calls not received from other Samsung android phones.
Samsung Cloud does not sync with account.
Backup and Restore does not work because of same account sync issue.
Status Bar notification icons are disabled by default. It has to be manually enabled from settings to show notification icons on status bar.
Lock Screen notification is set to icons only by default, it has to be manually set to detailed to get back previous look of notification.
Bootloop on some devices because of unknown reason.
[*]Soft Reboot because of app SystemUI crashing
Build CRJB
Status Bar notification icons are disabled by default. It has to be manually enabled from settings to show notification icons on status bar.
Lock Screen notification is set to icons only by default, it has to be manually set to detailed to get back previous look of notification.
Iris verification in apps causes those apps to crash (For example Samsung Pay or Samsung Pass)
Samsung Pay cannot be used with Irish scanning, Irish verification step needs to be skipped to properly setup Samsung Pay.
VoLTE doesn't work.
GearVR is not working. Need to install older version of Gear VR Input service v1.1.04-11041100, Gear VR SetupWizard v3.0.21.302101000 and Gear VR System v1.6.02-160201000
Bluetooth audio devices have issue skipping or cutting out audio. It doesn't occur frequently, happens once in a while.
Other First party Samsung app has not been tested fully yet. List will be updated if more issues has been noticed
For bonus I have found some interesting new options
In developer mode:
Night mode
Force fill GNSS measurements
Feature Flags
settings_about_phone_v2
settings_bluetooth_while_driving
settings_data_usage_v2
settings_audio_switcher
settings_systemui_theme
settings_zone_picker_v2
settings_battery_display_app_list
Multiple PBAP properties
Simulate a display with cutout
None
Corner display cutout
Double display cutout
Tall display cutout
Secret code to change Network code and Sales code aka CSC code *#243203855# is functional.
Since some of us installed T-mobile firmware on devices from other carrier or factory unlocked devices from Samsung, this menu helped me to get rid of T-mobile's annoying Magenta boot screen.
Thanks to following people to help test Android Pie build and report the features that are broken or not working:
@Zenia
@taifuller
@Dyuntt For Secret code to change CSC code finding.
Thank you all for great support to this thread. As the pole suggested to include new features on each builds as well for that I will need some help to compile list. If anyone is interested to help and test to compile a list together with me, it will be much appreciated and list can be compiled faster. Please PM me
Firm CRI6
Firm CRI6 has fixed some errors on CRI5
Duyntt said:
Firm CRI6 has fixed some errors on CRI5
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I will update the post once I get chance to update and play with CRI6.
Samsung Pay doesnt work too....I tried personally...Rolled back
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Samsung Pay doesnt work too....I tried personally...Rolled back
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Samsung Pay was working fine for me until I decided to clear data of the app because it was not taking fingerprints, and guess what it stopped working for good. I will add that to the list
In my case AOD not working, Theme from Store is not working, DeX is workin but Phone screen still lit up, custom sounds is disapear all the time. Will check what else later
Zenia said:
In my case AOD not working, Theme from Store is not working, DeX is workin but Phone screen still lit up, custom sounds is disapear all the time. Will check what else later
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For AOD try to clear data for Always On Display app from Settings>>Apps>>Show System Apps. That should do the trick.
Samsung Theme is not fully baked yet and is not able to apply theme throughout the system, so I suppose I can add that to the list.
Thanks for the update for DeX, I dont have a DeX with me to try it out but I can add that to the lis as well.
Can you explain more about custom sounds. I am not sure if I understood what you meant.
And what is the build number you are on, is it CRI5 or CRI6? Please let me know, because I have intended to make list based on builds
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For AOD try to clear data for Always On Display app from Settings>>Apps>>Show System Apps. That should do the trick.
Samsung Theme is not fully baked yet and is not able to apply theme throughout the system, so I suppose I can add that to the list.
Thanks for the update for DeX, I dont have a DeX with me to try it out but I can add that to the lis as well.
Can you explain more about custom sounds. I am not sure if I understood what you meant.
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I use my own notiphications and ringtones but after I reset phone it's disapear and i have to reapply again
Will try with AOD
Also I try to flash CRI6 after CRI5 and recovery don't see my SD card but It's installed and I can access true My Files app
Zenia said:
I use my own notiphications and ringtones but after I reset phone it's disapear and i have to reapply again
Will try with AOD
Also I try to flash CRI6 after CRI5 and recovery don't see my SD card but It's installed and I can access true My Files app
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I gave it a shot to try my custom ringtone and reboot. My settings for custom sounds stayed as is. I did not have to set my custom ringtone again.
AOD still not working( not a big deal) also I try to disable absolute volume and it's not working ether
But I still enjoing Pie 9 on S9+
CRI6 also not installed
Zenia said:
AOD still not working( not a big deal) also I try to disable absolute volume and it's not working ether
But I still enjoing Pie 9 on S9+
CRI6 also not installed
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Did you try adb sideload to flash the update?
I am still on CRI5. I will let you know if it works for me
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Zenia said:
AOD still not working( not a big deal) also I try to disable absolute volume and it's not working ether
But I still enjoing Pie 9 on S9+
CRI6 also not installed
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CRI6 cannot be installed on top of CRI5. Update package looks for Oreo ARG8 and hence fails on installing. To install CRI6 I flashed ARG8 through odin without resetting. I was stuck in bootloop after that but I decided to sideload CRI6 on top of bootlooping ARG8. And surprisingly it worked and i am running CRI6 as of writing this post.
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Where to download CR16 UPDATE FW
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Where to download CR16 UPDATE FW
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https://firmware.science/download?url=52759/1488/SS-G965USQS3ARG8-to-U3CRI6-UP
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CRI6 cannot be installed on top of CRI5. Update package looks for Oreo ARG8 and hence fails on installing. To install CRI6 I flashed ARG8 through odin without resetting. I was stuck in bootloop after that but I decided to sideload CRI6 on top of bootlooping ARG8. And surprisingly it worked and i am running CRI6 as of writing this post.
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Aby difference between 5 and 6? Is it worth it to try?
And for any chance do you have a ARG8 link
Thank you
Zenia said:
Aby difference between 5 and 6? Is it worth it to try?
And for any chance do you have a ARG8 link
Thank you
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ARG8 LINK: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=1322778262903988758
Night theme toggle seems to be working. Though light theme has not been fully implemented yet.
Fingerprint sensor is not functional. It keeps saying its not responding while adding fingerprints.
I can see little difference in audio while toggling dolby atmos options. So its seems to be in the work.
Looks like Messages app has updated look. At least the Activity with list of messages. Conversation Activity still has same look. I wonder if app versions are different. Mine is version 10.0.00.19
Havent got enough time to play with other stuffs though
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ARG8 LINK: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=1322778262903988758
Night theme toggle seems to be working. Though light theme has not been fully implemented yet.
Fingerprint sensor is not functional. It keeps saying its not responding while adding fingerprints.
I can see little difference in audio while toggling dolby atmos options. So its seems to be in the work.
Looks like Messages app has updated look. At least the Activity with list of messages. Conversation Activity still has same look. I wonder if app versions are different. Mine is version 10.0.00.19
Havent got enough time to play with other stuffs though
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Look like it's not worth to change from 5 to 6 yet
Probably will wait for more stable version
Also if you will go to updates in settings it's still showing ARG8 version
Anybody receiving pictures messages and able to send them with stock messages apk on update
Zenia said:
Look like it's not worth to change from 5 to 6 yet
Probably will wait for more stable version
Also if you will go to updates in settings it's still showing ARG8 version
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Yea, I dont see this upgrade as a worth it one. And on top of that fingerprint scanner stopped working.
Updates in Settings doesnt say ARG8 for me, I have attached screenshot. It just says device is upto date and security patch level is September 1
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Yea, I dont see this upgrade as a worth it one. And on top of that fingerprint scanner stopped working.
Updates in Settings doesnt say ARG8 for me, I have attached screenshot. It just says device is upto date and security patch level is September 1
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Will wait for stable version
And this is my screenshot
Hello there!
I have a Galaxy Note 8 connected to my Gear Fit2 Pro and after the recent round of app updates I stopped receiving any kind of notifications on my watch when my phone is in "Do not disturb" mode. This is very inconvenient as at work I always have my phone in "Do not disturb" and I rely on my watch to give me the notifications in a discreet way.
Even worse, they don't even get transmitted to the watch, so if I check it, it just says no notifications.
I was able to fix this by reverting back the phone software for the Gear Fit2 Pro:
* Gear Fit2 Plugin to version 2.2.04.19022851 (link)
* Galaxy Wearable (Samsung Gear) to version 2.2.24.19031361 (link)
I've tried to disable all of the automatic update options I was able to find (both in the google play store, as well as in the samsung galaxy store) and so far I've been able to avoid it moving back to the latest version.
I am the only one seeing this issue? Did someone find a better way out?
Hi!
I can confirm this is actually exactly what I just did! I realized that the notifications didn't work properly after the update, only just today I decided to check out the Playstore reviews of the Galaxy Watch app to see if anyone had similar issues but had the time to post it since the last update and saw someone saying that they wouldn't get any notifications while their phone was in DnD mode, which is the same for me, so I tried disabling the DnD mode and notifications worked normally, so I decided to try to revert back to previous versions of the app to see if it was the problem and I can confirm that I just found your post right as I finished reverting back to the exact versions you posted and everything is now working just like before!
Glad to know I'm not the one going crazy about this! It's a shame especially that changing versions needs a reset of the watch.
I've tried getting in touch with support, but had no luck yet.
The "Samsung Accessory Service" app seems to have received an update but I manually chose to not update it yet just in case, can anyone confirm that this will resolve the connection problem there was from the last update?
It is only stated in the "What's New" section that they "Fixed minor bugs and enhanced connection with Galaxy Fit", and since we're talking about the Gear Fit 2 Pro I'm not sure if this applies at all?
I'll probably give it a try in a couple of weeks, have new phone coming (Fxtec Pro 1) so since I would need to reset the Gear Fit 2 to pair again anyway, might as well try the latest version.
I'll report back when I test it.
Also here. Phone (note 10+) on DND and watch is not. No vibrations, yes notifications (orange dot).
So I missed rather a lot of messages and some phonecalls %^$#@[email protected]#*
Now I use Beautiful Widgets' "timed silence" widget temporarily.
In that case my Note is only silent and not in DND, which is ok.
Huib
rad30n said:
I'll probably give it a try in a couple of weeks, have new phone coming (Fxtec Pro 1) so since I would need to reset the Gear Fit 2 to pair again anyway, might as well try the latest version.
I'll report back when I test it.
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I can confirm that with my new phone I installed "Galaxy Wearable" 2.2.28.19120361 and "Geat Fit Plugin" 2.2.04.19120641N and I still had the notifications issue. I've rolled back to the versions I've linked to in the first post and I got them back.
Samsung... please wake up :/
Hi, i got the watch yesterday. I updated it and started to notice that all 3rd party face apps ( watchmaker, facer, etc) freezes while on AOD. Minutes just don't move until I awake the watch. Also the usual ways to awake don't work reliably... only the ugly-childish samsung provided faces work as they should.
I have searched and it seems I'm not the only one and it's an update "feature"... So it seems it's not a faulty watch.
It's there any workaround to this?
I have been long gone from smartwatches. Can we rollback?
Thanks
No Rollback yet....
As you need Firmware for this...
From Samsung side...
They are working on new Bugs ehm """Watch Faces"""...
Code:
R8.0XXU1FVB1
This could take again weekS or monthS...
Maybe meanwhile good idea to use good old methods to take Logs... with ADB:
adb logcat...
Or check *#9900#
3d Party Developer need to make new compatible Versions... for EVA8...
But maybe some ON OFF workaround possible...
BUT you need to search for it.
Good Luck.
Best Regards
I've noticed the same thing since the latest big update. I have to tap multiple times to get the AOD to change to the actual watchface. Using Watchmaker Premium myself. It's quite annoying. Hopefully we'll get some kind of fix soon.
Same problem here. For now, I'm avoiding AOD on Facer, etc.
I highly doubt AMOLED anti-burn-in is active when the screen is frozen like that. So, better safe than sorry I guess.
Found this... not tested...
Third-party Watchfaces AOD Lösung
Ich habe eine Lösung gefunden wie die third party watchfaces im AOD Modus wieder funktionieren. Öffnet die Wearable App, geht in die Uhr Einstellungen, öffnet den Reiter Apps, sucht dort das entsprechende Programm über das euer Watchface läuft und aktiviert den Schalter Hintergrundaktivität...
eu.community.samsung.com
I hope with Screenshots possible to manage...
Only as info...
Best Regards
Funny comments from Devs:
What the..... Why... AOD
I applied an update after the Galaxy Unpacked event and did not have any of the issues reported. Someone asked me to check and make sure I had the latest and there was another update. After applying that the AOD did not work. It may work for a few minutes up to 15 then it freezes the time. I...
forum.developer.samsung.com
Only as info...
Best Regards
I really hope they fix this soon. It is destroying my enjoyment of this device.... the recent update ruined it. I never know what the time is now, and sometimes I have to press the screen or button and wait several SECONDS for it to wake up and respond. This morning I pressed it about 10 times in a futile attempt to "unfreeze" the AOD display.
If you have a Samsung Galaxy Watch 4
and 3rd party Watchmaker app installed
there is a workaround.
Wearable app/Settings /Apps /Watchmaker..... enable "allow background activity"
Been using AOD for few days like this AID working ok like this.
See Screen shot
According to this report
(about 53 seconds into video, a new update /fix (for the AOD) has been released
I finished the EVB4 update.
When I go into those settings, I see the "allow background activity" setting, but it is off and greyed out for Watchmaker, so it cannot be turned on. It can be turned on for OTHER apps, though. I tried to force stop Watchmaker, made no difference. Not sure what to do...
UPDATE: Ug, after I force-stopped Watchmaker in the attempt to allow that setting, I lost all my WM faces on the watch AND on the phone. And I don't think I have a backup for the one I use daily and heavily customized (Pulsar Neo). So I rebooted both and then have the watch face back on the watch, but it is not showing in the phone app. Checked version of WatchMaker, it is 7.2.7 (I noticed in your screenshot yours is 7.2.8, but there are no updates for WatchMaker, I just checked on Play). Checked app settings, still unable to allow background activity.
crxssi said:
I finished the EVB4 update.
When I go into those settings, I see the "allow background activity" setting, but it is off and greyed out for Watchmaker, so it cannot be turned on. It can be turned on for OTHER apps, though. I tried to force stop Watchmaker, made no difference. Not sure what to do...
UPDATE: Ug, after I force-stopped Watchmaker in the attempt to allow that setting, I lost all my WM faces on the watch AND on the phone. And I don't think I have a backup for the one I use daily and heavily customized (Pulsar Neo). So I rebooted both and then have the watch face back on the watch, but it is not showing in the phone app. Checked version of WatchMaker, it is 7.2.7 (I noticed in your screenshot yours is 7.2.8, but there are no updates for WatchMaker, I just checked on Play). Checked app settings, still unable to allow background activity.
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I believe the problem with my lost watchfaces was due to my phone being upgraded to Android 12 just last week. But I am not sure. At least I was able to find the original face and modify it again, and it works.
In any case, I am still unable to find out why I can't set "allow background activity" on WatchMaker. I went though every app, and none of them allow the setting except for "Wear Wiki Reader" and "MyRadar." Further, I can't find anyone else with a similar problem, no matter how much I search. Has anyone else been able to change that setting? Or is it just me??
crxssi said:
I believe the problem with my lost watchfaces was due to my phone being upgraded to Android 12 just last week. But I am not sure. At least I was able to find the original face and modify it again, and it works.
In any case, I am still unable to find out why I can't set "allow background activity" on WatchMaker. I went though every app, and none of them allow the setting except for "Wear Wiki Reader" and "MyRadar." Further, I can't find anyone else with a similar problem, no matter how much I search. Has anyone else been able to change that setting? Or is it just me??
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firstly ,im on the beta version of Watchmaker
Sorry about watchfaces you lost .
Here's a tip for securing watchfaces ......
(this is what i do .)
On my phone Watchmaker app /My Watches /select you watch face etc /select Export
You will on pop up notification location where you "backup " is stored .
On my phone i use Total Commander ,file manager ,(free version )
Total Commander - file manager - Apps on Google Play
Android version of the desktop file manager Total Commander (www.ghisler.com).
play.google.com
i will then, via Total Commander ,go to my internal storage /Android/data/watchfrenzy/ files /export .....and copy my exported watchfaces from Android data to a safe loacation ...eg laptop ,external hardrive .
If you delete /lose you watchface all you have to do is copy them back to Android/data watchfrenzy/files/export and import into app .
Further tip you can also do this with fonts ...copy .ttf fonts into the fonts folder .
I Google around for reasons "background activity greyed out "
There can be various reasons .
I see some of my watch apps is greyed out ,some is showing ....some greyed out ?
Not sure why ?
Personally, i think the buggy Samsung watch update has something to do with it ?
as not all my watch installed apps are showing on Watchmaker .
eg .Previously my sideloaded Google Assistant ,showed up in Watchmaker
app ,now it does not ...yet in the Samsung Stock watched /apps shortcut ,
it still shows !
See some results and reasons ...
My Google search link....you might get some idea ,as what your reason is ?
background activity greyed out - Google Search
www.google.com
See some screenshots that might give you better idea to explain my above post .....sorry the order is a bit mixed ,but i'm sure you can follow ?
other just asked again
Good luck
I have no problem exporting or importing from the WatchMaker app, the problem was that it had no faces in it. They were still on the watch, but not the phone. From what I can tell, there is no way to suck them back off the watch. But your tips will be handy for others! I only wish I had exported them before they were lost (only 1 matters to me, and I have re-created it).
How did you obtain the beta (and why did you)? It sounds interesting, although I doubt the version is the cause of my problem, since I have seen other users' screenshots with using the same version as I am but without the greyed out button. Are you using a Samsung phone with Android12?
One thing I haven't tried is removing and re-installing WatchMaker. I wonder if that would matter?
Firstly,
I currently have about, +- 30 different, beta programs /apps. on my phone.
Yes, i have a Samsung Note 20 Ultra 5g
So as I'm overall a Android Themer (at heart) wherever it's KLWP theming or Samsung Theme Park or Watchmaker etc
i will join /subscribe to beta versions.
I agree with you, that the beta or stable versions, is not the cause.!
I cannot advise you to uninstall and install Watchmaker................ but personally i would
have tried it.!
(I would have kept my favorite watchfaces safely in another folder to copy/import back. into Watchmaker.
When the latest Wear O S broke 3rd party, Watch theme apps
I was totally lost without, my favorite Watchmaker creation, working correctly in AOD mode.
Just to note....
I've noticed that some of the apps that i cannot toggle is a mixed between system apos and 3rd party apps.
And again.... some if those that i can toggle
is also a mix of system and 3rd party apps.
Good luck
crxssi said:
I really hope they fix this soon. It is destroying my enjoyment of this device.... the recent update ruined it. I never know what the time is now, and sometimes I have to press the screen or button and wait several SECONDS for it to wake up and respond. This morning I pressed it about 10 times in a futile attempt to "unfreeze" the AOD display.
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I now know what others were talking about when it comes to the AOD and display brightness problem with this last update. Another aspect of just how totally Samsung ruined AOD with the last update.
I was a passenger in a dark car. My AOD watch face was way too bright in ambient mode- and very distracting. I would try to wake it up, which could take pressing a button several times and waiting. Once it woke up, it immediately adjusted the ambient brightness correctly for the dark setting. But 30 seconds later, when it went to ambient mode, back to high brightness again. And it would stay that way. Just for giggles, I tried several other watch faces, including the stupid Samsung ones (that we can't uninstall). Every single one of them did the same thing.
Interestingly, I got so angry, I rebooted the watch,and then it started acting normally again, even with my WatchMaker face. How long would that last? I can't say. But it did at least for that night. (I don't often wear the watch at night).
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Interestingly, I got so angry, I rebooted the watch,and then it started acting normally again, even with my WatchMaker face. How long would that last? I can't say. But it did at least for that night. (I don't often wear the watch at night).
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Seems kinda random. I just rebooted now it because it was driving me crazy. First time I pressed the lower button, it took 9 seconds to respond. Second time 8 seconds. Then later, it was instant. Maddening. What is taking Samsung so long to react to this??
OK, it has been several days since the April R870XXU1FVC8 update. Ever since, I have no longer experienced the problem with the AOD ambient mode freezing (not updating time/display), nor the problem with AOD ambient display ignoring wakeup (press button, touch, etc has long delay before waking). So I might regret saying it, but I think it might actually be fixed in the update.
The one remaining AOD problem seems to be it gets confused with the auto-brightness. When awake, the brightness seems to always be correct. But sometimes it doesn't update brightness correctly when entering ambient mode or while in ambient mode. It requires waking the watch and then it immediately corrects the display brightness.
So, finally, my watch is a watch again.
No update for over 6 weeks for my sim-free LTE Watch 4. The AOD screen update issue continues. Have any other LTE owners had the update that fixes this?
New watch 4 classic owner here (on verizon). I'm still having issues with the display freezing even after allowing background activity for watchmaker. Sometimes it works, sometimes the faces freeze for 30 seconds or so before updating and starting to show the seconds hand.
Anyone else still having issues or have another solution?
lunari said:
New watch 4 classic owner here (on verizon). I'm still having issues with the display freezing
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LTE uses don't have the recent update yet.
crxssi said:
LTE uses don't have the recent update yet.
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Well that would explain it I'll rock it with AOD off for now and hope the LTE update drops soon.