Hello
I've been given a GW 4 recently. However, I have a not very new, but still working phone, which is a Redmi Note 4 (mido). At the beginning I've had no problem with the connection. I was able to install directly from the store the main apps needed: Samsung wereable (old gear) and g. watch 4 plugin. And it connected perfectly. Nevertheless, some other apps needed (samsung health and health monitor) are not available for my phone (due to android version). So, to try them, I reseted the watch and connected it to a newer Samsung Phone that I was lended. I had everything working ok but it was just to test all the functions temporaly since I'm planning (but not yet) to buy a new phone and I returned the Samsung phone to his owner.
For these reason I tried to connect the watch to redmi again, but now it's impossible to make it connect. There must be some issue with the phone or something because it detects the watch sometimes, but it happens that bluetooth given code to connect is random and does not match the one that appears in the watch, or it provides a new code in the phone again while it is already in the connecting procedure, things like that. Normally connection hangs when it reaches 80% or so.. I tried a few things:
-hard reset in the watch (via recovery)
-uninstalling and install the samsung apps
-installing older versions of the apps
-reseting network settings (it cleans bluetooth list of devices)
-cleaning bluetooth app cache and changing bt device name-
-Some other things that I cant remember to no avail
Any idea on how to proceed without factory reset the phone?
Thank you
Do you have more than one Google Account on the phone? I had to sign out of them all bar my main one and it worked.
Hello, I did not realise about this issue so I went through all the possible google accounts that may have included the device, and I remove it from all of them (4 in total)
But still no connection. The best I can achive is "Please finish the config in smartphone" in the watch and stuck at 88% of "preparing your watch" in the smartphone. But even when this happens it seems like Samsung wereable feels like the watch disconnects and it asks again to search for a device and to pair with a different bt code, while samsung watch 4 plugin stays 88% progress of connection.
It's quite strange. It must be some problem with the plugin.
After a while it says in the watch that connection was not possible with the phone. And it restablish factory values itself.
oxfordmark said:
Do you have more than one Google Account on the phone? I had to sign out of them all bar my main one and it worked.
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Hi ,
I bought nexus 5 from USA and start using it in India, so when i start downloading apps etc from play store it worked for some time, and suddenly display is completely gone, cant see any thing at all. however when i connect the device to computer, it detects it and shows the contents etc. when connected to PC, android device manager detected it and I erased all teh content from there assuming that it might reset it to factory settings and if that may help, but nothing, Not sure if its a hardware issue or software, issue when i tried Ring option from android device manager it rings with sound but no display at all, any idea how do i go about it, its been just one day since i start using it in India, and since i bought it from USA there is no warranty support here in India.
Thanks
Dhananjay
I have a Gear 2, everytime i connect bluetooth with another device, it has to reset, but i don't like that. So now, how can i connect Gear 2 with another device without reset...
Root for example ?
im trying to find out this myslef
So far at least, it is not possible.
It's looking like there's no way but I'm going to keep searching.
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ggiiaa said:
I have a Gear 2, everytime i connect bluetooth with another device, it has to reset, but i don't like that. So now, how can i connect Gear 2 with another device without reset...
Root for example ?
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dear..that`s impossiable..try anther way..
The question if one day I'll replace my Phone to new one (also Samsung), how can I connect to new Phone without lose Gear information ?
Alternative question how to move Gear information from old Phone to new Phone?
Can GALAXY Apps ( "Purchased") copy also Gear 2 information ?
I saw an answer here, not sure if won't ask Gear reset:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2791676
Phone with new ROM (after full wipe) is kinda like new phone..
So if it won't ask Gear Reset, it can be an answer " How to connect Gear 2 with another device without reset".
I mean , if another device with same gmail/samsung account, user can load on another device "Purchased"
apps and no Gear Reset ?
Alternative way:
I have updated my S4 ROM (rooted) few times with Full Wipe.
I used Titanium backup and restored just download apps and also all gear apps.
I got many gear errors, so I re installed "Gear Manager", but somehow data kept and it didn't ask
for Gear Reset.
So maybe solution for "How to connect Gear 2 with another device without reset" is to copy Titanium
Backup (just Gear stuff) to other device and restore , just make sure gmail/samsung account are same..
arix said:
Can GALAXY Apps ( "Purchased") copy also Gear 2 information ?
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To answer this question for you, if you are using the same account as the account you used to purchase the app with, it should be available to download on your other your other Samsung devices you may be using. So long as you login to the Galaxy App store using the same account as you did to purchase it.
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I have a Gear 2, everytime i connect bluetooth with another device, it has to reset, but i don't like that. So now, how can i connect Gear 2 with another device without reset...
Root for example ?
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Some ideas:
https://review.tizen.org/git/?p=fra...61208257ea00aa5c;hb=refs/heads/tizen_2.3#l468
That assignment is left uncommented in the bt-service the gear2 ships with.
EDIT: But we can patch it out!
This is the original bt-service file in my NE5 firmware:
22151f97a2b2fcd8459f0f195aae90ae /usr/bin/bt-service
Now get a hexeditor and patch 16-bit instruction at 0x20364 with a NOP, aka 0xBF00.
That is, change byte 0x20364 with a 00, and byte 0x20365 with a BF.
Using cmp to check the changes:
Code:
$ cmp -l bt-service.orig bt-service.new
131941 161 0
131942 321 277
Note that if you replace the file you will need to ensure the right permissions and Smack labels are set correctly. I.e.
Code:
chsmack -e bt-service -a bt-service /usr/bin/bt-service
With this, I can pair as many devices I want with the Gear. Note I do not use Gear Manager, maybe it gets crazy about this.
I've been trying to replace many of the com.samsung.* stuff with the Tizen 2.3 org.tizen.* stuff but it quickly becomes a mess. That patch is much cleaner...
Need
I have no clue what you meant a I've with all that and how but I need to know, does that mean you found a way to pair the watch and not lose the faces?
Backup
Q: How do I back up data stored on Gear Fit2 Pro?
A: Back up your Gear’s data on your connected mobile device.
1. On your mobile device, open the Apps screen and tap Samsung Gear.
2. Tap SETTINGS and select About Gear.
3. Tap Back up and restore.
4. Tap Back up data. The data will be saved in Samsung Cloud.
If you previously backed up your Gear data, you can restore it to your Gear now.
This may take some time depending on the size of the files.
· Music saved on the Gear will not be backed up.
· Health management apps data will be automatically saved on the connected mobile device’s
Samsung Health app.
Hi, i can't connect my gear 2 to Android 8.1 non Samsung the Bluetooth pair but de wearmanager don't detect the watch.
Any idea?
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Hi I want to try out some Tizen development and write some sockets and data connections to various fun sources.
My problem is I don't have a samsung phone device that can run Gear Manager to do the initial pairing... I did flash the device to the Tizen Mod 3 ROM and it worked... but I can't get past that first screen asking the user to connect via Gear Manager.
Today I was really smart and got a clerk at a wireless store to pair it to Gear Manager so I could see inside the device for the first time. I was impressed and happy that I could now go home and program this biatch. Well I got home, played with the device and turned on debugging tried out some apps... AND THEN I had this even smarter idea to PAIR the device to a Blackberry Z10. Before I knew what was going on the device said ACCEPT - hell yeah! , then it reset back to its infinite loop of showing me how to pair ... . So now I am stuck at that sign -in screen again.
Is there any way to get a ROM that has this part missing? or a way to bypass it and connect later? I did see in the menu you can re-pair to other devices but it looks like the device resets itself into this loop.
Ultimately I am a developer looking to explore Tizen. As a developer I should be able to bypass the pairing request at the start and run some basic apps and pair as I want.
fed007
fed007 said:
Hi I want to try out some Tizen development and write some sockets and data connections to various fun sources.
My problem is I don't have a samsung phone device that can run Gear Manager to do the initial pairing... I did flash the device to the Tizen Mod 3 ROM and it worked... but I can't get past that first screen asking the user to connect via Gear Manager.
Today I was really smart and got a clerk at a wireless store to pair it to Gear Manager so I could see inside the device for the first time. I was impressed and happy that I could now go home and program this biatch. Well I got home, played with the device and turned on debugging tried out some apps... AND THEN I had this even smarter idea to PAIR the device to a Blackberry Z10. Before I knew what was going on the device said ACCEPT - hell yeah! , then it reset back to its infinite loop of showing me how to pair ... . So now I am stuck at that sign -in screen again.
Is there any way to get a ROM that has this part missing? or a way to bypass it and connect later? I did see in the menu you can re-pair to other devices but it looks like the device resets itself into this loop.
Ultimately I am a developer looking to explore Tizen. As a developer I should be able to bypass the pairing request at the start and run some basic apps and pair as I want.
fed007
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thats an easy fix/hack mate,
when the creen shows "Select the device you want to connect from the list", tap repeatedly on the "Gear 2" part on the top-left corner of the watches screen its about 20-25 times, just keep tapping then a popup will show: "Please press BT address while 3 seconds".
Wait until the popup dismisses itself
Now tap and hold on the "Gear 2" part again.
After a few seconds the setup wizard should disappear!!!!
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thats an easy fix/hack mate,
when the creen shows "Select the device you want to connect from the list", tap repeatedly on the "Gear 2" part on the top-left corner of the watches screen its about 20-25 times, just keep tapping then a popup will show: "Please press BT address while 3 seconds".
Wait until the popup dismisses itself
Now tap and hold on the "Gear 2" part again.
After a few seconds the setup wizard should disappear!!!!
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And the applause goes to...... " gav83collins! great stuff! Now I can get on with business. You can always count on XDA to come through!
thx again!
fed007 said:
And the applause goes to...... " gav83collins! great stuff! Now I can get on with business. You can always count on XDA to come through!
thx again!
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no worries , look forward to seeing your work
Thanks a million for this! Took me about 20 minutes but now I can see what the watch looks like. The time is off one hour but better than nothing.
aj_vogtman said:
Thanks a million for this! Took me about 20 minutes but now I can see what the watch looks like. The time is off one hour but better than nothing.
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Very cool device.
- Yes my time is off too, I am guessing we can just update it via "sdb shell" - then type in some of the various time commands... I'll try it over the weekend.
- I managed to get WebGL with a nice 3D animation... it was very smooth. I wasn't sure how the device would perform but wow, it is very cool to spin some 3D objects on the watch.
The main thing for me now is to figure out if the javascript web UI mode of programming has bluetooth lib / native bindings. If so, I can initiate bluetooth connections via javascript API.
If not, then the question is : "Can this Gear 2 be programmed like a native Tizen and connect via the desired and supported bluetooth profile?". Adhering to the 4.0 spec should cover most of the useful profiles.
or if no native, It seems I saw reference to people running .apks? as a package format of Tizen apps? or is Tizen running a JVM for the Android Java based apk? If so this could be another route to bluetooth.
( Once I know I can initiate the client socket (bluetooth) then I can move to writing the host application on mobile phone. ) Ideally I would like to run the gui in WebGL on the watch so I am not sure about the canvas level abstractions and what they look like in a native Tizen app...
Any insights on these topics would be appreciated.
fed007
I noticed that I cannot change the time of my NEO2 but can receive calls etc. I have a moto e5Plus and I was wanting to know if there are any apps I can download to get this watch working with my phone again? its the best watch I've owned so I'm glad I can at least use it as a watch BUT the time is WRONG. my email is [email protected] if you can help me out. I would greatly appreciate it. -Jill
As the title implies, my issue is slightly different from the others reported; I don't have issues with the BT connectivity (that I can tell). The watch and phone see and connect to each other. I have no tested this extensively, but I was receiving notifications on both devices just fine after setting it up.
My issue is specifically with Samsung Pay on the Gear. When I first selected the "Connect to a new device", and it went through the reset process, Pay was completely gone on the watch. Couldn't see it in apps, couldn't see it from the Samsung Gear app on my phone either. I thought that was peculiar, and couldn't find a remedy, so I reset the watch completely. After the reset, Pay was back, but the watch failed to finish the restore of my data. I reset it again. This time, Pay was back AND all of my data was restored without a hitch. I happened to already have the need to call my bank to authorize my debit card for Android/Samsung Pay on my S8+, and asked if the agent would stay on the line to ensure I can set up Pay on my watch as well. The nice gentleman agreed to, and after 15 minutes of rinse/repeat with holding the back button, the watch would do the following:
Display "Check your phone"
Display - and stay stuck - "Keep device connected"
Nothing happens. On either device. It's obviously trying to push an internet prompt to the phone, and it's not sending/receiving successfully
If anyone has any pro tips or experience with this, please chime in! And I don't want to seem rude, but in the interest of saving time, please assume I have at least a moderate understanding of device maintenance. Such that I power-cycled devices, reset, etc. The issue is consistent, and my underlying question here is whether or not it might have anything to do with my phone being the unlocked US model. Not International, but still unlocked.
I have the same issue as outlined in this thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/gear-s3/help/samsung-pay-gear-s3-unlocked-s8-t3620316
And in speaking with Samsung support, Samsung Pay only works with S3 paired with a carrier phone in the US, which is stupid.
Hi all.
I have searched quite a bit and have found no answer to this problem yet.
So the phone is fresh from factory reset. Phone is pre-owned. Never connected to any wifi network and the wifi always remained off. Same goes with mobile data, never turned on. What's even more interesting is the sim is a prepaid simcard with no credits and no data. The simcard is intended to receive text and calls. (No cost to receive calls or sms). So data leak from that isn't possible either.
I have seen hidden downloaders from carrier that downloads bloatware by itself before. But this is the first time I've ever seen it self download apps without any data connection.
The built-in data usage counter still shows 0. The phone has never connected to anything. But now several bloatware apps just showed up. And those apps do work and storage used has increased. I noticed this around 24 hours after the reset.
Can someone please explain what is going on?
Do phones have secret functions to access data undetected by wifi or carrier?
The phone manufacturer is a one of the major brands and probably the largest that don't have access to GMS.
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Hi all.
I have searched quite a bit and have found no answer to this problem yet.
So the phone is fresh from factory reset. Phone is pre-owned. Never connected to any wifi network and the wifi always remained off. Same goes with mobile data, never turned on. What's even more interesting is the sim is a prepaid simcard with no credits and no data. The simcard is intended to receive text and calls. (No cost to receive calls or sms). So data leak from that isn't possible either.
I have seen hidden downloaders from carrier that downloads bloatware by itself before. But this is the first time I've ever seen it self download apps without any data connection.
The built-in data usage counter still shows 0. The phone has never connected to anything. But now several bloatware apps just showed up. And those apps do work and storage used has increased. I noticed this around 24 hours after the reset.
Can someone please explain what is going on?
Do phones have secret functions to access data undetected by wifi or carrier?
The phone manufacturer is a one of the major brands and probably the largest that don't have access to GMS.
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Some devices have system apps that can be "uninstall", but they don't actually uninstall completely because the uninstalled apps are stored in a hidden partition. But, once uninstalled, if the device is factory reset, the apps automatically reinstall themselves from the hidden partition, similar to when resetting a PC to factory defaults. I had a tablet that would do this, the apps were definitely uninstalled but would reinstall from the hidden partition when I would factory reset the device, then I would have to uninstall those apps again. This would happen every time I did a factory reset.
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Some devices have system apps that can be "uninstall", but they don't actually uninstall completely because the uninstalled apps are stored in a hidden partition. But, once uninstalled, if the device is factory reset, the apps automatically reinstall themselves from the hidden partition, similar to when resetting a PC to factory defaults. I had a taste would do this, the apps were definitely uninstalled but would reinstall from the hidden partition when I would factory reset the device, then I would have to uninstall those apps again. This would happen every time did a factory reset.
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Thanks for the answer.
Yes I understand that part of uninstall. But the difference here is those apps never returned fresh from factory reset. It returned hours after using the phone. The first few hours of using the phone, those apps doesn't exist, doesn't even show up on the free space count. It wasn't until the next day those apps appear.
I did suspect what you said too, but I can't explain why it waited at least 18-24 hours delay before installing itself and show up on the phone. If that was the case, it should have appeared right after the reset.
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Thanks for the answer.
Yes I understand that part of uninstall. But the difference here is those apps never returned fresh from factory reset. It returned hours after using the phone. The first few hours of using the phone, those apps doesn't exist, doesn't even show up on the free space count. It wasn't until the next day those apps appear.
I did suspect what you said too, but I can't explain why it waited at least 18-24 hours delay before installing itself and show up on the phone. If that was the case, it should have appeared right after the reset.
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Yes, I considered that also. The only other thing I could imagine is that maybe you installed something and then whatever that was installed the additional apps.
Questions of a hidden Google mesh network come to mind after reading this. I guess it's theoretically possible via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth between devices. I don't know.
So after trying to gather more information.
I believe it is installed from some "hidden partition" by some hidden app installer.
The reason is.
1. No data of what so ever is connected.
2. The installed app version is old, as in few months before the official release.
What is intriguing is.
1. The delay before installing this app (and through an installer), rather than just install it fresh from reset.
2. It doesn't appear to be consuming and storage, as if this hidden partition cannot even be seen. Once the app appears, the storage usage increases.
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Questions of a hidden Google mesh network come to mind after reading this. I guess it's theoretically possible via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth between devices. I don't know.
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I actually believe it is a thing. I vaguely remember that my brand new iPhone detected and recommended my current location region without even inserting a simcard or connecting to wifi yet. The kicker is, phone was purchased in another country that is separated by vast ocean and several time zones.
To this day I still can't figure out how did the iPhone know that. I suspect that the wifi routers broadcast more than just SSID to any device that is not connected. Or it could be from another iPhone. Maybe some similar bluetooth tech that predates "Airtag". This was about 3-4 years ago, likely it was the X.
WishTime said:
So after trying to gather more information.
I believe it is installed from some "hidden partition" by some hidden app installer.
The reason is.
1. No data of what so ever is connected.
2. The installed app version is old, as in few months before the official release.
What is intriguing is.
1. The delay before installing this app (and through an installer), rather than just install it fresh from reset.
2. It doesn't appear to be consuming and storage, as if this hidden partition cannot even be seen. Once the app appears, the storage usage increases.
I actually believe it is a thing. I vaguely remember that my brand new iPhone detected and recommended my current location region without even inserting a simcard or connecting to wifi yet. The kicker is, phone was purchased in another country that is separated by vast ocean and several time zones.
To this day I still can't figure out how did the iPhone know that. I suspect that the wifi routers broadcast more than just SSID to any device that is not connected. Or it could be from another iPhone. Maybe some similar bluetooth tech that predates "Airtag". This was about 3-4 years ago, likely it was the X.
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Location is detetmined by more than just mobile data and Wi-Fi, it also uses the regular cellular part of the radio. The cellular part of the radio works even without an active SIM. That is why the emergency location and emergency call features work even without the device being activated on a network so that you can make emergency calls and your location can be tracked in emergency situations so that you can be found if you need help or rescue.