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Amazon Alexa on Samsung Gear/Galaxy Watch (Alexa Gear) - Beta thread

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Beta is over; final product is available in the galaxy store.
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Hello everyone,
This is the announcement of our new Gear (Galaxy) watch app. It is basically a full-featured voice assistant using Amazon Alexa voice service running on your watch.
Today, we will be starting a closed beta and hopefully if we can solve all issues, the app will be released in 10-15 days.
The application consists of a GUI on the watch and a companion app which should run on the Android phone. (only Android , no IOS unfortunately)
The Android companion app is released at:
Alexa Gear
Without the watch app, the companion Android application is useless.
We have a few known issues, and before a full release including watch side application, we would like to identify and solve all issues.. That's the reason of this closed beta.
The app supports following Samsung Watches:
Samsung Gear S2
Samsung Gear S3
Samsung Gear Sport
Samsung Galaxy Watch
If you are interested in beta testing, please see below notes for beta testers, and provide your information in the form of following example by sending an email to mrmrmrmr(at)gmail.com
Email Subject: Application for AlexaGear Beta Test
Email body:
Name: John Smith
Email: [email protected] (your email address used to login for Samsung Galaxy/Gear App Store)
Phone Brand/Model: Samsung Note 9
Watch Model: Samsung Gear S3
Phone OS: Android 8.0
Notes for beta testers:
Beta application will be open from now on and will be closed when we believe all required type of users are selected.
Applying for the beta does not guarantee that you will be selected as a beta user. We would like to keep the beta group small with enough sample of various watch/phone models.
Beta process may continue untill the application is released.
Beta download link will be provided to selected users starting later today.
Notes about the current state of the application - also important for beta attendees:
The app is not fully released and this is a closed beta. It may cause application force-close on your phone.
The debug version of the app may cause high battery usage on your phone since it is not optimized.
You may have to install Amazon's official "Amazon Shopping" application on your phone to login, if it is not already installed.
The current version of the app outputs the voice response from Alexa on your phone and not your watch. Voice response will be sent to watch in a later release.
We expect from beta users to share their experience in the form of following only. All other communication attempts may be missed (i.e. different mail subject or wrong form of mail body);
Code:
[B]Email Subject:[/B] AlexaGear Beta Test
[B]Email body:[/B]
[U]Name[/U]: John Smith
[U]Email[/U]: [email][email protected][/email][I][COLOR="Silver"] (your email address used to login for Samsung Galaxy/Gear App Store)[/COLOR][/I]
[U]Phone Brand/Model[/U]: Samsung Note 9
[U]Watch Model[/U]: Samsung Gear S3
[U]Phone OS[/U]: Android 8.0
[U]What is your experience[/U]: what works , what does not work about the application.
[U]What you liked about the app[/U]:
[U]What you did not like about the app[/U]:
[U]Your suggestions:[/U]
[U]Issues found[/U]:
[U]Issue 1[/U]: what did you do ? what happened ?
[U]Issue 2[/U]: what did you do ? what happened ?
...
UPDATE : Login problem is solved ; now we don't need Amazon Shopping to login.

Looks good on the video, I assume you're using the Alexa API directly (hence the Amazon Shopping log in)? And it looks like you're sending recorded audio to the phone, not STT?
I'd offer to join your beta, but I don't use Alexa anymore
Edit: Just letting you know your Play badge isn't linked to your store listing...

tincansoftware said:
Looks good on the video, I assume you're using the Alexa API directly (hence the Amazon Shopping log in)? And it looks like you're sending recorded audio to the phone, not STT?
I'd offer to join your beta, but I don't use Alexa anymore
Edit: Just letting you know your Play badge isn't linked to your store listing...
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You are correct. application is using Alexa API directly. Amazon Shopping shouldn't be required for the final release. App should be able to login using Alexa authorization. We are going to fix it before release, hopefully.
Thanks for informing me about the badge issue. It was originally linked to the Play Store listing but the image tag overwrites it. I changed to plain text instead of badge now...

Hi there, I've been after something genious like this for Google Assistant or Alexa but just sold my Echo Dot!
With your app are we able to ask Alexa questions and receive answers on the watch or does it simply route the question to the Echo Device?
Great work either way..

Gary Brett said:
Hi there, I've been after something genious like this for Google Assistant or Alexa but just sold my Echo Dot!
With your app are we able to ask Alexa questions and receive answers on the watch or does it simply route the question to the Echo Device?
Great work either way..
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You don't need an Echo device.
Initial release will supply you answers on your phone.
In a later release we'll move the responses to the watch.

mrmrmrmr said:
You don't need an Echo device.
Initial release will supply you answers on your phone.
In a later release we'll move the responses to the watch.
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Nice one, this sounds amazing I'll definitely keep an eye out for this and buy once released. Can anyone sign up for Beta, I'm on Galaxy 8 handset + Galaxy Watch UK software version.
Cheers

Will this work on non Samsung phones? I have a Google Pixel 2 XL.

Gary Brett said:
Nice one, this sounds amazing I'll definitely keep an eye out for this and buy once released. Can anyone sign up for Beta, I'm on Galaxy 8 handset + Galaxy Watch UK software version.
Cheers
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anyone can sign up for beta. please read the notes in the first post.

sgtslaughter64 said:
Will this work on non Samsung phones? I have a Google Pixel 2 XL.
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release will work on non Samsung Android phones.
But I am not sure if non-Samsung devices can attend beta. Samsung might have a limitation there. You can try.

mm i'm thinking to ask for beta test. i'm italian and i have amazon echo (i'm part of preview project to improve italian before official release in our country)
should i have time, i'll email you

UPDATE : Login problem is solved ; now we don't need Amazon Shopping to login.

OK, great I've installed both and tested a small amount, this will be amazing if you can get answers on the Galaxy Watch. Couple of things if I may.
1 - When asking for location based queries it can't answer, says I need to add to Alexa App (Not installed)
2- Says Spotify and Google maps not supported on this device when asking for them.
3 - App closes intermittently on Galaxy Watch when screen closes (15 seconds on mine)
I'll give it a good go later when children are asleep and report back.. So far though seems very good

Is possible to have this app in spanish?

final version in action....

Gary Brett said:
OK, great I've installed both and tested a small amount, this will be amazing if you can get answers on the Galaxy Watch. Couple of things if I may.
1 - When asking for location based queries it can't answer, says I need to add to Alexa App (Not installed)
2- Says Spotify and Google maps not supported on this device when asking for them.
3 - App closes intermittently on Galaxy Watch when screen closes (15 seconds on mine)
I'll give it a good go later when children are asleep and report back.. So far though seems very good
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- response will be sent to watch in 2 weeks. I know what I have to do, but it is planned for second phase. Priority is to make a release with no major problems.
- for location, timezone and metric units settings you have to use Alexa app or https://alexa.amazon.com settings page.
- Spotify and Google maps are not supported on Android applications by Amazon. I am sorry but this is not possible.
- What happens when app closes ? Do you see any errors ? What happens if you reopen it ? Does it work normally ?
Thanks.

r4yv3n said:
Is possible to have this app in spanish?
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it should support all languages which are supported by Amazon Alexa. But the language setting is not available yet. I will try to fix it.

I'm using a Google Pixel 2 XL and a gear S3. I don't see the app in the US store. Am I missing something? Cheers

You can count me in. I'm in the US on Xfinity Mobile on a Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and a Samsung Galaxy S3
Sent from my SM-N950U using XDA Labs

sgtslaughter64 said:
I'm using a Google Pixel 2 XL and a gear S3. I don't see the app in the US store. Am I missing something? Cheers
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which store you mean ?
On Google Play you should see the app (the direct link is in first post)
On Samsung apps Store (for watch part) , you can not see anything because it is in beta, not released. (see the first post if you'd like to attend beta)

This sounds interesting, so I think I'll sign up for the beta. I just purchased recently my S3 and it is still in the mail.

General Official Google Assistant For GW4 Available

Update your Galaxy Wear app and then go to Play Store on your GW4. Select My Apps and update Assistant. Then go to Watch Settings and set your default assistant app to Google Assistant. Thennnnn, you'll find the GA icon as a launchable app or you can set your press and hold button to Google Assistant to launch it that way and begin activation. Activation requires connection between your watch and phone to link GA. Activation will ask if you want to use personal results and voice match on your watch. Done.
GA can be launched using voice or hardware keys. To customize GA settings, Go into watch settings or Wear app on phone. Look for the Google settings (it has its own submenu) where your Google account info is located. There's a new setting available for GA there to customize Hey Google and other GA specific settings.
Turning off Hey Google significantly reduced battery drain I noticed. With the GW4, one day of battery life is the best we can hope for and that's not including sleep. If you want to make it throughout the day, you can have either Health sensors going off continuously or Hey Google on. Not both or you'll never make it. If you want to make it a whole day, including overnight, disable both.
Other battery saving tips:
-Turn off "Improve Accuracy" under watch location settings. It's worthless and burns battery.
-Turn off frequent syncing for samsung health steps data. Tap on steps on your phone. Tap 3 dots in top right corner. You'll see frequent syncing. Unless you actively track your steps religiously, this is an unnecessary battery burner. The level of accuracy you get without it is fine for most people.
-Turn off notifications on watch you don't care about. Every time a notification from your phone turns on your watch screen, you're burning battery. Indicidual Notifications can be turned off just for watch.
-Turn NFC off until you're ready to use it. The Google or Samsung Pay app will prompt you to turn it on so why leave it on all the time?
-If you don't actively use your tiles, get rid of them. Unnecessary battery burners.
-Make sure you limit location permissions. Very few Apps actually need location "All The Time".
-Turn off background app usage from Wear App on Phone.
-Make sure Mobile Network and WiFi are set to automatic. Biggest way to burn through those charges is with a mobile network you're not using actively.
-Turn on Mobile Battery Saver in Developer Options.
-Unless you actually use the quick launch gesture, turn it off.
-Turn off Customization Service. Another worthless Samsung Spyware Tracker that offers nothing of value other than selling your personal information for ad relevance.

bingblop said:
Update your wear app and then go to play store on your GW4. Select My Apps and update Assistant. Then go to Watch Settings and set your default assistant app to Google Assistant. Thennnnn, you'll find the GA icon as a launchable app. Launch it to activate assistant. Thats it! Enjoy.
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you may wanna change that to "general" or even a "how to"

bingblop said:
Update your Galaxy Wear app and then go to Play Store on your GW4. Select My Apps and update Assistant. Then go to Watch Settings and set your default assistant app to Google Assistant. Thennnnn, you'll find the GA icon as a launchable app or you can set your press and hold button to Google Assistant to launch it that way and begin activation. Activation requires connection between your watch and phone to link GA. Activation will ask if you want to use personal results and voice match on your watch. Done.
GA can be launched using voice or hardware keys.
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I read that Google assistant is out only in selected markets. Any way to load it in other regions?

Good grief! They just released it...give it a few days!

bingblop said:
Update your Galaxy Wear app and then go to Play Store on your GW4. Select My Apps and update Assistant. Then go to Watch Settings and set your default assistant app to Google Assistant. Thennnnn, you'll find the GA icon as a launchable app or you can set your press and hold button to Google Assistant to launch it that way and begin activation. Activation requires connection between your watch and phone to link GA. Activation will ask if you want to use personal results and voice match on your watch. Done.
GA can be launched using voice or hardware keys.
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I will also add that you can change the "system assistant app" on the default apps from bixby to GAssistant also to let it access the the screen text (same permission has in the phone).
thanito said:
I read that Google assistant is out only in selected markets. Any way to load it in other regions?
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My country (Portugal) is not in the markets selected but I had the update waiting on the store and have it working.
Check for it on the watch play store or for the icon on the apps if it maybe already auto updated.

jonyroda97 said:
I will also add that you can change the "system assistant app" on the default apps from bixby to GAssistant also to let it access the the screen text (same permission has in the phone).
My country (Portugal) is not in the markets selected but I had the update waiting on the store and have it working.
Check for it on the watch play store or for the icon on the apps if it maybe already auto updated.
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Damn you are right, 1 hour ago I could not find assistant on watch store, now I opened it again and it was waiting for update

Some Google Assistant screenshots , on Watch 4 , for any forum member's information ,that does not have it installed or available and wants to see pic's
Good luck

installing google assistant on my galaxy watch 4 i keep getting the message (your region's language is not yet supported on galaxy watch 4) the phone is a Google pixle xl2 purchased from Verizon in the US, the watch was purchased from Samsung also in the US. Assistant installed on my GW4 Classic LTE with Moto Z2 Force... Any help?

I downloaded it on my watch and it gets stuck on the set up process. I'm in Canada
EDIT: Ok it just worked.

Can anyone share the latest apk for galaxy wearable app for the phone ?

coolsid8 said:
Can anyone share the latest apk for galaxy wearable app for the phone ?
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Galaxy Wearable (Samsung Gear) 2.2.48.22033061 APK Download by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - APKMirror
Galaxy Wearable (Samsung Gear) 2.2.48.22033061 APK Download by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - APKMirror Free and safe Android APK downloads
www.apkmirror.com

I can confirm this is working [for me] in the uk

louforgiveno said:
Galaxy Wearable (Samsung Gear) 2.2.48.22033061 APK Download by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - APKMirror
Galaxy Wearable (Samsung Gear) 2.2.48.22033061 APK Download by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - APKMirror Free and safe Android APK downloads
www.apkmirror.com
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hey thanks for sharing this. seems like i had the latest version of the app. had to reboot my phone once and i got it working

Can confirm that it is also working in Israel.

Good afternoon community. successfully configured with the Russian language. I live in Ukraine (we don't have an official Google Assistant). I am attaching screenshots. I can help set up - for free

Also available in Turkiye. "Which song is this?" command is not working as far as I tried. I loved that feature in Bixby.

Now that this is out, anyone think that removing bixby through adb won't break things?

Finally ! it does feel a bit slower than on the phone to recognize the voice inputs tho, anyone else experiencing this ?

Downloads available here:
Download Google Assistant APK for Galaxy Watch 4 (Wear OS)
Samsung just rolled out the Google Assistant update for the Galaxy Watch 4. Download Google Assistant APK for Galaxy Watch 4 and all the Wear OS devices.
www.androidsage.com

Question Chinese Samsung Note 10+ unable to connect with Galaxy Watch 4 Classic (US region)

I have a Chinese Note 10+ with a Galaxy Watch 4 Classic (US region)
Phone: SM-N9760
Watch: SM-R890NZKAXAA
Before I was able to connect using Chinese version of Google Wear app and US version of Samsung Wearables.
Recently there was an update for Samsung Wearables which stopped it from connecting.
Anyone having a similar connection problem with different region devices?
What other methods can I try to connect?
Really not wanting to buy another US Samsung phone to connect the watch.
Thanks in advance.

I am using GW4 (EU version) with my xiaomi 12 ultra, it works very well.
You just need to install Google framework to your phone, and install Galaxy Wearable with Google Wear (China version). Please be aware that you need to connect GW4 with bluetooth through Google wear app, and then sync your watch with your phone through Galaxy Wearable.

I think I already have the Google framework installed but this was when I first got the phone.
I see Google apps, YouTube.
Would a newer updated one be required?
I go to APKmirror.
Are there other sources better than that?
Thank you.

I'm still not able to sync the watch properly after reinstalling the Google Framework, Google Wear (China version), and Galaxy Wearable (US version).
Are there any other methods?
Thank you

Hello.
Everything works with WearOs China version except the Remote Connection... Anyone knows how to fix it.

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Question [India] Missing features SPay, Google Assistant, BP and ECG missing from Samsung Watch 4 Classic

Hi all,
After reading and searching a bunch of thread here, I have not been able to find clear answers. There are various guides for individual items. I want to collect all the information in one place, from a non-tech user perspective. (India Specific)
Missing features:​
Samsung Wallet (Samsung Pay)
Google Assistant
BP and ECG monitoring
Google Wallet (Google Pay)
Others I don't know about?
Watch4 vs Watch4 Classing missing feature difference?
Partial information which I will update as I learn: (please help)
I wonder if just setting the right country's CSC code will enable samsung pay AND all the other features like assistant, BP, ECG etc...?
Get Samsung Pay​The most used way I have found is to change the CSC to a country that has SPay and it seems to work for some people and not for others. most importantly, there is no going back. Hence, I have not tried this yet. I also contacted Samsung India support and they said that this feature is "Coming soon" but who knows what that means. I had Samsung Gear S3 Frontier for years and they never updated it even after promising the "Coming soon". I did the CSC change for that watch and it worked.
Is there a up to date definitive guide for Indian region that works consistently?
​Get Google Assistant:​Most googling will tell you to go to the play store on your watch and update the assistant app from there. But for me, the assistant app as completely missing and not showing up in search results. For example, If I go to the play store listing for Assistant, it just says "This item isn't available in your country."
Guide 1: Side Load Assistant Skip the top, go down to "How to sideload Google Assistant on the Galaxy Watch 4"
I was able to get Assistant working by side loading the apk, which is a little bit technical as you need to turn on Dev mode and enable Debugging.
IMPORTANT: Before running Assistant on watch, make sure you set the language on Assistant on your phone to English (US) and not English (India).
Get BP and ECG Monitoring​This involves a lot of steps and I have not tried it yet but this guide is the best and most recent I found:
EvilDante63's 18th Feb 2023 Video Tutorial:
(will update more as people contribute and I figure out further)

afaik we can revert csc back to INU by using shell.

Hey folks any way to l make gpay work on the watch??