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Verizon Gear S2 3g

Hey everyone. Picked one up today with the cancelation of the Urbane. If you have any questions let me know. I will try my best to answer them.
Also, for anyone who has one already is there a browser? I did a Google search and came across a shady website for UC browser for gear. Did anyone try it or use a different one?

no browser at this point
would you really want to browse the web on this thing??

I can't seem to find YouTube notifications. Is there a way? Also, is there anyway to auto call forward when disconnect from the phone?? Thanks.

Android_Fr3ak said:
I can't seem to find YouTube notifications. Is there a way? Also, is there anyway to auto call forward when disconnect from the phone?? Thanks.
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in the Gear app on your phone, go to settings/call forwarding/turn on and set it up there
as far as youtube notifications, there isnt a built in way to get youtube notificiations at this point

wase4711 said:
in the Gear app on your phone, go to settings/call forwarding/turn on and set it up there
as far as youtube notifications, there isnt a built in way to get youtube notificiations at this point
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Thanks. I see in the settings where I can turn it on and off manually but not an option when if I am disconnected from my phone it will auto turn on.
I guess an easy fix for the notifications is to turn on email notifications for youtube.

Android_Fr3ak said:
Thanks. I see in the settings where I can turn it on and off manually but not an option when if I am disconnected from my phone it will auto turn on.
I guess an easy fix for the notifications is to turn on email notifications for youtube.
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for me, it seems to automatically switch to "solo" mode once I am far enough away from the phone, so I get calls made to my phone on the watch, and calls made directly to the watch as well..

Can you pair the Verizon Gear S2 3G with another phone not on the Verizon network? I know you would buy the phone at Verizon and set it up initially on that account, but could you then pair with a non-Verizon phone. I use a Verizon phone personally and a US Cellular phone for work and would like to pair the watch with my US Cellular work phone.

it can only be paired to one phone at a time, and, I would guess that when paired to the US cellular phone, you wouldnt get things like call forwarding and anything cellular related to work

Is the Verizon version using number sharing? Are you sharing your phones # with the watch or are you getting a separate number for the watch?
The T-Mobile version obviously you get a second number for the watch. You can use separate carriers to mix and match your phone/watch setup. I have a work phone that is set up on Verizon. My family is on a T-Mobile plan. I added a $5 smart device to my family plan last year when I had the original Gear S. I have since upgraded my Gear S to the S2 4G model. All calls are forwarded from my Verizon phone to the T-Mobile Gear S2. It also works great as a standalone device when needed.

Bladder61 said:
Is the Verizon version using number sharing? Are you sharing your phones # with the watch or are you getting a separate number for the watch?
The T-Mobile version obviously you get a second number for the watch. You can use separate carriers to mix and match your phone/watch setup. I have a work phone that is set up on Verizon. My family is on a T-Mobile plan. I added a $5 smart device to my family plan last year when I had the original Gear S. I have since upgraded my Gear S to the S2 4G model. All calls are forwarded from my Verizon phone to the T-Mobile Gear S2. It also works great as a standalone device when needed.
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I had to get another number but sync my phone number to my watch through BT or Remote connect.

Android_Fr3ak said:
I had to get another number but sync my phone number to my watch through BT or Remote connect.
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Thanks for the answer, so you can have a phone on one Carrier and have your Gear S2 on a different carrier. I have done this with my original Gear S and now my Gear S2. The Gear Manager software really just does a seamless forward of your calls and text to your other phone number which happens to be your watch. It doesn't care what network it just sends to a number.

would it be possible to buy this off amazon or something then use it as just a bluetooth/ wifi watch? Because i want the bigger battery and the GPS but don't want to take the calls on my watch.

Yes you can, that's what I do, but updates are still coming from Verizon, that means they come months after everyone else
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AT&T firmware update, number sync now available

I got a update on my att gear s 2 3g model and it enabled number sync for you AT&T users. It was easy to set up. I did have to disconnect Bluetooth to do it so if your having troubles try that

Good to hear that you have number sync working. Are you using a Samsung phone! I'm not sure it works with a non samsung phone.
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What firm wear version is it just curious if I've already recurved it out not?

I had mine installed but I am having trouble enabling it. On the att site it keeps saying I dont have a hd voice capable phone my phone is a note3 it should have it
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sinichi21 said:
I had mine installed but I am having trouble enabling it. On the att site it keeps saying I dont have a hd voice capable phone my phone is a note3 it should have it
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Sounds like you are using a non samsung phone! I had the same issue. There is a call forwarding option in the gears s app that will work in stand alone mode.
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Same issue with note 3 on at&t
Called CS and they said note 3 not supported for HD voice
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All,
I wanted to share my experience with Number Sync. As many of you may know, att announced that number sync was to be released in 2016. I was excited to learn that it was available early and got the update on my gear s and note 5. Sadly, it seems that att wanting to get a product out for the holiday to compete with its fellow cell providers did a dismal job in testing. After 6 hours of trouble shooting with ATT level 1, Level 2, working with a technical manager, and not with the elite support team that know one speaks to without a mediator I can say it still doesn't work.
Here is what I know:
Gear Software and Phone
Both the Gear S2 and Gear manager recieved an update. The Gear S2 was updated to have a feature found under settings then connection that reads ATT Number Sync. This will give you a pin that is added to your phones profile. You really dont need the Gear Manager software for this to work. Which is great for Apple and Non Samsung phones. The code is inserted to your phones profile on the website. The issue at this time is not with the Gear S2 but with the ATT back office and there seems to be many subsystems involved. Some will see that your phone doest support hd voice. Go to mobile networks in your phones settings area then choose mobile data if you have Enhanced 4GLTE services then your golden. If its not checked then check it. This needs to be enabled for the service to work. Now in your ATT website select your device details link that is found under your phone on your att dashboard. Then Choose Manage Number Sync. This is where everything is broken. Your phone will either say its not compatible which I have 3 S6 and 1 note 5 all are compatible and they are not there. Or you may have the wrong phone appearing when you selected a different phone.
So this is what I know. I hope this helps those of you get this to work. Its a big waste of time. The rushed out a product, and cant fix it.

ebpman said:
All,
I wanted to share my experience with Number Sync. As many of you may know, att announced that number sync was to be released in 2016. I was excited to learn that it was available early and got the update on my gear s and note 5. Sadly, it seems that att wanting to get a product out for the holiday to compete with its fellow cell providers did a dismal job in testing. After 6 hours of trouble shooting with ATT level 1, Level 2, working with a technical manager, and not with the elite support team that know one speaks to without a mediator I can say it still doesn't work.
Here is what I know:
Gear Software and Phone
Both the Gear S2 and Gear manager recieved an update. The Gear S2 was updated to have a feature found under settings then connection that reads ATT Number Sync. This will give you a pin that is added to your phones profile. You really dont need the Gear Manager software for this to work. Which is great for Apple and Non Samsung phones. The code is inserted to your phones profile on the website. The issue at this time is not with the Gear S2 but with the ATT back office and there seems to be many subsystems involved. Some will see that your phone doest support hd voice. Go to mobile networks in your phones settings area then choose mobile data if you have Enhanced 4GLTE services then your golden. If its not checked then check it. This needs to be enabled for the service to work. Now in your ATT website select your device details link that is found under your phone on your att dashboard. Then Choose Manage Number Sync. This is where everything is broken. Your phone will either say its not compatible which I have 3 S6 and 1 note 5 all are compatible and they are not there. Or you may have the wrong phone appearing when you selected a different phone.
So this is what I know. I hope this helps those of you get this to work. Its a big waste of time. The rushed out a product, and cant fix it.
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This seems also not to be working on any sort of AT&T Business account. If someone finds a work around for this please let me know

+ebpman, is it safe to say that number sync only works with Samsung phones?
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Got another update today again, some hotfix for voicemail and fota failures. I have search the internet and saw that the galaxy note 3 is capable of hd voice. This would be a let down if I cant get this to work the main purpose i got the gear s2 3g i want the numbersync features
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According to my att contact, its supposed to work like google voice. Several numbers regardless of device. You device would work on in cell mode only. No need to have it connected via bluetooth. Your texts and voice will sync across all devices. This means you could have an iPhone and Gear S2
dadymon53 said:
+ebpman, is it safe to say that number sync only works with Samsung phones?
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I have a note 5 number sync seems to be working good
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S6 Edge working properly as well! Awesome tech...Just wish Tizen would work better with Google apps (Hangouts).
Have a good day

Hey guys and gals, quick question for you. I recently installed the latest gear update and have numbersync working fine however I've noticed when connected via bluetooth and receiving a call, my watch never rings anymore. Is this a new feature in the update, to take away the ability to answer incoming calls from the watch when connected via bluetooth?

Note 5 ATT Business Account
Seems to be working well. Today is the first day I will use it all day over the ATT mobile network to see how it does. I will confirm that my notifications did get a little screwy after I initially went onto ATT website and enabled numbersync. I ended up restarting the watch and going back onto ATT site and enabled number sync between my note 5 ando gear s2 watch. I think I may have needed to also check number sync on my watch as well afterwards.
Question for Mods, could we start an Gear S2 3G specific sub-forum? I think it may be a little confusing going through the non-3G topics to find specifics for the watch. Particularly when comparing issues such as battery life and connectivity issues.

javy_tech said:
Seems to be working well. Today is the first day I will use it all day over the ATT mobile network to see how it does. I will confirm that my notifications did get a little screwy after I initially went onto ATT website and enabled numbersync. I ended up restarting the watch and going back onto ATT site and enabled number sync between my note 5 ando gear s2 watch. I think I may have needed to also check number sync on my watch as well afterwards.
Question for Mods, could we start an Gear S2 3G specific sub-forum? I think it may be a little confusing going through the non-3G topics to find specifics for the watch. Particularly when comparing issues such as battery life and connectivity issues.
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Does the NumberSync now work with business accounts? I tried to set it up last week when it came out and it didn't work with my business account. Should I try again?

JakeStGermain said:
Does the NumberSync now work with business accounts? I tried to set it up last week when it came out and it didn't work with my business account. Should I try again?
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Yeah I think it's worth a shot. While there was a warning that it would not work with business accounts, I went ahead and went through the process and I can confirm it is working on my business account. It was a little quirky but I was able to get it to work by doing some of the things I mentioned above.

How did you get numbersync to work with your business account since you're supposed to go through your online account to sync it with your phone? Or are you only using your watch when you have your phone with you through the Bluetooth connection instead of through numbersync

heavenlyeyes2k said:
How did you get numbersync to work with your business account since you're supposed to go through your online account to sync it with your phone? Or are you only using your watch when you have your phone with you through the Bluetooth connection instead of through numbersync
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I have a business account, and Numbersync is working fine. My Gear S2 is paired with an unlocked Samsung Galaxy A8 (SM-A800YZ) imported from Taiwan. If you go into the Connection settings, there should be a menu item for Numbersync and a submenu to generate a 5-digit Numbersync code. Using the myATT app on your phone or the myATT website on your browser, find the Samsung Gear S2 under your list of devices, and click on "View Details". There should be a link to "Manage Numbersync". From there, you should be able to enter the 5-digit Numbersync code.
If you don't have login access to the business account, i.e. it is managed by some central IT organization, the only way to enable Numbersync is to call your IT support help desk and give them the 5-digit code from your watch so they can sync it with your phone number. Of course, your company must also have a smartwatch plan activated on the account in order for Numbersync to work.

ebpman said:
All,
I wanted to share my experience with Number Sync. As many of you may know, att announced that number sync was to be released in 2016. I was excited to learn that it was available early and got the update on my gear s and note 5. Sadly, it seems that att wanting to get a product out for the holiday to compete with its fellow cell providers did a dismal job in testing. After 6 hours of trouble shooting with ATT level 1, Level 2, working with a technical manager, and not with the elite support team that know one speaks to without a mediator I can say it still doesn't work.
Here is what I know:
Gear Software and Phone
Both the Gear S2 and Gear manager recieved an update. The Gear S2 was updated to have a feature found under settings then connection that reads ATT Number Sync. This will give you a pin that is added to your phones profile. You really dont need the Gear Manager software for this to work. Which is great for Apple and Non Samsung phones. The code is inserted to your phones profile on the website. The issue at this time is not with the Gear S2 but with the ATT back office and there seems to be many subsystems involved. Some will see that your phone doest support hd voice. Go to mobile networks in your phones settings area then choose mobile data if you have Enhanced 4GLTE services then your golden. If its not checked then check it. This needs to be enabled for the service to work. Now in your ATT website select your device details link that is found under your phone on your att dashboard. Then Choose Manage Number Sync. This is where everything is broken. Your phone will either say its not compatible which I have 3 S6 and 1 note 5 all are compatible and they are not there. Or you may have the wrong phone appearing when you selected a different phone.
So this is what I know. I hope this helps those of you get this to work. Its a big waste of time. The rushed out a product, and cant fix it.
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This fixed my problem! Thank you so much

Verizon -use 2 data channels at once?

Good day folks I need to explain my question....I recently switched from a S4 to a S7 both on my Verizon service. Now here is the meat of my problem. On the S4 I could be on the phone talking to a client, then load an app called LogMeIn and do a remote session to their pc while talking to them. I was not connected to WiFi!
Now that I have switched to the S7 I got a message yesterday when trying to open the LMI program that Apps using mobile data are not available while the phone is in use!!! WTF.
I can't have that, I need to talk to my customer and run a remote at the same time.
Any Ideas? and Thank you for any and all suggestions.
Mike R

MikeRuth said:
Good day folks I need to explain my question....I recently switched from a S4 to a S7 both on my Verizon service. Now here is the meat of my problem. On the S4 I could be on the phone talking to a client, then load an app called LogMeIn and do a remote session to their pc while talking to them. I was not connected to WiFi!
Now that I have switched to the S7 I got a message yesterday when trying to open the LMI program that Apps using mobile data are not available while the phone is in use!!! WTF.
I can't have that, I need to talk to my customer and run a remote at the same time.
Any Ideas? and Thank you for any and all suggestions.
Mike R
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Wi fi calling allows you to speak and access the internet at the same time. What set up do you have with your account? From what i understand you have to request it's activation on account / branded device? Interestingly enough the US networks enable it as default on unbranded firmware / devices.

cooltt said:
Wi fi calling allows you to speak and access the internet at the same time. What set up do you have with your account? From what i understand you have to request it's activation on account / branded device? Interestingly enough the US networks enable it as default on unbranded firmware / devices.
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To clarify on the phones, Both are Verizon branded Galaxy S4 and S7 model phones.

MikeRuth said:
To clarify on the phones, Both are Verizon branded Galaxy S4 and S7 model phones.
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Ok well enable it on the S7.

closing post
Well folks I din't know what to say. I went over to Verizon to get this change made and of course was met with some flak.
After a few minutes of arguing I conceded to contact Verizon Tech support but before I did I decided to try this again.
First test was I started a remote control to my pc and then attempted to make a phone call and I'll be damned it worked.
Second I made a phone call and then started a remote control and again it worked.
Was something just not setup yet on my account? I don't know but ultimately it is working as it did before and that's all that matters to me.
Once gain I want to thank those who responded.
Mike R

MikeRuth said:
Well folks I din't know what to say. I went over to Verizon to get this change made and of course was met with some flak.
After a few minutes of arguing I conceded to contact Verizon Tech support but before I did I decided to try this again.
First test was I started a remote control to my pc and then attempted to make a phone call and I'll be damned it worked.
Second I made a phone call and then started a remote control and again it worked.
Was something just not setup yet on my account? I don't know but ultimately it is working as it did before and that's all that matters to me.
Once gain I want to thank those who responded.
Mike R
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Yeah, what a surprise, it seems they have to enable it their end on branded firmware. Of course they also know you can flash unbranded and have none of their crappy apps and get Volte by default.

Question Issue with 4G on Galaxy Watch 4 Classic, non Samsung phone

I have just received the 4G model through today and tried to connect to my phone to copy the EE plan details over. However it seems it only works with Samsung phones. I have a Pixel 5, is there a workaround anyone knows of?
Many thanks!

Same issue here too but I'm using Oppo. Would have thought that with it being Wear OS over Tizen that the cellular would be opened up to more than just Samsung phones. Very frustrating really.

littleash88 said:
Same issue here too but I'm using Oppo. Would have thought that with it being Wear OS over Tizen that the cellular would be opened up to more than just Samsung phones. Very frustrating really.
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I've ended up returning mine and getting the bluetooth version instead. Only possible workaround I found was someone mentioning was setting up the esim through a compatible Galaxy phone, and then setting up on the non-samsung phone. Not sure if this would work, and sounds like too much hassle!

Christ... cheers for the tip! Might give it a go!

You need to borrow a Samsung phone to do it.
But tbh, it does not work either at this moment.
I think the Watch is too recent and they can't recognize it yet.

I'm going to wait and see if they remove restrictions, if not then I'll wait for another watch.

Just for information, I successfully got eSim working with a Galaxy A40, factory reset without clearing eSim and pairing it with a OnePlus 7T Pro.
French network.

I use the GW4 LTE with my Mi 11 Ultra and eSim is working fine on the watch. Was easy to set up.
Didn't need any Samsung phone at all for the watch.

Mystery1887 said:
I use the GW4 LTE with my Mi 11 Ultra and eSim is working fine on the watch. Was easy to set up.
Didn't need any Samsung phone at all for the watch.
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Was this on EE in the UK? Is this a network specific issue?

bejam said:
Was this on EE in the UK? Is this a network specific issue?
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No, in Germany (Telekom).

meleelord said:
I have just received the 4G model through today and tried to connect to my phone to copy the EE plan details over. However it seems it only works with Samsung phones. I have a Pixel 5, is there a workaround anyone knows of?
Many thanks!
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issue fixed now ?, r u able to use 4G model ?

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Just for information, I successfully got eSim working with a Galaxy A40, factory reset without clearing eSim and pairing it with a OnePlus 7T Pro.
French network.
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Factory reset the phone ?

MKOTTP said:
issue fixed now ?, r u able to use 4G model ?
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I returned the watch in the end, it didn't suit the purpose I required it to.

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Factory reset the phone ?
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What I did :
Pair with a Samsung phone
Activate eSim
Factory reset the watch
Pair with my OnePlus

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What I did :
Pair with a Samsung phone
Activate eSim
Factory reset the watch
Pair with my OnePlus
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I also used this procedure, I did it with my pixel 5 and it works fine with a Galaxy A51. French network (Orange).
One restriction : VOLTE must be activated with the sim card in Samsung phone, else, GalaxyWear displays error message.

Don't understand this.
I couldn't pair my watch with my Huawei phone, but that was because of the known Huawei block.
I've therefore decided to pair with another of my phones a Motorola.
No issue at all loading a vodafone eSim onto the watch (payg) with the Motorola having a giffgaff sim, also payg.
I only want to use the Vodafone eSim to keep me connected when out of Bluetooth range (apps and txt messages from my phone), and for voice calls I simply forward on when not answered to the Vodafone eSim number.
This way I don't need an expensive contract sim plan and add on watch sim plan.

I just bought the Galaxy watch 4 44mm and LTE activation is done easily with Mi 11x device Jio SIM(India),
I have not faced any issue, I had to wait for 5-10 minutes to open the Jio ESIM activation page to open.
Now it's working perfectly fine.
I have not used any Samsung device for this process

Question LTE different country

Dear all, I need your help. I bought a Samsung galaxy 4 LTE in US, when I tried to use the LTE here in Brazil it says there is no mobile plan for this watch in your country. I am wonderig if is it possible to change the region? install a new firmware? The modal of my watch is SM-R865U. I really apreciate if anyone could help me with this. Thank you

its not the problem with the watch, your mobile service provider has to support it as companion device

ok, I got it, thanks for your help. However, I also have the active 2 and I was able to set up the LTE service on it. People that bought the same watch here in Brazil are able to set up, only my watch that can not do it. I was thinking if I needed to change the region or to install a new rom or firmware

I had setup issue on my OnePlus device.
I had to switch to a custom rom or samsung device to set it up

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I had setup issue on my OnePlus device.
I had to switch to a custom rom or samsung device to set it up
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I also face the same pb with a pixel 6. I ve read about the trick to set it up by pairing gw4 with a samsung phone...then switching the sim. the pb is that I have esim. not to say that reset&pair it takes a lot of time. and if you have music and other stuff to restore it gets even more complicated.

louis_alphons said:
I also face the same pb with a pixel 6. I ve read about the trick to set it up by pairing gw4 with a samsung phone...then switching the sim. the pb is that I have esim. not to say that reset&pair it takes a lot of time. and if you have music and other stuff to restore it gets even more complicated.
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Yeah, I agree. Esim makes it more complicated.
I was able to get away with a custom rom on a separate mobile.
I guess you don't have that liberty