[Samsung Gear S] joytest:
UPDATE 20141110 : You can perform a screenshot on the Gear S by clicking the power button AND swiping from left to right.

The screenshot is stored in Gallery. I suppose you could transfer the images via the Gear Manager or MTP from the PC.

This is the 2nd part of the review off my Google+ share here

https://plus.google.com/+JoyTestwick/posts/U4uqfTrQd4u

UPDATE 20141102: Text of the 2nd review is here, posted on 02 Nov 2014.

_Review_ of *Samsung Galaxy Gear S*, _part 2_

*135 pics* from start to app installation and GPS use.

Part 2 from my earlier review on 30 Oct 2014

First review is here: 2014-10-30

https://plus.google.com/u/0/+JoyTestwick/posts/HojMwRq1jMS

I spent a little bit more time with my Gear S today, sort of accidentally again. I'm discovering more of what this device does.

What happened was that I thought I would pair the Gear S with my Note 4. It was originally paired to my Note 3.

I downloaded Samsung Gear Manager from the Samsung App Store, and tried to pair both the Note 4 and Gear S.

Surprise, surprise..............it asked me to FACTORY RESET the Gear S !!!! It needs to reset when pairing with a new device. It makes sense though, since this is supposed to be a companion device. If you changed the main device, the companion device should follow the new main device.

This is probably going to a slight inconvenience, but again I say it makes sense, IF you use it as a companion device.

However, if you decide to use it mainly as a phone, then I suppose you will not need to bother with a re-pairing.

Firmware Update

The good thing is that while I got this new pairing going on, Gear Manager tells me that there's a firmware update, around 25Mb in size.

I cannot recall the prior firmware version, but after the update, it was R750XXU1BNJC, which is version 2.2.1.3 Singapore firmware.

See the pic from Sammobile.

The series of 136 pics in the album show almost chronologically what I was doing with the Gear S while setting it up.

The first pic shows the screen while it was undergoing the factory reset. The immediately following screens were from the Gear Manager on Note 4, with various EULA screens and you need to click yes to all of them.

Immediately after, the notification for the 25Mb update showed up, and I accepted the download.

After the firmware update, it shows the welcome screens. This was not present during the earlier fimware when I first switched it on.

Pairing Connectivity

I tested that the following connections work for pairing:

Bluetooth

3G

The 3G connection will show on your phone that you are Remotely Connected to the Gear S. This probably means that notification CAN be sent even though your phone is not with you.

Anyway, I downloaded a few apps, tried playing with Here again, downloaded the map for Malaysia at 120Mb.

Here GPS

I wanted to actually confirm that Here would work properly since I was now pairing it to the Note 4, which is supposed to be its built-for-purpose companion device, launched together.

I found that the same WTF still happened.

I saw that, even when I disconnected the Gear S, once I started Here, it will fire up and look for the bluetooth connection, connect it, and trigger the phone's GPS. Lock on was less than 30 seconds.

Then I purposely tried Here again, this time by turning off the bluetooth on the Note 4 completely. This time, the Gear S *COULD NOT* find the location.

I tried this twice with the same result.

During this second test, the Gear S was connected remotely. I saw that it did not trigger the GPS on the phone.

I hope this is not how you intended for this to work. I hope someone can clarify.

Someone was also asking about Nike Run+, it needs the app to be on the main phone and you need to login. I didn't try further.

Anyway, now I have a fresh slate on the Gear S again, and will observe the battery. It was fairly good the last 2 days when I did not use it with a bluetooth headset.

Please share your thoughts in the comments.

The first review is re-posted from my original Google+ share here

https://plus.google.com/+JoyTestwick/posts/HojMwRq1jMS

UPDATED with a pic showing how it is when worn normally compared to being worn WITH the charging dock.

You wouldn't typically want to wear it with the charging dock attached. I did it just to show it could be done.

An overview of using the Galaxy Gear S SM-R750 Tizen smartphone since I got it on 15 October 2014, during the launch event at The Majestic Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

If you have any questions, feel free to post in the comments.

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