yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Gear S] ycats:
Do tell us you got yours to work w/a non-Samsung device, and it works as it should............then I'll leave the thread. I just want people to know that the watch most likely won't work like it should w/a non-Samsung device. If it does, then congrats! But it hasn't in my experience.
[Samsung Gear S] MHatter469:
I have come close, I got the Pixel to recognize the watch and it hangs... and actually found out from Samsung Support the issue is that the watch cannot communicate with Nougat. there is an update coming for the watch "soon" and then it will support my Pixel and other Android N 7.x devices... As Samsung is rolling out Nougat to the S7s shortly, I expect the watch to update "soon" as well...

Also, for anyone not on Nougat, and probably closing the thread, on Oct 31st Samsung released to the Play Store the Gear S Plug-in allowing any android device, through Marshmallow to connect to the Gear S.
[Samsung Gear S] dersie:
Very, very.... nice :)
[Samsung Gear S] ycats:
Awesome! Have any out there on a non-Samsung device (running Marshmallow) got there Gear S to work well with the latest Gear Plugin app?
[Samsung Gear S] siamchen:
The Samgung Gear S Plugin is only Gear S2 and S3. It does not work for Gear S. The Samsung Gear app can only connect to Gear S through a Samsung phone. It even does not work with Samsung tablet.
[Samsung Gear S] kallekula33:
Has anybody made the Gear S to work with Oneplus Two on Android 6.0.1 at all? I have tried to get it to connect with latest Gear Manager app but the phone doesn't even find the device. Searching normally via BT menu findes it and I can even pair it. If anyone has any ideas how to make this work please let me know.
[Samsung Gear S] peppe!:
I've the same problem with Gear S to work winth Oneplus One on Android 6.0.1. The App Gear don't find the device.
[Samsung Gear S] kallekula33:
Yes exactly. However it's fully possible to connect the phone with the Gear S from the Bluetooth menu. But that doesn't help in any way. Still the Gear Manager can't find it. Have you tried the instructions in the first post? I've downloaded the files but not tried it yet. If I get it to work I will post a reply.
[Samsung Gear S] kallekula33:
All attempts failed for me to connect my Oneplus Two and the Gear S. Although I followed the steps in post 1 it did not work out. I guess I will have to use it as standalone watch or buy a Samsung device.
[Samsung Gear S] ycats:
buy a Samsung device.

That's the only solution to get the Gear S to work as it should.
[Samsung Gear S] AlgoritmH:
This app is for a Samsung gear 360 ca?
[Samsung Gear S] Planet Z !!:
Did you read the title or anything at all ?
[Samsung Gear S] AlgoritmH:
Si, scusa ma ho interpretato male.

Non ti arrabbiare che siamo tutti amici.

Grazie.
[Samsung Gear S] Planet Z !!:
This is for the gear s. The original. Smnv700
[Samsung Gear S] ItzShadowz:
I read about the issue where it can't connect to a device running Nougat, so I dual booted to Marshmallow to test. After redoing the steps I still can't get gear manager to find my Gear S. :/ Anyone know why?
[Samsung Gear S] kallekula33:
Did you ever get it to work with Marshmallow? Because I've tried it and have not been able to get it to work. Don't think this is Nougat related. The problem is spelled Samsung. They say that it has support for non Samsung devices, but that seems to be bollocks.
[Samsung Gear S] dersie:
Never said that ;) just said for S2, S3 and Fit2, not for previous watch.
[Samsung Gear S] kallekula33:
I'm actually not saying that you personally said it.
[Samsung Gear S] txyz7123:
I am using Android 6.0.1 on Redmi Note 3 (MIUI 8). This procedure didn't worked for me. Please help.

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I am using Android 6.0.1 on Redmi Note 3 (MIUI 8). This procedure didn't worked for me. Please help.
[Samsung Gear S] kallekula33:
Only way to get this working is to buy a Samsung device. Sad, but unfortunately true.
[Samsung Gear S] ycats:
Amen. I've tried a few times in this thread to make that clear; we still get folks who think the watch will work as intended on a non-Samsung device.
[Samsung Gear S] yannick699:
is not working on Lenovo K6

Alcatel Idol 4+

Moto X

:(
[Samsung Gear S] kallekula33:
Of course not. Please stop trying. Totally pointless. Sell the thing or get a Samsung phone.
[Samsung Gear S] ycats:
I think the title of the thread is misleading...............................just because you might be able to bluetooth-connect the Gear S to a non-Samsung device, doesn't mean it will work as intended. People are finding this thread thinking everything will work.
[Samsung Gear S] kallekula33:
Correct. I fooled myself as well thinking that it would. But no. Most unfortunate. I will probably buy a S8 and that will solve my problems.
[Samsung Gear S] R0MLEX:
Not worked for me :(

Xiaomi Mi5 Android 6
[Samsung Gear S] Hannes 22:
Could i be able to conect to my Gear S with my Samsung J7 Pro phone?
[Samsung Gear S] kallekula33:
Why not. It's a Samsung device. Problem is connecting the Gear S to non Samsung devices. I have the Oneplus phone and it doesn't work at all. You should be able to use it properly though.

Oneplus two
[Samsung Gear S] sirsandrone:
Not worked in xiaomi redmi note 4 mtk version
[Samsung Gear S] Matrixtufo:
Ho fatto e rifatto la procedura sul mio Huawei P8 Lite 2017 con android 7 ma non trova il mio Gear S.

Potete dirmi se la procedura è diversa su Android 7?

I made and redo the procedure on my Huawei P8 Lite 2017 with Android 7 but can not find my Gear S.

Can you tell me if the procedure is correct? different on Android 7?
[Samsung Gear S] kallekula33:
I think you should stick to English if you expect any answers
[Samsung Gear S] Matrixtufo:
I made and redo the procedure on my Huawei P8 Lite 2017 with Android 7 but can not find my Gear S.

Can you tell me if the procedure is correct? different on Android 7?
[Samsung Gear S] amin2200:
Hi

i have same problem on the same cellphone (P8 lite), can anyone help me?
[Samsung Gear S] kallekula33:
No. You need to have a Samsung phone. Nothing else works.
[Samsung Gear S] mrmrmrmr:
Hi,

I am trying to connect a Gear S to Xiaomi Redmi Note 4

In the first post there are lots of different versions of Gear Manager and the plugins.

With some of them, Gear S is not even discoverable.

With some , Gear S is discovered but when I try to pair with it , Gear Manager crash.

Which version should I use ?

Thanks
[Samsung Gear S] kallekula33:
No one. Cause they will simply not work. You should have bought yourself a Samsung phone.
[Samsung Gear S] ycats:
Amen.
[Samsung Gear S] mrmrmrmr:
but the first post doesn't say so...

if there was a solution at that time, why not now ?
[Samsung Gear S] kallekula33:
That's a very good question. I spent numerous hours of trying to get it working with my Oneplus devices. It failed for all of them. I think that will be able to connect the Gear S to your phone, but pushing notifications to it or any other function will simply fail. But give it a shot and let me know if you succeeded.
[Samsung Gear S] mrmrmrmr:
I'm ok for a limited functionality. How can I do that ?
[Samsung Gear S] kallekula33:
You should be able to switch on Bluetooth on the Gear S and search for it with your phone. Have you tried that?
[Samsung Gear S] mrmrmrmr:
it is in setup mode now. How shall I skip that ?
[Samsung Gear S] kallekula33:
This part I don't remember. You need to Google it. Should be easy to find.
[Samsung Gear S] mrmrmrmr:
is there anyone who remembers how to skip the installation of Gear S and use it as standalone or connect as an audio headset to phone ?
[Samsung Gear S] kallekula33:
After power on, press next to the second screen. Then press the watch icon about 25 times until you get passed. Then you're in.
[Samsung Gear S] mrmrmrmr:
thanks. I did it and now it is working.

However, I can only get calls on the watch

is there a way to get contact information. ?
[Samsung Gear S] kallekula33:
Nope. That requires sync with your phone. And that is not possible without the Gear Manager.
[Samsung Gear S] mrmrmrmr:
would it be possible to sync with another phone , then use it standalone ?

or sync through wifi/usb once and then use standalone ?
[Samsung Gear S] kallekula33:
Don't think it is possible. Only way to use it properly is with a Samsung device.
[Samsung Gear S] jbeiter:
moto x/pure IconX earbuds

the app installed ok but when I bring it up it asks for the terms/conditions EULA stuff, hit next, Useful features menu -> finish, goes through some pairing screen and says "you're all set".. then returns to the useful features... >finish -pairing thing ->useful features... LOOP

I'm looking for the management screen that lets me turn on the ambient noise mic feature that it shows in the docs. Does the gear app not work to that extent on moto/android? I can't seem to find another gear app installed.

Discovered this isn't accessed via the phone app.. nevermind!!
[Samsung Gear S] KoRnBoy82:
I'm trying to get SM-V700 to work on a Moto Z Play but it tends to not work at all. It was working on my Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini. It's sad that a company like Samsung makes their things proprietary like this.

I even extracted all Gear apps for my Galaxy. What I found is that on my Galaxy, it auto opens Gear Plugin when you pair the watch by bluetooth. It don't on the Z Play even if I installed all the extracted apps on it.

An universal solution should exist.
[Samsung Gear S] kallekula33:
Nope. Stick to your Sammy phone if you want the Gear S to work.
[Samsung Gear S] KoRnBoy82:
My Sansung Galaxy S4 is a little too... Old? That sucks. I will install null_23 on the watch but the only thing I have problems with this OS is synching the notifications afrom the phone to the watch.

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But why couldn't any other device be connected? I mean my Galaxy TAB can connect to the phone. It's really strange... Maybe mofifying the app could do? Or it's an SDK probem? Anyway... I just wanted to have my text messages on the watch like I was able with my Galaxy S4 Mini.
[Samsung Gear S] sergio35:
hello good morning I just bought a xiaomi mi max 2 and it is impossible for me to pair with the gear s application, I do not detect it I have tried many forms only detected in the bluethood section, I do not know what to do
[Samsung Gear S] kallekula33:
U buy a Samsung device and that is it.. ?
[Samsung Gear S] KoRnBoy82:
Those Samsung watches are only compatible with Samsung devices. I abandonnned to make my Gear S1 to work and bought a SONY SmartWatch 3 wich is compatible with anything.
[Samsung Gear S] kallekula33:
Dito. Using the Amazfit Haumi watch now and retired the Samsung Gear S1. Now everything is working flawlessly.
[Samsung Gear S] PTHugo:
There is a way before i get one of these i read about people being successful and now i can't seam to find that thread... H**y s**t...
[Samsung Gear S] ireMaN:
Hi, i just figured out a way to work with non samsung devices. But i am not a very skilled user. If someone could help, i want to share the process and work with it.

I would be glad if somebody looks whats installing with a gear s in a samsung nougat rom (with new app in play store). In addition, if you could give me the apks installed.
[Samsung Gear S] biketronic:
Note 8.0 android 4.4.2 connecting to Gear S

..
[Samsung Gear S] rikrok:
Hey folks.. I have Galaxy Note 3 on pixel experience Pie ROM.. I followed the instructions but it didn't work saying that its not a Samsung device..

It would be super awesome if i could use my Gear S with my Note-3 on pixel experience Pie ROM

Any opinion anybody..? :)
[Samsung Gear S] sarjarim:
There's magisk module called magiskhide props conf that can change device fingerprint. You can try.
[Samsung Gear S] jshresth:
Gear Manager still does not find gear 2

Hi .. I installed Gear Manager, then GearManagerstb.apk, then all remaining apks. But could not install Samsung Gear_com.samsung.android.app.watchmanager_2.2.14100299_2114100299 [from the extracted apks.rar]. It says the package is corrupted.

Could this be the problem that the Gear Manager app is not finding my Gear 2?

Note: I also tried after performing factory reset on the Gear 2.
[Samsung Gear S] dersie:
Gear 2, S or S2 ?

Gear 2 and Gear S not really works with no Samsung phone or have very very very.... good luck and all (many) conditions completed ;)
[Samsung Gear S] biketronic:
Does anyone know which version of android gear s stops working?

e.g. I have an S3 which works but the gear S won't work on the same device - logcat reports a bluetooth crash after trying to sync calendar

It works on a note 3 and a note 8.0 which are running 4.2 and 5.1 lollipop... But my 7.1.1 SAMSUNG tablet crashes bluetooth when pairing. Yet the S3 works on the same tablet.

Inspecting gear2smodule v 2118120361 (latest) it says target SDK = 24 (platformBuildVersionCode=24, platformbuildversionname="7") (android 7.0?)...... build date internally is basically nov/dec 2018 which isn't that long ago.

Hmmm Android 7.1 (API level 25) - but this appeared in 2016 so why would a 2018 update not support it??

Whereas gearoplugin is API level 26.... (gear S2 S3 etc. plugin) which works

wondering if anyone can confirm it works on e.g. 8.0 oreo or 9.0 pie or 7.1.1 nougat of any device.

edit: Note 8 works and the earliest android it runs is 7.1.1

https://xdaforums.com/smartwatch/gear-s/note-8-pair-gear-s-t3114149
[Samsung Gear S] Mobile-User_2021:
The Download Links in the first post of this Thread doesn't working anymore. Can someone please reupload this files?

I got the Samsung Gear Manager 2.2.14110489.apk and the from another .apk download site. But i'm unable to find an other download for the .zip file with the 8 plugin apk files.

Can someone tell me the exactly names of this 8 plugin files? So i could search a alternative downloaf by myself

I try to connect a Samsung Gear S to a Oneplus 8 Pro and a Huawei Mate 20 Pro
[Samsung Gear S] fokusfocus:
Stuck at the 'Connecting to Gear...' page. Pairing with Nexus 4 :(
[Samsung Gear S] merodio_99:
Hi,

With my Nexus 5 and Lollipop, not run this metod. Whem i launch Gear, this open and close inmediately. This is for Android 5.0?
[Samsung Gear S] fokusfocus:
Yeah I tried running the Gear Manager with L and it force closes. But then again, many apps are not optimized for L yet. I suggest keeping your phone at 4.4 to try it out. I'm flashing my Nexus 4 to factory state right now to try it out.
[Samsung Gear S] raree:
no success with Nexus 7 (no root).

GM 2.2 - does not discover the Gear

GM 2.1 - does discover, however connecting last for ages.

No tried with rooting and with device name change .

I would love to have custom rom changed for this and be able to use Gear as phone, Nexus for emails, etc:)
[Samsung Gear S] gingy13:
I gave up and just bout a Note 4 . No other way around it.
[Samsung Gear S] merodio_99:
To get halftime this watch and not be functional now ... do not want it. I return in Fnac and since I bought the LG G watch R. Thanks a lot of.
[Samsung Gear S] edonia:
same here witch Galaxy i9000 (custom rom), Android 4.4.2, build.prop model GT-I9500
[Samsung Gear S] fokusfocus:
I managed to get it working with Nexus 4 running 4.4.4. I used gear manager 2.2 (the second latest version listed)

Next step would be to root the phone and fool it to think it's a Samsung phone. Any tips?
[Samsung Gear S] raree:
could you please specify how you managed to make it?

and why to root the phone if it works?

thanks
[Samsung Gear S] biswasd:
galaxy s4 mini

Any idea whether the gear s will work 100% with an older samsung phone like the s4 mini? i've read conflincting reports. Any one here have an s4 or s4 mini who can see if all the built in apps on the gear s are working properly?
[Samsung Gear S] Akram.:
I have S4 mini at 4.2.2 and everything works perfect
[Samsung Gear S] biswasd:
Thank you

akram,

Thanks for confirming that s4 mini is compatible.
[Samsung Gear S] _Dejan_:
Any solution for "Host Manager stop working" after build.prop file editing&reboot?

How can I find gear applications? trought samsung galaxy app store or I must by gear manager? Galaxy app store do not find anything for gear after editing build.prop file it find only apps for phone which I simulate... But Gear Manager crash so can't install anything from it... If build.prop file is not edited then when I go in gear manager settings application list is empty...

Which "device" do you use in build.prop file?
[Samsung Gear S] _Dejan_:
I think Im find solution!!! I have in Gear Manager all apps also I have on watch email, alarm, calendar icons...

I have it on Sony Z1 with latest firmware but ROOT-ed device... I will post more info what work and what not, and in next days I will post some instructions what Im do...
[Samsung Gear S] oleyb:
You sir are a hero, I'm looking forward to learning your process and if it works as well with a rooted Nexus 5.
[Samsung Gear S] c3v1t:
Hi [MENTION=442449]_Dejan_[/MENTION], I tried with you list on my OnePlus One and I install all, initialize the Gear S and all seems ok (I have differents FC from Samsung **** apps ...) but no notifications at all.

If I try to add from Gear apps, it open Samsung market on phone, so there is a communication between the device, but noting else...

I'll bak, I think, I didn't like Samsung devices for their software solutions and I'm always more in that sense, Samsung software impelmentation is crap... IMHO

Thanks a lot for your work [MENTION=442449]_Dejan_[/MENTION]

Have a nice day

Cesare
[Samsung Gear S] _Dejan_:
Hi,

After reboot you will get some FC of Samsung apps. Maybe some of them you can uninstall(I didn't try...)...

did you enable notifications in Gear Manager and does it redirect you to system settings and you enable notifications for Gear Manager? You can check if you are enable it if you go to phone Settings->Security->Notification Access then you must check Gear Manager(Look in attachment for screenshot) and notifications will start working... Also you must check in Gear Manager Notification settings which notifications would like receive...
[Samsung Gear S] c3v1t:
Hi _Dejan_, thanks for suggests, but it was all already checked.

i tryed to uncheck and receck, but it give me one only notification and after anything...

It get me nervous, because I bought to use it when I go to running, but it's useless in this way..

Pebble is so far easy and clean, as implementation and function, less but it do all with no problems...

Sorry,and thank you for support.

Have a nice day

Cesare
[Samsung Gear S] yuta13:
Thank you, It's working on my LG G2
[Samsung Gear S] hicham99:
Has anyone got this working on Nexus 5 with Lollipop ?
[Samsung Gear S] Ducter:
I don't think we will see an updated gear manager released until sometime after samsung releases L, tillI then it's stay on kitkat or forget your gear...that's betting samsung will care enough about older gear devices and not just brush them under the rug so to speak.
[Samsung Gear S] Willie Evangelista:
Thanks Bro!
[Samsung Gear S] habibjamil:
Contacts Photos Not Synched

Experimenting with Xperia Z Ultra. In addition to the aforementioned issues, Contacts Photos are not synched and do not show on the watch anymore.

UPDATE: Contacts Photos now show after a full rest of the watch.
[Samsung Gear S] Marwa Sa:
Hi ,, this is my first post here

thanks for you ,, all of you ,,,

as the title ,,,

I loved Gear S so much but unfortunately it is just for Samsung phones

I bought Z3 ,, and it's really great

any way ,,,

Is there a solution or hack to use Gear S with my Z3 ?

Please say YES
[Samsung Gear S] oleyb:
That is what this entire thread is about.
[Samsung Gear S] Marwa Sa:
thanks ,,

did you test it with Sony Z3 ?

all specification works normally ?

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I know ,,

just have some questions ,,

Does it work with unrooted device ?

Does all specification works normally ?

thanks :)
[Samsung Gear S] _Dejan_:
Unrooted device: only notifications/call work, a lot of apps missing

Rooted device: can download apps from market(WGT files) and install them trough sdb. Also more apps installed on watch...
[Samsung Gear S] Marwa Sa:
I don't want to root my device ,, cause I will lost my warranty

thanks for your help :crying:

I must wait for Sony Smartwatch 4 :crying: I hate 3's design
[Samsung Gear S] oleyb:
If you need work done on your phone, just unroot your device and they will never know. Your warranty will be fine.
[Samsung Gear S] Marwa Sa:
how to root it without they know !!

there is no way to Z3 yet

thanks for help
[Samsung Gear S] pluginre:
Can someone point me to the right direction to be able to install apps on my gear s? im currently using a LG G3 and have completed all the steps to get the phone working with the watch. I just cant figure out how to install apps or to change the watch face

Just copy this .wgt file to your PC and install it by using sdb command(you need instal Samsung Tizen SDK):
[Samsung Gear S] tpinfo4:
Has anybody got this to work with a Nexus 6 or any Lollipop device? There has to be a way as Gear Manager is out for the S5 Poland phone.
[Samsung Gear S] nizaamh:
Hi.I can't seem to download the apks
[Samsung Gear S] caparezza85:
one plus one

i installed the gear manager last apk e all the extracted apks but on my one plus one with lollipop the gear manager app it doesn't open.

help?
[Samsung Gear S] xlilpr20x:
Help!

I'm a little late to the party, but I need help with my Gear manager. I'm using a HTC One M7. I've successfully paired my Samsung Galaxy Gear watch to my HTC One without any problems. I didn't have to do anything except restore my watch to factory settings and I had to download a older version on Gear manager on my phone to pair the two together. Everything works except S voice which I kind of already figured that would happen. I've been told you can still text and receive text by disabling..... That's where I'm lost. Idk how or what to do to make that happen. That's problem #1. #2 and my BIGGEST battle is since I'm not using a Samsung device with my Gear manager, how the hell do you download new apps on Gear manager to then install in your watch? Or am I asking a stupid question? And on my phone and watch I've allowed them to download from unknown sources. So it's more of the only option I get when I open my Gear manager is to download apps from the Samsung Market. But obviously that's not going to happen. As I'm using my HTC One M7. I'm definitely NOT great with technology... I'm technically retarded. Lol. Can someone help me out here. I'm completely hopeless at this point. I managed to get this far on my own. But other than that I've hit a Steel wall. Thanks in advance. :good:
[Samsung Gear S] Cyman:
Thank you for this instructions. My problem is simple: there isn't enough memory in Sys/Priv-App to move all Apps in this folder. Does anbody know how to expand the memory in sys/priv-App? Thank you (Huawei Ascend Mate 7)
[Samsung Gear S] pk911:
HTC M8 - Thanks folks for support!

My Test Scenario:

1. HTC M8, newest updates

2. I am using a separate SIM on Gear S.

3. I have enabled mobile data and Wifi on Gear S

The scenario Akram describes works well! My initialization went perfekt with my HTC. By the way, it is unbelievably impudent by Samsung to force the owners of an Gear S to buy a Samsung Mobile for initialization of the Gear!

Be sure to delete ALL older Gear files before installation, for you'll run into a connection loop if you don't. It seems that the files will update themselves once they have been installed correctly.

My idea was to make the Gear S a gift for Christmas for my wife. She is using an iPhone 4S in normal life. I understood the watch is really standalone with its SIM card, but it seems it doesn't make sense for all the contacts etc. come from my HTC now.

Does anybody has same issues?

Thanks and nice day!
[Samsung Gear S] N3M3SYS:
My directory structure, after rooting my LG G FLEX 340L is different. Should I search, and find the corresponding folders in order to copy the files from Grear manager zip file? Anyone with the same issue?