yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Gear S] guelhas:
Thanks for the file. But i have a little problem... after flashing the img file on odin, the watch resets and goes to the home screen all right but i can't connect it to the phone now so i cant backup nothing. The strange thing is, when i make calls from watch it passes from the phone but gear manager doesnt connect and bluetooth status on watch stays at disconnected.

Can you help me please? I've done everything exactly as you said... but since not everything went as it should have, i have not yet advanced to step 9...

what should i do?

Thanks in advance

Rui Silva​
[Samsung Gear S] cipherswitch:
[MENTION=793564]guelhas[/MENTION]

Using a samsung phone?
[Samsung Gear S] guelhas:
[MENTION=2242705]cipherswitch[/MENTION]

yup... galaxy alpha

i reinstalled the samsung gear manager and when i connect it to the watch it ways that my gear will revert to factory default settings. All settings and transferred application data related to your gear will be eliminated and the gear will be again connected to your mobile device...

I translated it from the portuguese message that appears on my phone so maybe this isn't the message that appears on english language.

Should i press ok? will it mess with the root img file i flashed?

waiting answer ^^
[Samsung Gear S] bravo-_-:
Bluetooth

Did you have a different phone connected to your gear s BT.
[Samsung Gear S] cipherswitch:
factory reset when re-pairing is fine, it wont mess with root. it also wont downgrade the software. its normal procedure.
[Samsung Gear S] guelhas:
ty all done now i guess.. now all is connected and working fine... also completed the rest of the steps to create the folders on the gear s

now i need to know what sort of things i can do with a rooted smartwatch ^^

ur a god :P thanks again
[Samsung Gear S] bravo-_-:
?

just press ok it should be fine. If is messes with the root you can re-run it with oden to gain root permission again, and the gear s will remember it's connected already and wont reset it again.
[Samsung Gear S] RalfPPC:
Qaud band problems

Hi!

I'm currently in the US with the German A1BOA7 version of your ROM and it doesn't get a connection. Tested with my German and an American SIM card. Two questions:

- Is there anybody else with this problem? Roaming / quad band with a European Gear S ROM? (I suppose it's not the modified ROM)

- Can I download/flash the ATT version and everything works?

Thanks!

Ralf
[Samsung Gear S] cipherswitch:
What model is the watch originally? Overseas roms are not gonna work on the AT&T or T-Mobile GSM hardware AFAIK. All I've heard are stories like yours, no success stories.....
[Samsung Gear S] jhr5474:
Is this available yet?
[Samsung Gear S] cipherswitch:
I kinda walked out of my office too fast on friday and left my hard drive, it will be up on Monday morning.
[Samsung Gear S] jhr5474:
Thanks for your work and I look forward to it.
[Samsung Gear S] JJMAN1st:
Ive been wondering what the benefits of rooting this watch is also. Dont get me wrong, I "LOVE" rooting devices of all sorts but usually theres a reason of some sort. This one I was just wondering what the main features, advantages and overall awesomeness (other than being able to say I rooted my watch of course) there is to rooting the Samsung Gear S Watch :) Anyone? :)

p.s. Can I install Clash Of Clans on this with the root?! hehe That would be awesome :P

Thanks fellas! :)

JJMAN
[Samsung Gear S] xerythul:
Rooting this device gives you access to several customization options. The ones I have used so far include putting custom ringtones on, and loading a custom theme that Cipher also designed (star wars theme ftw). It also creates a nice file tree for you to use when connected to a PC etc.

Side note just updated to B1 on AT&T, super easy, would do again! Thanks Cipher :)
[Samsung Gear S] nijoo:
I have a problem I did as guide but when I press start in odin i have information on my watch Unsupport dev_type And all rooting is stopping. What is wrong pleas help me
[Samsung Gear S] cipherswitch:
You are using the wrong file. What model is your watch? Current software version and country of origin?
[Samsung Gear S] nijoo:
SM-R750,

My device has XEO-R750XXU1BOA7-20150128120202, Country Poland

I downloaded SM-R750 R750XXU1BNJ7_R750OXA1BNJ7_XEO - Poland .

What is wrong?
[Samsung Gear S] cipherswitch:
you are going backwards there, you need to use SM-R750 - R750XXU1BOA7_R750OXA1BOA7 - Poland
[Samsung Gear S] cipherswitch:
New firmware added for the following:​

SM-R750W - R750WVLU1BOA8_R750WUUB1BOA8 - Canada​
[Samsung Gear S] JJMAN1st:
Wewt Wewt, we got root! :)

Fairly easy with a well explained guide. Great job on that btw! :)

Already got a ringtone in! Gonna try some themes now and see how that rolls.

Great Job here at xda! I love this place :)

Cheers folks!

Btw, in case anyone was wondering, I was already updated to the

R750AUCU1AOB1 AT&T and socked the new image on there and its working fine thus far. (only been 15 minutes though) No prior root before this version either. :)

GL Folks!

:good::good::good::good::good:

JJMAN
[Samsung Gear S] cipherswitch:
Glad to hear the positive feedback.... now if I could only get xda to work on my phone without my browser freaking out from all the ads, then we'd be in business!
[Samsung Gear S] Shum Channel:
A. SM-R750

B. R750XXU1BOA7 + Root

C. Russia

D. MTS Russia

Can you do the firmware for standalone use Gear S, without synchronizing with the smartphone?

Should work "Contacts", "History of incoming calls", "News", "Weather", "Mail", "Voice memo", "S Voice.", "Gear apps".
[Samsung Gear S] cipherswitch:
[MENTION=6510251]Shum Channel[/MENTION]

addded the Russian firmware a long time ago, its not carrier specific. I dont know that it is possible to activate the watch initially without some sort of smartphone.

SM-R750 - R750XXU1BOA7_R750OXE1BOA7- Russia
[Samsung Gear S] jhr5474:
Thank you for the upload although the link is not working for me
[Samsung Gear S] cipherswitch:
Not just you, didnt work for anyone. Copy/paste error on my part. See below, also corrected the OP on page 1.

SM-R750W - R750WVLU1BOA8_R750WUUB1BOA8 - Canada
[Samsung Gear S] jhasty01:
Just to make sure, since I don't feel it clear in the OP...

I am currently on R750TUVU1AOA7. Can I still root? It seems the guide was written for older builds and I want to clarify that it is working on this newer build. I did see the "IF YOU ARE ON NJ7 OR ANY OTHER FIRMWARE VERSION AND THE COUNTRY MATCHES UP, YOU CAN UPDATE.", however I am already on the latest.

I apologize if this is repetitive for you, as 51 pages is a lot to go through. Thank you for all of your hard work!
[Samsung Gear S] Megaflop666:
Yes, it can be rooted. 51 pages may be a lot to read but isn't it worth it with the knowledge you gain. First I'd recommend going back and reading the OP again as you clearly missed the link to the newer firmwares.
[Samsung Gear S] cipherswitch:
But yes, if you are on the latest firmware & If your version is on the list ( in your case the OA7 for T-mobile IS on the list) , you can just flash over the software you currently have and it will add root privileges.

Here ya go: SM-R750T - R750TUVU1AOA7_R750TTMB1AOA7 - T Mobile

FYI, the Op is gonna get revamped soon. Its ALOT of info and Im going to try and streamline it more, especially since there is so much firmware listed now.
[Samsung Gear S] jhasty01:
Tyvm!

I've actually went through the OP and also downloaded everything (including the link from the 2nd post), however the wording made me hesitant to jump in without double checking. Thank you.
[Samsung Gear S] Megaflop666:
Nice pic! Lmao
[Samsung Gear S] bravo-_-:
you don't need a phone to activate the watch for it to work.
[Samsung Gear S] spadz93:
Please add me to the list of people to notify for when a root comes out for the VZW/USA model. Thanks!
[Samsung Gear S] cipherswitch:
added.
[Samsung Gear S] ntinosterpsis:
Very good guide and very useful!!Thank you very much!

One question.Now i can copy any of my mp3 ringtones to the gear and set as incoming call sund?Like mobiles?
[Samsung Gear S] cipherswitch:
the sounds have to be converted to oog format to work correctly, the service I use is here.
[Samsung Gear S] wailer247:
Does anyone have the R750v firmware that I could use to Odin back to stock? I've looked but I didn't see it in the thread. I've got a friend's verizon gear s that they stupidly put a gsm rom on. Of course, this boots but does not function. I've tried using kies to restore it, but since it has a gsm rom installed on it, kies thinks it needs a sim card in order to communicate with it, although there is no sim card slot. Another question: If I have another working verizon gear s how would I go about pulling the stock rom off of it so that I could use it to restore the broken verizon gear s? I'm pretty fluent in android and java and stuff so if anyone could point me in that right direction that would be very much appreciated.
[Samsung Gear S] cipherswitch:
Its not available, I have covered the fact that there is no verizon rom available several times. Stock rom cant be pulled from a working watch, ironically you need root permission to get to that part of the file system and need the original copy of the file system to get root. You can either try flashing a non-gsm rom assuming it will take and not give you a dev unsupported error or return to samsung for warranty repair.
[Samsung Gear S] wailer247:
Do you know without me looking up each specific model which ones are non gsm? For instance, I'm trying to look up the r750w from canada to see if it is gsm or not...
[Samsung Gear S] cipherswitch:
every other version has a sim card, including the canadian ones, theres a japanese one for the R750D but I believe that version is wifi only w/o a sim card . When you put the watch in download mode, what version does it say it is?
[Samsung Gear S] wailer247:
Download mode shows SM-R750V
[Samsung Gear S] cipherswitch:
[MENTION=4170519]wailer247[/MENTION] pm sent, check your inbox.
[Samsung Gear S] BIGWORM:
Now that I have my Gear S rooted, is there anyway to disable the basic clock that first pops up on a downloaded clock/theme? Only the first 3 Samsung themes wake up to the proper themed clock, the rest of them don't. I'm hoping that we're able to somehow disable that basic clock on first wake with downloaded clocks/themes.
[Samsung Gear S] skyred5:
[MENTION=2242705]cipherswitch[/MENTION]... I was doing the rooting for my gear S. Didn't quite understand step 5. Do i download the rootfs.img at step 5, and complete the root and then update it with new firmware? It seems i just downloaded the new firmware rootfs.img and there's no difference to my gear S. How do I tell if my gear S is rooted too?
[Samsung Gear S] bravo-_-:
the firmware you download from here is already rooted. So ones you followed all the steps with using Odin your watch as got root permission. so, download a custom theme and install it on the watch and you will know for sure if it's rooted or not.
[Samsung Gear S] cipherswitch:
Dont know if anyone is interested, but at the request of [MENTION=4115432]toonhead85[/MENTION] , here are the uninstallers for Milk and the Nike+ Running apps.

Milk Uninstaller

Nike+ Running Uninstaller​
[Samsung Gear S] :
After I flashed with Odin I'm having trouble connecting to gear manager to finish the process how do I connect back to gear manager
[Samsung Gear S] cipherswitch:
you shouldnt have to do anything..... it should just reconnect when it comes back up.
[Samsung Gear S] lycaos:
Hello,

Sorry for my bad english, I'm french :

First, thank you very much for your tutorial.

I have a new firmware :

A : SM-R750

B : r750xxu1boc1

C : France

D : My wireless carrier is "bouygues telecom"

Thank you in advance : )
[Samsung Gear S] bravo-_-:
This should help you out to gain root. Just download the firmware from here that say France and is will be fine to install it, to gain root access using Odin.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=57504539&postcount=2
[Samsung Gear S] cipherswitch:
I dont have r750xxu1boc1 for France (XEF) yet. It will be up as soon as I have my hands on it.
[Samsung Gear S] lycaos:
Okay thanks.
[Samsung Gear S] jsnali13:
i'm in Ontario Canada and i dont have this update. when i check for updates i get that i'm already on the newest version BOA7. i'm guessing i cant just flash OA8?
[Samsung Gear S] cipherswitch:
Ok... when I say R750W for Canada, its not just Canada. While there is a specific version released for Canada, that same model is used in South America too (and Trinidad) and they already have the BOA8 firmware.I have had well over 100 downloads of the Canada OA8 firmware with no issues. Go ahead and flash it, it will work just fine.
[Samsung Gear S] cipherswitch:
New firmware added for the following:

SM-R750 - R750XXU1BOC1 - Germany​
[Samsung Gear S] santhanvg:
Can i request for middle east region firmware saudi Arabia.

My Model No. SM-R750

Software Version - R750XXU1BOA7
[Samsung Gear S] cipherswitch:
it will be up in a few hours....
[Samsung Gear S] cipherswitch:
[MENTION=4377190]santhanvg[/MENTION]

New firmware added for the following:

SM-R750 - R750XXU1BOA7_R750OJV1BOA7 - Saudi Arabia​
[Samsung Gear S] santhanvg:
A Big Thanks.....
[Samsung Gear S] Andrew111:
Firmware request

Hello, guys

I would like to ask you for a firmware :

A. Device model : SM-R750

B. Software version: R750XXU1BNJ7

C. The country you purchased it from : Ukraine

Thanks a lot,

Best regards,

Andrew

P.s. If it is possible : it can be newer firmware for this model.
[Samsung Gear S] cipherswitch:
I believe I had a member from Ukraine use the Romania firmware with no issue.

SM-R750 - R750XXU1BOA7_R750OXX1BOA7 - Romania
[Samsung Gear S] Andrew111:
So I can flash this romanian ...BOA7 despite I have ...NJ7 in my watch?

Did I understand you correctly?
[Samsung Gear S] cipherswitch:
correct, it will update your firmware as well.
[Samsung Gear S] MrAwesome75:
I so want to do this for my watch. I have a rooted and custom ROM'd Note 4 and want the same customization with my watch. The problem is, the firmware listed doesn't match my watch exactly and even Sammobile doesn't list it. Since I am not a dev and I am not experienced with modding my watch, I am a little wary about doing anything to it if I can't find my firmware. Can anyone tell me for sure which firmware to use for a T-Mobile Gear S?

Thanks!
[Samsung Gear S] cipherswitch:
What firmware is on it now?
[Samsung Gear S] MrAwesome75:
This is what my watch says, "R750TUVU1AOA7." I have plenty of experience with Android phones, but the Gear S is a little foreign to me.
[Samsung Gear S] cipherswitch:
here ya go,

SM-R750T - R750TUVU1AOA7_R750TTMB1AOA7 - T Mobile
[Samsung Gear S] MrAwesome75:
Awesome. Thanks. I just wanted to make sure this was the right one to use since I couldn't find reference to it anywhere else.
[Samsung Gear S] cipherswitch:
It's actually the first one on the 2nd post of this thread, also available from my signature under latest root firmwares. You will be ok,mine is tmobile and it's the software I'm using on mine.
[Samsung Gear S] MrAwesome75:
Yes, I saw that a week ago, but because the firmware numbers didn't match exactly, I wasn't sure; hence the reason I hesitated for a week. My Gear Manager doesn't seem to want to check for updates anymore either, so I can't tell if there was supposed to be an update or not and I've only had the watch for 6 months with (I think) only one update so far, I couldn't remember what it was supposed to do. Maybe it's doing what it's supposed to and I just don't remember.

Anyway, I followed your instructions and I am rooted now. I installed the Dark Theme. The look at the sounds are so cool. I would like to change the icons for the apps that were downloaded though, so they all match. I haven't gotten through the entire thread yet, so I am not even sure that's possible. Thanks so much for your help!

P.S.

The main reason I wanted to root was to try to mess with the built in clocks. I thought for sure I read something about that in one of your threads, but now I can't find it. Was I just dreaming or is this true?

Thanks again!
[Samsung Gear S] cipherswitch:
Yes, its possible. I actually have an export of all the stock watch stuff here -> Gear S Stock Faces

Im glad you like the dark theme, you can thank [MENTION=5808364]jolly_roger_hook[/MENTION] for that one. That theme has been pretty popular although the current leaders are Lollipop @ 750+ downloads, iOS8 @ 540 downloads, Doctor Who @ 514 downloads and everything else just over 200-300 and counting. The response is alot higher than I'd thought it would be.... just the firmware alone just passed 10,200 downloads since December 2014.
[Samsung Gear S] MrAwesome75:
Thanks for the link. I'll check it out when I get home. I actually downloaded Lollipop, iPhone and Star Wars, as well. I'll try a new one every few days or so until I decide which I like the best.
[Samsung Gear S] cipherswitch:
New firmware added for the following:

SM-R750 R750XXU1BOC1_R750OKA1BOC1 - SK Telecom​

@vijay16
[Samsung Gear S] Andrew111:
Thanks . Everything works good. Just one problem:

I can not determine path for watch faces... I mean files in owsc format.

Can you advice the path?

Thanks a lot,

Best regards,

Andrew
[Samsung Gear S] almony8:
Do we still not have anything for the Sprint gear s? I am still patiently waiting and hoping something comes soon
[Samsung Gear S] :
sprint galaxy gear s root!

We need a stock firmware from sammobile, they still havent released for our carrier yet! Sucks so bad, there is a file for each specific carrier with root file that has to be changed, so root can work. Just a waiting game i hope!
[Samsung Gear S] grac:
Hello [MENTION=2242705]cipherswitch[/MENTION] :)

I found new firmware for Gear S XEO :)

Any chances for ROOT ? :)

Thx

Grac
[Samsung Gear S] cipherswitch:
Poland?
[Samsung Gear S] grac:
@up

Si :) I'm from Poland.
[Samsung Gear S] cipherswitch:
K. Im downloading it, will have it up in a while.
[Samsung Gear S] cipherswitch:
New firmware added for the following:

SM-R750 - R750XXU1BOC1 - Poland​
[Samsung Gear S] grac:
[MENTION=2242705]cipherswitch[/MENTION]

Thx :)
[Samsung Gear S] Megaflop666:
You're definitely one of the most accommodating devs on xda.
[Samsung Gear S] cipherswitch:
Thank you sir. I try.....
[Samsung Gear S] blazinandroid1:
Just got word. Verizon and sprint gear s firmware will never be released. But I guess we can get a copy of it from using tizen development tools.

Sent from my SM-N915V using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2
[Samsung Gear S] cipherswitch:
where'd the word come from?
[Samsung Gear S] gdraanen:
Confirmed root, few improvements and Q's

Confirmed rooted latest firmware dutch(....1BOA7) using Mac/Parallels-desktop with Win7ultimate config.

Few remarks:

- GREAT work and write down. With some guts and insight, a rooted Gear S is working just fine

- location of sdb is simply mentioned as "on c:", should be "on c:\sdb\..." for scripts to work properly

- strange that 'Android File transfer' on Mac stopped working after the 'latest' USB drivers were installed

seems that some change in Win environment/ Gear S setting had an effect on the Mac session.

Not a big problem, because sdb in Win sessions work just fine, but a ? as to why this effect happened

Before... (while working on the Samsung T235 rooting icw the Gear S) the USB drivers worked fine

- Love the nostalgia of the Startrek, but decided for the iOS8 clarity (I'm a Mac-converterd Mickeysoft person)

Q1: I have headset (bt) connected to GearS , and GearS connected to iPhone. When iPhone takes a call, it is diverted to GearS (as expected), but I can not use my headset on that call. -- Am I missing something ? Different setup needed?

(the 'music player' on GearS is stopped.... but the call is not audible on the headset, just on the GearS speaker ) Fix?

Q2: On navigation I can download maps .... Can I also 'save' those maps ? Where do they end-up in the file structure ?
[Samsung Gear S] ChardC:
That sucks! What's the point of safeguarding it... The device is expensive, limited applications, standalone doesn't really suit this device and the little freedom we can obtain to push the unit beyond its limits, is controlled. The world we live in...
[Samsung Gear S] blazinandroid1:
Samsung customer team. I guess they can email the upper hand. While I was on the phone with them..

Sent from my SM-P905V using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2

---------- Post added at 06:29 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:28 AM ----------

Totally with you on that.

Sent from my SM-P905V using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2
[Samsung Gear S] ronaldheld:
Not a surprise that Verizon will make it very hard to root their devices.
[Samsung Gear S] Megaflop666:
There was a report last year that Verizon planned on locking down their devices and making it impossible or next to impossible to root them or do anything with them they don't want you to do.
[Samsung Gear S] ronaldheld:
I am uncertain about how long I will keep this watch, without root.
[Samsung Gear S] sefrcoko:
Deleted
[Samsung Gear S] InsayneShane:
Purpose of Root?

Grabbing the Gear S tomorrow, what does rooting this device allow the user to do?

I know what rooting is, my S5 is rooted. Just wanna know how Root applies in the case of the Samsung Gear S
[Samsung Gear S] bravo-_-:
Not trying to be rude. But you need to read the thread and you will know if it's for you and you will gain.
[Samsung Gear S] InsayneShane:
Was tired and lazy. Will check out the thread in more detail.
[Samsung Gear S] InsayneShane:
is there not root available for this firmware?

R750WVLU1BOA7
[Samsung Gear S] elite-fusion:
Is there a way to install a US image (such as T-Mobile) on another country Gear S?
[Samsung Gear S] cipherswitch:
Use this one SM-R750W - R750WVLU1BOA8_R750WUUB1BOA8 - Canada

No, please dont do it, the watch wont work correctly.
[Samsung Gear S] InsayneShane:
Thanks, I'll update you on whether it works or not!
[Samsung Gear S] InsayneShane:
ANNND.... It worked! Thanks so much man, keep it up!! just one more thing... none of the scripts work... even the initial SDB one
[Samsung Gear S] flipq88:
I'm a little stupid with computers. How do I run scripts? I'm on step 10 and I have no idea how to run scripts. Do I do it on sdb? How?

EDIT: Nevermind, figured it lol. Damm dude thanks for this. I've been putting off doing this for a while because it seemed too complicated, but this was easy as cake. Thanks!
[Samsung Gear S] ChardC:
[MENTION=2242705]cipherswitch[/MENTION]

Will you be kind to provide root for the SM-R750J please?
[Samsung Gear S] cipherswitch:
Oops,thought I did that one. I'll have it up later on tonight.
[Samsung Gear S] ooms:
Did you set the permissions? 95% of the stuff on this watch runs as a special root users.

Any changes you make for something that runs you have to reset the permissions.
[Samsung Gear S] cipherswitch:
x2 on that, it wouldnt be to hard to add the touch sounds option into the image, mind you the watch only has the option for the one sound so you would need a computer involved every time you wanted to load a new sound, but how often would you do that anyway? I'll look into this today, I really dont think it will be that hard.

Was this for the tmobile or at&t version?
[Samsung Gear S] sbrownla:
AT&T ... but I don't get the feeling it has to do with permissions. I didn't get an error of any kind after I swapped out the old file for the new one and renamed it and everything, and the new file remained but the old sound still plays ... tick ... tick tick ... tick ...

I don't think the sound would have "stuck," and I think no sound would have played or I'd get an error, if the new file didn't have the correct permissions.

I am pretty sure I'm just not swapping out the right sound from the right location. I'll have to pull that .ogg file from the Preview folder to see what it really is.

I have a neat little anime button press not unlike Penny's watch from Inspector Gadget that I'd rather use, instead of that annoying ticking noise.