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[Samsung Gear S2] bebseh:
I really love this watch but no more SAMSUNG products.

Like everyone else the strap broke after less than 1 month of use.

The connectors are literally ****ing glued to the band with a couple of small pins on each side (this is where mine broke).

I see a lot of replacement band on amazon\ebay but i dont know if have that "matte" finish on the original one.

Which replacement straps have you guys bought ? I ideally I would prefer the same dark gray colors as the original.

Thanks and sorry for my bad english.
[Samsung Gear S2] coolfire:
Now I'm pretty worried about mine coming off too. :(
[Samsung Gear S2] kronium:
The black Matte is fine.
[Samsung Gear S2] thewilks:
Both my straps broken back in December, only a month after purchase.

Apparently Samsung have an internal email saying they are replacing them...

http://www.sammobile.com/2016/03/21...ee-replacement-sports-straps-for-the-gear-s2/
[Samsung Gear S2] sdmark:
They are still unwilling to replace mine.. I've been fighting with Samsung support for over 2weeks now with no help
[Samsung Gear S2] Artizeng:
More of the same from Samsung

Hi everyone,

I have experienced the same issue as well, twice! Watch straps separated from the connectors after 1 month. I had to take it back to O2 store I bought it from (apparently other stores wouldn't touch it), they had to send it to Samsung, I then had to chase O2 several times, got it posted back to me and the strap broke AGAIN within 2 weeks!

I emailed Samsung to explain what happened and got a similar response to everyone else, Samsung made it out to be a new, 1 off issue. BS. They offered to replace the strap free of charge for the 6 month warranty period. I explained I was not happy with that. I did not spend this much money to get a faulty product that breaks frequently and that they will only repair for 6 months after which time I would have to start ploughing my own money into buy watch straps just so it is usable!

I also asked what happens if next time their faulty strap breaks it falls and is damaged or lost? Will they cover that? I essentially recieved a copy and paste of their response to my first email... "We replace straps for 6 months..." BS.
[Samsung Gear S2] thewilks:
Are you in the UK? They ignored me mostly but I sent a tweet copying in the link to the SamMobile story.

They asked for proof of purchase and said they'd send me a new one.

Copy this http://www.sammobile.com/2016/03/21...ee-replacement-sports-straps-for-the-gear-s2/ and say that Samsung have an issue with them all breaking. I did and they said they would do it. I also sent the link to this thread too.

I used twitter as it's public and they like to look like they are sorting things out publicly.

I sent them to SamsungSupportUK when I did it (or similar). Let me know how you get on!

---------- Post added at 04:09 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:04 PM ----------

This was my tweet that got action:

Take a look at [MENTION=3541717]djwilx[/MENTION]x's Tweet: https://twitter.com/djwilxx/status/715735892749639680?s=09
[Samsung Gear S2] kronium:
I say stick it to Samsung. Buy a new S2, swap out the band and return it. It goes back to Samsung anyway.
[Samsung Gear S2] coolfire:
I'm gonna see how long mine lasts....[emoji14]
[Samsung Gear S2] Jonbo298:
It finally happened to me today on my launch S2 when I got in my car. Hopefully Samsung isn't going to be so finicky to replace the strap.

Update: Process went smooth with no major problems. Took a lot longer than expected for support to find my info and get ticket generated. I just hope the small strap can work somehow until the replacement arrives.
[Samsung Gear S2] thewilks:
I received a parcel today from Samsung with two black straps in it... Large and small.

Very impressed with how Samsung handled it but had to quote the SamMobile story in the tweet. Just ringing support up got me nowhere late last year and twitter got results.

Hope you guys get a replacement strap.
[Samsung Gear S2] WY53:
I bought my Gear S2 in November.

Since then my strap were broken three times. I cannot believe that a 350€ smartwatch has that bad straps. Since it's the third time that I have to send in the complete watch I now can get my money back.

Why they make such a cool watch and sell it with that bad stripes? Any watch sold in a pricing range below 10€ has better stripes then this watch.
[Samsung Gear S2] sdmark:
They still wouldn't replace my strap. I found a cheapo replacement band on Amazon that works ok
[Samsung Gear S2] bonez318ti:
I had my watch strap fall apart today. I was lucky to be able to find all the pieces - it seems like the glue worked loose, but there also appears to be an area that wore away underneath the plastic piece (that you move to loosen the band from the watch body) - After I put everything together, there was still a significant amount of play on the plastic catch - I suspect the area that wore away is allowing the play to happen which loosens the glue/screws. Even after I put things together and tightened it up, there was enough play that the band doesnt hold securely making it worthless.

Can anyone who still possesses their faulty watchband take a look at the area in question (on the attached picture, the right above the S, on the part of the band where the plastic catch is screwed into, there is a concave area), to see if this happened to your watch strap also?

I sent a question to Samsung with the attached picture to see their thoughts. (hopefully they will forward it to their techs/engineers to get their thoughts).
[Samsung Gear S2] kjdBonez:
Wow 8 pages of people having the same problem.. Anyone know if there has been any improvements in the design on Samsung's end?? I was thinking about getting one of these, but with several people stating that it fell off and they didn't even notice it wasn't on their wrist anymore I feel like that's a pretty big chance to take. I assume this is not an issue with the "Classic" version??

Are there aftermarket replacements that are constructed better which obviate the need to worry about this problem on the regular version of the watch?
[Samsung Gear S2] FarklPopJefe:
Had my watch since January, band broke at the connector. I have silicon band Fossil watches that are YEARS old and nothing, just fine. I wonder if I can get a $19.88 watch band at Targhetto that will work just fine. Fossil would be annoyed if I take it to them but I might. I don't want to deal with the dweeb wars at the local BB.
[Samsung Gear S2] kebzican:
Had my watch since November last year and since then the band has broken twice, no screws falling out, just detached at the joint where they slapped glue in. First time Samsung said they'll fixed it as a gesture of a good will because that kind of damage (physical according to them) is not covered under their warranty - gobsmacked. When I got the watch back I wore it for another month and the band broke again. This time they said too bad, pay to get it fixed. Went through a third party to liaise with Samsung and they agreed to fix it again as gesture of good will. They haven't called me back to arrange pick up and it's been two weeks even though I have tried contacting them.

I don't even want to wear the watch anymore, it just sits in the packaging their service department sent it back in. Everything I went through with Samsung has been a nightmare, enough to put me off wearing the damn thing. They advertise the watch as a sports watch but it can't even keep itself together. Both times I was home when the band just fell apart, imagine if I was out and it fell onto the pavement... no gestures of good will from Samsung.
[Samsung Gear S2] _Dennis_:
I've bought 2 bands since I got the watch a few weeks ago, one broke (an ~$8 one) a few days after receiving it, the other (~$19) I received today. The one I broke I fixed with the clip from the small stock band, it's screws feel or while getting into my car at work. Both nabs feel much better then the stock ones anyway, and for less then $30 I have two new bands. Not sure why your having these issues, but obviously the stock ones don't for your use case, may want to think about bung a cheap alternative and see how they work for you
[Samsung Gear S2] kebzican:
Yeah I'm thinking of buying some bands online but really it shouldn't get to this in the first place. The problem is I have to figure out a way to remove the bit that is stuck inside the connector without damaging the watch body.
[Samsung Gear S2] _Dennis_:
I had a band get stuck, probably screwed it up somehow installing it. I used a small flat tip screwdriver to push the band clip from the watch body then pulled. Not sure I'd that would work for you though.
[Samsung Gear S2] kebzican:
Cheers. Samsung have decided to contact me and ask to send the watch back in though.. so I guess I'll buy a new strap in preparation.
[Samsung Gear S2] Lisapalin:
Yes, my first strap broke and Samsung sent out a replacement. Now that strap has broke they are saying I have to my own strap. I only bought the watch in December 15. How is this right?
[Samsung Gear S2] Fonsinho:
It happened to me 1 week ago lol. I went to Samsung after service and they fixed it, they gave me new strap for free :)
[Samsung Gear S2] _Dennis_:
If your in the US and near a best buy try the Samsung experience store there, they may be able to help, not sure though.
[Samsung Gear S2] kebzican:
I know exactly how you feel...I have been wearing a watch that is half the price of the Gear S2 for the last 7 years almost 24/7 and I haven't even had the straps break on it. I've worn the Gear S2 for probably 3 months in total in the 6 months I've had it. The other 3 months the strap is broken and the watch is sent away for repairs. Guess I should stop physically abusing the bands - Samsung reckons :rolleyes:
[Samsung Gear S2] N4KA:
I had to send my watch to samsung. The online support pretended to never have heard of this issue..!

Today I received the watch back including new straps.

I noticed 3 letters on the straps next to the clip... could this indicate a new model?
[Samsung Gear S2] dmacias:
I tried to get the piece out too and couldn't. I then pressed the band back into place. Then I pressed the release and it came out.

Unless Samsung has some new magic glue I didn't see the need to send it back for the same badly glued strap. I just put some loctite gel super glue lightly in the recess on the silicone band and then wedged the metal piece back in and held it tight till it dried. It's been fine for the past month. Looks same as new, no gaps.
[Samsung Gear S2] myeepad:
Yes, both the large and small bands that came with my S2 were broken that way. I applied super glue like you did and it worked. However, I got new bands from ebay for only US$8 each. I am using those now and they are even better than the original ones.
[Samsung Gear S2] The Niner Six:
Still won't issue replacements

Both my Large and Small straps are faulty. The adhesive holding them to the connector is bad. After seeing these posts I thought surely Samsung is aware, and now knows to issue straps to those who had faulty ones. Well, nope. Emailed them, and got the same BS response as everyone else here. Said they, "Weren't aware of this issue." Frustrating as hell. I have given Samsung so much business, and to be treated like this is infuriating. Makes me want to email Amazon, and thank them for how they handle their customers. So, rant out of the way, anybody know a sure-fire way to make Samsung cough up the replacement bands.
[Samsung Gear S2] foofoo22:
My experience!

This is my experience. First strap broke within 1 month. 2nd strap in month 9. Contacted Samsung support and had a web chat. They claimed not to know anything about a problem with the straps. They wanted me to send the watch back. I said that I just needed a new strap. They said that in that case I just needed to visit a local Samsung support shop.

I went to the local shop on a Friday. The adviser said that he had not heard of a problem with the straps. I told him there were many reports of broken straps online. Anyway, he had a look at the broken straps and said that he would order new ones and call me when they arrived at the shop. He gave me the watch and the broken straps back and I went home.

On Tuesday (4 days later) I had a call from the shop to say that the straps had arrived and I could pick them up. I went in to the shop and the adviser brought the straps out. He then said that I couldn't have them as I had not brought the old straps with me.

I explained that he (the same guy as my 1st visit) had seen the broken straps on my previous visit and hadn't taken them from me but given them back to me. Also, when he called to say the straps had arrived he did not ask me to bring the straps back in again. As he had already seen the broken straps and gave them back to me, I had now thrown them away.

The adviser refused to let me have the straps but said I could have them at cost price of £20 (uk pounds) each. I refused as I could get replacement straps online much cheaper.

So no new straps, wasted time on web chat, 2 wasted journeys, two wasted half days and two sets of parking paid.

Not happy with Samsung!
[Samsung Gear S2] MagXDA:
The same for me: two watches (black and white), 4 bands. Either were unglued.

Disappointed.
[Samsung Gear S2] ykhehra1:
Both straps unglue before 2 month use
[Asus ZenWatch 2] r0tati0n:
Are there tutorials on how to create a watchface?

Are some watchfaces more CPU/Memory demanding than others?

Do different watchfaces affect the battery life differently?

If I have more watchfaces on my watch, does this affect battery? (Less watchfaces gives battery life?)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dom.dip:
Hi,

i have installed JFLTE-GPE 5.1 rom on my Samsung Galaxy S4 and it does work very well, but the only things that does not work is the OTG(USB on the go) . Can i use something for activate this function on this rom?

Thanks for answers.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
A custom kernel perhaps. But the only one is hulk kernel beta v2.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eyedontslaydraguns:
Custom kernel
[Android One (First-Generation) Cross-Device Themes] lzimbrea:
This is latest xperia home with new ui, ported to Android One devices (and maybe others devices)

Screenshots in second post!

Requirements:

- Android 5.1 or 6.0 (stock or custom)

- Custom Recovery (TWRP recommend)

Installation:

-Flash from custom recovery

Credits:

- Sony Mobile

- XDA-DEVELOPERS

Don't forget to press that THANKS button if you appreciate my work
[Android One (First-Generation) Cross-Device Themes] lzimbrea:
Screenshots

Some screenshots of this amazing app.

More to come...
[Android One (First-Generation) Cross-Device Themes] rajputmiles:
Thanks buddy. Nice one.
[Android One (First-Generation) Cross-Device Themes] resst:
Thank you very musch for sharing this lzimbrea. Love this xperia launcher.... :D
[Android One (First-Generation) Cross-Device Themes] johngare:
I having a non transparent status and nav bars, I am using stock Android One not rooted.

Pls help me with this..
[Android One (First-Generation) Cross-Device Themes] hakan5816:
to remove?
[Android One (First-Generation) Cross-Device Themes] hakan5816:
to remove the (. zip or anything else) please
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Casyis:
Folks,

If you're experiencing high wifi battery drain even though scanning is set to off, set it to 2.4 ghz or 5 ghz only. Evidently the drain is due to the automatic frequency band scanning. This has worked for me, others in the battery life thread, and users on Reddit.

Hopefully we will see a fix in 6.0.1.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phantom146:
Hello devs,

As far as we know there is an "updated" thread located on themes and apps for a qualcomm snapdragon driver for MM mra58k however, n5 is updated to mra58n now and I've found out that there was a new binary for mra58n

anyone who is willing to convert this into a flashable zip?

here is the link for n5 mra58k binaries and driver

https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/drivers#hammerheadmra58n

cheers! :)
[Xperia Z5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 9006:
Hello,

I just had an issue with my Z5, I merely rinsed it under the tap - it wasn't hot water and I didn't blast the water 100 mph, it was literally a few seconds rotating from font to back when suddenly it started acting up. My music started playing through the speakers but just as it started it stopped but then kept repeating like this over and over.

I tried to unlock it but it was extremely sluggish not responding to my inputs, making sounds and vibrating like I pressed 1000 things at once. Amazingly I managed to unlock it using the fingerprint sensor and I could see it was constantly opening and closing my music app as if I was plugging/unplugging headphones over and over, I restarted it but it carried on soon as it started up, I blew the headphone jack out and even put a cotton bud in it thinking there was remaining water but there wasn't any. It was pretty frustrating.

Actually connecting headphones was the only way to stop it; it would just play the music through them but I could stop it and it wouldn't start - but the minute I took them out it started acting up again. I left the headphones in for 10 minutes and finally after removing them it stopped.

What the hell just happened? I thought this phone was pretty good around water with its 'IP68' rating "That means it's been tested by being immersed in fresh water for 30 minutes in depths of up to 1.5 metres". This doesn't give me confidence with that statement, makes me believe they either made one especially for that test or it's just poor build quality.

This is my second Z phone - I had the Z2 before this and I once also had to send that back because the screen was detecting double taps right down the middle due to it being splashed by some water.

:mad:
[Xperia Z5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sci2:
I mentioned this before in another post, but though the phone is certainly IP68 water resistant, the headphone jack being open is a weakness. Even freshwater conducts electricity as you've found out, and there are minerals/salts present in tap water. The phone thinks that phones are connected when that jack gets wet as it is shorting out the connectors. It then loses its mind because it keeps processing headphones in out in out in out and in my case heated up quite a bit. You did well using the Q-tip, but you might next time try wetting it with rubbing alcohol first to really dry it out. It worked for me immediately. I ordered some rubber headphone plugs (they're cheap) for the next time I might need to get the phone wet.
[Xperia Z5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ricodredd:
I keep saying it - electronics and water don't mix well. Time and time again I see people posting about phone problems after getting wet. I personally have seen enough to know to keep mine dry - same as I've ever done with phones.

Forget your phone is "waterproof". Treat it like your other electronic widgets and you'll lead a happier life.
[Xperia Z5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ben36:
Just dry it all out it'll be fine
[Xperia Z5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 9006:
Yes leaving the headphone jack exposed is definitely a weakness, but it would be an idea for the phone to detect such a short and to ignore it, because realistically you're not gonna be constantly plugging/unplugging the headphones many times a second like that.

It also raises concerns about the exposed USB port on the bottom, I believe they should have extended the removable cover and hidden it in there or something. Surely it must have come as some sort of concern when they were designing it...
[Xperia Z5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ben36:
The ip rating actually states that the water cannot damage parts but it still may ingress and need thoroughly drying out after submerging
[Xperia Z5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phazonclash:
Same happens to me (the phone thinks a pair of headphones is connected, the front speakers sound "muffled", etc.) Not a big issue if you ask me. Yes the Z5 is water resistant, but it's not made to be operated underwater or when it's very wet (presence of water in the mini jack port or in the speakers).

It won't cause any damage to the device though. Let it dry, it will eventually work as it should. The mini-jack thing doesn't always happen to me, but when it does, letting the Z5 dries for ~30 minutes is usually enough. Same think for the front speakers.
[Xperia Z5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zippy01:
Can't remember exactly but press the do not ask again checkbox and it will stop I don't see it as an issue
[Xperia Z5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jpgds11:
My phone died after get submerged in sea water, it strated to work by it self, strange colored lines apeared at the sreem... then the phone continuaslly vibrates untel the battery die. i got some fogg on both cameras and i could get it out, tryed thusb charger, and does nothing, doesnt turn on, nothing... really dead :(
[Xperia Z5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lol25:
I washed my z5 many times with water and it never got any kind of damage, but i always turn it off before doing that.
[Xperia Z5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vaderag:
I do find it ridiculous that all the advertising shows the phone being used in the pool etc when clearly that's a recipe for disaster... I haven't used it this way yet, but when I bought this phone I had visions of taking pictures of my daughter learning to swim... Clearly not a good idea tho, despite what Sony imply
[Xperia Z5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jufece:
[IMG="Z5 Starter Guide"]http://image.prntscr.com/image/fcf4ea1087ab43f4b3d6ec9d3364aee4.jpg[/IMG]
[Xperia Z5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vaderag:
Well, they should be done for false advertising then, as (do a google) there are a ton of advertising shots showing submerged Z3/Z5's out there, and I bet a lot of people purchased for this reason (I didn't, tho was a nice added bonus before i found out it was lies)
[Xperia Z5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The salad king:
Sounds dumb but I overheated mine I just left it on charge and play high intensity games and after an hour it was good as new
[Galaxy Tab S2 Themes and Apps] hasenbein1966:
Hello folks,

I don't quite like the blue color of the quick settings panel background on the Tab S2.

Is there any possibility to customize that color? (E.g., to a blackish or grey one?)

Wanam Xposed lets me customize several colors, but not this one...
[Galaxy Tab S2 Themes and Apps] sk806:
Yes. You need to edit xml files in systemui.apk. I have the diffs from the s6 if you want to see. Should be about the same. Pm me, and I'll also try to post here, when I get a chance.

Steve
[Galaxy Tab S2 Themes and Apps] sk806:
So, you need to edit values in "status_ bar_expanded_header.xml", found in res/layout, and "colors.xml", found in res/values.

In status bar_exapnded_header.xml, change the value in red (its right at the top) to the hex color of your choice. Your's will be a bit different, as this is from the S6:

<com.android.systemui.statusbar.phone.StatusBarHeaderView android:layout_gravity="clip_horizontal" android:id="@id/header" android:background="[COLOR="Red"]@drawable/notification_header_bg[/COLOR]" android:descendantFocusability="afterDescendants" android:layout_width="@dimen/notification_panel_width" android:layout_height="@dimen/status_bar_header_height" android:baselineAligned="false" android:paddingStart="@dimen/notification_side_padding" android:paddingEnd="@dimen/notification_side_padding"

In colors, change the value for the following to the color you want:

<color name="notification_header_bg_tw">

There are more changes you can make in colors.xml (e.g., button color, etc.), and they should be apparent once you get in there...

I attach a status_bar_exanded_header.xml and colors.xml from an "AOSP-style" notification/quick settings area I did for the s6 for your reference.

Please feel free to ask in the thread or via PM if you need help on this. I may release a ROM with some theme options, but I am not sure, as I haven't released one in years and am not sure I have the time to properly maintain it. If I do, or even make one for my own use, I'll post the SystemUI.apk.

Steve