[Samsung Gear S] mo_mib:
Hey guys,

After looking around for a really long time and trying lot's of solutions, here is what I got:

First of all credit goes to:

[MENTION=433066]Akram[/MENTION] (http://xdaforums.com/gear-s/general/tutorial-install-gear-manager-connect-t2934307),

[MENTION=352841]Brendo[/MENTION] and

[MENTION=2143929]kingakuma[/MENTION] (http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=60263721&postcount=252)

I followed what kingakuma posted, but here is an explanation to what I did:

Please note you DO NOT need to be rooted for this to work

Also this is over-simplified since I'm not a developer but I really looked a lot for a solution too and was not easy to find

This was tested on Samsung Galaxy J7 and Galaxy Gear S

1- THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT: you have to disconnect data and wifi, DO NOT BE CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET BY ALL MEANS!

2- Download this: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zkp406v78lelv4o/Gear S 2.2.15022599.7z?dl=0

3- Extract file on your pc and transfer the folder that has 3 folders + 1 apk file inside to your phone inside any folder by cable

4- IF YOU ARE NOT DISCONNECTED FROM THE INTERNET ALREADY ON YOUR PHONE, THEN DISCONNECT BEFORE PROCEEDING

5- Install Samsung Gear_2.2.15022599.apk

6- Open folder "Downloaded" and install everything inside

7- Open folder "Extracted" and install everything inside

8- MAKE SURE YOU ARE STILL DISCONNECTED FROM THE INTERNET, DO NOT CONNECT NOW

9- Go to the apps list and you will find the Gear Manager installed, open it

10- Make sure your Gear is reset and make the phone look for it by bluetooth, then when it appears, click on it

11- It should start going through the routine setting of the watch on the phone, you might get a message that SAProviders stopped, just press OK and don't mind it

12- Accept everything you get, choose the stuff you want to be notified about

NOTE: Make sure you mark everything you want to be notified about on the gear because you will not be able to access this menu anymore

13- If SAProviders keep stopping you can install what is inside the 3rd folder, but in my case it doesn't stop again unless I reboot the device, it displays the message once and stops, so I never tried the last folder

VERY IMPORTANT

: When you connect to the internet, the Gear Manager will want to update, it will paralyze all the app's functions and display a certain message that you should update, DO NOTTTTTT UPDATE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, this will only get you back to the same problem and Gear Manager will say your device is not supported

Okay, now you have connected your watch to your phone, here are the problems:

1- It doesn't automatically connect the phone to the watch like it used to, but since you cannot access the gear manager, you may connect through the list of bluetooth devices, so you will be getting all the notifications like you used to, but you will not be able to change that unless you disconnect from internet, uninstall gear manager, re-install Samsung Gear_2.2.15022599.apk and fix the notifications you wanna receive

2- You can't install apps to the gear from the phone anymore since you cannot access Gear Manager

Other than these two issues, everything works perfectly until someone figures out a final fix

Please let me know if it worked for you or if any point isn't clear enough, again I'm a huge noob, that's why this is very simplified.

Hope it helped