yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Gear S2] Lewis_Morg:
I had an answer off Samsung and they said if you can't find the sign in key, then you have to make it as another app.
[Samsung Gear S2] walther1337:
If I remember correctly, when I saw that message I hit ok then continued on with updating the app as normal(my app never hit the market. I canceled the update to fix something since Samsung takes so longto approve it). You need to make sure your certificates are loaded before building the binary and make sure the security level is the same as the previous binary, to upload to the store correctly as well.
[Samsung Gear S2] svencux:
i was able to finaly get the watchdesigner to run on my Mac (using el capitan) now.

I also created a watch face, but i am not able to connect to my watch to have the watch face installed.

- on the watch bluethooth is off

- debugging is on

- the watch is connected to the same network as my mac.

So what else need to be done to get a connection..some commands in terminal ? I have read through the complete thread but could not find

anything.

Could please anyone give me a hint.

thanks
[Samsung Gear S2] dzendeh:
Get the IP-Address from your Gear S2, open Terminal and navigate to the sdb-tool (/Programs/GearWatchDesigner/tizen/tools/) and type "./sdb connect xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" (=the IP Address from your watch).

The very first time you need to accept the connection on your watch.

After that, you need to request both your certificates. (In Gear Watch Designer: Project/Author Certificate & Project/Distributer Certificate)
[Samsung Gear S2] svencux:
Get the IP-Address from your Gear S2, open Terminal and navigate to the sdb-tool (/Programs/GearWatchDesigner/tizen/tools/) and type "./sdb connect xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" (=the IP Address from your watch).

Just to verify..

I open terminal and type ./sdb connect xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

Do i have to run the SDB program out of the titzen tools first?
[Samsung Gear S2] dzendeh:
sdb is a terminal command.

"cd /Applications/GearWatchDesigner/tizen/tools"

"./sdb connect xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx"

or

"/Applications/GearWatchDesigner/tizen/tools/sdb connect xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx"

:)

---

before, I meant to write "Applications" instead of "Programs"
[Samsung Gear S2] mr neutron:
hey walther1337, thanks a ton for this guide. after a couple of days of trial and error I finally got a nice watch face installed on the GearS2.

I found a couple of helpful resources:

h t t p s : //www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxMvkjidzQw

and

h t t p ://developer.samsung.com/gear/gear-watch-intro

these got me over the hump. now for my question:

when installing the watchface in the command window, everything works out just fine, except that there is a line at the end of the success dialog that reads

rm: remove write-protected regular file `/opt/usr/apps/tmp/test4.tpk'?

the command window does not respond to any further sdb commands after this so i have to open a new command window to do anything else. i can simply ignore this and close the window, and everything is all good.

just wondering what this odd looking line means?
[Samsung Gear S2] svencux:
I did try the command lines.

That's what i got

Svens-iMac:~ Sven$ /Applications/GearWatchDesigner/tizen/tools/sdb connect 192.168.0.5

error: failed to connect to remote target '192.168.0.5'

??

Die Uhr ist remote über das Samsung Konto mit dem Handy verbunden, kann das das Problem sein?

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OK got it working.

It seems to be the remote connection.

So I am connected now.

I did try to send a sample watch face and received the not on the watch "Supported size is not found"

Any idea?
[Samsung Gear S2] dzendeh:
See

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=64741246&postcount=72

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=64766102&postcount=81

and

http://bit.ly/1N7FEd2

I am having the same problem. No solution so far -.-
[Samsung Gear S2] walther1337:
That's odd, considering Tizen should automatically clear the temp folder(at least after a reboot). There should be no need to clear it manually. You can hit CTRL + C to break the operation instead of opening a new window.
[Samsung Gear S2] kimvette:
I've been playing with this a bit and am finding it a bit limited.

How do I create my own custom complications?

Are there any native (as opposed to HTML5) sample watch faces?

Is it possible to enable complications in the always-on mode (even if I have to manually edit files)?

A sweep second hand does not seem to be possible (although the native apps allow it)

Can I have a blinking indicator? (among other faces I want to design old-school digital faces with blinking separators)

They seem to be pushing only web app development... which is limited, and it also introduces the "lag" issue where the watch faces briefly display the last time checked then redraw the face, and although the lag is brief it is noticeable. The native watch face apps Samsung provides do not exhibit this behavior.
[Samsung Gear S2] cnguinn:
Unfortunately there is not a User Manual for this program. I am so glad for the install guide posted here.

I think the best way to learn to build custom complications is to look at the various sample watch faces. They use various methods to implement complications and using the various triggers, especially time-of-day, battery level, and % of steps goal.

Samsung did not include any of the native Gear S2 watch faces in the samples. I am not sure that all of them could be built with GWD. They may require using the SDK which is somewhat more complex. GWD is a lightweight, easy to use, GUI interface for watch face development. More features that Mr. Time Maker, but less than the full blown SDK.

Complications in always on??? I understand there is an App in the Gear App Store called "I Am Alive" which will keep the watch face on at all times. Quite a power drain, I suspect.

Sweep Second hand is an option. Within the Rotation Properties for an analog hand for seconds is a pull-down menu for "Movement" which includes the Sweep option. See attached photo.

I don't know how to do a blinking indicator other than using an animated graphic. I am just beginning to explore these. It appears that it must be an animated PNG file with 15 frames per second.
[Samsung Gear S2] kimvette:
I did that and I can modify them within a project but cannot seem to add them to the designer application library.

Nor are any included with the SDK... unless I am missing an additional installer.

Yes, "quite a power drain" however there are times (during workouts, etc.) I simply don't care and intend to recharge it when I am finished.

Sorry I should have been clearer; I see it as an option, but "it don't work; it's done broke" - regardless of the motion type setting I only end up with a stepped rotation, 1 step per second (in the emulator).

Update: the "colorful" watch has a working sweep second hand.. I'll look at it and see what I am missing.

I wish the project file weren't a binary blob. I wonder if it's a zip format which contains XML definitions and the resource files? I'll have to look into the file format more deeply later. Maybe there is more that can be done through manual edits of the files.

I suppose that would work... although it will not necessarily sync with the second (would be very noticeable and annoying if seconds are displayed, or a second hand in an analog view). It is a bit of a hack workaround that could lead to annoyances. Good suggestion though!
[Samsung Gear S2] cnguinn:
I have requested that feature on the Samsung' Developer Forum.

Always a trade-off between always-on and power drain.

The emulator is not a great representation of the final working on the project. I have used the sweep second hand several times and it always works well on my watch.

Each project produces a .tpk which is a binary blob. It also produces a .gwd file which contains all the resources. Unfortunately the only way I know to see inside a .gwd is to open the project in GWD, and while the project is open, there is a folder inside Users/{your name}/GearWatchDesigner/workspace/ folder that has all the pieces. I used that to "unpack" the sample projects and obtain the pieces to modify and use in other projects. Not the best process, but it does work.

I think that in the real life operation on the watch, it all runs smoothly.
[Samsung Gear S2] kimvette:
Very strange - sweep second hands now work every time I add them to a project and I select sweep- even in complications. Very nice!

The second hand stays put in the always on mode though.

I want to find a sample native watch project - this would enable me to build the watches with the functionality I want and the customize/"stylize" options on a per-face basis. For workouts I'm not concerned with CPU hogging. A good user experience is all about choice. CPU hogging and battery drain is fine providing the user is warned and budgets for it. When I am actively using GPS, the heart rate monitor, etc. full time I EXPECT it to go through a discharge cycle more quickly than if I am letting it idle. If I enable sleep tracking, I EXPECT it to use the battery more quickly (very annoying I have to build Sleep as Android myself to get the Gear S2 fully working with it)

Are there any sample native watch apps out there?
[Samsung Gear S2] cnguinn:
I don't think what you want exists. To do everything/anything requires use of the SDK, and I understand that is difficult.

Gear Watch Designer is new, VERY new and still just a ver. 1.0.0 beta. They are working to fix bugs and add features, but there are limitations as to how much, and how soon.
[Samsung Gear S2] lilfellabob:
Hi all,

Firstly, thank you for doing this tutorial!

I have made a really simple digital face and am trying to get it onto my watch but am running into trouble connecting to the watch via sdb..

I have made sure debugging is on, bluetooth is off, wifi is on and connected to the same router as my pc. When I run sdb connect 192.168.1.104 I get 'error: failed to connect to remote target '192.168.1.104'. I have rebooted the pc and the first time it ran I did get the message about the server starting but it still produced the error. Now when I run the kill-server and then connect I do not get the message about starting the server. Any ideas on what could be stopping me from connecting? (I have also tried running cmd as administrator)
[Samsung Gear S2] ColMustard:
Actually the tpk is a compressed file containing all the resources and xml files used to reproduce the watchface.
[Samsung Gear S2] SirMArtin99:
Thanks for the hint. I tried it. For the GearWatchDesigner it worked fine. But it broke the Android Studio installation. But if you link the 1.6.0.jdk Directory to you actual Installation instead of creating an empty one, both Application are working like a charm...

sudo ln -s /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_65.jdk/ 1.6.0.jdk

:good:
[Samsung Gear S2] SirMArtin99:
According to this Thread: http://developer.samsung.com/forum/...0042&searchType=ALL&searchText=supported+size it seems to be a problem with the GearWatchfaceDesigner on MacOS. I tried to use it on my Windows10 installation in Parallels. But the sdb is not connecting to the Gear S2. :(

Martin
[Samsung Gear S2] stranula:
For anyone who is wondering, according to bluehorror over at the Samsung Gear Watch Developer Forum The updated beta v1.0.1 is almost ready for release. They also updated the intro video on the GWD website. In the video they show the new version, and the most standout addition is more complications. Attached is a picture of the new complications options.
[Samsung Gear S2] jez924:
Has anyone successfully uploaded a watchface to the Samsung store? I uploaded one about a week ago and its past the Registration and Certification phase. Now it says Ready for Sale. Do I have to wait for someone to buy the application?

jez924
[Samsung Gear S2] Lewis_Morg:
Once it says for sale it's on the store ready to be purchased. One tip though, when you are on the samsung apps: seller office website don't believe it when it says 0 downloads (on the homepage), you have to click into that and look at daily stats to see how many people have already downloaded the watch face!
[Samsung Gear S2] kimvette:
...which is why I would love to find a sample native watch face app or two for the SDK. :)

I am finding the gear watch designer application very buggy... it crashes constantly, for starters. It's limited in that if I create a custom resource (such as my own complications), there is no way to add it to the libraries. I'll have to download the update this weekend and see if it is any better.
[Samsung Gear S2] jez924:
Thanks. It does say For Sale but shouldn't I be able to search and find it under Samsung Gear Apps? I dont see it there to download. Does it take a while? It been at For Sale since yesterday morning.
[Samsung Gear S2] Lewis_Morg:
As soon as mine was on there I could download it. But there is an issue with my watch face, only people with a Samsung device could download it. I'm trying to get it fixed but having no luck at the moment. What's your watch face called I will have a look to see if it's on my store.
[Samsung Gear S2] jez924:
Cobalt Watchface Nothing fancy was just trying out GWD and the upload process to see how it works. Have others but was waiting to see how the process was.
[Samsung Gear S2] Lewis_Morg:
Yeah it's on my store. What mobile device are you using then?
[Samsung Gear S2] jez924:
Samsung Noted Edge
[Samsung Gear S2] Lewis_Morg:
Ah I don't know why it isn't showing up for you then but it is for me.
[Samsung Gear S2] jez924:
How did you search for it? Can you take screenshot?
[Samsung Gear S2] Lewis_Morg:
I just searched for it on the store. The screenshot is in the link below.

http://imgur.com/CLZuqIA
[Samsung Gear S2] jez924:
So you go into Samsung Gear and than to Samsung Gear Apps and did a search from there correct?
[Samsung Gear S2] Lewis_Morg:
Yeah that's what I did and it showed up.
[Samsung Gear S2] jez924:
ok Thanks. Wont pester you anymore with questions. I guess if everyone else can see it than at least I know the process of uploading it to Samsung worked. Thanks again for your help

jez924
[Samsung Gear S2] Lewis_Morg:
Ok no problem, anytime!
[Samsung Gear S2] TyrantCAT:
Hi,

Is it possible to "donwload" a watchface and modify it with Gear Watch Designer? The one I'm currently using is almost perfect, but I would like to add a few tweaks here and there and I wondered if it could be done through G.W.D.

Thanks.

P.S: I'm sorry if this was already asked in this thread, but I couldn't find it.
[Samsung Gear S2] wgs247:
Turned out to be a simple solution

I struggled with this for 2 days. Go to your phone (with the watch connected), goto Gear Manager; Settings; About Gear and turn on unknown sources!

What an unnecessary headache!
[Samsung Gear S2] docluv01:
Hey guys, I created a watch face, and wanted to make changes to it. Unfortunately, I lost the gwd and tpk. is there anyway of extracting the file from the watch?
[Samsung Gear S2] walther1337:
If the watch face is free you can ask the developer for the source for personal use or ask them to implement the tweaks.

This would only be possible with root.
[Samsung Gear S2] thejdoe:
So if I don't have wifi available for the PC that I am able to use this on, then I could never transfer any watch faces to my S2?
[Samsung Gear S2] walther1337:
If your pc connects to the same router as your watch you can connect your pc to your watch. Wireless and wired are only connection types.
[Samsung Gear S2] thejdoe:
Ok I get that. But if my PC is hard wired to the interwebs, then I am outta luck?
[Samsung Gear S2] walther1337:
If you don't have a local area network (ie a router) then no. If your PC has wireless capability you may be able to use it as a router. There are tons of tutorials on how.
[Samsung Gear S2] Clipper66:
firmware error cant't run on device

hello

any of you have a solution on my problem..

my watch is connected to gsw certificates are uploaded.

but when i try t run my watch on the device i ve got this message: device need to be upgraded certicates check may fails because of this

my firware version is XXXXXAOJ3

thanks for your help
[Samsung Gear S2] kimvette:
Not without rooting it - and with only indirect access to the device rooting it is a bit more risky than rooting your phone.

However: are you developing on Windows, Mac, or Linux? If on Windows, you may be able to recover the files if you have file shadowing enabled and if the project existed >24 hours; simply right-click the folder you had your project in and select "Restore previous versions" then browse each version to see if it is there. If you find it drag it out to where you want the project.
[Samsung Gear S2] xcpion:
I've been getting the same errors as the above 2 people.

Do you know if ,just before I click on BUILD, do I alter the location and remove the \debug and replace with .tpk and then click BUILD? or do I leave the "\debug" then click BUILD, and then when I'm I the CMD prompt I then run the entry "sdb install blahblahblah then replace the "\debug" and replace it with .tpk?
[Samsung Gear S2] walther1337:
The answers to your questions are in the OP.
[Samsung Gear S2] kimvette:
I run into an error every time I try to run a watch face on my Gear S2... when I try to upload to the watch the build gets to 40% then I get this for a processing result:

"SIGNATURE_INVALID_DEVICE_UNIQUE_ID"

Any ideas?

I've generated an author certificate, got the distributor cert through my Samsung account, and the watch is uniquely named. So, what could the culprit be?

update:

(I did follow the guide BTW)

I'm going to try nuking GWD and reinstalling.

update 2

uninstall/ccleaner/reinstall = fixed. :)
[Samsung Gear S2] jez924:
Hello I followed the steps but when I upload some of my designs to my phone I dont get any errors but when I choose watch face on phone, it reverts to a black screen. The dials are there and date but the image is black. Its like it doesn't like the background image. Has anyone had this issue?
[Samsung Gear S2] kimvette:
Check when the items are visible (the show/activate bit in the timeline), and also the layering. Order front<->back matters
[Samsung Gear S2] jez924:
I always start with background image than hands than date. What's the proper order as far as front to back?
[Samsung Gear S2] GeorgeP:
I have that on one watchface I created. All the others have been fine. Not sure why that one face has the problem, athough it is the most sophisticated. I figured I'd wait for the Beta 1.01 release before try to troubleshoot that one face.
[Samsung Gear S2] usmaak:
Great guide. Thanks for posting it.

I am using the mac version of the watch designer. I am trying to create a basic watch face that looks like an old style digital watch. I am attempting to use a font named digital-7 for the text on the watch face. I grabbed a copy of the .ttf file and put it in the fonts directory, and it is not showing up. I've put several other fonts there as well. Some show, and some don't. I selected one that does show, and now I cannot get rid of it. I changed the font to one of the ones that comes with the designer and deleted the other font from the fonts folder. When I restart the designer and open the project, the font reappears. I am not sure what is going on. I did delete it from the application folder and the workspace folder, and it is reappearing when coming back in to the project.

I also have access to a Windows machine, and it works fine. Any fonts that I put in the font folder in Windows show up in the program after I restart it.

Is there any easy way to get the Mac app to behave with new fonts? I can use the Windows machine, but I'd prefer to use the Mac, as it's my main machine and the Windows one is a work machine.

Thanks
[Samsung Gear S2] vkentc:
Hi, there was a message prompt saying there's an update to 1.0.1_beta. I followed the instruction and then restart the application. After the restart, all built-in backgrounds, index, watch hands, complications are deleted. Is there a way to get back all of this? It seems the update deletes all built-in PNGs. Thanks.
[Samsung Gear S2] WiringHarness:
I installed the upgrade and after that GWD wouldn't start (on Windows 7). So I uninstalled GWD and then did a fresh installed of the new 1.0.1 version and its' working fine now.
[Samsung Gear S2] kimvette:
I am finding 1.0.1 to be very buggy. When I apply a color to an image it does not save. It crashes constantly. :(

Is there any way to bundle multiple watch faces into one package for the store?
[Samsung Gear S2] vkentc:
Tried this and works fine for me now. Thanks.
[Samsung Gear S2] svencux:
again problem with my mac to connect to the watch.

In Terminal /Applications/GearWatchDesigner/tizen/tools/sdb connect 192.168.0.5 gives me permission denied.

What is that mean??
[Samsung Gear S2] kimvette:
If you are not running the command prompt under an administrative user account you may need to run it under an admin account, or do "sudo /Applications/GearWatchDesigner/tizen/tools/sdb connect 192.168.0.5"

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I am not seeing any of the new complication selections. I've uninstalled the application, removed its directly, and cleanly installed 1.0.1 (rather than reinstalling 1.0.1 and letting it pull down the update and patch as I did the other day), and no difference. Is anyone seeing the new complications?

Here is the directory listing after a clean install of 1.0.1:

Directory of C:\Program Files (x86)\GearWatchDesigner\res\complications

01/22/2016 06:45 PM <DIR> .

01/22/2016 06:45 PM <DIR> ..

01/22/2016 06:45 PM <DIR> Battery

01/22/2016 06:45 PM <DIR> Caffeine

01/22/2016 06:45 PM <DIR> Heart rate

01/22/2016 06:45 PM <DIR> Notification

01/22/2016 06:45 PM <DIR> Time

01/22/2016 06:45 PM <DIR> Water

01/22/2016 06:45 PM <DIR> Workout

And holy $%@# what an unstable program... constant crashes.. and what's with constantly extending resource filenames Merged_Merged_Merged_Merged_Merged_Merged_Merged_Merged_Merged_Merged_Merged_Merged_Merged_Merged_Merged_Merged_Merged_Merged_Merged_Merged_custom-green-index.png

When I add a custom truetype typeface it will build and run and test fine... close GWD, reopen it and open the project... I have to select another typeface and re-select the one I added in order to get the text to display.

This IDE is utter crap.

Grrrrrr. constant, constant crashes. I f'n hate this program. Worst. Design. Program. Ever.
[Samsung Gear S2] SRZ1977:
Colors do not save at all. I wish I could go back to 1.0.0.

Does anyone know how to make a banner? I do not understand it at all. The banner page is too confusing. I don't know how to register a banner.
[Samsung Gear S2] svencux:
sorry iam not getting past the connection.

I tried this and no luck.

I put sudo in front the line because i got permission denided even so i am log in as an admin.

Svens-iMac:tools Sven$ sudo /Applications/GearWatchDesigner/tizen/tools/sdb connect 192.168.0.5

sudo: /Applications/GearWatchDesigner/tizen/tools/sdb: command not found

can someone post the correct command line for me ..please.

thanks
[Samsung Gear S2] kimvette:
Come join me in flaming Samsung - http://developer.samsung.com/forum/board/thread/view.do?boardName=SDK&messageId=288714

I kept the 1.0.0 zip file just in case... it is 70MB so impractical to email but PM me and I can put it on a web server for you if you do not have 1.0.0 any more. Even as unstable as 1.0.0 was, at least it's workable. 1.0.1 is the most unstable software I've used in a long time; this software is barely alpha quality. Why? Lots of fatal defects, and not all functionality revealed by the UI is implemented yet (such as connect to gear, run on device - those features do not work at ALL) so GWD does not meet any commonly accepted definition of a "beta" release.
[Samsung Gear S2] SRZ1977:
Man, you sure let them have it, lmao. Samsung is the only company on Earth that can turn Beta software into Alpha software or make a second version of software worse than the first version of software. It is amazing.
[Samsung Gear S2] kimvette:
:D

I hope they're finding my rants humorous--- my goal isn't really to insult but to raise awareness and hopefully make them laugh a little in the process.