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[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] Pilz:
Thanks for the link, I'll have a look at them later today.

It's better to know before you buy something if at all possible. I always try to help out where I can, so it's good to see that my review has given you more insight for what would be better in your situation. In my opinion there aren't any perfect fitness trackers yet, but I like the improvements they made for their second generation tracker. I agree with you on the software; I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for Samsung to maybe add x,y, or z in the future because no one knows what will happen at this point.

No device will ever accurately track the calories you burn for a variety of reasons as I stated to another person on Youtube. Here is what I posted in the comments when someone else asked about it:

"I personally don't think any fitness tracker is 100% accurate because it would need significantly more data to make those calorie approximations closer to what is really going on. One thing I will say is that no sensor, device or tracker is every 100% accurate because science is never perfect, nor is it intended to be. You should be able to get a result with a reasonable amount of error that is reproducible (i.e. how most things work, you never know for a fact that your brakes will work on your car every-time, but you can reasonable expect that they will to a point where it seems to be 100% yet it isn't). For these reasons I would still give the GF2 a thumbs up in terms of what it offers, and it is likely as accurate as it can be given the components inside. "
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] 74Marek:
Sorry, I disagree Pilz. If I wouldn´t have Polar A360, maybe I believe that is not possible to track more accurate and with HR influence. By Polar I have had burnt calories at stationary bike from 400-770 Kcal per hour dependent at my excercise intensity(speed 20-32 km/h), by Samsung everytime about 640 Kcal per hour, set bicycling excercise. Samsung has much better HW as Polar, but SW is still weak. So I believe there is possibility to improove Samsung´s tracking accurancy. I agree with you, that no one tracking device is 100% and we have to accept I think 10-15% difference caused by sensor tolerances, movement, tightening of band and sweat. But if Samsung use HR data and improove their calculation formula, result will be as accurate as is possible with their HW.

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I have got an Answer from local Samsung Customer Care Line. Read here:

http://xdaforums.com/gear-fit/general/gear-fit2-incorrect-calories-calculation-t3399408
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] YankInDaSouth:
Thanks for the update... I don't like that answer personally LOL Think I will move on!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] Pilz:
I can tell you with absolute certainty that no commercialize available HRM, or fitness tracker is 80% let alone 100% accurate. I did some reading in response to your post, and I found these very reputable studies conducted by a Ph.D student for their dissertation, and the National Center for Biotechnological Information (NCBI) that I will link for you below. While HRM's can be fairly accurate today, they do not allow for the complete accurate energy burned to be calculated. All of the below sources will explain in detail the deficiencies of each method that people can use such as HRM's, tri-axial fitness detectors (aka the Gear Fit 2 sans HRM), and other devices.

Study 1

Study 2

Study 3
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] YankInDaSouth:
Exactly! Notifications honestly don't matter to me... When I exercise 9 times out of 10 I set my phone to Do Not Disturb because, well, I don't want to be disturbed LOL. And when I'm not exercising my phone is either in my pocket or on my desk, so I dont need notifications on my wrist, that's why I never got a smart watch.

I'm basically looking for something that'll bring me to the next level in monitoring / tracking my exercise/calories and perhaps provide a level of self motivation/challenge ... As it stands now, with just utilizing S Health and My Fitness Pal I've dropped 5.5lbs since late May. So, looking for something that adds to the basic monitoring I'm doing now for additional motivation / challenge.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] 74Marek:
Try Polar A360. If I wouldnt have skin alergy reaction to metal parts at Polar, I would go back to it. I will try also GARMIN Vívoactive HR. HW, and SW looks good. From actual Fit 2 I would miss Music storage and maybe comfortability (I didnt tryied Garmin till yet), but if the fitness futures would correspond to my expectation, I will buy it.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] YankInDaSouth:
Thanks for the suggestions, I'll check them out as well. Right now leaning heavily towards the Fitbit Blaze... Seeing good reviews on it and my wife has the Fitbit Charge HR and absolutely loves it. From what I can tell the Blaze is a Charge HR+, so it'll likely suite me just fine. (and still be cooler than her Charge HR LOL ?)

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Sorry OP! Didn't intend to hijack your thread ?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] Eddiemc:
Can you please test and review this app?

It's completely stand alone, right (no need for a phone)?

I now this won't give smart alarm (based on sleep state) but id love to be able to spesify a few alarms on different weeksdays and i'd like the fit 2 to vibrate. Is this possible on the fit 2 with this app?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] 74Marek:
Hi

For alarm you neednt phone (except instalation). You can set more alarms according your will. So you can choose when you want be aweakened and which day in week (e.g. at Mo, Tu, We etc), but you cannot specify date (e.g. 18.6.2016). Vibrating is only possibility to awake you, it doesnt have any speaker :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] Pilz:
The point that I'm trying to drive home is how fitness trackers currently do not provide accurate caloric burn rates regardless of the other items used in conjunction with them. I don't see a need to monitor my caloric intake because I know that I am healthy, in good physical shape, and don't need to obsess over little things like that because it is not health to do so.

There is a lot more to how much food you consume in energy (i.e. calories) than just that number; many important factors also need to be accounted for such as sugar, types of fats, quality of the food etc. It is my opinion that if you know (also verified by periodic checkups at the doctor's office) that you're health, and have all of your various labs (blood panels) in line with what they should be than I see no reason to worry, or track my calories. I have maintained my weight for a long time after I used to be very overweight when I was younger. For me despite being extremely unhealthy at one point in my life, I don't worry or have a reason to track these things, and even if I did the accuracy of current methods are questionable.

I found some more articles for you to have a look at if you really would like to see where I am getting this information from. I am not at all trying to mislead anyone (nor am I saying that anyone has stated that)l; I am simply trying to show how these trackers even with HRM are not truly accurate devices. Counting calories can be a good things, yet it can also be harmful as many studies have shown from both sides of that spectrum.

I would like to see these fitness trackers become more accurate overtime, and as I mentioned I believe the Gear Fit 2 is a step in the right direction. I own/use mine solely for fun to see how far I've gone, and to look for trends in my sleep, activities etc; I don't use mine to look for caloric burn or anything of that sort since I find the numbers given to be inaccurate in general.

I hope the information/sources I've provided give people some useful insight into this matter. I want to help people out, not mislead, or misrepresent the abilities of anything I've written or discussed. I am more than happy to have a nice discussion with you regarding any of the above information granted that we maintain a professional conversation of course.

Here is a study done showing the negative aspects of calorie counting that could lead to a condition known as Othorexia

A medical journal discussing the quality of calories consumed

The alarm app will run just fin in standalone mode from my tests. I haven't found any issues with it not working when I disconnect my phone, so it will work just fine. It vibrates when the alarm 'goes off' which is a nice way to wake up as opposed to a loud alarm.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] masc81:
Thanks for the reviews. One question, as seems no one really cares.

Can i also wear the Fit on my right hand? Because I have already a mechanical watch on my left hand, and i would like to keep it that way.

Though not sure if the heartbeat sensor also works on the right hand since the heart is on left/middle side.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] Pilz:
I see no reason why you couldn't; the GF2 doesn't give you an option to select your primary wrist from what I recall, so the buttons will be on the opposite side. I just tried it out, and it seems to work just fine so long as you don't mind the button swap.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] Pilz:
OP Updated

-More battery notes added

-Minor things fixed

-In-depth look at software/hardware videos added!

-More to come soon
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] lepaske:
Thanks, great review !

I have a question : is there a "no disturb" or night mode option to avoid being waked up by notifications or screen lighted up during the night ?

Didn't find any information about that...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] Pilz:
Yes it does have a do not disturb mode
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] lepaske:
Thanks for your answer Pilz.

Does this Do not disturb mode avoid the screen to be lit during the night if you have the wake gesture on ?

And also can you program this mode, like everyday from 11 pm 'till 7 am for example ?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] Pilz:
DND mode will effectively turn on tilt-to-wake while it's enabled, but you can't schedule DND just yet unless Samsung adds that feature
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] lepaske:
I suppose you mean turn off, right ? ;)

That's a good news but will be a much better news if Samsung adds the feature indeed. It's very useful and easier than doing it manually everyday...

Anyway, thank you for your time and answers Pils !
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] Pilz:
Yes I meant off, but it seems like Google keyboard wanted me to say "on". I'm glad it has the feature, although it would be nice to schedule it like on Android.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] ZiCott:
Gear Fit 2 doesnt support FLAC files...=(, and

Doesnt read out your Heart Rate during your Jogging Sessions, but will show in S Health after you completed your run...=(

FIND MY PHONE is ONLY availiable on FIT2, if you use a SAMSUNG GALAXY Device...=(
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] soalle:
Hi,

thanks for the quick review.

During night, is there a quick way to switch off completely the display so that it does not bother? And ideally also the BT and wifi?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] lepaske:
Yes, if you swipe down on the home screen, you will a quick access menu to Brightness/audio player and the Do not disturb mode.

This mode will prevent the display to show and any notifications to come except for alarm but will not switvh off wifi & BT.

This is a nice feature except that the alarm doesn't work for me with an HTC one M8 !!!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] kxhaz:
I got the Fit 2 yesterday after have the Moto 360 (1st generation) for about a year and a half. I mainly used the 360 for fitness and getting notifications on my watch. My wife got the original Fit back in February of this year.

The first thing I noticed when I took off the 360 and put on the Fit 2 was how much lighter the Fit 2 was. I had a silicon watch band on my 360 as well because all the other bands would slide when I would be outside and would start to sweat. So this is a huge plus to me right off the bat.

For notifications everything that I used my 360 for I get on my Fit 2 as well. The only downside is that I can not reply to text messages with my voice. However I can add my own quick responses to the text responses which I could not do on the 360.

For the step counts the Fit 2 actually seems more accurate than the 360 was. I had both the motorola wellness app and Google Fit on the 360 and these never agreed on the steps and I disagreed with both of them as one would seem too high and the other too low, the Fit 2 seems to be right in the middle. I have not used this on a run yet, yesterday was too hot here and I don't like running in heat.

Sleep tracker, love this as there was nothing on the 360 to do that and I had to charge it every night or it would not make it though the day. After I realized I needed to put the Fit 2 in Do Not Disturb mode (360 would follow the phones do not disturb schedule) so my notices would not vibrate I had no issues. I would lost a few percent of battery overnight as well with Bluetooth still connected. The sleep tracking was very nice as well and seemed to be very accurate.

Heartrate, I could never get the 360 to work correctly and if you added a program to have it check every so often it would kill the battery. The Fit 2 works great and until I went in to the S Health app did not realize it seems to check every 10 to 20 min. This is nice to have as well.

The Floors sensor does not see 100% accurate, I live in a tri-level house so I am going up and down 7 steps very often. However I only ended up with 1 floor all of last night. Coming in to work I have to go up 15 stairs to get in to the building and it did not register that as a floor this morning. However the 360 did not do this at all, but when I had a fitbit before that it would count these correctly.

Last night after playing with Google Music for awhile I was able to get the Fit 2 to control the music on my phone. Down the road I may look at trying to move music to the Fit 2, but for what I am doing right now I am fine with the music being on my phone as long as I can control it with my Fit 2, which I could with no problem after playing around for 10 min.

I am very happy with my upgrade for the Moto 360. What I could really like to see to make me very happy is:

-Do Not Disturb schedule (either follow the phone or in the Samsung app)

-A weather app that can be installed
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] :
I came from the original 360 as well, and I'm extremely happy with my purchase. I found something weird though and I'm surprised that no one else has mentioned this. If you go into Settings-Gear Info-About Device and then tap on the Software version 6 times, a dial/ key pad appears. It doesn't seem to serve a purpose as there is no enter key (to use it as a calculator). I'm hoping others notice this and it's not just mine. I shot a video of it to upload just in case.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] kxhaz:
I just tried that and mine does it as well. Not sure what it actually does either.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] d.cortez:
hi all, my post is slightly off topic.... just looking for suggestions to address my one issue with the Gear app/Gear Fit2 device: i cannot access the Manage Notifications menu option (e.g., Open Gear app, then select Notifications-->Manage Notifications) from my phone (Note5). when i select this option, i get the message "unfortunately, goproviders has stopped" , or the Gear app will close. i've uninstalled, reinstalled and/or cleared data from the Gear app, Gear Fit2 Plugin and the goproviders app. looking for any suggestions to get around this issue. thanks in advance to anyone that replies.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] Gizumhi:
Do yo guys think gear fit 2 is better choice than gear s2?

I want to use it on gym, swimming pool, listen to music and being able to leave my S7 edge at home.

What would you recommend me guys?

Enviado desde mi SM-G935F mediante Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] Pilz:
I wouldn't use either device in a pool because it is water resistant not water proof therefore the world be risky to do long term. I personally like the GF2 because its small, lightweight, and has a dedicated GPS. The Gear S2 is a nice watch first and fitness tracker last so it's a matter of preference. Ive owned Android Wear Watches that can do the same thing more or less, yet the Gear Fit 2 is better for what I do for the reasons outlined in my review.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] Utterpiffle:
Huge disappointment

I bought a Fit2 based on this review and others. Am I the only one who is genuinely disappointed by this device?

It says I have a resting heart rate in the low 40's. I am somewhat overweight and not exactly what you'd call fit! No way!

On a gentle session on the X-trainer in the gym, it said my heart was at 225 bpm - I would explode! The X-trainer heart monitor said around 145, which is about right.

I was active all day Sunday - about 7 hours jet-washing the driveway and fixing the car. It said I was active for 71 minutes

Steps and floors screens freeze. It's done it twice now. Have to re-start device. How many stairs is a floor? I work on the 2nd floor, park in the basement and am up and down several times a day. From ground floor to 1st is two flights of stairs. It usually records 2 or 3 floors for the day.

Battery. 36 hours absolute max if I hardly use it. 30 hours usually before going into grey scale mode. Wifi and Bluetooth on, GPS off.

The strap is useless. It comes undone several times per day. Ridiculous design. They should have gone for a proper clasp - the one on my wife's Garmin locks into place. Simple and effective.

There is no Spotify app (bought from major retailer in Germany), and apparently no way to get it in Europe. All my devices are linked with Spotify, so this was a major selling point. Samsung made no point of saying this was not on European devices.

On the plus side... MP3 player to my new Bose QC-35 headphones is fantastic and the GPS on a cycle ride is brilliant.

But reading everyone elses reviews, I just wonder if I have a faulty one? On paper, it should do everything I want from sportsband/watch, but in reality it's just an overpriced mp3 player that sometimes stays attached to my wrist.

Don't get me wrong, I wanted to give this thing a fair trial. I am generally a big fan of Samsung devices, and have spent thousands on their products over the years, but this thing is a joke. Suffice to say it's going back...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] ironictonic:
Hi,

first of all thanks for the nice review! I've bought a gear fit 2 today myself and been using it alongside my s7 edge.

Second, the videos you did are neat but I missed a scene where notification were shown. Was curious about how they looked. Good thing though, they are fine.

But one thing is bugging me:

Is in anyhow possible to get the track (maybe a gpx file e.g.) of an exercise you stared with GPS on?

It's been showing the track after the exercise aswell as in der log, but I want to have access to the track on my phone. Ideally it would sync to a account like runtastic or Strava.

Thanks for replying!

Enjoy
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] GigaSPX:
Hello all, I've bought my Gear Fit 2 from my local Best Buy from over a week ago and I really enjoy it's features of being an advanced fitness band that's not yet a smart watch, but I'd like to report on something extremely weird. The Floor Count feature seems extremely messed up on mine and reports that I do a lot of climbing. Just now, it told me I climbed 122 floors! I never went anywhere near stairs at all to do this. Should I exchange mine as faulty since I'm within 14 days?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] Pilz:
Just a heads up, I'm in the middle of moving, so I won't be able to read through this OP or reply to people for s few days.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] GigaSPX:
Is there no one else with Floor Count issues?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] masc81:
I also got my Fit 2 and I have one question.

Does anyone know how to stop the pedometer function on the S7? Now it is counting the steps two times, and this makes no sense to me.

Yes I know that I can switch from the combined counter to the Fit 2 only, but then I can't see my old targets anymore :(
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] Rydah:
Seriously, makes no sense. Lol
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] masc81:
No it makes perfect sense.

Up until I got the Fit 2 my phone was used for running (GPS), measuring the heartbeat and counting the steps.

The Fit 2 has now taken over, but the phone is still counting my steps and i want that switched off.

€: Nevermind, I found it finally.

In the S Health app touch on the step counter, then switch to the S7 view and then on top right hand corner "Pause Step Counter". The Pedo meter is switched off and the Fit 2 takes over.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] Toufinious:
Hi

Thanks for the great review, as well as the others that have commented and provided feedback.

I've been looking for a fitness tracker with minimal smartwatch functions and the GF2 seems to be the right device for me.

Its now 6 months since your initial review.

How is the watch holding out and would you still recommend it? any software updates ? Improvements?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] Toufinious:
bump

:)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] :
Does everybody remember the promotion that said "Buy a S7 Edge and get a Gear Fit2".....

This has been going on for months.

I made a claim to get a Gear Fit2 and it still hasn't arrived. It's been 5 monts already since I bought it and registered for the promotion and my claim got validated but on every time the carrier tried to deliver to my house, He never came, called, texted or emailed. And Samsung investigated so much times now..... smh

Also guess what, The came up with a new promotion straight after the lady told me for two weeks to see if it will arrive.....
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] ryant35:
I loved my FIt Watch 2, great features, great screen, the apps are good. Very useful.

I say loved because it fell off and I lost it on a bike trail. By the time I noticed it was missing and turned around and someone picked it up. The watch band is terrible, it used to fall off all the time. Until the last time I was lucky enough to notice it was loose or soon enough after it fell off to find it.
[LG Leon Questions & Answers] konorbi:
Hello!

I would like to complie the new Marshmallow from source, I already downloaded android 6.0 source (from source.android.com) and LG LGH340N_Marshmallow_Android_H340N_v20a source from LG opensource page

There is a readme file in the LG source zip, I followed that step by step, but when I want to do the 'make' command it always exit with and error (I ran the command several times), like these:

If anyone tried to make the same, was it successful? How can I make the source without errors?
[LG Leon Questions & Answers] konorbi:
I solved it whith removing files from the external/iptables/extensions/ directory which has <space>(2) in the file name. Those where file copies from the original files.
[LG Leon Questions & Answers] AndroidJohny:
The new update ( 6.0 marshallow update) it's too bad to me: i can't disable or enable any app because the app center has been transfered to the developer option's and i can't open it the app center to stop or enable apps, because all the time FREEZE and drop back to the Settings. :'(
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] superv200:
Hi all,

My m4 aqua keeps on booting into safe mode and i cannot leave it. I can't change my pin or remove my pin because it doesn't load up a keyboard, which means I cannot try a factory reset. It charges fine and the headphone jack also works. Any suggestions?
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] Akhayev:
Hello is there anyone thinking of making cyanogenmod roms for p9?? I will be a tester if you want
[Huawei P9 Questions & Answers] dondavis007:
Does the other huawei phones got CM?

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