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[Samsung Gear S3] mrmrmrmr:
that's interesting. Because for my case (samsung note 9 with Gear S3) , it directly goes into ready mode in 3 seconds.

I never turn off the watch.

Are you sure that you are on the correct version ?

current known problems:

- closing too fast even when the screen is on (addressed, fix is on next release)

- conversation response breaks the communication with Alexa (addressed, fix is on next release)

- conversation not handled (working on it)
[Samsung Gear S3] cwb1231:
I tried it a couple more times today and it worked perfectly. Maybe it just needed to rest last night! Lol
[Samsung Gear S3] mrmrmrmr:
the app got rejected by the samsung approval team.

I guess that they are trying hard to find a bug. Because they find issues that I don't observe when submitting for approval.

maybe Samsung does not want assitants other than Bixby on their watch.
[Samsung Gear S3] graffix31:
dont get frustrated buddy. we need this. S voice is terrible. if they are bugs they can be fixed and we can wait. your work is appreciated.
[Samsung Gear S3] cwb1231:
Hi I had to reset my watch. How do I get the watch app downloaded please
[Samsung Gear S3] kangi26:
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Thanks for all of the work you're putting into this [MENTION=399794]mrmrmrmr[/MENTION]. It's great to see people seeing a need and working hard to make some great things for all of us to use, even though the process is painful........... :eek:
[Samsung Gear S3] erghetto:
well.. your voice is however processed by the watch with its default system, which always understand a thing for another XD

so, yeah, it would be great having this app working, but unfortunately can't solve the basic problem.
[Samsung Gear S3] mrmrmrmr:
the next version of the app has a surprise for Italian and Spanish friends ;)
[Samsung Gear S3] ChristianDK:
If you reopen for testers, that will actually give feedback, please look in this direction. Thanks.

/Christian.
[Samsung Gear S3] r4yv3n:
Working great in Spanish ?

Maybe now appear to take more time to start voice recognition.
[Samsung Gear S3] graffix31:
i have to report that since the newest update is seems to be much more reliable. i keep it on phone and watch voice. it has been working so well i am a little afraid to do just watch. i have also been able to give back to back commands and it is working better than ever before. nice work. i am still leery of letting it run in the background. does the back button kill the app or just return to the previous screen? i think using the back button to kill it on the watch would be great. thanks for your work.
[Samsung Gear S3] mrmrmrmr:
thanks for your feedback. on the watch, back button will kill the app.

on the phone you can let the app run in background. whenever watch connects, the app will open up.

what do you mean by "back to back" commands ? can you give me an example ?
[Samsung Gear S3] graffix31:
i just mean that i am able to say a command get an answer, then hit the button again and get an answer and again a 3rd time with a response. i was never able to before.
[Samsung Gear S3] sgtslaughter64:
Are you open to allowing any more beta testers?
[Samsung Gear S3] mrmrmrmr:
this might be a "free" app if I get "enough" thanks on the XDA forum :)
[Samsung Gear S3] Tleierse:
Hi,

can you allready say something about the release date for the watch App?

Thanks a lot

Tommy
[Samsung Gear S3] mrmrmrmr:
still waiting for Samsung approval team.
[Samsung Gear S3] mrmrmrmr:
here's the deal;

if I get enough "thanks" , there will be 2 versions of the app;

one free version,

one donation version priced 1 USD.

donation version will have an additional feature: start recording voice command immediately after start of the app.

does it sound good ?
[Samsung Gear S3] erghetto:
i give you the thanks, but to me it doesn't matter. i'll pay however for the app, because this deserves it.

i'll try the free version at first just to be sure that everything works, this is obvious, and if all will be good i'll buy pro version without even think about it
[Samsung Gear S3] mrmrmrmr:
Finally, watch application is approved !!!

This is the free version. The donation version will be released later.
[Samsung Gear S3] erghetto:
Yeah! I see it on galaxy store.

Right now i can't try it, but i should be able to do it this evening.

Then i'll give my impressions about it. Thanks in the meantime
[Samsung Gear S3] sgjl:
Thanks for your work.

I've one question when i ask for my "daily flash". Alexa answer on the watch but the flash is on my phone. For parameter, i choose only watch. Is it normal ?

App version phone : 2.0.5 watch : 2.0.51
[Samsung Gear S3] vtgant:
WOW! You have just added exponentially to the functionality and usefulness of my Galaxy Watch. And now that Microsoft is linking Cortana with Alexa there is an even brighter future ahead. I cannot thank you enough. I'm looking forward to the paid version. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
[Samsung Gear S3] vicvon:
Thank you Soo much for this. I can actually wear my gear S3 now.
[Samsung Gear S3] mrmrmrmr:
what do you mean by "flash is on my phone" ?
[Samsung Gear S3] sgjl:
Hi, the sound of the flash is going out from the phone not the watch but when alexa repeat my need : "your daily flash" the sound is going out from my watch.

Sorry for my english.
[Samsung Gear S3] mrmrmrmr:
the application gives you an option to redirect response from Alexa to ;

- phone

- watch

- phone & watch

if you choose both , you will hear the response on both your watch and the phone.
[Samsung Gear S3] erghetto:
Here it doesn't work.

Nothing happens when i give voice command

Edit: wait, now it seems to work.

I asked to turn on and off a lamp and it did it.

I have to understand which commands does it take.

For example, if i ask weather conditions, nothing happens. Phone doesn't say anything

Edit2: i don't like that app on phone opens and it stay opened. I mean, if screen of phone is turned off and it is on the table (for example), i give the command on gear, then when i take the phone and i unlock it i find alexa gear app opened.

It would be better if it could complete every tasks in background without opening the app.

Take all as suggestions not as critics. It's a young app, it can only improve ;D
[Samsung Gear S3] halloarno:
Here working exact like Alexa on phone (oneplus 6). Very good voice recognition, much better then svoice. So thanks a lot!

Now playing around with IFTT & Alexa.

Having a hard time getting voicecontrol for Spotify (play, pause, next). Probably have to use Tasker aswel.

Till now, no bugs found. Looking forward for the paid version.
[Samsung Gear S3] erghetto:
Can you make some example of what you asked to alexa?

Just to have something to try

I just have 1 lamp connected to alexa, so other than that i don't know what to ask ahahah
[Samsung Gear S3] mrmrmrmr:
for weather conditions, you have to configure your device timezone and location from:

https://alexa.amazon.com/spa/index.html
[Samsung Gear S3] erghetto:
thanks, it works! i didn't notice that in alexa app there is now a new device called "my name's alexa gear"

thanks for info!

p.s. i tried to set for example a reminder, but it didn't work, saying that this feature is not available on my app, but i think it's something officially not supported by alexa
[Samsung Gear S3] mrmrmrmr:
yes; with this profile, Alexa does not support:

- music playing

- reminders & alarms

Also, our current version does not support:

- conversations ( when Alexa requires additional input from user)

we'll try to support the latter in a few days.
[Samsung Gear S3] mrmrmrmr:
hi,

Can you please tell me what command you tried for reminder ? and also for timer ?

and what response you got for each of them ?

also please tell me what app version is running on your Android device when you got this response please.

If the version is not 2.0.7, can you please test also with v2.0.7

Please test both reminder and timer separately.

This is very important for the development of these features. thanks.
[Samsung Gear S3] erghetto:
I figured out that is not a problem of your app, but it is alexa which doesn't support these 2 features on phone. Probably because it has just arrived officially in italy, so it could need time for other features.

To be sure i added widget of alexa (i mean the official app) on desktop launcher, i launched it and asked to set a timer or a reminder and it answered what i wrote, is not officially supported
[Samsung Gear S3] i-plus-i:
VS 2.0.7

Sorry to bump in but how do I get version 2.0.7? On the Galaxy App Store we only have 2.0.51. Thank you.
[Samsung Gear S3] erghetto:
I think he refers to playstore app
[Samsung Gear S3] Mr_ontiveros:
I have been using beta for a week now and I haven't had any problems with it on my galaxy note 8. Works seamlessly.
[Samsung Gear S3] mrmrmrmr:
yes exactly.

but can you please set language to en-US and try timers ?

"set a timer for 10 seconds"

let's make sure it is because of the language selection.
[Samsung Gear S3] erghetto:
ok, i have selected en-US in your alexa app and the voice on phone (i use phone's speaker because gear sport hasn't one) tell me it has set a timer of 10 seconds, but nothing happens XD

about reminder, i also asked to set one, but also in this language it told me it's a feature still not supported.

all this talking in english (again i remember you i'm italian)

edit: just tried to set a timer also in italian. it takes the command and, as in english, it tells me "10 seconds, starting by now" but then i do not hear any sound
[Samsung Gear S3] mrmrmrmr:
ok. that's normal because we could not implement "conversation" yet

but what's weird is that now your get (in English and also in Italian) the command accepted.

Then why was it not accepted previously ? was it the earlier version of Android ? did you update in between ?
[Samsung Gear S3] erghetto:
What is not accepted is reminder. If i ask to remind me something it doesn't work, i was referring to this previously, but as i said is a feature still not supported by alexa app on smartphone. Maybe in italian hasn't still come
[Samsung Gear S3] halloarno:
The combination Alexa - IFTT - Tasker, let you control about everything on your phone with voice command from watch. :)

So very outstanding work, mrmrmrmr! I have the feeling Alexa have a better voice recognition then Google Assistance.

May I suggest some improvements for more user-friendly experience? (I assume that's a yes).

I think it would be easy to have to watch the watch as less as possible. So now I putt the app under the 2-clicks-home-button. But it would be even more easy to simple click on a watchface since that will show whitin a wristmovement. (But this is maybe for a later stadium.)

Ofcourse the app on the watch have to check (and thus waiting time) if connection is OK. Now I have to look on watch when it's ready, and then click again (on mic) for start recording. It would be great if, once the app starts, it will vibrate (and sound for non-sports editions) when ready and immediately starts recording. I know the recording will start soon, so no need for extra click on mic.

And as stated above, now we know it actually works great, there's no need to activate the app on screen on phone. Working in background is enough.

Neverless, how well it all works now and your support, all together: outstanding.
[Samsung Gear S3] mrmrmrmr:
thanks for your feedback. "vibration to let user know when to start talk" is a very good idea. I think we can implement that.
[Samsung Gear S3] erghetto:
Could you make me an example of this combo alexa-ifttt-tasker you talk?
[Samsung Gear S3] halloarno:
Ofcourse:

The reason I got to this is, because I want to voicecontrol Spotify from my watch. Alexa can control Spotify through Spotify Connect. But not the Spotify app on your phone. So:

First about IFTTT (if this than that). Once you have an acoount for it (via IFTTT-app is the easiest way I guess), you can connect Alexa and IFTTT. Now you can make an applet in IFTTT (a connection with a trigger and an action, p.e. add something to your shopping list or to doist). Here I let IFTTT send an notification to my phone with a specific message. In this case I made an applet: if Alexa send a phrase 'play spotify' send a notification with the message 'play spotify'.

To let Alexa send a phrase you say to IFTTT, you say 'trigger' first. In this case I would say to Alexa gear (no need to say Alexa first): 'trigger play spotify'.

Tasker as a verry powerfull automater for your phone. You can define triggers (like connect to a specific wifi or time or headphone plugged in or think of something and it probaly exists) and then let your phone follow up an action (system, settings, ui, wallpaper, launch apps, whatever, there are a lot of plugins for tasker). In this case I defined the trigger 'notification from IFTTT' with the message 'play spotify' and let that follow by the actions: launch Spotify, wait 5 seconds, simulate play button. (5 sec. waitingtime is needed to let the app start up before it can take an next action).

In summary:

Say to Alexa gear: 'trigger {whatever}'

IFTTT sends a notification with the message {whatever} (define an applet first)

Tasker do the action(s) that follow up the notification from IFTTT {whatever} (setup trigger and actions first)

Once you truly realise what Tasker can do with your phone, you can all control this with just your voice and your watch. Lovely thought ;)

Sorry mrmrmrmr, I posted about this once because I think it shows that your work (Alexa Gear) can do a lot of things. Now back on topic: discussion about the app itsself......
[Samsung Gear S3] mrmrmrmr:
thanks for sharing your experience. you know there is an official spotify app for the watch, and it can start spotify on your phone right ?

you all do this just to start it by voice instead of starting it through buttons?
[Samsung Gear S3] halloarno:
No, I am not able to voicecontrol apps on the watch.

I am talking about voicecontrol over things Tasker can do on your phone. P.e. launching Spotify and start playing. (And of course play next, back, pause etc. everything Tasker can do on your phone.)
[Samsung Gear S3] erghetto:
I see a new update. 2.0.51

What's new?
[Samsung Gear S3] erghetto:
the limit of this app i think is alexa its-self. i mean, for what is releated to the phone.

it is not deeply integrated on smartphone as g-assistant, so it can't be very very useful, but this is my opinion eh..

other than using it with a smart device in the house, i don't know what to do
[Samsung Gear S3] erghetto:
i was looking for the part of setting ifttt to send a message, but i haven't understood how to do it.

how do you send the message? i need the name of the action to set for "that" part of ifttt

edit: oh, it is called notifications XD

ok thanks however ahahah

edit2: no nothing, it doesn't work and i don't receive any notifications.

[MENTION=6012697]halloarno[/MENTION] for example, i have made an applet with name "musica" (i'm italian) and as notification "musica", but when i say "alexa trigger musica" she answer me she can't find an answer for my question and any notifications arrives on my phone (where i have installed ifttt).

maybe in italian it doesn't work?

Edit3: i have tried to set a similar thing with google assistant and it sends me the notification, so i suppose that alexa doesn't understand "trigger" because it is obviously set on italian lamguage.

What a pity..
[Samsung Gear S3] erghetto:
[MENTION=6012697]halloarno[/MENTION] i got it working :D

i googled a bit and i discovered that instead of triggger i have to say the equivalent in italian, which is "aziona"

now ifttt sends me the notifications.

you have opened a world to me, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

and obviously thanks to [MENTION=399794]mrmrmrmr[/MENTION] for the amazing app :D

edit: so strange.. it works if i talk directly to alexa app or to my echo, but it doesn't work when i give command trough alexa gear :(

edit2: sorry guys for many posts (although i should have respected 24hours of waiting if i'm right), but whatever i discover i write it here.

i managed to get it working also with alexa gear, but i have to set the app with en-US language and say "trigger musica". In this way all the process with ifttt and tasker is completed. if i set it in italian and i say "aziona musica" it answers that she can't find an answer to my question.

don't know what to say.. i'll wait mrmrmrmr for some help
[Samsung Gear S3] halloarno:
Nice! Have fun discovering what Tasker can do.

I can't help with language trouble. My foreign language, Dutch, isn't supported by Alexa. So for me all is in English by default.

---------- Post added at 09:29 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:36 PM ----------

I just discovered such watchfaces already exists :fingers-crossed:
[Samsung Gear S3] mrmrmrmr:
I'm sorry but I can't help you with that language issue. I just added Italian as a supported language. Alexa Gear just passes what you say to the Alexa API.

Maybe that command (for IFTTT) isn't yet supported by the IFTTT skill of Alexa ?
[Samsung Gear S3] erghetto:
I don't know what to say. Because, as i said previously, if i give the command directly to echo or to alexa app on smartphone, the combo ifttt-tasker works, but if give the same command trough alexa gear it fails.

At least in italian.. instead it works in en-US.

But i can't understand why, because it shouldn't work neither with echo or alexa on smartphone if it were a matter of italian language.
[Samsung Gear S3] TS56:
I just wanted to say a big thank you for creating this app! I just got my galaxy watch over the weekend. I had been searching for an Alexa app before I purchased it and ran across this thread. This was one of the first apps I downloaded. It seems to work very well. I will be looking for the donation version so I dont have to press the microphone every time. I have replaced the double press button that was originally for Bixby with this app. There is really only one thing that I would like to see different that I believe someone else mentioned- If the app either didnt have to completely open on the phone everytime (it is always open in the notification area already) or if it closed itself back out when it was done. I have no idea if that is possible or what it would take but that would be a great update. The other thing I wish was different is on Amazon's end. I still get the response "audio actions in routines are not supported on this device" when I have custom audio setup in an Alexa routine but that happens on the phone app as well. Nothing you can do about it just something I hope they update in the near future. Again, Thanks for all your work on this
[Samsung Gear S3] halloarno:
I ran into the Amazon skill Alberto Sonorus. I do not fully understand what it does; it seems to create new devices for the (chosen) apps on your phone. Maybe it's helpful for your audio setup?
[Samsung Gear S3] TS56:
Thanks for suggesting that however I think this skill is used to open certain apps on your phone. An example of what I am talking about is: I tell alexa to to open the garage door using an actual echo device (echo dot or regular echo) the garage door opens and alexa responds "ok, opening the garage door now" I have that setup in a routine through the alexa app. If i say the same thing to my phone or watch, The garage door still opens however instead of her saying "ok, opening the garage door now" she says "audio actions in routines are not supported on this device" The same thing happens with my ecobee 4 thermostat with Alexa built in however with that it is even a little different because she first responds "audio actions in routines are not supported on this device" but then follows that by "ok, opening the garage door now" Again, i believe this is something Amazon will have to take care of and hopefully will in the near future.
[Samsung Gear S3] mrmrmrmr:
hi,

I've published a paid, pro/donation version of the app for approval.

It basically enhances the user experience by starting voice command recording automatically.

you can download and use it after the Samsung team's approval.

For the beta testers, there will be a free beta version until the app is released. Please find it here:

http://apps.samsung.com/betastore/appDetail.as?appId=V8tXuS5sUp

please try to give me feedback on the app.
[Samsung Gear S3] mrmrmrmr:
no feedback about the new app ?
[Samsung Gear S3] halloarno:
Sorry, I cannot betatest. Have to wait for Galaxy store.
[Samsung Gear S3] r4yv3n:
I was beta but can't download now:rolleyes:
[Samsung Gear S3] mrmrmrmr:
because it is released.
[Samsung Gear S3] r4yv3n:
Installed free and working fine.

I can turn on my wifi led strip using my watch. Amazing :D

Do you plan to develop a google assistant compatible app?
[Samsung Gear S3] halloarno:
Installed pro. Nice the buzz when ready and autorecord. After 15 sec. the display turns off and when I turn my wrist to turn display on, the app buzz's again and is ready to listen: very handy!

Further I like to mention that a phrase like 'call [name]' let Alexa reply: 'calling with Alexa isn't supported on this device. You can use the Alexa app'. And indeed the Alexa app on the phone can make a call.
[Samsung Gear S3] mrmrmrmr:
yes; but I need some time for that.
[Samsung Gear S3] Taxal:
Where is it?

Can see the app in Play, but not the Gear app in the Samsung store....has it been removed? Be keen to try it
[Samsung Gear S3] erghetto:
But you can call only people who has an alexa device right? You can't nake a normal call.

I mean, with google assistant on phone, if i say "ok google, call mom", it starts a normal call.

Instead alexa can't do this, or am i wrong?
[Samsung Gear S3] r4yv3n:
Still is there. The free and pro version
[Samsung Gear S3] Taxal:
Maybe it's a UK thing...limited Geographic availablity? Definitely not there.

Any way you can provide a link to the free and pro versions in the Samsung store?
[Samsung Gear S3] halloarno:
Right
[Samsung Gear S3] mrmrmrmr:
Hi there,

There's no exception for UK users. You SHOULD be able to access the app on Galaxy Store.

Please try accessing the following link for FREE version:

http://galaxy.store/alexa

If it does not work for you, please let us know your phone brand/model. I hope it's not an iPhone ...
[Samsung Gear S3] mrmrmrmr:
If you have a "Echo Connect" device with an attached phone line (fixed landline) , you can call anybody on earth through Alexa.

But our watch app does not support that because it is not conversation supported at the moment. Maybe in the future.
[Samsung Gear S3] Rdcravens:
Gear S3 and Galaxy S9+... USA... Link tells me that it is not for sale, not for the US or not for this phone. I also can not find it in the app store. Was it taken down?

galaxy.store/alexa
[Samsung Gear S3] mrmrmrmr:
no. it's not taken down. I also double checked now on the store settings and saw that it is enabled for US and also for all available phones.

if you still can't see it on store, can you please contact Samsung support ?
[Samsung Gear S3] mrmrmrmr:
Recently there were many crash reports and feedback with issues, reported through app store comments and via direct email.

Unfortunately, with my test devices, and friends' devices , I can not observe the crash issues. For me and my friends it works with no issues at all.

I tried reaching some of the users (who report crashes), also supplying them a "debug" version. But none of them has returned to me.

I really want to help and fix the problems if there's really a problem. So I need also help from users.

That's why I created this thread below. I'd appreciate if all users could give me feedback with the poll attached to the new thread.

https://xdaforums.com/gear-s3/themes/amazon-alexa-samsung-gear-galaxy-watch-t3886956
[Samsung Gear S3] tasty23:
Don't feel bad, morons just exist but your idea is very cool!

Sadly I'm a Samsung user (s8+) so I will wait the release for Samsung Smartphone to use my Galaxy Watch with Alexa (arrived to my today) because as fai as I understand there's no samsung versione on the Google Playstore.

If you will need more beta tester for Samsung (hoping they will approve the app) I can assure you a lot of feedback ^_^

Keep going mate!