Dear Community,
i recently tried the Gear Fit in a Samsung Experience Store. As i chose "Cycling" the Gear Fit told me to connect it with my phone, so it could use the GPS module for training statistics. It is only possible to use the Cycline option in connection with a smartphone? Or does it nevertheless measure my BPM and time without the use of the phones GPS module? It would be very weird to carry my phone all the time when i go cylcing...
Thanks, zack
zack89 said:
Dear Community,
i recently tried the Gear Fit in a Samsung Experience Store. As i chose "Cycling" the Gear Fit told me to connect it with my phone, so it could use the GPS module for training statistics. It is only possible to use the Cycline option in connection with a smartphone? Or does it nevertheless measure my BPM and time without the use of the phones GPS module? It would be very weird to carry my phone all the time when i go cylcing...
Thanks, zack
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Unfortunately all the excersize functions require GPS, thusly a phone to function. Even if you have a phone connected and the GPS off it halts saying you aren't moving. At this point that is the limitation. Hopefully that will change so the fit can be used for stationary bikes, etc.
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TheFletch said:
Unfortunately all the excersize functions require GPS, thusly a phone to function. Even if you have a phone connected and the GPS off it halts saying you aren't moving. At this point that is the limitation. Hopefully that will change so the fit can be used for stationary bikes, etc.
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so i cant just run with the gear fit, without having my mobile with me?? does the gear fit then not measures my taken steps and by bpm?
zack89 said:
so i cant just run with the gear fit, without having my mobile with me?? does the gear fit then not measures my taken steps and by bpm?
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Others please correct me if I've missed something. The steps can be measured all the time, but continuous bpm is only measured in excersize mode which needs GPS. It's a horrible answer but I believe a correct one.
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Using running/hiking mode does not require connection to phone
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Hiking actually requires GPS. Hiking and biking I guess it´s because of ascent/descent measuring ?
Lukeenho said:
Hiking actually requires GPS. Hiking and biking I guess it´s because of ascent/descent measuring ?
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Oh, great. Good to know. I'll do some more thorough testing.
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For Run and Walk you don't need phone.
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Hi,
While I think my Gear Fit is a very useful device it constantly lets me down on the training side. Maybe I'm doing something wrong?
I bike quite a bit and I like the way the Health app stores my map speed etc. the way it does. Once in a blue moon. The problem is that 9 times out of 10 the cycling app will shut down all on its own while I'm still in the middle of my training session. Hysterically irritating to have all these half-recorded sessions in my phone. And there's no way I can check on progress while cycling. To get to the Health app and then on to cycling on the Gear Fit would be sure death when speeding along at 35 kph. At least for someone as unbalanced as myself.
So am I doing something wrong? Is there a setting for the Gear Fit that I've missed? Is anyone else having this problem, or am I just stuck with a buggy example of the otherwise very nifty piece of engineering? Oh, and whoever designed the strap for the Fit must absolutely have had repeat business in mind! It's fallen off, like, 100 times of its own accord. A miracle that it's still in my possession.
Grateful for any advice on the "keep alive" topic.
Thanks/M
McHan said:
Hi,
While I think my Gear Fit is a very useful device it constantly lets me down on the training side. Maybe I'm doing something wrong?
I bike quite a bit and I like the way the Health app stores my map speed etc. the way it does. Once in a blue moon. The problem is that 9 times out of 10 the cycling app will shut down all on its own while I'm still in the middle of my training session. Hysterically irritating to have all these half-recorded sessions in my phone. And there's no way I can check on progress while cycling. To get to the Health app and then on to cycling on the Gear Fit would be sure death when speeding along at 35 kph. At least for someone as unbalanced as myself.
So am I doing something wrong? Is there a setting for the Gear Fit that I've missed? Is anyone else having this problem, or am I just stuck with a buggy example of the otherwise very nifty piece of engineering? Oh, and whoever designed the strap for the Fit must absolutely have had repeat business in mind! It's fallen off, like, 100 times of its own accord. A miracle that it's still in my possession.
Grateful for any advice on the "keep alive" topic.
Thanks/M
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Same here, but I have missed all my bicyclings. But I have solved issue. Taking pulse (beat of heart) off then the training have gone OK. I am a male and have hairs on my wrist. I haven't tryed if I would keep Gear Fit like womens do, wrong way around. I mean the display is under wrist and where are not any hairs or you have to keep your strap tighter than now.
Newest version bring pause function to Gear Fit training, but I agree that better would be if I can myself start and stop the bicycling training. It could stop automatically if you stand too long in traffic signal; GPS signal stays too long same. If this is true, then the clock is dangerous incitementing to run a red lights.
The pulse off settings is here: biking/ scroll right one screen (on landscape mode)/ pulse: take off tag of pulse.
EmDzei said:
Same here, but I have missed all my bicyclings. But I have solved issue. Taking pulse (beat of heart) off then the training have gone OK. I am a male and have hairs on my wrist. I haven't tryed if I would keep Gear Fit like womens do, wrong way around. I mean the display is under wrist and where are not any hairs or you have to keep your strap tighter than now.
Newest version bring pause function to Gear Fit training, but I agree that better would be if I can myself start and stop the bicycling training. It could stop automatically if you stand too long in traffic signal; GPS signal stays too long same. If this is true, then the clock is dangerous incitementing to run a red lights.
The pulse off settings is here: biking/ scroll right one screen (on landscape mode)/ pulse: take off tag of pulse.
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Hi EmDzei and thanks for the reply.
Unfortunately this did not solve the problem for me. Turned off the heart-sensor and have now tried two biking sessions but the Gear device stops recording after 10 and 25 minutes respectively. Pretty much the same results as before. A real pain in the nether regions! Does no one else have this problem? I've noticed that the phone "pings" every now and again and I'm wondering if it momentarily loses BT contact with the watch and that this somehow stops the Health recording. It does this at night also when I have the blocking mode enabled (which irritates the H-ll out of my wife, the soft pinging, that is). Any thoughts on this...?
Thanks/M
McHan said:
Hi EmDzei and thanks for the reply.
Unfortunately this did not solve the problem for me. Turned off the heart-sensor and have now tried two biking sessions but the Gear device stops recording after 10 and 25 minutes respectively. Pretty much the same results as before. A real pain in the nether regions! Does no one else have this problem? I've noticed that the phone "pings" every now and again and I'm wondering if it momentarily loses BT contact with the watch and that this somehow stops the Health recording. It does this at night also when I have the blocking mode enabled (which irritates the H-ll out of my wife, the soft pinging, that is). Any thoughts on this...?
Thanks/M
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Have to notice here at start that I am not so specialist for this case. But I can give one or two hint.
This hint could hit forest with full speed. I don't know if the bluetooth and WLAN are on same chip. But on WLAN (= Wi-Fi) extra settings and its sleep mode there are three settings: always, only when connected and never (increase mobile data). Simple translations from finnish. =) I use this middle settings: allways, when device is connected. I wrote this hint because you wrote that your device seems disconnect 10 - 25 minutes. WLAN disconnecting time is similar: 15 minutes, if on sleep mode. As I said, this could be very very wrong information.
OK. Next our possible version differents. My Gear Fit firmware is R350XXU0BNE5. My Gear Fit Manager version is 1.67.0523 and I use it on my Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505) stock un-rooted firmware version UFNB9. Last five serial character of Gear Fit are LRXW. I do not use blocking mode on Gear Fit. I use it on my phone and disable sync at nights.
Today I tested and bicycled 26,52 km. I visited two times on markets and paused my "training". All session took 1:44 hour (so beautifull day and sunshine). Does your bicycling have Pause button when you started the trip? My previous version of this doesn't and with it I had problems with cutted bicycle trainings. My phone lay on own bicycle mounting holder, so the bluetooth signal is very stong and distance ~50 - 60 cm only.
Uh, last comments. You have of course made a Samsung account and it sync works OK? I think also that keeping LTE off when biking outside of the city fairway, if it is not strong signal. Good to try in this desperation, eh.
EmDzei said:
Have to notice here at start that I am not so specialist for this case. But I can give one or two hint.
This hint could hit forest with full speed. I don't know if the bluetooth and WLAN are on same chip. But on WLAN (= Wi-Fi) extra settings and its sleep mode there are three settings: always, only when connected and never (increase mobile data). Simple translations from finnish. =) I use this middle settings: allways, when device is connected. I wrote this hint because you wrote that your device seems disconnect 10 - 25 minutes. WLAN disconnecting time is similar: 15 minutes, if on sleep mode. As I said, this could be very very wrong information.
OK. Next our possible version differents. My Gear Fit firmware is R350XXU0BNE5. My Gear Fit Manager version is 1.67.0523 and I use it on my Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505) stock un-rooted firmware version UFNB9. Last five serial character of Gear Fit are LRXW. I do not use blocking mode on Gear Fit. I use it on my phone and disable sync at nights.
Today I tested and bicycled 26,52 km. I visited two times on markets and paused my "training". All session took 1:44 hour (so beautifull day and sunshine). Does your bicycling have Pause button when you started the trip? My previous version of this doesn't and with it I had problems with cutted bicycle trainings. My phone lay on own bicycle mounting holder, so the bluetooth signal is very stong and distance ~50 - 60 cm only.
Uh, last comments. You have of course made a Samsung account and it sync works OK? I think also that keeping LTE off when biking outside of the city fairway, if it is not strong signal. Good to try in this desperation, eh.
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A-HA! I think You hit on the solution to the problem in Your very last comment. I've been trying various combinations of settings on both the Gear Fit and on the phone, but to no avail. Then finally it struck me that, yes! I have been experiencing issues when shifting between LTE and other modes, and that possibly possibly this could have something to do with my problems. And so, sure enough, when I blocked off 4G and went for my daily today I finally got the whole ride recorded in the phone!
So many thanks for putting me on this track and fining the solution for me, EmDzei!
I think it is the best fitness companion and here's why.
It has phone.
Heart rate monitor.
Music player with Bluetooth headset.
Light weight.
Tracks steps
GPS.
@NeatSheep
NeatSheep said:
I think it is the best fitness companion and here's why.
It has phone.
Heart rate monitor.
Music player with Bluetooth headset.
Light weight.
Tracks steps
GPS.
@NeatSheep
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I think the pedometer on the note 4 is much better then on the gear s. It says I have walked way more then my phone does. Off by about 700 steps from the phone. Watch showing more. I was in the car most of the day today so not sure how I did 2k steps.
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I think the pedometer on the note 4 is much better then on the gear s. It says I have walked way more then my phone does. Off by about 700 steps from the phone. Watch showing more. I was in the car most of the day today so not sure how I did 2k steps.
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How much of this is because you literally do not have the phone in your hand as much as the watch on your wrist?
I am coming from the fitbit line and this watch tends to give me less credit the fitbits do.
So, I just get a base line number and improve about it.
Look at the photos. To me the watch is much better
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By the way it's measuring my steps, speed, location heart rate at the same time with a chart and a map. You can see that in the photos
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By the way it's measuring my steps, speed, location heart rate at the same time with a chart and a map. You can see that in the photos
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I will have to test it out at work as im always walking there. Maybe it is better. I never had a pedometer that was not my phone so maybe this is more accurate.
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By the way it's measuring my steps, speed, location heart rate at the same time with a chart and a map. You can see that in the photos
@NeatSheep
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Does the s health app give you verbal specs for while you are out? Like split times, or lap times and such?
Yes you you choose an exercise it will start recording the time, distance, speed, calories burned, location on the map and heart rate.
@NeatSheep
The problem with a pedometer on your wrist is that it will register steps just from the movement of you hand. If you are like me and move your hands a lot when you speak, or point a lot at a board (I'm a teacher) it registers way more steps than a pedometer attached to your hip or a phone in your pocket.
I also note that when I'm sitting at my desk, flipping pages of an article or assignment will register steps too ?
To be honest. If it making you move more the it's doing its job. And the normal steps they don't do much and it can tell you the healthy pace that really matters.
And you can only depend on the star an exercise function and it can tell the time you moved so you look at the chart and remove the steps that you know that are not correct.
There is may ways to solve the problem but i say if it's making you feel good and makes to want more and move more then why not.
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richlum said:
The problem with a pedometer on your wrist is that it will register steps just from the movement of you hand. If you are like me and move your hands a lot when you speak, or point a lot at a board (I'm a teacher) it registers way more steps than a pedometer attached to your hip or a phone in your pocket.
I also note that when I'm sitting at my desk, flipping pages of an article or assignment will register steps too ?
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I had two Nike Fuelbands, and believe you need to look at any wrist device like they do. They all give you "points", whether they call them Fuel or steps, etc. Just establish a baseline and improve from there. I put my hands on my knee during biking at the gym, and get points this way, and don't worry that the elliptical is not real steps either, and I use the poles on this machine instead of keeping my hands stationary on the smaller arm rest handles. Improvement is the key. I lost 88 lbs. this year and credit my Gear 2 very much in helping me push my goals daily. I have it set still at 11000, but today got 16,000 points for example. Have fun with it. I am loving the new Gear S too.
True. If you use it to establish a baseline and set goals, it should be a good way to motivate yourself and improve.
I just laugh when it says I've 8,000 steps and I know if just sat on my ass in the office and car all day
richlum said:
The problem with a pedometer on your wrist is that it will register steps just from the movement of you hand. If you are like me and move your hands a lot when you speak, or point a lot at a board (I'm a teacher) it registers way more steps than a pedometer attached to your hip or a phone in your pocket.
I also note that when I'm sitting at my desk, flipping pages of an article or assignment will register steps too ?
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I have never gotten that to work flipping pages.
Go through a normal day and see the number steps you get. Then set your goal higher than that. Nothing will be perfect, but that gets "you" moving more, and isn't that the goal?
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I had two Nike Fuelbands, and believe you need to look at any wrist device like they do. They all give you "points", whether they call them Fuel or steps, etc. Just establish a baseline and improve from there. I put my hands on my knee during biking at the gym, and get points this way, and don't worry that the elliptical is not real steps either, and I use the poles on this machine instead of keeping my hands stationary on the smaller arm rest handles. Improvement is the key. I lost 88 lbs. this year and credit my Gear 2 very much in helping me push my goals daily. I have it set still at 11000, but today got 16,000 points for example. Have fun with it. I am loving the new Gear S too.
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Congrats! [emoji2]
1) Does it have Nike+ app already?
2) Has anybody used any semi pro watch in the past? Forerunner, ambit? Just wondering how Gear S compared to those devices.
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Yes it has a Nike+
And most pedometer not professional.
I have a Garmin GPS watch. I can compare them together if you want
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Yes it has a Nike+
And most pedometer not professional.
I have a Garmin GPS watch. I can compare them together if you want
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I have many questions.. if you can answer - that's nice. I have experience with Garmin Forerunner 620 and Endomondo mobile app. Both suites me fine. And I just want to know if Gear S can replace them.
1) How often would you need to charge it if you would do 1 hour running every second day?
2) Is heartbeat recorded during the running or after the run? Is HB recorded by Nike+ app?
3) Can Nike+ app:
- Show average pace of the last kilometer? (after each km)
- Vibrate or in any other way inform every 1km?
4) In one of the videos I've seen Endomondo icon in Gear S. Have you tried it?
- Can Gear S+Endomondo work without!! the phone? That would be ideal solution for me.
- That stuff Endomondo records during workout? GPS coordinates? Heart rate?
Ok lets see. First i have garmin forerunner 910xt and i stopped using it and replaced it with gear s.
1. I charge my gear s sometimes every 2 days and the fact that the charger has a battery is good for me because sometimes i change it on the way to work.
2. I didnt run with the watch but walked really fast and it kept recording my heart rate during that time.
3. Nike+ works without phone after setup(UPDATE )************
4. Endomondo don't work without the phone
@NeatSheep
If Even Nike+ can't work without a phone - that's a no go for me
Does that mean that only Samsung fitness apps can utilize the mobility and GPS of Gear S?
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Ok lets see. First i have garmin forerunner 910xt and i stopped using it and replaced it with gear s.
1. I charge my gear s sometimes every 2 days and the fact that the charger has a battery is good for me because sometimes i change it on the way to work.
2. I didnt run with the watch but walked really fast and it kept recording my heart rate during that time.
3. and 4. Endomondo and nike+ don't work without the phone
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How are you getting away with charging every 2 days? When i use the gear s for my runs it needs a charge every 11 hours.
Ninja, how long are your runs?
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Hi
I thought about get one of those watches (Gear 2 vs Gear s), so which is superior?
Can someone please list cons and pros with both and some unique features, that both have.
Tried Google a bit, but can't make up my mind so want the pros and cons from you guys!
Thanks in advance
I had the original Galaxy Gear but skipped the Gear 2 because I thought it was basically the same thing.
The Gear 2 has a camera and an IR blaster to control your TV.
The Gear S doesn't have either of those.
The Gear S has a larger curved screen which I like.
If you need something that takes pictures and video then get the Gear 2.
Otherwise get the Gear S.
I have Gear 1, Gear 2 and Gear S
Gear S Wifi and SIM for 3G, GPS.
With Gear S you can keep connected at your phone even out of BT range. You can receive notification from your phone through Wifi or 3G even if you forget your phone at home.
Big screen so easy to reply with keyboard.
You can track sport activity with buil-in GPS even without phone.
Ambiant sensor for automatic brightness.
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I have Gear 1, Gear 2 and Gear S
Gear S Wifi and SIM for 3G, GPS.
With Gear S you can keep connected at your phone even out of BT range. You can receive notification from your phone through Wifi or 3G even if you forget your phone at home.
Big screen so easy to reply with keyboard.
You can track sport activity with buil-in GPS even without phone.
Ambiant sensor for automatic brightness.
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Agreed.
I actually went through the same dilemma. Watch some youtube videos of both of them hands on and see which on suites you better. The connectivity of the Gear S is what sold me. The "remote connection" via wifi/3G, as stated by previous poster, is a huge factor for me as I tend to forget my phone around the house/car/or even leave it at home. This allows you to receive your notifications over the air. The gear 2 has bluetooth and its done. May not sound too bad but the bluetooth range can be very spotty. Sometimes my bluetooth will cut out after less than 10ft (not sure why).
Gear 2 has the camera and ir blaster that's basically it. For the price difference I went with the Gear S it just made more sense in the long run.
The Gear S has one major feature not discussed, although its kinda useless at the moment there is only 1 app in the app store that supports it, the barometer. A lot of people think this sensor is completely useless but its not. On top of giving barometric pressure info it also records elevation changes and much more. GPS is good but is not accurate enough alone to measure these changes and relies on the barometer. Hence why a lot of new Samsung phones have this sensor.
Yes, Brometer and UV sensor on Gear S.
For example I made 2 same exercices (more longer on 2nd week) 2 weeks, first with Gear S in standalone et second next week with phone only.
With Gear S Altitude : 369-372m is right value by Gear S barometer
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3dhZYESs_5bQUZwRzJNSC1DZlU&authuser=0
With Phone 247-252m with GPS totaly Wrong
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3dhZYESs_5bdnZvS0haamd2V0k&authuser=0
The name of the barometer application? I can't seem to find anything on the store.
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The name of the barometer application? I can't seem to find anything on the store.
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Gear O' Clock: Geoscope. Its $1.50 and a clock so I apologize kinda misinformed saying it was an application.
Yes, Geoclock is good for use like a compass app : compass + altimeter/barometer
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3dhZYESs_5baU1tNTJ1T0NSZFU&authuser=0
Hi,
i bought a GF2 but i have a problem what i did not understand.
Alle reviews are talking about "auto reckonice" of some things like walking or biking. But there nothing happend if i go 3miles in the woods with my bike. The GF2 just count steps (who dosent happen if i biking). GPS is enabled.
If i understand that right i dont need to take my smarrphone with me if i do these. I just reset my band, but it is not better than before.
Where is my failure in that?
Hexxer said:
Hi,
i bought a GF2 but i have a problem what i did not understand.
Alle reviews are talking about "auto reckonice" of some things like walking or biking. But there nothing happend if i go 3miles in the woods with my bike. The GF2 just count steps (who dosent happen if i biking). GPS is enabled.
If i understand that right i dont need to take my smarrphone with me if i do these. I just reset my band, but it is not better than before.
Where is my failure in that?
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When i'm driving a car, GF2 says, that i'm biking - imo it's just bugged.
You drive to slow
I find out that the trigger for the tracker are 10 minutes. The Auto-feature dosent log the map... Thats only if you use "training"
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When i'm driving a car, GF2 says, that i'm biking - imo it's just bugged.
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Really? I've driven more than I care to lately and its never said I was biking. Are you driving on a bike path? On a more serious note that is very strange
Today o drive - with a car...16 years, but a car - ty work. There was no bike-tracking.
Next strange thing: There is no alarm clock in the Samsung Market if you dont have a samsung handy. WTF
I had it "autorecognize" my lawn mowing as biking the yesterday. Which i guess is an improvement, since I had decided the auto recognize was not working when it didn't pick up my 6 mile bike commute.
Another thing I have seen is that it seems to just scrap ALL gps data for a tracked workout if it can't make a connection when you finish the workout. So I need to start finishing before I enter the garage at work.
There is a bug. If you use these "Auto" Track Feature there will be no Data about the route inside.
Screen ist german (sry ) but you can see that the track is 0km....GPS was enabled
I am having a similar problem. I notice that my GearFit 2 is logging driving in traffic as biking. Even though I have Auto-Recognize exercise set to OFF. Several days now I have an hour of biking completed before I get out of the car for work! Samsung tech support was grasping at straws, wanted me to disable "steps". I said that if I have to manually start and stop step recording of steps to as the solution to my issue then I will be returning the device and moving on to a different manufacturer. But I like the GearFit 2 even more than the original! 'cept for this small hiccup.
Gearfit 2
Model SM-R360
Software R360XXU1BPG3
Serial No R5AH6067ZCF
Samsung Note 5
Hey,
Curious as to if any one uses a smart watch with their Note 8, if so which one and how has the experience been?
jwat_10792 said:
Hey,
Curious as to if any one uses a smart watch with their Note 8, if so which one and how has the experience been?
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I've had a Gear S3 Frontier for some months with my Note 7. What's different is the battery life, already good on the Frontier, is even better paired with the Note 8. Hoping an update will come exchanging SVoice for Bixby. SVoice sucks, I never use it. The watch is excellent if you have to attend a lot of meetings. Checking notifications doesn't disrupt anything or draw stares.
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Hey,
Curious as to if any one uses a smart watch with their Note 8, if so which one and how has the experience been?
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Ticwatch 2 works great and looks the best imo than any other smartwatch
Old school motto 360 gen 2. Perfectly in sync. Battery life on either device is stellar in my daily use.
I use the Gear s3 - love it - they go perfectly together.
I use the Gear 2. The original Gear and the Gear 2 are the only ones able to take pictures using the device's builtin camera. It's the feature that I use all the time when traveling. You can still find them available.
350julio said:
Ticwatch 2 works great and looks the best imo than any other smartwatch
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how's the battery life on the ticwatch 2? also can you reply to messages?
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Hey,
Curious as to if any one uses a smart watch with their Note 8, if so which one and how has the experience been?
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I have the Samsung Gear S3 LTE.
Its been great. I can't think of any negative experiences with it and it syncs flawlessly with S-Health.
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how's the battery life on the ticwatch 2? also can you reply to messages?
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It's actually amazing even with the always on display you can get 2-3 full days out of it depending on how much you actually use it's features and yes you can with voice, you can also add quick replies and make phone calls through it's speaker
Gear S3 Frontier LTE
Using both Gear S2 Classic and Huawei Watch with Note 8. Both work fine.
I have the gear s3 paired with my s8 now, next week I am get the note. While almost the same phone. I would say it's a great to use.
What I love about my gear s3
1. I can pair the watch to the phone and my Bluetooth headphones to the watch. This way i can control my songs off my s3.
2. Heart rate. Having high blood pressure I like to see my heart rate. It looks weird at work or social events taking out the phone and placing my finger on the back of the phone. With the watch I press a button and it reads it.
3. Watch faces! I love I can change the look of the watch. It's such a great thing. It's like owning a hundred different kind of watches.
4. Watch bands. I can change the look on the fly. It takes seconds to change bands.
5. Battery life is double edge sword. The phone does discharge a little more due the Bluetooth, but using the watch to check time, read messages and other good things also helps the phone battery.
6. For work it's a great thing. You can ignore calls without taking out ur phone. See messages and reply without getting in trouble.
The bad.
1. The cost of these watches is high.
2. Battery life on the watches are not that great as they say. I mean yes it can hold a charge for about two days which means less charging. With me I notice I have a whole day and the next day I need to charge it midday. Kind of piss me off. give me two days of 12 to 14 hours. I do not want to charge it at night when it's 60 to 70%
3. The looks you get talking to your watch lol. Might not be bad sometimes lol.
4. I wish more apps are available. Samsung messed up. They should of made it andriod based .
Pebble Round. Older watch but still one of the thinnest smart watches I have owned. Very basic for notification and etc came from a S2 Classic. Considered the S3 Frontier but I lucked out on eBay with this watch.
My only gripe is the persistent notification that you cant clear from the gear manger, and it shows on the lock screen too. ugh
jwat_10792 said:
Hey,
Curious as to if any one uses a smart watch with their Note 8, if so which one and how has the experience been?
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I have the original LG Urbane as well as the Gear S2 classic and love them both with my Note 8.
I use the original Huawei Watch and it's been great so far. Very nice looking watch too.
+1 for the Gear S3 LTE, although I never actually use the LTE portion.
fschambe said:
+1 for the Gear S3 LTE, although I never actually use the LTE portion.
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+1 for Frontier LTE. Got an update for the tizen software a few weeks ago, and while paired, battery life dramatically decreases. Other than that, great pair.
gear S watch with curved rectangular screen. It may be 3 years old but works like a champ and constantly get complements.
Ian B
+1 Gear S
Works great for calls while working with hands (main feature i use it for).
And +1 constant compliments...i love the real estate the screen has.
Sent from my God Mode 8