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So ive had thd gear for 2 days and im confused. When using my note 4, if i left the phone home i thougjt the watch woild act as tye same number etc when out and about. They tout that yoi dont have to give out a seperate number etc. Was i wrong on this account.
It should if the Gear S can connect to your phone remotely. There are know bugs that if you leave Gear WiFi on, it may not connect to your phone reliably.
How do connect remotely and shut the WiFi off. T-Mobile told me it wouldn't work
Suzook1 said:
So ive had thd gear for 2 days and im confused. When using my note 4, if i left the phone home i thougjt the watch woild act as tye same number etc when out and about. They tout that yoi dont have to give out a seperate number etc. Was i wrong on this account.
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Did you enable call forwarding so when your bluetooth is out of range it will go into call forward mode ie calls/text from note 4 you want standalone use gear only mode
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Suzook1 said:
How do connect remotely and shut the WiFi off. T-Mobile told me it wouldn't work
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Remote Connection
You can remotely connect the Gear S to the
smartphone when a Bluetooth connection
between the devices is not available. When this
feature is activated, you can receive notifications
from the smartphone and use apps that require
a network connection on the Gear S. For more
information, refer to “Connection Modes” on page
16.
1.
On smartphone
: Sign in to your Samsung
account.
2.
On smartphone:
Tap
Apps
>
Samsung
Gear
>
Settings
, and then tap
Use Remote
connection
per t-mobile manual
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Forwarding Calls to Gear S
If you turn on Auto call forwarding, when Gear
S is in Remote Connection mode, calls to the
smartphone are automatically forwarded to the
Gear S. You can turn on Auto call forwarding
when you pair your Gear S with a smartphone,
in the Gear S Settings, or in Settings of the
Samsung Gear app on the smartphone.
When call forwarding is active:
•
Your smartphone will ring a few times for
an incoming call, and then the call will be
forwarded to your Gear S.
•
If you do not answer the call on your Gear S,
the caller may leave a voicemail that you can
listen to on your Gear S.
To use call forwarding, the Use Remote
connection setting must be enabled on the
Samsung Gear app on the smartphone (this is
enabled by default).
Call forwarding continues until your Gear S and
smartphone are connected again, via Bluetooth
or remote connection
Sorry have to ask the noon question, how do you forward. From the phone or the watxh
question to ask
See at bottom
QUOTE=Uniquebarbee;56735402]Did you enable call forwarding so when your bluetooth is out of range it will go into call forward mode ie calls/text from note 4 you want standalone use gear only mode
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Remote Connection
You can remotely connect the Gear S to the
smartphone when a Bluetooth connection
between the devices is not available. When this
feature is activated, you can receive notifications
from the smartphone and use apps that require
a network connection on the Gear S. For more
information, refer to “Connection Modes” on page
16.
1.
On smartphone
: Sign in to your Samsung
account.
2.
On smartphone:
Tap
Apps
>
Samsung
Gear
>
Settings
, and then tap
Use Remote
connection
per t-mobile manual
Do you mean galaxy apps on my note 4
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Forwarding Calls to Gear S
If you turn on Auto call forwarding, when Gear
S is in Remote Connection mode, calls to the
smartphone are automatically forwarded to the
Gear S. You can turn on Auto call forwarding
when you pair your Gear S with a smartphone,
in the Gear S Settings, or in Settings of the
Samsung Gear app on the smartphone.
When call forwarding is active:
•
Your smartphone will ring a few times for
an incoming call, and then the call will be
forwarded to your Gear S.
•
If you do not answer the call on your Gear S,
the caller may leave a voicemail that you can
listen to on your Gear S.
To use call forwarding, the Use Remote
connection setting must be enabled on the
Samsung Gear app on the smartphone (this is
enabled by default).
Call forwarding continues until your Gear S and
smartphone are connected again, via Bluetooth
or remote connection[/QUOTE]
Suzook1 said:
Sorry have to ask the noon question, how do you forward. From the phone or the watxh
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http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/wearable-tech/SM-R750TZKATMB
Left side of the list last thing manual
OK got call forwarding enabled. Last question, if I make a call from the watch, its going to show up as the number assigmed to the watch though right, note my note 4
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OK got call forwarding enabled. Last question, if I make a call from the watch, its going to show up as the number assigmed to the watch though right, note my note 4
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You can set it up for when you call from Gs To display note 4 number or Gs number . But if you are in gear only mode then yes you will call from the watch number
*yes samsung gear manager on note 4
how do you set that up?
THis review today states this:
Which means, if you set up automatic call forwarding, you can call your friends from your wrist and the call will appear to come from your regular phone number. But if you mistakenly share the direct phone number with your coworkers like I did, then all bets are off and your wrist is ringing at midnight. Protip: don't do that.
http://gizmodo.com/samsung-gear-s-review-but-i-dont-wanna-be-****-tracy-1658861223
When you BT connected to the phone, the cell radio on the watch is forced off. You can't receive SMS or calls from your watch number. All calls go straight to voicemail. This is true regardless if you setup auto call forwarding or not.
So, don't give out your watch number.
Well that's a bummer. I really wanted to make calls independent of the phone and have my main number show up
You still can. Just turn off the BT and let it remote connect to the phone. You trade off the battery life and a few features (that won't work without BT connection) for the sake of independent phone radio.
I do but when I make a call from the watch it comes up as my other number?
It can be configured on the watch for what outgoing number it shows.
I enabled call forwarding on the watch and gear managerband now if I'm out of range from the note 4 the watch connects remotely.
Then when I make a call or send a text it shows up on my wife's phone as coming from the Note 4 number and not the watches own number.
Just make sure that WiFi on the watch is switched off and call forwarding enabled on both the watch and in gear manager app.
jongilluley said:
I enabled call forwarding on the watch and gear managerband now if I'm out of range from the note 4 the watch connects remotely.
Then when I make a call or send a text it shows up on my wife's phone as coming from the Note 4 number and not the watches own number.
Just make sure that WiFi on the watch is switched off and call forwarding enabled on both the watch and in gear manager app.
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Whenever I'm connected remotely, the outgoing call number is my watch's phone number and not my phone. When I'm connected via Bluetooth, it's the phone's number. I have played with the settings and have call forwarding on in both areas. My text messages show as my cell phone even when remotely connected just not outgoing calls. I'm getting a little frustrated as I want to leave the phone home sometimes and I don't want people to have a different number. I can't change this setting when connected remotely as its grayed out.
Jordan, look under phone settings when connected REMOTELY. You can choose what number to call from
Jeffruby said:
Jordan, look under phone settings when connected REMOTELY. You can choose what number to call from
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I tried it. The number is set as my gear's number and it is grayed out so that I can't change it. Maybe this is a limitation of AT&T's network. It might not be able to place a call as another number remotely. This works for messages, just not for calls. This is somewhat disappointing as it negates the idea of not giving out another number when you leave your phone behind. If I ever call anyone, they will have no idea who it is.
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nope...will only change if a) the gear network is on always ON or b) its on auto...and your not on wifi or bluetooth to phone...will work...
to get smart relay activated properly you must first turn on the mobile data connection on your phone then the mobile data connection on your watch. if the gear s has auto mobile data defaulted, in 60 seconds you will not have to activate it manually.
This method is to get the calls forwarded. Again, to establish the remote connection both phone and watch mobile data connections must be established. If youre connected to wifi the remote connection will not work.
Once call forwarding or remote connection has been established it is not necessary to keep the mobile data connections on either the phone or watch. The remote setup has been worked out through your cellular provider and there isn't a need to keep data on if you don't need them.
This must be done every time to get it working. I'm using both a tmobile bought gear S and note 4. It all works brilliantly.
if i have the phone and watch connected, and i receive a call, and answer it from the watch, will i speak from the phone? its easier to slide from the watch...
Hello I'm having great problems with remote connection. All I get is error message when I try to activate it. all it says is error has occurred please try again. I have note 4 and tmobile. I'm stuck and been researching for 2 days now. Any ideas?
bjh2379 said:
Hello I'm having great problems with remote connection. All I get is error message when I try to activate it. all it says is error has occurred please try again. I have note 4 and tmobile. I'm stuck and been researching for 2 days now. Any ideas?
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Redo call forwarding setup both on gear manager and watch itself
Mine takes 2-4 tries to connect but after that its flawless
It has to have remote connection first to do the call forwarding
Any ideas?
A good reset/Uninstall the apps always helps me
Yeah tried. Nothing. Now its not recognizing my sim card
i get the same error forwarding calls when moving from BT to mobile connection. although the watch shows me the notifications, it keeps the error.try again.
how do i redo the call forwarding protocol on both devices?
bjh2379 said:
Yeah tried. Nothing. Now its not recognizing my sim card
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Did ya fix it
BAD ASS NOTE 4 + BAD ASS GEAR S
No Data Plan
hughedee74 said:
to get smart relay activated properly you must first turn on the mobile data connection on your phone then the mobile data connection on your watch. if the gear s has auto mobile data defaulted, in 60 seconds you will not have to activate it manually.
This method is to get the calls forwarded. Again, to establish the remote connection both phone and watch mobile data connections must be established. If youre connected to wifi the remote connection will not work.
Once call forwarding or remote connection has been established it is not necessary to keep the mobile data connections on either the phone or watch. The remote setup has been worked out through your cellular provider and there isn't a need to keep data on if you don't need them.
This must be done every time to get it working. I'm using both a tmobile bought gear S and note 4. It all works brilliantly.
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I am nor completely clear.....are you saying that each time you know you will be leaving your phone at home, you must manually set up Remote Connection and then turn it off when you reconnect to the watch via bluetooth? I thought is was supposed to be automatic. Also, does this Remote Connection require a data plan to allow it to function? I am in Canada and none of the carriers have a "wearable plan". I just purchased a prepaid nanoSIM from Rogers and signed up for a talk & text plan but no data and I don't want to be paying big $ for data if the watch requires data to function with Remote Connection. HELP!
Rick76 said:
I am nor completely clear.....are you saying that each time you know you will be leaving your phone at home, you must manually set up Remote Connection and then turn it off when you reconnect to the watch via bluetooth? I thought is was supposed to be automatic. Also, does this Remote Connection require a data plan to allow it to function? I am in Canada and none of the carriers have a "wearable plan". I just purchased a prepaid nanoSIM from Rogers and signed up for a talk & text plan but no data and I don't want to be paying big $ for data if the watch requires data to function with Remote Connection. HELP!
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As far as I'm aware there are actually two separate issues to consider here.
1) If you turn on Call Forwarding in the Gear Manager app on your phone, then calls to your phone (using your phone number) will ring on your watch when not connected through Bluetooth (by being forwarded to your watch #). This is simply call forwarding and all you need is a watch plan that allows voice; no data plan required. You would normally use this when you want to leave the phone at home and receive calls on your watch while you're out, etc. The forwarding isnt automatic, you turn it on or off as required in Gear Manager.
2) If you have a plan that allows data (or have access to a wifi connection) then you will be able to receive texts and all notifications from your phone on your watch when connected remotely. You won't be able to receive calls in real time with only a data plan though, unless you also have a voice plan and forward calls as per #1 above. On the bright side, you will still get the missed call notification if your watch plan allows data, so while you can't answer the call you can always call them back right away. Data plans (or wifi) allow for the remote connection to your phone when out of bluetooth range. This remote connection is possible because without bluetooth, the phone and watch can only sync up through your Samsung account, which is why they need some sort of data connection. Once you've set everything up on your phone and watch, the remote connection will happen autonatically within 60 seconds of losing bluetooth connectivity.
Clearer Now
sefrcoko said:
As far as I'm aware there are actually two separate issues to consider here.
1) If you turn on Call Forwarding in the Gear Manager app on your phone, then calls to your phone (using your phone number) will ring on your watch when not connected through Bluetooth (by being forwarded to your watch #). This is simply call forwarding and all you need is a watch plan that allows voice; no data plan required. You would normally use this when you want to leave the phone at home and receive calls on your watch while you're out, etc. The forwarding isnt automatic, you turn it on or off as required in Gear Manager.
2) If you have a plan that allows data (or have access to a wifi connection) then you will be able to receive texts and all notifications from your phone on your watch when connected remotely. You won't be able to receive calls in real time with only a data plan though, unless you also have a voice plan and forward calls as per #1 above. On the bright side, you will still get the missed call notification if your watch plan allows data, so while you can't answer the call you can always call them back right away. Data plans (or wifi) allow for the remote connection to your phone when out of bluetooth range. This remote connection is possible because without bluetooth, the phone and watch can only sync up through your Samsung account, which is why they need some sort of data connection. Once you've set everything up on your phone and watch, the remote connection will happen autonatically within 60 seconds of losing bluetooth connectivity.
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Thanks for the clarification. I currently only have the Talk & Text plan so I will have to see how much data is used to push the information. I may have to get a data plan as well.
Rick76 said:
Thanks for the clarification. I currently only have the Talk & Text plan so I will have to see how much data is used to push the information. I may have to get a data plan as well.
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Happy to help. Also check out my post from the general thread to see my experience with trying to find a good weaeable-like plan here in Canada:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=58611081
So to further ask questions about these things..
I just got the watch today and have been searching and trying to find tips on it...
If I am connected via bluetooth.. why does my watch not ring? I thought I could pretty much leave my phone in my pocket all day and do everything through the watch (receive calls and what not). I notice the "messages" app ONLY has messages in there sent from the watch itself. If I get a text message I can view it (not reply..) and it does not show up on the actual watch texts... ideas?
Thanks in advanced.
Hey all,
I just have a question. Lets assume we do have a phone with SIM-A and the Watch with SIM-B. They are connected via bluetooth and for a reason, bluetooth connection get lost. Theoretically, the calls from SIM-A should be diverted to SIM-B. Automatically. Correct?
Because, practically, I am trying this with the Galaxy S7 edge with two sims (SM-G935FD) and it is not working. I got only missed-call notification. The call is not diverted and the phone is still ringing. However, I can do it manually, which of course is not as advertised.
I'm using different SIM cards, with different numbers, on the Android and on the Gear S. The Gear S is set to use the Gear number for calls and for SMS sending. If I send an SMS to the Gear number, it always arrives there. If I try to send (compose or reply) an SMS message from the Gear, then:
* 99% of the cases it gives a timeout and is not sent
* if I quickly put the Gear in airplane mode, then turn airplane mode off, then send immediately the SMS, is is always sent
Any hints? Does anybody have issues with SMS sending (originating from the Gear, not proxied via the phone)?
Br,
C
PS. - I guess I just posted in the wrong area, but I have no clue as of how to move this to the Troubleshooting zone ...
When this happens, is your watch connected to your phone via BT? The watch's cell radio is auto-disabled whenever it is BT connected to the phone.
foxbat121 said:
When this happens, is your watch connected to your phone via BT? The watch's cell radio is auto-disabled whenever it is BT connected to the phone.
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The watch is not connected via BT when this happens, and the 3G is always on. I made sure it only has the 3G connection and it is set to use the Gear number ...
Then you probably have SIM card or account setup issue not related to Watch itself. I don't know which region your watch is from. Here in US, my AT&T version won't allow sending text message from watch's radio using another number. It has to be the number of the watch itself. Security restrictions from the carrier I guess.
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Then you probably have SIM card or account setup issue not related to Watch itself. I don't know which region your watch is from. Here in US, my AT&T version won't allow sending text message from watch's radio using another number. It has to be the number of the watch itself. Security restrictions from the carrier I guess.
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Did that too, forced the operator to send the configuration again to the Gear number, received it on the Gear, approved the setup, got the MMS and internet APNs updated ... the Gear sends SMSs from its own number, and it works for a couple of minutes after it is out of airplane mode, then stops working. It can also receive messages anytime, without any problems - so it must be something else. Since I seem to be alone having this issue, I will probably reflash and reinstall, maybe it fixes itself
I'm having almost the same problem except with calls --- texts go through fine both ways, but I can only receive calls, when I try to make an outgoing call on the gear in standalone mode (phone not connected) it says either "unexpected response" or "emergency calls only" I think it could be a firmware bug as I found two firmware updates I'd missed (will test it tomorrow, currently a storm so no ATT reception here) but make sure your firmware is latest version, if it's not, update it and try again.
i'm on the latest fw, take care, you may lose text messages too
Ah, well I guess it wont help you >.< sorry. Good Luck!
Though in my case, after updating the firmware it works perfectly for calls/texts now! Data doesn't work, but I don't really need that (I have an unlimited plan on my phone and excellent reception usually, the gear's tiny plan ($10/3 months) is just for those odd times when I forget my phone or it's battery dies, or it has no reception and I *have* to make a call --- to date not had a problem like that in 10 years, but peace of mind for $3/month is worth it )
im looking to purchase a gear s unlocked brand new but everywhere i go to finda a demo or more info i cannot find one where i live even the staff are clueless even the ones working in the samsung store.
my questions are
1. if i put my phone sim into my gear s what functions can it do similarly on my phone if say i go for a walk without my phone? will whatsapp work?
2. does the gear s need to have your phone connected to the internet at home if you leave it there and go out for the day for full functionality? i read in order for gear manager to function the phone needs to be on and connected to a working connection (obviously the gear s will have my sim in it o i assume calls etc i'll receive via the watch)
3. is the watch truly stand alone for calls texts whatsapp etc if i just put my phone sim in it and go out for the night?
my ideal scenario is if i want to go out for the night and dont want to bring my phone wih me im hoping i can receive calls texts and whatsapp only by just having my phone sim in the watch. is this doable? or does my phone need to be connected in some way?
thanks
Yes. If you put your sim in the watch you will get phone calls and txt. You can txt back just like normal. Not sure about whatsapp because I don't use it. You do have to have a Samsung phone to get emails and other notification type stuff and the phone has to be connected to wifi for that to work. It makes a remote connection using network via wifi with phone and cell network with the watch.
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So can i leave my phone at home connected to wifi and receive calls and texts from that number pushed to the gear s and also receive calls and texts on the separate sim i have in the watch?
If i put my phone sim in my gear s can i literally get everything i need pushed?
Sorry your post answered my question above. But in regards to whatsapp calling or viber on the gear s can i do that from the watch? How loud is the loud speaker? Like if im outside and it is noisey with traffic can i still hear without needing to put the watch close to my ear?
Lastly is it possible to sideload android wear fitness apps to it even though it runs tizen?
I like i can put a sim in unlike the s 2
I just got my Gear S and I have couple of questions that I haven't been able to discover an answer for. Is it possible to rotate the screen to landscape mode? I haven't found a way to do if there is. Also what would be needed to send/receive calls on it in stand alone mode?
It is not possible to rate the screen.
There is nothing else needed to make/receive calls in stand alone as long as you have the watch activated with a carrier plan. It will have its own phone number. However, if it is connected to your phone via Bluetooth, the cell radio on the watch is disable by default to save battery.
Also, make sure you bought the correct version of Gear S for use. As a dual band phone, Gear S is not a global phone. Specifically, North American market and rest of the world do not match in frequency bands. So, if you bought a non-NA Gear S, it won't work in NA and vice versa.
Thanks for the info. It is an ATT gear s which is the service that I have. I realized that I asked the first question incorrectly. I was wondering about rotating the screen when viewing video or photos. I found a video play that will rotate it for you.
Also to go full solo mode your phone needs to be shut off. If it is on, then the watch will connect through the cell network from your phone and you will still get calls from your phone's number on the watch. If the phone is off the network, or turned off, then your watch's number will be the active one.
highlordkram said:
Also to go full solo mode your phone needs to be shut off. If it is on, then the watch will connect through the cell network from your phone and you will still get calls from your phone's number on the watch. If the phone is off the network, or turned off, then your watch's number will be the active one.
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No you don't have to. As long as you are not connected via Bluetooth to your phone, your watch can receive phone calls from both numbers. In fact, if auto-forwarding is turned on, you will still receive phone calls from your phone's number even if the phone is turned off that is because the forwarding is done at carrier network level, not on your phone.
With Bluetooth turned on, the default behavior is turn off the cell radio on the watch to save battery. But you can still turn it on in the settings so that your watch can always receive calls to the watch's number at the cost of worse battery life.
foxbat121 said:
No you don't have to. As long as you are not connected via Bluetooth to your phone, your watch can receive phone calls from both numbers. In fact, if auto-forwarding is turned on, you will still receive phone calls from your phone's number even if the phone is turned off that is because the forwarding is done at carrier network level, not on your phone.
With Bluetooth turned on, the default behavior is turn off the cell radio on the watch to save battery. But you can still turn it on in the settings so that your watch can always receive calls to the watch's number at the cost of worse battery life.
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This does not work this way for me in the U.S. and under AT&T. I have auto-forwarding on, but if the phone is off I do not get calls to the phone forwarded to the watch. With the phone off, the watch only gets calls to the watch number. It gets forwarded calls from the phone if bluetooth is off, but the phone has to still be turned on and on the network.
Here is an excerpt from the manual:
Connected Remotely
When connected remotely, the Gear S is not
connected to the smartphone via Bluetooth, but is
still connected to the smartphone via the mobile
network.
While connected remotely, the Gear S can
receive notifications and calls from the
smartphone, calls and SMS messages to the
Gear S phone number, and have limited access
to Samsung Gear app functions. Calls which
are placed will be dialed from the Gear phone
number.
Gear Only
In Gear Only mode, the Gear S is not connected
to the smartphone, and is operating as an
independent device.
While in Gear Only mode, the Gear S will only
send and receive SMS messages and calls to the
Gear S phone number, and will have no access
to Samsung Gear app functions.
Maybe I should be more specific. You can turn off the phone after your watch confirms forwarding is on. This is because your phone is the only device that can turn on the forwarding. But once it is turned on, the phone itself don't have to be on.
You can rotate your Samsung Gear S. With a quick update however, they've added a new option that lets you change the orientation to vertical instead — making things much easier to read. Of course if you like the horizontal layout better, that option is still there as well.
Here is a video on how to rotate your screen
http://www.connectedly.com/how-change-screen-orientation-samsung-gear-fit
Hey please could anybody please confirm whether can I flash the Italy firmware over my Indian Gear S. Since my country firmware is not updated to 2.2.1.4. Some people even says that the new firmware provides reply options what's app and few themes and clock faces. Please somebody reply.
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Rickyzx said:
You can rotate your Samsung Gear S. With a quick update however, they've added a new option that lets you change the orientation to vertical instead — making things much easier to read. Of course if you like the horizontal layout better, that option is still there as well.
Here is a video on how to rotate your screen
http://www.connectedly.com/how-change-screen-orientation-samsung-gear-fit
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That's for the Samsung Gear Fit, not the Gear S.
Rickyzx said:
You can rotate your Samsung Gear S. With a quick update however, they've added a new option that lets you change the orientation to vertical instead — making things much easier to read. Of course if you like the horizontal layout better, that option is still there as well.
Here is a video on how to rotate your screen
http://www.connectedly.com/how-change-screen-orientation-samsung-gear-fit
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This video is for the Gear Fit, not the Gear S.