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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51
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
====================================================================
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
Suzook1 said:
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...
hello
I received my watch this morning while walking Gear S SMS sound although I can not send or receive and yet I am connected with my note 3 via Bluetooth, I can call and receive SMS but not? In managing notifications I have checked messages.
When I click on the message icon (The message says there is no valid SIM card in your Gear Gear or have not connected to your mobile device)
Thank you for you answers
I just finished installing the ROM BobCat V12 and now SMS so that walking V12 is compatible with 100% S. Gear Hi !!!!!!!!!!!! :laugh:
My call forwarding on my AT&T Phone and AT&T Gear S won't connect. Anyone know of any threads or remedies?
Fixed My Own Problem
Ok I fixed my own problem and now it works better than before. I got on the chat with AT&T and they set up the call forwarding on their end. The Gear S still says there is no call forwarding connection though, so I disabled the option. Since it is enabled through AT&T, however, on a remote connection I can receive calls from both my phone number and my Gear S number. All the while call forwarding is disabled on the Gear S. I can receive texts through both numbers as well. The only downside is, to disable the call forwarding I would have to contact AT&T again. But I don't really know why I would ever want to disable that. I'm just going to leave my phone in a constant remote connection and get all the benefits of a regular bluetooth connection plus the ability to receive calls and texts on my Gear S number.
Customization
Ok wait. To customize my watch, such as adding new clocks and wallpapers, I would have to be on bluetooth. But that's no biggie i'll just reconnect.
Nevermind
This method does not work. Calls to my original number do not show up on my phone. Just my watch. I missed a call today because I had my watch turned off. Even though my phone was turned on, I didn't see the call. It went straight to my watch which wasn't on. AT&T said there is no way I could get the same call to appear on both my watch and my phone. So I'm still out of luck on getting the call forwarding option thru the Gear S working.
Considering a Gear S over an Urbane, specifically because the Gear S can function absent my phone (Note 4). However, I keep reading the Gear S won't do this or won't do that. It has me confused. Please confirm the Gear S will do the following if my phone is absent:
1: Recieve a call, Make a call.
2: Recieve a text, Reply to a text, Send a text.
3: Recieve notifications (Gmail, Handcent, Calendar, ect).
4: Using Opera Mini, view/reply to email & add Calendar events.
What won't it do without the phone?
Lastly, I understand the Gear S can be connected via Bluetooth (phone close by) or via data (phone far away). Which is better for battery life?
It does everything you have asked as long as you have a data plan through a carrier (Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, etc.). The watch is given it's own phone number to receive and make calls/texts. There are options to use the watch's # or the phone's # when you are connected via bluetooth to the phone. It also has a wifi chip so you can connect to a network instead of using your data plan. It also has a standalone GPS chip for navigation or running.
When you're not connected to your phone, it will still receive all your phone notifications on your watch.
If you have a note 4 and are looking for a watch, this is a no brainer. I have a note 4 and I love mine.
Excellent. Thanks for the response.
Hi team,
I have huawei mate se and amazefit bip watch. and MI FIT app
I am getting all notifications be it sms, voice call, whatsapp missed call, whatsapp message
EXCEPT whatsapp call notification
Strange thing is I am getting whatsapp call notification in iOS for same MI FIT settings for same watch
Just need to know if it's fine or I am missing something ?