I cannot seem to find any forums for the new gear 2 and am looking for a companion for my SM-G900F.
Is there anything the Fit can do that the gear 2 can't?
Samsung mentions the fit can also track sleep, but did not deny that the gear 2 cannot.
who has any of these devices and can advice me further?
My Gear 2 Neo will be here Tuesday, but basically the difference in Gear 2 and the Fit is that you cannot develop apps for the Fit. Samsung has released an SDK for the Gear 2 so developers can create apps for the Gear 2. The other difference is Gear 2 has a camera on it, Gear 2 Neo doesn't, nor does the Fit.
bullet2300 said:
My Gear 2 Neo will be here Tuesday, but basically the difference in Gear 2 and the Fit is that you cannot develop apps for the Fit. Samsung has released an SDK for the Gear 2 so developers can create apps for the Gear 2. The other difference is Gear 2 has a camera on it, Gear 2 Neo doesn't, nor does the Fit.
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sounds great, i will check with you again on tuesday then.
bullet2300 said:
My Gear 2 Neo will be here Tuesday, but basically the difference in Gear 2 and the Fit is that you cannot develop apps for the Fit. Samsung has released an SDK for the Gear 2 so developers can create apps for the Gear 2. The other difference is Gear 2 has a camera on it, Gear 2 Neo doesn't, nor does the Fit.
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i havn't seen gear 2 or gear 2 neo up for sale on Verizon website?
My Gear 2 also arrives on Tues. I'm very excited to use it with my phone.
exge said:
I cannot seem to find any forums for the new gear 2 and am looking for a companion for my SM-G900F.
Is there anything the Fit can do that the gear 2 can't?
Samsung mentions the fit can also track sleep, but did not deny that the gear 2 cannot.
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You have to realise that the Gear Fit is running a RTOS (Real-Time Operating System) for more accurate measurements and less battery use. The Gear Fit is not intended to be a smartwatch like the Gear 2 or Gear 2 Neo, but more like a fitness band (with some extra functions though).
If you truly want a nice smartwatch (like I do) I suggest you wait to see what LG and Moto 360 have to offer later this year.
At any rate, I'm still going to buy the Gear Fit because of it's awesome fitness tracking abilities and neat design.
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My Gear 2 Neo will be here Tuesday, but basically the difference in Gear 2 and the Fit is that you cannot develop apps for the Fit. Samsung has released an SDK for the Gear 2 so developers can create apps for the Gear 2. The other difference is Gear 2 has a camera on it, Gear 2 Neo doesn't, nor does the Fit.
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EVOme said:
My Gear 2 also arrives on Tues. I'm very excited to use it with my phone.
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hey guys,it's Tuesday.
any comments regarding your watches?
exge said:
hey guys,it's Tuesday.
any comments regarding your watches?
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I've been wearing mine since about 1pm yesterday. It looks and feels great on my wrist. I didn't have the G1, so I can't compare it. It has a faint vibration when it's alerting you. Every text, call or email..well you can set it to alert you for any app you have installed. I found that "Alarm clock plus" does not alert. I set the stock clock alarm and it even comes across the phone and acts as an alarm to wake you.
What I have done is turn the volume down pretty low on my phone, so i don't hear it as easily when something happens, since I am getting notified by the watch. There are limited watch faces and no app to create your own like on the G1.
The biggest dislike is you cannot turn the camera shutter sound off and it's louder than my phone. No spy photo taking is possible at all.
The Plesky keyboard is not available yet, so you can only respond to texts using templates that you create in Gear manager. I added like 6 more than stock to satisfy my situations.
The battery life seems great so far. There's a motion wake setting that will make the screen come on every time you move your wrist. It was cool at first and then I thought about battery life considering I move my arm 1000 times a day and there was no need for the watch to come on every time. I turned that off and now I have to hit the button to have it come on or it does on it's own if it's getting an alert.
I made one test call and the speaker is nice and loud. The person I was talking to said I sounded clear. I was indoors. Didn't test outside. The screen is pretty visible outside in sunlight.
The S Health pedometer automatically syncs to your phone.
Overall, I am satisfied with it. Not sure what more you would get from something like the Moto360 or than directions.
Hope that helps. Ask me specific questions and I'll answer.
EVOme said:
I've been wearing mine since about 1pm yesterday. It looks and feels great on my wrist. I didn't have the G1, so I can't compare it. It has a faint vibration when it's alerting you. Every text, call or email..well you can set it to alert you for any app you have installed. I found that "Alarm clock plus" does not alert. I set the stock clock alarm and it even comes across the phone and acts as an alarm to wake you.
What I have done is turn the volume down pretty low on my phone, so i don't hear it as easily when something happens, since I am getting notified by the watch. There are limited watch faces and no app to create your own like on the G1.
The biggest dislike is you cannot turn the camera shutter sound off and it's louder than my phone. No spy photo taking is possible at all.
The Plesky keyboard is not available yet, so you can only respond to texts using templates that you create in Gear manager. I added like 6 more than stock to satisfy my situations.
The battery life seems great so far. There's a motion wake setting that will make the screen come on every time you move your wrist. It was cool at first and then I thought about battery life considering I move my arm 1000 times a day and there was no need for the watch to come on every time. I turned that off and now I have to hit the button to have it come on or it does on it's own if it's getting an alert.
I made one test call and the speaker is nice and loud. The person I was talking to said I sounded clear. I was indoors. Didn't test outside. The screen is pretty visible outside in sunlight.
The S Health pedometer automatically syncs to your phone.
Overall, I am satisfied with it. Not sure what more you would get from something like the Moto360 or than directions.
Hope that helps. Ask me specific questions and I'll answer.
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well i was thinking of getting a neo so the camera won't matter to me
anyways, does the watch store data on itself, like if i go for a run/walk without my phone, does it sync to my s5 after i come back within range. (something like a fitbit)
oh and does it get as hot as the s5? and i tried to google plesky keyboard, but didnt get any results, is that some small keyb for the watch?
exge said:
well i was thinking of getting a neo so the camera won't matter to me
anyways, does the watch store data on itself, like if i go for a run/walk without my phone, does it sync to my s5 after i come back within range. (something like a fitbit)
oh and does it get as hot as the s5? and i tried to google plesky keyboard, but didnt get any results, is that some small keyb for the watch?
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I meant Fleksy...sorry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PpsfY7j0JY
Anyways, it doesn't get hot at all. Feels like a normal watch. As for the walking, you can set the sync intervals. I have mine set to sync every three hours, which is the soonest. You can also hit sync and do it right away.
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I meant Fleksy...sorry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PpsfY7j0JY
Anyways, it doesn't get hot at all. Feels like a normal watch. As for the walking, you can set the sync intervals. I have mine set to sync every three hours, which is the soonest. You can also hit sync and do it right away.
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lol no wonder i couldn't find it.
thats good i guess. i will most likely comment after i get my neo this friday.
Sorry, needed more time to give some feedback. I also have not had a G1.
I have a Neo and it feels great on my wrist. Build quality is good and doesn't feel cheapy and looks good. I love that it integrates with music from my phone like Google Music, so I can change tracks or see what track is playing, adjust volume, etc.it works great and syncs very well with my phone. Battery life is great. I used it pretty heavily and dropped about 30% in a day. Answered a call on my Gear2 and talked to my wife while I was sitting on the couch and it sounded so good she thought I was on the phone - not the gear2. Very loud and clear! My biggest use is for email viewing. I get a ton of emails cause of my work and its really nice to be able to check them on my watch without always bringing my phone out of my pocket all of them time.
Downsides:
-As mentioned, no keyboard for it yet, so it just has template responses or s voice or emoji.
-Pedometer syncs with phone, but doesn't combine with phone - it keeps a separate counter for each device. I was hoping it would just stay in sync with my phone for a total number, but it appears to keep them separate, so I will just use my phone and not the Gear2 pedometer, oh well.
I am excited to see what apps get made for it, but really the device itself is really great for the money IMO. Anything more to it and it's just icing on the cake.
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I am excited to see what apps get made for it, but really the device itself is really great for the money IMO. Anything more to it and it's just icing on the cake.
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well, after my exams i can probably mess with the tizen sdk. and after i get my device lol
I really wish you could set a Flag status from the Gear 2 since it marks emails as read, that way I would remember to follow-up with someone if I view the email when I'm not able to respond.
I know this is an odd question but sometimes there are situations that a watch is not possible for me but I was thinking maybe I could have an option to wear around my neck in those situations. Anyone suggest a nice chain or the like for this? I know this sounds completely odd so just pass if it is too ridiculous. Thanks for any input
I think you'd risk activating the screen if you do that:/
I got to thinking about that as well. As much as I love the idea unfortunately I think the smart watches are not for me. Maybe they will come out with a smart necklace
How about attaching a chain to make it a pocket watch?
Has there been a way to make the gear fit algorithm more accurate? I am find that is counts steps when I am turning the steering wheel, making dinner etc. My gear fit is up-to-date in software, but I am not sure about the firmware.
Has this been addressed before?
For what it is worth... the fit is not far off from other pedometers I have used. I just got rid of my fitbit force. Just get a base line count for your normal day and then improve on that.
I was surprised at the lack of apps for the device. I would have thought Samsung wouldn't have relied solely on the community but instead put out some apps itself. In a lot of way, this lack of support makes it seem like it doesn't care if the device exists or not.
As for the accuracy, thanks for the update. I like the watch but as for its functions I find it a little underwhelming. The website doesn't seem to do much in the way of comprehensive results and it almost seems (like above) they have abandoned it before it began.
Are they still producing updates?
Should I update the firmware?
I wore my fitbit and my gear fit at the same time and they were oretty close at the end of the day.. maybe 2%.. good enough fir me
Does anyone know if there is a feature eith in S-Health or on the fit to delete steps whilst driving? I know I can do this on fit bit and I use Drive bit to monitor my driving since my Fit bit one is so sensitive I can add 18K of steps on 600ks of truck driving?
I'm not sure what's going on with my device, my Samsung gear fit has registered almost 2,000 extra steps compared to my Fitbit Charge. This is my very first day actually trying to get 10k steps in, not even at 5k yet with my Fitbit Charge. Any suggestions?
So I got my Gear Fit 2 on release day, and so far am really enjoying it. However I do a LOT of treadmill running at my gym and I'm finding two issues.
The first main one is that there doesn't seem to be any way to customize running or walking step length. Fitbit has this on all their trackers, and it helps make GPS-less runs far more accurate. When I run two miles at the gym, my Gear Fit 2 is only recording 1.6 miles (I've tried several different treadmills and the error repeats). This is throwing off my pacing data! Does anyone know if this might be added? May be a deal breaker for me.
Secondly, I think its really stupid that when you use the "'treadmill" setting, it doesn't record your distance or pace?! Again not that it matters too much - as its not super accurate.
I have just got this watch for my swimming. So far I am very pleased with it but I am having an issue with the lap counting. Firstly I hope this is not too out there but it seems when I wear it on the left wrist I get extra laps counted, it seems to tick over laps in the middle of laps...after 4 pulls. I have tried it on my right wrist once and it worked perfectly. My theory is I damaged my left arm many years ago and have somewhat limited rotation and my stroke on the left is not as high as my right. This round arm stroke seems to trigger the watch as a lap. I know the answer maybe to wear it on the right but I have always worn my watches on the left (60+ years).
It seems the sensor(s) might be a bit sensitive and I wonder if anyone else has had a problem. Another thing is I have a mi Band 6 and it was very accurate on my left arm.
I would be pleased to hear from other stratos 2 swimmers if they have accuracy problems in the lap counts...maybe there is another setting I have not found yet. (I do set it to the the correct wrist).
As I said the watch has all I need as far as usability goes I just need to get the accuracy....Thanks.
trev17 said:
I have just got this watch for my swimming. So far I am very pleased with it but I am having an issue with the lap counting. Firstly I hope this is not too out there but it seems when I wear it on the left wrist I get extra laps counted, it seems to tick over laps in the middle of laps...after 4 pulls. I have tried it on my right wrist once and it worked perfectly. My theory is I damaged my left arm many years ago and have somewhat limited rotation and my stroke on the left is not as high as my right. This round arm stroke seems to trigger the watch as a lap. I know the answer maybe to wear it on the right but I have always worn my watches on the left (60+ years).
It seems the sensor(s) might be a bit sensitive and I wonder if anyone else has had a problem. Another thing is I have a mi Band 6 and it was very accurate on my left arm.
I would be pleased to hear from other stratos 2 swimmers if they have accuracy problems in the lap counts...maybe there is another setting I have not found yet. (I do set it to the the correct wrist).
As I said the watch has all I need as far as usability goes I just need to get the accuracy....Thanks.
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A quick update....I have done several more swims with the watch on my right wrist and it performs perfectly....looks like my action is the culprit. This post may be of some help if you are having accuracy problems....