Hi,
I want to connect Grear Fit with Sleep as Android. I downloaded the app with GP and I tried to connect, nothing turned out. Someone get hooked?
Sleep as Android states on their site that gear fit won't track sleep because Samsung closed its support for this device.
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I have two Gear Fits connected to two non-Samsung phones (Nexus 4 and a Sony Xperia Z Ultra). Both have the same issue where most notifications will not show details, but just a message of: "For details, view this notification on your mobile device."
There seems to be no consistency of when I may or may not get details. Sometimes it shows it for a bunch of notifications in a row, but once it stops working, I have no idea when it might start working again. Anybody else have this problem and any ideas?
Additional info:
Gear Fits on firmware NG2, Gear Fit Manager 1.70
I have the same issue as well and no idea why it happens, I usually try to restart the phone and I think it gets back to working
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I used to have this issue. It occurs when the host fit is connected back to the device after any loss of connection. The guy works everytime. Once you connect fit to phone, go to gear manager app, notifications, use the switch at the top to turn off all notifications. Wait 5 sec, turn notifications back on. Will be fine until next time fit disconnects. So repeat with each connection.
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solve the problem
When u lose connection
Close bluetooth
Open bluetooth
Open the gear manager app
I use automatelt to automate that to reconnect and fix that problem
Works 99% of the time
Hi all.
I don't know If you all know this, but I found a very big bug (or mistake) from Samsung.
I was a bit concerned about being stolen,robbed, or simply forget where the watch is.
So I looked up an app to locate Gear S by its GPS on mobile (mine is Galaxy S5) , and I have found nothing.
(apps like Cerberus, "find my mobile" from Samsung, etc... for Gear S)
So I tried Gear Manager app.
There's "Find my gear" option, you can find the watch If it is bluetooth thetered.
On "Find my gear" menu, you can see "Turn On Share Location".
To turn it on, you need to enable GPS on your mobile. Once it's done, you can use "Locate Gear" and you'll have Gear S location address on your mobile (great!).
This feature also works when Gear is not bluetooth thetered but connected remotely (both devices connected to the intenet (it's not need same network, I tried 4G on mobile and WiFi on Gear and it works).
That's very nice and important, because in case of not being bluetooth paired you can still find your watch, or at least, the address where it is.
You can also disable internet on both devices and they will be connected remotely again If you enable internet on them.
You can also turn off both devices and turn them on later and they will be connected remotely again by internet and "Share Location" will keep working.
The BUG:
You can disable GPS on your mobile, but do not open Gear Manager. If you do it, "Locate Gear" will be greyed, and you will lose the "Share location".
To "Turn On Share Location" again you must be bluetooth paired! But what If I can't find my watch to do it!
This is a software bug, because you can turn your mobile off (GPS will be off, of course), turn Gear S off, you turn both of them on again, they are connected remotely and "Share Location" will be working SINCE you enable GPS on your mobile before opening Gear Manager app.
So, this is my tip: DO NOT EVER open Gear Manager without enabling GPS before If you want to keep "share location" feature working.
I believe I'm not the only one with this bug.
My S5 (G900M) is running ZTO OC4 (5.0), Gear Manager version: 2.2.15022599.
R750B - ZTO - OA9.
If anyone knows an app else to locate our Gear S using GPS?
Let me know If you have this bug too...
Thanks.
without being flippant or unhelpful I don't quite understand the problem
don't get me wrong I'm very often puzzled why some people don't understand other peoples use case issues
but ... being a wristwatch, my Gear S is either on my wrist, being charged nearby, or otherwise in one of a relatively small number of discrete locations (including maybe in the washing machine, somewhere under my pillow, or down the back of the sofa)
I for one found Apple's "find my iDevice" very useful in locating said devices and reducing sleepless nights:
"Did I leave my iphone/macbook at work, in the car, in the hotel, airport or where I was working today.... did my iphone bounce out of my pocket somewhere else ? ... has someone stolen it ?" etc.
If the device still had a charge and a signal I could locate it, breathe a sigh of relief, contact those locations and/or send a message "please return REWARD no questions asked"
wrt to theft, muggings or my own cognitive impairment I'm not so sure "find my Gear S" would be as useful - the Gear S will be either somewhere in my house or my workplace, or gone for good ... ??
I personally leave gps off until I exercise. So that being said, in order for find my watch to be effective id like to see gps automatically turned on when away from my phone. That way if it was ever left somewhere other then my house I could actually find it
Easy... never trun gps off = no bug.
I use my GS as a stand alone phone for work and a Note 4 as my private phone.
I treat my GS like any other phone. All features always on, brightness full and charge it every night.
No big deal, no issues, everything works great.
Samsung Gear S gps not work on other country
I brought the GS in canada, mainly used as standalone and no SIM. I loaded with offline maps canada + italy. It works in north amercia and able to locate me and show directions. When I was in italy, GS never able to locate my current spot. it simply looping in "finding me" within the HERE map app. I wonder is it locked by design to prevent use in other country. or there is a GPS fix or needed to be rooted?
Hello. I'm having problems in setting the time of my gear fit. When it connects to open gear an hour is automatically added. No matter the settings of my galaxy, no matter if i change time zones, set the time manually on the phone, such value is transferred to the gear fit but with an.... added hour. Can someone help?
I have the same problem on a S6 with Android 6.0 on board. With open fit manager the clock is ok, but that software doesn't transfer fit data to SHealth.
Hello All. I've been searching this and other forums for an answer for several hours now, and haven't found one yet. Any help is appreciated. Just got a Gear Fit, and have it linked to my Galaxy S5. S health, Gear Fit manager, and watch are all updated to latest versions.
1) Heart Rate Monitor. I used the HRM on my S5 while working out on occasion, but found it useless due to the need to turn it on to get a one time reading. Part of the reason I got the GF was to have the Heartrate monitor. Unfortunately, it operates like S-health does on the S5. I have to turn it on to get a reading. Is there a 3rd party app that I can use to consistently monitor my Heart Rate while working out (so I can just glance at my watch and see it). Even better, one that notifies you if your HR goes higher or lower than desired?
2) Sleep tracker - is there an App that will autodetect sleep with this watch? I constantly forget to turn the sleep mode off, and end up with much longer sleep segments than I actually have (i.e. I take the watch off when showering and getting ready in AM, don't put it on till I leave for work, and end up with 45min-1hr more of 'sleep' tracked.
Thanks much!
For part 1 of your question - There is an exercise mode on the samsung gear fit which constantly monitors your heart beat.
Not sure about the second part though I have the same problem - I wish it did like the phone does and identifies when I am awake based on my movement also it would be good if S-Health allowed me to modify sleep time after recording - not sure if it can now.
Want to share my experience on fixing my GPS tracking during my run.
BACKGROUND
For a few weeks, I noticed that my Samsung Gear Fit 2 no longer tracks location during a run and walk. But it was doing that when I brough my Fit2 last year. I have Google and not much info on the problem. I have noticed that the Fit2 was working properly when I had a Samsung phone. The problem occurs when I switch to a new (non-Samsung) phone. Location is turned on on the Fit2, GPS was turned on on my new phone, reset Fit2, etc... nothing would bring back the GPS. More specifically, the problem is that after my run, the map would not show up in SHealth.
Until I read a post somewhere that Fit2 will not use its onboard GPS until it is disconnected from the phone. In a nutshell, someone on the Internet suggested that turning off Bluetooth on the phone allows her to track her run. I use GPS Info Watch watch face to verify. Bingo solution. But not yet. What about my alerts during my exercise? If I turn off Bluetooth, I would not be receiving alerts.
SOLUTION
The solution is simple. Enable Your Location (aka GPS) App Permissions on Gear Fit Plugin.
It seemed that Samsung design the logic of the Fit2 to read GPS location first from the phone (if the Fit2 is connected via Bluetooth). If the Fti2 loss connection to the phone, it will activate the onboard GPS. In my case, because My Location was blocked in App Permissions for Gear Fit Plugin, GPS location was not passed onto my Fit2.
I wish Samsung would have better design and support for its product. But XDA fills in the gap. XDA ROCKS :highfive:
same problem
r_fung said:
Want to share my experience on fixing my GPS tracking during my run.
BACKGROUND
For a few weeks, I noticed that my Samsung Gear Fit 2 no longer tracks location during a run and walk. But it was doing that when I brough my Fit2 last year. I have Google and not much info on the problem. I have noticed that the Fit2 was working properly when I had a Samsung phone. The problem occurs when I switch to a new (non-Samsung) phone. Location is turned on on the Fit2, GPS was turned on on my new phone, reset Fit2, etc... nothing would bring back the GPS. More specifically, the problem is that after my run, the map would not show up in SHealth.
Until I read a post somewhere that Fit2 will not use its onboard GPS until it is disconnected from the phone. In a nutshell, someone on the Internet suggested that turning off Bluetooth on the phone allows her to track her run. I use GPS Info Watch watch face to verify. Bingo solution. But not yet. What about my alerts during my exercise? If I turn off Bluetooth, I would not be receiving alerts.
SOLUTION
The solution is simple. Enable Your Location (aka GPS) App Permissions on Gear Fit Plugin.
It seemed that Samsung design the logic of the Fit2 to read GPS location first from the phone (if the Fit2 is connected via Bluetooth). If the Fti2 loss connection to the phone, it will activate the onboard GPS. In my case, because My Location was blocked in App Permissions for Gear Fit Plugin, GPS location was not passed onto my Fit2.
I wish Samsung would have better design and support for its product. But XDA fills in the gap. XDA ROCKS :highfive:
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I have a same problem, but with bicycle, at first it worked, but after one time using, it does not recognize GPS and past track anymore, the permission is on, I just reinstaled galaxy wear app, I will see what will be now
shota_k said:
I have a same problem, but with bicycle, at first it worked, but after one time using, it does not recognize GPS and past track anymore, the permission is on, I just reinstaled galaxy wear app, I will see what will be now
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the GPS does not work with a bicycle