Best way to connect phone to laptop wirelessly - Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers

Hi all, i would like to connect my samsung to my computer wirelessly so I can use the features the phone has.
For example ready and reply to texts, know when people are calling me, open and close apps etc.
Is there a way to do this wirelessly and whats the best way .?
Thanks

BLinko007 said:
Hi all, i would like to connect my samsung to my computer wirelessly so I can use the features the phone has.
For example ready and reply to texts, know when people are calling me, open and close apps etc.
Is there a way to do this wirelessly and whats the best way .?
Thanks
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Don't know about opening and closing apps, but for texts and to see calls you can try pushbullet.

BLinko007 said:
Hi all, i would like to connect my samsung to my computer wirelessly so I can use the features the phone has.
For example ready and reply to texts, know when people are calling me, open and close apps etc.
Is there a way to do this wirelessly and whats the best way .?
Thanks
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Use Samsung Flow
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[Q] Can my phone be showed in my workgroup on my pc? And what is Media server?

Hi,
First of all, I'm from the Netherlands so my english is might bad.
Well, I have an SE Xperia X10 with "WB-XPERIA TW Gingerbread V3.6.0". I just hate it to connect my usb cable everytime i want to transfer something. So my question is; is there any app which can display my phone in my workgroup on my pc (with Windows 7 x64)?
My second questions, what is mediaserver? I googled it and people were saying its your phones sound or something like that? But i think that's kinda improbable because it has wifi settings, clients settings, and servername settings.
It would be great if you could help me!
Anyone any idea?
DeathPixel said:
Anyone any idea?
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I use the paid version of this app to transfer files to my phone wirelessly
https://market.android.com/details?id=nextapp.websharing&feature=search_result
I knew of that app, it would be better if my phone shows up in my workgroup. But I guess there isn't a app for that! Thanks anyway!

Remote calls

hi
is it possible to connect my laptop to my sensation via wifi or bluetooth and make calls or text
hope this aint a daft question its just i prefer my phone out of reach from my kids so leaving it somewhere all day but still getting to make calls and text would be great
You can text easily just search the market it has multiple options. As for calls I don't know of any off hand and think the only way would be to make the computer emulate a Bluetooth headset. Which come to think of it is something I would even like.
shadowofdarkness said:
You can text easily just search the market it has multiple options. As for calls I don't know of any off hand and think the only way would be to make the computer emulate a Bluetooth headset. Which come to think of it is something I would even like.
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Can you recommend us some of those apps, thanks.
Europa. said:
Can you recommend us some of those apps, thanks.
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Sorry I can't since I have never used them I just remember seeing a few before and can't even recall specific names.
Try pdanet
Accidentally sent from my Google Nexus S using XDA Premium

[Q] display and use S2 from computer

hi
i want to use my S2 from my computer
i want a programme like the SOTI controller that i used to have on my blackberry
it would display the screen of the phone on my laptop and i could click on it and type from my laptop keyboard onto the phone
any idea how to do this
i dont really want to root the phone, but i am willing to if there really is no other way to do this!
thanks in advance
Use Teamviewer
ankur.co.in said:
Use Teamviewer
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phone on computer
not computer on phone
Airdroid (https://play.google.com/store/apps/...e=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_term=airdroid) kinda does this, you can send text messages view files and look at contacts. If your rooted you can view your phones screen, however its really laggy and behind. It does this through your browser

Gear S and iPHone: How to achieve maximum functionality

Hi all,
For those who may be interested, i have made a video as well as a guide that describes my method for achieving maximum functionality when using my Gear S with my iPhone.
Special thanks to XDA forum members @cipherswitch, @sticmou and @pityu for the guidance and inspiration.
Please see the YouTube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEicnFrh5IM
Feel free to ask any questions here or preferably in the YouTube video comments section.
Best regards
gidi said:
Hi all,
For those who may be interested, i have made a video as well as a guide that describes my method for achieving maximum functionality when using my Gear S with my iPhone.
Special thanks to XDA forum members @cipherswitch, @sticmou and @pityu for the guidance and inspiration.
Please see the YouTube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEicnFrh5IM
Feel free to ask any questions here or preferably in the YouTube video comments section.
Best regards
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Damn... very nice. Good job sir....
Working on LG G2
Thank you, It's working and in my case I use LG G2 as a notification relay
Anyway sometime when I pick up a call on Gear S it automatically transfers to iPhone which really annoy.
To fix this, On iPhone go to Setting > General > Accessibility > Call Audio Routing select Headset
yuta13 said:
Thank you, It's working and in my case I use LG G2 as a notification relay
Anyway sometime when I pick up a call on Gear S it automatically transfers to iPhone which really annoy.
To fix this, On iPhone go to Setting > General > Accessibility > Call Audio Routing select Headset
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Thank you for the tip!
Did you by any chance find any way to activate Siri through the watch?
gidi said:
Thank you for the tip!
Did you by any chance find any way to activate Siri through the watch?
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So let me get this straight. Be "remotely" connected to a Samsung phone can that be with Wifi OR 3G? In other words, you don't need to be remotely connected on the same wifi as the Samsung phone, just connected to the internet somehow on the Gear S which is linked to that Samsung phone? Am I understanding that right?
swyner said:
So let me get this straight. Be "remotely" connected to a Samsung phone can that be with Wifi OR 3G? In other words, you don't need to be remotely connected on the same wifi as the Samsung phone, just connected to the internet somehow on the Gear S which is linked to that Samsung phone? Am I understanding that right?
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yup, its all in the cloud somewhere..... and nobody understand the cloud. I was experimenting with battery life and turned off bluetooth and used 4g all day, within a few minutes my gear gave me a confirmation that call forwarding was on and my phone said "connected remotely", notifications to my phone came to the watch just the same but a few seconds delayed vs a bluetooth connection.
cipherswitch said:
yup, its all in the cloud somewhere..... and nobody understand the cloud. I was experimenting with battery life and turned off bluetooth and used 4g all day, within a few minutes my gear gave me a confirmation that call forwarding was on and my phone said "connected remotely", notifications to my phone came to the watch just the same but a few seconds delayed vs a bluetooth connection.
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Wow that is pretty cool then. Buy a cheap Samsung phone, no SIM and just leave on wifi at home all the time and it will send notifications to your watch....pretty freakin cool!
Since I have an iPhone I guess the only thing missing would be texts and imessage so hopefully we can figure that out too!!!!
cipherswitch said:
yup, its all in the cloud somewhere..... and nobody understand the cloud. I was experimenting with battery life and turned off bluetooth and used 4g all day, within a few minutes my gear gave me a confirmation that call forwarding was on and my phone said "connected remotely", notifications to my phone came to the watch just the same but a few seconds delayed vs a bluetooth connection.
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@cipherswitch my man did you test with the latest B0A7 FW? What did you get? Was it significantly better than with the old FW?
swyner said:
Wow that is pretty cool then. Buy a cheap Samsung phone, no SIM and just leave on wifi at home all the time and it will send notifications to your watch....pretty freakin cool!
Since I have an iPhone I guess the only thing missing would be texts and imessage so hopefully we can figure that out too!!!!
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@swyner You got that right. You can buy the cheapest comptaible Samsung phone and remotely connect to it. All you need is keep it charged at all times and connected to your home router and of course setting it up with all your accounts/apps you wanna be notified about.
Problem is, with that setup you cannot connect the watch to the iPhone via BT.
In order to do that as well you need to follow my method in the OP. And of course root your watch (see @cipherswitch's guide).
gidi said:
@swyner You got that right. You can buy the cheapest comptaible Samsung phone and remotely connect to it. All you need is keep it charged at all times and connected to your home router and of course setting it up with all your accounts/apps you wanna be notified about.
Problem is, with that setup you cannot connect the watch to the iPhone via BT.
In order to do that as well you need to follow my method in the OP. And of course root your watch (see @cipherswitch's guide).
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So I have the following on my iphone today. 1) both iMessages (from iphone users) and text messages coming through imessage to my phone number. I have 2 email accounts, one Gmail and the other is setup in the iPhone Mail app but it's "controlled" by Mobile Iron for work. On other smartwatches that work with iPhone I get all these notifications on the watch. However, all replies and interactions are done on my iPhone.
If I move to this Gear S alternative, I can setup my Mobile Iron work email on an android (this is possible now). However, it requires a PIN to get in and see and reply to emails pretty much every 10 minutes. However, it will post notifications of new email with the short description. If I am unable to "unlock" the Divide/Mobile Iron email client on the Samsung phone at home, I wonder how this notification will look on the Gear S? Will I be able to reply to it? Likely not as the Gear S just provides notifications, right? As for Gmail, that is easy as I can set that up on Samsung phone at home and notifications will come through and I will be able to read the whole email.
As for text messages, I wonder we can use that solution someone came up with for the Gear 1 and install that message forwarding trick that can relay imessage and text message on a jailbroken iPhone. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2784802&page=9 If this could be done on the Samsung phone at home, then I would hope that I could "see" those notifications on the Gear S......
swyner said:
So I have the following on my iphone today. 1) both iMessages (from iphone users) and text messages coming through imessage to my phone number. I have 2 email accounts, one Gmail and the other is setup in the iPhone Mail app but it's "controlled" by Mobile Iron for work. On other smartwatches that work with iPhone I get all these notifications on the watch. However, all replies and interactions are done on my iPhone.
If I move to this Gear S alternative, I can setup my Mobile Iron work email on an android (this is possible now). However, it requires a PIN to get in and see and reply to emails pretty much every 10 minutes. However, it will post notifications of new email with the short description. If I am unable to "unlock" the Divide/Mobile Iron email client on the Samsung phone at home, I wonder how this notification will look on the Gear S? Will I be able to reply to it? Likely not as the Gear S just provides notifications, right? As for Gmail, that is easy as I can set that up on Samsung phone at home and notifications will come through and I will be able to read the whole email.
As for text messages, I wonder we can use that solution someone came up with for the Gear 1 and install that message forwarding trick that can relay imessage and text message on a jailbroken iPhone. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2784802&page=9 If this could be done on the Samsung phone at home, then I would hope that I could "see" those notifications on the Gear S......
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@swyner Dude, as long as smth is considered a notification on the compatible Sammy phone, then it can be forwarded to the watch via the remote connection.
It is true that most notifications on the watch are not actionable, UNLESS you are using the more than excellent Gear Notification Extender by @gottahavit:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gear-s/themes-apps/exclusive-to-xda-alpha-release-gear-t2941977
That particular software can handle all notifications and provide actionable notifications. However, you still need to download the beta and see for yourself if that particular client is supported.
I have extensively used the cloudnotifier Cydia tweak in the past, with my Gear 1 and iPhone. It was actually a desperate (but it did work!) way to emulate the "Remote connection" Samsung is currently offering. No actionable notifications, though!
So with cloudnotifier a kind of remote connection is set up between a JB iPhone and a Gear 1 running Null ROM that is being tethered to the internet.
Therefore one could assume that we could again use cloudnotifier in order to "fetch" from the iPhone SMSs and iMessages. Unfortunately there is a catch. You have to be able to install smth on the Gear S that catches what the iPhone is sending over the internet, and i do not think anything like that is available for Tizen OS.
If you can find smth, please let us know.
Hope that helped.
BTW, you may wanna see my previous video where i present my setup of Gear 1 and iPhone 5S.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqCjVBqpTiI
gidi said:
@swyner Dude, as long as smth is considered a notification on the compatible Sammy phone, then it can be forwarded to the watch via the remote connection.
It is true that most notifications on the watch are not actionable, UNLESS you are using the more than excellent Gear Notification Extender by @gottahavit:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gear-s/themes-apps/exclusive-to-xda-alpha-release-gear-t2941977
That particular software can handle all notifications and provide actionable notifications. However, you still need to download the beta and see for yourself if that particular client is supported.
I have extensively used the cloudnotifier Cydia tweak in the past, with my Gear 1 and iPhone. It was actually a desperate (but it did work!) way to emulate the "Remote connection" Samsung is currently offering. No actionable notifications, though!
So with cloudnotifier a kind of remote connection is set up between a JB iPhone and a Gear 1 running Null ROM that is being tethered to the internet.
Therefore one could assume that we could again use cloudnotifier in order to "fetch" from the iPhone SMSs and iMessages. Unfortunately there is a catch. You have to be able to install smth on the Gear S that catches what the iPhone is sending over the internet, and i do not think anything like that is available for Tizen OS.
If you can find smth, please let us know.
Hope that helped.
BTW, you may wanna see my previous video where i present my setup of Gear 1 and iPhone 5S.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqCjVBqpTiI
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Thanks bud!! One question is "smth" supposed to be the word "it"?
swyner said:
Thanks bud!! One question is "smth" supposed to be the word "it"?
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smth=something
gidi said:
smth=something
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LMAO. Perfect. I have to get better at my forum lingo!!!
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gidi said:
@swyner Dude, as long as smth is considered a notification on the compatible Sammy phone, then it can be forwarded to the watch via the remote connection.
It is true that most notifications on the watch are not actionable, UNLESS you are using the more than excellent Gear Notification Extender by @gottahavit:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gear-s/themes-apps/exclusive-to-xda-alpha-release-gear-t2941977
That particular software can handle all notifications and provide actionable notifications. However, you still need to download the beta and see for yourself if that particular client is supported.
I have extensively used the cloudnotifier Cydia tweak in the past, with my Gear 1 and iPhone. It was actually a desperate (but it did work!) way to emulate the "Remote connection" Samsung is currently offering. No actionable notifications, though!
So with cloudnotifier a kind of remote connection is set up between a JB iPhone and a Gear 1 running Null ROM that is being tethered to the internet.
Therefore one could assume that we could again use cloudnotifier in order to "fetch" from the iPhone SMSs and iMessages. Unfortunately there is a catch. You have to be able to install smth on the Gear S that catches what the iPhone is sending over the internet, and i do not think anything like that is available for Tizen OS.
If you can find smth, please let us know.
Hope that helped.
BTW, you may wanna see my previous video where i present my setup of Gear 1 and iPhone 5S.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqCjVBqpTiI
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Oh and what I meant with Cloud Notifier is can you install and use on the Samsung phone left at home that is remotely connected to a jailbroken iPhone to notify of imessages? Then if there is a notification, it will remotely notify on Gear S? I know, I know, a lot of cumbersome connections but may work
swyner said:
LMAO. Perfect. I have to get better at my forum lingo!!!
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Oh and what I meant with Cloud Notifier is can you install and use on the Samsung phone left at home that is remotely connected to a jailbroken iPhone to notify of imessages? Then if there is a notification, it will remotely notify on Gear S? I know, I know, a lot of cumbersome connections but may work
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You know what, i think it will work.
Problem is i do not have the time to setup everything again.
Please try it out and let us know.
A guide would be great!!!
gidi said:
You know what, i think it will work.
Problem is i do not have the time to setup everything again.
Please try it out and let us know.
A guide would be great!!!
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I will definitely go down that path IF I decide to go this route. I have been looking for a real solid Smartwatch for iphone and the Gear S is just an amazing device. I am not a huge fan of the size though.....that is what is holding me back from actually buying one. So I am now just investigating the possibilities before I take the plunge.
swyner said:
I will definitely go down that path IF I decide to go this route. I have been looking for a real solid Smartwatch for iphone and the Gear S is just an amazing device. I am not a huge fan of the size though.....that is what is holding me back from actually buying one. So I am now just investigating the possibilities before I take the plunge.
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My man, if you want the SIM card functionality, the Gear S is the only thing available out there.
Of course the Apple Watch will be smoothly integrated in the Apple ecosystem, but you will still need to carry the phone with you at all times.
It really is a liberating feeling not having to carry a phone with you at all times. Yet remain (somewhat) connected.
gidi said:
My man, if you want the SIM card functionality, the Gear S is the only thing available out there.
Of course the Apple Watch will be smoothly integrated in the Apple ecosystem, but you will still need to carry the phone with you at all times.
It really is a liberating feeling not having to carry a phone with you at all times. Yet remain (somewhat) connected.
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Oh I hear ya! That is what is so tempting. I just wish in Canada we could have 2 SIM cards with 1 phone number so I can literally use my Gear S as my iphone (number and text messages) if needed. Will keep you posted
swyner said:
Oh I hear ya! That is what is so tempting. I just wish in Canada we could have 2 SIM cards with 1 phone number so I can literally use my Gear S as my iphone (number and text messages) if needed. Will keep you posted
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We have that in Greece and it is very convenient.
However you do not really need that, since the Gear S supports call forwarding.
It is rather smartly implemented from what I've read.
Check the forums.
gidi said:
We have that in Greece and it is very convenient.
However you do not really need that, since the Gear S supports call forwarding.
It is rather smartly implemented from what I've read.
Check the forums.
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Will that call forward feature work only on the Samsung phone at home?? If so, there will be no SIM in there, just in my iPhone (main phone) and Gear S. And if iPhone is connected to Gear S via Bluetooth, I will be able to make and receive calls from the Gear S using my iPhone connection? Is there a way to make a call from the Gear S that does not use the SIM in the Gear S but the Bluetooth connection to iPhone?
Anyway, I think the phone function is fine for me. It's the texting...would love to text from Gear S but have it coming from my iPhone phone number...hence the desire to have 2 SIMS with one phone number.
Anyway, Gear S just went on sale in Canada for $50 off so that may seal the deal!!!

Is it possible to use Z5Compact as an external cam for your tablet? (like a gopro)

Hi
I was wondering...
If you have an action camera like a GoPro, you can connect it to your tablet and see in life what the camera is seeing/recording. Without internet.
Could that be possible using the Z5 compact? I mean, to connect it in some way (wifi?bluetooth?usb wire?magic?) to my tablet. So in my tablet I can see in life what the Z5Compact is seeing/recording with the camera. Without internet.
Is that possible?
How?
Thanks
(I am not quite sure if this topic is in the right subforum. if not, feel free to move it)
Yup its possible
mmmm... how?
the only way I knew was to be both devices (z5compact and tablet) connected to the same wifi. and then transfer the lifevideo from the z5compact to the tablet via IPcam (or an app call like that)... otherwise... doing like a life streaming online, or a videocall..
but I mean... how can you do it without an internet connection? like you can do with a go pro
if it is possible.... is everyone going to keep it like a secret?!?!?! hahaha
My buddy uses an old phone as security camera, I'll ask him what he's using but I'm sure it's wifi.
yes please. still havent found anyone saying a way of doing that without internet
Latiosman said:
yes please. still havent found anyone saying a way of doing that without internet
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.busywww.cameraremote
A quick play store search pulls a couple up. There's gotta be an app for that.

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