Happy New Year!
As per title, there is a software that works with the Note 3 and S4 which functions as a Remote Control for TVs, stereos etc.. This software is called WatchON, is installed by default on Note 3 and uses irDA (infrared) to control the aforementioned equipment.
There is now another part of this software which works specifically with WatchON and is only for Samsung Galaxy Gear. It is made by Peel. It functions as a remote tv etc. control using the irDA of the phone. So you leave the phone on the sofa looking the TV and can change channels using the Galaxy Gear..
More info here:
http://www.sammobile.com/2013/11/22...control-through-ir-sensor-on-galaxy-note-3s4/
Well I cannot find this specific app for my Galaxy Gear to install it! If anyone has it could you please upload it?
Thanx.
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Mickey_80 said:
Happy New Year!
As per title, there is a software that works with the Note 3 and S4 which functions as a Remote Control for TVs, stereos etc.. This software is called WatchON, is installed by default on Note 3 and uses irDA (infrared) to control the aforementioned equipment.
There is now another part of this software which works specifically with WatchON and is only for Samsung Galaxy Gear. It is made by Peel. It functions as a remote tv etc. control using the irDA of the phone. So you leave the phone on the sofa looking the TV and can change channels using the Galaxy Gear..
More info here:
http://www.sammobile.com/2013/11/22...control-through-ir-sensor-on-galaxy-note-3s4/
Well I cannot find this specific app for my Galaxy Gear to install it! If anyone has it could you please upload it?
Thanx.
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The Gear has no IR emitter. There's no hardware to support it, it's impossible.
fbueller said:
The Gear has no IR emitter. There's no hardware to support it, it's impossible.
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Yes I know that it has no IR hardware.
The Gear uses via bluetooth the WatchON app and the IR hardware of Note 3 to send commands to TVs etc.
In other words the Gear is used as a companion to WatchON app which is installed on the phone and sends the commands via BT to the phone which are then transmitted via the IR emitter of the phone to the TV set.
I am trying to find and download the Remote Control app which allows the Galaxy Gear to function as mentioned above.
Mickey_80 said:
Yes I know that it has no IR hardware.
The Gear uses via bluetooth the WatchON app and the IR hardware of Note 3 to send commands to TVs etc.
In other words the Gear is used as a companion to WatchON app which is installed on the phone and sends the commands via BT to the phone which are then transmitted via the IR emitter of the phone to the TV set.
I am trying to find and download the Remote Control app which allows the Galaxy Gear to function as mentioned above.
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I'm all for doing tech because you can do it, but that'd be a total waste that I can tell. You'd have to get your phone out, make sure it was pointed at the TV, then use the BT on your watch to control the phone to control the TV?
fbueller said:
I'm all for doing tech because you can do it, but that'd be a total waste that I can tell. You'd have to get your phone out, make sure it was pointed at the TV, then use the BT on your watch to control the phone to control the TV?
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Haven't seen it, but it sounds like a cool idea to me. If you never have to touch a remote while watching a program, I get that this may seem a bit much. However, when you have multiple interruptions (think kids) and the remote has gotten lost between the pillows, the value of this idea becomes obvious.
I'll see if I can't find it.
That app hit the gear store awhile ago and was subsequently pulled within a few days-no idea why-did try it and it was more trouble than it was worth-after a few minutes I ended up uninstalling
shamrock505 said:
That app hit the gear store awhile ago and was subsequently pulled within a few days-no idea why-did try it and it was more trouble than it was worth-after a few minutes I ended up uninstalling
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it sounds rather usefull to me. i have my note 3 connected to TV/projector sometimes, and it's usually pointed at the screen anyway so having the ability to pause/change volume etc from my wrist would be more than cool.
Did anyone ever find this app?
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Mr.Hatchet said:
Did anyone ever find this app?
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I had the app when I first got my gear.
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Hi there,
While playing around with some apps and the Gear i noticed that the Sony Liveware app is able to connect with the Gear. To my surprise it connect without a hitch and the Gear is detected as a smartwatch by the app!
However, after that there isn't much to do with the Liveware app, probably because there is no corresponding app on the Gear to interact with.
This made me wonder: what if we could sideload the necessary apps on the Gear that communicates with the Liveware app?
In *theory* this could give the Gear a lot of extra things to play around with.
It's probably not a simple as it sounds but it's worth a try i guess. I'm afraid i can't test this out since i'm my knowledge of the advanced working of Android is nonexistent. Any developer around that would be so kind to test this :laugh: ?
Esparoba2 said:
Hi there,
While playing around with some apps and the Gear i noticed that the Sony Liveware app is able to connect with the Gear. To my surprise it connect without a hitch and the Gear is detected as a smartwatch by the app!
However, after that there isn't much to do with the Liveware app, probably because there is no corresponding app on the Gear to interact with.
This made me wonder: what if we could sideload the necessary apps on the Gear that communicates with the Liveware app?
In *theory* this could give the Gear a lot of extra things to play around with.
It's probably not a simple as it sounds but it's worth a try i guess. I'm afraid i can't test this out since i'm my knowledge of the advanced working of Android is nonexistent. Any developer around that would be so kind to test this :laugh: ?
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What is liveware exactly.. I'm intrigued.
Is it some sort of sony smartwatch manager of some sorts ?
fOmey said:
What is liveware exactly.. I'm intrigued.
Is it some sort of sony smartwatch manager of some sorts ?
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With the proper extensions (available via Sony or third party dev's in the Play Store) it is able to manage "smart devices" (as Sony calls them).
These include the Sony Smartwatch devices, wireless headphones and headsets.
Since i'm a new poster around here i'm not able to post links yet, but if you search for "Smart Connect (LiveWare™ Mgr)" in the Play Store you will find it.
In the related apps section are various extensions that add functionality to these smart devices.
I was just looking up all the apps for the smartwatch and there are plenty. Could we download these and push the apk with adb? This would add some nice functions for unrooted gears.
somebody should try it out
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Anyone here familiar with this? It's pretty cool, sort of a sideloading market for people to put up their creations, doesn't post the programs in Oculus VR, but the programs work within the Gear VR headset.
http://sideloadvr.com/
Pretty cool. I got Quake VR from there, plus a not half bad Youtube theater app.
JoeyDVDZ said:
Anyone here familiar with this? It's pretty cool, sort of a sideloading market for people to put up their creations, doesn't post the programs in Oculus VR, but the programs work within the Gear VR headset.
http://sideloadvr.com/
Pretty cool. I got Quake VR from there, plus a not half bad Youtube theater app.
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Yeah I use it too. I also use it to turn on developer mode for gear to eliminate the bluriness [emoji4]
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Yeah I use it too. I also use it to turn on developer mode for gear to eliminate the bluriness [emoji4]
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How does that work?
I also have started using this sideload vr ,quake is great but made me a bit sick
I wanted it for the youtube but it does not support 3d videos etc but does 360 ones.
some cool free games
saint_cow said:
How does that work?
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Have a read of this and see what you make from it [emoji4]
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=63981197
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samsung vr apps on generic vr system (like vr box??)
hello guys.
my idea is try samsung gear vr system and apps with a generic vr box (that i will buy).
i have an s6 edge.
it is possible?
for now i doing some test.
i jave already installed oculus home and gear vr apps on my smartphone (thanks to sideloadvr) and setting devoloper mode.
gear vr apps are started and worked.
the problem is accelometer that dont work...
i cant move image....why???
Has anyone tried the Virtualex Reader, if there are no books I get to see the bookshelf but the minute I add epubs to the folder the app crashes. I would like to y this out, any suggestions?
shanksv said:
Has anyone tried the Virtualex Reader, if there are no books I get to see the bookshelf but the minute I add epubs to the folder the app crashes. I would like to y this out, any suggestions?
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I had the same problem. The epub you are loading is likely still drm protected. If you can remove the drm protection ( not for pirating-must own the book) it does work. However the book I loaded now works perfectly in all other epub readers and in Virtualex Reader does not display pictures (just text) and the text is in a courier like font (blech). I uninstalled once I got it working. ?
developweb said:
I had the same problem. The epub you are loading is likely still drm protected. If you can remove the drm protection ( not for pirating-must own the book) it does work. However the book I loaded now works perfectly in all other epub readers and in Virtualex Reader does not display pictures (just text) and the text is in a courier like font (blech). I uninstalled once I got it working.
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No luck here. I will keep trying, but considering that you can't control the font it might not be worth it anyways.
kayo90 said:
hello guys.
my idea is try samsung gear vr system and apps with a generic vr box (that i will buy).
i have an s6 edge.
it is possible?
for now i doing some test.
i jave already installed oculus home and gear vr apps on my smartphone (thanks to sideloadvr) and setting devoloper mode.
gear vr apps are started and worked.
the problem is accelometer that dont work...
i cant move image....why???
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what do you mean? you were able to install oculus home store on an none gear vr device ? if yes HOW ????? pls
patrickdenis said:
what do you mean? you were able to install oculus home store on an none gear vr device ? if yes HOW ????? pls
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When you install SideLoad VR, it takes you through the process of generating an Oculus key which in turn enables you to install the Oculus home store. Unfortunately, anything you launch from the store still asks that you plug in GearVR... Wish there was a way around this. Surely whatever info OpenGear is sending to phones to emulate GearVR should be able to be run as a server on your PC over the same USB cord instead?
shanksv said:
No luck here. I will keep trying, but considering that you can't control the font it might not be worth it anyways.
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Was it DRM? It took me all day to find which removal system would work with mine.
developweb said:
Was it DRM? It took me all day to find which removal system would work with mine.
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Nope, it is not a DRM protected.
Hmm, for some reason i have a 18 digit ID, which causes all sorts of trouble as the oculus page will just accept 16 digits :/ Anyone know how to get around this?
hi, i use it with my samsung S6 edge gear
sideloadvr and download steam teather
then connect stream teather with nvidia shield ...goes ok
but i wonder if i can use it with team viewer or something like that so i can use the gear vr with all my desktop
Samsung has a new feature that may or may not be useful for ChromeCast.
I'm hoping someone here has the S8 device and can check for us?
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This is a life saver for parents
Go to Settings - sound and vibration - Separate App sound (all the way at the bottom)
Turn on and pick the app you want(limited to 1 app at a time)
Then choose the location (I chose Music to bluetooth)
This way I can still listen to music and be able to hand my daughter my phone so she can watch youtube
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...-audio-via-t3593416/post72339638#post72339638
And I posted this question on that thread:
CZ Eddie said:
One of my issues with the Google ChromeCast is that when the phone is used as a source, all audio is sent over that ChromeCast connection.
You cannot divert the audio to Bluetooth for bluetooth speakers/headphones.
Does anyone know if this new Samsung feature will allow you to divert ChromeCast audio to Bluetooth?
That would be pretty darn cool if it did.
EDIT: Btw, I don't have the Samsung phone.
I was linked here from a Google Pixel thread. But I'm really interested to know the answer to my question above.
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Hi,
Quest:
I am trying to find an easy way of controlling my Philips Android 7 TV from my Note 8 phone, using voice commands (Google), without using a separate device.
Status:
The TV does not have a built in microphone, nor does it's remote. I am also using a Rii Mini i13 remote that does have a built in microphone, but the microphone part does not work with the TV.
Question:
Does anyone know if that is possible, and if yes, how can i do it?
Thanks,
Daniel
Root, Tasker and plugins
Root, Tasker and plugins
dumitrudan608 said:
Hi,
Quest:
I am trying to find an easy way of controlling my Philips Android 7 TV from my Note 8 phone, using voice commands (Google), without using a separate device.
Status:
The TV does not have a built in microphone, nor does it's remote. I am also using a Rii Mini i13 remote that does have a built in microphone, but the microphone part does not work with the TV.
Question:
Does anyone know if that is possible, and if yes, how can i do it?
Thanks,
Daniel
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It works fine with this remote: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.bouyguestelecom.remote
Just as the official Google remote it is extremely bad at keeping connection when restarting the TV though. I have to pull the plug.
[Written by my thumbs on a state-of-the-art Ericsson Hotline 450.]
Namnyi said:
Root, Tasker and plugins
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I have root and Tasker , what plugins are you talking about? Root for the phone not TV
Could someone maybe assist. I received the latest update and everything is working fine. When pulling down from the top on the quick toggles I discovered a quick toggle that says TV Remote. Anyone one else noticed it? When opening it it says searching for devices and just stays searching. Has anyone gotten it to work? I searched in settings for the tv remote, but can't find anything
You have a Samsung TV?
I have 2 Samsung smart tv's
I have figured it out. It's for Android tv's. I have 2 of them and you pair the tablet with the tv and control certain features of the tv
termdj said:
I have figured it out. It's for Android tv's. I have 2 of them and you pair the tablet with the tv and control certain features of the tv
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Or use smart thing app. I use that app to use my Samsung phone as a remote for my Samsung TV with tizen OS.
Jake.S said:
Or use smart thing app. I use that app to use my Samsung phone as a remote for my Samsung TV with tizen OS.
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I know about the remote via smartthings, this is a remote via the quick panel buttons