Is there such an app available for the Z2 which gives the option to speak received messages and reply by voice whilst driving, similar to the one found on Lumia devices?
astrah said:
Is there such an app available for the Z2 which gives the option to speak received messages and reply by voice whilst driving, similar to the one found on Lumia devices?
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I use an App call Keepal, its works ok for now untill a better program comes along ! lol
martys1974 said:
I use an App call Keepal, its works ok for now untill a better program comes along ! lol
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Cheers, I'll have a nosey at it.
Macrodroid will do it too
Smart Connect
astrah said:
Is there such an app available for the Z2 which gives the option to speak received messages and reply by voice whilst driving, similar to the one found on Lumia devices?
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Z2 does have one built in, if you open Smart connect you can choose what happens when you plug headphones in. I normally plug my phone into my car to listen to music so i've set it up so when i recieve a message and my headphones are plug in it automatically reads out the message for me Its one of the actions you can setup under Headphones setting.
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Google Now can send and receive audio through our Gear. AutoVoice for Tasker can receive voice commands from our Gear as well! This opens up many possibilities! Both programs can be activated with the standard bluetooth button on your everyday headset.. is it possible to simulate this button on our gear? I am thinking our media control program works by simulating hard headset button presses. A program would be fine, but a widget would be ideal! TIA!
Another question. Is a bluetooth headset limited to these 6 button functions? Play/pause, skip, back, volume +/-, and the standard button mentioned above? If not, we can take Tasker automation from gear even further!
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i hope for this
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I've looked into some apps on play store, but nothing seems to work. Can't find any other examples where a headset is actually running android in order to utilise button in this way
brendo now rooted gear and install all, try if Utter or Klets work
This is all I need for a perfect gear !
I have searched ALL day to figure this out, although no luck sadly.
Best way of doing this would have to be using a plugin for tasker, just like atooma uses.
EDIT: We need to figure out how exactly the gear communicates with the phone, if we can manually send a request from the gear to the phone. We could setup a intent listener on tasker and it could execute tasks.
Maybe someone should speak with the dev's of gear getter ? Or ATN ? Figure out how they communicate with the gear ?
Got Google Voice to work from Gear
With Google search 3.1 all you have to do is say "Okay Google". This works for me.
To Launch Google Search from Gear
1) Set Up to recieve Google Notification
2) Open a Google Notification
3) Press Show On Device. This will launch Google Voice Search
4) Say "Okay Google".
Make sure you have "Record Audio through Bluetooth headset if available" checked in Google Voice. Only issue is that if Phone locks. Maybe someone can find a way to get a shortcut for "Show On Device".
TheismanMeetLT said:
With Google search 3.1 all you have to do is say "Okay Google". This works for me.
To Launch Google Search from Gear
1) Set Up to recieve Google Notification
2) Open a Google Notification
3) Press Show On Device. This will launch Google Voice Search
4) Say "Okay Google".
Make sure you have "Record Audio through Bluetooth headset if available" checked in Google Voice. Only issue is that if Phone locks. Maybe someone can find a way to get a shortcut for "Show On Device".
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This may be our best option right now.. Thanks for voicing this! I hope to see a Tasker plugin soon.. Thanks everyone for the feedback!
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I have a solution...
See thread null Rom!
Wonderful!
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I'm reviving this thread because I've been searching for this exact thing, and I can't believe it's so difficult - has anyone found a solution? I can't find vingar's "null rom" thread he refers to above as a solution. Any info is very welcome.
snickersnee said:
I'm reviving this thread because I've been searching for this exact thing, and I can't believe it's so difficult - has anyone found a solution? I can't find vingar's "null rom" thread he refers to above as a solution. Any info is very welcome.
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I too find it difficult to swallow that a solution has not been found. I am a little late to the "gear party" (only having mine for a few weeks now) and have been searching for a solution to this.
I believe Vingar's solutions is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47519892#post47519892
I have found a few apps that may help with this but none that directly address what I am looking for....namely a widget on the home screen of my gear that simply sends the correct keycode to my phone via BT.
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I have found a few apps that may help with this but none that directly address what I am looking for....namely a widget on the home screen of my gear that simply sends the correct keycode to my phone via BT.
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That's it exactly. I have no programming talents, but this seems like such a simple - and powerful - solution, not least because it would allow Google Now voice inputs. And the watch is already a BT device, an also an android device. Frankly it's absurd that this wasn't included stock.
Haven't purchased a Neo yet as I'm investigating...what are the steps involved to get the Neo to read your texts aloud? I want this function while I'm driving, but I'd love to not have to remember to put the phone into Hands-Free mode every time I drive (and turn it off afterwards). I'm hoping it's as simple as a double press of the Neo home button and asking S-Voice to read my latest texts. Does anyone know? Thanks so much!
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Haven't purchased a Neo yet as I'm investigating...what are the steps involved to get the Neo to read your texts aloud? I want this function while I'm driving, but I'd love to not have to remember to put the phone into Hands-Free mode every time I drive (and turn it off afterwards). I'm hoping it's as simple as a double press of the Neo home button and asking S-Voice to read my latest texts. Does anyone know? Thanks so much!
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Yup, you can do exactly what you are asking. You can change home button double tap so it launches S Voice.
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Yup, you can do exactly what you are asking. You can change home button double tap so it launches S Voice.
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And the phone doesn't have to be in hands-free mode for the watch to read the texts aloud after issuing the proper voice command to S-Voice?
Yes, I never use hands free mode. For example if I'm driving I can double tap home to start S Voice and say "read messages from _____" and reply etc. But the watch can only read back txts from the stock Samsung msging app currently. Hope this helps
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I bought a gear recently and was sad to see a lack of apps tailored specifically for it so I made one of my own!
Sprocket
Features:
Native SMS/MMS functionality.
View/Send SMS conversations
View MMS
File Transfer
Send a file from the phone and it will automatically be saved in Internal Storage in the GalaxySMS directory and opened on the Gear from the default handling app
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Remote Application Install
Allows you to install apps on the gear that are installed on your phone.
*Note does not work for paid apps it seems. At least on my Moto X.
Installation
Install the apk on both the phone and the gear and you will be good to go. The application will be automatically run on startup, but needs to be started initially once first installed on both the phone and gear.
Its a good idea to have bluetooth already turned on when initially starting the app.
Install on Phone first, select device
Install on gear next, select device
Support
This app was written specifically on my Moto X so there may or may not be issues with other phones. Please send me a logcat and I'll see what I can do.
Update 7.29.2014
East2West said:
Hello everyone!
I've been working many hours on this release and have made several improvements.
ChangeLog
Better App Stability
System runs in the foreground now so it is less likely to be killed
Improved Connection Speeds
Increased buffer size to allow faster transfers
New Notifications For Texts
This is the one I'm most excited about. I took some inspiration from the new Android Wear Watches to create custom notifications for our beloved gear.
Installation
Install the update on both the Gear and the Phone. If you already have sprocket installed on your gear you can update it with the new version v1.1 attached to the first post using Remote Install. To enable notifications click "Enable SMS Notifications" on the Phone version and follow the prompts.
Right now the app supports all notifications for SMS, but if you would like to preview notifications across the entire device you may download a developer key available on the play store. It will unlock all other notifications (including ongoing and button control!) from the device and will help continue development from my end to give you new features to make our device more useful. A preview of these notifications below:
Install Developer Key*
*The developer key only needs to be installed on the phone
I'll be going through the thread to address any issues you have come across. Thank you all for the feedback
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Update 7.31.2014
East2West said:
Hello everyone!
I have a new version available to address some of the issues in the thread as well as to add some new features.
Download
Whitelist Applications
Go to settings/allowed notifications and uncheck the applications you don't want notifications for
[*]Local Application Updates
Updates will be checked on the phone when the application is started. You can also check by going to menu/check for update on your phone
[*]Crash/Log Reporting
When the application crashes, you will be presented with a dialog to send the crash report to me for analysis. This will help resolve issues on different devices.
[*]Clear Phone Notifications From Gear
When you hit clear on the notification screen on your gear, notifications will be cleared on your phone
[*]Resend Files If Not Connect To Gear at Transfer Time
Fixes an issue when you try to send a file when the gear is not connected. The file will send as soon as device is reconnected
[*]Crash Fixes
Fix crash for some ongoing notifications
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Update 8.7.2014
Hello! Thanks for your feedback and crash logs. I've pushed out an update that should take care of the ones I've seen so far with the Nexus 5 crashes and one's when clicking on a conversation on the gear and the contact app is not installed. Let me know if it solves the issues.
Sprocket 1.3b
Thanks,
East2West
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Update 8.9.2014
Hey Everyone!
I was on vacation last week, so I only had time to push some incremental updates for some bug fixes, but I'm back now and have some new features!
New UI for bringing up sms messages and notifications
New Media Controller
Works with any media player that responds to media button events.
*Developer Key Needed
Clock On Notification Screen
Stability Fixes
Screenshots
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Update 8.9.2014
New Update.
Connection Fixes
Fixed an issue where server would not connect on initial app launch
Try and reconnect to server on bluetooth toggle
New Settings Menu
Allows Muting of Notifications. 3 Settings
Sound On Symbol - Notifications will vibrate and turn on screen and play the notification sound
Vibrate On Symbol - Notifications will only vibrate and not turn on screen
Mute Symbol - Notifications will be silent
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Update 8.11.2014
Another Update!
Extended Notification Detail
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New SMS/MMS Theme
Improved MMS image quality
Media Controller Now Works With Pandora
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Update 8.21.2014
Fixed notification buttons not fitting
Items that do not fit go on to the next row
Added reply button in sms notifications
Will take you to SMS Threads
Notification splitting option in settings
Updates to notifications usually replace the last notification in android. This will keep them separate so you can see how it changed over time. Excludes ongoing notifications
Faster connection speeds
Bluetooth reset on disconnection
Bluetooth on the gear will reset if the connection is dropped to improve speeds
Support for large images like sms/screenshots
Images from sms and other notifications will show in the main view
Added request timeouts
Notifications will not be sent to the gear after 15 minutes of being disconnected
Fixed crash when sms is received on the phone and bluetooth is off
Fix duplicate notifications such as email and google music and calendar coming in more than once
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For others not able to connect to the gear after upgrading from version 1.3. It may be necessary to upgrade the watch apk manually as the UUID for the bluetooth service has changed and might not be recognized until upgrading the gear to 1.5
Update 8.24.2014
Hello! Another update..
Widget Support!
Swipe left from main menu
Long press to change widget
Can also activate by clicking notification clock at the top
For both free and developer versions
Out of Memory Crash Fixed
Phone memory was greedy before. Should stay in memory much longer without crashing
Removed "Unable to connect" popup from phone
Will still show on the gear
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Update 9.10.2014
Hey folks!
Something new...
Support for Watch Faces
Basic support for themes like watchstyler. This version supports analog clocks only.
To change theme replace BG_PART.png, FRAME_PART.png, HOUR_PART.png, SEC_PART.png, MIN_PART.png of your favorite watch styler theme
Themes files are located in /sdcard/SprocketWatchThemes/defaultTheme. The only supported files are those included in the folder
Fix sms conversation not updating while inside the conversation
*Credit to Gear Minimum 360 theme over at gearfaces.com for the included theme
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Galaxy s4 . All ok. Good job.
Nice and useful app! But I miss a notification which tells you when a file has been sent or an remote installation has been made.
You are a genuis!!! Works... having issues with transferring files. My screen goes black and sits in idle... but who cares... as long as I can receive and reply to text messages I'm good. GOOD JOB!!!! Can you add reply to emails?
Is your app for Android or Tizen?
How can I instill the Sprocket app on my gear?
Nexus 5 ... Remote install works.. file share works.. sms does not. keeps crashing everytime i select a contact.
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Works good got it working on my lg optimus g. Will u be adding notification and turn display on
Lg optimus G
agreed only think lacking is notification right now i leave gear manager for notification then go to sprocket for the reply would like one app for all
I like it works pretty good on my note 3
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Works great on ATT Note 2 with custom rom. Really like how the contact images get populated.
+1 on getting notifications. Would make the app wonderful! :good:
@East2West Are you still working on this?
So any chance the send sms will show up in the sms app as well?
//M
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m.klinge said:
So any chance the send sms will show up in the sms app as well?
//M
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You're talking about when you send from the Gear App it will also show on your phone? If so, it works for me. Shows up on my phone what I have sent through the Gear.
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You're talking about when you send from the Gear App it will also show on your phone? If so, it works for me. Shows up on my phone what I have sent through the Gear.
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Interesting! So if you send a sms to yourself from the gear it will be displayed twice on your phone (one as send and one as received)? Might I ask which sms you use?
//M
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ArnomaF said:
Is your app for Android or Tizen?
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I am assuming Android, Can anyone please confirm?
pcpimpin said:
I am assuming Android, Can anyone please confirm?
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I use it in Android
Lg optimus G
Really cool app, looking forward to next release. I can see and interact with the sms on the gear, but I can't seem to send files from my Note 3. It's also paired with the galaxy gear manager, does that need to be off? Thanks again.
Chris
EDIT: I was wrong above, it did transfer the files, I just didn't see them at first. I also installed some apps via Sprocket. Now that I have Google voice function working offline, the SMS function is really nice. I can practically hold a SMS conversation quickly on my watch. I just need to make the little voice button on the keyboard bigger...lol. But once you hit it, the Voice Icon is much bigger and easy to continue the replies. For such a small program, it really is very capable.
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Like I indicated in my earlier post. "I love this app." It's the only app I've found that allow SMS replies without the hassle. "It feels good swiping a reply from my watch." Since I've had it here are the bugs.
1. When I send a text from my phone my watch vibrates.
2. Occasionally looses Bluetooth connection. (will not connect to server must restart phone/watch)
3. About a 3-5 sec delay to start the app
Also I"m using Note 3. Otherwise this app is the BOMB! It doesn't use much battery. Resolve the bugs and this will be me a must have app for the Gear.
lockart said:
Like I indicated in my earlier post. "I love this app." It's the only app I've found that allow SMS replies without the hassle. "It feels good swiping a reply from my watch." Since I've had it here are the bugs.
1. When I send a text from my phone my watch vibrates.
2. Occasionally looses Bluetooth connection. (will not connect to server must restart phone/watch)
3. About a 3-5 sec delay to start the app
Also I"m using Note 3. Otherwise this app is the BOMB! It doesn't use much battery. Resolve the bugs and this will be me a must have app for the Gear.
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I agree! I think people overlook Sprocket...It's really basic, but the few things it does are HUGE. It's the best for replying to SMS, I even shut off the Gear Manager notificatiion for SMS. And it's just too easy to install an app or transfer a file. I think this is my favorite app for the Gear. Thanks and look forward to your work.
Chris
Since google removed the ability with aw2.0 is anyone working on an app to bring back this function?
Currently with AW2.0 if you have a watch without a speaker, you can not use it to answer your phones calls. You do get a notification that you have a call, but your only option is to reject it, there is no option for answering :/
You can use MacroDroid.
majekqwert said:
You can use MacroDroid.
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Can you elaborate?
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daddymikey1975 said:
Can you elaborate?
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Install: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.arlosoft.macrodroid&hl=pl
Add Macro using guide.
Incoming call -> notification on watch -> action answer or discard
majekqwert said:
Install: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.arlosoft.macrodroid&hl=pl
Add Macro using guide.
Incoming call -> notification on watch -> action answer or discard
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On mine it's not working. Can you please be more detailed
NarfiWillem said:
Since google removed the ability with aw2.0 is anyone working on an app to bring back this function?
Currently with AW2.0 if you have a watch without a speaker, you can not use it to answer your phones calls. You do get a notification that you have a call, but your only option is to reject it, there is no option for answering :/
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I got a new update to version 2.0.0.156099718 (build NXH19X) and voila, we got the answer button back.
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woop woop!
i got the update too
now i can use my watch like its supposed to be used again.
I´ve been using wear speaking to do that.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=wearableloudspeaker.com.wearableloudspeaker&hl=pt-br
anyone have good instructions on how to setup macro to answer or decline from the watch?
Great information...
Hi
I use smartthings on my s21+ regularly. I have a Samsung tv and soundbar on the app. A popup from smartthings showed up asking if I wanted to mute tv etc when a phone call is being received or made. I said yes and there was an option for the tv and soundbar. I clicked on both and by mistake deselected the soundbar. I want to change the option so the tv and soundbar mutes, as they play together via samsung symphony. Where can I find the setting for that? I have checked in the app and no help under settings. I uninstalled the app and re-installed, with the hope that it would forget my option, but it still just gives option to mute for tv when a call comes in or being made....
I personally don't have those devices so it would be hard to make guesses on how to do it. I would suggest calling Samsung and getting their advise.
Go to smart things, long press into App info and try to clear default from there.
mpore14 said:
I personally don't have those devices so it would be hard to make guesses on how to do it. I would suggest calling Samsung and getting their advise.
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I have tried Samsung, but they have no idea how to help me
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Go to smart things, long press into App info and try to clear default from there.
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I have tried it, but still the same issue
I found the answer on the smartthings forum. It's in the companion app