Watch for running, GPS and music - Samsung Galaxy Gear

Hello, I currently run with my Garmin (GPS) watch, a nano and no phone because the Note 3 is too big. I want to just run with one watch that will be able to track my results and sync to mgt phone when I get back to the car.
A camera should be a huge plus as well.
Thanks in advance.
Shane
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ctnhd said:
Hello, I currently run with my Garmin (GPS) watch, a nano and no phone because the Note 3 is too big. I want to just run with one watch that will be able to track my results and sync to mgt phone when I get back to the car.
A camera should be a huge plus as well.
Thanks in advance.
Shane
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Dude your only options are the MotoACTV (discontinued) and the Adidas miCoach smartwatch.

Unfortunately the original gear, gear 2, gear fit, and gear neo require another device for gps to work. So they won't be able to map your runs. They will count your steps though. Rumor has it that the upcoming gear 3 can be a standalone device. We'll have to wait and see.

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Good Apps For The Gear

So, I have my Gear unlocked and all with Null_ (and have had for some time) but now that the coolness factor has worn off a little, I'm kind of wondering what exactly to do with it. I am on US AT&T so I don't have bluetooth tethering (and I'm not sure my plan would support it anyway) so I'm wondering what apps others have put on their Gear that do not require internet, are not games and are worth having?
I've got a disc golf scoring app and a few live backgrounds. Really the scoring app makes it all worth it, but what else is there? Thanks for the suggestions!
I installed a calculator, calendar and to do list.... None require the internet but make the watch much more functional.
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omnia38 said:
I installed a calculator, calendar and to do list.... None require the internet but make the watch much more functional.
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Love to have a calculator bud... Care to share where I can get one?
Thanks!
ckarrow2 said:
Love to have a calculator bud... Care to share where I can get one?
Thanks!
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I installed one named CalcBuddy calculator.
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omnia38 said:
I installed one named CalcBuddy calculator.
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Another good one is Fat Finger Calculator, fits the small screen very well.
Bladder61 said:
Another good one is Fat Finger Calculator, fits the small screen very well.
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I agree... This one works much better with the screen size. Good find!!
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omnia38 said:
I installed a calculator, calendar and to do list.... None require the internet but make the watch much more functional.
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What calendar app?
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bubbazero said:
What calendar app?
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I use the basic Google calendar. The month view works fine for me. The first time I set up my Rom and bluetooth tether it imported everything I needed. Plus the widget works on the Gears favorite apps menu.
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Oh. I don't have Blue tooth tether.
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Use Modern calculator as the developer as optimized it for our Samsung Gear
Other apps i use is Office Suite v7 and view some word docs as notes and Focus Trainr
Digital clock disc widget works well for a simple clock.
I cant wait to see this list at Christmas time. Cant wait to get my gear
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Anyone using RUNKEEPER
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Anyone using RUNKEEPER
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Hi I've tried
But wasnt impressed, since could not get the GPS to track my laps
terrorblind said:
Hi I've tried
But wasnt impressed, since could not get the GPS to track my laps
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I use endomondo with Bluetooth GPS tether (via BlueGps) and it tracks my bike runs nicely.
dragoncius said:
I use endomondo with Bluetooth GPS tether (via BlueGps) and it tracks my bike runs nicely.
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I would love to know more! I am assuming this done with a rooted customer ROM? How exactly are you setup?
What I want is to run Endo on a watch. I don't mind tethering the GPS, as my phone will be in my FuelBelt. If the Gear can make that happen. I will get that!
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I would love to know more! I am assuming this done with a rooted customer ROM? How exactly are you setup?
What I want is to run Endo on a watch. I don't mind tethering the GPS, as my phone will be in my FuelBelt. If the Gear can make that happen. I will get that!
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What about a bluetooth gps antenna? You could find one for 15 bucks.
Robotblog said:
What about a bluetooth gps antenna? You could find one for 15 bucks.
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in a similar boat as you as an att owner with an unlimited plan i don't wan to forfeit, so i only bluetooth tether to my phone when on wifi and mobile data is off. i run a tasker activity to turn off data anytime i enable bt tether. works great.
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What about a bluetooth gps antenna? You could find one for 15 bucks.
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Either way, phone or antenna. I just want a watch that will run Endo and use GPS. It seems the Gear just might do that. Seeing as how I have a Note 2, I will have to give the Gear a serious look.
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Either way, phone or antenna. I just want a watch that will run Endo and use GPS. It seems the Gear just might do that. Seeing as how I have a Note 2, I will have to give the Gear a serious look.
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I've lost my bt gps antenna somewhere in my house. If i will find it I could try it for you.

SlingPlayer

Anyone else install SlingPlayer out of curiosity? It installs and works well w/ BT tethering. The one thing I cannot seem to change is the app auto-rotates the image 90 degrees, so you have to take the watch off to watch it. Is there an Xposed mod or another way of rotating the image back?
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Anyone else install SlingPlayer out of curiosity? It installs and works well w/ BT tethering. The one thing I cannot seem to change is the app auto-rotates the image 90 degrees, so you have to take the watch off to watch it. Is there an Xposed mod or another way of rotating the image back?
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You can set orientation with app settings (xposed module).
Would have never guessed this works well? Which slingbox do you have? I'm very doubtful that the stream would be good enough via BT tethering?
I am also running slingbox..... It will take a minute to adjust to the speed but after that it works great! Only negative is battery..... but really That's a given!
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You can set orientation with app settings (xposed module).
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Worked great. Thanks! And thanks for the great ROM also!
This surprisingly works really well. Is anybody else unable to change the channel using the keybpard though? The right column is practically gone, you can't use the "3, 8, and enter."
Is anyone able to post a picture of sling player running in their gear? I don't doubt that it works just want to see the scale of it. I think it is pretty freaking awesome to have TV on your watch.
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Not a very clear picture, but this was one of the playoff games from this weekend.
Awesome! Thanks for taking the time to post that. Looks like I sold my gear a bit too soon. Probably would have kept it if I had come across this sooner. Oh well!
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IP Camera Viewer
Since it's a similar idea, I figure I would just add this to the Slingbox post. I also set up IP Camera Viewer with success on the Gear. Now I can view my home cams from my watch as well.
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Since it's a similar idea, I figure I would just add this to the Slingbox post. I also set up IP Camera Viewer with success on the Gear. Now I can view my home cams from my watch as well.
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I also got this to work, but come on, how practical is it If you have your watch, then your phone is close by and the screen size difference is huge.
scopefield said:
I also got this to work, but come on, how practical is it If you have your watch, then your phone is close by and the screen size difference is huge.
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I used it while at work to watch a playoff game! I was able to keep on working because my hands were free..... I would listen to the game and glance over at it when I heard the crowd or announcers speak up, Of course this is not practical for every job type!
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scopefield said:
I also got this to work, but come on, how practical is it If you have your watch, then your phone is close by and the screen size difference is huge.
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Lol. True, but that could be said for must of the things being discussed here I do actually plan to use it when I know someone will be stopping over and I can keep an eye on the driveway while working around the house.
Is this on Null?
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Is this on Null?
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Yes.
How do you all get it side loaded?
Edit: never mind got it up and working. Not bad really. I'll only use it for quick glances for a few plays during my favorite sports.
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Slingplayer for Gear S
Can someone please explain the process to install slingplayer on the Galaxy Gear?
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islock1 said:
Can someone please explain the process to install slingplayer on the Galaxy Gear?
Thank you
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Are you on null, stock, or tizen?
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i have gear s tizen

My Sony Z Ultra with GPE KITKAT 4.4.2 & Samsung gear watch

Ok so it seems to be working same as the nexus but still have a few problems to iron out if anyone can help out with a similar setup I would appreciate it.The pictures from the watch do not transfer to the phone not sure why pedometer don't work so uninstalled it and the usual voice and weather apps.I hope we can get all bits working I made this thread pacific for z ultra owners of the GPE rom and gear watch setup hope we can fix things here thank you in advance.
Not going to happen unless you can figure out what parts of touchwiz are required, and then port it
(Or maybe sdk if it is ever released)
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Brendo said:
Not going to happen unless you can figure out what parts of touchwiz are required, and then port it
(Or maybe sdk if it is ever released)
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To be honest I can live without the voice and weather my calls and notifications work and a load of other stuff very happy that it's even working and that samsung deprived us of being able to use other devices with their gear watch.
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To be honest I can live without the voice and weather my calls and notifications work and a load of other stuff very happy that it's even working and that samsung deprived us of being able to use other devices with their gear watch.
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Yep, I felt the same with my nexus 5, but then went back to my s4 for full compatibility
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Galaxy gear & Lg G Flex

Well i was able to connect my gear with my g flex thanks to this info i found online everything works except weather and music, but all notifications work and calls. Also using the new s5 gear apk.
http://m.smartwatchfans.com/how-to-galaxy-gear-nexus-5
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Well i was able to connect my gear with my g flex thanks to this info i found online everything works except weather and music, but all notifications work and calls. Also using the new s5 gear apk.
http://m.smartwatchfans.com/how-to-galaxy-gear-nexus-5
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Thanks. I'm getting the game flex for free from att in exchange for my note 3. Was annoyed I couldn't use my watch. Now I'm excited.
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I have a gear 1 and tmobile flex. i have gear manager 1.2 and tizen installed on the gear (XEO region). I cant get gear manager and phone to connect to each other. the gear is paired to the phone though.
Well after spending on this, I found out that I have to use the newest version of Gear Manager (1.7). Now, my main issue is the phone call automatically routes to the watch and not my LG HBS730 that is paired to my Flex. Also the Email app on the gear manager doesn't sync up with the email app from the phone.

[Q] issues with Runtastic

Hello,
I dont post much so yell at me if you need to.
https://www.runtastic.com/en/apps/runtastic
I have runtatstic pro and I have installed it in samsung apps store.
when I go to open runtastic pro on Neo it opens splash screen and opens runtastic on phone but does not advance any farther.
I have contacted runtastic support and its pretty much a dead end.
Can anyone help on this or can confirm its working on the gear 2 neo?
http://www.downloadtizenapps.com/20...ber-1-in-health-fitness-app.html#.U7xbz_mwKCo
Phone Note 3 KitkatKiller rom v2. Android 4.4.2
Gear manager Version
2.1.14062401
Unknown sources checked
gear 2 neo
software R381xxu0bne5
On a side note I can open Trainr, Gear2cam, Hotbit, and others just fine.
Do you have runtastic or runtastic pro on your phone?
I've successfully logged runs with it in a g2 neo, doesn't use the inbuilt heart rate though so I had to use the in built running app in the background as well but you can start that and then switch to runtastic and it keeps track in the background
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Yes i have Runtastic Pro 5.0 installed
Not sure why it wouldn't work then, the only difference between your setup and mine is the phone. Maybe something to do with a non stock rom? But seems strange that it's only one app.
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dominoid said:
Not sure why it wouldn't work then, the only difference between your setup and mine is the phone. Maybe something to do with a non stock rom? But seems strange that it's only one app.
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from what i know, the app doesn't work. I've tried it with my g2neo + s3 and I got the same: stuck at logo on g2 and app started on s3. This happens to all (or almost) who have tried it
Runtastic pro mountain bike work just fine on my gear 2 neo
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inwisso said:
Runtastic pro mountain bike work just fine on my gear 2 neo
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how do you start runtastic mtb if the gear2 app is for runtastic pro?
thank you
lorenzo_btbw said:
how do you start runtastic mtb if the gear2 app is for runtastic pro?
thank you
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When I click on the app on my Swatch immediately my phone shows a dialogue : which app I should open and they choose mountain bike ? I noticed and that's the normal runtastic app doesn't work but in other hand the mountain bike work perfectly I wish they can enter grades the heart rate monitor sensor with this app
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I've read the samsung version app (4.5.4) works! But I've bought it on playstore, so I've the 5.1.2... Can someone share the 4.5.4? thank you

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