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Galaxy Gear work on older generation phone running kitkat?

I have been going through this forum trying to get my samsung galaxy S2 running 4.4.2 (CM11) to work with my galaxy gear. Tried installing gearmanager/stub but it loop at connecting to gear even though it is already paired. Can't get pass this. Anyone got this working with older generation phone want to shed some light? Don't know if you need to get your GG rooted first as it doesn't seem like you need to install any specific app on it. Is it possible to get older galaxy phone to work?

Well I guess this is a long way to get a no as a answer..:cyclops:

Dentsu said:
I have been going through this forum trying to get my samsung galaxy S2 running 4.4.2 (CM11) to work with my galaxy gear. Tried installing gearmanager/stub but it loop at connecting to gear even though it is already paired. Can't get pass this. Anyone got this working with older generation phone want to shed some light? Don't know if you need to get your GG rooted first as it doesn't seem like you need to install any specific app on it. Is it possible to get older galaxy phone to work?
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You can't do it the Samsung way, you would need an official 4.3+ android build from samsung for that. You can, however, try it using a little project I'm working on (porting Kitkat & Google Wear to the Gear) when it's finished, so don't abandon all hope just yet .

I got it working on a galaxy nexus. Put stub into system / app and install stub from there. Then take gearmanager.apk and change its extension to .zip extract all the apps from the zip and install them all. Then install gear manager and reboot the phone. It'll work
If your phone isnt rooted, you cant write to the system folder.
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Dentsu said:
I have been going through this forum trying to get my samsung galaxy S2 running 4.4.2 (CM11) to work with my galaxy gear. Tried installing gearmanager/stub but it loop at connecting to gear even though it is already paired.
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Does not work either on my Galaxy S2 running CyanFox 2.0.2 (CM 11, Android 4.4.2).
Can't run Gear Manager from XDA.
I ended up installing NULL on the Gear, so I have an Android device up and running.
Tried ATN Manager as well, but no luck in receiving notifications on the watch.
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Moody said:
You can, however, try it using a little project I'm working on (porting Kitkat & Google Wear to the Gear) when it's finished, so don't abandon all hope just yet .
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I am not giving up ! :fingers-crossed:
Keep us updated on your project !
Thanks

Latest Smartphones work with Samsung Gear
The smart phone list shows maybe more than what would be first thought, the compatible Galaxy smartphones are shown below.
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy Note 3 NeoSamsung Galaxy Note 3Samsung Galaxy S4Samsung Galaxy S4 MiniSamsung Galaxy S4 ActiveSamsung Galaxy S4 ZoomSamsung Galaxy Note IISamsung Galaxy S3Samsung Galaxy Grand 2Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8
Sent from my LG G Flexosaurus.

I have a feeling you may need a device with Bluetooth 4 le?

I am running with null rom on my Gear and AOKP KitKat on my Original Galaxy Note (same generation as the Galaxy 2, not sure which bluetooth version) with great results.. They pair nicely. I am able to make and receive calls hands free with Google Now launcher and offline voice recognition. I can send and receive texts via Tablet Talk without being tethered to the internet (not completely hands free but with excellent voice dictation- again with offline voice recognition). I receive notifications without having to do anything special (In fact, with Google Now Launcher, I can read the incoming text when I pull down my status bar..When I click on it, Tablet talk opens for me to respond).
While I have Gear Manager loaded, it seems to be useless to me for the most part. None of the Samsung apps seem to work with the exception of the dialer and the contacts on ver 1.6x. I recently tried to update to the latest version in an attempt to get the runtastic pro app working. While I got it running (the latest GM), all I really suceeded in doing was wiping my Gear and losing the samsung contacts app working. I would eliminate GM alltogether but I suspect that the phone application has some dependancy..lol..
Here's a video of my setup working for making phone calls..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY9OT1retpU&feature=youtu.be

crutzulee said:
I am running with null rom on my Gear and AOKP KitKat on my Original Galaxy Note (same generation as the Galaxy 2, not sure which bluetooth version) with great results.. They pair nicely. I am able to make and receive calls hands free with Google Now launcher and offline voice recognition. I can send and receive texts via Tablet Talk without being tethered to the internet (not completely hands free but with excellent voice dictation- again with offline voice recognition). I receive notifications without having to do anything special (In fact, with Google Now Launcher, I can read the incoming text when I pull down my status bar..When I click on it, Tablet talk opens for me to respond).
While I have Gear Manager loaded, it seems to be useless to me for the most part. None of the Samsung apps seem to work with the exception of the dialer and the contacts on ver 1.6x. I recently tried to update to the latest version in an attempt to get the runtastic pro app working. While I got it running (the latest GM), all I really suceeded in doing was wiping my Gear and losing the samsung contacts app working. I would eliminate GM alltogether but I suspect that the phone application has some dependancy..lol..
Here's a video of my setup working for making phone calls..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY9OT1retpU&feature=youtu.be
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Just watched your video, I am running stock on my gear with a note 8 on official 4.2....my entire life is on hold while I wait for the update which will then allow notifications on my gear, do u recommend null rom and is it faster than stock

android01 said:
I got it working on a galaxy nexus. Put stub into system / app and install stub from there. Then take gearmanager.apk and change its extension to .zip extract all the apps from the zip and install them all. Then install gear manager and reboot the phone. It'll work
If your phone isnt rooted, you cant write to the system folder.
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Hey android01, what galaxy nexus do you have, GSM or CDMA? I have the CDMA running CM11 and can't get my Gear running tizen to pair with my Gear Manager. I have installed multiple versions of the Gear Manager. I moved the GearManagerStub.apk to the /system/app folder on my Nexus and installed it from that directory. Then I installed the Gear Manager apk's one by one and then installed the app and it doesn't connect to my Gear. Any suggestions of what else I should try? I even tried installing the apk's using adb. It connected when I was running null_23 and on the stock firmware. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Cannot pair Gear 2 neo with my phone
Hi, I just JB my gear 2 neo. The jailbreak went out OK, the problem is that when I try to pair it with the phone, cause it wont pair, my gear 2 neo is just stuck in the "Selct device on gear manager" window and my phone is stuck at the "connecting to gear" window. Now, this phone is a chinese one running kit kat 4.4.2 and it's temporary (I'm getting an LG G3 soon). I was wondering if that issue is caused by my phone model (solone SL-SA5) or if I did something wrong.

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Hi, I just JB my gear 2 neo. The jailbreak went out OK, the problem is that when I try to pair it with the phone, cause it wont pair, my gear 2 neo is just stuck in the "Selct device on gear manager" window and my phone is stuck at the "connecting to gear" window. Now, this phone is a chinese one running kit kat 4.4.2 and it's temporary (I'm getting an LG G3 soon). I was wondering if that issue is caused by my phone model (solone SL-SA5) or if I did something wrong.
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Do you have use phone audio ticked in your phones Bluetooth settings
IF SOMEONE HELPS YOU. OR YOU USE THEIR WORK. DONT BE LAZY. HIT THE "THANKS" BUTTON.

gav83collins said:
Do you have use phone audio ticked in your phones Bluetooth settings
IF SOMEONE HELPS YOU. OR YOU USE THEIR WORK. DONT BE LAZY. HIT THE "THANKS" BUTTON.
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Thank you for replying. Well, actually, it's ticked. Turns out it is paired with my phone but can't get synchronized with the gear manager. Let me explain myself: My gear shows as linked in my bluetooth seetings on my phone. The audio thingy is ticked, but when I start the gear manager and I try to synchronize it, my phone supposedly starts syncing but the gear beeps twice and it won't sync, it wouldn't do anything. Anyway, I'm buying an LG G3 soon and I'm giving away this one to my father, but still I'd like to be able to synch it with that phone in case I decide to give my dad my gear 2 in the future.

LocoMoko said:
Thank you for replying. Well, actually, it's ticked. Turns out it is paired with my phone but can't get synchronized with the gear manager. Let me explain myself: My gear shows as linked in my bluetooth seetings on my phone. The audio thingy is ticked, but when I start the gear manager and I try to synchronize it, my phone supposedly starts syncing but the gear beeps twice and it won't sync, it wouldn't do anything. Anyway, I'm buying an LG G3 soon and I'm giving away this one to my father, but still I'd like to be able to synch it with that phone in case I decide to give my dad my gear 2 in the future.
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Just jeep trying. Clear data in gear manager. Unpair from your phone. And then open Gear manager. And try pairing from there
IF SOMEONE HELPS YOU. OR YOU USE THEIR WORK. DONT BE LAZY. HIT THE "THANKS" BUTTON.

gav83collins said:
Just jeep trying. Clear data in gear manager. Unpair from your phone. And then open Gear manager. And try pairing from there
IF SOMEONE HELPS YOU. OR YOU USE THEIR WORK. DONT BE LAZY. HIT THE "THANKS" BUTTON.
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Thank you my friend, I'll just keep trying. I bought the LG G3 I told you before and it works just fine there, so I'll keep trying later on the other phone. Greetings.
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I installed the latest gear manager available in this forum, but I can't seem to find the multimedia control. IDK if it has to do with my phone model (LG G3) Or just the gear manager version I installed. Does anyone have info bout this issue?

Having exactly the same issue.
Did you ever manage to get Gear Manager to connect?

install apps
I still don't fully understand how to install apps on my Gear 2 Neo. I got the new ROM installed but how do I install the modded apps on the device now thanks

helix512 said:
I still don't fully understand how to install apps on my Gear 2 Neo. I got the new ROM installed but how do I install the modded apps on the device now thanks
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Modded apps. Are installed via your phone. And pushed through gear manager as an apk

Has there been any discussion on doing a cosmetic overhaul in the rom, such as replacing the icons for pedometer, messages, etc? The basic icons on the fit look okay, but for something larger as this watch, it would be nice to see something colorful and more stylish. Especially if people are using the watch styler app to try and get a premium feeling look watch face. Thanks for everything you have done!

Gear 2 Neo with LG G2
Hi, I got my new Gear 2 Neo over the black friday weekend ... I'm using it with my LG G2 and it works good for the most part.. I'm using the Gear Manager APK version 2.1.14062401
installed on my phone.
Following works fine:
All notifications (Email, SMS, Whatsapp, GMAIL etc)
All the stock apps like pedometer, exercise, sleep, heart rate etc..
Dialer (dialing out and answering calls)
Clock
what doesn't work:
Alarm
Weather updates
Answering to texts (I understand this wouldn't work anyway)
Sync with S-health (or any health app)
My question is 1) Does upgrading to Tizen 3.0 mod fix any of the issues that isn't working on my phone ?
2) I don't care about alarm or weather updates, but the Gear 2 Neo doesn't provide too much info on steps/exercise or Sleep.. Does the tizen mod address this issue? Can we sync with S-health or any other health app from non-samsung phones..??
I'm asking this purely because if the new mod doesnt address my issues, I wouldn't bother upgrading it (as I'm worried I might brick it)... Please advise.. Thanks

woodykr said:
I installed this rom but I no longer have the camera app ......... why?
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This thread is for the Gear 2 Neo, which does not have a camera. I believe the dev has another thread for the Gear 2 with the camera. You should probably use/install that one and hopefully it fixes your problem.

Hello, I have a problem. I'm use Tizen themes in there. But i don't like that. How can I restore icon to the origin icon?
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Hello, I have a problem. I'm use Tizen themes in there. But i don't like that. How can I restore icon to the origin icon?

Hey guys im usig an note 4 based rom on my i9300 , S-voice doesnt seem to reconize any speach in any lenguage , it does work on the phone but not on my gear2 neo , any way to fix this ?
Is there any way to install any apk file on the gear 2 neo ?
Thank u
sent from my s3 i9300

watch doesnt synce the time with i997
after the flash with orbin i tried to connect it with my i997 and it does connect but nothing is working except phone call, and the main thing that i want to make it possible is to change time and date but it doesnt sync with my i997 so what should i do?? Thank

hi i have the gear 2 neo on my htc one m8. i also have s voice on my htc and it works good. what i want to know is why i dont have s voice on the watch which sucks. so does anyone out there know how i can get s voice
Edit: so i got s voice to show up on the watch now and i again have s voice on my phone. but the s voice on the watch doesnt recognize the one on the phone. is there anyway to fix this part. i want to try to put the s voice switch app to see if i can get it to work like on the s5
Edit: S voice basically works on the watch. it just doesnt want to text don't know why.

What version of s voice do you have ? Mine dont recognize a single word any one knows why ? Im on tw based rom
sent from my s3 i9300

Root device - lost Call's logs sync
everything else is fine.
R380XXUOBNE5 + Note 4 N910C 4.4.4 N910CXXU1ANL2 (Samsung Gear #2.2.15011799)
when I try to see the Logs - just spinning circle and "Syncing..."
That looks really strange cause all sync's - Ok. Contacts & Pictures, health app - Ok.
SMS, calls, emails, FB - notification - Ok...
Any Idea?

I flashed it on NL2. Everything is okay, but I cant connect my device. It says unsupported Device. Im using Gear Manager and Gear Manager Stub. My Device if LG L70 Dual
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thanks a lot
thanks a lot ,I will have a Gear 2 Neo, It is usefull.

Switching between apps

Hello.
Today, after update of apps on my galaxy tab s 10 lte, I did some research on just instaled updates, and suddendly, I got supprised, that switching between apps worked in other ways than always - on bottom of screen I got 3 icons on black background (just like here: aboveandroid.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/android-5.0-L-1.jpg]) and while swapping on that bottom I was switching between currently working apps
I don't have idea, how I got to that mode, and I don't know in which app I activated this mode, but it looks like somthing from andoid 5.0, which unplanned got to some app (on my tablet I have only applications from andoid market, from offical google profile). I have andoid 4.4.2 on my galaxy tab s
Have someone got the same mode? I liked it very much (it is much easier to switch between apps than standard button and choosing app), but I don't have idea how I got to it.
Can someone help?

marcin88 said:
Hello.
Today, after update of apps on my galaxy tab s 10 lte, I did some research on just instaled updates, and suddendly, I got supprised, that switching between apps worked in other ways than always - on bottom of screen I got 3 icons on black background (just like here: aboveandroid.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/android-5.0-L-1.jpg]) and while swapping on that bottom I was switching between currently working apps
I don't have idea, how I got to that mode, and I don't know in which app I activated this mode, but it looks like somthing from andoid 5.0, which unplanned got to some app (on my tablet I have only applications from andoid market, from offical google profile). I have andoid 4.4.2 on my galaxy tab s
Have someone got the same mode? I liked it very much (it is much easier to switch between apps than standard button and choosing app), but I don't have idea how I got to it.
Can someone help?
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Have you got root access on your tab?

Tkkg1994 said:
Have you got root access on your tab?
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I didn't root my device and I use standard rom from samsung (device bought from computer shop - it is NOT branded by any mobile phone operator)

marcin88 said:
Hello.
Today, after update of apps on my galaxy tab s 10 lte, I did some research on just instaled updates, and suddendly, I got supprised, that switching between apps worked in other ways than always - on bottom of screen I got 3 icons on black background (just like here: aboveandroid.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/android-5.0-L-1.jpg]) and while swapping on that bottom I was switching between currently working apps
I don't have idea, how I got to that mode, and I don't know in which app I activated this mode, but it looks like somthing from andoid 5.0, which unplanned got to some app (on my tablet I have only applications from andoid market, from offical google profile). I have andoid 4.4.2 on my galaxy tab s
Have someone got the same mode? I liked it very much (it is much easier to switch between apps than standard button and choosing app), but I don't have idea how I got to it.
Can someone help?
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Maybe you could tell us your updated software version...

Null Rom - No Notifications / Samsung Gear App not Working

Hey Guys,
yesterday i got my Galaxy Gear 1 and with the newest Update the watch works fine. When I got a message I also got an Notification on my Watch.
But then I went back from Tizen to Android and installed the NullROM.
Now I dont get any notifications. I can pear my Devices but after the pair process, my Samsung Gear APK for the Watch is crashing.
On my S6 Edge i got CarHDRom. Do I need an Downgrade for the App on my S6 ?
Can someone help me ?

Gear S3 with MI Mix

Has anyone tried Samsung Gear S3 (Frontier if it matters) with Mi Mix? how was your experience? i'm thinking of getting an Gear S3 Frontier but i want to make sure it works properly. The reason i'm asking is that i've had some problems receiving notifications on my Moto 360 with android wear. i'm wondering if the same applies to the Gear software/watch aswell. i'm using Fenix 3 with Garmin Connect atm and haven't had any problems. Thanks in advance

The notifications etc come through fine when using the Gear S3 with the Mi Mix. The problem you will have is the Gear Manager app doesn't work correctly do you won't be able to install new watch faces our new apps on your Gear S3. All the pre-installed apps work fine.
Sent from my MIX using Tapatalk

I've been using the Mi mix with the Gear S3 for about a month now. Notifications work fine for the most part including whatsapp and other 3rd party app notifications. A couple of things to keep in mind are that as mrjubei72 mentioned the app store will not load apps so you cannot download any additional apps or watch faces and can only use what came by default with the watch. I started with a vendor rom tried the Global stable china rom and now I'm on the EU rom and have this issue on all roms regardless of root status. Another minor problem is that you cannot browse your phone's music library through the music app on the S3. It shows you whats currently playing and gives you the usual volume skip/repeat controls etc but wont let you browse other artists and chose a different song. The S3 music app widget does however show now playing on youtube and soundcloud which is handy. The last issue I've encountered is that unless you set up all 3 gear apps to be allowed to run in the background on MIUI it will keep disconnecting from the watch. This can easily be solved by tinkering around with the permissions and power saving settings on the Mix.
Besides the limitations while using it with the Mi Mix the Gear S3 is a fantastic watch. S health can be downloaded and works great to track activity. The battery life is phenomenal will get through almost 2 full days with the screen always on and on high brightness. The included watch faces are excellent and the Tizen interface along with the rotating bezel make it a pleasure to use. If you're considering it I'd definitely suggest getting the watch you will not regret it. As far as the app store problems we're hoping they will be solved with the official Global rom when it is released but I wouldn't count on it.

I am using the Gear S3 with my Mi Mix and I don't have any problems. I was also able to download apps, but now it looks like the samsung store won't open...
But, I am encountering a real problem (due to the Mi Mix way to handle bluetooth) where if my Gear S3 is connected, I can't use any other bluetooth device (such as my car audio system). I will have to force the connection to my car system and won't get any notifications until I manually connect to the Gear again...

Kithrae said:
Has anyone tried Samsung Gear S3 (Frontier if it matters) with Mi Mix? how was your experience? i'm thinking of getting an Gear S3 Frontier but i want to make sure it works properly. The reason i'm asking is that i've had some problems receiving notifications on my Moto 360 with android wear. i'm wondering if the same applies to the Gear software/watch aswell. i'm using Fenix 3 with Garmin Connect atm and haven't had any problems. Thanks in advance
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I returned my gear frontier as no way is working on my mu mix 256gb

Does Samsung pay work with the gear s3 and mi mix?

I don't think any Samsung market app will work on non Samsung devices without some sort of intervention. If you buy or use Samsung watches you will need to keep this in mind, having come from a number of Huawei devices I had to let my Samsung watch go [sold it] and moved on to a more generically compatible watch [in this case a Moto 360].

Kithrae said:
Has anyone tried Samsung Gear S3 (Frontier if it matters) with Mi Mix? how was your experience? i'm thinking of getting an Gear S3 Frontier but i want to make sure it works properly. The reason i'm asking is that i've had some problems receiving notifications on my Moto 360 with android wear. i'm wondering if the same applies to the Gear software/watch aswell. i'm using Fenix 3 with Garmin Connect atm and haven't had any problems. Thanks in advance
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I was running the China ROM up to 8.2.3 and everything work including installing new watch faces. I recently switched to the Global ROM 8.2.1 and I can no longer install watch face. Does not make sense as to why it won't work other than a Samsung control issue.

Any workaround for this? Can't install any apps on my Gear S3. Any ROMs currently compatible with Gear Apps?

you can try to turn off this setting : screen buttons can be hidden: then it works for me
i use eu rom

stutoni said:
you can try to turn off this setting : screen buttons can be hidden: then it works for me
i use eu rom
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Tried. Does not work. It still says "This device does not support Gear Apps"
What ROM are you on by the way?
I'm on Epic Global

satishp said:
Tried. Does not work. It still says "This device does not support Gear Apps"
What ROM are you on by the way?
I'm on Epic Global
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I'm on miui 8.3 eu 7.4.6
If i turn this on it also comes with a page saying this device does not support gear apps but when its off everything works fine

I took the plunge and got a Gear S2 and so far everything works fine, notifications, calls, etc ... between the watch and the phone. You MUST give the three apps permissions and take them off battery restrictions. I have them all on auto start too. The ONLY issue is if you want apps or new faces you will have to find some way to side load them, as the Samsung App market will NOT run on the mix. Otherwise I am pretty happy with the combination of the two, I do use S Health also and so far no issues there.

stutoni said:
you can try to turn off this setting : screen buttons can be hidden: then it works for me
i use eu rom
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Thanks! That worked for me. Strange that this setting would make this work.

stutoni said:
I'm on miui 8.3 eu 7.4.6
If i turn this on it also comes with a page saying this device does not support gear apps but when its off everything works fine
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Sadly this isn't working for me.

satishp said:
Any workaround for this? Can't install any apps on my Gear S3. Any ROMs currently compatible with Gear Apps?
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The app doesn't run because its checking for things a Samsung only has [proprietary things], it can be fooled but its a lot of work and often makes things unstable.

Nicolfa said:
The app doesn't run because its checking for things a Samsung only has [proprietary things], it can be fooled but its a lot of work and often makes things unstable.
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Well, it shouldn't​ be checking for anything proprietary as the Gear S3 is designed to work with all Android devices. From what I've seen, only the Mix is facing this issue and not other Mi devices. So it looks like its something about the Mix that's causing the incompatibility.

The gear app just started working for me on the unofficial RR build. I'm not sure how or why because i didn't flash a new build, but it works. Hope this helps

Same here out of the blue the Samsung app built into the gear manager started working. No idea why.
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satishp said:
Well, it shouldn't​ be checking for anything proprietary as the Gear S3 is designed to work with all Android devices. From what I've seen, only the Mix is facing this issue and not other Mi devices. So it looks like its something about the Mix that's causing the incompatibility.
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Not referring to the Samsung Gear App, I am talking about the Samsung Galaxy App Store. Which does check to see if it's a Samsung running the app.

Mine randomly started working as well.