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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
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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.
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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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...
Hello Internets, new poster here.
After many hours of trawling through the internet and coming up short I thought I'd register here and see if I can't get to the bottom of my issue. I have a Galaxy S6, and a friend is lending me his Galaxy Gear original as he doesn't have much use for it anymore (switched to a Nokia running Windows). It's been fun to have and play around with, apart from one small problem; no notifications aside from SMS'. None whatsoever. I've gone through the gear manager and ticked every box for every notification setting and still I get nothing apart from texts and calls. Does anyone know why this is and how I should go about fixing it? I'm aware that it's an older device, but I see no reason why I should have these problems, its a watch DESIGNED for Galaxy Smartphones.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance
I should also mention that my phone is running Android 5.1.1 and the Gear is running V700XXUBNC1.
Coincidentally, I might put this forward, am I better off trying to flash Tizen? I've seen a couple videos on it, and it seems far far better than the Android software.
Hello,
I have a Galaxy j5 device (also a 5.1.1) and was also wondering if it will work with my gear1, did it work for you on your S6 ? Did you stay on android or switched to tizen, and which gear manager did you use, the one in the Galaxy App Store ?
Thanks
pavlos46 said:
Hello,
I have a Galaxy j5 device (also a 5.1.1) and was also wondering if it will work with my gear1, did it work for you on your S6 ? Did you stay on android or switched to tizen, and which gear manager did you use, the one in the Galaxy App Store ?
Thanks
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I still don't get notifications for anything but SMS, but it "functions" with me S6 fine I suppose. I've kept everything stock android so far, and the gear manager I'm using came pre-installed on the S6.
On my J5 I can download the latest Galaxy Gear app from the Galaxy store and it works but don't know if it will pair with gear 1, will be getting it next week, for sure the google play Galaxy gear app only supports the s2 and doesn't work on 5.1.1.
Also if I remember well for notifications to work on 5.1.1 the is an option in settings that needs to be flipped.
Notification access
Try enabling notification access in settings-security
Galaxy gear first version with null 5 trying to connect to samsung note 5
I have the original gear working on my note 3. It has a null rom. I just purchased a note 5 and will not connect. Any suggestions?
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Try enabling notification access in settings-security
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Dont see that option in my security settings on my s5
RobobBob said:
Try enabling notification access in settings-security
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Thank you Sir! Worked like a charm and after enabling I have all the notifications I desire!
Hi guys,
I have a Galaxy Note 3 presently and it's having some minor software issues + issues with the loudspeaker. I can't be bothered fixing them - so I'm going to use it as an excuse to upgrade! Therefore, I'm going to get a Note 5. I haven't researched it much but assume it's a big improvement on the Note 3...
I don't use my phone for anything more than calls, messages, emails, Facebook and Snapchat really. I'd like to keep it as stock as possible, but I do need the following features:
1) Bypass exchange security settings on emails that require you to put a PIN/Password to unlock your phone every single time. I have been able to do this on the Note 3.
2) Remove messages from the call log. Not sure if this was fixed in the newer android versions but it was very annoying when I first got my phone. I only want to see calls in my call log.
How can I do the above on the Note 5 with the least amount of stuffing around/customising my phone?
Also, are there any 'must have' accessories for the Note 5? And should I be considering any other phones as alternatives before I go ahead and buy a Note 5?
Cheers
jonno92 said:
Hi guys,
I have a Galaxy Note 3 presently and it's having some minor software issues + issues with the loudspeaker. I can't be bothered fixing them - so I'm going to use it as an excuse to upgrade! Therefore, I'm going to get a Note 5. I haven't researched it much but assume it's a big improvement on the Note 3...
I don't use my phone for anything more than calls, messages, emails, Facebook and Snapchat really. I'd like to keep it as stock as possible, but I do need the following features:
1) Bypass exchange security settings on emails that require you to put a PIN/Password to unlock your phone every single time. I have been able to do this on the Note 3.
2) Remove messages from the call log. Not sure if this was fixed in the newer android versions but it was very annoying when I first got my phone. I only want to see calls in my call log.
How can I do the above on the Note 5 with the least amount of stuffing around/customising my phone?
Also, are there any 'must have' accessories for the Note 5? And should I be considering any other phones as alternatives before I go ahead and buy a Note 5?
Cheers
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hi ,
i can give you an idea or two ..it's up to you if you want to do it .
Firstly ,i have Note 2,Note 3 Note 4 and Note 5 .
What it did was with my Note 3 was installed a custom Rom Phronesis port of Note5 .
Its a very stable Rom and a clone of Note 5 software. I must admit, it very identical to Note 5 ,smooth ,fast ,no hiccups . ect
Secondly I just check my call log and only see phone calls listed ,no messages .
Thirdly cannot help you with that ,sorry .
Fourthly , as stated i have nearly whole Note range and really enjoy Note5 ,smoothness ,performance battery life on par with my other Notes ..very good
Bottom line ,
Its your decission ?.
good luck
I have a stock N920C ,not rooted .
willcor said:
What it did was with my Note 3 was installed a custom Rom Phronesis port of Note5 .
Its a very stable Rom and a clone of Note 5 software. I must admit, it very identical to Note 5 ,smooth ,fast ,no hiccups . ect
Secondly I just check my call log and only see phone calls listed ,no messages .
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Thanks mate. With my Note 3, the call log shows messages and calls received/made/missed, which is stupid. You can set it to show only calls, but then it reverts back again. Perhaps this was rectified in newer software versions, but as standard the Note 3 shows calls and messages in the log.
I need a new phone regardless, as my loudspeaker on my current phone is not working, but thanks for the idea.
Any advice on the Exchange Security bypass would be appreciated...
jonno92 said:
Thanks mate. With my Note 3, the call log shows messages and calls received/made/missed, which is stupid. You can set it to show only calls, but then it reverts back again. Perhaps this was rectified in newer software versions, but as standard the Note 3 shows calls and messages in the log.
I need a new phone regardless, as my loudspeaker on my current phone is not working, but thanks for the idea.
Any advice on the Exchange Security bypass would be appreciated...
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hi ,
I agree that your decision to get new device
is a good idea .Just wanted you to know, if you wanted to keep your "old " Note 3 ,you can spice it up ,(as a second backup device .)
Re the call log and messages ,there's a simple solution .Samsung log converter (free app ..Google Play ) see screenshots .
I used it for my Note 3 and my Note 8.0 tablet ,to seperate log messages from call log works fine on Note 3 and Note 8.0
I am suprised you have not used it ..?
Anyway ,good luck
Thanks alot, that app worked a treat!
Just need some help with the exchange security bypass now...
Thanks
I use an application called nine for my exchange emails it has a bypass built in the app and is far superior to the standard Samsung email app. It's a paid app but for exchange it's the best I've used.
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nikzDHD said:
I use an application called nine for my exchange emails it has a bypass built in the app and is far superior to the standard Samsung email app. It's a paid app but for exchange it's the best I've used.
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Thanks mate - does your phone need to be rooted to use the bypass? I'm guessing so....?
Need to be rooted to use bypass in the normal email app.
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nikzDHD said:
Need to be rooted to use bypass in the normal email app.
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Cheers,
Once rooted, how do I bypass the settings in the normal email app?
Cheers
Hi guys,
I'm told I can probably just root, and check if there are any apps that allow me to bypass the exchange settings.
Failing this, I'm told I could go the Xposed module and apply the fix, or use a ROM which has it built in. Which path should I go down? What's the difference?
Cheers
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.
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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.