How does Smart Alert really work for the SGS3? It's just that sometimes my S3 vibrates when I have notifications and sometimes it doesn't, it's not very accurate. Is there a specific amount of idle time that the SGS3 should have first before it notifies you through vibration the next time you pick it up?
Please explain.
it's just for missed calls and text messages. Also questions go to the Q&A section.
Also mine sometimes vibrates in my pocket because the phone thinks I've picked it up. Presumably it only vibrates once, so if you miss the first vibration while it's in your pocket, it won't do it again.
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it's just for missed calls and text messages. Also questions go to the Q&A section.
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Well yeah, but it should be consistent in vibrating once when I have missed calls and text messages, right? Mine doesn't do it "all the time". Sorry about posting in the wrong section. Mods please feel free to move this thread.
matttye said:
Also mine sometimes vibrates in my pocket because the phone thinks I've picked it up. Presumably it only vibrates once, so if you miss the first vibration while it's in your pocket, it won't do it again.
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So you're saying yours isn't accurate also?
Smart Alert is mainly designed for when your phone is on a desk and you either cannot see the notification light, have it turned off or otherwise missed it, it lets the phone vibrate when you pick up the phone so that you are aware that you have missed something important e.g. you pick the phone up to rush out of the office for a meeting and it vibrates letting you know you missed a call or message.
I use it all the time and to be honest is probably the only reason I won't switch to CM roms (and CM have ruled out ever porting the feature)
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Smart Alert is mainly designed for when your phone is on a desk and you either cannot see the notification light, have it turned off or otherwise missed it, it lets the phone vibrate when you pick up the phone so that you are aware that you have missed something important e.g. you pick the phone up to rush out of the office for a meeting and it vibrates letting you know you missed a call or message.
I use it all the time and to be honest is probably the only reason I won't switch to CM roms (and CM have ruled out ever porting the feature)
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How long would the phone need to be "not in used" mode for the phone to vibrate and alert you when you pick it up?
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kevindd992002 said:
How long would the phone need to be "not in used" mode for the phone to vibrate and alert you when you pick it up?
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There isn't a setting for it, but it is 3 or so seconds.
habylab said:
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There isn't a setting for it, but it is 3 or so seconds.
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But this feature seems to be hit and miss, right?
kevindd992002 said:
But this feature seems to be hit and miss, right?
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No, Smart Alert is probably my favourite thing ever on Android phones - so useful. No sarcasm!
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Well, it is a hit and miss on my se especially when it is in my pocket. Sometimes, when a message is received it just vibrates in my pocket even though I didn't touch it.
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Notifications come through as normal, hence why the phone vibrates. But, there is nothing like it out there, at all. It doesn't use up any battery either.
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Notifications come through as normal, hence why the phone vibrates. But, there is nothing like it out there, at all. It doesn't use up any battery either.
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That'a not what I meant. Of course the initial vibration comes from the notifications. But after the notification there are times that the phone will vinrate again (smart alert vibrate) without me touching the phone. There are also times that it works properly.
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That'a not what I meant. Of course the initial vibration comes from the notifications. But after the notification there are times that the phone will vinrate again (smart alert vibrate) without me touching the phone. There are also times that it works properly.
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I think the reason for this is the sensitivity required for it to work properly. Otherwise there would be times it would not work.
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I think the reason for this is the sensitivity required for it to work properly. Otherwise there would be times it would not work.
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Would you be able to set the sensitivity?
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Would you be able to set the sensitivity?
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Nope!
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Nope!
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But yours is sensitive enough that it works all the time?
Yes
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Just a little vibrate when sth is missing
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Yes
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So why don't we experience the same sensitivity?
Cieptak said:
Just a little vibrate when sth is missing
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Whenever I try to unlock my streak, half the time I get the sticky slider then can't unlock it (even if I try shutting screen off then turning it back on) for a minute or two. It drove me crazy.
I noticed when I get it though, if I turn the screen off then turn the streak into portait position and turn the screen back on, no sticky slider
Hope this helps you guys.
Just use MenuUnlock from market....works great
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Just use MenuUnlock from market....works great
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Yup, got that. I now no longer complain about slicky sliders.
I dont use it all the time, just when I cant use the slide to unlock....perfect
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jkim5708 said:
Just use MenuUnlock from market....works great
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that doesnt help when trying to answer a call !!
ipguy said:
that doesnt help when trying to answer a call !!
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screen mode widget doesn't help either. I missed a call today because of the dumb sticky slider problem. What causes it anyway?
eug said:
screen mode widget doesn't help either. I missed a call today because of the dumb sticky slider problem. What causes it anyway?
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You can use Incoming Call Plus BETA. It's a great app, available from the market or XDA-devs.
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screen mode widget doesn't help either. I missed a call today because of the dumb sticky slider problem. What causes it anyway?
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It might be a screen calubration issue, i just calibrated my screen and will report bsck in a few days
You know, after moving from the iphone to Android I spent so much time playing with the lock screen, mainly because I could I guess. I installed Wigetlocker and had gotten my lock screen to the point where it was a regular work of art.
Then one day it dawned on me that if I wasn't using the lock screen for security (as in, with a code to unlock the phone), that there wasn't really a point in having one.
So, I installed "No Lock" from the Market, and I have never looked back. Now, when I hit the power button, the phone is just on. Works great, and I have experienced ZERO negative effects. The phone has never turned on in my pocket, and the screen lights up just fine when a call comes in. I don't miss my lock screen at all.
Sure, I still have to deal with a slider to answer a call, but that's a heck of a lot less often than every time I want to turn my device on to look at it.
Anyway, just a thought for those who might be tired of dealing with a sticky slider on the lock screen.
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Spleisher said:
You know, after moving from the iphone to Android I spent so much time playing with the lock screen, mainly because I could I guess. I installed Wigetlocker and had gotten my lock screen to the point where it was a regular work of art.
Then one day it dawned on me that if I wasn't using the lock screen for security (as in, with a code to unlock the phone), that there wasn't really a point in having one.
So, I installed "No Lock" from the Market, and I have never looked back. Now, when I hit the power button, the phone is just on. Works great, and I have experienced ZERO negative effects. The phone has never turned on in my pocket, and the screen lights up just fine when a call comes in. I don't miss my lock screen at all.
Sure, I still have to deal with a slider to answer a call, but that's a heck of a lot less often than every time I want to turn my device on to look at it.
Anyway, just a thought for those who might be tired of dealing with a sticky slider on the lock screen.
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Do you know what?....
That was a bloody good call.
It wound me up having to unlock my screen EVERY time to look at it.
I've probably saved about 3 mins a day now or 1000 mins a year!
Im not experiencing this prob...maybe cause I got my dpi/ppi set to 200, just a thought
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You can use Incoming Call Plus BETA. It's a great app, available from the market or XDA-devs.
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Great app. Works perfetcly
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Im not experiencing this prob...maybe cause I got my dpi/ppi set to 200, just a thought
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that would make sense,bigger slider=easier to slide. I'm guessing 160 is stock?
Do you think that Samsung will put an Notification LED in this phone or will be omitted like in SGS1 ?
This is a very useful and cheap HW addition and should not be missing from any phone.
Nope there's no status LED.
Not really a deal breaker for me. There's still vibrate, and notifcation sounds. Can always just turn the screen on and check messages if you were away from the phone for more than 5 minutes.
don't be so sure that there isn't one... nobody can tell until we the handset in our hands or at least a reviewer that can be asked about it.
i don't care that much about it though. my desire has an led and just flashes for 5min after a missed call. Kinda defeats the purpose if its not flashing all the time until you check it.
true, but id prefer a slight beep, notification led doesnt really do much for me, tho, im fairly sure they would implement it....
You might have discovered this already, but for all those that might stumble upon this thread:
There is a great alternative to a dedicated notification LED: BLN :victory:
BackLightNotification uses your SII's capacitive 'hard' buttons, [MENU] and [BACK], to act as notification LED's whenever the need to notify you appears.
This feature is implemented in a number of kernels; DreamKernel and Siyah I know has them (Check for the option in ExTweaks).
ruan
br.ruan said:
You might have discovered this already, but for all those that might stumble upon this thread:
There is a great alternative to a dedicated notification LED: BLN :victory:
BackLightNotification uses your SII's capacitive 'hard' buttons, [MENU] and [BACK], to act as notification LED's whenever the need to notify you appears.
This feature is implemented in a number of kernels; DreamKernel and Siyah I know has them (Check for the option in ExTweaks).
ruan
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You know this thread from last year?? I'm pretty sure they either found their answer or don't care any more
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kilometers4 said:
You know this thread from last year?? I'm pretty sure they either found their answer or don't care any more
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lol , very much has changed from last year till now , i don't believe there were people asking about BLN!!!
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You know this thread from last year?? I'm pretty sure they either found their answer or don't care any more
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lol , very much has changed from last year till now , i don't believe there were people asking about BLN!!!
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It wasn't meant for you
It was meant for those new to Android and used the search button. But then again, those who are noobs to the XDA forum probably don't know where it is... hehe
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Yes, I have searched the forum but only found old posts, nothing pertaining to ICS about this.
I've had this problem since 2.3, and it's kinda annoying.
When I press the unlock button it takes around 2sec for the phone to wake-up.
I thought this was supposed to be fixed in the verisons after 2.3, and now I have 4.0.3 and it's still present.
Anyone else have this problem?
Is it a Google or Samsung problem. Can it be remedied?
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Yes, I have searched the forum but only found old posts, nothing pertaining to ICS about this.
I've had this problem since 2.3, and it's kinda annoying.
When I press the unlock button it takes around 2sec for the phone to wake-up.
I thought this was supposed to be fixed in the verisons after 2.3, and now I have 4.0.3 and it's still present.
Anyone else have this problem?
Is it a Google or Samsung problem. Can it be remedied?
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dose it happens by pressing home button ?
Yup
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Well if you want, you could stop your phone going into deep sleep and have less battery life
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Nah, don't wanna clock it up.
But is this a common problem or just some unfortunate people that have it?
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I have same problem with any stock or custom rom and is verry annoying.
It's normal. I use CM 9 and I'll hit the home button on my sleeping phone now...and it took around 1 second to wake up.
There isn't anything you can do about it.
As Riz said last month, would you rather your phone deep sleep & conserve battery when you're not using it & take a second to wake up or would you rather have a permanent wakelock & resultant battery drain in order to have it wake up in a few tenths of a second ?
I mean, we are talking about a second here. Not half a minute or something.
Yay! You got a new sig!
It always makes me wonder what people expect with these threads....it's like when you wake a pc up - it isn't instantaneous...and is a second really too long to wait?
Yeah I couldn't resist ;-)
Yep you're right. People do expect too much sometimes, as you said, how long does a PC take to wake up from hibernation ? Phone takes no time in comparison.
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Yay! You got a new sig!
It always makes me wonder what people expect with these threads....it's like when you wake a pc up - it isn't instantaneous...and is a second really too long to wait?
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I don't think the Iphone has this kind of delay?? The same can be said to other phones too
vhc said:
I don't think the Iphone has this kind of delay?? The same can be said to other phones too
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next your gonna tell us the moon is made of cheese really
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next your gonna tell us the moon is made of cheese really
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I just see more complaints about this on the S2 more than any others that's all...
cheesy moon sounds good btw.
I just gotten my set and found that the LED notification is not working. Only only workable are charging from red and green to unplug from charger. Anyone facing the same issues ?
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for me is the same....any solution?
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for me is the same....any solution?
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No solution. Waiting for next update..
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No solution. Waiting for next update..
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Next update should be kitKat 4.4? No programs can resolve this problem?
Ok, glad to know I am not the only having this same issue. Getting no notification blinks. Only get the solid lights for charging and charged.
BTW, mine is a Verizon HTC One Max. Is this affecting all carrier models?
Havent tried yet.. will post later today. I'm using the GSM version.
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No solution. Waiting for next update..
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Next update should be kitKat 4.4? No programs can resolve this problem?
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The international version does not seem to have the problem. Are you guys on Verizon?
I'm on Sprint, and the led doesn't blink for me either; not sure its even supposed to on this phone..
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I'm on Sprint, and the led doesn't blink for me either; not sure its even supposed to on this phone..
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i am sorry i don't know, does sprint use T6_UL, the international version?
I am on Verizon also and I have yet to see the notification light blink for texts and missed calls
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dongatta said:
I am on Verizon also and I have yet to see the notification light blink for texts and missed calls
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ok, so the CDMA variants both sprint and verizon seems to have this bug. i wish HTC is aware of it or someone reports it to HTC. so that you get a fix.
Sprint model is OP3P7
Mine is OK. HTC 809D, Chinese CDMA variant
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I am on Verizon and my led works for missed calls/ emails/ and texts. Maybe something you guys have installed broke led functions. ??
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I think you guys can dial “*#*#3424#*#*”, then select "LED Test" and run it to test the LED function is OK
I have the same issue, international version unlocked 803s no led for anything except as stated for battery charging and battery charged. Did the led test, lights work fine steady, but does not blink as notifications nor does a 3rd party app work either (I already tried), glad to know I am not the only one was just about to be pissed until I saw this thread.
I dont know if this is a help for anyone, but i thought i would post it here JIC. As I said, I had the same issue with LED notifications not blinking, and found this post. well last night my son decided he was going to mess with my phone cause he was fascinated with the fingerprint scanner, he did it so many times that it asked for a pin, well for whatever reason it wouldnt take the pin I created and was forced to hard reset the phone. Obviously getting to White option screen, I chose Factory Reset and had to go thru the setup process, after I was done I noticed the green light was blinking, turned the phone on and to my amazement the notification led is working, it was letting me know I got an email! I tested it by sending myself a text msg and sure enough its working now!
So I dont know if this is an option for anyone, but I thought i would share, and if it makes any difference, the first time I setup the phone using the htc transfer tool to transfer my stuff from my Samsung Galaxy Note on to the phone, this time I told it to do it from scratch.
Hope it helps anyone.
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I dont know if this is a help for anyone, but i thought i would post it here JIC. As I said, I had the same issue with LED notifications not blinking, and found this post. well last night my son decided he was going to mess with my phone cause he was fascinated with the fingerprint scanner, he did it so many times that it asked for a pin, well for whatever reason it wouldnt take the pin I created and was forced to hard reset the phone. Obviously getting to White option screen, I chose Factory Reset and had to go thru the setup process, after I was done I noticed the green light was blinking, turned the phone on and to my amazement the notification led is working, it was letting me know I got an email! I tested it by sending myself a text msg and sure enough its working now!
So I dont know if this is an option for anyone, but I thought i would share, and if it makes any difference, the first time I setup the phone using the htc transfer tool to transfer my stuff from my Samsung Galaxy Note on to the phone, this time I told it to do it from scratch.
Hope it helps anyone.
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nice!
Once you take that first system update, I think that's what kills it. I was getting the light per the update.
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Once you take that first system update, I think that's what kills it. I was getting the light per the update.
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Dont know, I got the update when i turned it on, didnt have it long enough to know if that did it, but i did a factory reset and its been fine ever since.
Hi,
According to Samsung (I called support) there is an auto sleep finction, where the Gear Fit will detect when i go to sleep and start monitoring my sleep without having to press the button to activate sleep mode.
According to Samsung support you press "Sleep" then scroll to the bottom and after blocking mode there should be an option to enable "Auto Sleep" but this option is not there.
They advised me to return my gear fit to the shop, which i did, i have repaired this with my phone and the option is still not there.
Can someone please tell me how to enable this feature, because this is a very irritating thing constantly having to tell the Gear Fit that im going to bed, and when I wake up!!!
Please can someone help me out!!
Many thanks.
4D3
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Hi,
According to Samsung (I called support) there is an auto sleep finction, where the Gear Fit will detect when i go to sleep and start monitoring my sleep without having to press the button to activate sleep mode.
According to Samsung support you press "Sleep" then scroll to the bottom and after blocking mode there should be an option to enable "Auto Sleep" but this option is not there.
They advised me to return my gear fit to the shop, which i did, i have repaired this with my phone and the option is still not there.
Can someone please tell me how to enable this feature, because this is a very irritating thing constantly having to tell the Gear Fit that im going to bed, and when I wake up!!!
Please can someone help me out!!
Many thanks.
4D3
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Mine is the same as yours. I agree with you 100%
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TheFletch said:
Mine is the same as yours. I agree with you 100%
From my Galaxy Note 2
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I have lodged a complaint with Samsung and it is going to the developers.
This is one of the many links that documents this functionality
http://www.thewearablestuff.com/track-sleep-samsung-gear-fit/
Please everyone call Samsung and lodge a complaint as they said the developers should fix this it is supposed to be a standard feature of the device
Please call Samsung.
Thanks
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4D3 said:
I have lodged a complaint with Samsung and it is going to the developers.
This is one of the many links that documents this functionality
http://www.thewearablestuff.com/track-sleep-samsung-gear-fit/
Please everyone call Samsung and lodge a complaint as they said the developers should fix this it is supposed to be a standard feature of the device
Please call Samsung.
Thanks
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I'm not sure that this feature is diponible. (I have exactly the same problem as you)
KingSlouma said:
I'm not sure that this feature is diponible. (I have exactly the same problem as you)
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I have called Samsung, they have recognized the issue and they are getting the developers to work on the problem.
The more people that call reporting the problem the faster the developers will work on it
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4D3 said:
I have called Samsung, they have recognized the issue and they are getting the developers to work on the problem.
The more people that call reporting the problem the faster the developers will work on it
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I call them monday
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I call them monday
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Awesome work mate, please make sure that you reference the link i posted because it is actually a guy from Samsung who wrote it!!!!
Please let me know how you go
The oddest thing. For the last week or so I've noticed this behavior. If I forget to put my Fit in sleep mode and roll over to go to sleep as soon as I put my hand under the pillow it vibrates. Although I don't see any message it things 2nd to put it in sleep. Anyone else experience this?
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The oddest thing. For the last week or so I've noticed this behavior. If I forget to put my Fit in sleep mode and roll over to go to sleep as soon as I put my hand under the pillow it vibrates. Although I don't see any message it things 2nd to put it in sleep. Anyone else experience this?
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I returned my gear fit, it is the biggest waste of time, i was running it at the same time at a sony fitband SW10, and the sont is WAY WAY better than the samsung.
only thing it doesnt do it the heart rate..but it is so much better for everthing else, even the softwaare is 2000% better....
My advice to anyone with a gear or giear fit, get rid of that rubbish and get a proper fit band!!
SONY SW10 all the way!!!
(Also half the price!)
I am to late maybe...
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is anyone here ?
I am using gear fit more than 18 months.
I now see that feature but as u said in ur message there is nothing on sleep menu like that.
do u have a soluion to this?
and how?
I have that issues too.... and it is a year after the original post, I will return this gearfit.
I just bought the Samsung gear fit 2 on July 6 specifically for the sleep feature and am returning it today. The sleep recording is way off. Brought it back to Best Buy and they said to try another app that would not find the gear 2. I used my daughter's Samsung gear fit 1 and it worked perfectly. It usually started recording 1 to 2 hrs late and once it started 6 hrs late. I have a slow pulse rate...not sure if that has anything to do with it. It is paired to a LG Android... The mileage tracker is not accurate either and once I am sweating from walking in the heat the heart beats per minute goes very high.