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so i notice that SHEALTH does not recognize GEAR FIT as an active Heart Rate Monitor, it only recognizes it as an paired device, am i the only one to notice that?
Any word from Samsung on that, its kinda pointless to advertise the HRM and Shealth if they cannot conect
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As of April 2014, these S Health features are only available on the Galaxy S5. Soon they will also be available on other devices, via app updates.
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i have a S5, im talking about this
This whole "two things that were absolutely designed to be used together but don't really talk to each other" dynamic is even more stark if you go for a run. Ideally, the Fit would act as a second screen for S Health's now more-robust (but still way behind standard bearers like Runkeeper) running app, feeding in data and displaying the info you want to know, like heart rate and cadence. But nope! The running mode on the Fit and on the Galaxy S5's S Health app work completely separately. You will have two different digital coaches telling you to do two different things simultaneously. And when you're done, you'll have two separate reports for your run, both with wildly different data, and both with important fields missing all together. You can see an example of the discrepancies above.
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which can be seen here
http://pages.citebite.com/r3m2j2r3d6xka
I started with an original pebble from kickstarter which was great to being with....
I moved onto the original gear and then the Gear Neo which I thought would be my long term smart watch... until the moto 360 turned up...
The moto 360 had everything I wanted but an issue between it and my Google glass has made me purchase the gear s...
And you know what?!? I love it and the moto 360 will be getting sold ASAP as I can't see myself using it at all...
The gear s screen is just gorgeous and the look on the wrist is quite futuristic and looks advanced which I love.
Here is a pic of the 360 and gear s next to each other.
Can't wait for more apps and clock faces to come out but for now I'm loving the lcd one I bought on the app store.
jongilluley said:
I started with an original pebble from kickstarter which was great to being with....
I moved onto the original gear and then the Gear Neo which I thought would be my long term smart watch... until the moto 360 turned up...
The moto 360 had everything I wanted but an issue between it and my Google glass has made me purchase the gear s...
And you know what?!? I love it and the moto 360 will be getting sold ASAP as I can't see myself using it at all...
The gear s screen is just gorgeous and the look on the wrist is quite futuristic and looks advanced which I love.
Here is a pic of the 360 and gear s next to each other.
Can't wait for more apps and clock faces to come out but for now I'm loving the lcd one I bought on the app store.
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I am keeping both. I find the Moto 360 has a "smarter" look. It looks like a formal timepiece, particularly the silver one. The Gear S looks very futuristic. I wish they had done something more interesting with the strap on the Gear S. The Black version is quite plain, and the white version is rather loud! I am waiting for the Mocha strap to come out for the Gear S. But regardless of which strap, it will never look that formal. I do have the same issue with Glass vs Android Wear, but I think it will get resolved in a couple of months.
Very nice. You have 2 great devices right there.
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Ok maybe I need to some more reading but I like the watch face on your gear s. How did you get it like that?
Tahde said:
Very nice. You have 2 great devices right there.
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Actually he has 3 great devices. He has Google glass too. LOL
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Actually he has 3 great devices. He has Google glass too. LOL
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Ah yes. Wear devices galore. Nice!
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What app did you buy to make your phone look like that? That looks nice
It's on the galaxy apps store... called digital watch 2. Cost £1.20.
Fits in perfect with the styling and the geekiness of the watch ha.
Ps4 and a50s?
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Ps4 and a50s?
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Ps4 and Xbox 360 haha.
Battery seems good up to now. Not charged it yet and it's just hit 20% which isn't too bad.
I just sold the Moto 360 for the Gear S. While I am digging the hardware on the S, I miss some of the Google integration of the 360.
I wish someone for some platform would make a decent Google Voice app. (I know I'm dreaming)
So... how much for the 360???
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I just sold the Moto 360 for the Gear S. While I am digging the hardware on the S, I miss some of the Google integration of the 360.
I wish someone for some platform would make a decent Google Voice app. (I know I'm dreaming)
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Yeah that would be great but for now I get my calls and text from GV through my Gear S
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Yeah that would be great but for now I get my calls and text from GV through my Gear S
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I wish i would have just started using my google voice number more. I do miss that about sprint as my number was integrated with sprint. I wish they would do that with ATT.
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Actually he has 3 great devices. He has Google glass too. LOL
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What can I say? I am a gadget geek
I need to stop buying every gadget going, but I do have a particular interest in "wear" technology. The most disappointing actually is Google Glass. Aside from the outrageous price tag, it attracts the wrong kind of attention in public places, and secondly, it relies on a window towards the periphery of your vision. We are not quite at the augmented reality yet, where a display is built-in to the lens of your glasses overlaying everything you are seeing....but I am sure it will be coming!
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What can I say? I am a gadget geek
I need to stop buying every gadget going, but I do have a particular interest in "wear" technology. The most disappointing actually is Google Glass. Aside from the outrageous price tag, it attracts the wrong kind of attention in public places, and secondly, it relies on a window towards the periphery of your vision. We are not quite at the augmented reality yet, where a display is built-in to the lens of your glasses overlaying everything you are seeing....but I am sure it will be coming!
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Your not alone. I do the same thing. I did not get Glass though. Ha
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jonstatt said:
What can I say? I am a gadget geek
I need to stop buying every gadget going, but I do have a particular interest in "wear" technology. The most disappointing actually is Google Glass. Aside from the outrageous price tag, it attracts the wrong kind of attention in public places, and secondly, it relies on a window towards the periphery of your vision. We are not quite at the augmented reality yet, where a display is built-in to the lens of your glasses overlaying everything you are seeing....but I am sure it will be coming!
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Your not alone. I do the same thing. I did not get Glass though. Ha
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I am the same boat Birds of a feather . No goggle glasses for me though so is it safe to say I will be seeing you guys/girls again for the Gear S2( or whatever Samsung calls it)
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I am the same boat Birds of a feather . No goggle glasses for me though so is it safe to say I will be seeing you guys/girls again for the Gear S2( or whatever Samsung calls it)
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Come on now. You already know I'm there. [emoji1]
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Hello ... This the 1st time im thinking of buying a smartwatch so im looking for something good ..... I want to buy gear s but the only thing that keeps me behind is its software .... I guess that it doesnt provide a lot of apps is that true ? Should i buy it or buy a android wear smartwatch ? Thanks
I have to say that I personally battled this difficult decision as well.
For me, since I already owned a TrueSmart and used it daily for 8 months, I knew that my next watch was going to require one of two features... First was a higher resolution display. Many of the popular apps for android were almost impossible to utilize properly. Second was a larger screen for mostly the same reasons.
Utter was the saving grace for the TS... Which allowed me to use many features that were otherwise unusable. For example, the keyboard was extremely tough to use. Even the Fleksy app... But in the end, many times I found the standard font sizes were too small to read on the 1.5" screen.
I ordered and tried a Neptune... And that was just a monster on my wrist...
When I previewed the Gear S, I was most impressed in many ways. I realized that a watch should not be a carbon copy of the features currently standard on full sized smartphones. What I used most on the TS, was already built in the Tizen OS. And the remote feature, was truly one of the better advancements I've seen in the wearables niche market.
I've had the Gear S for three weeks now, and have yet to find something I'm missing, as far as apps go. The Tizen store quantity and quality is bleak, for sure. But, that will change slowly... But will never be equal to Play or Apple stores.
All in all, the SmartWatch of choice is completely dependent on you and your needs. Figure out what you are buying one for, and what apps are absolutely necessary to your daily needs. This should help you make this tough decision.
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Hello ... This the 1st time im thinking of buying a smartwatch so im looking for something good ..... I want to buy gear s but the only thing that keeps me behind is its software .... I guess that it doesnt provide a lot of apps is that true ? Should i buy it or buy a android wear smartwatch ? Thanks
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Depends on how one defines "a lot". Hundreds of apps? Yes. And some of them are of quite good quality. But it will likely always have less of a selection of either Android Wear or Apple's upcoming smartwatch sadly. If you want a kickass watch and don't care much about a wide selection of apps, then Gear S is great. If you want the most selection of apps as an important buying parameter, then Android Wear or Apple's upcoming watch are likely best...
I belive the same but i saw a video were a man used an app to run apk on tizen and then i thought i could use it ...
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I belive the same but i saw a video were a man used an app to run apk on tizen and then i thought i could use it ...
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Have you got a link to that video?
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Renderings
Here are some of the renderings with a 22mm pin attachment. Just a sneak preview.
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One small question.
Whilst 22mm is a standard size, it's not the only one - a quick look round online would seem to suggest that anything up to 30mm is pretty easy to get ahold of.
If that's the case, why opt for 22mm? It seems a little small compared to the size of the Gear S itself.
I for one am glad there are people like you who dare to change things around...I think if we have to wait on Samsung, this would never get done...as for 22mm...this is a good size and one of the most use standard sizes therefore there are mane bands on hand...
I would like to be one of your testers...promising to test the product to extend, and leaving my comments (good or bad)...
thanx for the effort
alain
I'm in. Would love to test this out. Like the idea of a metal band.
I also would like to see the S have a more upscale band. Feel free to contact me for testing.
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Im willing to test.. Im Co-Founder of www.SamMobile.com and owner of www.gearfaces.com and if this all goes through I maybe can hook you up with an article..
Btw I live in the Netherlands..
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One small question.
Whilst 22mm is a standard size, it's not the only one - a quick look round online would seem to suggest that anything up to 30mm is pretty easy to get ahold of.
If that's the case, why opt for 22mm? It seems a little small compared to the size of the Gear S itself.
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There will be alternate sizes. just seems like most people ask about 22 but it is pretty simple to scale up the hole pattern.
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just seems like most people ask about 22
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At a guess, I would say that's because it's the size the other Gears (and the likes of the Pebbles) use.
But with the Gear S being that bit bigger, I can't help but think a slightly thicker strap would be better.
Anyway, I'm certainly game to see what you come up with.
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One small question.
Whilst 22mm is a standard size, it's not the only one - a quick look round online would seem to suggest that anything up to 30mm is pretty easy to get ahold of.
If that's the case, why opt for 22mm? It seems a little small compared to the size of the Gear S itself.
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The stock band is 24mm, which is also a common, standard size. There are thousands of 24mm bands on ebay. The Gear S is a lot of things, but small is not one of them. A 22mm band does seem a bit small. 24mm, even 30mm might even look strangely small if the adapter offers no smooth transition to the 40mm width of the watch face.
We see this with the stock band, as it grows in width from 24mm band width to the watch faces 40mm. Standard bands do not do this. Smaller bands might look quite odd if they just attached to this large watch.
Perhaps the adapter should offer a similar transition from watch face's 40mm to the lower band size whatever that is)?
Either way, this seems to be quite an interesting product. Any thoughts on pricing?
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There will be alternate sizes. just seems like most people ask about 22 but it is pretty simple to scale up the hole pattern.
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Did you receive my PM?
hell yeah sign me up!! I would be very excited to beta test.
I'm game.
I'm down as well and live in the us
I indicated I'd buy one, but if you HAVE any more test models I'd love to test it for you =) I plan on getting a Gear S for Christmas and will be wearing it every day for work, so I should be able to give you some good feedback. I'd totally love to be able to have a metal band for it. Let me know! Either way thank you for doing this!
Glad someone is thinking out of the box I'd gladly buy one or test one I've been wanting some new options.
Also most interested in this project. I'm wearing Gear S on a regular basis and its the first watch I've worn regularly in more than 4 years - since the smart phone became my watch in fact.
The effort to get something that is more comfortable than the standard rubber band is vital if watches like the Gear S are to make it into the main stream. Well done for getting this going.
I would agree that where the watch strap meets the watch face the size should be in relative proportion.
Any time frame for this? I'm super excited as I think it's going to look great. Have no issue paying for the beta and paying again at final release.
Hi,
I am definitely interested in this. We have 2 Gear S at home (me and my wife use it everyday)
And I would buy one for each of us when the final product is ready.
Also, I would be interested to be in the beta program. In fact, I would pay for getting a beta product
Does anyone know of a good alternative to the built-in Notes app? It works fine but I don't like using Samsung's apps if I there is an alternative.
I'm also going to try out some third party drawing and painting apps, so I'm open for suggestions there to.
Thanks
Nebo is by far the best.
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Nebo is by far the best.
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Thanks! In my 'quest' that one has been on most lists. I'll check it out. I think that 'Inkredible' is exactly what I was looking for, but haven't even used it yet.
Concerning your search for a good drawing app, I would suggest :
Autodesk's Sketchbook : I've been using it for a while (on my old Note Tab 2014 Ed.) and it's really good. IIRC some features must be unlocked (I probably did unlock everything a long time ago, so I'm not sure), but I love the UI : not in your face and very efficient.
Concepts : never used it but from what I've seen it looks awesome with some very cool features. Can't wait to test it on my yet to be received Tab S6 (not compatible on my old tablet)
Adobe Photoshop Sketch : I was using it a lot a long time ago (on my Galaxy Note 2) : I recall liking it a lot, I don't know why I'm not using it more.
Yeah as above stated auto sketchbook is good
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Nebo is by far the best.
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Nebo does indeed look great. Does it have 'palm rejection'? Even their site only mentions it in relation to Windows.
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Concerning your search for a good drawing app, I would suggest :
Autodesk's Sketchbook : I've been using it for a while (on my old Note Tab 2014 Ed.) and it's really good. IIRC some features must be unlocked (I probably did unlock everything a long time ago, so I'm not sure), but I love the UI : not in your face and very efficient.
Concepts : never used it but from what I've seen it looks awesome with some very cool features. Can't wait to test it on my yet to be received Tab S6 (not compatible on my old tablet)
Adobe Photoshop Sketch : I was using it a lot a long time ago (on my Galaxy Note 2) : I recall liking it a lot, I don't know why I'm not using it more.
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I used to use a crippled version of Autodesk on a 7" tablet and loved it then! I just installed it and everything is now free.
Never heard of Concepts—I'll check that one out.
Photoshop Touch (discontinued) was also one of favorites from the past. I've read about, but have yet to find, the version that was modded for tablets and Pie—official developement was stopped way before Pie. This is probably the best Adobe app for smaller screens. IIRC it does "everything" well and when it was discontinued Adobe created 3 other apps that, combined, didn't have the functionality that PS Touch has. BTW, It's available in xda labs, but, like I said, it's UI is for smaller screens, and you'll have to track down, or go to my shared pCloud folder https://bit.ly/2VXRoLt to get the version modded for Pie. I don't have link to where I got it but I've checked it out, and I haven't done anything to it. It works on Pie, but the UI, imo, makes it unusable on large screens.
Thanks everyone!
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Nebo does indeed look great. Does it have 'palm rejection'? Even their site only mentions it in relation to Windows.
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Nebo has full palm rejection and is extremely accurate with its convertion. It has heaps of other usable funtions
I think this tab is freaking awesome! But.... I'm using onenote and the handwriting isn't as smooth as in for example Inkredible. Is there a handwriting app where l could write text and then move the text to OneNote? By the way, does OneNote have the handwriting-to-text-function somewhere?
Thanks guys!
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Nebo has full palm rejection and is extremely accurate with its convertion. It has heaps of other usable funtions
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You just convinced me. Thanks!
Squid is excellent if you just need it for taking notes and marking up PDF's. Not bloated with features you don't need. Has full S-pen pressure support, etc.
Also "INKredible - Handwriting Note" should be very good like i saw in a review. Im tempted to go for that.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.viettran.INKredible
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Also "INKredible - Handwriting Note" should be very good like i saw in a review. Im tempted to go for that.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.viettran.INKredible
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I tried out thinking it had 'handwriting to text' feature, but it doesn't. I'm pretty sure I'll buy MyScript Nebo, but really just want 'handwriting to text' so am still looking for alternative.
Thanks
My issue with Nebo is that it does not support the pressure levels of the S-Pen, i.e., there is no difference in thickness. That is why I have returned it after a try. It is quite expensive either.
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My issue with Nebo is that it does not support the pressure levels of the S-Pen, i.e., there is no difference in thickness. That is why I have returned it after a try. It is quite expensive either.
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True, but I just bought it because it's the only app I could find with 'handwriting-to-text' function, which is really the only thing I want it for. $11 USD is a bit expensive, but in the big scheme of things I spend more on one lunch sometimes.
UPDATE: Works great! It even recognizes my very sloppy handwriting.
Just noticed MyScript Nebo is on sale for $2.99 USD—not sure for how long.
MyScript Nebo is excellent !
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Just noticed MyScript Nebo is on sale for $2.99 USD—not sure for how long.
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it says 3 days