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[Q] Gear 2 or Live, that's the question

Hi guys, sorry if it has been asked already
I'm wondering if I should by a Gear 2 or a live .
I think I might be interrested to place and respond to some calls on my watch but I'm not totally sure also.
On the other hand, I found the live interface a little bit too annoying. Don't really a big fan of swiping the cards and go through everyone one of them to find your stuff.
I probably don't have a good understaning of how these watches are working , that might be the problem.
Thanks in advance guys.

Sounds like you already answered your own question.
May like to answer calls at the watch, do not like cards but I am not going to tell you what to buy.
Being stuck with Samsung devices (non Samsung Devices are only partly functional), and Tizen I would never buy a Gear 2.
I like the always on display of the Gear Live, hate the Gear 2 battery life.
I like the idea Android Wear can not be customized (add Samsung bloat), and there are 3 soon to be 4 manufacturers
Honestly at this point if it would not kill me to wait for a few weeks I be tempted to see if the Moto-360 lives up to the hype.

AstroDigital said:
Sounds like you already answered your own question.
May like to answer calls at the watch, do not like cards but I am not going to tell you what to buy.
Being stuck with Samsung devices (non Samsung Devices are only partly functional), and Tizen I would never buy a Gear 2.
I like the always on display of the Gear Live, hate the Gear 2 battery life.
I like the idea Android Wear can not be customized (add Samsung bloat), and there are 3 soon to be 4 manufacturers
Honestly at this point if it would not kill me to wait for a few weeks I be tempted to see if the Moto-360 lives up to the hype.
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Yep that's a good point ! And I think you helped me a lot with your honesty.
I was not thinking indeed Tizen vs Android.
The Moto 360 is very tempting but I think the price will be too high for me.
Another question if I may, has anyone tried to use the Gear Live with a phone that has a passcode on it ? (a real passcode with 8 characters, not a pin).
I'm asking that because I have one from work which has Maas 360 installed on it and it's something I can't remove.
Thanks again

Hello,
For device comparisons, please go to this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2229761. I will have to close this one.

[Q] Which Smartwatch?

Hi all,
Newbie here. Looking for some advice. I can't decide which watch to purchase between the following: U8, U8 Pro, U10 or the ZGPAX S8.
New to these smartwatches hence can't make mind up. Any help appreciated.:good:

Anyone?

what do you want to use it for?
standalone?
companion?
notifications?
pedometer?
etc...
i myself would never buy any of the u8/u10 watches, it's near impossible to get support for them
and with the recent discovery of clones of these crappy watches....
no experience with zgpax, so can't really advice you on any of the mentioned watches

JarlSX said:
what do you want to use it for?
standalone?
companion?
notifications?
pedometer?
etc...
i myself would never buy any of the u8/u10 watches, it's near impossible to get support for them
and with the recent discovery of clones of these crappy watches....
no experience with zgpax, so can't really advice you on any of the mentioned watches
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Thanks for your reply. I would be looking to use it for standalone, companion, notifications. Are there any other watches you recommend?

Moto 360 is my suggestion.

Other smartwatchs
Why the zgpax s8? zgpax s5 can have a upgradeable battery from the 500mah it comes with to a 700mah.
The z watch by smartq works great to both run Android either 4.3 or 4.4
But the u8,u8 Pro and u10 are all about the same and they are cheap in quality and price wise, so I wouldn't buy them either.
and it all still depends on your price range as well z watch is between $75-120, while the zgpax s5, s6, and s8 range from $120 to $160 but all of them have a lot of support threads on here. I think the zgpax s5 has its own big thread with daily posts.

Well, I have the s8. don't know If you're still looking but I'm loving it. I spent $180 for mine. I'm rooted and preset the watch to 4.4.4.... So all my apps can upgrade. Now I have Google now cards with Nova launcher and use nils notifier with android L cards.
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Has Any One Tried Gear S2?

Hi Friends!
Has Any One Tried Gear S2?
I was wondering if the Samsung Gear S2 was compatible with The Lenovo ZUK Z1.
Or if you Could atleast install the App Samsung Gear:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.samsung.android.app.watchmanager&hl=en
If anyone tried it, I would be highly on your debt if you would be so kind enough to share your oppinion, review or results please.
:cyclops::cyclops::cyclops:
Thanks in Advance!!

I just bought a ZUK and was shocked to see the Samsung Gear App beeing marked as incompatible. But as it turned out there ist just one extra step to perform and the Z1 and the S2 work together flawlessly (at least as far I as I tested the connection during the last 10 minutes
That is what I did:
Installed the "Gear Plugin" and the "Samsung Accessory Service" apps from playstore and downloaded the Samsung Gear App from apkpure.com. As soon as it was installed everything worked.
Regards
Andreas

Hi there,
If I understand correctly we can connect a Gear S2 with Zuk Z1, and fully compatible right ?
is my understanding correct, as I am in a process to order a Samsung Gear S2.
Thanks,
Erik

Yep fully compatible

Cool, many thanks danimarti98 for your confirmation ... I will take one

Update:
Samsung Gear S2 received, I tried to install Samsung Gear App but did not find it on the Play Store "because Not officially supported by Samsung".
Reading this thread more carefully I noticed that it needs to be installed from apkpure.com .
After having installed it all was working like a charm :good:
Thanks again

Oculus and Gear VR on LG V20

We've got two Gear VRs and no Note 7s. Is it possible to run the Gear VR on the V20? Our V20s are T-Mo. Will we be able to root and spoof the build.prop phone id as an S7E to get it to run? How about sideloading the Oculus app?
I've tested and the V20 fits into the Gear VR nicely. The USB C engages correctly.
Does anyone have any info on this? There must be less of others with useless Gear VRs after returning their Note 7s.

The form factor and "Detection" of the Gear VR software would be your 2 hurdles to get over with using the Gear VR. At this point I am selling my Gear VR 2016 model.

if the v20 fits, you might be able to run Cardboard apps or view youtube 360 movies...the gear vr will then just be a overgrown google cardboard

I've got a rooted Note7. When I try to log into Oculus, it refuses to allow it. However, if I change the phone type to an S7 in build.prop, it logs in fine. I'm hoping we get root on the V20 and I'll be able to do the same trick.
It seems like there's not much action on rooting, however. Does anyone know why, or is it just too early. Supposedly the T-Mobile V20 is bootloader unlocked.

SkyPhone said:
I've got a rooted Note7. When I try to log into Oculus, it refuses to allow it. However, if I change the phone type to an S7 in build.prop, it logs in fine. I'm hoping we get root on the V20 and I'll be able to do the same trick.
It seems like there's not much action on rooting, however. Does anyone know why, or is it just too early. Supposedly the T-Mobile V20 is bootloader unlocked.
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It's not just the build.prop. The Note 7 was shut down by Oculus due to the recall. The Samsung premium phones have detection software that the V20 doesn't have. Whether that can be ported or not remains to be seen.

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The Samsung premium phones have detection software that the V20 doesn't have. Whether that can be ported or not remains to be seen.
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Do you think that detection software is outside the Gear VR service and the Oculus System Driver? I've got TB backups of both (and all other Oculus/Gear apps) and hoped to sideload them, then change build.prop. Of course, can't test any of this without root.

I've tried watching 3D SBS movies played via a standard player with the V20 in the Gear VR. You can focus, but the aspect ratio is off (stretched vertically) and parts of the video are off to the side. We'd need the Gear VR player for that to work.

SkyPhone said:
Do you think that detection software is outside the Gear VR service and the Oculus System Driver? I've got TB backups of both (and all other Oculus/Gear apps) and hoped to sideload them, then change build.prop. Of course, can't test any of this without root.
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That's above my pay grade but I think the Gear Service will have to be ported to the V20 for it to work. As some else said, you otherwise have Google Cardboard.
I still have my Note 4 which I was planning to dedicate to the VR. I have to get over a "network not available" issue.

Any updates on this? I got a new gear VR headset but sold my s7 edge and just got the LG V20, jw if there are any updates on if this works or not?
Thanks

Have you tried these things using the LG VR headset. I know its compatible with the V20. Maybe it can be used to run some Oculus software. I would LOVE that.

It works a little bit. Just use Google goggles app. Doesn't look crisp like it would a galaxy s7 edge/note 7

DarkMage619 said:
Have you tried these things using the LG VR headset. I know its compatible with the V20. Maybe it can be used to run some Oculus software. I would LOVE that.
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No I didn't yet.. From what I've heard, not many people like the LG VR headset because there are very limited apps right now.. Not sure of the validity on that, but I've also not really looked into it..

One plus 6t and Galaxy S3 frontier compatibility

Hey everyone I've noticed a lot of questions in forms concerning compatibility with the S3 frontier and the OnePlus 6t however a few months old. I currently have a Samsung phone that I want to change out to the OnePlus however I don't want to give up the functionality of the smartwatch in regards to Samsung pay etc. Is anyone using a non rooted OnePlus and the S3 frontier with full capabilities?

I have the g3 Frontier. Once I downloaded the Samsung software, everything works, including samsung pay.

One plus and s3
Awesome now is there anything that you can't do with the watch and a OnePlus 6t or does it have full functionality? did you download the Samsung pay app from the play store or did you have to find a special APK what. Also what about Samsung health?

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Awesome now is there anything that you can't do with the watch and a OnePlus 6t or does it have full functionality? did you download the Samsung pay app from the play store or did you have to find a special APK what. Also what about Samsung health?
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I downloaded everything from the samsung & google play...no special apps required in my case.
Health works perfectly, as does samsung pay.

One plus and s3
Ok cool I'm going to give it a shot