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[Q] Galaxy Gear with GPE S4 4.4?

Has anyone used a Galaxy Gear with their Google Play Edition S4 running 4.4? I'm interested in getting one, but I can't find the Gear app in the Play Store (I only found "Samsung GALAXY NFC Tagwriter") and I've not been able to find anything that tells me one way or the other if it will work with the Google Play Edition of the S4. Looks too iffy to drop $300 without a better chance of success.
Thanks!

mpcookson said:
Has anyone used a Galaxy Gear with their Google Play Edition S4 running 4.4? I'm interested in getting one, but I can't find the Gear app in the Play Store (I only found "Samsung GALAXY NFC Tagwriter") and I've not been able to find anything that tells me one way or the other if it will work with the Google Play Edition of the S4. Looks too iffy to drop $300 without a better chance of success.
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I downloaded the manual for the Gear and it says:
The Charging Cradle contains an embedded TecTile that is used in conjunction with your smartphone’s NFC technology to both acquire the Gear Manager application and aid in automatically pairing the two devices.
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So I guess that explains why I can't find the app in the Play Store. It would still be nice to know if anyone with a GPE S4 has been able to use the Gear with success or not.
Thanks!

yes its very frustrating, the Gear uses "gear Manager" which is a Samsung App from their store.
you can install the Gear stubb and the gear manager manually but there is things not working correctly like notifications, I have been searching for weeks for a solution, Devs are you able to include it as part of your Roms?

There is a thread about this here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2529113
[Q] i9505g with Galaxy Gear?
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Why Gionee is not Friendly with devlopers?

gionee is realy braking our hope... I was thinking to buy nexus5. bt after wathching e7 it ws rely attractive... I thought if I buy e7, I wll get a lots of devlopers support for e7.. because it hs a grt hardware configuration...
bt now its rely so boring. do u gys know why gionee is not friendly with devlopers?
why they are so careless with their flagship e7?
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Samsung Gear 2 and Xperia Z3/Z3 Compact

I know there are methods around using "any android" device with the Gear 2 smart-watch but has anyone here successfully connected their Xperia Z3C to a Gear or Gear 2? Did you have to root your Z3C in order to connect?
Thanks,

BLAZEDv3 said:
I know there are methods around using "any android" device with the Gear 2 smart-watch but has anyone here successfully connected their Xperia Z3C to a Gear or Gear 2? Did you have to root your Z3C in order to connect?
Thanks,
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The same question

Just an update to this incase anyone else was wondering. The Xperia Z3C and the Neo 2 work perfectly with each other, even the ability to make phone calls. The only downside is the inability to install Samsung apps on the watch since the samsung appstore can't be loaded onto the Xperia.
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GALAXY Gear

Hi guys. I have Note 3 with Gear 1 (Android not Tizen) i like Android becouse i have root and this give me a lot of options. I want upgrame my phone to Note 4 but i don't know what about Note 4 + Galaxy Gear (Android).
I Think it will be no problems if i update Android to Tizen but what about Android ? My english is not good but i think you guys will know what i mean Android Wear is cool but for now i prefer strange way of connecting ^^

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