The Samsung Gear S2 is one of the newest devices from Samsung. It was released in September 2017 and has been making headlines ever since!
Gear S2 is a wrist-based device that tracks daily routines such as sleeping hours, hours spent in the mode awake, exercise sessions, and steps. It also tracks heart rate during exercise to gauge your progress.
It also features Fitwai, a feature that monitors your health and fitness status via its phone app. With this, you can check if you are fitting in your steps or if your sleep has declined.
The main benefit of this device is that it can be used with any phone. This means you can use it on your PC or laptop, or even on the go with an Android or iPhone device.
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Connect to Wi-Fi
After you connect your device to the Samsung Gear S2, you can now sync and manage your phone and watch videos and screen alerts on the Gear S2.
When this happens, the device will notify you via an alert and ask if you want to continue. You can then continue using your phone as normal.
The only down-side is that apps must be installed on your phone manually, which may be annoying at times.
Connect Gear S2 to iPhone
When you connect your Samsung Gear S2 to your iPhone via Bluetooth, you will be able to receive and send messages, make and receive calls, and browse the internet.
However, there are some apps that do not work on the Samsung Gear S2 due to the absence of a notifications feature. This means that when you receive a message, you must manually open the app and read it!
Some apps such as Google Maps do work on the Samsung Gear S2 because of their notifications feature. However, iOS does not support notification features so these apps do not work!
Luckily, there are some great app which work on the Samsung Gear S2 without any issues.
Update iOS version
Now that you have your smartwatch setup, it is time to set up iOS to recognize your device. You can either download the Samsung Gear S2 app for iOS or download the Samsung Gear app and connect it via a Bluetooth connection.
Once connected, open the app and select your profile to view all of your notifications. You will need to add your phone as a device in the app before you can sync notifications.
Once this process is complete, you can now view and dismiss notifications on your smartwatch. This must be done manually as the app does not offer a feature that automatically sends notifications to your device!
Now that iOS recognizes your device, you can set up Notification Center on your watch. Go ahead and select All Systems Go! From there, choose which apps you would like to receive notification from.
Update Gear S2 firmware
Once your phone is paired with the Samsung Gear S2, you can use numerous apps that will send notifications to your wrist. These include Twitter, Instagram, messages, and alerts!
Using these apps on your smartphone will not update the notifications on your wrist. You must use a desktop or laptop to receive the notifications!
Some apps will not work with the Gear S2 due to lack of update support. If you are concerned about compatibility, look for apps that have a specific word as their name. For example, @app_name may work with the Gear S2, but not if app_name did not add an s to it.
Configure notifications
Once your phone is connected to the Samsung device, you can now receive notifications from the Samsung app. You can have it notify you when a call comes in, when an SMS message arrives, or when an email arrives.
Once you do that, the device will display the notification and you can respond to it. The best part is that the S2 will recognize your phone and display the correct notifications!
You can also set up timers on the app to notify you when a window of time is ideal for exercising. This will help you get more out of your exercise sessions as well as keep yourself motivated.
Keep notifications low on your phone so that the S2 can easily see them.
Change watch face
Changing the watch face is a fun way to show some creativity. There are hundreds of faces to choose from, making this method more specific than just pointing at one to choose another.
Some people find the design senseiome very inspirational and fun to look at. If you do, then you can try this out. Senseiome is an amazing app that creates personalized watchfaces based on your phone’s notifications.
If you want a more traditional face, go for something like Gloriette or Skyshipnik.
Control music playback
Several apps allow you to control music playback with your Samsung Gear S2. These apps include Music and Video, both found in the app store.
Both of these apps allow you to create playlists, add and remove songs, and easily sync between your device and the Gear S2.
This is very helpful as while listening to music on your iPhone, you can easily add the phone as a source for the Gear S2s music.
Use turn-by-turn directions
When using the turn-by-turn features on your Samsung gear, be sure to set your mode to guided mode. This will allow the Gear S2 to recognize your location and give you a more direct turn-by-turn feature.
This will prevent you from having to look at your phone or device to see if you should turn left or right, as the feature will instead request you to press a button on your device when you get close to something that could be a safe stop.
If you don’t want to use the app, there are some websites that can help guide you. Some of these sites include ledsleds.com and cityofvice.com/apps/ .