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SAMSUNG GEAR FIT MANAGER IPHONE INSTALL
Any non-dismissed notifications live to the left of the watch face and are accessed by turning the rotating bezel around the display.Īnother problem we encountered was when the watch and app tried to install the S Voice app automatically every day. If you're not looking at your watch, it buzzes and if you look at it immediately you'll see the notification on the screen, along with an app icon for the application it's from. If you happen to be looking at the watch when an alert comes through, you'll see a blue semi circle appear on screen. Notifications on the watch, when connected to the iPhone, look just like those from Android. But for those who want more in depth feedback on runs/workouts, the S3 will feel limited, especially with the iPhone. You have a home screen showing your steps, how many floors you've climbed, how much sleep you got as well as water and caffeine intake and your heart rate.įor the casual every day person not serious about fitness tracking, it works fine.
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Still, the S Health service is useful for tracking every day activity and it works the same as it would on an Android smartphone.
You're basically stuck with S Health and - because it doesn't have a web presence - you can't log on to a web version to find ways around sharing the data either. Not much more than that.įor Apple Health users, you'll be disappointed to read that this data doesn't transfer to the Apple Health app either. You get your distance, pace and time, while the watch also regularly tracks your heart rate. What's more, S Health's breakdowns of running/workout sessions aren't very detailed. Likewise, the fitness tracking is limited in that - unlike on the Android version of the app - you can't link your exercises to popular third party services like Strava or Runkeeper. While these functions all work, they seem limited compared to their Android counterpart.īecause of Apple's strict App Store rules about not being able to sell apps/content/downloads from another service through App Store apps, you only get access to the free-to-download watch faces and apps for the Gear S3. The info side shows you the battery level, gives you access to the S Health part of the app (Samsung's fitness tracking service) and the Suggested apps card, with a link to download new apps and watch faces. The app's first screen is split in to two sections: info and settings. You need it to download apps and to view your fitness and activity stats. Like the Android version, the app is essential to the smartwatch.
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This essentially means there are two Bluetooth connections at once. Unlike the Android app, if you want to use the watch to make and receive calls, you also need to go in to the iPhone settings menu to manually connect to the Gear S by Bluetooth.
There are then a few more basic steps, mostly involving agreeing to terms and going through to the next screens. Tap it, then make sure the numbers displayed on both screens match, before confirming the connection. Your watch should show up on the iPhone's screen.
You do this by launching the app, switching on your watch, then searching for the watch through the app. Once it's downloaded you go through a simple process to connect the watch to the phone.
SAMSUNG GEAR FIT MANAGER IPHONE FOR FREE
It's called Samsung Gear S and it's available to grab for free from the App Store now. As with virtually any connected peripheral these days, there's an app you need to download to make the Gear S3 watch work with your iPhone.