Develop Bugs

[Q] Android Beam/ S-Beam

Hey guys,
I just joined up today so bare with me as I am new. My wife just got the Nexus 4 and I currently have the Galaxy Note 2. We are both with tmobile. We were trying to "bump" phones last night to share music. Everytime I tried to share a song from my phone to hers it would get all the way to the point where it would have you click the screen and then pull the phone away but then nothing happened on her end or android google play store would pop open with a error message. Can you not use Android Beam and S-beam together? Do you have to use certain settings?
Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks

Did you have sbeam/android beam, nfc and bluetooth turned on on both phones?
Android uses nfc to connect the phones but for larger files it actually uses bluetooth to transfer the files. Try turning on nfc only and transfering a web page that is just a link that transfers and should show theat your nfc is working as it will open the browser on the receiving phone to the same web site.
Also when you beam something you have to have compatible apps on both phones to make it work so sometimes it works better to use 3rd party apps on both phones.
I was trying to get the Nexus 4 I had to work with my wifes Sony Xperia Acro S with only partial luck and have not gotten around to trying my Note 2 with her Sony Xperia Acro S yet but suspect it will only be partially effective.

The nexus 4 doesn't have s beam. ..so there are these issues. ..no solutions yet. ...I had made a thread addressing the same issue with my nexus 4 and s3 and note 2... in the nexus forum. ..no fix. ... yesterday tried doing that sane with a nokia Lumia 920... same problem. ...only Samsung has the full features of nfc working with the amazing s beam
scribbled from my note 2 (N7100)

[Q] Office Suite 7 problem

Is anyone else having a problem with Office Suite 7? I've just started off on the Note 8; have used and loved Office Suite for nearly two years on the Galaxy Tab 7.0, then the 7.7 and now the Note 8. I use it to write fiction and non-fiction with Swype. Previously the only problem I have had is with the file for a novel taking a long time to open. That was on the 7.0. No problems on the 7.7.
Things started off fine with the Note 8 until after an update. Then it began to take 75 seconds for the keyboard to appear; a further 10-15 seconds for it to register a single keystroke. As to using Swype to track around the board - no dice. I had the same problem on my S3.
I contacted their support. They had no ideas apart from the usual uninstall/reinstall - which I had already tried. I finally managed to get them to send me the earlier version. Same problem. They sent an even earlier version, asking me to do a factory reset and install Office Suite first. Tried this both with the newest version and then with the older versions. No use.
As I couldn't afford to stop writing I had to resort to using Polaris, which comes with the Note. Swype worked fine with this programme but it drives me mad that, as soon as you have to place the cursor, it offers to Paste something - even though you haven't selected anything. You have to learn to pause until the Paste option disappears (and sometimes that doesn't work and it willy-nilly pastes all kinds of weird combinations of what you've typed...) Also I couldn't get it to upload to Dropbox, do a word count - and it wouldn't recognise my External SD card.
So I tried Kingsoft. This worked better at getting to Dropbox and recognising the card. However, it does really weird things with formatting, splitting words at the end of sentences. So I've had to develop an odd and time-consuming system of saving the Polaris file; reopening it in Kingsoft so that I can re-save it in the other two locations.
Office Suite have given up on me. They say that this isn't happening to other owners of the S3. No mention of the Note 8. This is a pity as I really liked their programme and it was working very well for me.
I can't keep going with this cumbersome method. Thinking of trying Documents2Go, but it's a lot to spend to find out that it has the same problem (and why don't D2G have a free trial version?)
Anybody with a similar experience, or a solution?
Straightforward vanilla, unrooted Note 8 with 4.1.2.
Thanks.

Could be a problem with Swype - I use Office Suite on my N5100, but with stock Samsung keyboard (it has the Swype-like functionality), and had no problems so far. Maybe try to clear Swype data in Settings?
Will install and check Swype later today, to see how it works on my side.
Update: checked combo Swype + Mobile Office -> works perfectly, I'd definitely suggest reinstalling Swype first

I have Office Suite Pro 7 and Swype and have not had any issue like you describe. Could it be there is something wrong with the document you're working on?
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[Q] Is there a way to pair Galaxy Gear S to a Galaxy Tab S 8.4 LTE (SM-T705)?

Hi,
I dont know if anyone has an answer to my question but I am just curios if there a method in doing this
"Is there a way to pair Galaxy Gear S to a Galaxy Tab S 8.4 LTE (SM-T705)?"
Coz to my surprise that here in Singapore I tried to pair demo Galaxy Gear S from retail store or even Samsung Store and it would not detect the Gear S on my Tab S 8.4 using the Gear App that I got from the Samsung Store.
They also said that the Gear S is not compatible with any newer tablets (Tab S) that Samsung has even the tablet has LTE and can make outbound and received inbound calls.
Anyone out their either ROOT method or NOT please do let me know coz it would be a waste that Gear S wont be able to pair to a Tab S 8.4 LTE (SM-T705) with phone capability.

Edit:
The only way that I was able to pair my Tab S with my Gear S was to first setup the Gear S on a Note 2, then
I did a titanium backup of Gear Manager and restored that on my Tab S.
I was then able to connect them after wiping the Gear S first. It took a little trial and error and a few restores but it worked.
All of the default Gear Apps work.
The Gear Store is empty but I am hoping a build prop edit will fix that.
Otherwise the Tab S said it was not a supported device.
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kable said:
Edit:
The only way that I was able to pair my Tab S with my Gear S was to first setup the Gear S on a Note 2, then
I did a titanium backup of Gear Manager and restored that on my Tab S.
I was then able to connect them after wiping the Gear S first. It took a little trial and error and a few restores but it worked.
All of the default Gear Apps work.
The Gear Store is empty but I am hoping a build prop edit will fix that.
Otherwise the Tab S said it was not a supported device.
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Damn, I have the same issue. And I just sold my Note 4. waiting on delivery for the note 4 duos.

I realize this is an older thread but I picked up the International Tab S this week and wanted to post the process it took for me to get this working with my Gear S.
So, to start off, I have all functions working except the built-in SMS feature. I can use any other message app and get notifications but I am still trying to figure out what it will take to have the built-in SMS on the Gear S synchronize with the Tab S. I think it may require the SMS app from a supported device so that is where I am going next with this.
To get the Gear Manager itself to find the Gear S required Root access and editing the build.prop file. In this file there are two things you must change:
1) [ro.product.model=] should be changed from SM-T705 to SM-N910A (or any Gear S supported model)
2) [ro.build.characteristics] should be changed from tablet to phone. This has to be changed back after completely pairing for the first time, otherwise Settings will force close every time you try to open it.
At this point I have all the apps I need and all functionality except the SMS issue mentioned above and the forwarding feature was not working. After much troubleshooting I discovered that I could not even forward from the settings menu directly. After a lengthy chat with AT&T, and having them reapply my IMEI from my Note 4 to the account, it is now working as expected.
I am very happy with this tablet, even though I do not currently have LTE capability. Being able to combine my tablet and phone is incredible and thanks to the Gear S it is feasible. I guess to each their own but it works great for me. I am hoping that at some point we can figure out a way to add the US LTE bands to this device but it is not that big of a deal for me. Everything I have tried to stream and access has been flawless so far. I hope this post is helpful to others trying to get the Gear S working with the Tab S.
**** Update ***** I just realized that I can send SMS from the Gear S and it goes out like it game from my Tab S phone number as it should. So it appears that it is only coming back from the Tab S that is not working properly at the moment.

[Q] (No Vibrations?) Verizon Samsung Note 4 + Sonly Smart Watch 3 + Corp Email

I am using a Verizon Samsung Note 4 with Lollipop installed, and recently got a Sony Smartwatch 3. I can get everything to notify me on my smart watch other than corporate email, which insistingly uses the phones vibration, unless the phone is put to silent.. which then I get no vibration out of either device (which is what I would expect). Is there any way to fix this? Or is this a Samsung issue with their corp email program not being Android Wear Aware?

Galaxy watch on non galaxy phone

Hi I currently have the note 9 but I'm looking to upgrade to the xperia 1 will my galaxy watch fully work on the xperia 1 like it does on my note 9 or will I loose some functions
Thanks

Compatibility on non samsung android smartphones is 90%.
Some apps are samsung restricted (like Komoot) and you will lose the ability to use email and sms app on watch. You can still reply to email and sms but only as a notification. Apart from this is perfect.
Tested firsthand

You will lose many features if you do not have a Samsung phone connected to the watch. I'm currently using the Galaxy watch with an lgv30 and my experience is terrible. You're way better off grabbing a watch with wear OS if you don't have a Samsung phone. I would trade my $400 Galaxy watch for $100 wear OS watch in a second. You will be unable to view your conversations in the messaging app, many of the Samsung Health features do not work correctly, your battery will not last as long as it does with Samsung phone users. I've also had issues with things syncing up correctly. . If you look here https://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/galaxy-watch/device-compatibility/ at the bottom of their page it says all the limitations for iOS. They don't clearly state on this page but many of those limitations will apply to you as well if you're using the Galaxy without a Samsung phone
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Thanks guys think I'm going to return the xperia 1 and stick with my note 9 then until note 10 come out

Galaxy wearable doesnt work with me any other app can connect my watch and manage it ?
Galaxy watch (6350)
Any custom wearable manager ?