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Replace "Google Mail" Application

Is this at all possible? I still want to have my contacts, etc updated but I feel the interface is somewhat primitive!

Replace with what?

An alternative ...
K9 Mail maybe or better ...

You can't "replace" it you just start using something else.

Are there even Amy advantages to using the gmail app?
Any suggestions on alternatives? K9 Any good?

Ah gmail will be the best gmail tool you will find on the android lol. You don't mean Email tool? Do you use Gmail??

Yeah I maent the GMail application (it refers to itself as "Google Mail"). I'll just have to bear with it then till they upgrade it . I am though over the moon with the device the text input ROCKS! I do have a list of applications I need suggestions on though ... I'm used to the following on Windows Phoen so I need an Android variation ...
G-Alarm - A Comprehensive alarm application
G-Profile - easily change my profiles from night, work, home, etc, this would be great as a widget
Task Facade - A general task manager that will show all my running applications and let me close/switch
Wake On Text/Email/etc - As it says ... and stay awake until message has been read!
Lock Without using Power button - easy ...
That's about it for now

O and O said:
Is this at all possible? I still want to have my contacts, etc updated but I feel the interface is somewhat primitive!
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I know what you mean about the GMail app, if it's the same as in Android 1.6.. Ugly, flat and boring interface. Some customisation or nice animation wouldn't go amiss. I think the problem is that the Android team at Google don't really view the product UI as a whole, but instead as a load of separate modules that they can just chuck together. No time to make the GMail app look nicer for 2.1? No worries, just stick it out as it is. Media player still the worst/most basic there is? We'll worry about it another time, just stick it in, as is.
Depending on what you've come from, Android can seem amazing, or quite basic in it's vanilla form. I realise the intention is for manufacturers to add their own custom touches to the OS, like HTC have with Sense, and Motorola have with MOTOBlur. But really I think Google should be applying a bit more spit and polish to it's own core apps - the ones that come installed on all/most Android phones, and won't be messed with by handset manufacturers.
By this I mean GMail, Maps, Market, Browser, Gallery etc. Some of these are pretty good efforts (Browser), while others leave a lot to be desired compared to those found on other types of (non-Android) handsets.
I realise that they have to code for the lowest common denominator (low-end handsets) and not every handset can have a 1ghz Snapdragon in it, but I also feel that they are failing Android a little bit, by not ensuring the the latest hardware is taken advantage of in it's latest OS.
How hard would it be to tart up the GMail interface a little bit, while still keeping the same functionality? Not hard.
I know Android is about power and flexibility - don't like the Google way, then design or just install some other developers app instead. And that's great, but I really think there's something to be said for making sure your core experience is great, not just ok.
Disclaimer: I am basing this opinion on my experiences of Android 1.1, 1.5, 1.6 and 2.0 (2.0 admittedly is limited, since I do not own my own phone with Eclair yet, just flashed custom ROMs).
Feel free to flame away - I may flame myself when my Desire turns up by 1pm today, and I realise I'm tallking a load of BS when I'm presented the all singing, all dancing, beautifully animated new 2.1 apps from Google! But I doubt it...
BTW, don't get me wrong - I love Android, and I would not consider buying any other type of phone!

Why use the gmail application? I'm using the native email application and it works fine with gmail, lets me move all my mail to archive etc, receives it when its received (through push i think) and there is no reason why i would wantto use the local gmail application. In fact. It hasnt even been loaded up. lol

So I don't actually "have" to use th GMail application? I can just add the GMail account on Exchange/ActiveSync on the mail application? Sounds like a good idea! What are the disadvantages?
Any advice on the other applications I wanted?

O and O said:
So I don't actually "have" to use th GMail application? I can just add the GMail account on Exchange/ActiveSync on the mail application? Sounds like a good idea! What are the disadvantages?
Any advice on the other applications I wanted?
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Go in the Gmail application, settings, disable notifications.
You've pretty much turned off the Gmail Applcation then. Start using the other mail application or download one off the marketl.
I will give you some suggestions for your apps when I have time.

brummiesteven said:
Go in the Gmail application, settings, disable notifications.
You've pretty much turned off the Gmail Applcation then. Start using the other mail application or download one off the marketl.
I will give you some suggestions for your apps when I have time.
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THANKS! I was kind of pissed when I notced you couldn't send bbc emails with GMail app ... madness ...
Is there a way to have a Gmail, Google Apps and Exchange all on the same device? Also does the mail app use IMAP idle I don't want to drain the battery by checking mail every minute ...

What uses more battery, gmail app or using HTC Mail to check for messages every half an hour?

Likely mail as GMail is push.

O and O said:
THANKS! I was kind of pissed when I notced you couldn't send bbc emails with GMail app ... madness ...
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BBC emails? Do you mean BCC? If so, you can.
Regards,
Dave

foxmeister said:
BBC emails? Do you mean BCC? If so, you can.
Regards,
Dave
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Just noticed it under menu ...
My bad ...
Still, I have a list of applications that I need asap .

So far, I've not found anything that even comes close to Galarm in terms of quality. I'm using Gentle Alarm though, which is really good compared to most other alarm apps for android.
Check out a program called Locale. That's meant to be really good for profiles and even does it location based
EDIT: Don't use a task manager, it's not good for your phone! There's an article that was posted up on here about the way android works, you don't need to kill tasks and reboot, etc. like you did with WinMo.

jamiepyrite said:
EDIT: Don't use a task manager, it's not good for your phone! There's an article that was posted up on here about the way android works, you don't need to kill tasks and reboot, etc. like you did with WinMo.
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Fair does but how do I see the apps running in the background or what's an easy way to switch between apps?
I've heard of this "locale" before, seems to be very popular!

hold the Home button and it brings up a little task switcher, similar to Alt+Tab on a PC

Thank you! Goodbye, Advanced Task Killer!

Google Tasks for WP7 - Needed?

Hi, I'm the developer of GogTasks for WM6.5 (thread on this site). Do you guys think there is a demand for a similar app for Windows Phone 7?
The reason I ask is that I'm not very familiar with the platform from a user-perspective myself. I've developed one app for it, but I'm not a daily user of a WP7 phone. Are there tasks apps bundled with the phone, and if there is, does it have any integration with a) Outlook or b) Google? (I'm pretty sure the answer is no on b) at least).
Also I believe apps are not allowed to integrate with Outlook on WP7 (the API is blocked for third party developers), so I believe the app will be more of a Google Tasks front end than a sync app. Still I may benefit from the API reverse engineering I did for GogTasks for WM6.5 / Desktop Outlook, but is there a demand for it?
Appreciate all input.

Ohhhh yes, would be a cool addition. I can sync my Outlook Tasks to Google via gSyncIt Addin for Outlook and then comes your app for WP7. At this time there are some ToDo Task Apps available, but no no one with Google Tasks Support.

i second that!!! I used g tasks when i had android but no such luck on WP7

I also missing the feature of google tasks on my wp7!
Unfortunately so far there is no wp7-app for google tasks.

I would also love a good google task app with a nice live tile.
Go for it

Ok thanks for your feedback. Maybe I should go for this, but there is one bump in the road - I just rememebered why I haven't done this before :/ ...Microsoft declined v1.1 of GogTasks for WinMo 6.5 on the marketplace because I use a non-public, non-supported WebService API (Google is about to release an open version of the API soon, but we never know how long that will take). I might try to publish anyway and see what happens.
redman99: What kind of info do you think would be relevant on the tile? Whether or not you have any tasks due today maybe? Or the date of the next due task? What if you have no tasks with due dates? Just a static icon?

This has kind of been done before: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=931316
Google supports the Exchange model now and sadly behaves better in this regard than Windows Live Mail/Hotmail. No flagged items, etc is a real PITA.
What you likely have to do with that app is set Google as an Exchange sync, not its normal email type. If Bring the Wine can pass marketplace approval using what I would expect is a somewhat undocumented Exchange API, I would think you could. Especially don't let a single submission keep an idea from being presented because apparently the certification process while rigid can be somewhat of a crap shoot.
Having said all this, Google Tasks do work in the IE browser I believe. They're not perfect but it was a decent stop gap for me. Now I'll try out BtW and if you do release your app, I'd give it a go as well.

w0rd-driven said:
This has kind of been done before: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=931316
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Thanks for the hint... i not use Exchange so i still would love a sync app for google task that works without Exchange!
*wink @Nilzor

w0rd-driven said:
This has kind of been done before: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=931316
Google supports the Exchange model now and sadly behaves better in this regard than Windows Live Mail/Hotmail. No flagged items, etc is a real PITA.
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I'm pretty sure Google's exchange sync protocol still does NOT support tasks. Have you tried this?

gTasks - Google Task Manager - Just released
An app to use Google Tasks natively on Windows Phone 7 is just released. Check it out by searching for "gTasks" in the marketplace or clicking on the link below.
social.zune.net/redirect?type=phoneApp&id=a56d575c-7253-e011-854c-00237de2db9e

rjonna said:
An app to use Google Tasks natively on Windows Phone 7 is just released. Check it out by searching for "gTasks" in the marketplace or clicking on the link below.
social.zune.net/redirect?type=phoneApp&id=a56d575c-7253-e011-854c-00237de2db9e
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Thanks for the heads up. This probably means there's no point in me going forward with this.
Anyone care to test the app? The irony of being a developer from Norway is that I can sell apps, but not buy or download (yet).

Yes i have tested it. The App works, but it needs some developing on it. there should be a option to automaticly sync the entrys and as a startpage i would prever a list of the avalaible lists, to choose from. after choosing the right list, i would like to load the items for this particular list. i hope its clear what i mean.
btw: there is WIndows Marketplace Tool, where you can download and deploy any app, also when you are not a member of the country. so i can download apps for the us marketplace also, if im a german user. i dont know the name of the program yet, but it is somehwere here in the forum.

bilbo_b said:
btw: there is WIndows Marketplace Tool, where you can download and deploy any app, also when you are not a member of the country. so i can download apps for the us marketplace also, if im a german user. i dont know the name of the program yet, but it is somehwere here in the forum.
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Cool. I did not know of this.

GooTa - an app for google tasks on windows phone
i also really felt the lack of google tasks on windows phone. i'm a heavy user and really love the nesting of tasks and how lightweight it feels in gmail.
and i didn't think that the gtasks app above me quite fit my needs...-_-
so i tried writing my own! check it out:
windowsphone.com/en-US/apps/49fd8ee0-7a38-426e-b674-7ccff5922333
it's called GooTa (google tasks).
let me know if it's missing anything you want -- there's a feedback link in the app. i hope this fits your needs! and if not, let me know and i can add whatever it's missing so it does

[Q] New Rom / missing features of basic apps

Hi!
I just installed the KITKANG rom (cf. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549776) and a the first glance, it is pretty nice. But then I noticed a few things I really dislike such as
- The Web Browser does not reformat text (to make it fitting on the screen) if you zoom in manually by gesture. The browser I had on my previous image (caynogenmod 7) did this. And I don't want to miss that feature anymore.
- The contacts application seems to work by syncing contacts tothe Google cloud, only. My old contacts app had the choice to store contacts locally on the phone without Google sync.
I have no idea how to get this missing features back, again. Any comments / pointers?
I.

- Install another browser that has this feature
- The newer 'people' app may not have the option to store locally, but why do you want this? The whole point of an Android phone is to sync with your Google account.
It is dangerous to only store your contacts on the phone, because if you ever lose the phone, you lose all your contacts.
If you sync your contacts to your Google account and you lose your phone, your contacts are still safe :good:

eddiehk6 said:
- Install another browser that has this feature
- The newer 'people' app may not have the option to store locally, but why do you want this? The whole point of an Android phone is to sync with your Google account.
It is dangerous to only store your contacts on the phone, because if you ever lose the phone, you lose all your contacts.
If you sync your contacts to your Google account and you lose your phone, your contacts are still safe :good:
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@ browser issue: I meanwhile learned that the issue cause by a change of the the rendering engine in Android to WebView. So, almost all browsers are affected by this. (For details, google "Text Reflow Removed From WebViews In KitKat, Probably Not Coming Back"). Opera is an exception, because it comes alone with its own machinery. However, I tried Opera and is is slow on my HTC Desire. As many, many other people complaining, I cannot understand why the Android development folks dropped such a fundamental feature. The Android Browser of Kitkat tends to be unusable now! And I consider a smartphone without a proper browser as unusable as well. Which at the end might prevent me from buying another Android smartphone...
@ contacts: I totally disagree. Well, yes, from Googles perspective, your statement might be true. But for the user, Android is at first just an operating system to run your smartphone. Think about why Google wants your data...! - I want to *own* my data, so I don't want to use cloud services. Strange that you think syncing of data is equivalent to syncing to Google! Of course I sync all my data. To my own PC. If I'd loose my phone, I won't loose my data, just re-install it to my new phone from my PC.
It is nice that Google offers syncing. But enforcing to sync *is* evil...

inmado said:
@ browser issue: I meanwhile learned that the issue cause by a change of the the rendering engine in Android to WebView. So, almost all browsers are affected by this. (For details, google "Text Reflow Removed From WebViews In KitKat, Probably Not Coming Back"). Opera is an exception, because it comes alone with its own machinery. However, I tried Opera and is is slow on my HTC Desire. As many, many other people complaining, I cannot understand why the Android development folks dropped such a fundamental feature. The Android Browser of Kitkat tends to be unusable now! And I consider a smartphone without a proper browser as unusable as well. Which at the end might prevent me from buying another Android smartphone...
@ contacts: I totally disagree. Well, yes, from Googles perspective, your statement might be true. But for the user, Android is at first just an operating system to run your smartphone. Think about why Google wants your data...! - I want to *own* my data, so I don't want to use cloud services. Strange that you think syncing of data is equivalent to syncing to Google! Of course I sync all my data. To my own PC. If I'd loose my phone, I won't loose my data, just re-install it to my new phone from my PC.
It is nice that Google offers syncing. But enforcing to sync *is* evil...
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I can see this descending quickly into a rather philosophical debate, but on the basis of your reasoning I wonder whether an Android smartphone is suitable for your needs in the first place. I didn't know your stance on personal data from your first post.
I agree with the text reflow browser, a really useful feature. Opera has it like you found out, though the Desire is just an old phone now which struggles to run it. Plenty of newer Android devices will run it just fine. The depth of the Play Store is such that you'll almost certainly find an alternative suitable for your requirements, so perhaps test and consider that for future smartphone purchases.
As for syncing with cloud services, it comes down to user trust and needs I guess. You're right you don't have to use Google, but an Android smartphone really does work best if you use their services.
No, I don't think that syncing of all my data is equivalent to syncing to Google, I use other other accounts too and don't sync everything. In my opinion I think it's possible to find a reasonable middle ground between paranoid tin hat and being ignorant about all personal data. For me, I disable all location tracking stuff and usage stats for any apps (not just Google ones), as I don't need them and feel uncomfortable sending this data. But I do sync other google services like Gmail / contacts because I find they work and are convenient for me. You believe it's evil, I believe it's useful and convenient, just a difference of opinion.
For your workaround, if you don't want to sync contacts, you could disable contact sync within the settings. Would be equivalent to local storage. Or install a different contacts app to manage and store contacts locally.

To avoid this philosophical debate, I'll try give a short answer.
I am using Android for about 5 years now. Without using Google cloud services. And have been a happy Android user. Sounds quite funny to me if someone wonders if Android would be the right thing for me.
Using cloud services is not really a matter of trust. I.e. I am not afraid that Google looks into single items and makes use out of it. But if you have heard about "big data", you can imagine what the result can be when all the data of some many people gets available for ... things you cannot even imagine..
I tried to add a contact with Google sync switched off. It just don't work. The app hangs...

inmado said:
To avoid this philosophical debate, I'll try give a short answer.
I am using Android for about 5 years now. Without using Google cloud services. And have been a happy Android user. Sounds quite funny to me if someone wonders if Android would be the right thing for me.
Using cloud services is not really a matter of trust. I.e. I am not afraid that Google looks into single items and makes use out of it. But if you have heard about "big data", you can imagine what the result can be when all the data of some many people gets available for ... things you cannot even imagine..
I tried to add a contact with Google sync switched off. It just don't work. The app hangs...
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You're revealing more about your preferences and Android experience to date with each post...it's not just me wondering whether Android is right for you, in your second post you said so yourself
Anyway each to their own.
Have you tried installing a completely separate contacts/dialer application? You could sideload or use a different app store to find one. A few I know of:
- Contacts+
- Ex dialer
- RocketDial
- Go contacts ex
I'm certain at least one of them will be able to create phone contacts only.

iPhone and Smartwatch 3 with Wear OS app

Recently I moved from Android to iOS but my SW3 is simply not as Smart as with an Android phone..
I had to install the Wear OS 3 app (Android Wear renamed app) and I noticed several changes..
But I managed to install the older version of Android Wear for iPhone (2.14.7) without the need of Jailbreak.. and it was a relatively good change.. but still with little problems.. used this guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL70CLXhF9U ) ID of the last Android Wear Version (2.14.7) = 825613491 -
Here are the results using Android and both iOS versions of the Wear OS (formerly Android Wear) Apps..
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- Notifications
(Android Wear OS)
Everything Works just Fine.. All notifications
(iOS Wear OS 3)
With Android.. I had notificacions of everything.. In iOS while the notifications start appearing.. they're added to the Wear OS App list.. so far.. so good..
(iOS Android Wear 2.14.7)
I noticed that I had a lot of extra notifications.. (even more than android) Notifications of Other gmail mails.. Google cards.. Weather.. It's quite good.
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- Calendar (Agenda)..
(Android Wear OS)
I had all my calendar appointments on my watch on Android..
(iOS Android Wear 3)
When you go to the Wear OS app it only shows the main calendar events.. other calendars created by you will not show at all.
So.. you need a workaround.. on iOS, go to settings, accounts and passwords, select google and add your account, you can select mail, calendar, contacts and notes, select calendar (or if you want to sync the other things in iOS) and that's it. Now you can go to Wear OS app and select to sync the Apple Calendar.
Finally, select which calendars to sync here: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/syncselect
Now you're done..
(iOS Android Wear 2.14.7)
I had to use the tweak above.. but no appointments came off... then I realized that I had no appointments in 2 days (duh!).. so.. maybe it will work just fine without it.. if you have any problem.. use the tweak above.
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- Contacts
(Android Wear OS)
All contacts appeared.. I can search them using "OK Google" and send them a message or call them..
(iOS Wear 3)
Not a single chance.. Looks like all of my contacts are gone with iOS linked to my Smartwatch 3.. so cant search them or text them or call'em
(iOS Android Wear 2.14.7)
Same here.. no contacts at all..
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- iFit
(Android Wear OS)
iFit works just perfect
(iOS Wear 3)
By default, steps are disabled, go to the configuration on the SW3, permissions, Fit and enable the sensors.
(iOS Android Wear 2.14.7)
iFit works just fine.. maybe you need to enable the steps using the tweak above.. but you'll also receive notifications of your steps at certain period of time.. (this didn't appear in the Android version.. or maybe I had it disabled..)
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- Music
(Android Wear OS)
Can change song.. volume.. and see the song info..
(iOS Wear 3)
Not working..
(iOS Android Wear 2.14.7)
Had to update to iOS 11.3.1 and reinstalled Android Wear 2.14.7 on my iPhone.. and after killing the music app, the watch appeared to have control of the music app..
Workaround if not working immediately: I had to unlink bluetooth from iphone to smartwatch, then.. I sideloaded airlink on watch, enabled airlink on watch, installed lightblue on iPhone, started Lightblue on iphone and add a new blank device.. paired with smartwatch.. and tested the music.. (just a Play button).. tested several songs for a while on the phone and the smartwatch (no big deal.. you can only play or pause a song).. then deactivated airlink on smartwatch.. (also uninstalled it from smartwatch), Uninstalled Lightblue on iPhone, restarted both smartwatch and iPhone.. and linked them again on normal bluetooth..
I didn't realized the smartwatch was now controlling the iPhone's music.. I Just picked my smartwatch.. and.. there it was.. the full control of the music in my watch.. (tried Music App and VLC app and both worked just fine!)
Maybe I triggered something on the iPhone that enabled control of the music on it..
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- Weather
(Android Wear OS)
Fully working
(iOS Wear 3)
No working at all.. it only says that is trying to connect.. but that's it..
(iOS Android Wear 2.14.7)
Fully Working and appears information every certain period of time..
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- Maps
(Android Wear OS)
Fully working including navigation
(iOS Wear 3)
No working at all.. (didn't install)
(iOS Android Wear 2.14.7)
Didn't install but I Sideloaded this version.. https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=66852592&postcount=22 and it works... well.. just as a GPS.. Navigation doesn't work.. (newer version of Google maps sent an error message)
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- Android Wear Apps (Android, I had Keep, Hangouts, Shazam, etc)
(Android Wear OS)
All of them installed perfectly
(iOS Wear 3 or Android Wear 2.14.7)
no matter I've installed all of these apps.. the smartwatch simply wont install any of them..
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- Wifi
(Android Wear OS)
Works perfectly
(iOS Wear 3 or Android Wear 2.14.7)
Looks like since I linked my iPhone to the SW3.. I have no more WiFi on my SW3
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- ADB / Sideload apps
For Sideload.. I installed ADB Drivers and used this guide: https://forums.androidcentral.com/lg-watch-urbane-2nd-edition/696944-aw-2-0-a-2.html#post5485966
Installed the following apks (special for Android Wear)
1. .Google Keep - Not Working, Try Again message (looks like the Phone App is required for the Android Wear apk to work)
2. Hangouts - Downloaded this https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/googl...hangouts-android-wear-17-0-145656208-release/ this is a Standalone Hangouts app.. but only works for Android Wear 2 on Watch (SW3 uses Android Wear 1.5)
3. Will test more apk's but it seems like the google one's need the Android phone app to work.
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- Faces
(Android Wear OS)
Default and extra Faces..
(iOS Wear 3)
There are no extra faces in the new Wear OS app for iPhone and... let's "face" it.. the default sony faces are not good.
(iOS Android Wear 2.14.7)
Default and extra Faces..
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- WatchMaker (I had it on Android)
(Android Wear OS)
App works just fine
(iOS Wear 3 and Android Wear 2.14.7)
it doesn't work in SW3 with the new Wear Os app.. (even the official watchmaker for iPhone).. so.. I sideloaded it using a tutorial in Youtube for the Ticwatch and Watchmaker.. and it works just fine.. but.. the faces wont detect weather or phone's battery level.. they detect steps and watch battery
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I've made some research.. and I've found that you can have 2 phones (1 Android and 1 iOS) and link them at the same time.. using this thread.. https://forum.xda-developers.com/android-wear/development/tutorial-android-wear-2-phones-ios-t3263546 but specifically this post.. https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64777989&postcount=56 But this require my old android phone.. and the new iOS phone.. so.. it's not a good choice to always have 2 phones in your pocket.. (or in your belt.. if you're stuck in the 00's). With this.. you can have some apps linked and installed (and working like hangouts.. keep.. shazam.. ) with android.. and other ones on iOS, for example.. notifications.. music.. but I guess.. maps.. whatsapp and other ones will not work..
Well.. that's the list .. I'll be updating this post for sharing information and for personal reference and if you think you can use this post.. you're welcome

error (mistake GS3 and SW3 )

i'm having the same problem.
moved from android to ios. now it seems the SW3 is useless...
is there any way to install apps on the watch in other way?

wviegas said:
i'm having the same problem.
moved from android to ios. now it seems the SW3 is useless...
is there any way to install apps on the watch in other way?
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I just updated the main post.. some apps can be sideloaded.. for example.. maps.. but some of them will not work... I'll try more apps later.. like hangouts or shazam..
:fingers-crossed:

Had the same problems as well when I moved to iOS... had to sell my SW3 out of frustration and bought an Apple Watch instead. Android Wear/Wear OS can be downright useless when paired with iOS.

I just revived my SW3 and noticed that with the WearOS app, lots of functions are gone now. For example, I can't activate advanced cards for Gmail or add watch faces, which was possible when it still was AndroidWear. They're really killing off Android 1.5 like this.
R.I.P. Smartwatch 3?

fjordstrom said:
I just revived my SW3 and noticed that with the WearOS app, lots of functions are gone now. For example, I can't activate advanced cards for Gmail or add watch faces, which was possible when it still was AndroidWear. They're really killing off Android 1.5 like this.
R.I.P. Smartwatch 3?
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You'll have to install a older version of the Wear OS app (Android Wear App) for iOS.. The details are at the top of the main post.. I used a mac to do that..

I switched to iOS as well about 2 weeks ago and I noticed the same thing... At first I thought it was a bug with the Wear OS app, but then realised it wasn't. Also, when I installed iOS 11.4 Beta 6 on my iPhone 6 Plus, I noticed that when I'm performing heavy tasks on the phone (e.g. playing games, listening to music and using it at the same time, etc) the watch will disconnect. And that's not all. Yesterday, I got a notification in the Wear OS app saying "Your watch has limited iPhone support". I've definitely been considering getting a new Wear OS watch within the next several months, and this only makes me want to upgrade sooner

d.j.byrne.51201 said:
I switched to iOS as well about 2 weeks ago and I noticed the same thing... At first I thought it was a bug with the Wear OS app, but then realised it wasn't. Also, when I installed iOS 11.4 Beta 6 on my iPhone 6 Plus, I noticed that when I'm performing heavy tasks on the phone (e.g. playing games, listening to music and using it at the same time, etc) the watch will disconnect. And that's not all. Yesterday, I got a notification in the Wear OS app saying "Your watch has limited iPhone support". I've definitely been considering getting a new Wear OS watch within the next several months, and this only makes me want to upgrade sooner
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This does NOT look promising... I'm really conscious that the (poor) connection between my Smartwatch 3 and the iPhone is gonna end... soon..
I really encourage everyone to stay away of Wear OS 3 App for iOS.. if you can downgrade to a lower version ( 2.14.7 is the one i'm using ) do it and stay there, do not try to update it. this is a youtube guide to download an old version of an app (using a Mac) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL70CLXhF9U no jailbreak required.
I'm using iOS 11.2.1 and i'll stay there till a stable version of iOS 12.. but.. i'm aware that at some point.. my SW3 and the newer iOS will both be only sending notifications to each other..

Google fit on Tizen 4.0+

Dear Amazing Tizen Developers,
I have had a quick look on here and am very enthused to see projects for porting google propriatary apps onto the samsung galaxy watches. (For example the google assistant app project)
I have a samsung galaxy watch active and I would like to see google fit reading the sensor data from my watch.
My android phone has both google fit and samsung health installed, however google fit integrates with a large number of apps, whereas samsung health barely integrates with anything.
Therefore I would like data to be taken directly from my watch to google fit.
I cannot sync data from samsung health to google fit as the data is recorded as 'not originating from google fit' and therefore cannot be used by the integrated apps.
I do not require google fit to run fully on the watch, only for the API to be sent the watch steps (and preferably heart rate) sensor data.
Have any of you attempted a project of this nature? Would anybody be willing to give it a go?
I am very happy to test and promote heavily when complete as there are many people like me who need google fit data for reward based apps.
Thank you very much in advance,
Anya

Hey! Great idea. I wondered the same about Google Fit and searched around. I came across this app called Health Sync. I just installed today and trying it out.
The app is in the Google play store.
"Sync between Samsung Health, Google Fit, Fibit, Polar, Garmin, Health Mate
Sync your health data between Google Fit and Samsung Health, or with Fitbit, Garmin, Withings (Health Mate) or Polar. Every 10 minutes or just a few times per day, you choose how often."

johninsf said:
Hey! Great idea. I wondered the same about Google Fit and searched around. I came across this app called Health Sync. I just installed today and trying it out.
The app is in the Google play store.
"Sync between Samsung Health, Google Fit, Fibit, Polar, Garmin, Health Mate
Sync your health data between Google Fit and Samsung Health, or with Fitbit, Garmin, Withings (Health Mate) or Polar. Every 10 minutes or just a few times per day, you choose how often."
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Firstly, thank you so much for replying and for giving this some thought. Unfortunately, HealthSync what what i was alluding to when I said we cannot sync data from samsung health across to google fit. This is because the data is marked as 'not originating from google fit'. Interestingly, this is exactly the same as other apps that send data to google fit, the data comes in with this mark and therefore cannot be used by apps that take data directly from google fit. (My example is the Vitality Insurance app, there's also a post on here which mentions the pokemon go app which does the same thing)
I don't know why they have this restriction, it's certainly very annoying because the HealthSync app is great and very reasonably priced.
Therefore we need something that hooks directly into the google fit API and sends the sensor data from the wearable directly into google fit, the app on the phone should then detect it as google fit activity data and allow it to be stored and transferred to other apps.
Looks like we really are looking at a development project.
Thanks for your interest anyway, hopefully we can find a resolution for this.

anyahope said:
Firstly, thank you so much for replying and for giving this some thought. Unfortunately, HealthSync what what i was alluding to when I said we cannot sync data from samsung health across to google fit. This is because the data is marked as 'not originating from google fit'. Interestingly, this is exactly the same as other apps that send data to google fit, the data comes in with this mark and therefore cannot be used by apps that take data directly from google fit. (My example is the Vitality Insurance app, there's also a post on here which mentions the pokemon go app which does the same thing)
I don't know why they have this restriction, it's certainly very annoying because the HealthSync app is great and very reasonably priced.
Therefore we need something that hooks directly into the google fit API and sends the sensor data from the wearable directly into google fit, the app on the phone should then detect it as google fit activity data and allow it to be stored and transferred to other apps.
Looks like we really are looking at a development project.
Thanks for your interest anyway, hopefully we can find a resolution for this.
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If you want google fit support on reading data from galaxy watch, I think you should write the letter to google fit team for the support.

torickray said:
If you want google fit support on reading data from galaxy watch, I think you should write the letter to google fit team for the support.
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First place I went. The big companies - Google, Samsung - don't care. That's why I reached out to the developer community in the hope that someone else would find this need as well and who would have the knowledge and experience to have a go at solving it. I'm a developer myself, I'd love to work on this. But I only have experience in desktop development so would need a lot of help from someone experienced in mobile and wearables.

Any updates on this idea? Did anyone work on this?

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Any updates on this idea? Did anyone work on this?
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Nobody got back to me on it. I've not had any success with any route so far. It's definitely a challenging development project.
I know people would be happy to pay for the feature though if someone was willing to try it.

Try the Health Sync app again. There might have been updates which should work for you.
I use this app to send my Galaxy Watch workouts/steps to Google Fit, which in turn is picked up (from Google Fit) to a few other services (e.g. Oura Ring). I don't see the indicator suggesting the info did not start at Google Fit.
I've only used this app for 3 months but it's been exactly what I need. Hopefully, this will work w/ your Insurance app.

Turnilemikus said:
Try the Health Sync app again. There might have been updates which should work for you.
I use this app to send my Galaxy Watch workouts/steps to Google Fit, which in turn is picked up (from Google Fit) to a few other services (e.g. Oura Ring). I don't see the indicator suggesting the info did not start at Google Fit.
I've only used this app for 3 months but it's been exactly what I need. Hopefully, this will work w/ your Insurance app.
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Thanks for the thought, I installed it and tried it again for a week, several days running I did more than the necessary number of steps to be picked up by my insurance app, and healthsync transferred them to google fit.
But as before, they did not come through into the insuarance app.
So healthsync has not had sufficient updates to make this work yet
Still looking for ways to get samsung watch to directly send steps information to google fit API.

Did you try emailing health sync developer to see if they would consider syncing with your insurance app? They do a few 3rd party syncing. Probably not a big market for your insurance app but maybe not that hard for them.