At launch, there were more than 1, apps, and while it still doesn't quite match what the Apple Watch or Android Wear watches have to offer, things are steadily improving on the Tizen platform. Read this : Samsung Gear S2 tips and tricks. All Gear S2 apps are downloaded via the Samsung Gear app, once it has been paired to the smartwatch. Let us know what apps and games you're using and any recommendations you've found below in the comments.
Uber was late to the Gear S2 after being listed as a launch app, but now you're able to access rides from the wrist.
We had to download a companion app to our Samsung phone, as well as the Gear S2 app and our own Android Uber app , but once you're set up and logged in, it's a slick, nicely designed app.
There's a 'set pickup' screen with a miniature map to move around or pinpoint your current location, then you get a list of Uber options UberX, Pool etc to scroll through with the rotating bezel to order your car. Making those tricky conversations abroad a little easier, this Gear S2 app plucks out a selection of handy phrases covering all the important scenarios like talking to a taxi driver, going for dinner and working out your money.
Best of all, it works offline, so you don't need to be connected to communicate a bit better with the locals. Perfect if you want to know how much it's going to take to burn off that burger you had at lunch, this fitness app for your Samsung watch stores a collection of foods across 14 different families to let you know exactly how many calories you've consumed. Then you can start your workout and proceed to sweat it out of your system.
Samsung has partnered with the mapping service but we had to download the app onto our device. It's free, accurate too and won't have you walking in circles like Apple Maps on the Watch. If you want to shoot pictures or record video on your phone via your Gear S2, this is the app to do it. Turning that crisp, vibrant circular display into a viewer, it works with both front and rear facing cameras, supports a flash mode and has a self timer mode to give you time to get into the shot.
There's not a lot of Gear S2 games out there, but this Outrun-esque arcade racer is among the best of the bunch. You can steer the car using the Gear S2's rotating bezel and while longer sessions might sap the life out of the battery, it's a whole lot of fun. With this social networking app, you can get Twitter feeds sent directly to your watch face, below the date and time, so you'll know exactly when your clever status update got a retweet.
This could be an example of connectivity overload, but get the right feed and it will keep you up to date on Twitter without becoming too distracting. There's no official YouTube app for the Gear S2 on your wrist, but those looking to view videos can do so through Xenozu's workaround.
You'll be given a neat screen to navigate around with the rotating bezel, allowing you to quickly jump into popular videos, different categories or simply use the search tool. Again, not the official version, but this alternative can provide a surprising amount of fun.
It can get a bit laggy now and then, but nothing that will spoil the activity of endlessly carving airborne watermelons. Plus it's free - a fruity bonus. After Gear users were forced to hunt around for Spotify workarounds for some time, the official app is now available for the S2 - providing you're not using it from an iPhone. The app will let you control playback on your wrist, browse through charts, search artists and scroll through your playlists.
Sadly, though, there's no offline mode right now, so those looking to take it out on runs will need the 3G Gear S2 model, or hope your gym has Wi-Fi. The breathing exercise app is all about helping you relax, reduce that anxiety and just generally feel a lot less stressed. It works by displaying animations that will guide you through the simple sessions letting you use the rotating bezel or the touch screen to set up the session duration. This is a nice - and popular - watch face creator which lets you customise or 'stylise' existing faces with adding dial colours and widgets like dates.
Plus, you can also make your own and some enterprising Samsung smartwatch owners have copied their favourite traditional watch designs. Time recommends setting these to private to avoid copyright problems. This handy Samsung app brings all your messages into one screen - texts, WhatsApps, Facebook Messenger etc.
Again, it involves two downloads but there's no more logging in after that. Chat Hub includes both preset replies like "What's up?
Flipboard for Gear S2 essentially is here and it's a nice image-based stream of curated articles to scroll through with the S2's rotating bezel. One minor point - the default font is too big to read whole headlines. If you're looking for a golf partner from the wrist and don't fancy investing in a dedicated device, Golf Navi Global provides you with around 60, courses on your Gear S2.
Not only does it automatically track the hole you're on and your score, but distance to the pin is also available. The Gear S2 makes full use of the rotating bezel for its games. Bubble Bash 3 is one that we've enjoyed lately, and just like other bubble bursting games, you must shoot, stack and burst like-colored orbs to get points.
Through the official Gear S2 eBay app, you can view your buying and selling activity, increase bids by turning the bezel and outbid someone on the watch itself. You can't search items or place a new bid yet, but perhaps that's for the best, impulse buy wise. Some people love this sort of thing and as boldly stylish as the Gear S2 can be, this is still a geek's watch at heart. Two types of games are emerging on smartwatches - imaginative text based adventures and well, simple mobile games.
And it doesn't get more basic than Snake, the Gear S2 version is actually the top free app on the Gear store. No further explanation needed. But most users want to personalise the look of their watch even more. If Mr. Switch out photos by double tapping the watch app itself which comes from Android Wear , not the smartphone app. Want to play spy movie?
Voxer aims to come close. If you're rocking the Gear S2 3G, you can send audio messages from your smartwatch to someone else, like you would on a walkie-talkie, to instantly talk with your friend. Just tap on a contact and start speaking nto your watch. It appears as a message on your mate's watch and they can then listen to it on the watch itself via the S2 3G's speaker or on a connected Bluetooth headset.
Good Night mode is useful to keep the watch from brightening every time you move your arm at night. Samsung, this should be an easy fix. Dear user, we are sorry for the inconvenience. We will pass on your concerns to the development team. Thank you. After the iOS15 update, my Galaxy Fit no longer functions.
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