Galaxy Wearable (Samsung Gear)

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

About this app

The Galaxy Wearable application connects your wearable devices to your mobile device. It also manages and monitors the wearable device features and applications you've installed through Galaxy Apps.

Use the Galaxy Wearable application to set up and manage the following features:
- Mobile device connection/disconnection
- Software updates
- Clock settings
- Application download and settings
- Find my Watch
- Notification type and settings, etc.

Install the Galaxy Wearable application on your mobile device, then pair your wearable devices via Bluetooth to enjoy all of its features.

※ Settings and features provided by the Galaxy Wearable application are only available when your wearable device is connected to your mobile device. Features will not work properly without a stable connection between your wearable device and your mobile device.

※ The Galaxy Wearable application does not support the Gear VR or Gear 360.

※ only for Galaxy Buds models, The Galaxy Wearable application can be used with tablets .

※ Supported devices vary depending on your region, operator, and device model.

※ Please allow the Galaxy Wearable application permissions in Android Settings so you can use all the functions in Android 6.0.
Settings > Apps > Galaxy Wearable > Permissions

※ App permissions
The following permissions are required for the app service. For optional permissions, the default functionality of the service is turned on, but not allowed.

[Required permissions]
- Location: Used to search for nearby devices for Gear through Bluetooth
- nearby devices : Used to search for nearby devices for Gear through Bluetooth ( Android 12 or higher )
- Storage: Used to transmit and receive the stored files with Gear
- Telephone: Used to check device-unique identification information for updating apps and installing plug-in apps
- Contacts: Used to provide services that need to be linked with accounts using registered Samsung account information
- Calendar : Used to sync and show your events on your watch.
- Call logs : Used to show call history on your watch.
- SMS : Used to sync and show messages on your watch

Ratings and reviews

I hardly ever use the Galaxy Wearable app, but when I'm desperate to locate a lost earbud, that's when I bother. Yet, it acts up, refusing to let me ring it – probably because the darn sensor thinks the earbuds are snug in my ears. Super annoying, especially when they're just chilling under a blanket. Can we please get rid of this restriction? The "find my earbuds" feature is pretty pointless with these limitations.

This is the last watch I will buy from Samsung. Samsung has removed one of the best features of the watch, VOICE TO TEXT, and will not reinstall the feature. The watch doesn't automatically sync with the phone to verify premium status, meaning that every time I turn on the watch, I have to manually sync the watch face to the phone. I also believe that the watch is sending data to Samsung that I want. I am of the belief that Samsung doesn't need ANY data about me or the use of my devices.

Brand new Watch 5 keeps unpairing from the app after about a day, and the app demands a factory reset each time. Messed around with Bluetooth and battery optimization after reading a few community support threads. Seems like a common issue. Dunno where the fault lies; the watch, the app, or most likely both. This shouldn't be this hard. Wasn't with my old Fitbit and, certainly wouldn't be from a certain fruit themed competitor. Just another junk bloatware app.

What's new

- Fixed the error.