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

At first it was amazing, but after a couple updates I can't seem to change the photos in the "photos" version of the watch face. Every time I try to edit them, the app crashes. The best thing I could do was remove the photo through the watch itself, but nothing else. I don't get what happened for this to start but I would like it if it could be fixed. Weirdly enough, there is another photos like watch face and it works completely fine.

They removed the ability to manually take a backup for the Watch 5! The SmartSwitch app is now required, and it saves to your phone by default instead of the cloud! I've had everything setup as directed in the apps for 12 hours, and no backup has been taken. It's a good practice to take a backup before installing an update, but that's not possible now. Please put this option back into the app.

The app is "okay" at best. It's also got a bug in which it asks for Updates but never does. I've had the 5 Pro for just 3 days and am starting to regret it...just because of the supporting app. Changed rating from 3 to a low-2. The use of this powerful watch with this OS is sad and disappointing. The controls aren't intuitive, the apps are almost miserable, and basic things like location sharing require deep setup that requires the phone to manage. It's a waste of money in all aspects.

What's new

- Fixed the error.