
- #ELEMENTS OK ON FACER CREATOR NOT ON GEAR S3 SOFTWARE#
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Samsung produces both hardware and software.
#ELEMENTS OK ON FACER CREATOR NOT ON GEAR S3 SOFTWARE#
Google, for example, is now “in it” exclusively from a software perspective and currently doesn’t seem to have an interest in any smartwatch hardware. There are, of course, dozens of other companies making interesting smartwatches, but few if any of them are investing what these two companies can from both a software and hardware perspective. Samsung and Apple are currently the two main players that matter when it comes to making smartwatch devices that will not only advance the segment from a technology standpoint but also when it comes to getting devices into the hands of consumers.

Not only are they a still new product category and evolving rapidly, but producing them combines the company’s core talents of producing high–quality mobile communication devices and attractive displays. Consider what wearables represent for a company like Samsung. Even though Samsung continues to make most of its money (on the consumer electronics side) from mobile phones and screens, the effort that they are putting into wearables is significant. It was not until a few months after the debut of the Gear S3 that they entered production and Samsung finally sent us a couple to review. I had nothing to do with the design or product overall, but it is important to mention that I did help officially announce the Samsung Gear S3 to the world – and I was proud to do it because this is among the best smartwatches I’ve ever worn, if not the absolute best to this point. Use the system menu on your phone to restart the phone, and try syncing again once the phone has restarted and is connected to your phone.Back in August 2016, I was fortunate enough to be asked by Samsung to host the launch event for the Samsung Gear S3 smartwatch (aBlogtoWatch hands–on debut here). Use the system menu on your watch to restart the watch, and try syncing again once the watch has restarted and is connected to your phone.
#ELEMENTS OK ON FACER CREATOR NOT ON GEAR S3 BLUETOOTH#
Toggle your bluetooth setting on your phone to 'off', wait a few moments, then switch your bluetooth back to 'on' and try to sync again after a few more moments. Step 5: Try turning bluetooth off and on again on your phone Toggle your bluetooth setting on your watch to 'off', wait a few moments, then switch your bluetooth back to 'on' and try to sync again after a few more moments. Step 4: Try turning bluetooth off and on again on your watch If you own a Samsung/Tizen device, open the Samsung Gear app and ensure that the application says it is connected to your watch (you should also see battery, storage, and other information about your watch). If it is not connected, follow the steps for device to reconnect it (you may need to speak with the manufacturer of your watch). If it is not connected, follow the steps for device to reconnect it (you may need to speak with the manufacturer of your watch). If you own an WearOS device, open up the WearOS app and ensure that the application lists your watch as 'Connected'. Step 3: Check if the phone can see your watch in the management application If you find that it is disabled, re-enable it on the device, wait a few minutes, then try navigating to a new watch in Facer and syncing again. Make sure that you have bluetooth enabled on both devices - for instance, if you turned on Airplane mode at some point you may have forgotten to re-enable connectivity.

Step 2: Check that Bluetooth is enabled on both the watch and the phone To make sure that's the case, long press on your watch and confirm Facer is currently selected.įor users trying to sync from or Facer Creator: Make sure Facer is installed on your phone and watch, and that you are logged in with the same account on both facer.io or Facer Creator and your phone. Step 1: Make sure you have Facer selected on your watchįacer can only sync watch faces if your smartwatch model is supported and you have Facer selected as your current watch face on your smartwatch.
