{"id":1621,"date":"2017-06-04T19:04:34","date_gmt":"2017-06-04T17:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/getgui.com\/blog\/?p=1621"},"modified":"2019-12-09T12:28:25","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T11:28:25","slug":"how-to-connect-use-pair-samsung-gear-s2-s3-devices-less-than-1-5gb-ram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getgui.com\/blog\/android\/how-to-connect-use-pair-samsung-gear-s2-s3-devices-less-than-1-5gb-ram\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use Samsung Gear S2 \/ Gear S3 \/ Gear Sport with devices that have less than 1.5GB of RAM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/scripts\/download_counter.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h5>Issue<\/h5>\n<p>When you try connecting your Samsung Gear S2, Gear S3 or Gear Sport smartwatch to<br \/> <strong>a smartphone that has less than 1.5GB of RAM<\/strong> for the first time, you are in for a nasty surprise; although you can find and install Galaxy Wearable application from Google Play store onto your device, it will be <strong>unable to successfully connect your smartphone and the Gear S2 \/ Gear S3 \/ Gear Sport<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1623\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 179px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/getgui.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Samsung-Gear-Manager-doesnt-cant-unable-find-connect-gear-s2-s3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/getgui.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Samsung-Gear-Manager-doesnt-cant-unable-find-connect-gear-s2-s3-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"Galaxy Wearable app can&#039;t find and connect to Gear S2 \/ Gear S3 \/ Gear Sport\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getgui.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Samsung-Gear-Manager-doesnt-cant-unable-find-connect-gear-s2-s3-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/getgui.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Samsung-Gear-Manager-doesnt-cant-unable-find-connect-gear-s2-s3.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Galaxy Wearable app can&#8217;t find and connect to Gear S2 \/ Gear S3 \/ Gear Sport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you try to connect Gear S2 \/ Gear S3 \/ Gear Sport to your device manually, that is directly from phone&#8217;s bluetooth settings, the phone is able to find Gear S2 \/ Gear S3 \/ Gear Sport and even initiates the pairing process together with the &#8220;Confirm passkey xxxxxx to pair with Gear S2.&#8221; or &#8220;Confirm passkey xxxxxx to pair with Gear S3.&#8221; message. After you confirm the bluetooth pairing request, a &#8220;setting up&#8230;&#8221; text is displayed on your Gear S2 \/ Gear S3 \/ Gear Sport watch but the process doesn&#8217;t succeed. <strong>The connecting process between the smartphone and Gear S2 \/ Gear S3 \/ Gear Sport needs to be performed from within the Galaxy Wearable app in order to be successfully completed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The reason why Galaxy Wearable app is unable to find and pair the Gear S2 \/ Gear S3 \/ Gear Sport with devices that have less than 1.5GB of RAM is the Galaxy Wearable app itself; the developers at Samsung <strong>enforced a minimum RAM requirement check into the app<\/strong>. When Galaxy Wearable app is run on the devices that have less than 1.5GB of RAM, it is only able to find and pair with Samsung accessories such as Gear Triathlon S\/M, Gear IconX R\/L and Gear Circle but not the Gear S2 \/ Gear S3 \/ Gear Sport.<\/p>\n<p>I suspect the reason for their decision is they have encountered some performance issues on some of less capable smartphones during the testing phase and decided to drop support for the mentioned devices altogether to prevent potential complaints from customers.\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1630\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 310px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/getgui.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/samsung-gear-s2-s3-compatibility-chart-minimum-ram.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/getgui.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/samsung-gear-s2-s3-compatibility-chart-minimum-ram-300x105.jpg\" alt=\"Samsung Gear S2 \/ Gear S3 \/ Gear Sport minimum of 1.5GB RAM requirement\" width=\"300\" height=\"105\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getgui.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/samsung-gear-s2-s3-compatibility-chart-minimum-ram-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/getgui.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/samsung-gear-s2-s3-compatibility-chart-minimum-ram-768x269.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getgui.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/samsung-gear-s2-s3-compatibility-chart-minimum-ram-1024x359.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/getgui.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/samsung-gear-s2-s3-compatibility-chart-minimum-ram.jpg 1171w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Samsung Gear S2 \/ Gear S3 \/ Gear Sport minimum of 1.5GB RAM requirement<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h5 id=\"solution\">Solution<\/h5>\n<p>I was able to disable the minimum RAM requirement check from the Galaxy Wearable app and thus make it work on whole range of Android smartphones that have less than 1.5GB of RAM. This was accomplished by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Decompiler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">decompiling<\/a> the Galaxy Wearable apk, modifying the rules.xml file (adding hostMinMemory=&#8221;0&#8243; syntax), recompiling and <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.android.com\/studio\/publish\/app-signing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">re-signing<\/a> it.<\/p>\n<p>\nBeside the Galaxy Wearable app, Gear S2 \/ Gear S3 \/ Gear Sport also requires two additional apps to be installed on the smartphone in order to connect and function as intended; <strong>Samsung Accessory Service<\/strong> and <strong>Gear S plugin<\/strong>. These apps also had to be re-signed, since they wouldn&#8217;t install successfully if downloaded directly from Google Play Store, when there is a re-signed Galaxy Wearable app installed on the system.<\/p>\n<p>I would like to point out that the integrity of the Galaxy Wearable app wasn&#8217;t compromised in any way since I didn&#8217;t do any other changes, beside disabling the minimum RAM requirement check before it initiates the pairing process. <br \/><strong>Modified app works the same as the one downloaded from the Google Play store.<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1634\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 310px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/getgui.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/samsung-gear-s2-s3-modifying-rules-xml.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/getgui.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/samsung-gear-s2-s3-modifying-rules-xml-300x88.jpg\" alt=\"Adding hostMinMemory=\u201d0\u2033 syntax to rules.xml file inside Galaxy Wearable app\" width=\"300\" height=\"88\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getgui.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/samsung-gear-s2-s3-modifying-rules-xml-300x88.jpg 300w, https:\/\/getgui.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/samsung-gear-s2-s3-modifying-rules-xml-768x225.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getgui.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/samsung-gear-s2-s3-modifying-rules-xml.jpg 889w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Adding hostMinMemory=\u201d0\u2033 syntax to rules.xml file inside Galaxy Wearable app<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h5 id=\"compatible-devices\">Compatible devices<\/h5>\n<p>The modified Galaxy Wearable app should work on a whole range of Android smartphones (Android 4.4 Kitkat, 5.x Lollipop, 6.x Marshmallow, 7.x Nougat). Please note that <strong>synchronization with Samsung Health \/ S-Health app will not work<\/strong> with modified Galaxy Wearable app (click <a href=\"#shealthSyncIssues\">here<\/a> for more information). <strong>For Samsung phones ROOT is required.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('instructions-samsung-phones').style.display='block';return false;\">If you have a Samsung phone and are getting <strong>&#8220;The operating system on your phone has been modified in an unauthorized way, and is not compatible with the Galaxy Wearable app. Check your operating system and try again.&#8221;<\/strong> error click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"instructions-samsung-phones\" style=\"display:none;\">\n<p>\nThe reason for this error is that the Galaxy Wearable app does some additional security checks when installed on a Samsung phone and refuses to start due to its package signature mismatch. To get around this issue, phone needs to present itself to the Galaxy Wearable app as a non-Samsung device. This can be accomplished by modifying the build.prop file; phone needs to be <strong>rooted<\/strong> in order to do this.\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"noIndent\" style=\"font-size: 14px; list-style: none; padding-left:0; margin-bottom:25px;\">\n<li>1. Install <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.jrummy.apps.build.prop.editor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BuildProp Editor<\/a> from Play Store<\/li>\n<li>2. When BuildProp Editor app is started for the first time, Super User dialog box may open and ask if you wish to grant root access to it. <strong>Select Grant or Allow<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>3. Open the BuildProp Editor app, scroll to the <strong>ro.product.brand<\/strong> and <strong>ro.product.manufacturer<\/strong> entries and change both values from <strong>samsung<\/strong> to <strong>HTC<\/strong> or some other brand.<\/li>\n<li>2. Reboot your phone, open the BuildProp Editor app again and check if changes are still there. If entries were not reverted back to samsung after reboot, Galaxy Wearable app should now open without issues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<strong>Below is the list of devices that are known to be working with the modified Galaxy Wearable app and Samsung Gear S2 \/ Gear S3 \/ Gear Sport smartwatch:<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"noIndent\" style=\"font-size: 14px; margin-bottom:25px; list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li><strong>ALCATEL Pixi Unite A466BG<\/strong> (Android 6.0, 1GB of RAM)<\/li>\n<li><strong>LG G2 mini<\/strong> (Android 4.4.2, 1GB RAM)<\/li>\n<li><strong>LG G3<\/strong> (Android 6.0, 2GB \/ 3GB RAM)<\/li>\n<li><strong>LG G4 Stylus H542<\/strong> (Android 5.1, 1GB RAM)<\/li>\n<li><strong>LG Ultimate 2 L41C<\/strong> (Android 4.4, 1GB RAM)<\/li>\n<li><strong>LG Zone X180G<\/strong> (Android 5.1, 1GB RAM)<\/li>\n<li><strong>HTC One Mini<\/strong> (Android 4.4.2, 1GB RAM)<\/li>\n<li><strong>HTC One Mini 2<\/strong> (Android 4.4.2, 1GB RAM)<\/li>\n<li><strong>HTC Desire 626G+ dual sim<\/strong> (Android 4.4.2, 1GB RAM)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Motorola Moto G (1st Generation)<\/strong> (Android 4.4.4, 1GB RAM)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Motorola Moto G3<\/strong> (Android 5.1.1\/6.0, version with 1GB of RAM)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Motorola Moto g5 Plus<\/strong> (Android 7.0, 2GB of RAM)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Motorola Moto E<\/strong> (Android 5.1, 1GB of RAM)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE XT897<\/strong> (Lineage OS Marshmallow, 1GB of RAM)<\/li>\n<li><strong>BQ Aquaris A4.5<\/strong> (Android 6.0, 1GB of RAM)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sonim XP7<\/strong> (Android 4.4.2, 1GB RAM)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sony Xperia M2<\/strong> (Android 5.1, 1GB RAM)<\/li>\n<p><span class=\"italic\" style=\"font-size:12px; display:inline-block; line-height: 16px;\">*The list will expand as more compatible devices are reported by users.<\/span>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span id=\"shealthSyncIssues\" class=\"italic\" style=\"font-size:12px; display:inline-block; line-height: 16px;\"><strong>*Synchronization with Samsung Health \/ S-Health app doesn&#8217;t work<\/strong><br \/>Workout and lifestyle data from the Gear S2 \/ Gear S3 \/ Gear Sport doesn&#8217;t show in Samsung Health app on the smartphone. Reason for this is that Samsung Health app checks signature of Gear S Plugin and refuses to sync or exchange data with it, because it wasn&#8217;t signed by Samsung. On non-rooted phones only workaround is to use other exercise tracking apps such as <strong>Endomondo<\/strong>, <strong>MapMyRun<\/strong> or <strong>Under Armour Record<\/strong> for Gear S2 \/ Gear S3 \/ Gear Sport. Mentioned apps are currently only able to transfer limited exercise data from Gear S2 \/ Gear S3 \/ Gear Sport to Samsung Health app, such as workout start\/stop time, distance, sport type and calories. <br \/>On rooted phones there is a possibility to install an un-modified Galaxy Wearable, Gear S Plugin, Samsung Accessory Service and Samsung Health from Play Store (Or Galaxy apps store on Samsung phones), starting the Galaxy Wearable app, rebooting the phone and then going to \\data\\data\\com.samsung.android.app.watchmanager\\files\\ directory with <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop&#038;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">File manager<\/a> that has root access (in ES File Explorer go to Settings, Tools and turn on &#8220;Root Explorer&#8221;) and manually editing (adding hostMinMemory=&#8221;0&#8243; syntax) rules.xml file (Open it with Es Notes Editor). By using original apps signed by Samsung, sync with Samsung Health works as intended. Do not forget to turn off Auto update for Galaxy Wearable app afterwards, otherwise it will overwrite rules.xml file with an original version on every app update.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5 id=\"connecting-to-gear-s2-s3\">Connecting to Samsung Gear S2 \/ Gear S3 \/ Gear Sport<\/h5>\n<p>Please follow the steps below carefully and in the exact order to successfully connect the Gear S2 \/ Gear S3 \/ Gear Sport to your smartphone. Do not attempt to skip any step.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Remove existing Samsung apps<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you have installed Galaxy Wearable app from Google Play Store you will need to remove it in order to install modified Galaxy Wearable app. Go to Settings -> Application Manager \/ Apps -> All and search for Galaxy Wearable, Gear S Plugin and Samsung Accessory Service. If any of the mentioned apps is found, it needs to be removed \/ uninstalled. Restart your smartphone after the uninstall.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Unpair Gear S2 \/ Gear S3 \/ Gear Sport<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Go to Settings -> Bluetooth and look under the Paired Devices. If Gear S2 \/ Gear S3 \/ Gear Sport is listed under the Paired Devices, you will need to un-pair it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Allow installation of apps from unknown sources<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Go to Settings -> Security and make sure that there is a check-mark next to &#8220;Unknown sources&#8221;. This will allow installation of modified Galaxy Wearable app.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Download the modified Galaxy Wearable app<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click on the link below to download the modified Galaxy Wearable app, re-signed Gear S Plugin and re-signed Samsung Accessory Service. All three apps are packed in a compressed .zip package. Download the .zip file to your computer, unzip or extract it and then transfer apps (.apk files) to your smartphone. In case you don&#8217;t have access to a computer, you can download .zip file directly from the browser on your smartphone and then use <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop&#038;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">File manager<\/a> to extract apps.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"noIndent\" style=\"font-size: 14px; list-style-type: none; padding-left:0;\">\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/ty5xnb71t21ilux\/Samsung-Gear-S2-S3-POP-Sport-GetGui-09Dec2019.zip?dl=1\" onmousedown=\"download_count('dl1');\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Galaxy Wearable+Gear S Plugin+Accessory Service .zip file<\/a> <span class=\"italic\" style=\"font-size:12px; display:inline-block; line-height: 16px; margin-top:2px;\">(Updated: 9 Dec 2019 | Downloaded 3052 times)<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<p><span class=\"italic\" style=\"font-size:12px; display:inline-block; line-height: 16px;margin-top:10px;\">*File is hosted on Dropbox. If link doesn&#8217;t work, please contact me at <a href=\"mailto:info@getgui.com?Subject=Connecting%20Gear%20S2-S3%20-%20Blog\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info@getgui.com<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"italic\" style=\"font-size:12px; display:inline-block; line-height: 16px;margin-top:10px;\">*These apps will only work with Samsung Gear S2 \/ S3 \/ Sport. If you require apps for Samsung Gear Fit2 and Gear Fit2 Pro click <a href=\"https:\/\/getgui.com\/blog\/android\/how-to-connect-use-pair-samsung-gear-fit2-devices-less-than-1-5gb-ram\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/span>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>5. Install apps to your smartphone<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> Use a <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop&#038;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">File manager<\/a> app to browse for the transferred apps (if you downloaded .zip file directly from smartphone, it should reside in the &#8220;Download&#8221; folder in internal memory or SD card). Tap on each of the three apps to install it. Accept all required permissions during installation.\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Preparing Samsung Gear S2 \/ Gear S3 \/ Gear Sport for connection<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Restart your smartphone and make sure Bluetooth is turned on before attempting the connection. Make sure your Gear S2 \/ Gear S3 \/ Gear Sport is turned on and in &#8220;discovery mode&#8221;, the text &#8220;Install Galaxy Wearable on your phone.&#8221; should be displayed, as seen on the picture below. If something else is displayed on screen of your Gear S2 \/ Gear S3 \/ Gear Sport, you will need to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/support\/answer\/ANS00050522\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reset it<\/a>, by pressing &#8220;Home button&#8221;, tapping on the &#8220;Settings&#8221; icon -> Gear info -> Reset Gear. Or in case when Gear S2 \/ Gear S3 \/ Gear Sport was connected to another smartphone, by pressing &#8220;Home button&#8221;, tapping on the &#8220;Settings&#8221; icon -> Connect to new phone.\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1641\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 310px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/getgui.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/samsung-gear-s2-s3-discovery-mode-install-samsung-gear-app-on-phone.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/getgui.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/samsung-gear-s2-s3-discovery-mode-install-samsung-gear-app-on-phone-300x272.jpg\" alt=\"Samsung Gear S2 \/ Gear S3 \/ Gear Sport in bluetooth discovery mode\" width=\"300\" height=\"272\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getgui.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/samsung-gear-s2-s3-discovery-mode-install-samsung-gear-app-on-phone-300x272.jpg 300w, https:\/\/getgui.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/samsung-gear-s2-s3-discovery-mode-install-samsung-gear-app-on-phone.jpg 713w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Samsung Gear S2 \/ Gear S3 \/ Gear Sport in bluetooth discovery mode<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>7. Connecting Samsung Gear S2 \/ Gear S3 \/ Gear Sport using modified Galaxy Wearable app<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Open the installed Galaxy Wearable app, tap on the &#8220;Connect to Gear&#8221; button and wait a bit for the phone to find the Gear S2 \/ Gear S3 \/ Gear Sport. If it doesn&#8217;t find it the first time, repeat the step. After the Gear S2 \/ Gear S3 \/ Gear Sport is found, tap on the &#8220;Gear S2&#8221; \/ &#8220;Gear S3 \/ Gear Sport&#8221; text, wait for the Bluetooth pairing request and confirm the pair. Also make sure that you allow or confirm any further permission requests. If all went well, your Gear S2 \/ Gear S3 \/ Gear Sport should now be successfully connected to your smartphone.\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>8. Provide feedback to help the community<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you would like to help other fellow Gear S2 \/ Gear S3 \/ Gear Sport owners who are unable to connect it to their smartphone, please provide some feedback (model of your smartphone, version of Android, possible issues) in the comments below or via email to <a href=\"mailto:info@getgui.com?Subject=Connecting%20Gear%20S2-S3%20-%20Blog\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info@getgui.com<\/a>. If the modified Galaxy Wearable app works on your smartphone, it will be added to the list of compatible devices, otherwise we will try to find a solution together.\n<\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<p>If you have found this blog post useful and would like to buy me a cup of coffee, please click <a href=\"https:\/\/getgui.com\/blog\/donations\/\">here<\/a> :<span>)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Issue When you try connecting your Samsung Gear S2, Gear S3 or Gear Sport smartwatch to a smartphone that has less than 1.5GB of RAM for the first time, you are in for a nasty surprise; although you can find and install Galaxy Wearable application from Google Play store onto your device, it will be 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