Recent content by scrondar

I'd call Samsung and complain. They just might send you a refurb.

That is the question, isn't it? What would make the "upgrade" worth it? I would hate to trade in my perfectly functional AW2 for a model whose OS I do not know. I'm not so much concerned with watch face compatibility as I am being able to use the GW4 for the things I do now with my AW2. Your...

I read a glowing review of the Watch 4 Classic the other day and was ready to reconsider "upgrading" from my AW2. Then I just read the last post and now I am less than enthused about the idea. I mean, does the 4 do anything my AW2 doesn't, and if so, do I need whatever that may be? Currently I...

FWIW, my Spigen case, by itself, lets the phone charge wirelessly, but if I put the metal disc inside it that lets my use teh phone with my magnetic car holder, no dice. That disc is all it takes to kill the signal. This is a bummer, as I really like that holder, but I am not taking the case off...

Here are a couple I took with my S10+. I swear, the camera in this phone is every bit as good as my $2,000 mirrorless full-frame SLR. My wife's S20+ is even better.

Just got Tizen 5.5.0.2 on my Active 2 last week (USA). Dunno what it brings to the table, but I'm glad to see that Samsung hasn't abandoned it in favor of the AW3.

I know it makes them sound a little "Appley," but this is why I stick with Samsung mobile devices—they all work together. My phone, tablet, watch and ear buds love each other. :p I doubt Samsung goes out of its way to ensure that their devices don't work with non-Samsung gear; at least I hope not.

Another reason why I manually start all activities on my AW2. That said, I went for a walk yesterday that the watch recognized as such, and about 15 sec. after I stopped, it notified me that I had finished my walk. I have no idea why (i.e., what settings may be at work), but perhaps Samsung...

I posted this elsewhere here, but the main reason I bought the Active 2 (and therefore would not buy the AW3) is Samsung's (IMO) major mistake in returning to the "stem" buttons that stick out from the watch's case; these buttons cannot be protected by a case. If you've ever (and I'll bet you...

Thanks for you reply and info. After reading the reviews of the apps on the Samsung site, I learned that the watch (like some phones) relies on GPS to triangulate your position, and therefore the direction you are heading (as opposed to a magnetometer). Know that all these apps must locate you...

No, the case does not block the sensor, and the screen protector is the one that came with the phone.

So, when I'm in a call, the screen goes black when I hold the phone to my ear, as it should. However, when I move it away from my ear, the screen should light back up, but does not, so I am unable to end the call. Instead, I have to press the power button. Every other Samsung phone I've owned...

It took me a while to figure out all the options in this app, but now it does exactly what I want (and what the ^%$& phone should do by default).If a third party app can get the notch to light up this way, why can't Samsung build in a similar functionality? Anyway, well done by the dev.

Someone posted a link here (somewhere) to a YT video explaining how to get both the ECG and blood oxygen apps on the watch. I was able to install both my Active 2/phone, but neither work to my satisfaction. I would hate to have to depend on them for critical info should I be in distress.

While there are so many free faces to download (and a few I might pay for) to many of them use the tiniest font for info other than the time (steps, heart rate, etc.) that I can't read them at a glance without my glasses. Thus I've settle on one face that makes all those readings easy to see...