Re: Whats your favorite apps to sideload into the Galaxy Gear
Since I have rooted my Gear and I'm running the Null 18 custom rom, I now have an internet connection on the Gear via bluetooth tethering. So NOW my favorite apps are Google Voice Search/Google Now (which is really cool as well as convenient), and I also really enjoy using Shazam to easily identify song titles and artists from the radio! I also love getting alerts on the Gear when the Bulls or Bears are starting a game as well as each quarters scores.
I have also loaded a few games, but you really have to pick and choose to not only find ones that don't need data folders in order to run, but you also want ones that have the controls you need, are large enough on the screen, and play with the correct orientation (some only run in portrait, and some only in landscape). One that I found that works pretty well, is fun and displays properly is "Final Freeway 2R". It's a nice driving game like the old OutRun.
Also, just so you guys know, I put a post here in this forum a couple of days ago detailing how you can actually sideload apps to the Gear pretty easily via bluetooth. That way you don't really need cables, computers, Wondershare MobileGo ($40), or even any ADB commands. I do believe you may need to at least be rooted first, but try it out. I saw that a couple of you were having issues in that area, and rooting the Gear was really easy...just Google it or search on YouTube.
One more thing, I'm LOVING the Gear's Watch Styler app to change watch faces more than anything! It's like I'm wearing 40 different watches, and the great folks on the XDA Developers forum have found out how to create custom watch faces of many real watches, and then posted them all in one thread. Check it out when you can...I change watch faces all day!
You'll find the "Watch Styler watch faces" thread here:
Show us your Gear Watch Face - xda-developers
Enjoy.