Security

[dano_tech]

The Gear S3 asks me for the pin occasionally throughout the day. Any ideas how to prevent this?

 

[Richard Servello]

The Gear S3 asks me for the pin occasionally throughout the day. Any ideas how to prevent this?

Leave it on

 

[amyf27]

Go to settings on the watch, screen lock, enter the pin, then select no lock

 

[dano_tech]

Leave it on

this is without me taking it off

 

[amyf27]

Go to settings on the watch, screen lock, enter the pin, then select no lock

Issue is, by removing the pin lock you can't use Samsung pay

 

[Richard Servello]

this is without me taking it off

Hmmm. Is it on too loose and thinks you took it off?

 

[TomOfTx]

My watch will lock after being stationary for more than 10 minutes. If I take a nap or wear the watch to bed, it always locks after about 10 minutes of being still. This is good so that the screen buttons cannot be activated while moving around while sleeping. Typing the pin lock code is a fair trade off to me considering how well the Samsung Pay works, which is much better than on the phone.

 

[pinkivy98]

this is without me taking it off

This also happens to me at least 8 times throughout the day. Very annoying when I am wearing the watch. I notice it does not happen as frequently now that I am wearing the large watch band.

 

[Richard Servello]

I don't sleep with it on... But the only time I've had to type my on is when I put it back on.

 

[imdubc]

I have the same issue with my Gear S3 Frontier. It will always ask me for my PIN whenever I use the watch after a screen timeout. I'll make sure the watchband doesn't shake loose during the timeout but it still does this all day. No solutions online so I just turned off my PIN.

I also realized that my watch no longer counts steps anymore nor does it read my heart rate. I turned on/off my watch to no avail. Might check some settings because my son keeps playing with my watch when I change his diaper!!!!!!!

 

[amyf27]

I have the same issue with my Gear S3 Frontier. It will always ask me for my PIN whenever I use the watch after a screen timeout. I'll make sure the watchband doesn't shake loose during the timeout but it still does this all day. No solutions online so I just turned off my PIN.

I also realized that my watch no longer counts steps anymore nor does it read my heart rate. I turned on/off my watch to no avail. Might check some settings because my son keeps playing with my watch when I change his diaper!!!!!!!

Kids are smart lol watch out he could do some damage to that watch