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I wasn’t using it with a phone without cell service. I had the version of the watch that had cell service, but never activated the watch. The phone had service when I had it. I’m back on iPhone and Apple Watch though, so I can’t me much help.

Yes, aside from having to change the media sync setting after every reboot. I ended up going back to iOS though, I don’t have the S8 anymore.

Wow, that's pretty complicated. I've found some apps that can do it easier than that, and without rebooting, but I'd love to have a button in the quick settings notification shade.

I've attached screen shots of the settings I have under the Mobile Network settings. Changing any of the Network mode settings requires a reboot. I did try a few apps from the Play store that worked to switch to 3G without a reboot, but none of them were very polished.

I switched to Sprint recently for the year of free service, but they aren't the best with LTE data speeds in Miami. A lot of places 3G is actually faster than LTE, including my house. Is there an easy way to toggle between 3G and LTE? The only way I found was to change the Network mode to CDMA...

I ended up getting the Sprint branded version to make sure it would have all the features when using it on Sprint. That, and it was $360 pre-tax. I just paid the phone off and used it to sign up for the free year of service, then cancel the paid line the phone was being financed through. Can't...

Wow, that's crazy that any carrier doesn't have voice and data at the same time still. Does visual voicemail work with the default phone app, or do I have to download a Sprint app for it?

I'm thinking of getting the unlocked S8 from Best Buy to sign up for the Sprint free year of service. But I'm unsure if there's features that I won't be able to use on the unlocked version, like WiFi calling, visual voicemail, etc. Anyone using the unlocked S8 with Sprint that can help? Will it...

I got the Gear S2 to replace my Apple Watch when I switched to the S8. I liked the Apple Watch's nylon band, it was both high quality and very comfortable. It was breathable when hot, so it didn't feel like it was clinging to my arm. The S2's silicone band isn't too bad, but is very...

Better about the phone: the display. It's amazing! Better about the watch: the round design. More like an actual watch. Better about Android: the way notifications are handled.

Yeah, it just took a bit to get used to the different way the S2 and S8 work together compared to the Apple watch. I've just accepted I can't change the always on face, and put the phone on silent when I only want the watch to sound notifications. I'm happy with the combo, it just works together...

That dismisses it on the watch, but when I open my phone I still see an unread message notification. I'm wondering if there's a way to sync that up, and have the message marked as read when it's dismissed from the watch.

I made the switch from an iPhone and Apple Watch combo to a Gear S2 3G (that I'm using with the cellular turned off, only bluetooth to the phone) and a Galaxy S8. There's a few things I'm trying to figure out, and it seems maybe it isn't possible. 1) Is there a way to get notifications to only...

You're my hero! I searched the forum for Airpods, but didn't see that thread. Thanks​, super loud now.

I'm a recent convert to Android after using the iPhone for 8 years. I got the Galaxy S8 on Friday, and have spent the weekend figuring how Android works. There's been a lot of little things that I knew how to do easily on an iPhone, but have had to relearn the way it works in the S8. The...