New Update Inbound

[arunma]

Anyone with T-Mobile remember how much time passed between the last BT update and corresponding LTE update?

FWIW I contacted T-Mobile on Twitter, and the rep doesn't yet have any info on when we'll get the update.

 

[sonnnet]

Anyone with T-Mobile remember how much time passed between the last BT update and corresponding LTE update?

FWIW I contacted T-Mobile on Twitter, and the rep doesn't yet have any info on when we'll get the update.[/QUOTE @ [MENTION=2718013]arunma[/MENTION], I just had a trawl through the threads for the previous software update. US BT version first reported 24th Jan; UK BT version around 1st Feb; you reported you downloaded LTE version on T-Mobile on 1st March.

 

[Kko 5]

Kko, I meant just a power off and back on again. That file which was getting stuck could be anything - an app, a watch face, or something else. So, not necessarily the update. If, just before you saw it, you didn't get the notification of a new update being available with the long list of changes, then I agree with you and it means the update isn't available yet for BT version in your country. It still isn't available for the BT model in the UK, either, as @evohicks has said.
On another note, have a look in your Galaxy Store to see if Gear Tracker is available yet. A new version has just been launched.

Sonnnet I the watch on and off, I made a reset and also factory reboot. Still nothing here...I quess we are all anxiously waiting right?
As far the Gear Tracker app which you perfectly remember, still no luck...not available for Cyprus area yet.
Personally I dont care if I get the new update very late, as long as it brings with it an HR fix for the issues we are all facing

 

[sonnnet]

Sonnnet I the watch on and off, I made a reset and also factory reboot. Still nothing here...I quess we are all anxiously waiting right?
As far the Gear Tracker app which you perfectly remember, still no luck...not available for Cyprus area yet.
Personally I dont care if I get the new update very late, as long as it brings with it an HR fix for the issues we are all facing

Yes agree, I don't mind either if it's worth waiting for. This release seems to be a bit random. @Greymire has the update and I think his is the BT model in the US (?). But LTE owners in the US don't have the update yet. But in the UK, LTE owners have it but the BT owners don't.
Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong. It's a bit confusing !

 

[evohicks]

Yes agree, I don't mind either if it's worth waiting for. This release seems to be a bit random. @Greymire has the update and I think his is the BT model in the US (?). But LTE owners in the US don't have the update yet. But in the UK, LTE owners have it but the BT owners don't.
Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong. It's a bit confusing !

Yeah this seems to be the case.

 

[Greymire]

Yes agree, I don't mind either if it's worth waiting for. This release seems to be a bit random. @Greymire has the update and I think his is the BT model in the US (?). But LTE owners in the US don't have the update yet. But in the UK, LTE owners have it but the BT owners don't.
Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong. It's a bit confusing !

Yes. I have the Bluetooth model in the US. There seems to be no reasoning to this particular roll out.

 

[arunma]

@sonnnet, thanks for looking through those old threads! I guess we can expect it on T-Mobile around July 1. I'm wondering if the LTE update will allow us to toggle cellular connectivity to on/off/auto via quick settings, like we can with Wi-Fi. I guess that's not something current users with the BT version can tell us. For some reason the current version of Tizen lets us turn mobile data on and off, but not the cellular connectivity itself. Not sure why they thought that would be useful. I'm not sure why anyone would frequently want a cell signal but no data. Oh well.

Anyone know if they fixed the bug with adding food calories? For those who don't know what I'm talking about, when I use calorie quick add in Samsung Health to log food calories via my watch, it gets timestamped as 5 or 6 hours later than the time I actually added it. I presume it's a time zone issue, since I'm in Central, which is 5 or 6 hours behind GMT, based on whether it's daylight saving time or not. Either way, it makes calorie quick add useless because I can't log food from my watch after 6-7 pm. Can anyone (preferably anyone far West of Greenwich, England) confirm if this was fixed?

 

[sonnnet]

@sonnnet, thanks for looking through those old threads! I guess we can expect it on T-Mobile around July 1. I'm wondering if the LTE update will allow us to toggle cellular connectivity to on/off/auto via quick settings, like we can with Wi-Fi. I guess that's not something current users with the BT version can tell us. For some reason the current version of Tizen lets us turn mobile data on and off, but not the cellular connectivity itself. Not sure why they thought that would be useful. I'm not sure why anyone would frequently want a cell signal but no data. Oh well.

Anyone know if they fixed the bug with adding food calories? For those who don't know what I'm talking about, when I use calorie quick add in Samsung Health to log food calories via my watch, it gets timestamped as 5 or 6 hours later than the time I actually added it. I presume it's a time zone issue, since I'm in Central, which is 5 or 6 hours behind GMT, based on whether it's daylight saving time or not. Either way, it makes calorie quick add useless because I can't log food from my watch after 6-7 pm. Can anyone (preferably anyone far West of Greenwich, England) confirm if this was fixed?

No worries, @arunma. I was as trying to predict when I might get the update (UK BT user). But there's no guaranteeing Samsung (and carriers for LTE) will follow the same schedule as last time. Too many layers for Tizen, as we know... Still by far the best Smartwatch OS, in my opinion though.
You've raised good points there. Surely an LTE toggle would be massively useful and easy to implement. I didn't realise the time lag with quick add calories - I've never used it as I use My Fitness Pal on my phone so there is a record of exactly what food I've eaten.
Actually, there's a thought. Do you have the My Fitness Pal app on your watch and synced to S Health? If so, what happens if you quick add calories on the My Fitness Pal watch app? Still a time lag or does it record as it should?

 

[atliens]

Just got the Bluetooth version of the update. Since the update it's only gone down to 98% since I've been out the house.

 

[sonnnet]

Just got the Bluetooth version of the update. Since the update it's only gone down to 98% since I've been out the house.

Good stuff. Which country are you in, @atliens?

 

[atliens]

Good stuff. Which country are you in, @atliens?

USA

 

[sonnnet]

USA

It's sounding like a very good update. Come on SAMSUNG UK!!!

 

[Greymire]

@sonnnet, thanks for looking through those old threads! I guess we can expect it on T-Mobile around July 1. I'm wondering if the LTE update will allow us to toggle cellular connectivity to on/off/auto via quick settings, like we can with Wi-Fi. I guess that's not something current users with the BT version can tell us. For some reason the current version of Tizen lets us turn mobile data on and off, but not the cellular connectivity itself. Not sure why they thought that would be useful. I'm not sure why anyone would frequently want a cell signal but no data. Oh well.

Anyone know if they fixed the bug with adding food calories? For those who don't know what I'm talking about, when I use calorie quick add in Samsung Health to log food calories via my watch, it gets timestamped as 5 or 6 hours later than the time I actually added it. I presume it's a time zone issue, since I'm in Central, which is 5 or 6 hours behind GMT, based on whether it's daylight saving time or not. Either way, it makes calorie quick add useless because I can't log food from my watch after 6-7 pm. Can anyone (preferably anyone far West of Greenwich, England) confirm if this was fixed?

Screen one and two from the shade.

 

[Greymire]

Also sleep tracking has been registering at least 10% deep sleep a night and gets up to around 17% so far. It is an improvement but I think the improvement is from the improved heart tracking since it uses that for deep sleep. I did have it hit 21%, once and only once, before the update. Prior to the upgrade it averaged between 7 to10%. Normally on the low end. I still think it is a bit off from reading what averages souks be. We should be seeing averages of 17 to 20 percent which sleep as Android gives me. Again it is improved.

 

[arunma]

No worries, @arunma. I was as trying to predict when I might get the update (UK BT user). But there's no guaranteeing Samsung (and carriers for LTE) will follow the same schedule as last time. Too many layers for Tizen, as we know... Still by far the best Smartwatch OS, in my opinion though.
You've raised good points there. Surely an LTE toggle would be massively useful and easy to implement. I didn't realise the time lag with quick add calories - I've never used it as I use My Fitness Pal on my phone so there is a record of exactly what food I've eaten.
Actually, there's a thought. Do you have the My Fitness Pal app on your watch and synced to S Health? If so, what happens if you quick add calories on the My Fitness Pal watch app? Still a time lag or does it record as it should?

Yeah I actually started using MyFitnessPal specifically because it has a watch app and avoids the time zone issue (it just timestamps everything as midnight, I believe). Really the only downside is that it requires a BT connection on the watch app, and takes awhile to open, whereas the Samsung Health calorie counter opens pretty much instantly.

But good call on MyFitnessPal. Good thing Samsung Health on the phone integrates with it so well!

 

[Peter621022]

For those who can't wait: your watch has a region code (CSC). Roll out per region uses that code to determine which watch gets the update, and which doesn't.
I've successfully changed the CSC code of my watch to XAC (Canada) which triggered the update for my GW46mm BT. After installation I changed the code back to PHN (The Netherlands).
Wanna try? I found instructions here:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/forum....-how-to-change-gear-s3-r760-csc-t3784226/amp/
A few remarks:
*changing the CSC code resets your watch, so make a backup first.
*after enabling Debugging on your watch, restart it before you try to connect your watch to your PC.
*as mentioned above by someone, the update has rolled out in different countries for different models of the watch. Make sure that you know the CSC code for which the firmware for your watch model has been rolled out.

 

[malachijd]

For those who can't wait: your watch has a region code (CSC). Roll out per region uses that code to determine which watch gets the update, and which doesn't.
I've successfully changed the CSC code of my watch to XAC (Canada) which triggered the update for my GW46mm BT. After installation I changed the code back to PHN (The Netherlands).
Wanna try? I found instructions here:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/forum....-how-to-change-gear-s3-r760-csc-t3784226/amp/
A few remarks:
*changing the CSC code resets your watch, so make a backup first.
*after enabling Debugging on your watch, restart it before you try to connect your watch to your PC.
*as mentioned above by someone, the update has rolled out in different countries for different models of the watch. Make sure that you know the CSC code for which the firmware for your watch model has been rolled out.

Do you know if this works with LTE version?

 

[Peter621022]

Do you know if this works with LTE version?

I am quite sure it will, Malachijd, although I think it is not for everyone, since connectign your watch to your PC using SDB doesn't always work immediately (as it didn't with my watch). If connection fails you have to wait for the official update, so in that aspect nothing can go really wrong.

 

[malachijd]

Thank you

 

[rippityrippity]

TMobile LTE Atl, GA no update yet...