First smartwatch have some questions

[DanielLoreti]

I've never owned a smart watch and I'm thinking about getting the Galaxy Watch. So with the LTE can it work independently from my Note 9? Can I use it without connecting it via bluetooth/wifi to the phone? And will calls/texts/notifications go to both the watch and the phone or only one of them?

 

[Lecrae116]

I've never owned a smart watch and I'm thinking about getting the Galaxy Watch. So with the LTE can it work independently from my Note 9? Can I use it without connecting it via bluetooth/wifi to the phone? And will calls/texts/notifications go to both the watch and the phone or only one of them?

I'm in the same boat as you. I'd like to know as well.

 

[nofaithineli]

You continue to receive calls and texts on the watch when the phone is not connected via bluetooth. If you have a paired number and were to receive a call, both the phone and watch would ring. If you answer on your watch then the call physically takes place there, independent of the phone. If your watch were connected to phone with bluetooth and you received a call and answered from the watch, the call physically takes place on the phone and the watch is just a conduit like a hands-free device. There may be some exceptions, but largely, you will NOT receive notifications if only connected with LTE. I do get email notifications but they are much delayed as compared to when connected to phone with bluetooth. The vast amount of other notifications are passed from the phone so you won't receive them at all.

 

[Lecrae116]

You continue to receive calls and texts on the watch when the phone is not connected via bluetooth. If you have a paired number and were to receive a call, both the phone and watch would ring. If you answer on your watch then the call physically takes place there, independent of the phone. If your watch were connected to phone with bluetooth and you received a call and answered from the watch, the call physically takes place on the phone and the watch is just a conduit like a hands-free device. There may be some exceptions, but largely, you will NOT receive notifications if only connected with LTE. I do get email notifications but they are much delayed as compared to when connected to phone with bluetooth. The vast amount of other notifications are passed from the phone so you won't receive them at all.

Is there a beginners guide for this watch?

 

[cjh1955]

Is there a beginners guide for this watch?

Here’s a link to the Samsung support page for the Bluetooth model: https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...oduct%2Fgalaxy-watch-bluetooth&token=Qw9NNBxR. There you’ll find the manual and some other info - it may help some (although manuals sometimes leave out the most important real world info!). You can change the model in the drop down box where it says Bluetooth to T Mobile, which I assume would be the LTE model - they don’t seem to have a generic LTE manual.

 

[arunma]

I've never owned a smart watch and I'm thinking about getting the Galaxy Watch. So with the LTE can it work independently from my Note 9? Can I use it without connecting it via bluetooth/wifi to the phone? And will calls/texts/notifications go to both the watch and the phone or only one of them?

Just elaborating on what others have already said, but the primary function of the LTE connectivity is to connect to your phone through Samsung's servers, so that your phone can push you notifications that it receives. In principle you could leave your phone turned on and connected to wifi or LTE at home, and just go around all day with your watch. If you have a number pairing subscription like T-Mobile Digits, the watch will get all the phone calls that go to your phone. Otherwise it'll just have its own number. It'll still get your texts though, since those are notifications that get pushed to the watch (and you can even respond!).

Technically your watch can do most everything your phone can. It can get calls and texts on its own number. In theory you could even install other messaging apps like WhatsApp or Hangouts on your watch and use it to get all your messages; only problem is that Facebook and Google have not developed these apps for Tizen.

Having said all that, I find the notifications immensely useful. I usually go solo with my watch only when I'm out jogging. The simple connectivity to my phone serves its purpose quite well.

 

[DanielLoreti]

Just elaborating on what others have already said, but the primary function of the LTE connectivity is to connect to your phone through Samsung's servers, so that your phone can push you notifications that it receives. In principle you could leave your phone turned on and connected to wifi or LTE at home, and just go around all day with your watch. If you have a number pairing subscription like T-Mobile Digits, the watch will get all the phone calls that go to your phone. Otherwise it'll just have its own number. It'll still get your texts though, since those are notifications that get pushed to the watch (and you can even respond!).

Technically your watch can do most everything your phone can. It can get calls and texts on its own number. In theory you could even install other messaging apps like WhatsApp or Hangouts on your watch and use it to get all your messages; only problem is that Facebook and Google have not developed these apps for Tizen.

Having said all that, I find the notifications immensely useful. I usually go solo with my watch only when I'm out jogging. The simple connectivity to my phone serves its purpose quite well.

I can't find Hangouts in the app store.

 

[arunma]

I can't find Hangouts in the app store.

It's in the Play store for your phone. It's not on the Samsung Galaxy Store for smartwatches because Google hasn't developed a Tizen watch app.