My S5 was reset and now I can't sync my Gear S without the watch asking for a factory reset...HELP!

[Gearhead S]

So my S5 was factory reset by accident and now it won't sync with my Gear S without me having to factory reset the Gear S first. As my Verizon Gear S uses a different phone line from my S5, I don't want to reset it because I have a lot of texts on there that I want to save. I can't even back them up because it's currently not synced with any phone, even if I reinstall Samsung Gear on my S5.

So my question is is there anyway I can sync my S5 with my Gear S without doing a factory reset on the Gear S? I believe I came across a method awhile go when I was just browsing about the Gear S but now I can't find the instructions anymore.

Please help, thank you!

 

[foxbat121]

AFAIK, there is no way. It is Samsung's way of handling privacy. Even without reset the phone, if you simply reinstall the Gear Manager, it will reset the watch.

 

[Gearhead S]

Thanks so much for the reply! I'm pretty sure I read some instructions online on how to do it at one time, but now I can't find that page again. If in the case there really is no way, is there a way to save the texts I have on the Gear S?

 

[foxbat121]

IIRC, you can root your Gear S. Then, you can somehow mod the Gear S code to avoid the reset. But this probably more work than you simply reset the Gear S.

As for text, you should have used just your phone's number for text.

 

[Gearhead S]

Thanks again for the great reply! Any links to how I can root the Gear S and mode the code to avoid the reset? Your help is much appreciated!

As for the texts, I use my number for the Gear S for a different purpose than my number for my S5 which is why the texts are separated.

Thanks again!

 

[mountainbikermark]

Thanks again for the great reply! Any links to how I can root the Gear S and mode the code to avoid the reset? Your help is much appreciated!

As for the texts, I use my number for the Gear S for a different purpose than my number for my S5 which is why the texts are separated.

Thanks again!

If you just need a visual look at their content, just screen shot them, copy to your phone and put files in a locked folder so they're not in your gallery without a password.

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[foxbat121]

No, I don't have a link but I think I saw it on XDA-Developers.com forum in early days of Gear S.