Samsung Gear 2 Instruction Manual

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Watch faces
You can change the type of watch to display on the Watch screen.1  
On the A
 pps screen of the smartphone, tap 
Samsung Gear > Watch faces and select a desired watch type. The watch face you 
selected is applied on the Watch screen.
2
 
T

ap 
STYLIZE to select background and items to display on the watch face. 

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Notifications
Change settings for the notification feature. Stay up to date with a variety of events, such as new messages received on the 
smartphone.
 XOn the A

pps screen of the smartphone, tap 
Samsung Gear > Notifications, tap the switch to activate it, and then activate items.
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Manage notifications: Select apps on the smartphone to send notifications to the Gear.
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Limit notifications: Set the Gear to block all notifications, except for alarms, that are received when the...

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Manage apps
Customize the Gear’s Apps screen. You can select and rearrange apps.
 XOn the A

pps screen of the smartphone, tap 
Samsung Gear > Manage apps.
Uninstalling apps
 XTap UNINSTALL and select apps to remove from the Gear.
Reordering apps
 XTap  Reorder next to an app and drag it up or down to another position. 

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Send media
Transfer saved audio or image files from your smartphone to your Gear.
 XOn the A

pps screen of the smartphone, tap 
Samsung Gear > Send media.
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Select tracks: Select audio files and manually send them from the smartphone to the Gear.
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Auto sync: Set the device to sync audio files with the Gear while the Gear is charging.
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Playlists to sync: Select a playlist to sync with the Gear.
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Select images: Select images and manually send them from the smartphone to the...

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App settings
You can manage some app settings installed on the Gear.1  
On the A
 pps screen of the smartphone, tap 
Samsung Gear > App settings.
2
 
S

elect an app and configure the settings.
Samsung Gear Apps
You can download apps for your Gear from Samsung Gear Apps.
1
 
On the A

pps screen of the smartphone, tap 
Samsung Gear > Samsung Gear Apps.
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Br

owse by category and select an app to download. 

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Settings
Text templates
Edit or add templates used for replying to messages.1  
On the A
 pps screen of the smartphone, tap 
Samsung Gear > Settings > Text templates.
2
 
T

ap 
General messages or Call-reject messages.
3
 
S

elect a template to edit.
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T

o create additional templates, enter text in the input field and then tap 
 Add .
4
 
E

dit the template and tap 
SAVE. 

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Double press Home key
Set an action to perform when you press the Gear’s Home key twice.
 XOn the A

pps screen of the smartphone, tap 
Samsung Gear > Settings > Double press Home key, and then select an option.
Connection
Customize your Gear’s wireless connection settings.
 XOn the A

pps screen of the smartphone, tap 
Samsung Gear > Settings > Connection.
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Use Remote connection: Set the Gear to remotely connect to the smartphone when a Bluetooth connection between the 
devices is...

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Send SOS messages
In an emergency situation, quickly press the Gear’s Home key three times. The device sends messages to your primary contacts.  
The messages include your location information. You can also send sound recordings along with the message to the recipients.
1  
On the A
 pps screen of the smartphone, tap 
Samsung Gear > Settings > Send SOS messages, and then tap the switch to activate 
it.
2
 
F

ollow the prompts to add primary contacts.
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T

o send help messages with...

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Adding primary contacts
1 On the Apps screen of the smartphone, tap Samsung Gear > Settings > Send SOS messages > Send messages to.
2
 
T

ap 
ADD > Create contact and enter contact information or tap Select from contacts to add an existing contact as a  
primary contact.
Back up and restore
Back up the stored data on the Gear or restore backup data.
 X On the A

pps screen of the smartphone, tap 
Samsung Gear > Settings > Back up and restore > Back up data or Restore data.
Call...

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About Gear
Access information about the Gear.
 XOn the A

pps screen of the smartphone, tap 
Samsung Gear > Settings > About Gear.
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Update Gear software: Update the Gear to the latest software.
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Gear storage: View your Gear’s memory information.
The actual available capacity of the internal memory is less than the specified capacity because the operating system and 
default apps occupy part of the memory. The available capacity may change when you update the device.
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