Is it worth it? Would be nice at work if I didn't have to pull my note 3 out every time I get a text or email....I receive 50-100 texts a day. Any info would be excellent....thx in advance
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$225 at tmo is not a bad price
Do you have to be a t mobile subscriber to get that price?
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No, you don't have to subscribe
TopDogg1 said:
Is it worth it? Would be nice at work if I didn't have to pull my note 3 out every time I get a text or email....I receive 50-100 texts a day. Any info would be excellent....thx in advance
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With great respect only you can answer that. The online operating manual is now available for the Sony site. I would suggest you go read it and see if it will perform what you expect of a smart watch or not. Ones mans trash is another mans gold etc..........
Regards.
Thanks...you are correct about what "I" expect from the device. As long as it sends all my texts and emails I'll be good. I work in a dirty factory and hate pulling out my phone
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Thanks...you are correct about what "I" expect from the device. As long as it sends all my texts and emails I'll be good. I work in a dirty factory and hate pulling out my phone
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i been replying to all my text from it. it works pretty good
Cool....tmobile is outta the black one now.....crap
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i been replying to all my text from it. it works pretty good
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Can you user a voice to reply
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Can you user a voice to reply
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I have it and its ok you can see the text but you cant answer text and you cant respond to text like other smart watches i might return it after a week, theres not many apps either im kinda disappointed
You can reply to anything using s-voice no on-board keyboard. Loving this thing so far and the phone is a big improvement over the note2 (and I loved that phone too).
Absolutely room for improvement and not many apps.. yet. Patience people.
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staffn said:
You can reply to anything using s-voice no on-board keyboard. Loving this thing so far and the phone is a big improvement over the note2 (and I loved that phone too).
Absolutely room for improvement and not many apps.. yet. Patience people.
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no i love the note 3 best phone ever but it seems like theres something missing on the galaxy gear it has the potiential but the software lacks and it needs play store access the samsung store sucks
loads of potential its early days , you will be buying it back in a month
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loads of potential its early days , you will be buying it back in a month
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Still waiting 4 stocks here in saudi would like to see demo units
The SMS and Email notifications work great on Gear.
Gmail and Facebook notifications need to work like the above two to be useful and they aren't yet.
Gear seriously needs a calculator app, including a tip calculation function. It's mind boggling that they didn't include one already.
It would also be nice to have a compass function but not sure whether it can support that or not.
can you share a picture taken from great and upload straight to Facebook
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can you share a picture taken from great and upload straight to Facebook
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Not from the Gear directly, but you can quite easily transfer to the smartphone and then, share from the phone.
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Not from the Gear directly, but you can quite easily transfer to the smartphone and then, share from the phone.
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Really . I thought it was suppose to have a fb app..
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Not from the Gear directly, but you can quite easily transfer to the smartphone and then, share from the phone.
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its growing on me but it needs playstore access its so good but its bad. the speaker phone is unbelievable the viewing of text is great and this is the best s voice i ever used and i hate s voice, but the bad is the apps the apps is horrible. it needs three things 1. the ability to answer a text with a built in keyboard. 2. Play store access. 3. micro sd slot. If I could get 1 and 2 Ill be happy other than that Im probably going to return it based on google announcement on oct 31
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Do you ever use your GALAXY NOTE to make an actual 'note'?
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yes
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Yes, actually a lot and for storage and later use I upload them to Evernote.
Yes! Frequently.
No, i play "Draw Something". That's about it
Nope, not with the stylus at least...
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Yes, but not with the s-pen...
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Yes, actually a lot and for storage and later use I upload them to Evernote.
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Same here. I take a lot of notes and the S-Pen makes the task easier. Later, sync 'em to Evernote which is my main note-taking app.
When i am in my woodshop i use it to write down measurments rather than my hand or a piece of paper as i usually do. I think that it is much more convinient
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no, my handwriting is horrible
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no, my handwriting is horrible
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same here. so i "type" instead of scribbling wherein at the end i do not understand a thing i have written.
Got my Gear in this morning. Wanted to do an unboxing video. A first for me. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uK2buXwEf8
Give us your impressions.
So far, I am limited until my phone arrives later on this afternoon. Right now I am wearing it to see how it feels. I have large wrists so I had to use the furthermost hole in the band, but it fits well. It has a bit of weight to it, which for some, might take a little getting used to. The buckle also serves as the speaker.
If you're typing it can interfere with the wrist rests on your keyboard but your mileage might vary. I did power it on and take it outside to test outdoor visibility. It's sunny here in Houston today, I didn't see any issues, but again, it's just my preference.
It came with a 71% charge. I used the cradle to charge it to 100% which didn't take long at all. The watch is pretty much useless without the phone.
I want to see a pic of it on your wrist for size comparison plz ,,,,thx
Can you tell me if an MMS will show up on screen ?
How far away from the phone can you get before it loses connection ?
Thanks!
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I want to see a pic of it on your wrist for size comparison plz ,,,,thx
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Hope this helps...
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Can you tell me if an MMS will show up on screen ?
How far away from the phone can you get before it loses connection ?
Thanks!
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Still waiting for the phone to arrive. UPS is notoriously late for standard deliveries around here. I was surprised when they overnighted the watch lol.
I'll try these things out as soon as I can.
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Hope this helps...
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thx , doesn't look to big just right .are you from uk as I cant find any stockist
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thx , doesn't look to big just right .are you from uk as I cant find any stockist
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No I'm in the US
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Is your screws aligned with one another
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Is your screws aligned with one another
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They all look to be the same height. I don't see anything out of the ordinary?
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Got my Gear in this morning. Wanted to do an unboxing video. A first for me. Enjoy!
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Could I trouble you to measure your wrist circumference? Many thanks
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Could I trouble you to measure your wrist circumference? Many thanks
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About 8-3/4" or just over 22cm
Nope, mine not aligned
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Nope, mine not aligned
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So what's the deal with this? As far as I can see my screws look to be the same height but it could just be an optical illusion LOL.
Meanwhile I'm still waiting for the phone to arrive...
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About 8-3/4" or just over 22cm
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Thanks, I was worried the Gear might not fit. My wrist is 8 1/4" (21 cm). I usually need extra links with a Fossil watch.
I was talking about being aligned clockwise not at the same height. Hahaha
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You mean like having all four heads at the same positions?
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Judging from a few comprehensive review I've seen yes it does have limitations like for the email. However this thing does have potential... At this rate though, checking the battery life will have to wait till tomorrow as I still don't have the phone...
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Yes if they are in the same position
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Before I get bashed by some for not searching...I did search and couldn't find anything about being able to respond to Google Hangout notifications from the gear. I hope that is included in the the new update...thx
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Before I get bashed by some for not searching...I did search and couldn't find anything about being able to respond to Google Hangout notifications from the gear. I hope that is included in the the new update...thx
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ok
TopDogg1 said:
Before I get bashed by some for not searching...I did search and couldn't find anything about being able to respond to Google Hangout notifications from the gear. I hope that is included in the the new update...thx
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Only way is to install the null rom and tether bluetooth. Works for me
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And xda replies...lol
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That sucks because I wanted to keep it stock...hopefully an update will fix the hangouts and xda and images that come on emails...thx again
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Pretty sure that hangouts will come fully to the gear... Its Google's most important toll near future. and Samsung will help there, hoe so too
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Pretty sure that hangouts will come fully to the gear... Its Google's most important toll near future. and Samsung will help there, hoe so too
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i'm pretty sure gear is pretty much dead for samsung. they never really cared about it since day one.
the only reason to get one is only because of custom rom. i installed hangout on it and tethered it to my phone and now i have fully running hangout on mobile. i can read and reply to messages and so.
samsung did not even bother to let us use onscreen keyboard to reply texts, why on earth would you think they would be working on hangout for it?
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i'm pretty sure gear is pretty much dead for samsung. they never really cared about it since day one.
the only reason to get one is only because of custom rom. i installed hangout on it and tethered it to my phone and now i have fully running hangout on mobile. i can read and reply to messages and so.
samsung did not even bother to let us use onscreen keyboard to reply texts, why on earth would you think they would be working on hangout for it?
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we both know that the way about tethering all stuff will not be the reason for long time. there will arrive a custom rom from somebody which will let function the gear with roms without touchwiz. Then we will see if samsung will wait till google watch arrive or they will open up something. surely both opnions could arrive. for now, samsungs watch is there and living.
I just saw a Samsung add on FB and it showed a gear getting a call with picture ID. does anyone know if the Gear can do this or is it good Photoshop on the add.
Yes as long as you have a picture set for the person that is calling you there picture will show on the watch.
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Yes as long as you have a picture set for the person that is calling you there picture will show on the watch.
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I have some pictures setup but mine dont show. Is there something i need to setup?
Not that I know of. When I set my watch up the first phone call I got had a picture of the person calling. Do any of the pictures you have set up already show up on your phone screen when the person calls?
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Not that I know of. When I set my watch up the first phone call I got had a picture of the person calling. Do any of the pictures you have set up already show up on your phone screen when the person calls?
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Yes they do. I was messing with my Gear and made a call from my gear and the picture showed up. I will have someon call me and see if they show when i get a call. thank you for your reply.
Anytime.
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Ah man another thing doesn't work for me. Guess it's because I am using my gear with a nexus 5. Mine doesn't even show the persons name. Just the number.
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Pictures do work on the watch. It seems to be sporadic IMO. I havent really paid attention to the pattern. I dont know if its a resolution issue or if the pic has to be linked to a certain account on the phone or what. The Samsung kiosk in Best Buy in my area was useless. I knew more about the watch than they did.
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Ah man another thing doesn't work for me. Guess it's because I am using my gear with a nexus 5. Mine doesn't even show the persons name. Just the number.
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Then why don´t you get a full supported compatible phone?
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Then why don´t you get a full supported compatible phone?
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Because I'm happy with my nexus 5. Not really the best solution for me tbh. To just change phones.
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Because I'm happy with my nexus 5. Not really the best solution for me tbh. To just change phones.
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Then why did you get a GEAR? Not trying to be rude, but you seem a bit disappointed that you GG doesn´t do the things it is supposed to do....
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Then why did you get a GEAR? Not trying to be rude, but you seem a bit disappointed that you GG doesn´t do the things it is supposed to do....
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you seem to be overreacting. he simply asked how contact pictures works. there is absolutly nothing with using gear with other devices. as it has been stated before, not all functions work.
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you seem to be overreacting. he simply asked how contact pictures works. there is absolutly nothing with using gear with other devices. as it has been stated before, not all functions work.
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Sorry if I sounded rude. It is just that if he knows the Gear doesn´t get full functionality with his Nexus, then why is he wondering why he doesnt get caller id and photo.... It is pretty obvious it is for lack of compatibility.
In my case, installing all apks on my htc one (except weather and music, obiusly),extracted from gear manager apk i can see the names of my contacts when they call me. I haven't photos with my contacts to try it
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gdeboos said:
Ah man another thing doesn't work for me. Guess it's because I am using my gear with a nexus 5. Mine doesn't even show the persons name. Just the number.
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I got contact name with my n5 (I did have gear manager installed). Pretty sure I got picture too (have moved back to s4)
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In my case, installing all apks on my htc one (except weather and music, obiusly),extracted from gear manager apk i can see the names of my contacts when they call me. I haven't photos with my contacts to try it
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I got contact name with my n5 (I did have gear manager installed). Pretty sure I got picture too (have moved back to s4)
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Thank you both for useful posts / help! I re installed the apks from gear manager 1.5 and now works - I have caller ID and photos.
I think I must have missed one apk when installing the first time.
Now to try ang get notifications to work.
Who received the gear for Christmas. Please share. If you have any questions or just need help. Please post.
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I got my Gear just under 2 weeks ago, free gift with my new contract, so I guess that kind of counts
Just got my gear this morning from the mrs!! I was wondering if I want to root it, should I not update it? Or what should I do
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Jaybenosa said:
Just got my gear this morning from the mrs!! I was wondering if I want to root it, should I not update it? Or what should I do
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Root it. Then use null latest rom.
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freefalling0411 said:
Root it. Then use null latest rom.
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Will do!! Thanks for the quick reply!!!
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Got the gear yesterday, waiting for sdk! great potential for this watch once the sdk is up
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Who received the gear for Christmas. Please share. If you have any questions or just need help. Please post.
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I got one for Christmas and am kinda disappointed so far. Got it connected but the functionality sucks without all of Samsung's bloatware. Lack of weather no camera uploads no extra apps. Whatnot.
I'm not sure if I want to ROM the watch it give it the full android feel. Plus I love gear managers watch faces.
Is there way I can give the full functionality on 4.4? I'm even willing to download a little bit of bloat.
I just found a ROM that really works for me and it makes me sad to have to lose it.
Please help. I need some direction!
Got one from my wife for Christmas... Haven't really had any time to set it up... Any pointers? (I will read the forums a little later)
Got one from my father for Christmas. Really happy with it so far. Used the camera a lot
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Jokerslie said:
I got one for Christmas and am kinda disappointed so far. Got it connected but the functionality sucks without all of Samsung's bloatware. Lack of weather no camera uploads no extra apps. Whatnot.
I'm not sure if I want to ROM the watch it give it the full android feel. Plus I love gear managers watch faces.
Is there way I can give the full functionality on 4.4? I'm even willing to download a little bit of bloat.
I just found a ROM that really works for me and it makes me sad to have to lose it.
Please help. I need some direction!
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It's not the most advanced watch in the world. But works wonders.
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Got one from my wife for Christmas... Haven't really had any time to set it up... Any pointers? (I will read the forums a little later)
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Give it time. Once you float around the forum. There is many options for it.
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I'm loving mine, had it 4~5 days. I'm not sure I want to run null. #1, my eyes are too old to make it worthwhile, xda or g+ on that screen...really?
So while I'm not opposed to rooting and I'm amazed with what Fomey has done with null, can you give me a good reason for null? I'm looking for a good reason, lol.
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I'm loving mine, had it 4~5 days. I'm not sure I want to run null. #1, my eyes are too old to make it worthwhile, xda or g+ on that screen...really?
So while I'm not opposed to rooting and I'm amazed with what Fomey has done with null, can you give me a good reason for null? I'm looking for a good reason, lol.
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How about this? I'm also too old to read "fine print" without glasses. But w/Null and Freefalling's theme we've achieved superior battery life and an awesome look!
I use TW instead of Nova but still have Nova installed.
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ebay still has that $200 deal for a refurb
without bluetooth tether (AT&T Note 3), is the null rom still useful?
Still syncs with the phone but no internet
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Still syncs with the phone but no internet
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Call me crazy, but I'm one of those guys who likes tw, I was a long time before flashing a rom to the n3. I rooted fast, but with wanam, I saw no need.
So since I'm able to receive and reply to email, texts, calls, I'm not sure what I'm missing, honestly, I'm looking for an excuse to flash it
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Got it for Xmas from My girlfriend..
Rooted and working with my SG4. Still working to make it stable to last longer. But i have internet and trying all options that i dont make it past thr regular 8-10 Hour... Tomorrow i gonna give it the basic setting to try and get the best juice out it.
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Gear for christmas
My wife gave me mine yesterday.
I am so happy )
Nice watch
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Call me crazy, but I'm one of those guys who likes tw, I was a long time before flashing a rom to the n3. I rooted fast, but with wanam, I saw no need.
So since I'm able to receive and reply to email, texts, calls, I'm not sure what I'm missing, honestly, I'm looking for an excuse to flash it
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what do you like about touchwiz? everyone use their gear differently, but i really hated these black and white icons, and you couldn't change how many icons at the same time are displayed.. so if you want to go to voice memos for example, you had to swipe so many pages just to get to that app. i can't stand that. to this day, there is only one custom rom by fomey (bless you). i wouldn't even consider keeping the gear if not the custom ROM. samsung ****ed up big (not the first and not the last time).
As for the face and font colors, I'm sure Samsung will update it with more colors in customization in the future.
Adding more color plates....it is a piece of cake from the technical point of view! :silly:
I got mine a week early and have been loving it since I got it. I think more would get it, if it cost less. It is a very cool and useful watch.