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Over on the XDA Developers site, forum member pcelli figured out how to get a Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch working with his Nexus 5 smartphone. This had to be done on an unofficial basis as up to now Samsung has only enabled support for the Galaxy Gear with other Samsung devices. Although there have been some hints indicating Samsung may eventually break down the wall around that particular garden, getting a Galaxy Gear to work with a non-Samsung device may never be officially supported.
According to pcelli success was achieved through the installation of several different APK files on the Nexus 5. In early testing, the following functions are working:
- contacts
- call logs
- gallery
- camera (sending to and from the smartphone’s gallery)
- make and receive calls
- record voice messages
- notifications
At this point, the Weather and S Voice functions are not working, likely because they are part of Samsung’s TouchWiz. SamMobile has done some additional testing and indicated they were able to get this method to work with a Nexus 7.
If you have a Nexus 5 or Nexus 7 and a Galaxy Gear, head on over to the source link for the directions outlining the APKs to be installed if you want to give it a try.
source: XDA Developers Forum
via: SamMobile
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