Samsung Gear app

Updating software via the Samsung Gear app

The Gear can be directly updated to the latest software by the firmware over-the-air (FOTA) service.

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Launch Samsung Gear on your mobile device.

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Tap SETTINGS About Gear Update Gear software Download updates

 

manually.

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Tap DOWNLOAD and install the latest software version on your mobile device.

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Read the on-screen information and tap INSTALL NOW.

 

The Gear will copy the updated software from your mobile device and restart.

To automatically check for available updates and download them, tap Download updates automatically to activate it. Updates will be downloaded only when the device is connected to a Wi-Fi network.

Backing up and restoring data

Keep the Gear’s settings data and other app settings and restore them later.

To back up data, launch Samsung Gear on your mobile device and tap SETTINGS About Gear Back up and restore Back up settings BACK UP NOW. The data will be saved in Samsung Cloud.

Music and images saved on the Gear will not be backed up.

Samsung Health app data will be automatically saved on the connected mobile device’s Samsung Health app.

To restore, launch Samsung Gear on your mobile device and tap SETTINGS About Gear Back up and restore Restore RESTORE NOW. The latest backup data will be restored.

About Samsung Gear app

View version information of the Samsung Gear app.

Launch Samsung Gear on your mobile device and tap SETTINGS About Samsung Gear app.

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