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Settings

An introduction

Customise settings for a wide range of functions and apps. You can make the Gear more personalised by configuring various setting options.

Customising settings

Tap Settings on the All apps screen.

Style

Customise the Home or All apps screen by changing various items.

On the Settings screen, tap

Style.

Clocks

Change the type of clock that appears on the Clock screen.

On the Settings screen, tap

Style

Clocks.

Clock type: Select a clock type.

Clock always on: Set the Gear to display a clock when the screen is turned off.

Wallpapers

Change the colour of the Home screen. Or, set an image or photo stored in the Gear as the wallpaper for the Home screen.

On the Settings screen, tap Style

Wallpapers.

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Settings

Colour theme

Change the colour of the All apps screen.

On the Settings screen, tap Style

Colour theme.

Font

Change the font type and size.

On the Settings screen, tap Style

Font.

Font style: Change the font type for display text.

Font size: Change the font size.

Call

Customise the settings for calling features.

On the Settings screen, tap Call.

Auto call forwarding: Set the Gear to forward the mobile device’s incoming calls to the

Gear.

The method of activating this feature may differ depending on your service provider.

Outgoing number: Select a device to make calls from.

Voicemail:

Voicemail number: Enter the number to access the voicemail service. Obtain this number from the service provider.

Voice control: Set the Gear to answer or reject a call with voice commands.

Caller ID: Set whether to display your caller ID to other parties for outgoing calls.

Call waiting: Allow incoming call alerts when a call is in progress.

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Settings

Sound

Change the settings for various sounds on the Gear.

On the Settings screen, tap Sound.

Sound mode: Select Gear’s sound mode from sound, vibrate, and mute.

Volume: Adjust the volume level for various sounds, such as multimedia, ringtones, notifications, and system sounds.

Vibration: Adjust the intensity of the vibration notification.

Ringtones: Select a ringtone to alert you to incoming calls.

Notifications: Select a tone that sounds when events occur, such as incoming messages and missed calls.

Touch sounds: Set the Gear to make a sound when apps or options are selected on the touchscreen.

Display

Change the settings for the display.

On the Settings screen, tap

Display.

Brightness: Adjust the brightness for the display.

Screen timeout: Set the length of time the Gear waits before turning off the display’s backlight.

Wake-up screen:

Clock: Set the Gear to display the clock when you wake up the Gear.

Last screen: Set the Gear to display the last page you accessed when you wake up the

Gear.

Date and time: Set the date and time on the Gear manually, if the Gear is not connected to the mobile device.

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Settings

Connections

Customise settings to control connections with other devices or networks.

On the Settings screen, tap Connections.

Bluetooth

Configure settings for the Bluetooth feature.

On the Settings screen, tap Connections

Bluetooth.

Bluetooth: Turn the Bluetooth feature on or off.

BT headset: Search for Bluetooth headsets and connect them to the Gear.

Make visible: Set the Gear to appear in other devices’ lists when they search for Bluetooth devices.

Mobile networks

Customise settings to control networks.

On the Settings screen, tap

Connections

Mobile networks.

Use mobile networks:

Auto on/off: Set the Gear to automatically connect to or disconnect from the mobile network depending on the Gear’s connection to the mobile device via Bluetooth.

• When the Gear is connected to the mobile device via Bluetooth, the Gear’s mobile network is turned off to save battery power. Then, the Gear will not receive messages and calls made to the Gear’s phone number.

• The Gear’s mobile network is automatically turned on after a moment when no

Bluetooth connection is detected. Then, you can receive messages and calls made to the Gear’s phone number.

Always on: Set the Gear to connect to the mobile network.

With this option enabled, you can receive incoming calls and messages to the Gear and mobile devices’ phone numbers. This option increases battery consumption.

Always off: Set the Gear not to connect to the mobile network.

When this option is enabled, you cannot receive incoming calls and messages to the

Gear’s phone number. If the Gear is connected to the mobile device via Bluetooth, you can receive incoming calls or notifications from the mobile device.

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Settings

Mobile data: Set the Gear to use data connections on any mobile network.

Data roaming: Set the Gear to use data connections when you are roaming.

Network mode: Select a network type.

Network operators: Search for available networks and manually register a network.

Access Point Names: Set up access point names (APNs).

Wi-Fi

Activate the Wi-Fi feature to connect to a Wi-Fi network. This feature is available when the

Gear is not connected to the mobile device via Bluetooth.

On the Settings screen, tap Connections

Wi-Fi.

Wi-Fi: Turn the Wi-Fi feature on or off.

Wi-Fi networks: Select a network from the Wi-Fi networks list.

Flight mode

Disables all wireless functions on the Gear. You can use only non-network services.

On the Settings screen, tap

Connections and tick Flight mode.

Data usage

Keep track of your data usage amount.

On the Settings screen, tap Connections

Data usage.

Mobile data: Set the Gear to use data connections on any mobile network.

Data usage limit: Set a limit for the mobile data usage.

Data usage cycle: Set a data reset cycle to monitor data usage between usage periods.

Start date: Set the start date of the data usage cycle.

Data usage: View your total data usage for the current cycle.

Location

Set the Gear to allow apps to use your current location information.

On the Settings screen, tap Connections and tick Location.

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Settings

Notifications

Stay up-to-date with a variety of events, such as missed calls or new messages, received on the Gear and on the mobile device.

On the Setting screen, tap Notifications.

Notifications: Set the Gear to receive notifications from the mobile device.

List view: Set the Gear to display notifications in list form to the left of the Clock screen.

Messages

Select a device to send messages from when the Gear and the mobile device are connected.

You can set this feature when you use the mobile network connection. Refer to Mobile networks for more information.

On the Settings screen, tap Messages

Outgoing number.

Do not disturb

Set the Gear to turn the screen off and mute the sound of incoming calls and notifications except for alarms.

On the Settings screen, tap Do not disturb and tick Do not disturb.

Double press

Set an app that instantly launches when you press the Home key twice.

On the Settings screen, tap Double press and select an option.

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Settings

Privacy lock

Set the Gear to use the privacy lock feature when the Gear and the mobile device are not connected.

On the Settings screen, tap Privacy lock.

Privacy lock: Activate or deactivate the privacy lock feature by setting a PIN of at least four numbers. You can unlock the Gear’s screen by entering the PIN when the Gear

and the mobile device are disconnected. Refer to Setting the privacy lock

for more information.

Help: View help information about using the privacy lock feature.

Motions

Activate the motion recognition feature and change the settings that control motion recognition on your Gear.

On the Settings screen, tap Motions.

Wake-up gesture: Set the Gear to wake up when it is picked up and display the clock or the last page you accessed before the screen turned off.

Mute/pause: Set the Gear to mute or pause media by covering the screen with your palm.

Language & input

Change the settings for text input. Some options may not be available depending on the selected language.

On the Settings screen, tap

Language & input.

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Language

View the display language of the mobile device. If the Gear is not connected to the mobile device via Bluetooth, you can manually set the display language on the Gear.

On the Settings screen, tap Language & input

Language.

When the Gear is connected to a mobile device via Bluetooth, the language settings applied on the mobile device are applied to the Gear.

Select keyboard

Select a default keyboard type for text input.

On the Settings screen, tap

Language & input

Select keyboard.

Keyboard settings

Change the Samsung keyboard settings.

On the Settings screen, tap Language & input

Keyboard settingsSamsung keyboard.

English (UK): Select a default keyboard layout for English.

Select input languages: Select languages for text input.

Smart typing:

Predictive text: Activate predictive text mode to predict English words based on your input and show word suggestions.

Personalised data: Set the Gear to recognise words you commonly use to improve prediction results.

Auto replacement: Set the Gear to correct misspelled and incomplete words by tapping the space bar.

Auto capitalisation: Set the Gear to automatically capitalise the first character after a final punctuation mark, such as a full stop, question mark, or exclamation mark.

Auto spacing: Set the Gear to automatically insert a space between words.

Auto punctuate: Set the Gear to insert a full stop when you double-tap the space bar.

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Settings

Keyboard swipe:

None: Set the Gear to deactivate the keyboard swipe feature.

Continuous input: Set the Gear to enter text by sweeping on the keyboard.

Cursor control: Enable the smart keyboard navigation feature to move the cursor by scrolling the keyboard.

Key-tap feedback:

Sound: Set the Gear to sound when a key is touched.

Character preview: Set the Gear to display a large image of each character tapped.

Reset settings: Reset Samsung keyboard settings.

Power saving

Activate power saving mode to save the battery power by limiting the Gear’s functions. Refer

to Power saving feature

for more information.

On the Settings screen, tap Power saving

Power saving modeEnable Power saving

mode.

Reset Gear

Reset settings to the factory default values and delete all data. Default apps are not deleted.

On the Settings screen, tap Reset Gear.

When connecting the Gear to another mobile device

If you want to connect the Gear to a newly purchased mobile device or to another mobile device for the first time, reset the Gear. Resetting the Gear will remove the data from the memory. After the reset, you can connect the Gear to a different mobile device.

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Settings

Gear info

View the Gear’s information.

On the Settings screen, tap Gear info.

About Gear: Access information about the Gear.

USB debugging: Activate or deactivate the USB debugging mode. You can use this mode when developing apps by connecting the Gear to a computer via a USB cable.

Report diagnostic info: Set the Gear to allow Samsung to collect the diagnostic and usage data for service improvements.

SIM card settings:

PIN lock: Activate or deactivate the PIN lock feature to require the PIN before using the device.

Change PIN: Change the PIN used to access SIM data.

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