Get Galaxy Gear working with the HTC M8

mstrblueskys · Apr 2, 2014

Hey Guys,

After some frustration, I can confirm that this method works for connecting the original Galaxy Gear with the HTC One (M8) no problem since it's running Bluetooth 4.0 LE, obviously with the Samsung apps limitations.

1. Download Gear Manager 1.6.111801 (com.samsung.android.app.watchmanager_1.6.111801.apk) (if you are on a page with a whole list of apks, don't lose it!)
2. Change extension from .apk to .zip
3. Transfer to your phone
(3.33 Make sure you have a file manager on your phone. I like Astro if you don't have one already)
(3.67 Make sure you have allowed installing from)
4. Open com.samsung.android.app.watchmanager_1.6.111801.zip
5. Navigate to assets>preInstallApks and install all the APK (there's something like 16 of them)
6. Navigate back to the original folder and rename com.samsung.android.app.watchmanager_1.6.111801.zip to com.samsung.android.app.watchmanager_1.6.111801.apk
7. Install com.samsung.android.app.watchmanager_1.6.111801.apk
8. Download Gear Manager 1.7.031004 and put it on the phone (com.samsung.android.app.watchmanager_1.7.031004.apk)
9. Run com.samsung.android.app.watchmanager_1.7.031004.apk
10. If your watch is brand new, you're going to have to update it to the newest software: google it.
11. At this point if your watch is on, your phone should start searching for it, and maybe find it. I rebooted my phone once while it was trying to connect and when I opened up Gear Manager, it requested a sync and boom, synced.

Hopefully this helps! Let me know if you have any questions.

Weather doesn't work as well as s-voice, obviously, nor does the media controller, but the dialer, find my phone, contacts, camera and photo transfer I can confirm are working.

Edit: after a couple of different ideas, I still can't get notifications working on the stock software. If anyone set up a rommed watch, let me know if you have notifications.

peoples_flip · Apr 6, 2014

I've tried ATN Manager v1.2.3 for the notifications and it's been a success (I can't read the actual message but the notification is sent to the gear)

Just make sure you go into settings > security > notification access > make sure ATN Manager is check marked

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jbeitel · Apr 10, 2014

so i setup my M8 phone just like described in the op, my watch has the latest firmware, i try to sync and it pairs it and then tries to connect but it wont connect. I read some other forums that said you need gear manager stub in /system/app. Is that true? anyone have it? Also when I first launch the software it wants to update a gear manager plugin 1 and something else. Am i suppose to let these update? I am not sure how to get around them. Any help would be great. Thanks guys. Would really love this to work.

jeremy.martinus · Apr 12, 2014

Thanks for this timely thread. I just got my M8 and an eager to connect it to my Gear. Can you please tell me how I can get the gear manager apks you mentioned? My S4 had already been sold.

vickysud · Apr 14, 2014

Gear fit works with M8

http://9to5google.com/2014/04/12/how-to-use-samsungs-gear-fit-smartwatch-with-other-android-devices/

We have also learned that an initial update of the Gear Fit may be necessary to get this method working. This Gear Fit must be updated with a compatible Samsung device or the Gear Manager app could have trouble connecting with it during the setup process on an unsupported device.

andrewnelson · Apr 15, 2014

Gear fit works with M8

TheEndGame7 · Apr 29, 2014

OP, can I ask you if you were on just a Stock Rooted Rom or which Custom Rom you used while connecting the Gear?

cosanostra2000 · May 10, 2014

gear works on htc one m8 !

hey guys gear 2 works with my htc except the music control and the weather app, also i cant install samsung apps , does anybody has a solution for this because i want to install watch styler but it doesnt seem to work when its been downloaded from gearfaces.com or any other apk found on the internet

barondebxl · May 12, 2014

This is awesome news, I'm picking up an M8 Wednesday and i really wanted the gear 2 with it.

Sent from my SM-G900F/T/I/M/P/W8 using Tapatalk

@home · May 12, 2014

Does Gmail & Whatsapp notifications work?

To answer my own question...no it doesn't waste of time.

barondebxl · May 14, 2014

Check out this video guys, very helpful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl9HY773eL4&list=FLa5_8c_CAm-CudT2_hmdawg

sn707 · May 14, 2014

Thanks to this thread I wanted to give it a shot.

I have a Gear 2 Neo and got it working with my M8 in pretty simple way.

Gear Manger .apk the latest from here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2593066

Install the .apk and run through the setup. It will install a bunch of apks and ask to reset the Gear 2 Neo, but for me its all working great.

I did go into settings on the Gear 2 and check for the watch to be bluetooth visible. Other than that it was a snap.

I have an Factory Unlocked M8 on Att.

jaimeletelierhay · Jul 7, 2014

Will this work with the Galaxy Gear?? Not the Gear 2, the 2013 version. Was really hoping to get the notifications etc working on my m8 and gear watch. HELP!!

contraryrhombus · Jul 7, 2014

Hopefully this will work. Might have to give it a go with a demo gear at work before purchasing. Thanks for the great guide, and I'll be back if it does/doesn't work for me

baseball4355 · Jul 8, 2014

Having trouble getting this to work. Will try again later

swlion · Jul 22, 2014

watchfaces

sn707 said:
Thanks to this thread I wanted to give it a shot.

I have a Gear 2 Neo and got it working with my M8 in pretty simple way.

Gear Manger .apk the latest from here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2593066

Install the .apk and run through the setup. It will install a bunch of apks and ask to reset the Gear 2 Neo, but for me its all working great.

I did go into settings on the Gear 2 and check for the watch to be bluetooth visible. Other than that it was a snap.

I have an Factory Unlocked M8 on Att.

Hello, did you manage to change watch faces. i have linked gear with M8, however with watchfaces challenged. please advice.

thanks in advance
swlion

nedbull · Nov 14, 2014

Is this topic dead? The Gear Manager in the M8 works as in the Samsung? No bugs at all? I don't want to buy a Samsung just because of Galaxy Gear. Now I have a Sony SmartWatch 2 and it works as a charm with my M8... Why Samsung doesn't make the Gear for everyone?!

refuse2bstopped · Nov 23, 2014

Any more news or reports from anyone doing this?

zfdrj · Jan 8, 2015

Samsung Gear S and HTC One M8

I can't seem to get to the apk site. Any chance someone could mail the apk file to me at john@drjwhiteman.com? Thanks. DrJ

TecniDC · Feb 15, 2015

mstrblueskys said:
Hey Guys,

After some frustration, I can confirm that this method works for connecting the original Galaxy Gear with the HTC One (M8) no problem since it's running Bluetooth 4.0 LE, obviously with the Samsung apps limitations.

1. Download Gear Manager 1.6.111801 (com.samsung.android.app.watchmanager_1.6.111801.apk) (if you are on a page with a whole list of apks, don't lose it!)
2. Change extension from .apk to .zip
3. Transfer to your phone
(3.33 Make sure you have a file manager on your phone. I like Astro if you don't have one already)
(3.67 Make sure you have allowed installing from)
4. Open com.samsung.android.app.watchmanager_1.6.111801.zip
5. Navigate to assets>preInstallApks and install all the APK (there's something like 16 of them)
6. Navigate back to the original folder and rename com.samsung.android.app.watchmanager_1.6.111801.zip to com.samsung.android.app.watchmanager_1.6.111801.apk
7. Install com.samsung.android.app.watchmanager_1.6.111801.apk
8. Download Gear Manager 1.7.031004 and put it on the phone (com.samsung.android.app.watchmanager_1.7.031004.apk)
9. Run com.samsung.android.app.watchmanager_1.7.031004.apk
10. If your watch is brand new, you're going to have to update it to the newest software: google it.
11. At this point if your watch is on, your phone should start searching for it, and maybe find it. I rebooted my phone once while it was trying to connect and when I opened up Gear Manager, it requested a sync and boom, synced.

Hopefully this helps! Let me know if you have any questions.

Weather doesn't work as well as s-voice, obviously, nor does the media controller, but the dialer, find my phone, contacts, camera and photo transfer I can confirm are working.

Edit: after a couple of different ideas, I still can't get notifications working on the stock software. If anyone set up a rommed watch, let me know if you have notifications.

Hi,

mi Htc One M8(lollipop 5.0.1) does not work in my gear 2 neo.

Help and thanks

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