Gear S2 (Gear Manager) works on non-TouchWiz Roms(CM, RR, Lineage etc)

[msahin061]

Hello,
I have a Gear s2 smartwatch and i was using it with my original TW (TouchWiz) Rom.
But You know TW is very heavy and battery eater rom like a monster.
So I was trying another lightweight roms like Resurrection Remix, Lineage OS etc.
But the Gear Manager app says met that “your phone's operating system has been changed in an unauthorized way…”
So i search and find this for fixing to work gear manager on other OS which is not TW.

First of all, I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards


Lets go:
After flashing a new rom to our device, gear manager says like that "your phone's operating system has been changed ..."

For Fixing This:
1- Install that 5 apps newest versions to your phone(normal way or Titanium backup)
Samsung Gear, Gear S Plugin, Samsung Accesory Service, SASytemProviders, Samsung Billing
2- Open your file Explorer which has root Access and find build.prob file in root\system directory. Backup it on your sdcard. Be careful while editing this file
3- Then open build.prob file and find all “samsung” words to “htc”
4- IMPORTANT NOTE: Dont change This section ro.telephony.ril_class:SamsungExynosRIL (just leave it original)
5- Save it and restart your Phone.
Thats all
Now open Gear manager app and connect to your watch.
Worked OS: Resurrection Remix 5.8.5, Lineage OS 14.1

 

[thoughtless22]

I don't suppose you have the apks for these apps, or links? I'm currently having issues on my note 4 with Resurrection Remix 5.8.5. I installed some modded apks, but still having issues.

Thanks!

 

[AyaxSK]

Doesnt work. app not compatible ... GalaxyS5 (S520-f)

 

[Allen kao]

Hello,
I have a Gear s2 smartwatch and i was using it with my original TW (TouchWiz) Rom.
But You know TW is very heavy and battery eater rom like a monster.
So I was trying another lightweight roms like Resurrection Remix, Lineage OS etc.
But the Gear Manager app says met that “your phone's operating system has been changed in an unauthorized way…”
So i search and find this for fixing to work gear manager on other OS which is not TW.

First of all, I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards


Lets go:
After flashing a new rom to our device, gear manager says like that "your phone's operating system has been changed ..."

For Fixing This:
1- Install that 5 apps newest versions to your phone(normal way or Titanium backup)
Samsung Gear, Gear S Plugin, Samsung Accesory Service, SASytemProviders, Samsung Billing
2- Open your file Explorer which has root Access and find build.prob file in root\system directory. Backup it on your sdcard. Be careful while editing this file
3- Then open build.prob file and find all “samsung” words to “htc”
4- IMPORTANT NOTEont change This section ro.telephony.ril_class:SamsungExynosRIL (just leave it original)
5- Save it and restart your Phone.
Thats all
Now open Gear manager app and connect to your watch.
Worked OS: Resurrection Remix 5.8.5, Lineage OS 14.1

Use this way can run samsung gear but can not search gear 2 does anuone have solution

 

[Mohamadreza]

I'm on AospExtended ROM and try this but nothing happened and Gear manager keep saying modified OS..

 

[msahin061]

Hello again, i have a note 3 exynos version and Gear s2. Before i got the modified OS issue, then i edited the build.prob file and my problem solved.
Please read the instructions carrefully then edit the build.prob file. Most probably it will work.
And the last thing No need to say that "Your phone must be ROOTED"
BEST REGARDS

 

[TomMostly]

Super great tip!!

FANTASTIC!!
Was about to ditch my Gear S3...
:good:

 

[TheMadScientist]

you guys could download the app i listed in dev section to make gear work on any device regardless of os and ram limitations

 

[Bobdrux]

In case anybody has the same problem, this thread solved all of my issues. I have a Nexus 5 with lineage OS, and I could not get google play store to install the app. It didn't show up in play store on my phone, and online it said the app wasn't available for my device.

Fortunately [B @j to the 4n[/B] has made resigned versions of all three necessary apps (gear plugin, samsung health, samsung accessories) - and the Samsung Gear S3 is working flawlessly again.

https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...d-samsung-gear-app-android-n-samsung-t3547035
And a direct link to the drive folder, just in case: https://goo.gl/WjqOhv
Mirror 1, mirror 2

Thank you very much @j to the 4n.

 

[DarkK1d]

Dude..... You are a legend ???????????? it worked for me.