Whilst this process doesn’t really resolve the device’s other flaws, this does however open up the Gear Fit to more possibilities and takes away the biggest obstacle in making the Gear Fit a success. Theoretically however, any device running Android 4.3 or higher could also support it, but features and the ability to support them may vary from device to device. It has only been tested on the Nexus 5, the HTC One M7, and the HTC One M8 whilst there are rumours and whispers that this process can also be supported by Sony Xperia Z1 Compact. The below video show you how to use Samsung’s Gear Fit with other Android Devices:įor now, the list of devices known to work with the Gear Fit via this process is quite small. Lastly the ability to reply to some notifications directly from the Gear Fit without having to get out your phone are also unable to work with non-Samsung devices. Another is the location-based functions are also absent since they make use of Samsung’s proprietary API. For example, any features or apps that require you to sign up for a Samsung account, particularly S Health features, unfortunately don’t work. Most of the features work through this process including the ability to change the Gear Fit’s background and the Find My Phone utility, but, of course, there are some that don’t. Pairing the Gear Fit to your device is done through Bluetooth and setting up the Gear Fit’s features is practically the same as any other Samsung device, like turning on Notifications for various apps. Simply side-load the Gear Manager and Gear Fitness APKs on the smartphone and you should be good to go. The process to make the Gear Fit work on other manufacturer’s devices is quite straight-forward.
The trick is to download and install two Gear-specific APKs which you can find below. However the folks over at Android Community have recently found that the Gear Fit, like the Galaxy Gear before it, is able to work with some other devices, albeit to a limited extent.
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