SAMSUNG GEAR S3 Posts on XDA

Developer brings Wear OS to the ancient Samsung Gear S3

Developer brings Wear OS to the ancient Samsung Gear S3

May 17, 2022
The skill of aftermarket developers in the Android modding scene is often incredibly impressive, especially when it comes to getting hardware to do things it shouldn’t. This time, one modder managed to get Google's Wear OS booted on the Samsung Gear S3 — a Tizen-based smartwatch released back in 2016! Despite effectively being obsolete at this...
Samsung Gear S3 and Gear Sport gain Bixby support and some Galaxy Watch Active 2 features

Samsung Gear S3 and Gear Sport gain Bixby support and some Galaxy Watch Active 2 features

May 12, 2020
It's always nice to start the day with a new update on your old gadget. That's exactly what Samsung Gear S3 and Gear Sport users are waking up to today (myself included). The update finally replaces the ancient S Voice voice assistant with Bixby and adds a few features from the Galaxy Watch Active 2. S...
Samsung rolls out One UI for the Galaxy Watch, Gear S3, and Gear Sport with improved workout tracking, new watch faces

Samsung rolls out One UI for the Galaxy Watch, Gear S3, and Gear Sport with improved workout tracking, new watch faces

May 21, 2019
Until recently, the software experience on Samsung devices came up short of the hardware, forcing many users to seek unofficial mods and custom ROMs to improve the experience. Last year, the company acknowledged this as feedback and completely overhauled the UI, which incepted Samsung's One UI. The One UI, based on Android 9.o Pie, reimagines...
App brings Amazon Alexa to the Samsung Galaxy Watch, Gear Sport, and Gear S3

App brings Amazon Alexa to the Samsung Galaxy Watch, Gear Sport, and Gear S3

February 18, 2019
When it comes to wearables, Samsung's smartwatches are popular contenders behind the Apple Watch. While Samsung's Galaxy Watch and Gear S3 series of smartwatches offer great functionality, they all come with Bixby as the preloaded virtual assistant. This, in turn, has disappointed many users who are not happy with Bixby's performance compared to other digital...
Samsung is rolling out Tizen 4 to the Samsung Gear S3 and Gear Sport smartwatches

Samsung is rolling out Tizen 4 to the Samsung Gear S3 and Gear Sport smartwatches

January 21, 2019
The rest of the world may have forgotten about smartwatches, but Samsung has not, so far. The company is treating its customers to a new software update as it has begun rolling out Tizen 4 to the Samsung Gear S3 Classic, Gear S3 Frontier and Gear Sport smartwatches. This new update comes with the version number R760XXU2DSA1/R760OXA2DSA1...
Samsung Gear S4 may have a bigger battery than the Gear S3 and come in a new gold color

Samsung Gear S4 may have a bigger battery than the Gear S3 and come in a new gold color

June 13, 2018
Many people had high hopes on the back of the smartwatch industry with even popular mechanical watchmakers jumping on board to test the waters. Customers interested in smartwatches have had multiple choices when it comes to which platform they went for. Pebble was one of the first, but then Google, Samsung, and even Apple stepped...
Samsung’s Gear S3 Value Pack Updates the Classic and the Frontier to Tizen 3.0.0.1 and More

Samsung’s Gear S3 Value Pack Updates the Classic and the Frontier to Tizen 3.0.0.1 and More

November 21, 2017
It was recently reported that the top 5 spots of the global wearable market for Q3 2017 included Apple, Xiaomi, Fitbit, Huawei and Samsung. Samsung may have been at the bottom of this list but they still shipped one smartwatch for every 23 Galaxy flagship smartphones during the quarter. Samsung is still more confident in...
Samsung Unveils the Gear S3 Smartwatch at IFA 2016

Samsung Unveils the Gear S3 Smartwatch at IFA 2016

August 31, 2016
It's raining smartwatches at IFA 2016. First, ASUS took the wraps off the ZenWatch 3, and now its Samsung's turn to do the same for its smartwatch. Meet the new Samsung Gear S3. With the Gear S3, Samsung took the best parts of the Gear S2 and thankfully, left them largely untouched. So you still have a...