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Just as with the Gear Fit2 and both Gear S2 versions, Samsung also uses in both Gear S3 versions the Tizen operating system. According to Samsung, there are now 10,000 apps for Samsung’s smartwatch platform. For the Gear S3’s software there are some improvements, such as that you can now install apps even directly from the smartwatch. This should avoid the need to use the companion smartphone app.
Untouched is the way you navigate through menus. Thanks to the touchscreen’s bezel and the physical buttons, from my perspective, the Samsung Gear S3 is easier to operate than its predecessor. Samsung’s version of Tizen for the Gear S3 is so well adapted that you hardly need a manual to find your way around.
Of course, all new sensors have been paired with the new version of Tizen, so you can now evaluate numerous fitness metrics. Also differences in height can now be displayed thanks to a barometer, as well as your current speed of movement.
Interesting is also the possibility of an emergency call along with position information. If you are in need, then you can activate this by triple pressing the lower button and position data will be sent.
Also new is the ability to execute calls using the built-in microphone and speaker. Whether one would actually want to do this in public is questionable. But at least in the ‘digital home’, this feature is convenient because your smartphone does not need to be taken in hand.
It is also good that Samsung allows the Gear S3 to be paired with Android smartphones from other manufacturers. If you use an iPhone, in the future you could also use a Samsung Gear S3 instead of an Apple Watch. The corresponding iOS app has recently been buildt in South Korea for beta testing. Once this preliminary test has been concluded, a release of the iOS app is theoretically no more of an obstacle.
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