If you love your Gear S2 smartwatch a lot, Samsung is just giving owners a reason to love it even more. The Korean tech giant has released a big update for the one year smartwatch which brings it on par with the Gear S3 in terms of functionality.
For starters, Gear S2 owners can now download popular Gear S3 watch faces from the Galaxy App store plus the new Reminders and Alti-Barometer apps.
The rotating bezel gets revamped too. Smartwatch owners can now use it to accept or reject calls, dismiss alarms and notifications. To accept a call you need to turn the bezel clockwise and to reject counter clockwise.
Moving along, the new update bestows handwriting capabilities on the Gear 2. Users can use their fingers to write in Korean, Chinese or English. 180 new emojis have made it on the smartwatch and there's the option to dictate messages (or just text in general) via voice.
S Health has also been overhauled now allowing the older watch to recognize more activities including running, walking, cycling, elliptical and rowing machine. The wearable can now start counting reps for repetitive exercise like squats, lunges, crunches and star jumps.
A new Stretching Guide option has been inserted into the Inactive Time Alert, so from now on the watch will suggest some stretching if it detects users have been inactive for long.
Samsung also added support for third-party widgets for apps like Yelp, Uber and USA Today and is giving access to new games including Stack and Monster Vampire.
Samsung also wants Gear S2 users to be safe, so it has added location tracing support. Now users can send out SOS messages by pressing the device's home button 3 times. Designated contacts will automatically receive the watch owner's exact location via location-sharing app Glympse.
The update started rolling in major markets on December 5, but will spread across the globe in the upcoming weeks. So keep your Gear 2 ready and charged.
[Samsung]
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