Gear Fit Navigation
Note:
- Supports horizontal and vertical layout
- Additional to the text it shows icons for left, right, continue, highway exit and u-turn.
- Option to vibrate
- This application only works on devices which have Gear Fit Manager.
How to use:
- Install Gear Fit Manager and connect with your Gear Fit device.
- Download and install this Gear Fit Navigation app.
- Start Gear Fit Navigation app on your phone.
- Allow the app to read notifications. (Go to: Settings > Security > Notification Access and enable Gear Fit Navigation). Then restart the app.
- Start Google Maps Navigation and messages and direction icon will be pushed to your smartwatch.
Troubleshooting
- If the app still only shows the "waiting" message, please ensure that maps notifications are activated and displayed on your phone (Go to: Settings > More > Applications > Maps and enable "Show notifications").
- Restart smartphone AND Gear Fit
- Uninstall and reinstall the app
For non-samsung smartphone users: Gear Fit officially only works with Samsung smartphones. However GearFitManager version 1.108 works as well on phones as with this app, so we recommend to use version 1.108 if you have problems.
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Category : Maps & Navigation
Reviews (29)
Very helpful, 5 stars if it hadnt stopped working a few months after installing. It keeps on crashing whenever i try to open it saying "app has stopped working".
Was really excited about this app, but it would not even open (system error message notified me there is a bug). Requested a refund immediately.
Doesn't show direction icons. Simply shows Destination and ETA. Uninstalling. Not worth the money. Want refund
installed and set up permission and notification settings. watch says where going and ETA and that's it. no turn info. garbage
The app keeps crashing never works
I drive a motorcycle and this app is great. I don't have to mount my phone on the handlebars and risk is falling off. My phone is safe and secure in my saddlebag where it can be charged at the same time. The screen staying on all the time cuts into life, but I keep a spare battery pack to recharge it while stopped for meal breaks. Also, I only use it when needed. As an example; I don't need it to tell me about a turn in 50 miles, so I turn the screen off by pressing the power button. I reactivate it when I arrive at the city, and use the directions then in the last 10 miles of the journey. Saves battery power.
i ran the app on the gear fit as instructed then open the google navigator and select a route but directions are not sent to the gear fit. it just says its waiting for the phone to communicate with the gear fit. notifications enabled but still no luck. no support, does not work samsung s5
Dont work on gear fit 2 I got this app before reading what watch it was for. My fault
I paid and downloaded but I can't use it due to a constant error message
Force closes all the time! Where the hell is the refund botton?
Works really well love it
Diesnt work with Android N
not working i hate it
Cool now works with the latest google maps.. But please allow to set a distance for the vibration.. 100meters is too short!
Doesn't vibrate like it says it does so you don't know when your turning is coming up. I bought this for cycling and I can only use it when the sound is on on my phone. Making this app pointless and a waste of money. Screen stays on when it would be better if it light up and vibrated when approaching turning. Please fix and update as I feel like I have been robbed.
As noted in other reviews, it would be nice if there great fit dimmed between navigation points. Also you have to have your mapping program in kilometers for the vibration alert to work. If this allowed the user to customize the units, threshold for alert, and dimming timeout I would give this 4 or 5 stars.
I was using this app on my gear fit everyday loved it, however now it just show ETA which I don't need please fix this problem quick, I am super disappointed that it has changed. I need turn by turn like it used to be not anymore. Does not work with Samsung Galaxy S5!!!
Be great if the vibrate feature worked. Added bonus would be to force Fit's display brightness to 'outdoor mode'
It works well. vibration does not work to remind you of turns coming up. : (
Only work in the fiest time and It does not work in the second time and the next..next....time. The direction was not sent to my gear fit.
the fit kept "waiting for google maps navigation", and did not get past that, until I tried the full solution, instructions could've been a little clearer. Navigation and GPS within Google Maps needs to be activated before fit links.
Please development, if you are reading this, make the gear dim screen or switch off until a turn comes up in a few hundred meters and then switch off again.
It doesn't work even i click on setting it always quit from this APP
Drains battery, hit and miss notification / vibrations
It works but DOES NOT VIBRATE, it's kind of hard to be driving and focusing on your watch waiting for the next turn...this is a safety hazard. I missed a few turns due to this issue. PLEASE FIX!!!!
Always waiting at my note 4 5.1.1
Please fix the vibration and let it vibrate at 800 feet and 400 feet because if it vibrated at 100 feet you would get a vibrate when you were passing the street!
Vibration 100 meters prior to a turn? 100 m is not enough to react specially if driving in a highway.
This works very well for me when exploring (cycling) on my way home. However, i would like to see an option to add a speedometer in a similar manner you offer the time as an option. I don't know where you are most likely to read this: so i'll likely leave you an email as well. Speedometer would make this a perfect cycling computer for me, as i don't mount my phone to my bike.