Thursday, October 10, 2013

Android apps on the Galaxy Gear - Computer World (press release)

Maciej Kasica
10 October 2013 16:45

To do this in the settings smartwacha enable the “USB Debug” Galaxy Gear connect to your computer. Then the device is detected by the computer just run ADB (Android Debug Bridge), which is part of the Android SDK (Software Development Kit). Now to install the application you need only file. Apk, enter the terminal in the appropriate folder and type the command “ADB install [filename].” After a few seconds the application icon should be visible among the applications available on smartwatchu.

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photo Samsung

In the same way using the command “push” you can upload files to the memory Gear.

Gear not install applications from Google such as YouTube and Gmail. Specifications smart watch does not allow the use of demanding applications. Processor clocked at 800 MHz and 512 MB of RAM is unfortunately not, but most simple applications should quietly deal with.

final limitation is the lack of access to the internet Gear. Connection to the network is possible only by the application Galaxy Gear Manager. However, this does not allow the use of the Internet is installed in the above described application. You will not see so Gearze the mobile computer world, or listen to music via Spotify. The media is still available if exposed to memory.

Gear is a controversial device. For some, hailed as the first true smartwachem. For others blamed for a large number of limitations and drawbacks. Among the largest of which is to work only with Samsung devices (currently only the Galaxy Note III and Galaxy Note 10.1).

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