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Updating the Gear
The Gear can be updated to the latest software.
Updating via the Gear
The Gear can be updated without connecting it to your mobile device.
On your Gear, open the Apps screen, tap (
Settings
)
→
Gear info
→
Update Gear
software
.
This feature is available when your Gear is not connected to your mobile device.
Updating software via the Samsung Gear app
The Gear can be directly updated to the latest software by the firmware over-the-air (FOTA)
service.
1
Launch
Samsung Gear
on your mobile device.
2
Tap
SETTINGS
→
About Gear
→
Update Gear software
→
Download updates
manually
.
3
Read the on-screen information and tap
DOWNLOAD
.
The Gear will copy the updated software from your mobile device and restart.
To automatically check for available updates, tap the
Download updates
automatically
switch to activate it. Updates will be downloaded only when the
device is connected to a Wi-Fi network.