Next, download the Gear Fitness app ( located here) and install it as well. First download the Gear Fit Manager ( located here) and sideload it onto your device. If you’re interested in testing out this method, there are a few things you need to do. Check out the video tutorial below for a full walk-through and demo. Unfortunately, this same method didn’t work with the Gear 2 or Gear 2 Neo, but we’ll take what we can get. The interesting part is, all that it took was sideloading a couple of apps onto a non-Galaxy device. It’s very likely that you’ll be able to get this to work on other Android devices though.
This doesn’t mean that KitKat is required, but it’s better to lay out all of the facts surrounding our experience. We haven’t had the opportunity to test this method on a wide variety of Android devices, but it’s important to note that both the HTC One M8 and M7 we’ve tested were running Android 4.4.2. We’ve learned that the Gear Fit can can function with almost 100 percent of its features on other Android devices such as the HTC One M8. Once again, Samsung is keeping its Gear line within the family, but luckily we’ve found a way around this small problem. According to Samsung, the Gear Fit will only work with 17 different Galaxy devices including the new Galaxy S5. Samsung’s Gear Fit smartwatch/fitness band is finally available online and in stores, but unfortunately, its Android compatibility is still very limited.
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