Can the Samsung Gear S3 be connected to an iPhone?

The Samsung Gear S3 is practically Samsung's counterpart to Apple's Apple Watch. Even though it is not actually intended, the devices can be connected to each other and to different operating systems. So now you can also use the Gear S3 together with an iPhone.

Connecting the Samsung Gear S3: Preparing for pairing

Before you can pair the watch with your iPhone, there are a few things to consider. To avoid problems, a good preparation is needed.

1. Update the iOS version on your iPhone to at least iOS 9.0.
2. Further, go to the settings of your smartphone and activate the Bluetooth function there.
3. Now go to the App Store, search for Samsung Gear S and install the app on your iPhone.
4. Once the program is installed, launch it and tap "Connect to Gear".

Set up Samsung Gear S3 on iPhone

1. Now that automatically searched for available devices and then connected your Gear S3 with the appropriate code, it goes to the setup.
2. Now you can select within the app functions that should be available on the clock.
3. Bei diversen Optionen wird auf die Nutzungsbedingungen hingewiesen, die Sie bestätigen müssen.
4. Sobald alles festgestellt wurde, können Sie mit der Individualisierung Ihrer Uhr beginnen und beispielsweise ein neues Ziffernblatt einstellen oder andere Themes nutzen.