Gear IconX Plugin

This app allows you to use features when connected to a Gear IconX device.

Gear IconX Plugin - Enhance Your Audio Experience

"Gear IconX Plugin" is an Android app that enables users to access and manage device settings and features while connected to the Gear IconX wireless earbuds. This app requires the Samsung Gear application to function properly and allows functionalities such as music transmission, voice notifications, and device status viewing. It requests essential permissions to enhance user experience, particularly for notifications and storage. Update to Android 6.0 or later to configure app permissions effectively.

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App stats

By: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Users: 414,393

Rating: 4.00

(2,353)

Version: 2.3.18061462 (Last updated: 2018-06-21)

Creation date: 2016-06-20

Email: no*****@samsung.com

URLs: Privacy policy

Permissions

Device & app history: retrieve running apps

Calendar: read calendar events plus confidential information

Contacts: read your contacts

SMS: read your text messages (SMS or MMS)

Phone: read call log, read phone status and identity

Photos/Media/Files: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Storage: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Device ID & call information: read phone status and identity

Other:

Access keyguard secure storage
manage users
stop running apps
modify/delete internal media storage contents
modify secure system settings
view network connections
pair with Bluetooth devices
access Bluetooth settings
send sticky broadcast
full network access
change your audio settings
limit number of running processes
control vibration
prevent device from sleeping

Ranking

# 96,964 ▼ 171

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App summary

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The Gear IconX Manager allows you to use features such as device settings and status view when connected to a Gear IconX device.

This application does not work alone because this is a component of the Samsung Gear application.

The Samsung Gear application has to be installed first for the Gear IconX application to operate normally.

※ Please allow the permissions of the Gear IconX Manager in Android Settings to use all the features in Android 6.0 or later.
Settings > Applications > Application manager > Gear IconX Manager > Permissions

※ Access rights information
The following permissions are required for the app service. For optional permissions, the default functionality of the service is turned on, but not allowed.

[Required Permissions]
- Phone: Purpose of checking the version update information of the device
- Storage space: Purpose of storing music in external storage to use music transmission function
- Schedule: Purpose of checking schedule contents for using voice notification function
- Contact: Purpose for checking contact information when receiving a call to use voice notification function
- SMS: Purpose for confirming SMS contents for voice notification

[Optional Permissions]
-None

If your system software version is lower than Android 6.0, please update the software to configure App permissions.
Previously allowed permissions can be reset on Apps menu in device settings after software update.

User reviews

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Pros

The app functions well when used with Samsung devices.
Connection setup is straightforward if the main Galaxy Wearable app is installed.

Cons

App frequently crashes or fails to open on non-Samsung devices.
Users face issues with the app not detecting or connecting to earbuds.
Lack of basic features like battery status and volume control.
App requires unnecessary permissions that infringe on user privacy.

Most mentioned

App crashes or fails to work properly.
Difficulties connecting earbuds, especially on non-Samsung devices.
Frustration with sound features like Ambient Sound not working.

User reviews

The app keeps crashing and will only allow me no matter how many times I try connect one side even with a reset you would think that Samsung would have it together by now as much as this item costs can you please fix the bugs on this app so that I can properly use my headset and give you five stars.

Kelly Parent, 2022-06-17

One problem is that the application for my phone, which is Xiaomi, does not work properly when I try to transfer the main handsfree from left to right, and it keeps telling me that it needs to be charged. Please help.