Photos Viewer Companion

This is companion app for Photos Viewer installed on Samsung Gear smartwatches

Photos Viewer Companion for Samsung Gear

"Photos Viewer Companion" is a plugin for Android that enables seamless transfer of image files from your phone to Samsung Gear smartwatches. This app works alongside the Photos Viewer on your watch, allowing you to view photos with features like slideshow, fullscreen, zoom, and rotation. Transfer images easily by enabling Bluetooth, selecting photos on your phone, and choosing the Companion app to initiate the transfer. Ensure you're connected for a smooth experience.
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App stats

Users: 15,105
Rating: 1.56
(106)
Version: 1.3 (Last updated: 2020-08-10)
Creation date: 2016-07-12
Permissions
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
Other: pair with Bluetooth devices, access Bluetooth settings

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App summary

This is companion app for Photos Viewer installed on Samsung Gear smartwatches.

Photos Viewer Companion plugin for Android allows to send image files from a phone to a smartwatch.

Photos Viewer provides all common functions for photo viewers like slideshow, fullscreen, zoom, changing photo orientation etc.

How to transfer pictures from a phone to my watch?
Enable Bluetooth connection for your phone and watch. Open Photos Viewer on your watch. On the phone side select picture files like JPG, PNG etc, choose an option 'Share via', from the list of application choose Photos Viewer Companion. On the watch side you will see the transfer progress dialogue.

To check whether your phone is connected to your watch please open Photos Viewer on your watch, click an app logo icon or title area at top screen and find line 'Connected to phone'. Should be 'Yes'. If 'No' enable Bluetooth connection for the phone and the watch.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Google Play Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Good
Cons
  • Doesn't work on various devices (Gear S3, Gear Fit2)
  • App does not appear on phone
  • Difficult to use
  • Waste of time
  • Requires purchase for full functionality
Most mentioned
  • Doesn't work
  • Waste of time
  • Disappointed
User reviews
Difficult to use and not even working. Tried to change the wallpaper 3X. It was successful, but it's not showing in my watch.
by Vann S, 2020-12-19

Does not work!!
by mickey glantz, 2020-11-16

Rubbish
by A Google user, 2020-01-10
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