After Tizen 3.0 Update Gear S3 Not Working? Here Is Solution
Samsung has rolled out new Tizen 3.0 software version on Gear S3 Frontier and Classic models. Now after updating latest firmware, users are complaining many bugs into it. It causes many serious problems into the Gear S3 smartwatches. Most Gear S3 users have raised their complaints on the forum & social media sites. Samsung has also confirmed there are some serious bugs into the Tizen 3.0.0.1 firmware update supposed to fix in coming days though it hasn’t mentioned any specific date to fix those software issues.
The main issue occured is most watches are crashing like hell. The softwares on smartwatch are not responding properly – results in force close. Other customers saw huge crashes into the watch faces. Most watch faces are not opening and some are come with glitches. It may be due to change in the programming & most developers haven’t updated their watch faces to latest version.
There is also problems found in opening & closing smartwatch and delay with the UI response. In the developer’s department many are complaining about not working of Gear Manager app & Gear Watch Designer tool.
These all problems can be fixed by just reseting your Gear S3. Yes, you heard right. To fix all the bugs & other problems make factory reset, apply restore and then everything will be all right. Right now this is the quick fix to all the causes. For permanent fixes you have to wait till Tizen Update comes from Samsung. Do you have any other concerns regarding new version then you can ask me in the comments box.
Madhav Biradar
Madhav Biradar started his career in technology back in 2011, where he covered mobile & gaming articles. He is an enthusiast in smartphone & wearable gadgets. In his free time, he likes to read about new tech gadgets and watch movies.
After the 3.0.0.1 update the title screen is flashing every couple seconds and the watch won’t start. I can get into the recovery screen and try a recovery but it just goes back to the flashing.
Doesn’t seem to fix the battery drain issues though!! 20% in the first hour!!! Same after a reset.
Spoke with Samung… they said send it in so they can analyse it.. asked how many people had done that already.. they said a ‘significant number’
Only done it since the upgrade. I’ll hold on for a patch!!
Thanks, that fixed the problem I was having, hopefully they have a follow up update soon for a more permanent fix.