Damn, finally. I've watched dozens of reviews of the Galaxy watch 5 and everyone was using it with a Samsung phone. They always were going like "If you don't pair it with a Samsung phone, you'll be missing some functions". And that was it. They weren't saying anything useful at all. Finally there is a video that explain what is missing on a non Samsung phone. Thank you.

This is exactly the kind of video I was looking for! I really appreciate you taking the time to detail exactly what is going to be missing, if anything. I'm really happy to see that the setup process was surprisingly painless

Great video Shane, as always. I used my GW4 on my Surface Duo 2. Glad you pointed out the ECG because that is the big one...another thing that didn't work for me was DO NOT DISTURB syncing. If you have DND on your phone, either by schedule or turning on manually, it doesn't sync with the watch...you also have to activate it on the watch. But other than that, it works great!

Thanks for your helpful and to-the-point videos. Whenever I ran Samsung Health on a non-Samsung phone (Pixels in my case), I found the Samsung Health app drained the battery more than any other app--it was always at the top of the battery list. I had a Watch 5 Pro for a short time and Health was 20% + of battery use for a day.

Great video! Exactly what I was looking for. I have now ordered the watch 5 and I'm very excited. Honestly, I can't bother about the ECG. However, if it was missing something as crucial as HR, I would definitely wouldn't have bought it. But it has everything I need from HR monitoring, all the exercises, sleep, body composition and all the neat features, so that's ideal for me.

Hello Shane. I've been using Surface Duo as my only phone, since it was released in September 2020. Upgraded to the Surface Duo 2 when it was released in October 2021. I've also had a Samsung Galaxy Watch paired with the Duo the entire time. I just upgraded to the Samsung Galaxy Watch5. The watch works great with the Duo. As PrototypeDC and Paulo Lavandeira mention, you can side load the Samsung Health Monitor app on the Duo, so you can utilize the ECG and Blood Pressure components. Pranob Mehrotra and Dante63 provide great instructions on XDA on how to add to a non-Samsung phone. Thank you for all the exceptional Surface Duo content you provide. Your videos have helped to elevate both knowledge and credibility of the Surface Duo as an outstanding option in the mobile marketplace.

Thats the video i need! I want to use it with my surface Duo. Thanks

Thanks for putting this video together. I just sent back my Pixel Watch and got a Galaxy Watch 5. Getting ready to set it up on my Pixel 7 Pro. Got a heck of a deal ordering the watch on the Samsung website. They gave me $75 bucks for my Apple Series 1 watch and because I had some questions I used the chat and got another $50 bucks off. Ended up paying $187. for the non pro model.

All I care about is receiving messages and tracking my steps. Other than that your video proves these watches can work to its full advantage. Thanks!

Hi Shane its possible to side load the health app its just more tricky you can do it through adb

And can you use samsung health app or it works with Google fit?

Any idea if the Route feature is available on non Samsung phones? I want to use my Pixel 6 with a Watch 5 Pro and really hope to have access to that feature.

Is it possible to use samsung pay on your watch while still using a non samsung phone??

It took me 20 hours to do my xiaomi mix fold 3.. finally had it done by trying different combinations of where OS and galaxy wearable

thank you.

Hey Shane... You can manage the camera app on the watch like a remote control? I can't connect each other. Tel me if you have the same problem.... Can we fix it?

Does that watch have any golf capabilities?

Sport function does it work

How about the productivity functions of the watch, for those of us who do not care anything about the fitness functions of the watch but are concerned with things like messaging, phone calls and alerts in general from apps etc ... I always get the LTE version so I can use it as a standalone device when needed. I am curious because I believe I am finally switching from a Z Fold to a Pixel Fold. Thank you!

How to setup Google assistance? On none samsung phone it can't conect phone with watch for Google assistance.

I've got a duo 1 and my worry is the Bluetooth connection. Sound cuts on my ear buds if I have my duo in my pocket and I step with the other foot and totally cuts out if I cover my phone with my hand while it's on my pocket which is absolutely ridiculous. Is the duo 2 much better with Bluetooth?

I hate that they disable ecg and its very hard to find information about this on the Samsung website.

I know this WAY OFF TOPIC... but maybe you or someone in the comments can give me a solution. Ive been unable to Swipe Up to open/clear recent apps. Maybe there is something in my Settings that I could have overlooked. Not to say that this happened from the September update, but It could be a mere coincidence.

I have Huawei nova se 10 and samsung smartwatch gt5.I tried everything and I cant pair.Can you have solution maybe. Its great watch and great phone and I cant pair it 😢

you can sideload SHM on none samsung devices to get BP and ECG working.

Samsung health app is in the google play store.

Did the google pay with nfc work fine with this Galaxy Watch 5 pro connected to non-samsung device?

Just bought my Galaxy Watch 5 Pro yesterday. What should I say? I'm super satisfied and at the same time super disappointed. I do love the design, display, form factor, band! Top! BUT I do not have Samsung Phone (Google Pixel 6a) and nobody shared that the WORKING PROFILE DOES NOT WORK WITH NON SAMSUNG PHONES! Bummer!!! :(((((( One of the reasons I bought this watch was to be connected during my work-time, which is 8-10 hours per day. I really need several app's notification to pop up on my wrist while I'm without my phone (such as Google Calendar, Slack, Gmail etc). Unfortunately this is not possible with SGW5 + non Samsung. I was googling a lot and haven't found any adequate solution to this "issue" (probably it's not an issue, but more like Samsung eco feature). So ... now I have 14 days to decide whether I'd return them back to store or get used to the watch without the work ... what a sad story ... @shane Craig, please consider adding this to your review, 'cause you have NOT mentioned it as well ...

I use a Garmin Marq Athlete, for the sole purpose of knowing it will work fully with all my devices, and I'm happy to say with all my android smartphones, OG Duo, galaxy Fold 4, Pixel 6 Pro it works flawlessly 👍🏻

can you do voice to text?

Hi bro but problm is Google play not working

How does it work with OnePlus Open?

hi, u forgot to mention wether u can control camera from ur watch wen connected to non samsung phone? not working wen connected to my oneplus..............pls help

Do the messages/email/Messenger notifications work with non-Samsung phones?

Can i use watch 5 pro with iphone 14 pro max?

I cant answer whatsapp on galaxy 5 pro pairing with asus rog 6 so sad

How about pairing with one plus 7

I have my watch 5 connected too my pixel 7 pro

What about calling and messages ?

Is it possible to activate mobile plan with pixel

I was really looking to buy one of these now I find out it won't do ECG that killed it for me I have a Oneplus phone.

If you are using Android Work Profile on your non-Samsung phone, you won't receive any notifications from work profile apps on your Galaxy Watch...

Its not working ...

I had my galaxy watch 4 classic, hooked up to a cheap moto G31, all software features and notifications worked like a charm. Living an active healthy lifestyle, I really wouldn’t want to bring my expensive Samsung phone, with me when mountain biking or kayaking. It’s important that the galaxy watches, can connect to other smartphones especially budget devices.

You should have been transparent and explained in the beginning that this will NOT work for ios. Seeing as you knew this already.

Samsung galaxy watch and Apple watch are both trash. I got a Huawei GT2 Pro and it doesn't get the nod simply because most KZfaqrs are biased. My GT2 Pro lasts for 1 week before it needs charging. Goodluck with Samsung and Apple.