The smartphone can be used for a Live View mode. However, during the test, there were times when only Bluetooth could be used, which led to really long transfer times. Wi-Fi Direct is particularly useful for this. Furthermore, the recordings from the smartphone and the camera are shown, so that they can easily be transferred between the two.

The App provides useful information about the memory usage and battery life of the camera. The GPS functionality of the smartphone can be used for geotagging videos. Firmware updates can be performed inside the App as well. The settings of the Gear 360 can be changed in the App. We do not know why Samsung has restricted the number of devices which run this App. The Samsung website allows users to download the APK to install the App, but it cannot be opened. This App can be installed from the Google Play Store, but only on the Galaxy models (S6, S6 Edge and Edge+, S7 and S7 Edge). The Android App Samsung Gear 360 Manager allows the user to control the camera via the smartphone. 3D Printing, 5G, Accessory, AI, Alder Lake, AMD, Android, Apple, ARM, Audio, Benchmark, Biotech, Business, Camera, Cannon Lake, Cezanne (Zen 3), Charts, Chinese Tech, Chromebook, Coffee Lake, Comet Lake, Console, Convertible / 2-in-1, Cryptocurrency, Cyberlaw, Deal, Desktop, E-Mobility, Education, Exclusive, Fail, Foldable, Gadget, Galaxy Note, Galaxy S, Gamecheck, Gaming, Geforce, Google Pixel, GPU, How To, Ice Lake, Intel, Intel Evo, Internet of Things (IoT), iOS, iPad, iPad Pro, iPhone, Jasper Lake, Lakefield, Laptop, Launch, Leaks / Rumors, Linux / Unix, List, Lucienne (Zen 2), MacBook, Mini PC, Monitor, MSI, OnePlus, Opinion, Phablet, Radeon, Raptor Lake, Renoir, Review Snippet, Rocket Lake, Ryzen (Zen), Science, Security, Single-Board Computer (SBC), Smart Home, Smartphone, Smartwatch, Software, Storage, Tablet, ThinkPad, Thunderbolt, Tiger Lake, Touchscreen, Ultrabook, Virtual Reality (VR) / Augmented Reality (AR), Wearable, Wi-Fi 7, Windows, Workstation, XPS, Zen 3 (Vermeer), Zen 4

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