Guide for Galaxy Watch Active2

Guide for Galaxy Watch Active2 is an unofficial user guide for the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 (2019, Tizen OS), with 15 step-by-step topics from first charge to settings.

Learn how to pair the Active2 with the Galaxy Wearable app, use the Touch bezel, track health and workouts, pay with Samsung Pay and fix common problems.

This is an unofficial guide, not affiliated with or endorsed by Samsung. It is a reading app with instructions; it does not connect to or control your watch.

Galaxy Watch Active2 guide: what you will learn

• Watch Features: Bixby, auto workout tracking, running coach, heart rate and sleep tracking

• Get Started and Charge: wear the watch and charge the battery

• Wireless PowerShare: charge the Active2 on the back of a Galaxy phone

• Galaxy Wearable App: connect the watch to your phone and manage it

• Navigation: the Touch bezel, keys, swipes and the screens of the watch

• Apps: open apps, auto open apps and install apps from Galaxy Store

• Bixby voice commands

• Samsung Pay on your wrist

• Music, Email and Phone: play music, read email, make and answer calls

• Health: Samsung Health, steps, heart rate, workouts and sleep

• Find My Phone or Watch

• Useful Tips: Good Night mode, Do Not Disturb, watch faces and more

• Settings

Help for every Galaxy Watch

• Which Galaxy Watch do I have? Find your model in Settings or by the model number on the back (Active2 is SM-R820 or SM-R830), with a timeline and comparison of every model

• Pairing problems: watch will not pair or keeps disconnecting

• Battery drain and charging, including which charger works with which watch

• Notifications not showing and Samsung Health not syncing

• Update, restart, back up and factory reset

• 26 hidden features and tips, with the watches each one works on

• Bands, fit and care

• FAQ: iPhone, other Android phones, ECG and blood pressure by country, and more

Upgraded to a newer watch?

The app also includes full guides for the Galaxy Watch4 and Watch4 Classic, Watch5 and Watch5 Pro, Watch6 and Watch6 Classic, Watch FE, Watch7, Watch Ultra, Watch8 and Watch8 Classic, Galaxy Watch9 and Watch Ultra2. They cover pairing, gestures, watch faces and tiles, Gemini, Samsung Health, sleep, workouts, Samsung Wallet, calls, music, SOS and battery tips.

Features

• Clear step-by-step instructions with photos and drawings of the buttons, gestures and screens

• Browse by topic, or search every guide at once

• The app remembers your watch for next time

• Clean, modern design with dark mode

• All guides are built into the app, so you can read offline, with no account needed

Who it is for

• Owners of a Galaxy Watch Active 2 who want to learn the basics or find a setting fast

• Anyone who bought a second-hand Active2 without a manual

• Active2 users whose watch will not pair, charge, sync or show notifications

The guides are based on Samsung's public user manuals and support information. Health features are not a medical device and vary by country. Features vary by model, region, carrier and software version.

Guide for Galaxy Watch Active2 is an unofficial guide and is not made by, affiliated with or endorsed by Samsung. Galaxy, Galaxy Watch, Samsung Health, Samsung Pay and Bixby are trademarks of Samsung Electronics.