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Gear IconX Plugin on Windows Pc

Developed By: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

License: Free

Rating: 3,5/5 - 1.649 votes

Last Updated: April 17, 2024

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version	2.3.18061462
Size	7.6 MB
Release Date	July 30, 18
Category	Tools Apps
App Permissions: Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (18)]
What's New: Support Android 8.1 [see more]
Description from Developer: The Gear IconX Plugin allows you to use features such as device settings and status view when connected to a Gear IconX device. This application does not work alone because this i... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Gear IconX Plugin and install on Windows PC. Gear IconX Plugin is free Tools app, developed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.. Latest version of Gear IconX Plugin is 2.3.18061462, was released on 2018-07-30 (updated on 2024-04-17). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100,000. Overall rating of Gear IconX Plugin is 3,5. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 1,649 users, 502 users had rated it 5*, 904 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Gear IconX Plugin on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Gear IconX Plugin on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Gear IconX Plugin on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Install using BlueStacks
Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Gear IconX Plugin using BlueStacks

Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
Once installed, click "Gear IconX Plugin" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Gear IconX Plugin on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Gear IconX Plugin" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 2.3.18061462 , 2.3.17121962 , 2.2.17032962 , 2.2.16102062 , 2.0.16081651.

Download Gear IconX Plugin 2.3.18061462 on Windows PC – 7.6 MB

Download Gear IconX Plugin 2.3.17121962 on Windows PC – 7.5 MB

Download Gear IconX Plugin 2.2.17032962 on Windows PC – 7.5 MB

Download Gear IconX Plugin 2.2.16102062 on Windows PC – 7.4 MB

Download Gear IconX Plugin 2.0.16081651 on Windows PC – 7.4 MB

The Gear IconX Plugin allows you to use features such as device settings and status view when connected to a Gear IconX device.

This application does not work alone because this is a component of the Samsung Gear application.

The Samsung Gear application has to be installed first for the Gear IconX application to operate normally.

※ Please allow the permissions of the Gear IconX Plugin in Android Settings to use all the features in Android 6.0 or later.
Settings > Applications > Application manager > Gear IconX Plugin > Permissions

※ Access rights information
The following permissions are required for the app service. For optional permissions, the default functionality of the service is turned on, but not allowed.

[Required Permissions]
- Phone: Purpose of checking the version update information of the device
- Storage space: Purpose of storing music in external storage to use music transmission function
- Schedule: Purpose of checking schedule contents for using voice notification function
- Contact: Purpose for checking contact information when receiving a call to use voice notification function
- SMS: Purpose for confirming SMS contents for voice notification

[Optional Permissions]
-None

If your system software version is lower than Android 6.0, please update the software to configure App permissions.
Previously allowed permissions can be reset on Apps menu in device settings after software update.

Support Android 8.1

Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to set the maximum number of (not needed] application processes that can be running.
This constant was deprecated in API level 21. No longer enforced.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read or write the secure system settings.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.
Allows an application to read the user's calendar data.
Allows an application to read the user's contacts data.
Allows an application to read SMS messages.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
Allows an application to broadcast sticky intents.
Allows an application to modify global audio settings.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows an application to read the user's call log.
Allows an application to read from external storage.