Samsung Galaxy A56 & Mares Genius
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G B
Oct 2, 2025, 2:19:36 AM (4 days ago) Oct 2
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Hi everyone
I recently replaced my Samsung A53 smartphone with a new A56. On the A53 the Mares Genius was recognized as a Bluetooth device and therefore acquired by Subsurface with which it was possible to download diving in the subsurface. With the A56 the Genius is not recognized as a bluetooth device (and this also happens for other devices such as Garmin's Venu2 smartwatch).
The owner programs (Garmin Connect for the Venu) and the Mares app for the Genius, however, reconconconces and interact regularly with the related devices. Subsurface connects to the Genius by activating the Bluetooth option, but is strangely identified and the connection does not work, as you can see from the screenshot attachments.
How can it be resolved?
Thank you
Giulio
I recently replaced my Samsung A53 smartphone with a new A56. On the A53 the Mares Genius was recognized as a Bluetooth device and therefore acquired by Subsurface with which it was possible to download diving in the subsurface. With the A56 the Genius is not recognized as a bluetooth device (and this also happens for other devices such as Garmin's Venu2 smartwatch).
The owner programs (Garmin Connect for the Venu) and the Mares app for the Genius, however, reconconconces and interact regularly with the related devices. Subsurface connects to the Genius by activating the Bluetooth option, but is strangely identified and the connection does not work, as you can see from the screenshot attachments.
How can it be resolved?
Thank you
Giulio
Jef Driesen
Oct 3, 2025, 3:18:09 AM (3 days ago) Oct 3
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On 2025-10-02 08:19, G B wrote:
> I recently replaced my Samsung A53 smartphone with a new A56. On the
> A53 the Mares Genius was recognized as a Bluetooth device and therefore
> acquired by Subsurface with which it was possible to download diving in
> the subsurface. With the A56 the Genius is not recognized as a
> bluetooth device (and this also happens for other devices such as
> Garmin's Venu2 smartwatch).
> The owner programs (Garmin Connect for the Venu) and the Mares app for
> the Genius, however, reconconconces and interact regularly with the
> related devices. Subsurface connects to the Genius by activating the
> Bluetooth option, but is strangely identified and the connection does
> not work, as you can see from the screenshot attachments.
> How can it be resolved?
In the screenshot, you're trying to connect to a bluetooth device that
> I recently replaced my Samsung A53 smartphone with a new A56. On the
> A53 the Mares Genius was recognized as a Bluetooth device and therefore
> acquired by Subsurface with which it was possible to download diving in
> the subsurface. With the A56 the Genius is not recognized as a
> bluetooth device (and this also happens for other devices such as
> Garmin's Venu2 smartwatch).
> The owner programs (Garmin Connect for the Venu) and the Mares app for
> the Genius, however, reconconconces and interact regularly with the
> related devices. Subsurface connects to the Genius by activating the
> Bluetooth option, but is strangely identified and the connection does
> not work, as you can see from the screenshot attachments.
> How can it be resolved?
isn't your dive computer. Based on the name "MY CAR", that's a car! So
no surprise downloading dives doesn't work.
The reason why your dive computer isn't found is probably this:
> BTDiscoveryReDiscover: localDevice A56 di Giulio is powered on,
> starting discovery
> starting BLE discovery
> ACCESS_COARSE|FINE_LOCATION permission available
> Search not possible due to turned off Location service
> device discovery received error Location service turned off. Search is
> not possible.
I suspect you didn't give subsurface the necessary permissions and
therefore it can't perform a bluetooth discovery and only shows you
paired bluetooth devices.
Jef
G B
Oct 3, 2025, 7:00:38 AM (3 days ago) Oct 3
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Well,'m happy!
I activated the position and now the genius connects and downloads perfectly.
In fact, the Mares app compulsorily requires the activation of the position before connecting. Perhaps a similar functionality even in subsurface could be useful!?
Thank you
I activated the position and now the genius connects and downloads perfectly.
In fact, the Mares app compulsorily requires the activation of the position before connecting. Perhaps a similar functionality even in subsurface could be useful!?
Thank you
Dear greetings
Giulio
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