Gear S3 alert when phone not found

[Swifty]

Does the Gear S3 alert me when it can't connect to the phone? 

If so, can you  stop it doing this overnight, or when the watch is not being worn?

Can you make the alarms louder or more persistent if the watch is outside a certain perimiter?

I'm getting old, and occasionally find I've not taken my phone with me. It's only going to get worse. 

I have a app on my phone which can be programmed to do various things when certain conditions apply. So sounding an alarm when I went more than 20 metres from my house would do the trick, if I hadn't just left  my phone behind.

The author of the app solicited for enhancements. I requested two:

1. A reminder of what you were about to do when you suddenly found yourself in a different room.

2. A warning that you'd just gone out the front door, to go shopping, but you'd left  your wallet behind.

Their response? "It will be in  the next release sir!". Don't you just love developers with a sense of humour?

[JayL]

Hi Swifty,

My s3 vibrates twice when i get out of bluetooth range, a watch then appears at the top of the S3. This watch is to tell me that there is no connection and my watch is just a watch. That reminds me if i have left my phone at home.

To turn this on: - Go to 'Setting' on your S3 > 'Connections' > then turn on 'Alerts Recieve BT disconnection alerts.'

Let me know if you need anymore help.

[Swifty]

Thanks for letting me know about the alert. I usually turn my phone off overnight, so I'd have to turn the S3 off as well to avoid getting spurious alerts. Is that about right? Or does the S3 alert once, then fall silent?
I sleep badly enough already, without getting nagged by my watch just as I'm nodding off!

[JayL · Accepted solution]

It only alerts you once, then goes back to sleep.

[Swifty]

Just what I was hoping for; order submitted.

Thank you for your help.

[JayL]

No problem pal, you wont be disappointed!

[Swifty]

I get the vibrating alert, and the watch picture appears at the top of the display. Thanks.
But now I'm likely to miss these warnings, for example, if I leave the house in a hurry. Or when I take the dog for a walk (he gets excited, and barks a lot)
Is there a way to get a noisier alert, or a larger effect on the display? Of course, such alerts should be suppressed if I'm not wearing the watch (the "always on display" turns off when it's not being worn, for example)

[GilbertGriz]

What is the name of the app or does this come std on the S3?  I am an iPhone guy now but considering switching teams.  I to am getting older and I put my phone down sometimes. I need something that will remind me to go back and get it BEFORE I get to far away. Thanks, GG

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@JayL wrote:
Hi Swifty,

My s3 vibrates twice when i get out of bluetooth range, a watch then appears at the top of the S3. This watch is to tell me that there is no connection and my watch is just a watch. That reminds me if i have left my phone at home.

To turn this on: - Go to 'Setting' on your S3 > 'Connections' > then turn on 'Alerts Recieve BT disconnection alerts.'

Let me know if you need anymore help.

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[JayL]

It's not an app, it's an inbuilt feature...

"To turn this on: - Go to 'Setting' on your S3 > 'Connections' > then turn on 'Alerts Recieve BT disconnection alerts.'"

[GKA10]

I wish there is option for extended alarm.  The current alert is so short where I didn't notice most of the time . It would be nice to have this alert like timer alarm,  which I never missed.