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You have to use the Wear OS app.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.wearable.app&hl=en_US
> Looks to me like it's FREE to download Wear OS.
Mate that's just the phone companion app. Again, you need to license the watch software from Google, and there's no precedent for them giving it to anyone but major manufacturers.
I don't mean to discourage you from trying this if you've got the money and time to burn, but this would be a hell of a lot harder than you're imagining.
There is no legit documentation that shows that OEMs have such granular control. I cannot prove something that doesn't exist.
The reason you're arguing along this line is because:
- You know you're wrong, and
- You can't provide ANY proof to your claim.
I've looked for evidence to back your claim. Doesn't exist. Because there's no evidence to show that OEMs can block specific app updates, there won't be a link talking about how they can't.
But there's one way to prove me wrong. An easy one. Go to the Play Store on a web browser. Go to the WearOS app link. In fact, here it is - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.wearable.app
From there, click Install/Installed. If the OEM could block the app update, your watch would show as greyed out with the message - "This item is not compatible with your device." And even then, that's more likely on the app developer than the OEM.
I get that message with my Nexus Player and Shield ATV (as the app isn't flagged as Android TV compatible). It's greyed out and shows "Your device already has this item installed" for my Pixel 2 and EA Connected. And then I have one other phone where it's eligible to be installed.
There's the proof. Don't like it? Prove me wrong.
- Do
- you
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- Android Wear
- app
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- phone?
Have you tried the basics like performing a factory reset or reinstalling your watch's firmware? Usually the microphone will listen for your words, and once you stop talking send off whatever you have said to be converted into text. However if you are in a noisy environment when using the microphone it sometimes can't distinguish between your voice and the background noise so it will continue to listen. If your watch continues to listen long after you have finished talking and you are not in a noisy environment that seems like a good indication that your mic isn't working properly.
Also, just fyi whenever you post a new thread there is a "formatting help" link below the text box that shows you how to format text including how to make lists. In order for your list to be formatted as a list, there needs to be two carriage returns after the preceding line of text.
> Wear
The Android Wear App (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.wearable.app&hl=en) is proprietary. Though we can try to make an open source alternative by sniffing the Bluetooth traffic and reversing the app (but I am not very good at that, I can do the Java bits though). There aren't any dedicated Android Wear devices on F-Droid yet, though I was working on making F-Droid Wear compatible. That said If we can get a non-proprietary Wear link app we can get developers to make FOSS versions of existing and new innovative apps.
Here are the prerequisites to have "actionable notifications" like reply on Android:
- Android version > 4.3
- Android Wear must be installed (no need to go through the setup, just have the app installed)
- The app must have Android Wear capabilities
I don't use Facebook Messenger so I'm not sure if it has those capabilities, but I know I do have that in Hangouts.
SW1/2 were not Android Wear. The companion apps were purpose built for those models.
All Android Wear watches need the Standard from Google Android Wear companion app. use that.
FYI. this one:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.wearable.app
Just install the wear os app, though its nearly useless for the watch 4. But camera connects after that.
Please use search. Its discussed many times before.
I have a Pixel. My camera works fine. I searched the subs and found that you need to install the Wear OS app on your phone. Fixed my issue just fine.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.wearable.app
>Google's Wear OS app
Yes. This one: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.wearable.app&hl=en_US&gl=US
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Just have it installed, even though you cant add your watch to it. Just keep it installed on your phone.
Wait, this person solved it! I installed the Wear OS app by Google and now it's working perfectly fine. Didn't even set anything up in the app, just installed it and opened it, but didn't go through the setup process.
Link for us lazy people: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.wearable.app
It has been there for years. Internet Archive says "smartwatch" has been in the app name since before it was called Wear OS: https://web.archive.org/web/20160911135518/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.wearable.app
No. This has been the terrible name of the play listing for probably 2 years now. There's even archives of the page.
The Play Store listing has been called "Wear OS by Google Smartwatch" for a very long time, pretty sure it's been this way since the Wear OS rebranding itself.
Here's the Play Store listing from back in 2018 with the same app title: https://web.archive.org/web/20181126133931/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.wearable.app
WearOS will work as well on Samsung as it would on any other Android phone since Samsung phones run Android (save for the few Z-series phones, which seem to have been discontinued). You just install the Wear OS app and pair the watch with the phone.
I don't see any reason why an S3/Galaxy Watch wouldn't work with Android since you just install the Galaxy Wearable app which manages the device, and the phone just communicates with the device via bluetooth.
It's how google roll, unfortunately. Look at the reviews and complaints on Android Wear:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.wearable.app
Look how old those complaints are. Now consider how Android Wear 2.0 came out with almost no significant changes, while their manufacturers abandon the system or replace it with their own system that works better.
Google are TERRIBLE at product support and follow-through :(
I guess it works with android because they have large companies screaming at them, or something. Lowly customers? Can't even get an answer on a support forum :/
Open the Android Wear App on your phone, select the "Stock Watch" Watchface, wait 1-2 seconds, click on the settings icon Screenshot
- Android Wear- So my Moto 360 works.
- Cerberus- For security, if it gets stolen.
- Chrome Beta- AOSP browser sucks, Data Saver, and sharing tabs between devices is neat.
- CpuTemp- I like seeing exactly how face-meltingly hot my phone is.
- ES File Explorer- Best File Explorer I've used.
- Facer- I like custom watchfaces.
- Google Keep- Quick note taking between devices is very useful.
- Google Now Launcher (if not pre-installed)- I like swiping left for Google Now on my home screen, and I don't need the customizability of Nova Launcher.
- Google Opinion Rewards- Answering truthfully on all my surveys since November 2013 has net me $36.24 in Play Store credit.
- Google Translate- As crappy as Google Translate can be, nothing else really compares.
- Google Wallet- In case I ever come across an NFC-enabled register.
- Inbox by Gmail- So much better than Gmail.
- Kik- Some of my friends only have wifi-only devices, so this is the easiest way to keep in contact with them.
- Mobile Metronome- I'm a band student. This metronome has the most functionality.
- Pushbullet- So useful for sending files between all my devices.
- QuickPic- Why do people still use the AOSP gallery when QuickPic exists?
- reddit is fun golden platinum- I've used all the Reddit apps for Android, and this one is the one I like the best.
- Rocket Player- For offline music playback.
- Secret Agent Watchface- By far my favorite watch face on Android Wear. Looks so good with the black Moto 360.
- Spotify- I have T-Mobile, so music streaming doesn't count towards my data usage. Might as well take advantage of that.
- SwiftKey- I've used it since my first Android phone, so it knows my typing style extremely well by now.
- Taco Bell Mobile Ordering- I kinda sorta might like Taco Bell a lot.
- Textra- Fastest and most aesthetically pleasing SMS app I've used.
- WatchMaker- Unfortunately, not everyone makes watch faces for facer, so this one is needed to use some of the faces I like.
- Wear Mini Launcher- I don't like not having a quickly-accessible app drawer or toggles, this fixes that.
The Wear OS app. The app that you use to pair other non-samsung smartwatches to your phone. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.wearable.app
You have to install the Android Wear app. You don't have to open it or anything, just install it.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.wearable.app&hl=en
Found it easy on Google play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.wearable.app
I ask because the Play Store shows the app in light mode, which I've never seen before!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.wearable.app
Actually yes. Archive link from mid-2019.
nope, has said this in multiple places for months.
Ah, okay i see. Though in case, this does not work, and is also not what Strava writes on their website:
>https://support.strava.com/hc/en-us/articles/216919297-Android-Wear-and-Strava
Set up Strava on your Android Wear 2.0 device:
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- On your phone, install the Android Wear companion app. (Which points to the Google Wear App with which one sets up their watch)
- On your watch, download the Strava Wear app (Which i can not find when i search the play store on the watch)
- Open the Strava app on your watch. You will be prompted (on your phone) to authorize Strava for Android Wear to connect to Strava.
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I think i may be better off asking on the strava subreddit, i just thought that maybe i miss something basicly, like geo restrictions or other stuff. It seems this may be more concerning the special case of strava, opposed to generic Wear OS behaviour.
Thanks so far,
Greetings
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EDIT: Additional confirmation: In the phone app when connecting a Wear OS Watch, it clearly says i need to download it seperately on the watch and set it up there.
Now why in hell is the strava app not in the play store on my Wear OS? Has anyone else here the same problem (with this or other apps)? What can be the problem? Geo-Restriction?
Anyway, i will ask on the Strava sub and update this here when i find some clues or get the solution.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.wearable.app
is this what you're looking for?
From the Google Wear app, tap the three-dot menu in the top right and then "Take wearable screenshot."
It looks like we are not alone guys, check the reviews in the official store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.wearable.app&hl=en
Hi how are you? did you install the wear os app? you also need the mobvoi app.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.wearable.app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobvoi.companion.aw
Looks to me like it's FREE to download Wear OS. I think once a design is implemented you can print out the IC board for like 5 bucks for ten, then it's just a matter of sourcing the components, which I'm sure China would gladly supply., Heck, why not even do a tear down and see what's really in the guts?
The point is that if we as a group can figure this out, then we can open source everything and give DIY'ers something useful to make. I'm not saying we should sell the output - just give it away!