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That will hopefully be the first thing they undo with 2.1.
Anyway I believe Bubble Cloud Launcher has that option or will have that option soon, but there is one app that I know allows it:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appfour.wearlauncher
It isn't a perfect solution though..
Here's a direct link to the play store listing: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appfour.wearlauncher
Great job on the icon grid layout animation, I like how it fits the wear 2 list view animation :D
This is an extremely handy launcher if you don't want to hit the crown all the time for apps.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appfour.wearlauncher
Bit finicky at times, but it's dumb that in 2.0 you can swipe both left and right for a new face. You couldn't add another action there originally, Google?
You can download wear for launcher app and install it. it works as a launcher and u can assign into another button. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appfour.wearlauncher
One issue I had that may help you is the launcher interface. This swipe both left or right for a new watch face on AW 2.0 is ridiculous. So I found this launcher that lets you swipe from the right like you used to do and also hide/favorite apps, etc.
Battery life is hit or miss for me. Def doesn't get me through two days like it used to.
Absolutely slower to do anything than it used to be, but hasn't gotten that bad for me yet anyways.
One thing I LOVE is that they FINALLY fixed the freaking music player. That was always a pain in the ass on the first version and you had to find a hack around depending on what player you used generally. Now it just works.
This is the launcher I use by appfour. As I've been using it for years I can not vouch for it's current status. Please check play store and search for 'Wear OS launcher'for other possible options.
NOTE: the watchface I use allows for such complications. Pixel Minimum Watchface
I was able to instal this launcher and it does exactly what I want: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appfour.wearlauncher
However, in the Settings -> Apps it is not showing up as possibility to use as default launcher, there is only the clumsy way of launching it by swiping left from the right, which usually shows the first tile anyway.
There is also no possibility to change the default actions of the swipes on the watch face, so I can't make it so that swiping up from the bottom would launch this instead of the OneUI launcher.
-Launcher app. press n hold app to pin to top of list. also provides uninstall button https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appfour.wearlauncher
-find such widget on play store or make one in KWGT, push to watch with the Wearable Widgets app (as tile or Watchface) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wearablewidgets
Launcher for Wear OS has an option to toggle off swiping to open it's app drawer. You can also hide unwanted apps. So when the main app opens (which you would remap your button to), then your favorites would show up.
This app is also nice in that if you install a bad app you can long press it, and uninstall it without having to dig into your watches settings, or in the Play app.
Here it is...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appfour.wearlauncher
thanks. I used this one: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appfour.wearlauncher&rdid=com.appfour.wearlauncher
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Doesn't need to connect to a screen-tap. Can actually replace the "swipe from right" screen that has been Google Fit since the latest WearOS update, which is fine with me because I already had a button on the main screen to open Google Fit.
I don't think you can uninstall it. You can disable it as you mentioned, which will prevent it from running. With the custom launcher I use, I can hide apps to prevent them from appearing in the app list, but you can't actually uninstall an app that is built into the OS.
There's always been a few third-party launchers. Some don't work with wear 2.0 or never updated. I use this and recommend it highly.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appfour.wearlauncher
Bit late to the party but this app is better than gestures: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appfour.wearlauncher&rdid=com.appfour.wearlauncher
Also install the dual core boot file for a snappier Android Wear 2.0 watch.
Here's another good option that can mimic the Wear 2.0 app list layout (most negative reviews are people on Wear 1.5 trying to get the app and it isn't compatible with 1.5).
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appfour.wearlauncher
Launcher for Android Wear is a solid alternative. I ended up buying the pro version.
~~Looks like this Launcher? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appfour.wearlauncher~~ nvm didn't read below
Wear launcher
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appfour.wearlauncher
doesn't respond to scrolling the crown
It's only called ~~Wear Launcher~~ Launcher for Wear OS. (My bad!)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appfour.wearlauncher
I would recommend you use wear launcher to solve your last issue. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appfour.wearlauncher