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[Asus ZenWatch 3] siwan05:
Heya, trying to download the Kernel/12/8/2017_AW_2.0 but keeps getting the "enter decryption key", "The provided key is invalid". I saw some earlier suggestion on trying another browser but I've now tried chrome, brave, safari and firefox. Any idea on how I can get around this or can share an alternative link? Cheers!

EDIT:

worked when using link in comments but link in OP still gives me the error!
[Asus ZenWatch 3] Hoffmanns:
Hi

Can you use ADB commands on this Kernel?

Thank you for answer...
[Asus ZenWatch 3] siwan05:
Sorry haven't tried adb since installing kernel. Waiting for new version of ROM before that
[Asus ZenWatch 3] wigglitz:
I had the same problem. I unplug the USB end, revoked all authorizations, reboot my PC then plugged then USB end into a non 3.0 port on the back of my computer. It popped up asking to authorize the computer then. I hope this method works for you too.

Edit: I may have uninstalled/re-installed minimal adb/fastboot and reboot also....
[Asus ZenWatch 3] siwan05:
Just tried adb with aw 2.0 kernel here and it works fine, got the popup on the watch to authorize computer.

Note that adb sideload through twrp worked before authorizing computer - that's how I flashed the kernel.
[Asus ZenWatch 3] Misterjunky:
re: Got a few questions.

Which exact kernel did you flash/sideload? (I would really appreciate the download link for the exact kernel you flashed)

Did you also root your watch with the root_wear zip file?.

Are you using android wear 2.0 with the twrp recovery but not root?

Also I just want to be sure that I understand correctly, did you flash/sideload the kernel in Android Wear 2.0 or 1.5?

Sorry for all these questions but I just want to be sure before I start messing around with my Zenwatch 3 again.

Thanks in advance, and have a great day!
[Asus ZenWatch 3] siwan05:
I currently use aw 2.0 with that kernel, twrp and root.

What I did was:

1. upgrade to 2.0

2. unlock bootloader via fastboot

3. flash twrp via fastboot (3.1.0-0 from https://xdaforums.com/zenwatch-3/development/recovery-unofficial-twrp-3-0-2-0-touch-t3528478)

4. reboot to twrp (do not allow modifications, select read-only. allow modifications caused bootloops for me and I had to re-flash 2.0)

5. sideload kernel (https://mega.nz/#F!htwRkLIT!u2C003VCweVKVQDX5QlMaw) via twrp

boot up system and then reboot to twrp

6. sideleoad root (https://mega.nz/#!VlxF1Krb!YhZKkhzgKEtNCMZWeTaETyOqHtzNe6Q_H_ffJ0lrXkc)

boot up system

7. open Busybox app and install

8. started ADB and got request on watch to allow access
[Asus ZenWatch 3] Misterjunky:
re: twrp recovery

Did you lock the bootloader in fastboot after flashing twrp recovery?

Also after installing busybox why did you start ADB?

Thanks in advance, the instructions you gave are excellent!
[Asus ZenWatch 3] siwan05:
No I have kept it unlocked for now!

Ah that was just to kinda answer an earlier poster about if adb worked :)

No worries!
[Asus ZenWatch 3] Misterjunky:
re: everything good, works perfectly

I just got done with my watch, it works perfectly, and I did lock the bootloader

after flashing twrp because I do not like the delay screen warning me about

the bootloader each time I reboot the watch.

I would like to leave the bootloader unlocked if there was a way to disable

that time-delayed warning message.

Everything works fine and finally it's twrp'ed and rooted.

Thanks!!!
[Asus ZenWatch 3] worldsoutro:
In short to flash the rom I

Unlock bootloader

Boot into fastboot

Flash the rom

Reboot back into fastboot

Flash the newest kernel

Reboot

Lock bootloader

Not into recovery and factory wipe
[Asus ZenWatch 3] txx3:
is this still alive ..just got my watch haha?
[Asus ZenWatch 3] cegar37:
Hello,

I have a problem with the zenwatch 3 after I tried to flash the rom.

What I made :

- Unlocked the bootloader.

- Flash the TWRP recovery

- Flash The new kernel, rom and root files.

I was not able to restart the device after that (Stock on the Asus start screen).

I tried to reflash the files. And now, When I restart the watch, It always go to the recovery.

Do you have an idea to help me ?

Thank you,

Cedric

EDIT : I finally find a solution to be out of the boot loop.

When I flash the rom I see my /system is empty and I think that's not normal.
[Asus ZenWatch 3] Zebnastien:
Hello,

Hey [MENTION=490110]janjan[/MENTION], hope you recovered your files...

Will you return to make the Zenwatch 3 AW 2.0 great again ?

Thanks for what you already done with 1.5 : Asus should hire you ;)
[Asus ZenWatch 3] Hoffmanns:
Not working for me... But Thank you for tip ;)
[Asus ZenWatch 3] janjan:
Unfortunately not. I don't have my watch any more. I will buy another one very soon. I will be back with some good news, hopefully soon.
[Asus ZenWatch 3] Zebnastien:
Yeah, we will wait for you ;)
[Asus ZenWatch 3] worldsoutro:
I am having the same issues

Unlocked bootloader

Flashed TWRP recovery

Flashed the Rom in TWRP

Flash the kernel in TWRP

rebooted and just goes to recovery
[Asus ZenWatch 3] tomcatoggo:
Sorry guys... but I am horribly confused at this point :confused:

I try to find the download link of the ROM of Android Wear 2.0... but the only link to something with AW 2.0 seems to be the kernel. The only ROM link that I can find in the first post is one from March this year... which looks like it must be a non-2.0 ROM as Asus only delivered the 2.0 version mid 2017 as far as I can remember... or is this ROM built from a google source?

EDIT: hm... ok... I think I got the problem... he could never finish the AW 2.0 ROM... so it would be the AW 1.5 ROM with his Kernel or Stock ROM with his 2.0 Kernel

Really hope you will be back on this!

What do you guys prefer meanwhile? This 1.5 ROM or 2.0 with this kernel?

Thanks a lot in advance!
[Asus ZenWatch 3] txx3:
hi guys

i cant connect my watch to my pc ..its not showing, i enabled adb debugging on the watch. what am i doing wrong :(
[Asus ZenWatch 3] tomcatoggo:
can you reassure that adb is working on your PC? Means: does it work with other devices such as your smartphone?

Hmm... but I also really need help now... :(

After trying out the AW2.0 with the kernel provided here I can't get the system to boot anymore. It absolutely always boots into recovery when I boot up the device. Even flashing other ROMs etc. doesnt help anymore.

Anyone an idea why that could be?

Thanks a lot in advance
[Asus ZenWatch 3] 850T5m:
I had that issue last week. I ended up fixing it by fastbooting the boot, recovery and system images from stock wear 1.5

The images are available in another thread, shouldn't be hard to find.

Basically brings the watch back to completely stock...

I believe you press the middle and bottom buttons on the watch to boot into fastboot

Good luck :)
[Asus ZenWatch 3] tomcatoggo:
Pressed thanks already but wanted to also quickly post that this helped... I got it back to stock. Now I am on janjans 1.5 ROM (incl. his kernel) and would be super happy... if I could remove the ota notification. I also face the problem that I don't get the confirmation dialog... but was also thinking that there should be an option to disable this just via root rights. Anyone got an idea Searching the web for almost an hour now didn't get me anywhere :/

...also I could nt find a way to get that adb working... revoking permissions back and forth and stuff. It did work before with the 2.0 stock (with his kernel) though.
[Asus ZenWatch 3] 850T5m:
Anyone have a link to the AW2.0 kernel? The link doesn't seem to work anymore
[Asus ZenWatch 3] Misterjunky:
re: JanJan Android Wear 2.0 custom kernel link

[MENTION=4338185]850T5m[/MENTION]

Here is the direct download link for the custom android wear 2.0 JanJan kernel for Android Wear 2.0:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/mfbhe2dwqjnxyd5/JANJAN_kernel_12_8_2017_AW_2.0.zip?dl=0

Good luck with it, I have already tested it with android wear 2.0 installed in my zenwatch 3 and

it booted up without any errors or boortoops but after flashing the rooting file, twrp and this 2.0

kernel it made my watch super sluggish, laggy and slow.

(a lot slower than the stock Android Wear 2.0 official firmware update.)

Let me know how it works out for you.....

Good luck, have a great day!
[Asus ZenWatch 3] txx3:
is there a real how to somewhere how to archive root on the zenwatch ...the op post ..is just super confusing and not really noob proof ..anyone??

i didn't even manage how to connect my phone with the PC ...:eek:
[Asus ZenWatch 3] tomcatoggo:
I experienced the same problem with his kernel. The watch was absolutely ununsable after it. Now I am on his 1.5 with his kernel... and the watch works perfectly. The only problem still is: I can't get the adb confirmation dialog to appear.

I purely did:

- boot to TWRP

- factory reset

- flash ROM

- flash kernel

- flash root-wear

--> boot it and set it up (incl. Busybox) then connect it to my system... but no dialog appears when I send the adb devices command.

But using the build.prop editor of root essentials I renamed the ro.build property to something else... and so far I don't receive the update notifiation... but it's only 1 day so far... not sure it does work like that. I also thought there should be a different way of removing this notification as we do have root access... but I did not find a manual how to do this anywhere

Hm... it is directly int he first post. You only have to flash that root-wear.zip in TWRP
[Asus ZenWatch 3] tomcatoggo:
I just added a random word to the properties... but it didn't help... still getting the ota after one more day :( But it at least does not automatically revert when rebooting the watch. And btw. I use the root essentials editor.

ADB is working perfectly on my PC... I can use it with my phones and tablets without any problems whatsoever. But with the watch I get the "device unauthorized" reply... which I can't change as there is no confirmation dialog popping up when I use adb at the beginning.

Well... we have root access :) But I can't find a way to stop the notifications without the use of adb :(

Would deleting the files there (with root) help in any way to prevent update notifications? And why is there no uninstallable service that does the ota?

With his kernel or fully stock?

That sounds like complete stock... or am I wrong?
[Asus ZenWatch 3] Misterjunky:
re: android wear adb

[MENTION=6546453] [MENTION=883085]tomcatoggo[/MENTION]

The reason you get "Device unauthorized" is that you need to go into settings>system>about and tap the "build number"

7-8 times until you see that you are in developers mode, then go back into "settings" and open the developers mode option

and enable "adb debugging", Once that's enabled you will see an option to authorize adb so click that and the watch will

ask you if you always want adb authorized or just this instant.

Doing that will authorize your watch for for adb. (this is how to do it if using the official Android Wear 2.0 or rooted.

If you are using Android Wear 1.5 official stock or twrped and rooted then do the same thing except that there is

no "system" under settings so just scroll down in settings and open "about", click build number 7-8 times and

you will be in developers mode and just click on "allow adb debugging" and select "always authorized" and you

will be able to use all the adb/fastboot commands and your watch will be authorized.

Yes, I am completly stock using the official Android Wear 2.0.

Also the update file or files in /cache of the watch cannot be deleted even with root

because it's not only hidden but the file or files are hidden and locked in a way which

even root cannot see making it invisible.

Even if we could delete the update file it would just slowly be auto uploaded to the watch again.

I did find out that the filename of the update file in /cache is called "update.zip".

Here is what I found when searching for a way to delete the update.zip file...

=Disable Updates & Notifications

adb shell

cd /cache/

echo "" > update.zip

chattr +i update.zip

reboot

=How to Allow Updates & Notifications

adb shell

cd /cache/

chattr -i update.zip

rm update.zip

reboot

Those commands were supposed to not allow the update.zip file to be updated because

these commands create a 0 byte file named update.zip in /cache making the updater

think that the update.zip file has already been uploaded to the watch.

At first I thought it worked.

Let me know what happens.

Good luck, have a great day...
[Asus ZenWatch 3] tomcatoggo:
Thank you very much for these tips. Unfortunately, adb settings (on my watch) are not the problem. I may add that this is not the first Android device I fool around with... more like my 15th I guess :cyclops: and I am therefore quite familiar with using adb. That is also the reason, why I am so puzzled by receiving an unauthorized response when I never got a confirmation dialog. Another thing is that janjans ROM actually has adb enabled by default... so this should not be a problem in the first place. But also disabling and re-enabling or revoking previous authorizations does not work.

Once I got adb enabled disabling ota shouldn't be tricky... but here I am... stuck without :(

I actually also followed some tips from here:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions...evice-unauthorized-in-android-adb-host-device

But it didn't work either :(
[Asus ZenWatch 3] txx3:
let me try again ...i managed to unlock my watch ..but still struggle to understand how to install twrp

i donwloaded twrp 3.1.0-0

and used the command ..in fastbood mode

but it tells me it can not find the .img

what exactly do i have to do? ...i have an .img ...inhave adb and fastbood

debugging is active....i never did this before ...guys bare with me please :(
[Asus ZenWatch 3] janjan:
twrp.img must be in the same folder as your fastboot and adb
[Asus ZenWatch 3] txx3:
it is :(

here is what cmd tells me

C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot flash recovery twrp_swift_3.1.1-0

error: cannot load 'twrp_swift_3.1.1-0'
[Asus ZenWatch 3] Misterjunky:
Android Wear 2.0

[MENTION=490110]janjan[/MENTION]

Welcome back janjan, I hope you got your computer all setup and organized again.

I am still looking forward to the Android Wear 2.0 rom which can be twrp'ed &, rooted.

I already had 100% success in flashing twrp, root_wear and the AW 2.0 kernel which

you modified for the AW 2.0 firmware.

The watch booted properly, but the watch was unusable and unstable due to the super

slow and sluggish behavior of the watch after a normal bootup.

Hope to hear from you soon.
[Asus ZenWatch 3] BIGWORM:
You can try renaming the img file itself. I usually do that when I go to adb anything just to make it easier. I'd rename it to something zentwrp or zw3twrp.img and try again. If you're just one character off in the file naming adb won't find it.
[Asus ZenWatch 3] txx3:
thanks Bigworm ..i try it...and i didn't smoke your stuff ....:D
[Asus ZenWatch 3] BIGWORM:
Good! Lol
[Asus ZenWatch 3] txx3:
well now it says that flashing did happen but i can't boot into twrp, i used the command fastboot boot reg.img (thats how i renamed my twrp)

and it booted into it ...there i installed SuperU

but my watch still seems not to be rooted :(

watches are so much more complicated than phones :(

and its so hard to find a good guide online cause it has not a big user base

here are still my questions

-how can i check if my watch is unlocked ..fastboot tells me (oem is unlocked, but is that true?)

-how can i transfer .zips or anything

-why can't i access Twrp even so i flashed it without an error message

-what is the best way to root my watch ..i just want to oc it and reduce the vibration

-can anybody else provide a guide which is really entry friendly ...thank you so much (@BIGWORM) and all that are helping
[Asus ZenWatch 3] Misterjunky:
re: root, recovery and kernel

OEM unlock only means that you can flash .IMG files like twrp, stock recovery and all .img files.

It does not mean that your watch is carrier unlocked. Once you have flashed all the .img files

you should ADB fastboot oem lock the bootloader again.

OEM unlock only means that the watch is ready to accept adb fastboot commands.

Without doing a ADB OEM unlock you cannot give the watch any fastboot commands.

When installing zip files you can do it two ways, one is using the adb sideload command

and the other is to copy the zip files into the watch's sdcard and flash them in twrp.

After successfully flashing twrp it will revert back into to stock recovery after you reboot

the watch, that's one of the reasons why we need a custom kernel, the custom kernel zip

file needs to be flashed in twrp recovery right after flashing the twrp recovery and before

rebooting and before exiting twrp. If you exit twrp before flashing a custom kernel the

watch will automatically revert back to stock recovery as soon as the watch reboots.

To get root access you need to flash/install root_wear.zip file in twrp recovery using twrp's

"install" option.

Flashing or installing twrp recovery does NOT root the watch. I wish it was that easy... LOL

Good luck, have a great day!
[Asus ZenWatch 3] txx3:
yes thank you, but how!!!!??? i read the procedure a couple of times ..i understand in theory what i have to do...but i need detailed instruction!

i have minimal adb and fastboot installed

i tried command: adb push Root-wear.zip /sdcard/

but it only tells me ...no device found

i also tried fastboot push...but that seems not to work

i tried: fastboot flash recovery.img

and it did say it did flah it ...and also displayed an Okay ..but ...no twrp to be found on my watch

than i booted it direct without flash with the command

fastboot boot recovery.img

and it booted into twrp..there i installed superuser

which was included in the recovery.img

but that alone didn't seem to grant me root

so what can i do at this point ..oem seems to be unlocked ...like i said ..i got the warning message when i boot up ...with the yellow triangle.

i try everything that i can ...why isn't there just a twrp app on the playstore :crying:...i am sorry
[Asus ZenWatch 3] siwan05:
I decided to revert back to 1.5 which went well, but I've been struggling to get adb to work (not getting the permission prompt on phone or watch) so it says unauthorised. But I have managed to get it to work! Not sure if there are any consequences of this but what I did was (requires a phone (or another Android device which has authorised the mac/pc for USB debugging)):

1. copy /data/misc/adb/adb_key from phone storage to laptop

2. reboot watch into twrp

3. adb push adb_key from laptop to /sdcard/

4. in TWRP move file from /sdcard/ to /data/misc/adb/ (I used the twrp file manager)

5. reboot watch

6. connect watch via usb to laptop

7. adb kill-server on laptop

8. adb devices

And I can now, for example, adb shell without any issues.
[Asus ZenWatch 3] tomcatoggo:
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[Asus ZenWatch 3] txx3:
can anybody give a review to this rom?
[Asus ZenWatch 3] JDMpire:
I would love to but come to find out when I woke up this morning, the rom auto updated to AW 2.0. I lost root and I think TWRP is gone. So I have to reinstall it all over again.

Does anyone know how to disable / remote the auto update checker? I also want to remove some stock apps that I don't use like the SOS app.
[Asus ZenWatch 3] siwan05:
To remove update notification check out op on https://xdaforums.com/zenwatch-3/how-to/guide-how-to-revert-to-android-wear-1-5-t3635196

To remove stock apps I did:

1. Connect via adb

2. "Adb shell"

3. "Su"

4. "pm list packages" (to list installed apps)

5. "pm uninstall <insert package name here>"
[Asus ZenWatch 3] JDMpire:
Thanks but I just spent the last hour or so stuck at #2. I keep getting "adb vendor keys is not set"

I'm trying everything: enable / disable adb debugging on the watch, command prompt ran as administrator, deleted those 2 adbkey files in the hidden (.android) directory...etc.
[Asus ZenWatch 3] siwan05:
I had that issue as well, see my post a couple of posts back for how I solved it. In short you can copy your adb key from your phone to your watch and it should work (at least for me it does)
[Asus ZenWatch 3] JDMpire:
Thank you, thank you thank you! I eventually got it to work. Still had headaches along the way but eventually I got it all sorted.
[Asus ZenWatch 3] siwan05:
Happy to be able to help :)
[Asus ZenWatch 3] txx3:
so nobody is actually using this rom?
[Asus ZenWatch 3] siwan05:
I'm using the 1.5 ROM with his kernel yes, , it works good, I get around 2 days of battery life and it's fairly snappy, a bit snappier than stock 1.5 and a lot better than 2.0
[Asus ZenWatch 3] txx3:
i read a lot about 1.5 being better than 2.0 ...can u explain why that is so...i never used 1.5 ...i got my watch with 2.0 already on it
[Asus ZenWatch 3] JDMpire:
I'm not sure really. I was one of those guys impatiently waiting for the 2.0 release, then it came, and.... I wasn't really impressed. To be frank this watch is my first ever smart watch and I'm not exactly blown away by it. It just seems like a pre-production product, typical of Google. I'm reminded of the very early generations of Android phones (and to be fair, iPhone too) being buggy, slow and overall a rather unfinished feeling product.

The part that bums me out the most was that I specifically waited to get my Android wear device. I waited for all the first gen and even later gens to come out, for the hardware and software to be one snappy cohesive product. It just seems like if there is a watch like this, its not this one.

Disclaimer: I never played with an Apple Watch. I've only ever seen my friend use his but I never actually wore it and spent a good amount of time playing and tinkering with it. For all I know it could be a smooth and responsive as the latest smartphones by both camps today.
[Asus ZenWatch 3] txx3:
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[Asus ZenWatch 3] txx3:
could you please fix the link ...or can anybody share the Kernel ...dont let this die!!!
[Asus ZenWatch 3] siwan05:
Use this one:

https://mega.nz/#F!htwRkLIT!u2C003VCweVKVQDX5QlMaw

[MENTION=490110]janjan[/MENTION] linked to it in an earlier comment
[Asus ZenWatch 3] Misterjunky:
That android wear 2.0 custom kernel from janjan made my zenwatch 3 so super sluggish and laggy that it became unusable.

Please let me know if you have the same results with it.

I flashed twrp and the custom 2.0 kernel and the rooting file sucessfully and the watch booted fine but the watch was not useable due to all the sluggishness and lag .

Thanks.. have a great day.
[Asus ZenWatch 3] txx3:
alright i will, i flashed it too...right now i see no difference in speed or anything else...it's basically the same as stock ...i will give Feedback at the end of the day

Update: no difference in speed whatsoever from stock to this

i would recommend to give it another try ..i rooted and overglocked my watch too

only thing i have struggle with rn is my pc wont recognize it...i dont know why
[Asus ZenWatch 3] Misterjunky:
re: Zenwatch 3 Android Wear 2.0 twrp/root/kernel

Besides the kernel and rooting file did you also flash/install twrp or did you just

load it/boot into twrp so you could flash the kernel and the rooting file with it?

Thanks for the update...
[Asus ZenWatch 3] txx3:
i did flash twrp...but no matter what i do ..i cant boot into it, without adb command ..so i am not even sure if it did stick, without my pc i can't enter.

Android wear is the biggist software garbage that came out of google ever!

now i can't connect my phone with my watch ...and when i was connected, notifactions didn't pass trough ....this is a joke ...i am thinking about giving up this watch.

No wonder the community is like dead ...no one should invest his time in this garbage.