[Wear OS General] bernarbernuli:
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Hi, I use and enjoy a Ticwatch Pro 3 watch, and before I had a TicWatch Pro 2020. During this time I have been learning tips for this watch, and some others I knew from when I was playing around with smartphones and I have moved them to the Wear OS world.

I want to share these tricks and hacks that I know that enhance the experience in this watch, in the same way, I invite you to post:

That trick they know, and a novice at this is completely unaware.

That super useful application, and that is not the usual one.

That hidden function, and that you discovered by chance.

That bug still not fixed with a firmware, and you solve it somehow.

I think it will be interesting for the community, so we will all take advantage of the collective knowledge. I will be compiling the most interesting tips in the initial post, of course mentioning the source.

Although I tested the tricks on Ticwatch Pro 3, they of course work for any Wear OS watch released as of February 2017 (wear OS 2.0).

- Mobvoi: Ticwatch C2, Ticwatch S/E, Ticwatch Pro, Ticwatch Pro 3​

- Fossil Gen 5, Fossil Gen 6, Fossil Sport...​

- Missfit Vapor X, Missfit Vapor 2​

- Skagen Falster, Skagen Falster 2, Skagen Falster 3​

- Xiaomi mi Watch​

- OPPO Watch​

- Huawei Watch 2​

- Suunto 7​

- Casio Pro Trek​

- and more​

INDEX:

- Some Shorts answer solutions.​

- Uses & Customization. What can the smartwatch do for you? What can you do for the smartwatch?​

- How to Transfer files to/from watch via Wifi (even if you are not at home)​

- How to send files to the watch without Wi-Fi network.​

- How to use an alternative keyboard​

- How to prepare watch for advanced features​

- How to install apps on Wear OS. All methods.​

- How to install apps from the phone (Wear Installer)​

- How to install apps from a computer (ADB commands)​

- How to install apps from the phone (bugjaeger Mobile ADB)​

- Interesting apps outside the Play Store​

- Watch Faces from the Play Store that I like​

- Interesting apps in the Play Store​

- Useful ADB commands​

- Speaker drain (Ticwatch Pro 3 only)​

- How Wear OS watches are updated.​

- How to force firmware update (Ticwatch Pro 3 only)​

- System updates of the most popular Wear OS watches.​

- Most common Wear OS issues and how to fix them.​

- 'OK Google' does not activate Google Assistant​

- Loses GPS signal, when you get separated from the phone​

- Google Assistant in certain (too many) situations does not work properly.​

- Google notifications and reminders are notified on the phone, but NOT on the watch.​

- When you receive missed calls with the watch connected to the phone via bluetooth, the missed call notification is discarded from phone.​

- How to Change Watch resolution​

- How to troubleshoot boot problems. Bootloader Mode and Recovery Mode​

- Functionality of Ticwatch Pro 3 buttons (Ticwatch Pro 3 only).​

- Measures to extend the battery life of watch.​

- How to disable watch bloatware. Mobvoi applications. (Ticwatch Pro 3 Only)​

- How to use Google Pay with unsupported banks.​

- How to use Google Pay in unsupported countries​

- How to take long screenshots with the Wear Stitch tool.​

- Conclusions on the current state of the Wear OS catalog.​

- What is the best app for running, cycling and hiking routes?​

- How to take photos/videos remotely on your phone with a Wear OS watch.​

- How to take photos/videos remotely on your phone with a Wear OS watch (only bluetooth shutter button).​

- What is known about water protection on Ticwatch Pro 3 and Ticwatch E3.​

- How to port Unity Games to Wear OS​

- All-in-One tool for Windows: Wear OS Tools​

- Easter Egg in Wear OS​

- How to Pair watch with another smartphone / Tablet without factory reset.​

- How to stay informed about Wear OS​

- How to solve doubts about Wear OS​

- How to Record the watch screen (ScreenCast)​

- Wear OS watch Accessories​

- How to make a homemade charging and data cable for TWP3​

- How to 3D print a charging dock.​

- Compilation of all the games adapted to Wear OS​

- How to scale the interface of your apps in Wear OS (WearModder)​

- How to make a homemade charging and data cable for Ticwatch Pro 3 (easiest method)​

- How to customize ringtones, notifications and Alarms sounds in Wear OS​

- WhatsApp, everything you can do on Wear OS​

- Telegram, everything you can do on Wear OS.​

- How to change the font style or font size of the Wear OS Interface​

- What is the downside if you use Galaxy Watch 4/5 paired with a phone that is NOT Samsung?​

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USES

. What can the smartwatch do for you?

From apps built into the smartwatch:​

The obvious, show time, call and receive calls.

Receive notifications I receive on my phone.

Keep the phone unlocked while wearing the smartwatch (Smart Lock).

Remember daily agenda (Google Calendar)

Answer questions on some issues, on other issues it's like asking a monkey (Google Now)

Set an alarm (Google Clock)

Pay for purchases (Google Pay)

Locate lost phone (Google Find my Device)

Display weather forecast (Google Weather)

Do quick math calculations (Calculator)

Monitor physical activity and sleep tracking (Google Fit)

Monitor heart rate (Google Fit)

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From third-party apps:​

Take photos/videos remotely with smartwatch (Wrist Camera).

Remotely view images from my IP camera (Tinycam Monitor Pro)

Turn on a smart socket or home lights remotely (Macrodroid).

Listen to podcasts and music from smartwatch (Spotify/WearMedia/Wear Casts).

Control music/podcasts from your phone (Music Center for Wear).

Identify the songs you listen to (Shazam).

View photos on the smartwatch that are contained in the phone (Anytime Gallery for Wear).

View videos on the smartwatch that are contained in the phone (Video Gallery for Wear OS).

Use the smartwatch as a remote control for Kodi (Yatse)

Use the smartwatch as a PC computer mouse or a wireless game controller (WearMouse).

Learn languages with the smartwatch (Duolingo).

Take notes, make shopping lists and remember tasks (Google Keep).

Translate conversations (Google Translator)

Generate 2FA two-factor authentication codes (Authenticator Pro)

Display my Covid Green Pass QR code (Wear Codes)

Use my smartwatch to decide things for me with random numbers (Flip)

Start my car (Dronemobile)

Display the altitude and atmospheric pressure of your location (altimeter-barometer).

Record a conversation (Wear Audio Recorder).

Follow a strength training session (Seven)

Follow a hiking route and guide you (ViewRanger).

Follow the most recommended route on foot and by car and guide you (Google Maps).

Follow the most recommended route by public transport and guide you (CityMapper).

Request a transport to go from one place to another (Uber).

Show my loyalty card when I go to the supermarket (Stocard).

Being able to chat via messenger (Telegram)

Make video calls (Glide)

Relax when I'm stressed or nervous (Calm)

Entertain me with a casual game (Infinity Loop)

Remind me to drink water (Water drink reminder)

CUSTOMIZATION

. What can you do for the smartwatch?

Watchfaces and bands.

Invert the watch interface 180º so that it can be used by left-handed people (Lefty)

Configure the smartwatch's physical buttons to launch your favorite apps (Button Launcher)

Add shortcuts to your favorite apps (Wear Favrite Apps Launcher)

Add shortcuts to "Tilt to wake" and "Always on screen" modes (Toggler)

Improve the way you receive notifications (Informer)

Customize vibration patterns for each notification that arrives on the watch (Feel the Wear)

Replace keyboard more adapted to small screens like the smartwatch (Multitap Wear Keyboard)

Replace animation when you are charging the smartwatch (Wear Charging Widget)

Fix known bug for notifications coming from Google apps (Wear Remidwer 2)

Fix known bug so you can call and send SMS and whatsapp messages using voice commands (Wear Text)

Fix known bug so you can open watch apps using voice commands (Wear Voice Opener)

Fix known bug to use the GPS signal of the watch instead of the phone (Wear GPS Fix)

SOME SHORT ANSWER SOLUTIONS

1. How can I contact Wear OS technical support to report issues and request new features?

2. How can I contact Mobvoi technical support and other manufacturers?

3. How can you set up so that only certain apps send notifications to the watch?

4. How to use the watch's own GPS?

5. How to automatically unlock the phone with the help of the watch and Smart Lock?

6. How to get to the buttons in the corners of non-optimized apps on Wear OS?

7. How to take a screenshot?

8. Where to download latest ADB Tools?

9. How do I force a system upgrade?

10. Where can I see the code name of the watch?

11. How do I reset to factory default?

12. Can I root and flash a Custom ROM on the Ticwatch Pro 3 GPS/LTE?

13. How to prevent (or allow) the display to turn on when tilting the wrist?

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14. How to prevent (or allow) the backlight to be activated in essential mode when tilting the wrist (Ticwatch only)?

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15. How to prevent the display from turning off when tilting the wrist, i.e. only turning off for the value that has been set for the screen timeout.

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16. How to force the display to stay permanently on when you are doing sports such as running or similar?

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17. My watch constantly asks me for my PIN or unlock pattern, how can I avoid it?

18. Every time I make a payment with Google Pay it asks me for my PIN or unlock pattern, how to avoid it?

19. How to replace ringtone sound with a custom sound?

20. How can I customize the notifications I receive on my watch?

21. How to activate any eSIM in any Wear OS watch with 4G/LTE connectivity?

22. How to avoid that when you receive missed calls with the watch connected to the phone via Bluetooth, the missed call notification is discarded from the phone?

23. How to force Google reminders and notifications to be notified on the watch?

How to transfer files to / from watch via Wi-Fi (even if you are not at home)

To send to the watch and/or receive from the watch files (e.g. music) the easiest way is through the USB cable but there are some watches, like the Ticwatch Pro 3 that can only be sent through the Wi-Fi network (Mobvoi does not include USB data cable with the watch). If this is your case, or because you prefer other methods, here's how.

It is possible to remotely access the watch from your computer or phone wirelessly, using the FTP protocol. You can copy the files you have stored in the internal storage of the watch to the computer, or send files from the computer to the watch, like music, videos, texts, etc. The only requirement is that both devices are connected to the same Wi-Fi network.

To do this, follow the steps below:

Download from the Play Store and install the NavExplorer application on the watch.

Open app and go to the top menu, click on the Wi-Fi icon.

It shows you an address with the structure: ftp://Watch_IP:2122. This activates the FTP server.

If you would like to access from...

From the computer, open Windows Explorer, and in the upper part of the window, in the folder path, type the address of point 3.

From the phone use an advanced file manager, for example Solid Explorer. Open the application, select Storage Manager > "+" > FTP, and follow the instructions, basically put the address and the port number, which is 2122.

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Bugjaeger Mobile ADB

Another alternative, in this case from the phone and via Wi-Fi, is to use the Bugjaeger Mobile ADB app. You don't need to install anything on the watch, the app is an adb command emulator that can be run from an android phone. To connect and be able to run the functions, just do the following:

On the watch, go to Settings > System > About and tap "Build number" several times until you see a message that says "you are now a developer". Then go to Settings > Developer options and enable "ADB debugging" and "Debugging over Wi-Fi".

Make sure both your watch and mobile are connected to the same wifi network, momentarily disable bluetooth on your watch if Wi-Fi is not enabled on the watch. Now go to Settings > Connectivity > Wifi, click on the network you are connected to and enter the IP of your network.

In the Bugjaeger app on your phone, click on the plug icon, enter the IP of your network and click "Connect".

When connected you will see a notification appear on your watch where you have to give permission to link the phone to the watch, so click on "Always allow from this computer". Now in the app you will see the notification "Connected" and you will see the list of apps that are on the watch.

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How to send files to the watch without Wi-Fi network (from outside the home).

Sending files to the watch from a smartphone can be done in 2 ways: Via USB cable and via Wi-Fi network. It happens that there are times when you are not at home and you want to send music to the watch or send an APK file to install it. The solution to this is by activating the shared Wi-Fi connection of the phone, and pretend it is your home network.

On the phone, go to settings > Other wireless connections and turn on "Wi-Fi data sharing".

Within the Wi-Fi data sharing settings, replace the Wi-Fi network name and password and enter the same name and password as your home Wi-Fi network, this way the watch will connect automatically and you won't need to enter the password on the watch.

Now, on the watch and if you haven't already done so, go to Settings > System > About and tap "Build number" several times until you see a message that says "you are now a developer". Next go to Settings > Developer options and enable "ADB debugging" and "Debugging over Wi-Fi".

Next make sure both your watch and phone are connected to the same wifi network, momentarily disable bluetooth on your watch if Wi-Fi is not enabled on the watch. Now go to Settings > Connectivity > Wifi, click on the network you are connected to and enter the IP you will see.

On your phone, install Bugjaeger (if you haven't already) and run it, click on the plug icon, enter the IP of your network and click "Connect".

When connected you will see a notification appear on your watch where you have to give permission to link the phone to the watch, so click on "Always allow from this computer". Now in the app you will see the "Connected" notification and from the app you will be able to send files (Files tab) or install APKs (Packages tab).

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How to use an alternative keyboard

One of the most uncomfortable functions in the smartwatch is having to use the keyboard on a 1.4 inch screen. You rarely need to write something from the watch, at least I do, but sometimes it happens, like when an app asks to log in with a username and password. Typing from the watch's built-in keyboard is tormenting. Smartwatches are not designed to answer messages, although of course it is possible.

To solve this problem there are applications like AOSP WIFI Keyboard that allows you to link the keyboard of your Computer to the watch by using the local Wi-Fi network, so that the computer keyboard can be used to type on the watch. The only requirement is that both devices are connected to the same Wi-Fi network .

To link the keyboard and start using this typing option, follow these steps:

Download the application here and install it on the watch (for example, with Bugjaeger). The application is in the Play Store, but since it is not an application optimized for WearOS, you will not find it from the watch's Play Store search engine.

Once installed go to Settings > Personalization > Input methods > Manage keyboards , and activate the option AOSP Wifi Keyboard.

Now when you want to use Wifi Keyboard, press and hold the keyboard icon in any text input field and select AOSP Wi-Fi Keyboard.

Open your computer's browser, and type 'http://watch_ip:7777', for example, http://192.168.1.92:7777. A web page will open from which to write, and each time you press ENTER the text will be transmitted to the watch.

Considerations: ​

If you don't know how to install apk files like the one in step 1, go to "How to install apps on Wear OS. all Methods".

The smartwatch IP is obtained in the Wi-Fi settings. Pressing on your Wifi network.

To go back to the previous keyboard, just do step 3.

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How to prepare watch for advanced functions

What you are doing with the following steps is enabling the watch to receive instructions via ADB. The ADB stands for Android Debug Bridge. As its name suggests, it is a tool through which the command console of our computer will act as a bridge between it and the phone. Thanks to it, we can send commands to the phone, such as install applications, take screenshots, etc.

On your computer, download and install the ADB tools, such as 15 seconds ADB Installer.

On the watch, go to Settings > system > About and repeatedly tap ' Build number ' until You see a message that says 'You are now a developer'. Then go to Settings > developer options and enable 'ADB debugging' and 'Debugging over Wi-Fi '.

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How to install apps on Wear OS. All methods.

Currently in Wear OS there are six methods (that I know of) for installing apps on the watch, each more convenient to use depending on the situation:

The first method is the obvious one, that is, through the Play Store of the watch, you search for the app you are interested in, install it and that's it. In the watch's search engine only apps optimized for Wear OS will appear.

The second method, is installing apps from Play Store on your phone (or computer). You search in the Play Store for a Wear OS compatible app (from the Wear OS category in Apps > Categories > Wear OS or search and activate the 'Watch' or 'Watch faces' filter). Once you have located a Wear OS compatible app, when you open the app's tab you will see a drop-down in 'Install' button that allows you to select, or uncheck, if you want that app to be installed on the phone and/or watch. By default the apps will be installed on the phone and watch.If you already had an app installed on your phone and now you also want to install it on your watch, you will see a dropdown called 'Available on more devices'. When you open its options you will see that it will allow you to install the app on the watch.

The third method, is installing apps from the phone, using an app called "Wear Installer" (by the developer u/malbry) which will act as a bridge between the phone and the watch. This method is recommended when the application not found in the Play Store and you want to install uses the old embedded application model, which means that the version of an app for Wear OS is added inside the version for Android phones. This application filters the applications installed on the phone (or simply downloaded to the internal memory) that contain the app optimized for Wear OS. When you choose to install, it sends it over Wi-Fi and installs the Wear OS-specific module that is contained within the phone app. In the section "Install apps from the phone (Wear Installer)" I explain how to install it.

The fourth method, is installing apps from a computer and through ADB commands. This method should be used when you want to install from your computer applications that is not found in the Play Store. With this method you could install any android application whether it is optimized for Wear OS or not. I explain this method in the section "Install apps from a computer (ADB commands)".

The fifth method, is installing apps from the phone, using an app called "Bugjaeger Mobile ADB". No "bridge" app is needed on the watch, the app is an adb command emulator that can be run from an android phone. This method is recommended when you want to install an app that is not found in the Play Store, or the app is not optimized for Wear OS. Below I explain in more detail in the section "Install apps from the phone (Bugjaeger Mobile ADB)".

The sixth method, is installing apps from the phone, using an app called "Easy Fire Tools". It is very similar to Bugjaeger and therefore would be recommended in the same situations as for Bugjaeger.

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3rd Method. Install apps from the

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(Wear Installer).

This method should be used when you want to install from the phone applications that are not hosted on the Play Store, however these apps must be optimized for Wear OS. The steps for installing and using Wear Installer are as follows:

1. On the phone, download Wear installer here and install.

2. On the watch, open Play Store and click on the "Apps on your phone" option.

3. There you should see the "Wear installer" app. Finally install it.

4. On the watch enable debugging, to do this go to Settings > system > About and tap several times "Build number" until you see a message that says "you are now a developer". Next go to Settings > developer options and enable "ADB debugging" and "Debugging over Wi-Fi".

5. On the phone open "Wear installer" app and press OK. You will see 2 tabs, the first one is the list of all the apps installed on your phone, and the second tab is the list of the apps you have downloaded to the phone (apk files) and found in the "Download" folder.

6. Select the app you want to install on the watch, it must have the Wear OS apk inside for it to be installed. Accept the debugging on the watch and Wear Installer will extract the component, send it and install it on the watch.

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4th Method. Install applications from a

computer

(ADB commands)

This method should be used when you want to install from your computer applications that are not hosted on the Play Store. With this method you could install any android application whether it is optimized for Wear OS or not. The steps for Windows environment are as follows:

1. If you have not done so yet, follow the steps in 'Prepare watch for advanced functions '.

2. On your computer, open a command window, to do this in Windows type 'cmd' in the toolbar.

3. Then enter the following command to connect to the watch. Then accept a message on the clock that allows the computer to connect.

adb connect watch_ip:5555

4. Now, it is the step to send the apk application to the watch, install it and delete apk file finally. Make sure to enter the path correctly in the following commands.

adb -e install filename.apk

- Step 3 and 4 you can also do in one command:

adb -s watch_ip:5555 install -r filename.apkadb push filename.apk /sdcard/

5th method. Install apps from the phone (Bugjaeger Mobile ADB)

Another alternative, in this case from the phone and via Wi-Fi, is to use the Bugjaeger Mobile ADB app. You don't need to install anything on the watch, the app is an adb command emulator that can be run from an android phone. To connect and be able to run the functions, just do the following:

On the watch, go to Settings > System > About and tap "Build number" several times until you see a message that says "you are now a developer". Then go to Settings > Developer options and enable "ADB debugging" and "Debugging over Wi-Fi".

Make sure both your watch and mobile are connected to the same wifi network, momentarily disable bluetooth on your watch if Wi-Fi is not enabled on the watch. Now go to Settings > Connectivity > Wifi, click on the network you are connected to and enter the IP of your network.

In the Bugjaeger app on your phone, click on the plug icon, enter the IP of your network and click "Connect".

When connected you will see a notification appear on your watch where you have to give permission to link the phone to the watch, so click on "Always allow from this computer". Now in the app you will see the notification "Connected".

Now go to the "Packages" tab, click on the "+" icon at the top, and choose to install on the watch an apk file that is downloaded to the phone, or an application installed on the phone.

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Interesting apps

outside Play Store

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Now that you know the different methods for installing apps I'm going to recommend several apps that are outside the Play Store servers, and explain which is the proper method to install them:

Wear Text: (Download here). (Installation method 3, 4 and 5)​

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Wear Text is an app for making phone calls or sending a text or WhatsApp message using voice commands. Currently (and for a long time now) Google Assistant does not allow you to do this and hasn't fixed it either.​

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Installation and configuration:​

Download and install Wear Text on the phone. Then install the watch version of the app using Wear Installer or Bugjaeger.

Open the app on the phone and accept the permissions to manage calls and SMS messages. Once inside the app enter the name of a contact with one word, followed by a comma and the phone number without spaces (you must include the country code). If you want to send messages to certain contacts, preferably whatsapp messages instead of SMS messages, include the letter "W" after the phone number. As an example, it would look like this: Susana,+34666123456:W.

If the language you speak is not English, set in your own language the word "call" in the option "Set Call Word" found by pressing the 3 dots in the upper right corner.

On the phone, set your watch as a trusted device for smart lock and grant accessibility access to Wear Text. This way you will be able to send WhatsApp messages using Wear.

Finally, press "Save" and you're done.

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How Use:​

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The idea is that you can assign the app to a physical button (I recommend the Button Launcher app for the possibilities it offers you) and then open other apps by just saying its name.​

Launch the Auto Text app on the watch. You can assign the app to a physical button (I recommend the Button Launcher app for the possibilities it offers).

If you want to send a message say a sentence like "Susana I will be home in 30 minutes. As in that contact the "W" mark was included the message will be sent by Whatsapp.

If you want to initiate a call , say "call Susana"

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Considerations:​

Note that once installed on your watch, Wear Text changes its name to Auto Text, which is easier to name it for voice recognition.

Before putting your contact names and numbers in the phone app, delete all the sample text that is already there.

To send whatsapp messages the screen must be enabled and unlocked, so to do that automatically you need the watch to be set as trusted device in Smart Lock and enabled accessibility permissions in the phone settings.

The phone needs Internet access to be able to parse the voice command on the watch (either wifi or mobile data).

On Xiaomi Phones it seems that Google Smart Lock does not work for WearOS devices, therefore Wear Text will not be able to activate the phone to send WhatsApp messages or make phone calls.

Especially if the language you speak is not English, the voice recognition on your watch may not recognize the contact's name correctly. If this happens try changing the contact's word to something more easily recognizable.

In recent months the Google Assistant function to launch an app by saying "Open (app name)" has also been "capped". I recommend customizing a physical button to launch Wear Text (Auto Text), or configuring it from the "Button Launcher" app. You can also launch the app from Wear Voice Opener which would be an alternative solution while waiting for the official one. This app is described below.

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Fit Strength Training: (Installation method 3, 4 and 5)​

Update May 11, 2021: Unfortunately, the latest Google Fit update has broken this solution. Google has completely removed the old strength training code.​

Application that restores the strength training functionality (weight machines, dumbbell exercises...) that was removed from Google Fit for Wear OS in November 2020. This functionality very accurately detected repetitions and automatically recognized the exercise you were performing based on the repetitive motion you were performing. It was also possible to time the rest times between sets. Now the new Google Fit, for strength training, is only limited to track heart rate and cardio points, also showing on screen the time and the stopwatch. More info about this.​

Download here​

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Alti-Barometer: (installation method 3, 4 and 5)​

Application that collects every 5 minutes the atmospheric pressure and altitude in real time. It also shows a graph of the atmospheric pressure and altitude of the last 6 hours and notifies in case of possible storm in the place where you are according to the acquired meteorological data.​

Download here​

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AOSP WIFI Keyboard: (installation method 4 and 5)​

Application with which you can write on the watch from the computer, I explain in detail in the section "Using an alternative keyboard" of first post. This app was not created for Wear OS, but it is fully functional.​

Download it here​

Spotify Lite MOD: (installation method 4 and 5)​

Spotify Lite is a reduced version of the official application in terms of size and features, however it is only intended for android phones. This version is modified and adapted to small screens such as watches with Wear OS and also, unlike the official version of Spotify for Wear OS, you can play music without depending on having the official app on the phone. It is not a player to listen to music that you have inside the watch, only to listen to streaming music.​

Download here. The latest published version is based on Spotify Lite v1.5.84.89.​

How to install them on the watch:

The applications that are indicated to be installed with the third method of the six methods currently available is because the specific component for Wear OS is inside the specific application for the phone, it is explained how to install from that method in the section "Install applications from the phone (Wear Installer) of first post, for now you can also install from the play store of the watch.

1. From the phone, click and download from the links of each app and install.

2. On the watch, open Play Store, and click on the "Apps on your phone" option.

3. There you should see the app you installed on the phone. Finally you install it and that's it

It is not useful to install these applications from fourth or fifth method because if you do it, the version for the phone will be installed on the watch.

The applications that are indicated to be installed with the fourth method are those that are NOT optimized for Wear OS because they were created for phones, but work without problems on the watch. It is explained how to install from that method in the section "Install apps from a computer (ADB commands)" of first post.

The apps noted that can be installed interchangeably with the third, fourth or fifth method are those that are optimized for Wear OS.

Why are they not on the Play Store?

Because Google does not approve this kind of apps, for example, Fit Strenght trainig recovers a function that google removed (I still don't know why).

Watch Faces from the Play Store that I like

When it comes to customizing your watch the watch face you display on the screen is of utmost importance. It should fit your personal style, display the information most important to you and look good. Personally I like watch faces that have a clean, minimalist style and are easy to use, and at the same time are functional and I can customize them with the complications I use the most. There are many in the Play Store these are the ones I like the most and that more than meet the conditions outlined above, and all are free.

Note

: Complications are the non-interactive widgets that are implemented inside the watch faces, for example, a distance traveled indicator is a complication.

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Looks Watch Faces (Download here).​

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It is a collection of 9 types of watch faces for different tastes and daily needs. You can fully customize the complications. Personally I like the Portions and Quoti models the most.​

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Moods Watch Faces (Download here).​

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Another collection of watch faces from the same developer that Looks for different styles and same level of customization.​

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A/D Watchfaces (Download here)​

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It is characterized by combining an analog watch with a digital watch. It supports up to four complications, You can configure the font and colors, also has several numerical designs.​

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Pixel Watch face - Minimal pixel style watch face (Download here)​

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Minimalist design, optimized for the greatest possible energy savings.​

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How to install Watch Faces on the watch:

From the watch:

1. Open Play Store, search for the watch face and press install.​

2. Press and hold the current watch face and swipe to the right until you see "add more watch faces".​

3. Select the new watch face and customize it​

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From the phone:

1. Make sure the phone is connected to the watch.​

2. Open Play Store on the phone, search for the watch face and press install.​

3. In a few seconds the watch face will appear on the watch, and finally customized​

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