⌚ Wear OS
Install the watch app
Once the phone is paired, the watch receives notifications through the Wearable Data Layer. Because this is a direct distribution, install the Wear APK on the watch separately.
Installation with ADB (recommended)
- On the watch, tap Settings → About watch/System → Build number seven times.
- Enable ADB debugging and Wireless debugging in Developer options.
- On the watch open Wireless debugging → Pair new device; a code and an
IP:PORT appear. This is the pairing port, needed only the first time:
adb pair 192.168.1.66:33083
- Then connect using the connection port — it is different from the pairing port and is shown on the main Wireless debugging screen:
adb connect 192.168.1.66:40783
- You must target the watch when installing: if a phone is also connected,
adb install fails with “more than one device/emulator”. List the devices, then select the watch with -s:
adb devices
adb -s 192.168.1.66:40783 install -r nexus-wear-latest.apk
- The IP and ports above are examples; use the values shown on your own watch. The
adb command ships with the Android SDK platform-tools package.