How to connect Wear OS smartwatch to Android phone

In the article below, Quantrimang will guide you how to set up and connect a Wear OS smartwatch to an Android phone.

How to download Wear OS apps from the Play Store

1. Open Play Store from the app drawer or home screen.
2. Type Wear OS in the search bar at the top.
3. Click Install on the first result (the app name is Wear OS by Google Smartwatch ).

How to install Wear OS watch with Android phone

Once the Wear OS app is downloaded to your phone, you can start setting it up. First, turn on Bluetooth so your phone can find the watch. You’ll have to manually boot up the watch and select a language. You’ll then see instructions for downloading the Wear OS app to your phone. Leave the watch screen alone and head over to setup on your phone.

1. Open the Wear OS app from the app drawer or home screen.

2. Select Start Setup .

3. Click Agree in the Google Terms of Service and Policy section.

4. If you want to send anonymous data to Google, select I agree . Otherwise, select No thanks .

5. Place your phone next to your watch so that it appears in the pairing list. Tap the watch name to start pairing.

6. Confirm that the pairing code is correct (it will appear on the watch) and select Pair to connect the watch to the phone.

7. Select the Google account you want to use on your watch. This should be your primary Play Store account .

8. Confirm the lock screen to copy the Google account to the Wear OS device.

9. Select Copy to connect your Google account to the watch. You will need to sign in with the password on the screen.

10. Once your Google account is set up, you can connect your watch to your Wifi network. Tap Connect to get started.

11. Select Next to set up your Wear OS watch to receive phone calls or send messages.

12. For phone and messaging to work, your Wear OS device needs access to your contacts. Tap Allow to continue.

13. Same with the call function. Select Allow to pair.

14. Wear OS needs access to your phone log to display missed calls. Tap Allow to continue.

15. Wear OS needs access to send and view SMS messages. Tap Allow .

16. Continue to press Allow to allow notifications to be displayed.

17. Finally, select Next on the Location screen to give the watch access to your location.

18. You will see a screen showing the process is being completed.

That's it, you've completed the process of setting up and installing your Wear OS smartwatch on your Android phone. You can now start using your watch as normal.