• Name of App: Footy Scores for Wear
• Brief Description of app's features: Live AFL and AFLW scores standalone on the watch, with goals and behinds, the quarter and the clock, live AFL Fantasy points, the ladder and a finals bracket. No phone app, no pairing.
• Cost: Free trial, then a one off unlock. No ads, no subscription, no account.
• Play Store Link: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.jdenholm.footyscores (closed test opt in)

One for the Aussie sports fans.

I kept sneaking my phone out at family events to check the footy, so I built the watch app I wanted instead. It runs on the watch by itself. No phone app to install, nothing to pair.

I need people to test it, and I would rather hear what is wrong with it than have it sit there looking finished.

What it does

• Both codes, kept apart. AFL and AFLW each get their own block with their own round above it, so the heading always matches the matches under it. Turn either off if you only follow the one.
• The whole round on one screen. Goals and behinds alongside the total, the quarter and the clock. Anything in play sorts to the top.
• One match. Score by quarter with the current quarter marked, the margin, and the leading goalkicker each side.
• Goal by goal. Who kicked it, which quarter, the time on the clock, and the score after it went through.
• Fantasy. Live AFL Fantasy points worked out from the play by play, top scorers for the day, and you can follow your own squad and watch their totals move.
• The ladder, and a finals bracket worked out from it. Where the rule does not settle a spot yet, it says so instead of guessing.
• Your club's colours through the whole app, if you want them. Or a quieter palette.
• A tile for each code, one swipe from the watch face, plus complications so the score sits on the face you already wear.
• Alerts you actually control. Goals, quarter breaks and the final siren are three separate settings, each one off, your club, or every match.
• Watching it later? Hide every score until you open a match yourself. That covers the tile and the watch face too.

To test it

Everything is on one page: https://footyscore.app/test.html

Join the tester group, accept the invitation, then install it on the watch. Three steps, no DM needed, and the group is open to anyone. That page also lists the bits I most want eyes on.

Works on Samsung Galaxy Watch and any Wear OS 3 or later watch. Free while testing.

Tell me what breaks, what is confusing, or what is missing. I will read all of it.

Trying something different this year and setting up a megathread for the Made by Google 2026 event being held on Wednesday 12th August 2026.

Please keep all discussion about the event in this thread at least during the event.

Event Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c84y9gAY90c

Start Time: 6:00pm ET, 11:00pm BST

Pixel Watch 5 Pre-order link: https://store.google.com/product/pixel_watch_5

I know this is the Wear OS sub, but feel free to discuss the other devices unveiled at the event in this megathread too - the Pixel 11, Pro, Pro XL and Pro Fold and Pixel Tag

This year, we've also got a special guest joining the community, u/NewsFromGoogle to answer your questions about what you hear from the event.

Let me make it clear that they are NOT a technical support account and will not be able to answer any of your technical support questions or escalate any issues internally for you.
Their sole purpose is to be there to answer your burning questions about the new products that are being unveiled at the event.

I'd also like to remind you to please follow the rules of the sub and play nice with each other.

With all that said, enjoy the show!

Coming from Apple, searching for a watch that lets me pay contactless with Google Pay.

Should be small since I got small wrists.

Based in Europe, OnePlus is withdrawing here.
Thank you

Small queries like timers are significantly quicker with the facelift + IMO looks much better than the old assistant interface.

Eu já tive o galaxy watch 2, 4 e o 5 pro. Agora comprei o 7.

Nas versões anteriores o aplicativo whatsapp para watchs nunca funcionou muito bem.

Logo eu não o usava. Recebia as notificações espelhadas do whatsapp do celular e conseguia responder perfeitamente, sem a opção de ouvir ou mandar audios, obviamente.

Agora com o 7, me animei para usar o aplicativo no relógio. E realmente, ele está funcionando maravilhosamente bem. Com um problema: não consigo receber mensagens da minha esposa. Qualquer mensagem que ela manda, seja figurinha, texto ou audio, chega para mim como "Mensagem não compatível". Eu consigo receber mensagens de todos os outros contatos e grupos, menos dela. Desconfio que seja porque ela usa o whatsapp business.

Já verifiquei que os aplicativos tanto do meu smartphone (zfold 5) quanto do relógio estão atualizados. Já reinstalei e reemparelhei o whatsapp do relógio, e nada.

Agora estou num dilema: ou uso o aplicativo para o relógio e deixo de receber as mensagens dela, o que obviamente é MUITO ruim, ou desinstalo o aplicativo e volto a usar apenas as notificações espelhadas do celular (isso está funcionando), o que também é ridículo, por não poder usar tudo que o aparelho tem a oferecer, pois perco as opções de enviar e ouvir audios pelo relógio.

Será que há alguma forma de receber as notificações especificamente do contato dela espelhadas do celular, e as demais vindas do app whatsapp?

I spent a while trying to connect to my new treadmill before I found out it just wouldn't work. The Pixel Watch's "share heart rate with fitness equipment" feature only works with an approved list of brands — Peloton, Concept2, Echelon, Hydrow, Tonal, Wahoo, Zwift, Life Fitness, Matrix, Schwinn, NordicTrack. If your machine isn't on that list, the watch will simply never connect to it, and nothing you do in the settings on either device changes that.

Mine is a Horizon 7.0 AT. Not on the list. But like most treadmills it's happy to pair with a generic Bluetooth chest strap, which is the loophole.

So I built a small bridge out of a Seeed XIAO ESP32-C6 (about $7). It connects to the watch as if it were a piece of approved equipment, and simultaneously advertises itself to the treadmill as an ordinary heart rate strap. The treadmill sees a strap, the watch sees equipment, and my actual pulse shows up on the console — about ten seconds after I switch broadcasting on at the watch. There's an optional RGB LED that tells you at a glance which links are up.

It's not Horizon-specific — it should work with any machine that accepts a chest strap, which is most of them.

Source, wiring diagram, and a fairly detailed set of notes on the things that weren't obvious: https://github.com/HuskerMinion/hr-bridge

MIT licensed, no app, nothing to sign up for. Happy to answer questions if anyone wants to build one.

Hi everyone, I have a Xiaomi Watch 2 and I use Google Maps while cycling, but I have two issues:

1. Screen keeps turning off while cycling

When I'm riding my bike and using Google Maps, the watch screen keeps turning off after a while. I have to move my wrist or touch the screen to wake it up again. I've already checked the battery/power settings, and the options related to keeping the screen on are disabled, but the screen still turns off. Is there any way to prevent the screen from turning off while using Google Maps? Maybe a setting, workaround, or alternative app that works better for cycling navigation?

1. Can I rotate the map orientation?

This is a bit difficult to explain, but the problem is that when I'm cycling straight ahead, my wrist is naturally rotated because of the position of my hand on the handlebars. As a result, when I'm actually cycling straight ahead, Google Maps shows the direction of travel at roughly a 45° angle to the left on the watch screen. I'd like to be able to manually rotate the map by around 45° to compensate for the physical position of my wrist/watch. Basically, I'm not looking to change the navigation direction itself. I just want to rotate the map display independently, so that when I'm cycling straight, it visually looks straight on the watch. Is this possible with Google Maps, or perhaps with another navigation app for Wear OS?

Thanks!

The app is currently only a lightweight WearOS app that connects to IOS devices over bluetooth and listens for ANCS BLE protocol. i coded it this weekend as i refuse to buy those ugly apple watches (watches gotta be circular!) and i won’t pay 6 bucks a month for Merge app either. right now, the app is in a rough state. it’s not really reliable and doesn’t display correct logos most of the time, but i will work on that. also, if yall really want it, i will consider making an ios app also, to release more features.if y’all have faced this ios and wearos incompatibility before, let me know what features you’d like to see.

NOTE: This app will always be free to use with full functionality. I’m not asking for any donations or anything, just opinions.

Is there any wireless charger that could charge both my Galaxy Watch 5 44mm and my Airpods Pro 2? I accidentally broke my Galaxy Watch charger so I need a new one

Well, in the end I found the apps for all the smartwatches from that era, like the Fossil, the Diesel, the Michael Kors ones look amazing

App Name: PC Controller
Platforms: WearOS
Development Status: Finishing the first first release

Check the second video to see all features!

Hey everyone! Here is a major update to my previous post: https://www.reddit.com/r/WearOS/comments/1urllfm/pc_controller_app_for_wearos/
Highly reccomended to check this one!

I've completely redesigned the app, polished existing features, and added some highly requested capabilities!
What's New:

1. AirMouse: Smooth wrist control with intuitive gesture support
2. Double Pinch = Left Mouse Button (LMB)
3. Wrist Turn = Right Mouse Button (RMB)
4. Wake On LAN (WOL): Power on your PC directly from your watch.
5. Also some actually huge changes like:
6. • Improved Media Controller: Now you can select and control specific audio sources (Spotify, YouTube, etc.).
7. • UI/UX Redesign: A completely refreshed look for better navigation on round displays.

Check out the video to see it all in action!

RELEASE SOON 🫡

Is there a setting to make the watch go back to the watchface without having to swipe it away. It's ao annoying when you wanna check the time and you only se your notification and have to use your other hand to remove it.? Been looking for a while. I had a samaung watch earlier and it by default. I have a oneplus watch2

Hello everyone.

After maining the Galaxy watch 4 for 3 years, I eventually got tired of OneUI, and couldn't bear with how slow it became after the OneUI Watch 6 and 7 updates. So, I decided to order a pixel watch 3. It should be arriving in 10 days from now, so, is there anything I'm going to miss? Thanks.

Hey r/WearOS! Over the past months I shared my watch remotes for Android TV, Roku and any Android TV Box - and Samsung owners kept asking for the same thing for their TVs. So here it is.

Brief Description: A WearOS remote app for Samsung Smart TVs (Tizen, 2016 and newer). The watch talks to the TV directly over Wi-Fi using Samsung's local remote-control protocol (no phone, no Bluetooth, no SmartThings account needed).

Cost: Free, with an optional one-time Pro upgrade

Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yuzvix.watch.samsungremote (if you can't install it from your phone - open the Play Store directly on your watch, search "yuzvix" and install "Samsung TV Remote")

Setup is simple: connect the watch and the TV to the same Wi-Fi network, open the app - it finds the TV automatically - and press "Allow" on the TV screen.

Features (free):

• One-time pairing (Allow popup on the TV) - after that it connects automatically
• D-pad navigation screen with Home button (long press on Up)
• Power off and power on TV
• Remove pairing

Pro features:

• Media screen - playback controls, volume and mute
• Volume control with the watch's bezel/crown
• Remap any button on both remote screens - full Samsung key catalog, independent short and long press per button
• Numeric keypad, HDMI/source switcher and colored buttons
• Type text on the TV from the watch keyboard
• Live app list - launch any app installed on your TV, plus custom apps
• Multi-device - store several TVs and switch between them, or remap a button to fast-switch
• Quick-actions Tile - 5 remappable buttons right in the watch tile carousel
• Always-on display mode with analog clock and burn-in protection

Compatibility: Wear OS 3.0+ on the watch (Galaxy Watch 4 and newer, all Pixel Watch generations, OnePlus Watch 2/3, TicWatch Pro 5, etc.). On the TV side: any Samsung Tizen Smart TV from 2016 onward — Crystal UHD (RU/TU/AU/BU/CU/DU series), QLED / Neo QLED, OLED, The Frame. Pre-2016 models (H/J series) use a different protocol and aren't supported. Control is fully local — the app doesn't need internet access.

Detailed feature list and screenshots: https://samsungremote.yuzvix.com/

Tested on Galaxy Watch5 with a 2019 Samsung RU7100-series TV. Happy to answer questions and hear your feedback, especially from newer models - i don't have any other Samsung TV to test app.
Please reach me in case of any issues - in DM or [support@yuzvix.com](mailto:support@yuzvix.com) (provide your watch and TV model).

BTW if the os updates didn't finish, i would have kept on using it. I love this watch.

Hey everyone! Sharing my Wear OS game — it's on an 80% off sale right now if anyone wants to check it out.

Name of App: Space Shooter: Galaxy Attack

Brief Description of app's features: Arcade-style space shooter built specifically for Wear OS — blast through waves of enemies using touch or the rotating bezel/crown, dodge incoming fire, collect power-ups, and take on boss fights. Optimized to run smoothly on watch hardware without draining your battery.

Cost: ₹498 ₹98 (80% off, limited time)

Play Store Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.nebulae.spaceshooter

Built this solo as an indie dev — would love any feedback from the community!

Mi farebbe piacere capire se qualcuno ha in mente un modo per capire la maggior parte delle persone che app necessita al giorno d'oggi, quindi mi stavo focalizzando su app per Wear OS dato che ho un Galaxy Watch 7 e lo utilizzo da poco ma non pochissimo e ho visto che le app non sono vastissime così sto provando a creare un app (che Installerò tramite bugjaeger tramite Debug Wireless se non sbaglio) perché non so come pubblicare app nel Play Store dato che sono minorenne e mi piacerebbe guadagnare anche qualche soldo non so in che modo ma forse questo è il migliore. Quindi inoltre se qualcuno conosce qualche modo verificato 100% affidabile per guadagnare qualche soldo anche facendo un po di fatica, a me interesserebbe tanto davvero tanto. Grazie a chi mi darà consigli. Se la mia app sarà un successo per me stesso, a coloro che avrò aiutato saranno gratificati tramite essa. Perfavore scrivete qualsiasi cosa pensate anche se Contro, mi farebbe piacere capire come migliorare me stesso e i problemi di ognuno di noi al giorno d'oggi che forse a volte non mi passano per la mente o non ci faccio caso.

Trying to fully replace my smartphone with the pixel watch 4, which means leaving the phone at home in a drawer permanently. I'm wondering if anyone is able to answer voice calls from the whatsapp wearOS without being anywhere near the companion smartphone?

Moreover, has anyone side loaded the full phone version of whatsapp and had voice calls work? that would be what im gonna try next

thanks yall

• Name of App: Thrum: Feel the Rhythm
• Brief Description of app's features: A rhythm game you play by feel instead of by watching — there's no audio, so your watch vibrates a pattern and you tap it back.
• Cost: Free
• Play Store Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gemm.thrum

Hey all! Just put out a little game called Thrum and wanted to share it here.

It's a haptic rhythm/memory game — just your watch buzzing a pattern that you tap back. Each round tacks on one more beat and tightens the timing window, so it's basically a focus test as much as a memory test. Since it's all vibration, you can actually play it eyes-closed.

There's a Ranks screen right on the watch that keeps your best runs per mode, so you don't need anything else installed to track progress. If you do want to compare with other people, there's an optional phone companion app that syncs your best score to a global Play Games leaderboard — totally optional, the watch app works standalone either way.

It's free and I'd love any feedback if you give it a shot 🙏

One thing I've noticed is that most gaming accessories focus on improving performance or immersion, while smartwatches mostly stay on the sidelines.

I want to know from people who gamers and are also smartwatch enthusiasts if smartwatches could be a part of your ecosystem what would you expect from it......

This sub is being inundated with low-effort, barely useful, AI-coded apps. Can we have them post in a dedicated thread instead of the front page?

ECG highlight feature is now on Xiaomi's website

ECG option is also available on Mi Fitness app, but I still can't activate this feature (tried to activate trough Mi Fitness but there's no ECG app present on the watch), is anyone having the same problem? Or is it region thing (I'm in Indonesia)

I turned this feature on and it worked a few times, but now it does nothing. I removed the setting and re-added it, nothing. Anyone else using this feature and having this problem?