How to Install and Set Up This Digital Watch Face on Wear OS

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Installing a watch face on a Wear OS device is notoriously more complicated than installing a standard smartphone app. Because the Google Play Store often defaults to installing apps on your phone rather than your watch, users frequently purchase a watch face only to find it missing from their device.

This digital watch face requires a specific installation process to ensure it reaches your smartwatch. Additionally, to unlock its full potential—such as viewing your phone's battery life or tracking your heart rate—you may need to install separate companion apps. This guide explains exactly how to install the watch face, how to find it on your watch after downloading, and which additional apps are required for the complications.

Step 1: How to Install the Watch Face

When you open the Google Play Store on your phone to purchase or download this watch face, you must ensure it is being sent to your watch, not your phone.

According to the developer, follow these steps:

1. Make sure your watch is turned on and connected to your phone.
2. In the Play Store, do not press the payment/install button immediately.
3. Look for the small black triangle (dropdown arrow) next to the payment button and tap it. This will open a menu to select your target device.
4. Select your Wear OS smartwatch from the list.
5. Proceed with the installation.

Alternative Method: If you cannot get the dropdown menu to work, the developer suggests opening the Google Play Store on a PC or using a web browser (like Chrome) on your phone. Search for the watch face, click "Install," and select your watch from the "Install on another device" prompt.

Step 2: How to Find the Watch Face on Your Watch

After the installation finishes, the watch face does not always appear on your screen automatically. Since the release of the Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 5, Samsung changed the user interface for finding installed watch faces.

To find your new watch face:

1. Press and hold your finger on your current watch screen. This opens the "Frequently Used Watch Face List."
2. Swipe all the way to the rightmost edge of the screen.
3. Tap the "Add watchface" button.
4. This opens the "Installed Watchface List." Scroll through this list to find the watch face you just purchased and select it.

Step 3: Adding Complications (Companion Apps)

Wear OS watch faces use "complications" to display extra data, like the date, weather, or step count. To display certain types of data—like your phone's battery or specific health metrics—you must install third-party complication providers.

The developer provides links to several apps created by weartools and amoledwatchfaces. Depending on what you want to display, you will need to install these and then assign them to the watch face's complication slots:

Free Companion Apps

• Smart Phone Battery App: This app allows your watch to display how much battery is left on your connected smartphone. You must install this app on both your watch and your phone to work. (Search for "Phone Battery Complication" in the Play Store).
• Complications Suite for Wear OS: A free app that provides additional data options for your watch face.

Paid Companion Apps

• Heart Rate Complication: For displaying advanced heart rate data.
• Health Services Complications: For displaying step counts and other fitness data.

All credits for these complication apps go to their original creators at amoledwatchfaces.

Troubleshooting and Support

If you encounter errors, or if the watch face is not behaving as expected, the developer recommends reaching out directly. Watch faces can sometimes experience bugs after a Wear OS system update.

You can contact the developer or follow their updates via:

• Email: hmkwatch@gmail.com
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/hmkwatch
• Blog: https://hmkwatch.tistory.com/

Practical Considerations Before Downloading

• Device Compatibility: This watch face only works on Wear OS devices. It is not compatible with Apple Watch or older Tizen-based Samsung watches.
• Refund Window: Because watch faces are digital goods, the Google Play Store typically allows a 48-hour refund window if you uninstall the app and request a refund. If the watch face does not work on your device, act quickly.
• Battery Impact: Using multiple third-party apps and complications (like a phone battery tracker constantly communicating via Bluetooth) can have a minor impact on your watch's battery life.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why can't I find the watch face on my watch?

You likely installed it only on your phone. Follow the steps above to ensure your watch was selected as the install destination in the Play Store. Then, use the "Add watchface" menu on your watch to find it.

Do I need to install the companion apps?

You only need the companion apps if you want to use those specific features (like displaying your phone's battery). The watch face will work without them, but some complication slots may be empty.

Why is the phone battery app not working?

Make sure you have installed the companion app on both your smartwatch and your smartphone, and that they have the necessary permissions to communicate.

How do I contact the developer?

You can email the developer at hmkwatch@gmail.com for errors or suggestions.

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