Hello friends, as you know how much the craze for the smartwatch is increasing in today’s time because it is not like the earlier ordinary watches but you get to see many smart features in them. Today with smartwatches you can do things like Bluetooth calling, playing games, music control, etc.
But do you know that you can control your Android phone through your smartwatch? If not then stay with us in this article because, in today’s article, I will show you how to control your android phone using a wear OS Smartwatch.
How to Control Android Phone Using Wear OS Smartwatch
Suppose you have a smartwatch that is based on Wear OS. In such a situation, if you want to control your Android smartphone through your smartwatch, such as turning on flashlights, playing and pausing music, etc. So you can do this.
Here I have given step-by-step information about how to control an Android phone from a Wear OS smartwatch. In this article, I have used Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 which is very similar to other Wear OS smartwatches.
Install SimpleWear on Your Watch and Phone
First of all, you have to download and install the SimpleWear app on both your watch and phone. This app allows you to control your phone from your Wear OS watch. You can install it on your watch and phone by following the steps mentioned below.
Step 1: First of all you have to open Google Play Store on your watch.
Step 2: Then click on the search icon and search for SimpleWear and select it.
Step 3: Now you have to click on the Install button. You have to install the same app on your phone as well.
Step 4: After this open the app on your watch. If your smartwatch is connected to your phone, it will automatically connect, and show connected in front of you.
Step 5: Now you will see the details of battery status and phone connection here. Apart from this, all the action shows will start happening here, which you can perform on your phone through your watch.
How to Enable SimpleWear on Your Phone
Now that you have set up the SimpleWear app on your watch, you will now need to enable the SimpleWear app on your phone. You have to give permission to your watch from your phone which features you want to control. You can do this by following the steps mentioned below.
Step 1: First of all you have to open the SimpleWear app on your phone. Here you will get to see all the features which you want to give permission to control from your watch.
Step 2: After this, you have to enable the permission of all the features that you want to control your phone from your smartwatch.
Control Your Android Phone Using Your Smartwatch
Now that you have enabled the necessary permissions from your phone, after that you can control your Android phone from your watch by opening the SimpleWear app on your watch. And you can enable and disable your phone’s flashlight, music, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, etc. Apart from this, you can also access your phone through your watch.
Here I have mentioned all the functions that you can control your Android phone from your Wear OS smartwatch, the list of which you can see below.
- Volume Control
- Do not Disturb
- Calling and Messaging
- Adjust Brightness
- WiFi Hotspot
- WiFi Access
- Bluetooth
- Mobile Data
- Location Track
- Ringer
- Play Media Access
- Sleep Timer
- Apps Install
- Flashlight Enable or Disable
- Lock Screen
Wrapping Up:
So friends this was how to control an android phone using a wear os smartwatch. This is a very cool feature that you should use in your smartwatch. With the help of the SimpleWear app, you can control many important features of your phone from the point of your wrist.
I hope you have liked this article. If you have any kind of question-related to this article, then you must tell by writing in the comment below.
