Android 9: Install Wear OS apps - this is possible

On smartwatches with the Android operating system, you can install and use Wear OS apps. You download these from the Google Play Store. You can load them directly onto the watch or transfer them from your smartphone. Here, numerous apps for Wear OS are available to you.

How to install Wear OS apps on Android 9

Having bought a smartwatch, you first need to pair it with an Android smartphone to use all its features. The watch usually runs the Wear OS operating system. The appropriate apps are downloaded directly to the smartwatch or first installed on the smartphone and then transferred to the watch.

1. First go to the Google Play Store with your smartphone and search for the desired app.
2. Then download and install it.
3. To transfer the app to your smartwatch now, press the power button on your watch.
4. Weiter unten tippen Sie dann auf den Google Play Store und gehen dort auf „Apps auf meinem Smartphone“.
5. Über die „Installieren“-Schaltfläche können Sie die Apps nun unter Wear OS installieren.
6. Alternativ ist es möglich, über den „Play Store“ auf Ihrer Smartwatch die gewünschten Apps direkt zu suchen und zu installieren. Dies ist jedoch nicht bei jeder App möglich.