Google Home for Wear OS allows you to control connected home devices supported in the Google Home app and receive Nest camera and doorbell alerts on your Wear OS watch.
Note: Some features available in the Google Home app are not available in the Google Home for Wear OS app.
What you need to get started
- A Google Account
- Watch that runs Wear OS 3 or newer
- Android 9.0+ connected to either Wi-Fi or LTE
- The latest version of the Google Home app on both your watch and phone
- A home set up with your phone
Control smart home devices
You can control devices with your watch that you've already added to the Google Home app on your phone.
- Google Pixel Watch: On your watch, swipe down and tap Home
. If you can't find the Home app, press the crown
Play Store
Manage apps
Update all.
Other watches: On your watch, open the Home app from your watch's app launcher.
- If you have multiple homes and need to switch to another, tap the header with the home name, then select the home that you need to open.
Similarly, if you have multiple Google Accounts on your watch and need to switch to another, scroll to the bottom of the navigation page, then tap Settings
Accounts
the account that you need to access.
You may need to touch and hold your device's tile to reveal additional controls for that device.
Note: Some devices may show their statuses but can only be adjusted using your phone.
Create shortcuts in the Home app for quick access to your favourite devices
Update your watch face with Google Home app complications
To quickly access device and automation controls straight from the watch face, you can add Google Home for Wear app complications.
- Devices: Choose any device in your home to be displayed as a complication.
Personalise your watch face:
- To personalise the colour and layout, tap Edit
.
- Swipe left to scroll through the styles and complication layouts.
What you can do with Google Home for Wear OS
Awareness
- View the live feed from your cameras and doorbells
- Receive notifications
- Perform Quick Actions including:
- Two-way talk
- Quick responses
For more information, refer to Control your Nest Camera with your watch.
Entertainment
- Turn on/off your TV
- Scroll and select using the D-pad
- Increase/decrease the volume
For more information, refer to Control your TV with your watch.
Quick Actions
- Run automations
- Lock and unlock supported devices
- Turn a device on or off
Deeper controls
- Switch between Home and Away modes
- Select an input for devices that support inputs like smart TVs
- Control docks for devices that support the dock trait like smart vacuums
- Change modes – things like washing machine or dishwasher modes (delicate, quick cycle, etc.)
- Change toggles – things like fridge or dishwasher toggles (eco, boost, power cool, defrost, etc.)
- Adjust the brightness, colour and temperature of your lights individually or as a group
- Turn a device on or off
- Control the volume of your devices
- Set the temperature of a thermostat
- Switch thermostat modes
- Set or select fan speed at your home
- Use the voice command feature to change or set your fan speed