Google Home for Wear OS

Google Home for Wear OS allows you to control connected home devices supported in the Google Home app and receive camera alerts on your Wear OS watch. 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
• A watch that runs Wear OS 3 or newer
• An Android 9.0+ device 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.

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. If you’ve added Favourites in the Google Home mobile app, you’ll have your Favourites listed first on the Google Home app on your watch. To select a specific device, tap Devices ​​​​​ a room  the device that you want to control.
   
   If you haven’t added any Favourites in the Google Home mobile app, you can browse each room in the room list to find and select your device. If your home has 10 or fewer devices, they won't be separated by rooms.
   
   At the bottom of the room list, you can also tap Linked to you  to select devices linked to your account that aren't in the selected home.

4. These are some examples of what you can do with Google Home for Wear OS:

   • Turn a device on or off.

   • Adjust the brightness of your lights.

   • Control the volume of your devices.

   • Set the temperature of a thermostat.

   • Switch thermostat modes.

   • Run automations.

   • Lock and unlock supported devices.

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 on your phone.

Receive Nest camera alerts

If you enable alerts for supported Google Nest cameras in the Google Home app, you can receive notifications with image previews on your watch as well. This feature is available for Nest cameras and doorbells launched in 2021 or later. To ensure that you receive notifications on your watch, check that you’ve enabled Nest camera alerts in the Google Home app and notifications on your Google Pixel Watch or compatible Wear OS watch.

Animated notification previews require Wear OS System UI version 1.4 or higher to be installed on your watch. Go to the Check for updates help article for details on how to update your watch and apps.