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“How do I download new watchfaces for my Android Wear smartwatch?” The best part about owning a smartwatch is having the ability to change different watch faces. Android Wear makes it really easy to download and install a new watchface. 1. From your Android smartphone, launch the Play Store. 2. Do a search for ‘watch […]

“I own a Android phone (Nexus 5) and my husband just bought the Galaxy Live smartwatch. How do I sync up the smartwatch to the phone so they are connected? 1. On your Android phone, go to the Play Store and download the Android Wear application. 2. Launch Android Wear to begin syncing smartwatch. Make […]

“How do I take pictures using my smartwatch to control the camera on my Android phone?” 1. On the phone launch the ‘Camera’ app as you normally would. 2. The watch should automatically see that your camera has been turned on and now should have an option on your screen for controlling your phone’s camera. […]

“How do I stop certain apps from pushing notifications to my Android Smartwatch?” Stopping Push Notifications for Android Wear: 1. Grab your Android phone and launch the Android Wear application. 2. From the main screen of the app, tap the ‘Settings’ icon. It’s the one with the two small gears. 3. Tap on ‘Mute app […]

“How do I change my Android smartwatch wallpaper?” Changing Smartwatch Android Background: Method 1: 1. Tap the screen to wake up the smartwatch. 2. Tap and hold anywhere on the screen. The built-in wallpaper window should appear. 3. Scroll by swiping the screen left or right to browse through the available smartwatch wallpapers. 4. Tap […]

“How do I download apps to my Android smartwatch?” Currently you can’t download apps directly from your smartwatch. Although this can change with future software updates. Android Wear, the Google powered smartwatch operating system is still in it’s early stages of development. To download apps to your Android smartwatch you’ll need to download compatible Android […]

“How do I reset my Android Wear smartwatch back to the factory settings?” How to Reset Android Wear Smartwatch (Software 4.4W+): 1. Tap on the smartwatch home screen to bring up the menu. 2. From the menu scroll down until you see ‘Settings’ and select it. 3. Inside the Settings page scroll down and tap […]