title: “How To Add Apps To A Galaxy Watch” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-25” author: “Kevin Gonzales”
How Do I Add Apps to My Smartwatch?
Add apps to your Galaxy smartwatch using the Galaxy Wearable companion app.
Scroll down on the app home screen and select Galaxy Store. Choose Store if you have a Watch4 model. On older Galaxy models, select Discover > Find more in the Galaxy Store > Watch. Use the search bar or select the hamburger menu > Apps > and choose a category to browse apps. To download a particular app, select the search result > Install or the download icon (a downward arrow). Select Accept and Download to grant the app the necessary permissions. If you prefer to use your watch, browse and install apps from the Galaxy Store or Play Store from the Apps screen on your Galaxy Watch. Choose the appropriate store icon and select Install on the app you want to download.
How to Manage Apps on a Galaxy Watch
Once you’ve downloaded apps on your device, the Galaxy Wearable app offers fast customization.
Set app-specific preferences from the Apps tile that include rotary or list views, custom or newest-first arrangement, app settings (if available), and hidden apps from the Manage apps screen.
How Do I Get Google Apps on My Samsung Galaxy Watch?
If you have a Samsung Galaxy Watch4 or Watch4 Classic, you have easy access to Google apps such as Google Maps, which comes preinstalled.
Unlike prior-generation models, the Watch4 runs on Wear OS Powered by Samsung. This new ecosystem combines the Tizen OS and Wear OS operating systems.
Instead of accessing the Galaxy Store, the Watch4 operates exclusively with the Play Store. To search the Google Play store and add Google Apps, select Store in the Galaxy Wearable app or open the Play Store directly on your watch.
Can You Add Facebook to a Samsung Watch?
While there’s no official Facebook app for Samsung Galaxy watches, you could sideload the app.
If you prefer a workaround, enable Facebook Messenger notifications on your Galaxy Watch so you’ll never miss a beat. To do so, make sure you have the latest version of both the Messenger and Galaxy Wearable apps.
Open Watch settings > Notifications. Move the toggle to the On position next to Notifications if it’s turned off. Select Apps to get notifications from > All > and move the toggle beside Messenger.
How Do I Sideload Apps on My Galaxy Watch?
If you’d like to sideload apps that aren’t available from the Galaxy Store or Play Store, you can enable developer mode and allow unknown app installations.
Go to Settings > About Watch > Software on your Galaxy Watch. Select Software version five times. You will see Developer mode turned on and a Developer Options section from Settings. Return to the About Watch settings and turn debugging mode on if you haven’t already. In the Wearable app, select Watch settings > About Watch > Install unknown apps.
