How to get Google Home on your Pixel Watch or Galaxy Watch
Google’s Pixel Watch is said to be one of the missing pieces of a full ecosystem. Part of that ecosystem is Google Home, and the two work quite well together. How to access Google Home from your Pixel Watch or any Wear OS 3 device like the Galaxy Watch 5.
The Google Home app is the ideal place to control all your Google Assistant-enabled smart home devices. Of course, that doesn’t mean the app is perfect. In fact, a long-overdue overhaul is planned, with a public preview slated for release in the “coming weeks.”
Related: Here’s the thoroughly remodeled and redesigned Google Home app [Gallery]
Meanwhile, just last week, Google rolled out a Wear OS 3 version alongside the Pixel Watch, giving users easy control over their home devices with just a few swipes of their wrist.
Google Home on your Wear OS watch
The Google Home Wear OS app is not preinstalled on the Pixel Watch or Galaxy Watch 4 or 5. If you want to get the wearable version, you need to install it on your smartwatch from Google Play Store.
On the Pixel Watch, just press the crown once and scroll until you see Google play store. Tap on it and press the search button search for “Google home.” Once you find it, press To install – or in some cases To update.
On your Galaxy Watch you Access the app drawer by swiping up. After that you will find the Google play store. Search for Google home in the Play Store and grab it To install.
Using Google Home on your Wear OS watch
Once installed, you can easily access the Google Home app from your watch’s app drawer. When you open it for the first time you will have to choose a home if you have several. From there, the app remembers your choices and lets you dive into individual rooms to select devices to control.
In any room, tiles work just like they do in the Google Home app on Android. Tapping a smart light tile turns it on while you swipe your finger to adjust the brightness. Some devices, like the Nest doorbell, only allow you to view the feed from your phone. There are countless types of devices out there, so you’ll need to play around with yours to get a feel for how they work.
There’s a quick settings tile to access Google Home from the Pixel Watch too. You may need to restart your clock for it to appear. You can also add a complication to the watch face you’re using, although that’s just an app shortcut and doesn’t complete any specific action. For example, the concentric dial allows you to add complications with the Half Dial layout. From there, simply select one of the slots and choose Google Home from the list that appears in the Pixel Watch app. Alternatively, you can tap and hold your watch face and then press the edit pen to adjust it.
The Google Home app for Wear OS 3 isn’t perfect, although we expect big improvements over the next few months as Google Home sees its planned makeover.
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