Wear OS settings and support guides

System

Keep your device current and configure core system behavior.

• Software UpdateWear OS ships two separate layers of updates — the OS/build itself and Google Play system updates — both delivered directly over Wi-Fi to the watch, independent of your phone's own software version.

Privacy & Security

Control which apps can access your camera, microphone, and data.

• Health Connect / Fitness Data SyncHealth Connect is the on-phone hub that lets fitness, sleep, and heart-rate data collected on the watch flow into other apps (and vice versa) with per-app, per-data-type permission controls, instead of every app having its own silo.

Network & Internet

Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and network connection settings.

• Wi-Fi & Cellular (LTE Models)Wi-Fi lets the watch fetch updates and use apps like Assistant when it's near a known network but out of Bluetooth range, while cellular (on LTE models) keeps calls, texts, and data working even when the phone is left behind entirely.

Display & Sound

Screen, audio, and alert preferences.

• NotificationsWear OS mirrors your phone's notifications by default, but per-app notification access, bridging, and diagnostic-uninterrupted (Do Not Disturb) behavior are all managed separately from the phone's own notification settings.

Accounts & Family

Account sign-in, sync, and family/parental controls.

• Pairing with PhoneWear OS watches pair to a phone through the "Wear OS by Google" app (or a manufacturer's companion app on some devices), which drives the setup flow and later controls notification access, tile choices, and app installs.

Personalization

Themes, wallpaper, lock screen, and layout of your device.

• Watch Faces & TilesWatch faces control the main display and its complications, while tiles are the swipeable panels (weather, heart rate, calendar, and more) that sit to the left and right of the watch face for quick glances without opening an app.

Apps

Installed apps, optional features, and what runs on startup.

• Google AssistantGoogle Assistant on Wear OS handles voice commands, quick replies, and hands-free actions like setting timers or checking the weather, and can run either on-watch (with Wi-Fi/cellular or a paired phone connection) depending on the request.

System Info

Device details, advanced settings, and activation status.

• Battery SaverWear OS offers a tiered approach to power saving — Battery Saver mode that turns off always-on display and background sync, plus a deeper Watch Battery Saver mode on some models that limits the watch to time and basic sensors only.

Help and tools

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