From 04d679f135b69721bdd336a5efd3ce108d4c03e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kelvin Kramp <76985447+KelvinKramp@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2025 18:12:22 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] add terminal method
Add CL method for transfering wear-apk to smartwatch.
Ive noticed that Easy fire tool and Wear installer can be a bit cumbersome sometimes. Although it requires the cli, this seems to be a reliable easy method that takes 5min.
I havent tested this on windows as I dont have access to a windows machine.
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docs/EN/WearOS/WearOsSmartwatch.md | 49 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 44 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/docs/EN/WearOS/WearOsSmartwatch.md b/docs/EN/WearOS/WearOsSmartwatch.md
index fd1ca70f3314..5706bc070a96 100644
--- a/docs/EN/WearOS/WearOsSmartwatch.md
+++ b/docs/EN/WearOS/WearOsSmartwatch.md
@@ -78,9 +78,13 @@ a) using a USB cable to put the **AAPS** wear apk file onto the phone, and then
b) cut and paste Wear.apk from Android Studio onto your Gdrive.
-You can use either Wear Installer 2 or Easy Fire tools to side-load AAPS onto the watch. Here we recommend Wear Installer 2, because the instructions and process in the video are so clear and well-explained.
+To side-load AAPS onto the watch You can use either:
+1) Wear Installer 2
+2) Easy Fire tools
+3) Android Debug Bridge (ADB)
+Here we recommend Wear Installer 2, because the instructions and process in the video are so clear and well-explained. If Wear Installer 2 does not work for you try via
-## Using Wear Installer 2 to side-load **AAPS** Wear from the phone onto the watch
+### Using Wear Installer 2 to side-load **AAPS** Wear from the phone onto the watch
@@ -97,8 +101,7 @@ As mentioned in the video, once complete, switch ADB debugging off on the watch,
Alternatively, but not for Wear OS 5, you can:
-```{admonition} Use Easy Fire tools to side-load the **AAPS** wear on the watch
-:class: dropdown
+### Use Easy Fire tools to side-load the **AAPS** wear on the watch
1) Download _Easy Fire Tools_ from playstore onto phone
@@ -135,10 +138,46 @@ Click side "plug-in" socket in the app, in order to upload Wear OS.apk onto the
-```
(BuildingAapsWearOs-WearOS5-TShoot)=
+### Using the terminal
+Connect your smartwatch and computer to the same wifi network.
+
+- To install ADB download it from:
+https://developer.android.com/tools/releases/platform-tools
+- Open a terminal.
+- After installation of ADB for windows set the path to the folder where ADB is located:
+```setx PATH "%PATH%;C:\platform-tools"```
+- For Mac instead of installing manually you can use homebrew:
+`brew install android-platform-tools`
+
+On the watch:
+- Go to Settings → About watch → **Software Information**
+- Tap Software version 7 times until you see Developer mode enabled.
+- Go to Settings → Developer options. Enable **ADB debugging**
+- Go to Settings → Developer options → Wireless debugging → **Pair new device**
+
+You will see a wifi pariing code and ipaddress and port appearing:
+
+- In the terminal:
+`adb pair ipaddress:port`
+E.g.
+`adb pair 10.10.1.125:36443`
+- You will be asked for the pairing code. Enter it.
+- You will see a response:
+`Successfully paired to 10.10.1.125:36443 [guid=adb-RXXXW20LMKJY-eh5zBj]`
+- In the terminal type:
`adb devices`.
You should see something like:
+`List of devices attached`
+`10.10.1.125:45559 offline`
+`adb-RFAW20LMKJY-eh5zBj._adb-tls-connect._tcp device`
+
+- Now go to the folder on your computer where the Wear apk is and type
+`adb install wear-full.apk`
with wear.apk replaced by the name of your apk file.
+- You will see:
+`Performing Streamed Install`
`Success`
+
+
### General troubleshooting recommendations for Wear OS 5
- Do not use Wi-Fi Tethering. That won't work.