Google Home for Wear OS allows you to control connected home devices supported in the Google Home app and receive Nest camera and doorbells alerts on your Wear OS watch.
What you need to get started
- A Google Account
- A watch that runs Wear OS 3 or newer
- An Android 9.0+ device connected to either Wi-Fi or LTE
- The latest version of the Google Home app on both your watch and phone
- A home set up with your phone
Control smart home devices
You can control devices with your watch that you've already added to the Google Home app on your phone.
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Google Pixel Watch: On your watch, swipe down and tap Home
. If you can't find the Home app, press the crown
Play Store
Other watches: On your watch, open the Home app from your watch's app launcher. -
If you have multiple homes and need to switch to another, tap the header with the home name, then select the home that you need to open.
Similarly, if you have multiple Google Accounts on your watch and need to switch to another: Scroll to the bottom of the navigation page, then tap Settings
. If you can't find the Home app, press the crown 
Play Store You may need to touch and hold your device's tile to reveal additional controls for that device.
Create shortcuts in the Home app for quick access to your favourite devices
To quickly access your most-used devices, you can add a favourites tile that will show five devices from your favourites selected in the Google Home app for Wear OS (Google Pixel Watch 3 45 mm will show six devices from your favourites selected in the Google Home app). Favourites are synced and can be reconfigured on the mobile app.
- Tapping Open on the tile will show the same favourites list as displayed in the Google Home mobile app.
- If you've added favourites in the Google Home mobile app, you'll have your favourites listed first on the Google Home app on your watch. To select a specific device, tap Devices
- If you haven't added any favourites in the Google Home mobile app, you can browse each room in the room list to find and select your device. If your home has 10 or fewer devices, they won't be separated by rooms.
- At the bottom of the room list, you can also tap Linked to you
to selected devices linked to your account that aren't in the selected home.
Update your watch face with Google Home app complications
- Devices: Choose any device in your home to be displayed as a complication.
Personalize your watch face:
- Press and hold your watch face.
- To personalize the color and layout, tap Edit
.
- Swipe left to scroll through the styles and complications layouts.
.What you can do with Google Home for Wear OS
Awareness
- View the live feed from your cameras and doorbells
- Receive notifications
- Perform Quick Actions including:
- Two-way talk
- Quick responses
For more information, refer to Control your Nest Camera with your watch.
Entertainment
- Turn on/off your TV
- Scroll and select using the D-pad
- Increase/decrease the volume
For more information, refer to Control your TV with your watch.
Quick Actions
- Run automations
- Lock and unlock supported devices
- Turn a device on or off
Deeper controls
- Switch between Home and Away modes
- Select an input for devices that support inputs like smart TVs
- Control docks for devices that support the dock trait like smart vacuums
- Change modes – things like washing machine or dishwasher modes (delicate, quick cycle, etc.)
- Change toggles – things like fridge or dishwasher toggles (eco, boost, power cool, defrost, etc.)
- Adjust the brightness, colour and temperature of your lights individually or as a group
- Turn a device on or off
- Control the volume of your devices
- Set the temperature of a thermostat
- Switch thermostat modes
- Set or select fan speed at your home
- Use the voice command feature to change or set your fan speed