General Google Assistant on watch 4 (wear OS)

[keenan1986]

Have you installed the assistant apk on the watch? It sounds like you have installed it on your phone.

of course i did, i sideloaded apk that was posted here

 

[saspipi]

of course i did, i sideloaded apk that was posted here

OK, so you can see it in your watch's app launcher. First time you start it from app launcher it will present you a button that starts the assistant setup on your phone.

 

[nafroman]

for everyone who wonders, the apk provided by kingwicked (thanks!) in this thread
works on my gw4c in an unsupported country (I'm using English for the assistant and wear OS language) .
so you can sideload it if you want to.
sideload it, setup was easy from the app icon in the watch's app launcher.

 

[keenan1986]

OK, so you can see it in your watch's app launcher. First time you start it from app launcher it will present you a button that starts the assistant setup on your phone.

Yes, exactly... And even though i start the setup process from my watch i get the error 'couldnt connect to your watch'

 

[saspipi]

Yes, exactly... And even though i start the setup process from my watch i get the error 'couldnt connect to your watch'

Guess you have remote connection enabled already in galaxy wearable app, isn't it?

 

[keenan1986]

Guess you have remote connection enabled already in galaxy wearable app, isn't it?

Yes. Everything was done correctly on my end.

I just wanna say that i managed to do it after i did factory reset on my watch. Setup went smothly after that on the first try.

 

[Menipoco]

Use Bugjaeger app connect to your watch with wifi adb to your phone and try sideloading this official Google Assitant app pulled from my Watch4Classic 46mm N America Region

Thanks

 

[gschot]

For The Netherlands, it appeared for me when I went on the watch to Play Store / My Apps. It showed in the updates there.

One issue I have with it, is that the spoken responses (Dutch works) stutter when it contains more than a few words. Anyone else with this issue?

 

[RvD-86]

For The Netherlands, it appeared for me when I went on the watch to Play Store / My Apps. It showed in the updates there.

One issue I have with it, is that the spoken responses (Dutch works) stutter when it contains more than a few words. Anyone else with this issue?

There is some delay in the text on the screen, but speaking is fluent.

 

[gavelis]

I´ve read in a german forum that some have stuttering assistant when using "hey Google" on GW4. Same people report fluent speech if assistant was started with long press button.

 

[RvD-86]

Hey Google is not available at the moment in the Netherlands.
So i can't test that option.
I also start the GA with long press button.

 

[gschot]

I did start the assistant by pressing the button .. Maybe I should try turning it off and on again...

 

[OnnoJ]

Hey Google is not available at the moment in the Netherlands.
So i can't test that option.
I also start the GA with long press button.

Install Google Assistant in Galaxy Watch 4 in Unsupported Countries

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[Bobyroby]

Use Bugjaeger app connect to your watch with wifi adb to your phone and try sideloading this official Google Assitant app pulled from my Watch4Classic 46mm N America Region

how exactley to do this?

 

[naryhd]

guys i have a problem mentioned here , do you know what should I do?

 

[kirvedx]

If you go into the Galaxy Wearables app on your phone, then go to Apps ⇨ Store. You can install both Google Assistant and Wallet (the new Pay), enable both on the watch (any Samsung Android watch, i.e. SM-R925U - Watch5 Pro LTE, SM-R895U - Watch4 Classic LTE), and install them.

No more side-loading required, no enabling apps required.

I'll post some screenshots and a screen recorder session that I hope shows clearly enough how to do it. I did forget to show the initial screens for Google Wallet - but for Assistant I was recording from before I started.



Essentially when you visit either app in the Store, there's a trick (attention to detail really) to ensure you are installing for the watch(s):

Scroll down to Top free watch apps:


Click on the arrow near the title and you'll get a list, just search for the apps in question.

1. For Wallet, right near the Enable/Update/Install/Open button (first it'll be "enable", then switch to update/install) - or under it, it'll say "Available on more devices"; ensure you expand that and install it for your watches. The process is a) Enable b) update/install c) ensure its installed on your watch - not by checking for the app in the app list (it doesn't install there), but by going into settings ⇨ connections ⇨ nfc ⇨ payments and verifying that you can now set it to be Google Pay/Wallet.

2. For Assistant, just above the tile that shows the Google Assistant title with "open" button (it'll be "enable" first), there are several labels/tags across under the search bar - some of which are drop downs; [icon] This device, is one - Rating is another. Anyways - expand This device and a buttom nav drawer will open ⇨ Select the watch in question and ensure you a) enable b) install/update if required (sometimes its not).

Hope that helps

 

[QuiDC96]

If you go into the Galaxy Wearables app on your phone, then go to Apps ⇨ Store. You can install both Google Assistant and Wallet (the new Pay), enable both on the watch (any Samsung Android watch, i.e. SM-R925U - Watch5 Pro LTE, SM-R895U - Watch4 Classic LTE), and install them.

No more side-loading required, no enabling apps required.

I'll post some screenshots and a screen recorder session that I hope shows clearly enough how to do it. I did forget to show the initial screens for Google Wallet - but for Assistant I was recording from before I started.



Essentially when you visit either app in the Store, there's a trick (attention to detail really) to ensure you are installing for the watch(s):

Scroll down to Top free watch apps:
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Click on the arrow near the title and you'll get a list, just search for the apps in question.

1. For Wallet, right near the Enable/Update/Install/Open button (first it'll be "enable", then switch to update/install) - or under it, it'll say "Available on more devices"; ensure you expand that and install it for your watches. The process is a) Enable b) update/install c) ensure its installed on your watch - not by checking for the app in the app list (it doesn't install there), but by going into settings ⇨ connections ⇨ nfc ⇨ payments and verifying that you can now set it to be Google Pay/Wallet.
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2. For Assistant, just above the tile that shows the Google Assistant title with "open" button (it'll be "enable" first), there are several labels/tags across under the search bar - some of which are drop downs; [icon] This device, is one - Rating is another. Anyways - expand This device and a buttom nav drawer will open ⇨ Select the watch in question and ensure you a) enable b) install/update if required (sometimes its not).
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Hope that helps

Nop play store still tell me that Google Assistant is not compatible.

 

[kirvedx]

Nop play store still tell me that Google Assistant is not compatible.

I'd connect to WiFi and try updating your watch(es) OS/firmware ⇨ As you saw it worked for both of mine. I haven't dug around too much since I installed them and activated the Google Pay service on my Watch5 Pro; I had it installed via the sideload process I used (earlier in the thread) already on my Watch4 Classic, but I was able to select my Watch4 Classic and did not get the error(s) you're showing - everything went smooth on both watches.

Assuming there's no difference between the hardware (both of mine are +LTE versions) I can assure you mine are up-to-date. I'd want to know why it worked for me and not for you; as you saw in my screenshots it worked for me, installed on both successfully.

But whether it function properly - I wont be able to tell you till I hit a store; I will update on that end - seems Google Pay works differently now, requiring the phone for the setup and using the watch only for the NFC tap portion.

 

[ohrenstaebchen]

I have problems connecting my gw4 assistant to my Phone. Both have the assistant installed, when i want to activate it on the watch it says i have to do it in my Phone first. When clicking in it it opens the Google Feed in my Phone but nothing more.
Rebooted both devices, installed several Apps anew, tried several things - but wasnt successful.