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Android Wear 2.0 Ported to the LG G Watch

Tomek Kondrat June 21, 2017

The LG G Watch was released in June 2014 as a first device with Android Wear ever produced by the South Korean company. The watch is no longer supported, but the community managed to port the newest version of Android Wear. XDA Senior Member ab123321 used the LG G Watch R's stock Nougat ROM to prepare an image for the...

AsteroidOS is an Open Source OS for Smartwatches

Doug Lynch December 8, 2016

Florent Revest is a French computer science student who has been working on an open source operating system for smartwatches for the last two years. Yesterday, he officially launched version 1 of the alpha for AsteroidOS. The goal for the platform was to create something that gave smartwatch owners more control over their privacy, as well as...

Android Wear 5.1.1 OTA Downloads

Chris Gilliam May 20, 2015

The much anticipated Wear update that brings wrist flick gestures, a new launcher, and wifi support is now rolling out to wearables far and wide, though staggered releases never come fast enough. Luckily, we have you covered with a series of direct download links for immediate consumption! The zip files for each model are still...

How to Root the LG G Watch – XDA Developer TV

Jimmy McGee August 31, 2014

In this episode, XDA Developer TV Producer RootJunky Tom shows you how to root and unlock the bootloader on your LG G Watch. The LG G Watch is LG's first Android Wear device. Besides the Samsung Gear Live, this is the only currently available Android Wear device. So as is usual at XDA, we must...

MacroDroid Update Brings Android Wear Automation

Tomek Kondrat August 22, 2014

A few months ago, we talked about MacroDroid. For those who don't remember, MacroDroid is a quite handy application that brings device automation to the next level. MacroDroid makes use of various device sensors to determine many variables such as location, speed, and many others. If you like so see it in action, watch TK's review on XDA TV. Applications...

TWRP Now Available for the LG G Watch and Samsung Gear Live

Will Verduzco July 26, 2014

Over the past week or so, we've talked quite a bit about the first two Android Wear-powered smartwatches, the LG G Watch and the Samsung Gear Live. Last night, we saw a great toolkit for G Watch owners. And just one day before, temp root was achieved on the Gear Live and its restore images were pulled. Now, the development community...

LG G Watch Tool is a Toolkit all Owners Need

jman2131 July 25, 2014

The LG G Watch is one of the first two devices hitting the market rocking the highly anticipated Android Wear OS. Naturally, many folks have snatched one up to get a taste of what Google’s take on wearables would be like. And so if you’re one of these people, and especially if you’re a new...

Partial Android Wear Source Uploaded to AOSP

Will Verduzco July 21, 2014

2014 is certainly shaping up to be the year of the wearables. And thanks to its innovative interface and impressive functionality, the Android Wear platform is uniquely positioned to take this relatively young market by storm. It's been just under one month since Google officially launched the first two Android Wear devices at the Google I/O 2014 keynote. Now,...

Got Android Wear? Here’s What Can You Do So Far

Tomek Kondrat July 10, 2014

The first two Android Wear devices were officially released at this year's Google I/O keynote. And with the LG G Watch and Samsung Gear Live, Google is breathing new life into the wearables world. As expected, this watch-sized Android version has received a good amount of user and development love in the XDA forums. Let's see what can...

Forums Added for the LG G Watch, Samsung Gear Live, and Asus Padfone X

Will Verduzco June 29, 2014

Last week at the I/O 2014 opening keynote, Google formally unveiled the first two Android Wear smartwatches: the LG G Watch and the Samsung Gear Live. We recently added forums for these two, as well as another interesting device, the Asus Padfone X. While the two smartwatches both share the same software platform, they feature fairly different hardware. The LG G Watch's 1.65"...