Patching Android Wear devices for use with the G5

There are some bugs present on most Android Wear smartwatches which prevent them working correctly with the G5.

The only way we could find to fix this problem was to modify the rom of the watch itself. Each watch seen so far requires slightly different handling and so individual guides and packages have been produced to perform the task for each type of smartwatch.

The procedure involves unlocking the bootloader of the watch and applying a patch to the firmware/rom using a custom recovery app. This isn't trivial and will almost certainly invalidate the watch manufacturer's warranty, but it appears to solve the problem well.

To make the process as easy as possible, all of the required files and a PDF guide are bundled together in a zip file called a "care pack"

Watches supported so far, click to download the care pack:

• Asus Zenwatch 2 (models WI501Q & WI502Q) care pack ZIP download
• LG G Watch (model W100) care pack ZIP download
• Huawei Watch care pack ZIP download
• Polar M600 watch care pack ZIP download

more coming soon hopefully!