Getting Started

Creating your Wear OS app

We recommend having a /wear directory alongside your /src or /app directory, this will make it easier to build and develop your app.

Start by adding a Wear OS app to your project, you can use Android Studio's Wear OS template or use the react native example.

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Using React Native on Wear OS isn't recommended since there's no native component libraries available

Ready your React Native app

Package Name

Make sure your React Native app and your Wear OS app both share the same package name.

Signing Key

Make sure your React Native app and your Wear OS app both use the same signing key when publishing your app.

If you're developing, you can leave both unsigned
If you're using expo you can use eas credentials

Sending data to your Wear OS app

Start sending data to your Wear OS app by using sendMessage or sendMessageAsync:

import { sendMessageAsync } from 'react-native-wear';
 
await sendMessageAsync({
  message: 'Hello there :)',
  // ...
})
  .then((reply) => console.log('Message sent', reply))
  .catch((error) => console.log('Failed to send message', error));

sendMessage accepts an object with any key/values

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