Galaxy Wearable

The Galaxy Wearable app manages the wearable devices and gear series to phone.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.. · com.samsung.android.app.watchmanager

4.1 out of 5 (94 ratings) 1B+ downloads v2.2.72.26092361 14.5 MB Android 8.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v2.2.72.26092361 (2126092361)
Updated: Oct 6, 2026 (2 days ago)
APK size: 14.5 MB
Requires: Android 8.0+ (API 26)
CPU support: ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
Category: Tools (app)
Listed since: Dec 28, 2013 (at least)
Permissions: 73 (24 sensitive)
Website: samsung.com/support
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Galaxy Wearable is an app by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.. in the Tools category, listed since at least December 2013. It includes native code for ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.

Since version 2.2.55.23033161, the APK grew from 6.4 MB to 14.5 MB. Since version 2.2.16070451, the minimum Android version rose from 4.2 to 8.0. It asks for 73 permissions, 24 of them sensitive, including read contacts, read sms and send sms. Compared with version 2.2.70.26060861, it adds 1 new permission: “Schedule exact alarms”.

Ratings

4.1out of 594 ratings

5 ★60%
4 ★6%
3 ★24%
2 ★3%
1 ★6%

Ratings from users of the source store — not collected or verified by AAPKs.

What's new in v2.2.72.26092361

- Galaxy Watch9

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

The Galaxy Wearable application connects your wearable devices to your mobile device. It also manages and monitors the wearable device features and applications you've installed through Galaxy Apps. Use the Galaxy Wearable application to set up and manage the following features: - Mobile device connection/disconnection - Software updates - Clock settings - Application download and settings - Find my Watch - Notification type and settings, etc. Install the Galaxy Wearable application on your mobile device, then pair your wearable devices via Bluetooth to enjoy all of its features. ※ Settings and features provided by the Galaxy Wearable application are only available when your wearable device is connected to your mobile device. Features will not work properly without a stable connection between your wearable device and your mobile device. ※ The Galaxy Wearable application does not support the Gear VR or Gear 360. ※ only for Galaxy Buds models, The Galaxy Wearable application can be used with tablets . ※ Supported devices vary depending on your region, operator, and device model. ※ Please allow the Galaxy Wearable application permissions in Android Settings so you can use all the functions in Android 6.0. Settings > Apps > Galaxy Wearable > Permissions ※ Access permission information The following access permissions are required to provide you with this service. Basic features of the service can be used even if optional access permissions are not granted. Depending on the wearable device you are connecting, the required access permissions may vary. [Required access permissions] - Location: To search for nearby connectable devices to connect to the Gear via Bluetooth (Android 11 or lower) - Nearby devices: To search for nearby connectable devices to connect to the Gear via Bluetooth (Android 12 or higher) [Optional access permissions] * Optional permissions may be required depending on the wearable device you are connecting. - Phone: To verify the unique identification information of devices for app updates and for installing plug-in apps - Address book: To provide services that require account syncing by using the registered Samsung account information - Calendar: To provide schedule syncing with the wearable device - Call logs: To provide call log syncing with the wearable device - SMS: To provide SMS syncing with the wearable device

Version history

7 versions are listed, going back to v2.2.16070451. Since v2.2.65.25093061 it requires Android 8.0+.

v2.2.72.26092361 LATEST Oct 6, 2026 14.5 MB TRUSTED v2.2.70.26060861 Sep 2, 2026 14.4 MB TRUSTED v2.2.68.26010761 Jul 25, 2026 16.8 MB TRUSTED v2.2.65.25093061 Jan 28, 2026 16.3 MB TRUSTED v2.2.59.24061361 Oct 7, 2026 25.7 MB TRUSTED

All 7 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Oct 6, 2026.
Certificate issued to “Samsung Corporation” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Same certificate as the 4 other versions checked

Store checks and file details

Developer signature not checked yet Oct 6, 2026
Validated against Google Play Oct 6, 2026
Signed by[email protected], CN=Samsung Cert, OU=DMC, O=Samsung Corporation, L=Suwon City, ST=South Korea, C=KR
Signing certificate (SHA-1)9C:A5:17:0F:38:19:19:DF:E0:44:6F:CD:AB:18:B1:9A:14:3B:31:63
File MD52c631af7a18e9cf4d99bd7c6aa002267
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

Scans and ratings come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (4 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.

Permissions (73)

Galaxy Wearable requests 73 permissions, 24 of them sensitive.

Bluetooth connect Sensitive android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT
Bluetooth scan Sensitive android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN
Call phone Sensitive android.permission.CALL_PHONE
Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Nearby wifi devices Sensitive android.permission.NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES
Read calendar Sensitive android.permission.READ_CALENDAR
Read call log Sensitive android.permission.READ_CALL_LOG
Read contacts Sensitive android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
Read phone numbers Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_NUMBERS
Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Read sms Sensitive android.permission.READ_SMS
Receive mms Sensitive android.permission.RECEIVE_MMS
Receive sms Sensitive android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS
Receive wap push Sensitive android.permission.RECEIVE_WAP_PUSH
Request installing other apps Sensitive android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES
See all installed apps Sensitive android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES
Send sms Sensitive android.permission.SEND_SMS
Use sip Sensitive android.permission.USE_SIP
Write calendar Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_CALENDAR
Write call log Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_CALL_LOG
Write contacts Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS
Add home-screen shortcuts com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT
Android gear dump (custom) com.samsung.android.permission.GEAR_DUMP
Android sem media contents (custom) com.samsung.android.permission.SEM_MEDIA_CONTENTS
Bluetooth android.permission.BLUETOOTH
Bluetooth admin android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN
Bluetooth privileged android.permission.BLUETOOTH_PRIVILEGED
Bluetooth stack android.permission.BLUETOOTH_STACK
Context write use app feature survey (custom) com.samsung.android.providers.context.permission.WRITE_USE_APP_FEATURE_SURVEY
Delete packages android.permission.DELETE_PACKAGES
Device power android.permission.DEVICE_POWER
Diagmonagent diagmon (custom) com.sec.android.diagmonagent.permission.DIAGMON
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Get accounts privileged android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS_PRIVILEGED
Get tasks android.permission.GET_TASKS
Hearablemgr write app registry (custom) com.samsung.accessory.hearablemgr.permission.WRITE_APP_REGISTRY
Hostmanager access unified host manager (custom) com.samsung.android.hostmanager.permission.ACCESS_UNIFIED_HOST_MANAGER
Hostmanager control wearable status (custom) com.samsung.android.hostmanager.permission.CONTROL_WEARABLE_STATUS
Hostmanager write app registry (custom) com.samsung.android.hostmanager.permission.WRITE_APP_REGISTRY
Install packages android.permission.INSTALL_PACKAGES
Interact across users full android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS_FULL
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.samsung.android.app.watchmanager.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Local mac address android.permission.LOCAL_MAC_ADDRESS
Manage role holders android.permission.MANAGE_ROLE_HOLDERS
Myfiles manage app data (custom) com.sec.android.app.myfiles.permission.MANAGE_APP_DATA
Myfiles read (custom) com.sec.android.app.myfiles.permission.READ
Myfiles write (custom) com.sec.android.app.myfiles.permission.WRITE
Nfc android.permission.NFC
Parentalcare control care (custom) com.samsung.android.app.parentalcare.permission.CONTROL_CARE
Parentalcare read care (custom) com.samsung.android.app.parentalcare.permission.READ_CARE
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Read (custom) com.sec.android.app.samsungapps.accesspermission.ASAA_PROVIDER.READ
Reboot android.permission.REBOOT
Remove tasks android.permission.REMOVE_TASKS
Reorder tasks android.permission.REORDER_TASKS
Request companion profile watch android.permission.REQUEST_COMPANION_PROFILE_WATCH
Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
Samsungaccount account manager (custom) com.samsung.android.samsungaccount.permission.ACCOUNT_MANAGER
Schedule exact alarms android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM
Security samsung keystore permission (custom) com.samsung.android.security.permission.SAMSUNG_KEYSTORE_PERMISSION
Spp token c96448c395f6a5d7a9de72d04cdfbb6092c57a9b906b091662b1dd3f8e8122e42565eae06dbf3d4003988559ecba44ddaa68740139a04af757ed0d1ccbd82f668aaa183f17519d09dbd5ce31fdafaaa9102681effb8291ee5f0cee5d4279b15265fe4914150215751503cee4da5fb57666c9efd290369d5b3cd012d15d103f36 (custom) com.sec.spp.permission.TOKEN_c96448c395f6a5d7a9de72d04cdfbb6092c57a9b906b091662b1dd3f8e8122e42565eae06dbf3d4003988559ecba44ddaa68740139a04af757ed0d1ccbd82f668aaa183f17519d09dbd5ce31fdafaaa9102681effb8291ee5f0cee5d4279b15265fe4914150215751503cee4da5fb57666c9efd290369d5b3cd012d15d103f36
Tips use intent service (custom) com.samsung.android.app.tips.permission.USE_INTENT_SERVICE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Voicemail add voicemail (custom) com.android.voicemail.permission.ADD_VOICEMAIL
Watchmanager galaxy wearable plugin (custom) com.samsung.android.app.watchmanager.permission.GALAXY_WEARABLE_PLUGIN
Watchmanagerstub start activity (custom) com.samsung.app.watchmanagerstub.permission.START_ACTIVITY
Watchmanagerstub uninstall package from tuhm (custom) com.samsung.android.app.watchmanagerstub.permission.UNINSTALL_PACKAGE_FROM_TUHM
Wearable device dashboard permission (custom) com.samsung.android.wearable.permission.DEVICE_DASHBOARD_PERMISSION
Wssnps com wssnps (custom) com.wssnps.permission.COM_WSSNPS

Required hardware & features

Bluetooth android.hardware.bluetooth
Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Location android.hardware.location

Galaxy Wearable APK: questions and answers

Is there a version of Galaxy Wearable for older Android phones?

The current version needs Android 8.0 or later. Version 2.2.59.24061361 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 5.0 and later. Get version 2.2.59.24061361 · All versions

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.

Is the Galaxy Wearable APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the 4 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 2c631af7a18e9cf4d99bd7c6aa002267.