Anyone Using Dexcom with a Wear OS 3 Watch?

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I’ve been using smartwatches for several years and having Android phones opt for watches running Wear OS, so I can see my numbers on the watch. Google has recently released a major upgrade to Wear OS 3, soon to be 3.5, and Samsung is the best of the bunch. My current watch, a Fossil Gen 5, is showing signs of age and can’t be upgraded, so I’m thinking of buying a new one with the newer OS.

I know that there are other ways of having glucose numbers on the watch, but my first choice is to use the simplest setup. That said, is anyone using a watch with Wear OS 3 and the Dexcom app? If so, how are you running it?

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I use samsung 4.0 watch with wear os 3.2.

You have to side load the Dexcom watch app in developer mode because it isn’t compatible with the new Wear O S.

It works, you just can’t load it like all other watch faces. Below tells you how.

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I was wondering if that was needed or would even work. I have used it before, and even posted a thread with similar links.

Solved: How to Add the Dexcom Watch Face for Android - Diabetes Technology / Diabetes Apps - TuDiabetes Forum

Thanks for posting, since it clears up the most important issue for me, getting Dexcom on my new watch, although I am thinking of getting a Samsung 5, but my sense is that it should be the same.

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Excellent question I am wondering the same and have been trying to find out if the new Samsung watch 5 is viable. I use a Dexcom G6 and I have a Fossil Gen 4 that’s getting long in the tooth and am looking at the Samsung Galaxy watch 5. If I pre-order before Aug 28 they allow for a $125 trade in for my Fossil watch (and many other watches). The watch 5 uses Wear OS 3.5 and the Watch 4 uses wear OS 3.0. Does anyone think the Dexcom app can be side loaded on the watch 5 as well from and S21 Ultra phone?

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My feeling is nothing will change until the G7 is released. I would agree, likely require the same for samsung 5.

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I received my Samsung Watch5 yesterday and implemented the above hack and I can confirm that the Dexcom G6 watch face does indeed work great on my new Watch5.

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