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Android Wear app not visible in store (Internal test track)

I have published my first wear app to Internal test track in Play Store. The app is dependent on mobile application and I used Multi APK to deploy both apk within a release.

I can see the mobile app in Google Play and search for it. On the watch I am unable to find my app in Google Play. The direct link (available from Opt-in URL) works fine and I am able to install my app.

Furthermore, when I install mobile app I do not receive any notification on my watch (see https://developer.android.com/training/wearables/apps/packaging): "On devices running Wear 2.0, when a user installs a phone app that has an associated watch app (either an embedded APK or an APK uploaded via the Play Console), the user gets a watch notification about the available watch app"

Solution

  • In order to have your wear app searchable in the store you have to:

    • deploy the app to OPEN channel (so internal channel won't work, alpha either, even if this is open alpha - tested)
    • provide at least one graphics for wear (strange)