Install Actidial

A · From the Play Store

The simplest route — one tap, automatic updates, no developer mode.

Coming soon

The Play Store listing isn't live yet. When it is, you'll install the Actidial app on your phone and it will push the watch app and face to your paired Galaxy Watch automatically. Until then, follow the sideload route below.

Want to know the moment it's live? Check back here, or ask the assistant.

B · Sideload over ADB

This installs the three apps directly to your watch from a computer. You'll need the adb tool (part of Android Platform Tools) and the three APK files.

1. Install ADB on your computer

   Download Android SDK Platform Tools for your OS and unzip it. Open a terminal in that folder so adb is available.

2. Turn on Developer options on the watch

   On the watch: Settings → About watch → Software and tap the build/version number seven times until it says you're a developer.

3. Enable ADB & wireless debugging

   Go to Settings → Developer options and turn on ADB debugging and Debug over Wi-Fi (also called Wireless debugging). Note the IP address and port shown.

4. Put watch and computer on the same Wi-Fi

   Both devices must be on the same network for wireless ADB to connect.

5. Pair the watch (first time only)

   On the watch, tap Pair new device under Wireless debugging to get a pairing code and address, then on the computer run:

   adb pair 192.168.1.42:37000

   Use the address the watch shows, and enter the 6-digit code when prompted.

6. Connect to the watch

   adb connect 192.168.1.42:5555

   Confirm it's attached with adb devices — you should see the watch listed as device.

7. Install the watch app first

   The face needs the app in place to draw the graph, so install this one first:

   adb install actidial-watch.apk

8. Install the watch face

   adb install actidial-face.apk

9. Install the phone companion (optional)

   Install this one on your phone, not the watch. Either sideload it the same way with the phone connected to ADB, or copy the APK to the phone and open it (you may need to allow installs from your file manager):

   adb install actidial-phone.apk

10. Select the Actidial face

    Long-press the current watch face → swipe to Actidial → tap to apply. On first selection the face binds to the app and the activity graph fills in.

11. Add the activity complication (if the graph is empty)

    If the graph slot is blank, long-press the face → Edit → tap the graph slot → choose Actidial Activity. This assigns the complication that draws the curves.

12. Grant permissions on first run

    Open the Actidial app on the watch (its setup screen) and allow the prompts: physical activity (steps), heart rate / body sensors, location (weather & sunrise/sunset) and notifications. The face fills in once these are granted and passive monitoring registers.

    Grant the permissions through the app's own setup screen — not via adb — so the first-run flow registers activity monitoring correctly.

C · Set up the phone companion

Optional, but it's how you edit goals, push calendar events, and see mirrored history.

1. Open the Actidial app on your phone

   Make sure the phone is paired to the watch in the Galaxy Wearable / Wear OS app first, so the two can talk over the Wear Data Layer.

2. Set your goals

   On the Settings tab, enter your step, active-minute and calorie goals, and choose whether to show distance in km. Tap SAVE → WATCH to push them.

3. Allow calendar access & sync

   Tap SYNC CALENDAR NOW and grant calendar permission. Your next two events appear on the face. The app keeps them updated in the background.

4. Allow notifications

   Accept the notification prompt so reminders and (later) AI insights can reach you.

5. Explore Today & History

   The Today and History tabs mirror the same activity graphs and per-day history your watch collects.

D · Pairing & troubleshooting basics

1. Face selected but the graph is blank?

   The watch app must be installed and its permissions granted. Reinstall the app if needed, then re-select the face, then add the complication (step 11 above).

2. adb can't find the watch?

   Re-check that both devices are on the same Wi-Fi, re-run adb pair then adb connect, and confirm with adb devices. Toggling Wireless debugging off and on refreshes the port.

3. Calendar events not showing?

   Confirm the phone is paired to the watch, calendar permission is granted, and you've tapped SYNC CALENDAR NOW. All-day and cancelled events are skipped.

4. Everything else

   See the Help & troubleshooting page for blank faces, missing sensors, empty weather and sync issues — or ask the Install Assistant.