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Custom app icons, New link actions, Accessibility shortcuts, Watchfaces, MeDrop integrations, Cool animations and more in Essentials v17.3

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@sameerasw sameerasw released this 02 Sep 15:58
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What's New?

  • New link action sheet with:
    • Web preview
    • QR code
    • Link shortener
    • Quick view
    • Easy access to AirSync and more
  • Custom app icons
  • Accessibility shortcuts
  • New: Essentials watchfaces
    There are 2 options,
    • Use the built-in watchface of the Essentials WearOS app
      • WearOS 5 and below
      • Material You dynamic colors
      • Customizable fonts
      • Native complications
    • Use the new WFF watchface - Recommended
      • WearOS 5 and above
      • No dynamic colors (System limitations)
      • Tons of custom color presets
      • Customizable fonts
      • WearOS complications (Check below)
  • Re-organized watch settings
  • Watch ADB info
  • MeDrop integration
  • Some cool AGSL shaders in UI
    • Ripple effect
    • Motion blur
  • Licenses and credits section
  • Fix permission sheet being overflown by @PramudithaN
  • More lottie animations
  • Settings description cleanup
  • A lot of refinements and minor fixes

How to use Accessibility Shortcuts?

You can setup all 3 shortcuts from DIY automations. It will prompt to enable if you have not already for each shortcut. In accessibility settings, you can pick what shortcut/ gesture to trigger each one. Here's my usage for example:

  • Shortcut 1 : Screen bottom 2 finger gesture -> Take screenshot

  • Shortcut 2 : Floating button -> Screen off

  • Shortcut 3 : Hold both vol buttons -> Toggle vibrate mode

    I just found out that we can dynamically assign what shortcut to show up and enabled. So I got some ideas for the future as well. :)

How to use new watch faces?

If you are on WearOS 5 or later, First install the Essentials WearOS app, Then download and sideload this watch face app (It need to be a separate non executable APK).
On some OS, it might not show up on watchface picker. In that case, try running the below command from adb.

adb shell am broadcast -a com.google.android.wearable.app.DEBUG_SURFACE --es operation set-watchface --es watchFaceId com.sameerasw.essentials.watchface

Then, in edit mode, setup your complications as below (Some might be already selected) :


  1. Essentials - At a glance
  2. Essentials - At a glance (This is the middle of the watch face, used for the top glow)
  3. Steps - Or up to you
  4. Heart rate - Or up to you
  5. Battery
  6. Day and date
  7. Essentials - Phone battery

If you are on WearOS 5 or older, You can also use the built-in watch face of the Essentials WearOS app alone without another WFF app which also allows customizations from Android app as well as extra features. But WFF might be a bit more efficient?

PRs & Contributions

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Full Changelog: v17.2...v17.3

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