How to install apk wear emulator via Android mobile device

Question

I am trying to install wear apk into wear emulator via USB mobile device.

I created the wear apk having the same package name and added the signed wear apk into the raw folder of the device sdk. Also add the XML:

<wearableApp package="com.xxx.xx.xx">
<versionCode>6</versionCode>
<versionName>1.0.1</versionName>
<rawPathResId>xxx_wear</rawPathResId>
</wearableApp>

and mentioned in the manifest

        <meta-data android:name="com.google.android.wearable.beta.app"
               android:resource="@xml/wearable_app_desc"/>

By using Android wear app in the device, I connected the wear emulator by the mobile device.

But when I try to install/debug apk it is not showing in the wear emulator.

Answer 1

Please follow steps below to install Android Wear app on emulator through mobile device.

Start the emulator:

• Select the virtual device you have created.

• Click the Play button.

• Wait until the emulator initializes and shows the Android Wear home
  screen.

Pair your handheld with the emulator:

• On your handheld, install the Android Wear app from Google Play.

• Connect the handheld to your machine through USB.

• Forward the AVD's communication port to the connected handheld device (you must do this every time the handheld is connected:

   adb -d forward tcp:5601 tcp:5601

• Start the Android Wear app on your handheld device and connect to the emulator.

• Tap the menu on the top right corner of the Android Wear app and select Demo Cards.

• The cards you select appear as notifications on the home screen of the emulator.

Please check this guidlines for more information!