myWear File Explorer

Marcelo R. dos Santos

About this app

Manage your files and folders on your smartwatch.
Works ONLY on devices with Wear OS.

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The new Wear OS 4 no longer allows apps to access system files or folders, even the user giving permission. You can only access image, audio and video files.

For Wear OS 4 watch users, the app will now open in the only folder where you can manage and create files and folders, including sending and receiving files.

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This app IS NOT A RINGTONE MANAGER!
IT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SETTING RINGTONES!
It manages FILES and FOLDERS.

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If files aren't being transferred try changing the destination folder on watch.
Due security changes in the latest versions of Wear OS, for the app to work properly user will have to enable permission manually. On watch go to:

1- Settings
2- Apps & notifications
3- App info
4- myWear File Explorer
5- Permissions
6- Files and media
7- Allow all the time
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The app's file transfer is limited to files with approximately 65 MB.

Copy, delete, move (cut) and rename files and folders directly on the smartwatch.
Send your files from your smartphone or tablet to your smartwatch in a simple way.
Send files from smartwatch to your smartphone or tablet.

Functionalities included:
- Create, view and edit text files (.txt).
- Open files in PDF format as text or as image.
- Open image files (.png, .jpg, .gif and .bmp).
- Create, rename, copy, move and delete folders.
- Display thumbnails of images.
- Multiple selection of files and folders.
- Open ePub files (simple ePub reader without links).

Ratings and reviews

It does not transfer. The display on the phone says it's sending file but nothing ever shows up on the watch anywhere. I have rebooted the watch and the phone with the same results. Also, off of the phone there is no way to select multiple files at once. You have to select each one by itself to send. Very very inconvenient. Feels and looks very basic, i will continue to search elsewhere for a quality file manager.

How I got this app to work on my Samsung phone and Galaxy Watch 4: On the watch, Settings - Apps - Permissions - myWear File Exp. - and click the Files and Media to make sure "all the time" is checked. Open the app on the watch, click the 3 side dots & create a new folder in the main storage. Now click the dots again to access the settings of the File Explorer, & click the file path so you can change it to the Folder you made. Now, use the app on the phone. Takes a few minutes before it shows up

EDITED. Original posted one star but after being contacted by the developer wirhin hours and further instructions I changed the names of the folders on my Galaxy 4 watch and then the files transferred over. I had to copy and paste the files to the appropriate folder and change the folder names back to the original name. Restarted the watch and the files appeared where they needed. App does as advertised.

What's new

Simple audio and video player (MP3 and MP4).
Minor performance improvements.