Hi,
I’d like to see F-Droid on my WearOS watch. So that I can also install FOSS apps on my watch. I have developed 3 FOSS apps for WearOS that I want to publish. I’d be happy to contribute or lead the development of this F-Droid WearOS app. Before I get started, I’d like to know if anyone is already working on this.
My proposal is:
WearOS F-Droid app, this is a new app that will be installed on the watch/wearable.
- Designed to work on a small screen
- Show installed apps and update them
- Find new apps and install them
- Show apps that are installed on the phone and install them on the watch
- Update, install and uninstall apps based on commands from F-Droid on phone
Add WearOS support to phone app, updates to the existing app to support WearOS.
- Install the F-Droid WearOS app on a connected device (this is the hard part, so might require an ADB solution like https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.freepoc.wearinstaller)
- Connect with one or more watches/wearables to:
- Show installed apps
- Send commands to the WearOS F-Droid app to update, install and uninstall apps
- Find new apps specifically for a wearable device
- When a wearable version of an app exists, offer to also install on the watch when installing on the phone