How To Setup and Use WhatsApp on Android Smartwatch Currently, the native version of the WhatsApp app only supports smartwatches running WearOS 3 and higher. Popular devices include the Samsung ...

Lastly, even though Google hinted that Android Pay would work when paired to an iPhone , it's not available quite yet. For now, at least, you'll need an Android phone.

“Android smartwatches continue to be thick, slow, power-hungry devices,” Amadeo wrote. He’s right. Google did do some good things with Android Wear 2.0 release in February 2017.

When you open the app on your Android phone, you’ll be prompted to connect your WhatsApp account. Then, you simply have to download the same app to your Wear OS device.

Smart-watch makers are in the early stages of adding gesture control. Late last year, Google made it possible to add a few gesture controls to Android smart watches.