Wear Gesture Launcher - WearOS

Name: Wear Gesture Launcher - WearOS
Rating: 4 (371 reviews)
Author: HenryZ

By: HenryZ

Simply Launch your apps by drawing letters or shapes on your watch!

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Features & Capabilities

Wear Gesture Launcher for Android Wear OS offers a unique way to launch apps by drawing letters or shapes directly on your smartwatch. Say goodbye to scrolling through long lists of tiny icons. This standalone app supports launching mobile apps, making calls, and integrating with Tasker for customized automation. It's compatible with Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and iOS devices, providing vibration feedback and gesture preload for popular apps. Although no longer actively developed, it remains functional and welcomes user support.

Key features include tapping the screen edge to open the launcher, creating custom patterns for app launch, and managing tasks directly from the watch. Future updates aim to add theater mode and quick volume or brightness controls using gestures. This gesture-based launcher revolutionizes the way you interact with your Wear OS device, enhancing usability and efficiency on the go.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

HenryZ

Downloads:

82,141 21

Rating:

4.00

(371)

Version:

VARY Last updated: 2018-06-04

Creation date:

2017-10-15

Publisher country:

Email:

wg*****@henryzt.com

URLs:

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Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-07

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# 234,893 ▼ 874

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Developed by:

HenryZ

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.format.gesturelauncher

Email:

wg*****@henryzt.com

Website:

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User Reviews

Users appreciate the innovative gesture launcher concept, praising its gesture recognition and potential to improve watch navigation. However, many report significant issues, including poor compatibility with newer Wear OS devices, unreliable gesture detection requiring multiple tries, persistent annoying notifications, app instability, and slow launch speeds. While praised for its potential and developer support, the app requires updates to fix bugs and improve performance on modern devices to fulfill its promise.

Pros

Innovative and cool concept for gesture-based launching on Wear OS devices.
Gesture recognition works surprisingly well, even with imperfect drawings.
Enables quick and intuitive app launching, improving watch usability.
Highly appreciated by some users, who find it better than other launchers and very useful especially when integrated with apps like Tasker.
Developer responsive and supportive, with willingness to consider updates.

Cons

Poor compatibility with newer devices and Wear OS versions, especially Galaxy Watch 4 and Oppo Watch.
Unreliable gesture detection and launch function, often requiring multiple attempts to succeed.
Permanent and unremovable notification related to overlay or draw over permission, which annoys users.
App closes or stops working unexpectedly making syncing and usage frustrating.
Slow app launch times, sometimes taking several seconds which reduces usability.

Recent reviews

Great idea, but the app is not under development, and it shows. I have SGW5Pro with the latest OS, and the overlay permission is not available any more... And when launching the app from the watch launcher it takes several seconds to open - so using it is not fun. Moreover, once the watch app is not visible, it shuts down right away. Which makes syncing with the phone app a pain.

Al*****, 2024-01-07

This app is a very cool idea and it works well. Pretty much my only complaint is the perpetual notification. It's annoying because once and a while my watch beeps and I think it's important even it's not.