Wear brightness control

Name: Wear brightness control
Rating: 3.8225806 (515 reviews)
Author: HuskyDev

By: HuskyDev App

Simple app for changing the screen brightness on your watch with Android Wear

Overview

Google Play Store

Downloads

128,466

Data as of 2026-10-06

Rating:

3.82

(515)

Version:

1.00

Last updated: 2016-11-25

Ranking

#198,929 ▼ 738

Overall

Features & Capabilities

Wear Brightness Control is a simple and effective Chrome extension designed to adjust the screen brightness of your Android Wear smartwatch. Primarily created to support HuskyDev watch faces, this app addresses the permission model changes introduced in Android 6.0 that complicate screen brightness adjustments on wearables.

Since Android Wear lacks the necessary system UI to grant special "WRITE_SETTINGS" permission, Wear Brightness Control targets an older Android version to bypass this restriction. This ensures users can easily control their watch's screen brightness without dealing with complex permission requests, making it an indispensable tool for Android Wear users seeking seamless brightness management.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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1.00 Last updated: 2016-11-25

Creation date:

2016-11-23

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hu*****@gmail.com

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Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-10-06

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Developed by:: HuskyDev
Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=huskydev.android.app.brightnesscontrol
Email:: hu*****@gmail.com

User Reviews

Users generally praise the concept of controlling phone brightness via the Wear watch and the customization options, especially as a supplement to Black Classic. However, several reviews note reliability issues (app sometimes not functioning or not detected), distracting upsell/ads, and unclear installation steps. Overall value depends on improving reliability and reducing intrusive promotions.

Pros

Allows dimming/brightness control of the phone screen from the Wear watch interface
Offers extensive customization options (shortcuts, colors) and a user-friendly UI
Good compatibility with Black Classic Watch Face and other faces, enhancing overall watch functionality
Positive feedback on overall usefulness and design

Cons

Some users report the app does not work or is not detected by the watch face (app does nothing or not detected)
Prompts to download/purchase other apps and heavy advertising raise concerns (permissions/network access)
Installation/setup can be unclear or not intuitive, with reports of the phone app doing nothing during setup