# Wear brightness control

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

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/huskydev.android.app.brightnesscontrol](https://chrome-stats.com/d/huskydev.android.app.brightnesscontrol)

## Overview

- **ID:** `huskydev.android.app.brightnesscontrol`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** HuskyDev
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 128,466
- **Rating:** 3.83 / 5 (515 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.00
- **Last updated:** 2016-11-25
- **First published:** 2016-11-23
- **Publisher country:** CZ
- **Data as of:** 2026-10-18
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=huskydev.android.app.brightnesscontrol)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://mediation-project-d483b.web.app/privacy-policy.html](https://mediation-project-d483b.web.app/privacy-policy.html)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #199,991 — Overall

## Review summary

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

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/huskydev.android.app.brightnesscontrol)