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Companion for Alexa Gear/Watch on Windows Pc

Developed By: ilker Aktuna

License: Free

Rating: 2,2/5 - 604 votes

Last Updated: April 18, 2024

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version	3.7.1
Size	131 MB
Release Date	March 06, 24
Category	Tools Apps
App Permissions: Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (11)]
What's New: minor fix [see more]
Description from Developer: This is the companion app for AlexaGear. AlexaGear is the Samsung Gear/Galaxy Watch application which lets you use Amazon Alexa Voice Assistant on your Samsung Smartwatch. This... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Companion for Alexa Gear/Watch and install on Windows PC. Companion for Alexa Gear/Watch is free Tools app, developed by ilker Aktuna. Latest version of Companion for Alexa Gear/Watch is 3.7.1, was released on 2024-03-06 (updated on 2024-04-18). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100,000. Overall rating of Companion for Alexa Gear/Watch is 2,2. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 604 users, 373 users had rated it 5*, 124 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Companion for Alexa Gear/Watch on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Companion for Alexa Gear/Watch on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Companion for Alexa Gear/Watch on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Install using BlueStacks
Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Companion for Alexa Gear/Watch using BlueStacks

Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
Once installed, click "Companion for Alexa Gear/Watch" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Companion for Alexa Gear/Watch on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Companion for Alexa Gear/Watch" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 3.7.1 , 3.6.7.

Download Companion for Alexa Gear/Watch 3.7.1 on Windows PC – 131 MB

Download Companion for Alexa Gear/Watch 3.6.7 on Windows PC – 35.2 MB

This is the companion app for AlexaGear.

AlexaGear is the Samsung Gear/Galaxy Watch application which lets you use Amazon Alexa Voice Assistant on your Samsung Smartwatch.

This app only works as a companion to the Tizen watch app which is available on Galaxy Store. It is ONLY available for Tizen based Samsung watches prior to Watch 4 and Watch 5. It does not work with Wear OS based watches.

You can find the main app on Samsung Galaxy Store.

UPDATES in release 3.4.2:
New Features:
- 2 way conversation with Alexa is now possible
- Alarm & Timer setting in sync with your other Alexa devices (set timer & set alarm commands)
- Optional new method for communication between watch and phone (default is File, please test both to determine faster one for your setup)
- Immediate sending of voice command using the same button before default 5 seconds
- Alarm & Timers trigger ntification on watch (vibration and sound alarm based on your watch settings)
- Optional purchasable addon for removing notifications & requirement to open phone app (This in-app-purchase does not remove Ads)
Improvements:
- Better event queueing which do not miss Alexa responses
- Stable communication from watch to phone and Alexa service
- Fix for long start time
- Fix for crash at startup
- Fix for not opening on some devices

*New watch application requires 3 permissions to be functional because of the new Tizen version. Please do not forget to accept these in first run on watch.
*For the alarm and timer functions on watch, notfication feature is used. For this feature you have to enable notfication for AlexaGear app on you phone’s Galaxy Wearable application (Notification settings)
*Notifications on watch only trigger when watch is worn

IMPORTANT:

Please watch the installation & guide video.

If you have any issues with the app, please hit the "SendLog" button and then send the code near the button to us via email. Please also include a brief description of what you did, what you expect and what happened in your mail. You can find developer contact email on store.

If you have questions or want to discuss about the app, please contact us on our Facebook page at :
https://www.facebook.com/groups/263641031690951/

Amazon, Alexa and all related logos are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.

minor fix

Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Permission an application must hold in order to use ACTION_REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
Allows an application to read from external storage.