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WristReel

Short videos from your phone, played on your Wear OS watch.

  • On Google Play
  • Android phone
  • Wear OS watch
Get it on Google Play Help & FAQ

US$1.99 one-time purchase (local prices vary). One purchase covers the phone and the watch app.

A real screen recording in an illustrated frame. The demo clip is stock footage.

How it works

Your phone’s videos.
On your wrist.

Share.

Pick a video in WristReel, or share one from your gallery or a chat app and choose Watch on wrist. No file managers, no copying files to the watch by hand.

  • Clips you recorded or saved
  • Videos friends sent you in a chat
WristReel on an Android phone: watch connected, a new video card reading Sending to watch, and earlier videos below it
Close-up of the video card: Shared 0 mins ago, Sending to watch
Real screens from WristReel on an Android phone, in an illustrated frame. The demo clip is stock footage.

Watch.

WristReel converts each video to a small, smooth 480p file made for the watch, so it sends quickly and plays well. Your watch shows a card: tap Watch.

The watch screen reading Video, Sending to watch, 97 percent
The list of videos on the watch
Real screens from WristReel on a Wear OS watch, in an illustrated frame. The demo clip is stock footage.

Plays.

It plays right on your wrist, on the watch speaker or your Bluetooth earbuds.

  • For when your phone is in a pocket or bag
  • Or your hands are busy with a how-to
Real screen recording from a Wear OS watch. The demo clip is stock footage.

WristReel · Private by design

No account.
No ads.
No tracking.

“WristReel does not use the internet and collects no data. Videos go only from this phone to your watch.”

In the app: Settings › About

WristReelSpec sheet

Privacy

Internet permission, phone app
None
Media permission
None Uses the system photo picker
Data collected
None As declared to Google Play
Where videos go
Your phone to your watch

On the watch

Video
480p Converted for the watch
Watched videos
Removed automatically Can be turned off in Settings
Videos kept
You choose how many

What you need

  • PhoneAndroid 8.0 or later
  • WatchWear OS 3 or later
  • Not foriPhone or Apple Watch
  • PurchaseOne purchase, phone and watchUS$1.99 one-time purchase (local prices vary)

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Screenshots

Real screens.

Real captures of WristReel on a Wear OS watch and an Android phone, never simulated.

  • WristReel playing a video on a round Wear OS watch
  • WristReel on the phone: watch connected and the list of sent videos
  • WristReel settings on the phone

Features

What it does.

WristReel sends videos from your Android phone to your Wear OS watch, where they play on the watch speaker or your Bluetooth earbuds. Pick a video in WristReel, or share one from your gallery or a chat app and choose Watch on wrist.

  • Any video, on your wrist

    Recorded clips, videos friends sent you, saved videos: pick one or share it from any app.

  • Made for the watch

    Converted to a small, smooth 480p video so it sends quickly and plays well.

  • Easy to watch

    Tap to pause, turn the crown for volume, double-tap to fit or fill the screen.

  • Private by design

    No account, no ads, no tracking, no internet permission. Videos go only from your phone to your own watch.

Get started

Up and running in 3 steps.

  1. Install on phone and watch

    Get WristReel on your Android phone and on your Wear OS watch (one purchase covers both).

  2. Pick or share a video

    Pick a video in WristReel, or share one from your gallery or a chat app and choose Watch on wrist.

  3. Tap Watch

    Your watch shows a card. Tap Watch and it plays on the watch speaker or your Bluetooth earbuds.

What you need

An Android phone (Android 8.0 or later) paired with a Wear OS watch (Wear OS 3 or later). Install WristReel on both: one purchase covers the phone and the watch.

Support

Help & FAQ.

Still stuck? Email support@northglance.com and mention WristReel.

WristReel privacy policyWhat the app accesses and why, in plain words
Do I need to buy it twice?

No. One purchase covers the phone app and the watch app.

How do I get the watch app?

The watch app installs separately. Any of these works: in the Play Store on your phone, open WristReel, look under Available on more devices (or tap the arrow next to Install) and pick your watch; open the Play Store on your watch and search for WristReel; tap Install on watch in WristReel on your phone; or go to play.google.com on a computer and choose your watch.

My watch shows a price, but I already bought WristReel.

One purchase covers your phone and your watch on the same Google account. Check that your watch uses the same Google account as your phone, then install from the Play Store on your phone (Available on more devices). If the watch still shows a price, restart it and try again.

The watch app says it can’t find my phone.

Open WristReel on your phone once, make sure the watch is connected in the Pixel Watch, Galaxy Wearable or Wear OS app, and keep Bluetooth on. If the watch asks you to install WristReel on your phone, get it from Google Play with the same account.

How do I delete my data?

Delete a video from its card in the app, use Clear all on the watch, or uninstall the app. WristReel keeps nothing anywhere else.

WristReel is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Google.