Pre-Requisites

• An Android Phone With Easy Fire Tools Installed
• Galaxy Watch 4 (or any smartwatch running Wear OS)
• Phone and Watch Should Be On Same Wifi Network

1. Enable ADB Over Wifi on Galaxy Watch

The first step involves enabling ADB over Wifi on your Galaxy Watch. For the same, you need to enable developer options and do the tweaking, as shown below.

Step 1: Swipe up on your Galaxy Watch 4’s home screen.

Step 2: Select Settings from the Address apps.

Step 3: Scroll down to the bottom and click About Watch.

Step 4: Scroll down again and click on Software.

Step 5: Next, tap Software Version multiple times until you see “Developer mode turned on.”

Step 6: Now go back to Settings and click on Developer Options.

Step 7: In Developer Options, scroll down and enable the toggle for ADB debugging. Allow it when prompted.

Step 8: Now, enable Debug over Wifi under the same.

2. Connect Watch with Easy Fire Tools on Phone

Step 1: Install Easy Fire Tools from Google Play Store on your phone.

Step 2: Open the app, click the hamburger menu at the top left, and select Settings.

Step 3: Next, click on IP Address.

Step 4: Erase the current address and enter the IP address you noted down from the watch. Do not enter the 5555 part.

Step 5: Click on OK. Go back to the app’s main screen.

Step 6: Click the Plug icon at the top right corner. The app will try to connect to the watch.

Step 7: Tap Continue when the Authorization window appears in the app.

Step 8: Allow the debugging request on your watch.

Your Galaxy Watch and phone are now connected over Wifi.

3. Install Chrome APK on Galaxy Watch 4

The final step is to install Google Chrome using the app. However, not every APK would work. You need to download this particular Chrome APK on your phone (courtesy: bingblop/XDA Developers).

Step 1: Open the Easy Fire Tools app on your phone. Go to the Custom APK File tab.

Step 2: Click on Select file and pick the downloaded Chrome APK from storage.

Step 3: Then, click on Install.

Step 4: Wait for it to transfer and install the Chrome APK on your Galaxy Watch 4.

It may take several minutes. Once done, it’ll say “Operation Successful.”

You can now open the app list on your Galaxy Watch 4, scroll down, click on Chrome, go through the setup screen and start using the browser. It works fine for regular browsing as well as watching videos.