Google is preparing to reveal a new Wear OS future that will allow app permissions to sync between an Android smartphone and a Wear OS smartwatch.
A new feature, at first hidden in the Pixel Watch companion app, will permit you to authorize on your phone, which will then automatically apply to your smartwatch. Within the companion application, the “Sync permissions from phone” option is part of a new “Device details” submenu.
If the reports are to be believed, then the aim behind introducing this new feature is just to remove the complexity and simplify the user experience by removing the need to individually set permissions for applications on separate devices; for instance, if you allow a navigation app to access their location on their phone, the same permissions will be set on the smartwatch without any additional steps.
At the moment, the “Sync permissions from phone” option stays inactive; its activation could significantly enhance the Wear OS experience. It is expected that this feature could not only arrive for the Pixel Watch but also for other Wear OS devices.
