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Android wear watches now work with your iPhone here is how to connect and some of the things that you can do first up though a couple of caveats at the time of recording this video only the LG watch urbane is officially supported though moving forward all Android wear smartwatches will be compatible plus third-party watch apps are not supported to set things up install the Android watch app on your iPhone from the iTunes Store turn on Bluetooth on your iPhone now you need to pair the devices together the app will walk you through the process of entering a code from the watch on the phone you might find that if the watch has already been paired with an Android and you can't get it to connect factory reset the watch once the devices are paired the app will ask you to sign in or choose your Google Account activate Google now then turn on watch notifications and location now on to the fun stuff message alerts from iMessage appear on the screen but you can't reply from the watch call notifications also come through and you can answer or ignore but you need to use the handset to talk to get the best email experience go to the app tap the Settings Cub email cards and toggle on rich Gmail cards now you can tap in to read the content of your email get options to archive delete or reply also you can use voice or draw an emoji to reply I really think that's a great idea Google now cards show up on the watch face as well as notifications from other iOS apps to dismiss them just swipe to the right and they will also be dismissed from your iPhone thanks to ok Google you can set an agenda an alarm or even a reminder ok Google remind me to record an Android wear video at 1 p.m. some extra settings that you might want to change from the iOS app include watch faces or you can download additional ones that's a quick look at setting up your Android wear with your iPhone for more tips and tricks make sure to check out CNET calm you