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Developer MohammadAG gets Android Wear to work with iPhones, sort of
August 04, 2025
Googlehas hintedthat it could eventually makeAndroid Wearwork with iPhones, but as the wearables platform is getting close to its first birthday, we’re yet to see an official integration. The good news is, if youreallywant to use your Android Wear smartwatch with an iOS device, an unofficial solution may be coming.
Android developer Mohammad Abu-Garbeyyeh, widely known on XDA as MohammadAG, found a way to push notifications from iOS to AW. MohammadAG, who is known forhis work developing Xposed Framework modules, used a feature called Apple Notification Center Service (ANSC) that wasfirst introduced on iOS7. This is the same feature that allowsPebbleto receive notifications from iPhones via Bluetooth. Because it’s built into the operating system, making use of ANSC doesn’t require a special app – notifications from any app can be pushed automatically to a connected smartwatch.
To enable the feature, MohammadAG created an .apk that needs to run on the smartwatch, and the developer said he’s considering open-sourcing it. You will still need an Android device to set up the smartwatch and get apps on it, but the good news is you can use any iOS7 or higher Apple device, no jailbreak required.
Now, the Android Wear experience is more than just notifications and MohammadAG admits that this ANSC-based implementation is limited. But if you just want simple notifications, this could do. We’ll keep an eye on this little project and let you know when, if ever, becomes available.
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