The Play Store Watch downloads only work when there when the watch has a WiFi connection I think that is probably the connection issue you are seeing. Open Play Store from your watch and see if it downloads then.
There still is a big benefit of having a companion (actually bundled app) and that is it allows you to have a brand page that lists all your watch faces for potential buyers.
Ron
Samsung Developer Relations
When you start a new project in Android Studio, did you choose “Groovy DSL” or “Kotlin DSL” in the Build Configuration Language? (see image attached).
I always make sure to choose “Groovy DSL”.
I once chose “Kotlin DSL” and it gave me a lot of errors. That’s because the original source code that I copied does not use Kotlin language.
thank you very much mate , its done 
Hi guys! I’ve managed to make both the watch face and the companion app visible on Google Play page by uploading first the bundle for Wear OS and then for the phone. However, now I have a strange problem because the companion app is mandatory for installation. Any ideas how to make the wach face independent from the phone app? I’ve checked the manifest file for the watch face and meta tag com.google.android.wearable.standalone is set to true.
Hi, someone has the code for the companion app and can help me?
Ron
Samsung Developer Relations
I have the same question 
Hi @DeliFani nice to know you are using android studio. can you please teach me how to create watch face by android studio in simple way. Also please share some link how to do this. Many Thanks.
Recently i have create more the 30 watch faces through watch face studio and live in play store.
hi @nobel.mixed , I wish I could, I only use android studio for the companion apk of watch faces for tablets and phones.
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Hi guys! I’ve managed to make both the watch face and the companion app visible on Google Play page by uploading first the bundle for Wear OS and then for the phone. However, now I have a strange problem because the companion app is mandatory for installation. Any ideas how to make the wach face independent from the phone app? I’ve checked the manifest file for the watch face and meta tag com.google.android.wearable.standalone is set to true.
<service
android:name=".YourWatchFaceService"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:permission="android.permission.BIND_WALLPAPER">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.service.wallpaper.WallpaperService" />
<category android:name="com.google.android.wearable.watchface" />
</intent-filter>
<meta-data
android:name="android.service.wallpaper"
android:resource="@xml/watch_face" />
</service>
Do I need to define a service like this in my helper app?
Are you using jetpacks watch face API?
since I see you are using a WatchFaceService
No, I’m just asking if I need to add it to the companion app .
I created the dial in Watch face studio and the companion app in android studio.
First I printed out the .aab file in watch face studio and uploaded the version in the wear os form factor, then I uploaded the .aab file of the companion app that I created in android studio to the phone, tablet form factor and published both in the closed test channel.
When I control it from my phone, it doesn’t give me the option to select a device, and when I open the connection from my watch face, there is no button to adjust the face.
I want the options to look like in the image, I couldn’t do it for some reason, both of my applications have the same package name.
