Sync Do Not Disturb between Pixel Watch and Android Device

In this guide, we will show you the steps to sync the Do Not Disturb between your Pixel Watch and Android device. The newest addition to the smartphone domain is the offering from the Silicon Valley giant. Since it is the first generation, a few roadblocks are along the expected lines. However, the missing of some crucial functionalities is what irks the users, and rightly so.

Two among them are the fact that the DND and Alarm on your watch aren’t in sync with your device. As a result of which, you cannot turn off your phone’s alarm from your watch or enable DND on your phone and expect the same on your watch. When it comes to Samsung watches, they are somewhat better in this aspect, as they at least provide all these features to Samsung device owners.

But if you have a Pixel watch and own a Pixel device then you wouldn’t be entitled to any exclusive goodies as such. But fret not. Since it runs on an Android-based OS, we could make use of a nifty workaround to sync the Do Not Disturb between your Pixel Watch and Android device. And in this guide, we will make you aware of just that. Follow along.

Sync Do Not Disturb between Pixel Watch and Android Device

Before starting off with the steps, I want to list out an important note- I have tried these steps on Galaxy Watch 4 and 5, both of which run on WearOS. Since the Pixel Watch also has the same underlying OS, there is every reason to believe that this guide will work on your Pixel watch as well. Moreover, the screenshots that you see are from Galaxy Watch 4, so some of the menu names might be slightly different. On that note, let’s get started.

STEP 1: Install Android SDK

Next up, install the Android SDK Platform Tools on your PC. This is the official ADB and Fastboot binary provided by Google and is the only recommended one. So download it and then extract it to any convenient location on your PC. Doing so will give you the platform-tools folder, which will be used throughout this guide.

STEP 2: Install DND Sync App

1. Download and install the DND Sync Mobile app onto your phone [Source: GitHub].
2. Now launch the app and tap on DND Permission and select DNDSync from the list.
3. Then enable the toggle next to Allow Notification Access > Allow in the confirmation prompt.
4. Now go back to the app and tap on DND Permission to update its status to DND Access Granted.

STEP 3: Enable ADB Debugging in Pixel Watch

1. Head over to Settings > About Watch > Software and tap Software Version 7 times.
2. Then go to Developer Options and enable the toggle next to ADB Debugging.
3. After that, scroll down a little bit and enable the toggle next to Debug over WiFi.
   
4. It will now bring up the IP Address, note it down somewhere [do not include the port number, i.e. values after the colon].
5. For example, if the entire value is 192.168.1.3:5555, then your IP will be 192.168.1.3.

STEP 4: Connect Pixel Watch to PC via ADB Command

1. Head over to the platform-tools folder, type in CMD in its address bar, and hit Enter. This will launch Command Prompt.
2. Now type in the below command in this CMD window [make sure to replace IP accordingly].

   adb connect IP

   

3. You will now get a prompt on your watch, tap OK or Always Allow from this computer.
   
4. Finally, execute the below command to verify the ADB Connection between your watch and PC

   adb devices

   

5. You will now get your IP Address and port number, followed by the ‘device’ keyword. This signifies that the connection has been successfully established.

STEP 5: Install DND Sync on Pixel Watch

1. Download the DND Sync Wear APK and transfer it to the platform-tools folder on your PC.
2. Now execute the below command in the CMD window [make sure to replace IP accordingly]

   adb -s IP install dndsync_wear.apk

   

3. Now launch the app and scroll to the Permission section.

STEP 6: Grant Permission for DND access

You will now have to grant the app DND Access on your smartwatch. This will allow the app to listen to DND changes and change the DND setting accordingly. So refer to the below steps to carry out this task:

1. Execute the below command in the CMD window:

   adb shell cmd notification allow_listener de.rhaeus.dndsync/de.rhaeus.dndsync.DNDNotificationService

   

2. Once done, go to the Permissions section and tap on DND permissions.
3. Make sure that it shows DND Access Granted. That’s it.

So these were the steps to sync the Do Not Disturb mode between Pixel Watch and your Android device. From now on, disabling and/or enabling DND on your watch [or device] will do the same on your device [or watch]. On that note, if you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.

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