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Wear OS Companion App

The Mossie Wear OS app lets you capture notes and set reminders from your Android watch -- the same quick-capture experience as the Apple Watch version, built for Wear OS.

Installation

  1. Pair your Wear OS watch with your Android phone
  2. Install Mossie on your phone from the Google Play Store
  3. The Wear OS companion app installs automatically on your watch
  4. Open Mossie on your phone and sign in -- the watch receives your authentication via the Wear Data Layer

Home Screen

The home screen shows two primary action buttons side by side:

  • Note (orange mic button) -- Tap to capture an observation about a student or class
  • Reminder (blue bell button) -- Tap to set a quick reminder

Below the buttons:

  • Phone connection status -- Shows "Phone not connected" with a phone icon if your Android phone is not reachable
  • Pending count -- Shows how many captures are waiting to sync (for example, "3 pending")
  • Recent captures -- A scrollable list of your last 5 voice notes, each showing the transcription text, a relative timestamp ("2m ago", "1h ago"), and a sync status icon (orange clock for pending, green checkmark for synced, red error for failed)

Recording a Note

  1. Tap the Note button (orange mic) -- Recording starts automatically
  2. Speak your observation -- for example, "Ethan showed great improvement in reading today"
  3. Tap Stop when finished -- A waveform visualization and timer display during recording
  4. Wait for transcription -- Audio is sent to your phone (or directly to the backend) for processing
  5. Voice intent classification -- If you have a workspace set up, Mossie classifies whether your recording is a note, workflow trigger, assistant trigger, or built-in tool request
  6. Confirm entities -- If Mossie detects student names with low confidence, a confirmation screen appears
  7. Save -- The note is created and linked to the confirmed students

Voice Intent Classification

The Wear OS app goes beyond simple note capture. When you record, Mossie's voice execute endpoint classifies your intent:

  • Capture -- Standard note or observation (default behavior)
  • Execute Workflow -- "Run my Friday newsletter" triggers the named workflow
  • Execute Assistant -- "Run class connect" triggers a custom assistant
  • Execute Built-in -- "Create a lesson plan on fractions" prepares the built-in tool
  • Query -- Questions about your knowledge base (shows a message to check the app)

After classification, the watch shows a result screen with the appropriate icon, the target name (workflow, assistant, or tool), and a confirmation message.

Entity Confirmation

When student names are detected in your recording:

  • Each matched student is shown with their resolved roster name
  • Confidence indicators -- Low-confidence matches are flagged
  • Confirm button -- Save with the detected students linked
  • "Save without linking" option -- Save without student associations

Setting a Reminder

  1. Tap the Reminder button (blue bell)
  2. Speak your reminder -- for example, "Call Jake's parents about his project"
  3. Tap Stop when done
  4. Reminder is created with a default due date of tomorrow at 9 AM

When you mention a student's name, Mossie attempts to extract the entity and link the reminder to that student. The reminder is sent to your phone for relay to the backend, or directly to the API if the phone is unavailable.

Reminder examples

  • "Remind me to check on Jake's homework"
  • "Follow up with Sarah's parents about the conference"
  • "Don't forget to give Emma her library book"

Offline Support

The watch app works even when your phone is not nearby:

  • Recording works offline -- Audio is recorded locally on the watch
  • Automatic sync -- When your phone reconnects via Bluetooth, pending captures are sent automatically
  • Pending indicator -- The home screen shows how many captures are waiting
  • No notes are lost -- Pending captures are stored persistently

Direct API Access

When your phone is not reachable but the watch has WiFi or LTE:

  • Direct transcription -- The watch calls the Mossie backend API directly to transcribe audio
  • Direct note creation -- Notes and reminders can be created without the phone as an intermediary
  • Stored credentials -- The watch stores an auth token and API base URL received from the phone
graph TD
    A[Record Audio] --> B{Phone Reachable?}
    B -->|Yes| C[Send via Data Layer]
    C --> D[Phone transcribes via backend]
    D --> E[Return result to watch]
    B -->|No| F{WiFi / LTE?}
    F -->|Yes| G[Call Mossie API directly]
    G --> E
    F -->|No| H[Queue for later sync]
    H --> I[Sync when phone reconnects]

Tile

Add a Mossie tile to your watch face for one-tap access to voice capture:

  1. Long-press your watch face
  2. Swipe to Tiles and tap the + button
  3. Find Mossie in the tile list
  4. Add it -- The tile shows a mic button that launches the capture screen

The tile displays a large orange mic button labeled "Mossie." Tapping it opens the main activity where you can start recording.

Requirements

  • Wear OS 3.0 or later
  • Android phone with Mossie installed
  • Phone and watch paired via Bluetooth

Troubleshooting

Watch not connecting to phone

  1. Ensure Bluetooth is enabled on both devices
  2. Open Mossie on your phone first to establish the data layer connection
  3. Check that both devices are signed into the same Google account

Notes stuck as "pending"

  1. Bring your watch near your phone
  2. Open Mossie on your phone -- the data layer listener picks up pending messages
  3. If the watch has WiFi, it may sync directly without the phone

Microphone not working

  1. Go to watch Settings then Apps then Mossie
  2. Check that microphone permission is granted
  3. Restart the Mossie watch app

Watch app not authenticating

  1. Open Mossie on your phone and make sure you are signed in
  2. The phone sends auth credentials to the watch via the Data Layer
  3. If the watch still shows as unauthenticated, try signing out and back in on the phone

Tips

  1. Keep it brief -- Watch recordings work best for quick notes (30 seconds or less)
  2. Speak clearly -- Background noise affects transcription quality
  3. Use student names -- Mossie links notes to students automatically when names are recognized
  4. Check pending count -- Sync notes before end of day to avoid a backlog
  5. Add the tile -- One-tap access from your watch face saves time during busy moments

Comparison with Apple Watch

Feature Apple Watch Wear OS
Voice note capture Yes Yes
Voice reminders Yes Yes
Offline queue Yes Yes
Entity recognition Yes Yes
Voice intent classification No Yes
Watch face shortcut Complications Tile
Standalone WiFi/cellular Yes Yes
Phone communication WatchConnectivity Wear Data Layer

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