WowMouse

With WowMouse we bring you the most seamless way to control the devices around you! Our state of the art algorithms can immediately detect the moment at which your fingers come into contact with each other, giving you access to the most intuitive controller in the world, your very own hands. Using just the the Apple Watch or support Wear OS smartwatch running our WowMouse app, you can control your phone, navigate your smart TV, turn on lights, seamlessly breeze through presentations and so much more.

Compatibility

Smartwatches

The app can be downloaded from Apple App Store and Play Store on most devices with Wear OS 2 or above, except the ones listed as unsupported below. However, some aspects of the app may not work on all devices.

For the best experience, we recommend Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / Ultra or Google Pixel Watch 2 / 3, the devices for which we have most thoroughly tested and optimized for.

Devices we have tested so far, and their status:

Status	Device	Companion Software Needed
✅	Apple Watch SE, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, Apple Watch Ultra 1 & 2 (all sizes)	Yes
✅	Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / Ultra (All sizes and models)	No
✅	Google Pixel Watch 2 / 3 (All sizes and models)	No
✅	TicWatch E3	No
✅	TicWatch Pro 3	No
❌	Google Pixel Watch 1	No
❌	Mobvoi TicWatch Pro 5 (incl. Enduro)	No

Google Pixel Watch 1

Note that WowMouse is not available on Play Store for Pixel Watch 1 since our gesture detection algorithm does not perform on it reliably enough.

Connected Devices

Most devices with support for Bluetooth HID (Human Interface Devices) should be able to connect to WowMouse. Here's a list of operating systems where we've been able to use WowMouse:

Status	OS	Note
✅	Windows 10
✅	Windows 11
✅	Android
✅	ChromeOS
✅	Linux
✅	macOS
✅	iOS	Requires setting up AssistiveTouch
✅	iPadOS	Requires setting up AssistiveTouch

Note that while most devices running the mentioned operating systems should be compatible, there may be some device-specific issues preventing connection.

Samsung Galaxy devices

Note that connecting to a Samsung Galaxy device from a WowMouse running on a Samsung Galaxy watch may not work as expected due to Samsung's custom connectivity features. A solution for this is downloading a third party BLE scanner app on your phone and connecting to the device from there. We can recommend Bluetooth Pair for this.

Apple Watch Installation and Setup

At CES 2025 we finally announced support for the Apple Watch Platform. Apple Watch users can now download WowMouse for free. Because Apple does not support the HID protocol, you will ALSO need to download our WowMouse Companion app. This app is free to download here and it is supported on all Mac devices

1. Download WowMouse from the Apple App Store. You can do this directly via your Apple Watch. The App is free to download.
2. Wear the watch on either of your hands. Right handed wear is generally recommended, but you can specify handedness within the app.
3. Open WowMouse.
4. When first opening the app on a device you will be asked which hand you're wearing the device on. You can always change this later in settings.
5. You will then be guided through a short tutorial that asks you tap your fingers. Our gesture detection algorithms running onboard should successfully decode these events.
6. At this point you are ready to get started.
7. You should see a wireless icon that's crossed out - to initiate a wireless connection with a Mac device, go ahead and click this icon. You will then be prompted to "start workout" - this setting allows the app to keep running and maintain a stable connection without interruption.
8. When you select "start workout" you will be asked to allow bluetooth connections with external devices. Go ahead and select "Allow"
9. Your Apple Watch is now looking for active connections with a Companion app.

Mac Companion App Installation and Setup

Download Companion (v1.1.1)

1. Download the free companion app for your Mac. The app is available for macOS 11.0 and up.

2. Open the dmg file, drag and drop the app to Applications folder, and launch the app.

3. Allow the app to control your Mac using accessibility features. This is required for the app to be able to control your Mouse.

   

4. You should now see the companion app running in your Mac applications tray. This app is a lightweight Bluetooth application that only connects with your WowMouse app on the Apple Watch

5. When the WowMouse Companion App is installed and running on your Mac, go ahead and “start Workout” on your Apple Watch. You should now see your Mac device listed, once you select it you are now connected and ready to control your device

6. Your Watch face should now have turned Green to indicate a successful connection - every time you tap your fingers together this will translate to a left click event on your Mac. You can also move your hand around to control your mouse pointer.

7. In Settings you will have the following options:

   1. Hand Setting - Change to Left or right depending on which hand you don the device on. Our algorithms need to know which hand the device is worn on or you may experience a less than satisfactory experience
   2. Gesture Sensitivity - You can control how robust or light the gesture detection algorithm is. If you encounter too many false clicks you may want to set it to Robust. Similarly if it’s not detecting any events try changing it to Sensitive or Extra Sensitive. Different people have found different settings works best for them
   3. Cursor Sensitivity - you can adjust this to dictate how fast or slow your cursor moves on screen
   4. Audio Feedback - Toggle this on or off to trigger a audible chime when a tap event occurs
   5. Haptic Feedback - Toggle this on or off to trigger some haptic feedback when a tap occurs
   6. Show Intro - If you want to demo this to someone new you can always open up the onboarding tutorial from the settings

Google Wear OS Installation and setup

1. Install WowMouse from Google Play Store. If it doesn't show up on your phone, you can try searching for "WowMouse" on the Play Store app on your watch directly.
2. Wear the watch on either of your hands. Right handed wear is generally recommended, but you can specify handedness within the app.
3. Open WowMouse.
4. When first opening the app on a device with Wear OS 4 and above, you will be asked to grant permissions for connecting to nearby devices. Then you will be presented with short connection instructions, and the option to enable Bluetooth discoverability.
5. You will then be asked which hand you are wearing the watch on. You may later change this from the in-app settings.
6. You will be asked to run through a quick sequence of three taps, after which you are ready to get started!
7. Press on the devices icon and "Make discoverable". Now your watch is ready to be paired with a host device.
8. On a host device (e.g. MacBook Pro) - go to the Bluetooth settings page and look for your watch as a discoverable device and then select it.
9. If successfully paired, you should see your watch face go from teal to yellow to indicate successful connection.
10. You can now move your hands around as you would move a mouse and just tap your index finger and thumb to left click.

Troubleshooting

General

• If you are unable to discover your watch on any device, make sure that the watch is not actively connected to the phone that it was paired with during the initial setup of the watch ‒ this connection may prevent any other Bluetooth connection from happening.
• If you are having problems with tap detection or cursor, please:
  • Make sure the watch battery level is at least 30 %
  • Turn off WiFi
  • Make sure the watch is on the same hand as specified in settings, and you're wearing it such that the buttons are on right side of the watch
  • Disconnect all other devices connected to your watch
  • Restart app or watch
• If the cursor is moving upside down, open settings and check if your hand is set correctly.

Android

• On some Android devices, you may need to try pairing multiple times before it succeeds. If pairing fails more than three times in a row, try restarting Bluetooth on your Android device before retrying.
• On some Android devices, the watch may appear as two different devices with the same name. If one of them has a headset icon next to it, try pairing to that one.
• If you are successfully connected, but input doesn't come through, make sure that when you click the device name of your watch in the Bluetooth settings, "Input device" mode is enabled.

iOS & iPadOS

• For setting up your watch as a pointer device after connecting, refer to Apple documentation on AssistiveTouch.