Enrolling Samsung Watch 4/5 (WearOS) on the Damstra MDM
Prepare Watch for Enrollment
1. Unpack or reset the watch and pair the watch with an Android phone.
While Samsung is recommending Samsung phones for pairing, we found out that it works pretty much with every well-known Android brand.
From https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS00078020/?cid=cc-sup-d2s-04082023
The Galaxy Wearable app connects your smartwatch to a compatible phone. You should make sure to check if your phone is on the list of compatible phones. Then, you can use the app to manage and monitor your watch's features and apps installed from the Play Store. But first, make sure Bluetooth is activated on your phone.
- Navigate to and open the Play Store. Search for and select Galaxy Wearable, and then tap Install.
- Once the app downloads, tap OPEN, and then tap Start.
- Select your watch and then follow the on-screen prompts to complete the setup process.
- While connecting your smartwatch with your phone, you'll see prompts to activate your carrier's service on the watch. If your watch has this service, follow the prompts to complete the activation process and finish setting up your smartwatch. You can skip this step if you do not want service on your watch or if you have a Wi-Fi model.
- To connect an additional device, tap Menu (the three horizontal lines) on the left side, tap + Add new device, and then select your device. You can switch between your devices whenever you want.
Tip: Skip the tutorial when setting up Galaxy Watch 4
2. Enable Developer Options on the watch.
- Open the watch's Settings.
- Tap System > About > Versions.
- Tap the Build number item seven times.
- A message appears confirming that you are now a developer.
- Connect the watch to a Wi-Fi network.
- Open the watch's Settings again.
- Tap Developer options under ADB Debugging enable Debug over Wi-Fi.
- After a moment, the screen displays the watch's IP address, such as 192.168.1.100. Please make a note of it.
Watch Enrolment
- Install MDM Desktop Agent for Windows from here.
- Verify that watch and computer with Desktop Agent are on the same Wi-Fi network.
- Verify that the watch is charged >40%.
- Start Desktop Agent and login. Login details are embedded into the installation, so simply click Login leaving username and password empty.
- Enter watch IP address in Desktop Agent.
- Wait until enrolment is finished.
After Enrolment
- Start Solo Watch on the watch.
- Login to Solo Watch using existing Solo user.
- Set watch watchface to Solo Alert.
- On the watchface click on Alert button and confirm permission to run the watchface if asked