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AI · June 12, 2026

Haiks Voice Companion for Wear OS

Lightweight BYOK Gemini client for smartwatches

Haiks Voice Companion for Wear OS launched on June 12, 2026 with 3 votes, #6,658 of 22,647 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches.

What it does

Tired of waiting for official Gemini on TicWatch? I built Haiks Voice Companion a lightweight BYOK client for Wear OS. Paste your Google AI Studio API key into the phone app, and speak to Gemini Flash/Pro from your wrist. The watch handles audio recording and local TTS, while the phone orchestrates the API connection. Built by a dev for abandoned smartwatches. Drop your feedback!

Secure & private Wear OS AI voice companion using the BYOK model. Speak to Google Gemini directly from your watch with zero subscription fees.

Direct connection to Google Gemini models with the BYOK architecture. Zero server logging, local EncryptedSharedPreferences, and zero subscription fees. Your smartwatch acts as a pure voice terminal (Relay Mode). All AI keys are stored locally on your phone in EncryptedSharedPreferences and sent directly to Google AI Studio. We run zero middleware servers. Complete cost control. Plug in your free Google AI Studio API key and bypass corporate subscription fees. You pay only Google for raw tokens, or use their free tiers. Choose your engine. Freemium gives you 15 daily queries powered by Gemini Flash. PRO Lifetime offers unlimited queries, Gemini Pro model, GPS spatial context, and long…from vc.haiks.tech

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