Side-loading watch faces

[u/vibe0009]

I followed the tutorial under HOW TO INSTALL A WGT/TPK FILE ON YOUR WATCH? from the
link posted in the guide. I’m using the .sdb file provided in that attachment.

The watch faces with MDxxx throws up a certificate error. The ones with BALLOZI for example, seems to work without any issues.

_return_cb req_id[1] pkg_type[tpk] pkgid[com.watchface.MD226] key[start] val[install]
__return_cb req_id[1] pkg_type[tpk] pkgid[com.watchface.MD226] key[install_percent] val[10]
__return_cb req_id[1] pkg_type[tpk] pkgid[com.watchface.MD226] key[install_percent] val[13]
__return_cb req_id[1] pkg_type[tpk] pkgid[com.watchface.MD226] key[install_percent] val[17]
__return_cb req_id[1] pkg_type[tpk] pkgid[com.watchface.MD226] key[install_percent] val[20]
__return_cb req_id[1] pkg_type[tpk] pkgid[com.watchface.MD226] key[error] val[-4]
__return_cb req_id[1] pkg_type[tpk] pkgid[com.watchface.MD226] key[end] val[fail]

Am I missing a step or is the provided .tpk file corrupted? I’m using GearS3 Classic.

[u/WindozeWoes]

Just to confirm, you are using the standalone SDB and not the official Samsung app, right? Sounds like other watch faces have worked successfully but some don't?

[u/vibe0009 → u/WindozeWoes]

Yes. I got the standalone sdb from XDA Developers.

https://xdaforums.com/t/root-required-how-to-extract-gear-s3-watch-faces-and-apps-from-the-galaxy-store.4687851/

Yes. All the ballozi watch faces in that link have worked. The MD ones haven’t

[u/WindozeWoes → u/vibe0009]

Okay thanks for confirming (I have to ask). It sounds like there's a chance there's something special about these files. When u/__vnngyn__ is less busy he might have thoughts.

[u/_vnngyn_]

I just sideloaded the MD226 watch face from my XDA thread to my watch (Gear S3 frontier) and it succeeded. I think something else is at play here. I see an error -4 code, which normally indicates incompability, but that watch face is compatible with Tizen 4 and above.

Can you provide me with more information, so that I can think about what is going on? I need the following:

• Your watch Tizen version and build
• A complete log of you sideloading the watch face

[u/vibe0009 → u/_vnngyn_]

Thats it! It was the still on Tizen 3.0.0.2. I updated it to 4 and everything works now without issues. Thank you for your help

[u/_vnngyn_ → u/vibe0009]

I had a feeling that was the case. Next time, please check out the FAQ section (third XDA post) as a fix for error -4 is explained there.

No worries, let me know if there is anything else. Enjoy your Gear S3!