Watch Face Displays as Application Instead of Clock in List - How to Fix?

Original Created Aug 06, 2016 | Regeneration Apr 22, 2026

Question

I created a watch face using the Basic Watch template from Tizen IDE. The watch face has standard HTML/JS structure with main.js and time.js files. However, when installed, it appears in the applications list rather than the clock/watch face selection menu.

Here's my basic watch face structure:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0">
    <meta name="description" content="Digital Watch Application"/>
    <title>Digital Watch</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/style.css"/>
</head>
<body id="colour">
<div id="fon">
    <!-- Watch face content -->
</div>
</body>
<script src="js/main.js"></script>
<script src="js/time.js"></script>
</html>

The issue can be seen in this video (starting at 23 seconds): [Video Link]

Answer

Problem Understanding

The watch face is appearing in the wrong category because the Tizen platform isn't recognizing it as a clock application. This typically happens when the proper category declaration is missing or incorrect in the config.xml file.

Solution Methods

Standard Tizen Category Declaration: Add the following line to your config.xml:
```
<tizen:category name="http://tizen.org/category/wearable_clock"/>
```
Samsung-Specific Category Declaration (for Tizen 2.2.1): If the standard declaration doesn't work (particularly for Tizen 2.2.1), use this Samsung-specific category:
```
<tizen:category name="com.samsung.wmanager.WATCH_CLOCK"/>
```

Code Examples

Here's a complete config.xml example:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<widget xmlns="http://www.w3.org/ns/widgets" xmlns:tizen="http://tizen.org/ns/widgets" id="http://yourdomain/Name" version="1.0.0" viewmodes="maximized">
    <tizen:application id="O2VvjaaX8E.Name" package="O2VvjaaX8E" required_version="2.2.1"/>
    <author email="email@gmail.com">Me</author>
    <tizen:category name="com.samsung.wmanager.WATCH_CLOCK"/>
    <content src="index.html"/>
    <description>Animated watch-face for smart-watch</description>
    <feature name="http://tizen.org/feature/screen.size.all"/>
    <icon src="icon.png"/>
    <name>Name</name>
    <tizen:privilege name="http://tizen.org/privilege/alarm"/>
    <tizen:privilege name="http://tizen.org/privilege/power"/>
    <tizen:profile name="wearable"/>
    <tizen:setting background-support="disable" encryption="disable" hwkey-event="enable"/>
</widget>

Additional Tips

Always clean and rebuild your project after modifying config.xml
For Tizen 3.0 and later, the standard category declaration should work
If issues persist, verify your Tizen version and use the appropriate category declaration
Ensure your watch face meets all other requirements for clock applications