Duct9143 Initially when I was setting it up I couldn't pair the watch until it had enough permissions to connect to my phone and Google Play Services. The watch app is using the following permissions: Calendar, Call logs, Contacts, Nearby devices, Phone and SMS. All are relatively harmless from my perspective compared to the additional utility they provide but everyone has a different threat model. Could you get away with fewer permissions? Possibly? I am not the one who is going to try it though because everything works great as it is!