Installing NetHunter On the TicWatch Pro
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All variants are supported (TicWatch Pro, Pro 2020, Pro 4G/LTE)
Unlock the bootloader
Flash vendor image, TWRP, and optimized WearOS
Resize system partition in TWRP
Flash and launch Magisk app to finish the rooting process
Flash NetHunter
Set NetHunter watch face
1. Unlock the bootloader
Connect your watch to your PC with it’s USB cable, and fire up a terminal.
If you have set up your watch on the phone you can access settings, otherwise hold both buttons for a few seconds on the welcome screen.
Enable developer settings by going to System -> About -> tap Build number 10 times
Enable ADB, re-plug USB and accept debug from PC
Reboot into bootloader with adb reboot bootloader from the terminal
Unlock bootloader with fastboot flashing unlock
2. Flash vendor image, TWRP, and optimized WearOS
Download and extract the installation files into a folder. Please note Magisk 21.0 is recommended, included in the following link.
Again enable ADB, and reboot to bootloader with adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash vendor vendor.img
fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.4.0-0-catfish.img
Boot into recovery by selecting it with the side buttons (switch with bottom one, select with upper button)
Select “Wipe -> next page -> Format Data”
Reboot to Recovery
Select “Install -> ADB Sideload” and tick “Wipe Dalvik Cache, Wipe Cache”
adb sideload 2-ROM-PWDD.190617.074-AUG-09.zip
Reboot & do initial setup (pair with your phone through WearOS app)
3. Resize system partition in TWRP
Again enable ADB
adb reboot recovery
Select Wipe -> next page -> File System Options - select System - Resize (to have ~175MB free on /system instead of 0)
4. Flash and launch Magisk app to finish the rooting process
adb sideload Magisk-v21.0.zip
Reboot to System
Launch Magisk Manager
You might want to disable auto-update, set grant access in auto response, and disable toast notifications for easier navigation in the future
5. Flash NetHunter
adb reboot recovery
Make sure that the system partition is mounted: Mount -> System (make sure that “mount as RO” is disabled), some users report /system is not being mounted by NetHunter installer
Select Install -> ADB Sideload
adb sideload NetHunter image
Reboot
Start NetHunter app & chroot
Reboot
6. Set NetHunter watch face
Install Facer onto your phone from Play Store
Search for NetHunter
Install Facer companion app to watch
Select & Sync
Enjoy Kali NetHunter on the TicWatch ProDownload link
Additional supported apps
Supported features
Kali services
Custom Commands
MAC Changer
HID Attacks
DuckHunter
Bad USB
Nmap Scan
WPS Attacks
Upcoming features (not guaranteed)
Nexmon, as the chipset is supported, needs some time
Bluetooth Arsenal (internal bluetooth via blueblinder, as carwhisperer fails to r/w when SCO channel is connected)
Router Keygen (to be optimised)
Hijacker (if nexmon succeeds)
Mifare Classic Tool (need to build OS with android.hardware.nfc enabled)
Hardware limitations
Power resource is not enough for any external adapters
Download link for ROM, vendor, TWRP, and Magisk:
Drivedroid: use adb install to install the latest version Download link:
TotalCommander: useful for selecting eg. a Ducky script, use adb install method Download link:
