diff --git a/firka/lib/app/initialization_screen.dart b/firka/lib/app/initialization_screen.dart
index 3bf06d1..2b9316f 100644
--- a/firka/lib/app/initialization_screen.dart
+++ b/firka/lib/app/initialization_screen.dart
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import 'package:firka/core/bloc/theme_cubit.dart';
 import 'package:firka/core/firka_bundle.dart';
 import 'package:firka/routing/app_router.dart';
 import 'package:firka/services/watch_sync_helper.dart';
+import 'package:firka/ui/phone/pages/extras/main_wear_pair.dart';
 import 'package:firka/l10n/app_localizations.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_localizations/flutter_localizations.dart';
 import 'package:go_router/go_router.dart';
@@ -95,17 +96,27 @@ class _InitializationScreenState extends State<InitializationScreen> {
                 case "ping":
                   if (initData.tokens.isNotEmpty) {
                     logger.finest("WatchOS IPC [Phone -> Watch]: pong");
-                    const watchChannel = MethodChannel('app.firka/watch_sync');
-                    watchChannel.invokeMethod('sendMessageToWatch', {
-                      "id": "pong",
-                    });
+                    unawaited(
+                      WatchSyncHelper.sendMessageToWatch({'id': 'pong'}),
+                    );
                     _router?.go('/home');
+                    WidgetsBinding.instance.addPostFrameCallback((_) {
+                      final ctx = navigatorKey.currentContext;
+                      if (ctx != null && ctx.mounted) {
+                        showWearBottomSheet(
+                          ctx,
+                          initData,
+                          Platform.isAndroid ? 'Wear OS' : 'Apple Watch',
+                        );
+                      }
+                    });
                   }
               }
             };
 
             if (Platform.isAndroid) {
               WatchSyncHelper.watchMessageStream.listen((msg) async {
+                WatchSyncHelper.onWatchMessage?.call(msg);
                 if (msg['id'] == 'request_sync' &&
                     initDone &&
                     isWearOsSupportEnabled()) {
@@ -114,6 +125,20 @@ class _InitializationScreenState extends State<InitializationScreen> {
                   );
                 }
               });
+              if (isWearOsSupportEnabled()) {
+                unawaited(() async {
+                  try {
+                    await WatchSyncHelper.startWearSyncServiceWithFreshCache(
+                      initData.client,
+                      initData.appDir.path,
+                    );
+                  } catch (e) {
+                    logger.warning(
+                      '[Init] Failed to start Wear sync service on launch: $e',
+                    );
+                  }
+                }());
+              }
             }
           }
 
diff --git a/firka/lib/core/settings.dart b/firka/lib/core/settings.dart
index bf22f68..3edae9b 100644
--- a/firka/lib/core/settings.dart
+++ b/firka/lib/core/settings.dart
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ import 'package:majesticons_flutter/majesticons_flutter.dart';
 import 'package:firka/app/app_state.dart';
 import 'package:firka/app/initialization.dart';
 import 'package:firka/app/initialization_screen.dart';
-import 'package:firka/services/wear_sync_cache.dart';
 import 'package:firka/services/watch_sync_helper.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:permission_handler/permission_handler.dart';
 
 const bellRing = 1001;
 const rounding1 = 1002;
@@ -377,15 +377,14 @@ class SettingsStore {
                 if (!Platform.isAndroid) return;
                 final enabled = isWearOsSupportEnabled();
                 if (enabled && initDone) {
-                  final payload = await buildWearSyncPayload(initData.client);
-                  if (payload != null) {
-                    final path = await getWearSyncCachePath();
-                    await writeWearSyncCache(path, payload);
-                    await WatchSyncHelper.startWearSyncService(
-                      path,
-                      initData.appDir.path,
-                    );
+                  final notifStatus = await Permission.notification.status;
+                  if (notifStatus.isDenied || notifStatus.isPermanentlyDenied) {
+                    await Permission.notification.request();
                   }
+                  await WatchSyncHelper.startWearSyncServiceWithFreshCache(
+                    initData.client,
+                    initData.appDir.path,
+                  );
                 } else {
                   await WatchSyncHelper.stopWearSyncService();
                 }
diff --git a/firka/lib/services/watch_sync_helper.dart b/firka/lib/services/watch_sync_helper.dart
index ec2746d..7a50788 100644
--- a/firka/lib/services/watch_sync_helper.dart
+++ b/firka/lib/services/watch_sync_helper.dart
@@ -611,6 +611,20 @@ class WatchSyncHelper {
     );
   }
 
+  /// Builds fresh sync payload, writes cache, and starts the Wear sync service (Android only).
+  /// Use when enabling Wear OS support or on app launch when support is already enabled.
+  static Future<void> startWearSyncServiceWithFreshCache(
+    KretaClient client,
+    String appDirPath,
+  ) async {
+    if (!Platform.isAndroid) return;
+    final payload = await buildWearSyncPayload(client);
+    if (payload == null) return;
+    final path = await getWearSyncCachePath();
+    await writeWearSyncCache(path, payload);
+    await startWearSyncService(path, appDirPath);
+  }
+
   /// Sets the method call handler for getLocalizedString (Android). Call once when initData is ready.
   static void setWearSyncMethodCallHandler() {
     if (!Platform.isAndroid) return;