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Android Wearable Programming

You're reading from   Android Wearable Programming Expand on your Android development capabilities by building applications for Android Wear

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2015
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ISBN-13 9781785280153
Length 224 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Steven F. Daniel Steven F. Daniel
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Preface 1. Understanding Android Wearables and Building Your First Android Wear App 2. Creating Notifications FREE CHAPTER 3. Creating, Debugging, and Packaging Wearable Apps 4. Sending and Syncing Data 5. Working with Google Glass 6. Designing and Customizing Interfaces for Android TV Index

Creating an Android wearable watch face app

Prior to Google releasing the official Android watch face API in December 2014, developers had to find alternative ways to present information inside the watch face layout. In this section, we will take a look at the steps required to create a custom watch face service that will enable us to communicate with our watch and present information within the watch face area on the home screen.

Firstly, create a new project in Android Studio by following these simple steps:

  1. Launch Android Studio, and then navigate to the File | New Project menu option.
  2. Next, enter in CustomWatchFace for the Application name field.
  3. Then, provide the name for the Company Domain field.
  4. Next, choose Project location where you would like to save your application code:
    Creating an Android wearable watch face app
  5. Click on the Next button to proceed to the next step.

    Next, we will need to specify the form factors for our phone/tablet and Android Wear devices that our application will run on. On this screen, we will need to...

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