Building Apps for Wearables

 

Building Apps for Wearables

These classes teach you how to build notifications in a handheld app that are automatically synced to wearables as well as how to build apps that run on wearables.

Note: For more information about the APIs used in these training classes, see the Wear API reference documentation.

1. Adding Wearable Features to Notifications

   
   How to build handheld notifications that are synced to and look great on wearables.
   1. Creating a Notification
   2. Receiving Voice Input in a Notification
   3. Adding Pages to a Notification
   4. Stacking Notifications

2. Creating Wearable Apps

   
   How to build apps that run directly on wearables.
   1. Creating and Running a Wearable App
   2. Creating Custom Layouts
   3. Adding Voice Capabilities
   4. Packaging Wearable Apps
   5. Debugging over Bluetooth

3. Creating Custom UIs

   
   How to create custom user interfaces for wearable apps.
   1. Defining Layouts
   2. Creating Cards
   3. Creating Lists
   4. Creating a 2D Picker
   5. Showing Confirmations
   6. Exiting Full-Screen Activities

4. Sending and Syncing Data

   
   How to sync data between handhelds and wearables.
   1. Accessing the Wearable Data Layer
   2. Syncing Data Items
   3. Transferring Assets
   4. Sending and Receiving Messages
   5. Handling Data Layer Events

5. Creating Watch Faces

   
   How to create watch faces for wearables.
   1. Designing Watch Faces
   2. Building a Watch Face Service
   3. Drawing Watch Faces
   4. Showing Information in Watch Faces
   5. Providing Configuration Activities
   6. Addressing Common Issues
   7. Optimizing Performance and Battery Life

6. Detecting Location

   
   How to detect location data on Android Wear devices.