Anatomy of an Android Wear app 4 Wearable app 4 Mobile app, with wearable app packaged inside 4 Communicate via notifications and/or Google Play Services APIs
Loading a random GIF on the watch 1. UI library for displaying GIFs 2. Request random GIF from Giphy API 3. Make API request, update view Most wearables don't have internet...yet
Achtung! 4 Enable developer options and debugging on the wearable 4 Packaged wearable apps aren't automatically deployed for debug builds 4 Deploy the right app to the right device 4 It's difficult to debug end-to-end. Focus on one end at a time.