Building for Android, more than just mobile apps

A talk of the Google I/O Extended series, covering unusual entry point and UX for Android apps, including:
- widgets
- quick tiles
- wearables (watch faces, complications, tiles)
- automotive

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1. Building for Android,
   more than just mobile apps
   Daniele Bonaldo
   

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5. Launcher widgets
   

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6. Launcher widgets
   

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7. Jetpack Glance
   

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8. Quick tiles
   

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9. Notifications
   

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10. Notifications
    

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11. Wearables
    

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12. Wear OS apps
    Jetpack Compose on Wear OS
    Different UX than mobile
    Wearables
    

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13. Watch faces
    

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14. Watch faces
    Ambient (always on)
    Interactive
    

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15. Watch Face Format
    https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2023/05/introducing-watch-face-format-for-wear-os.html
    

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16. Watch Face Studio
    https://developer.samsung.com/watch-face-studio/user-guide/index.html
    

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17. Complications
    Date
    Second
    timezone
    Alarm
    Battery
    Short text + Icon
    Ranged value
    Short text + Icon + Title
    Short text + Title
    

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19. Complications types
    https://developer.samsung.com/watch-face-studio/user-guide/complications.html
    

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20. Tiles
    

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21. Tiles
    

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22. Tiles
    

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23. Automotive
    https://blog.google/products/android/android-auto-new-features-google-io-2023/
    

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24. Auto or Automotive?
    

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25. Android Auto templates
    

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26. AAOS (Automotive)
    

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27. GAS or GAS-less?
    

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28. GAS or GAS-less?
    

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29. Tips
    Start with a (proper) tablet app
    Larger touch targets
    Better sign in process
    No orientation lock
    

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30. Widgets
    Quick Tiles
    Notifications
    Wear Watch Faces
    Complications
    Wear Tiles
    

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31. Thank you!
    

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