Developing for Android Wear

Slides used during the GDG Philippines Android Wear Workshop on August 2, 2014 (https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/cj8g5rii9c2scjbgb269q3rfqlo)

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1. Developing for
   Android Wear
   Jomar Tigcal
   GDG Philippines
   

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2. Jomar Tigcal
   ● GDG Philippines Community Manager
   ● Mobile Apps Developer
   ● Android Developer at Stratpoint
   Technologies, Inc.
   ● Has personal Android Apps on Google Play
   Store
   

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3. Google Developer Group (GDG) Philippines is
   a group of enthusiastic Filipino developers
   interested to collaborate and learn more about
   new technologies.
   http://www.gdgph.org
   gdgphilippines@gmail.com
   GDG Philippines
   @gdgphilippines
   

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4. Android Wear: Information that
   moves with you
   

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5. Android Wear at Google I/O 2014
   

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6. Android Wear
   ● Extends the
   Android platform to
   wearables.
   ● Information that
   moves with you
   ● Small, powerful
   devices, worn on
   the body.
   

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7. Android Wear
   ● Useful information
   when you need it
   most.
   ● Intelligent answers
   to spoken
   questions.
   ● Tools to help reach
   fitness goals.
   ● Your key to a
   multiscreen world.
   

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8. Android Wear Smartwatches
   ● LG G Watch (http://www.lg.
   com/global/gwatch)
   ● Samsung Gear Live (http://www.samsung.
   com/global/microsite/gear/gearlive_design.
   html)
   ● Moto 360
   (https://moto360.motorola.com/)
   

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9. Android Wear App
   Phone/tablet running
   Android 4.3 and up
   http://g.co/WearCheck
   Download at
   https://play.google.
   com/store/apps/details
   ?id=com.google.
   android.wearable.app
   Image Source: http://www.phonearena.com/news/Official-Android-Wear-App-now-available-in-Google-Play_id57778
   

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10. Android Wear App
    ● Control voice action
    preferences
    ● Adjust notification
    settings
    ● Configure devices
    ● Demo cards
    ● Tutorial
    ● Help & Feedback
    Image Source: http://www.phonearena.com/news/Official-Android-Wear-App-now-available-in-Google-Play_id57778
    

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11. Designing for Android Wear
    http://developer.android.com/design/wear/index.html
    

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12. Suggest: The Context Stream
    

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13. Demand: The Cue Card
    

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14. Creative Vision for Android Wear
    ● Launched
    automatically
    ● Glanceable
    

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15. Creative Vision for Android Wear
    ● All about Suggest
    and Demand
    ● Zero or low
    interaction
    

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16. Design Principles for Android Wear
    ● Focus on not
    stopping the user
    and all else will
    follow
    ● Do one thing,
    really fast
    ● Design for the
    corner of the eye
    

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17. Design Principles for Android Wear
    ● Design for big
    gestures
    

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18. Design Principles for Android Wear
    ● Think about stream
    cards first
    ● Don’t be a constant
    shoulder tapper
    

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19. Developing for Android Wear
    http://goo.gl/CnOEv5
    

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20. Notifications
    No work required!
    

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21. Enhanced Notifications
    No work required!
    

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22. Prerequisites
    ● Android Studio 0.8+
    ● Android Support Library
    ● Google Play Services 5+
    ● Android Wear companion App (Android 4.3
    +)
    ● An Android Wear device or Wear AVD
    

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23. Update from SDK Manager
    Android 4.4W (API 20):
    ● SDK Platform
    ● Android Wear ARM System Image
    ● Android Wear Intel System Image
    Android Support Library
    

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24. Create Android Wear Virtual Device
    ● Device - Android Wear Round or Square
    device types
    ● Target - Android 4.4W - API Level 20
    ● CPU/ABI - Android Wear ARM (armeabi-
    v7a)
    ● Keyboard - Select Hardware keyboard
    present
    ● Skin - AndroidWearRound or
    AndroidWearSquare
    ● Snapshot - Not selected
    ● Use Host GPU - Selected
    

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25. Pair tablet/phone with Android Wear
    Virtual Device
    ● Connect the tablet/phone to the computer
    (via USB)
    ● Forward the tablet/phone’s communication
    port to the Android Wear Virtual Device:
    adb -d forward tcp:5601 tcp:5601
    ● Open the Android Wear companion app
    ● Connect the phone/tablet to the emulator
    

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26. Create an Android Studio Project
    ● Create a New Project
    ● Fill up the name and package name
    ● Select Phone and Tablet
    ● Select Wear and select API 20: Android 4.4
    (KitKat Wear) for minimum SDK
    ● Add Blank Activity for Mobile
    ● Add Blank Wear Activity for Wear
    

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27. Demo & Hands-on
    

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28. Unofficial Wearable UI Library
    compile 'com.google.android.support:wearable:
    +'
    

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29. Resources
    Android Wear Documentation
    Android Wear Developers Google+ Community:
    Android Wear Design Guidelines
    DevBytes: Android Wear
    I/O Bytes 2014 - Wearables
    I/O 2014 Videos - Wearables
    

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30. Questions?
    Image Source: http://www.talkandroid.com/35960-google-test-market-accidentally-released-reviewed-quickly-pulled/
    

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31. Thank you very much!
    http://jomar.tigcal.com
    jomar@tigcal.com
    http://google.com/+JomarTigcal
    @jomartigcal
    

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32. Sources:
    ● http://www.android.com/wear/
    ● http://developer.android.com/wear
    ● https://plus.google.
    com/communities/113381227473021565406
    

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33. Developing for
    Android Wear
    Jomar Tigcal
    GDG Philippines
    

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