Last Updated on Oct 18, 2014 23:26 ISTPrev Updated on Sep 09, 2014 15:16 IST
Android Wear extends the Android platform to a new generation of devices, with a user experience that's designed specifically for wearables.
check out the Android Wear Design Principles to understand how to create great experiences
The Android Wear APIs are delivered in the Android Support Library and Google Play services. When using these libraries, handheld devices running Android 4.3 or later can communicate with wearables.
Synced Notifications
Notifications on handhelds can automatically sync to wearables, so design them
with both devices in mind. Build notifications
Voice Actions
Register your app to handle voice actions, like "Ok Google, take a note,"
for a hands-free experience.
Build Wearable Apps
Create custom experiences with activities, services, sensors, and much
more with the Android SDK.
Send data and actions between handhelds and wearables with
data replication APIs and RPCs.
Getting Started
Download Android Studio 0.8.6 beta without SDK bundle
Download docs for Android Wear
How to Install.
Create a folder named "temp" without quotes in ~/../android-sdk/<temp>/<*zip>
* place all downloaded zips inside
* start SDK Manager under ~/../android-adk/<SDK Manager>
* check the packages downloaded.
* Click Install Package.
** wait & done.
Android SDK Platform 4.4W Android Wear
~\..\android-sdk-windows\platforms\android-20\ (Unzip files)
Android-20_r01.zip
Samples for SDK - Android Wear
~\..\android-sdk-windows\samples\android-20\ (Unzip files)
Samples-20_r02.zip
ARM v7a System Image, Android Wear
~\..\android-sdk-windows\system-images\android-20\android-wear\armeabi-v7a( Unzip files)
Armv7a_wear_arm-20_r02.zip
Intel x86 Atom System Image, Android Wear
~\..\android-sdk-windows\system-images\android-20\android-wear\x86( Unzip files)
Intel_wear_x86-20_r02.zip