Publishing Android Wear 2.0 Apps

2017.05.09 Kenichi Kambara (@korodroid)

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About me

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• Droidcon Stockholm 2014 • Droidcon Spain 2014 • Droidcon Amsterdam 2013 • Droidcon Paris 2013 • Smartphone & Tablet 2014 Spring Tokyo • Developers Summit 2013 Summer & 2015

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(@korodroid)

Introduction

• Reviewing Android Wear 2.0

• Publishing Android Wear 2.0 Apps

Reviewing Android Wear 2.0

Android Wear 2.0 (First major update)

Google I/O 2016

Android Wear 2.0 Features

NewLauncher

NewInput Data

MaterialDesign

StandaloneExtension

Google FitExtension

Android NSupport

ComplicationAPI

NewNotification

Android Wear 2.0 Devices

LG Watch Sport LG Watch Style

+Many devices will receive 2.0 updates.

Publishing Android Wear 2.0 Apps

Installing Apps to Wear 1.x

Phone App

Wear App

||1apk

Wear App

Phone App

Wear App

Installing Apps to Wear 1.x

Phone App

Wear App

Creating APK for 1.x

=1apk

dependencies { // … wearApp project(':wear') }

Phone’s build.gradle

Publishing Apps to Wear 2.x

Google Play Store for Wear 2.x

Publishing Apps to Wear 2.x

Phone App

Wear App Wear App

Phone App

1apk

1apk

Creating APK for 2.x & 1.x

android { publishNonDefault true ... defaultConfig { minSdkVersion 23 } }

Wear’s build.gradle

Phone AppWear App

1apk (for Wear 1.x)

productFlavors { wear1 { // Use the defaultConfig value } wear2 { minSdkVersion 25 } }

Wear App

1apk (for Wear 2.x)

Phone’s build.gradle

dependencies { ... wearApp project(path: ':wear', configuration: 'wear1Release') }

Phone AppWear App

1apk (for Wear 1.x)

Wear App

1apk (for Wear 2.x)

Creating APK for 2.x & 1.x

Conclusion • Wear 2.0

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• Wear 2.0 Standalone apps

iPhone Android (Play Store )

• Wear 1.x 2.x

Appendix

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