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• Notification, most useful information in a managed manner.

• Voice Search, straight answers to questions

• Sensors, monitors Health & Fitness

• Next Multi-Screen Technology

Get Started!

1. If not using a device get the emulator image from the Android SDK Manager - again for API Level 20!(Intel image requires HAXM Installer in Extras)
2. Don’t forget to download samples for API Level 20!
   [android-sdk]/samples/android-20/wearable
3. Download the Android Wear App on your device 
   https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.wearable.app&hl=en

Basic Setup

• Install Android Studio 
• Install Android Wear support packages and system image using the Android SDK Manager
       -Android 5.0 (API 21)
       -Android 4.4W (API 20)
       -Android SDK Tools rev23 or later
       -Android Wear ARM/Intel system image
       -Android Support Library (20 or later)
       -Android Support Repository (6 or later)
• Setup and Android Wear emulator using the Android AVD Manager
• Start the emulator
• Download, install and start the Android Wear companion app
• Enable USB Debugging on your handheld device
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Basic Setup ( Contd..)

• Connect your handheld device to computer via the USB cable.
• Open TCP port 5601 on your computer.The Android Wear Emulator uses this port to communicate with the handheld device.
       ./adb -d forward tcp:5601 tcp:5601
• On the handheld device launch the Android Wear companion app
  on first launch, enable Android Wear app as the notification listener , by following the onscreen instructions.
• Now connect your emulator with the handheld device, by selecting the watch icon in the Action bar 

Notifications

Notifications are one of the two major design principles of Android Wear: Suggest and Demand

Suggest : Context Stream

• Context stream, which is a vertical list of cards, much like Google Now 
• Interact with the cards by swiping them vertically
• Only one card will be displayed at a time.
• Add cards to the context stream by creating and delivering notifications. Use NotificationCompat.Builder to create basic notifications 
• To use Android Wear specific features like pages or actions, or to customize the look of cards on the context stream, use WearableNotifications.Builder. 

Suggest : Context Stream

int notificationId = 001;

// Build intent for notification content
Intent viewIntent = new Intent(this, ViewEventActivity.class);
viewIntent.putExtra(EXTRA_EVENT_ID, eventId);
PendingIntent viewPendingIntent =
        PendingIntent.getActivity(this, 0, viewIntent, 0);

NotificationCompat.Builder notificationBuilder =
        new NotificationCompat.Builder(this)
        .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_event)
        .setContentTitle(eventTitle)
        .setContentText(eventLocation)
        .setContentIntent(viewPendingIntent);

// Get an instance of the NotificationManager service
NotificationManagerCompat notificationManager =
        NotificationManagerCompat.from(this);

// Build the notification and issues it with notification manager.
notificationManager.notify(notificationId, notificationBuilder.build());

Here is a short snippet that shows how to create a notification:

Demand : Cue Cards

• Users can initiate an interaction with their device by using the cue card
• Swiping up on the cue card will reveal a number of actions that can be executed by tapping them or speaking them 

A word of advice, make sure all information you deliver follows the principle of being timely, relevant, and specific.