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Published inDec 2016

Reading LevelIntermediate

PublisherPackt

ISBN-139781785881725

Edition1st Edition

Languages

Java

Tools

Android Studio Android Wear

Concepts

Wearable Tech

Authors (2):

Siddique Hameed

Javeed Chida

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Let's build an Android Wear app

So far, we've been looking at the Skeleton wearable sample app that we cloned from Google's GitHub repository. We familiarized ourselves with how the skeleton app was structured and got some ideas of how the code and components are structured.

Now, it's time for us to build our own Android Wear app. We'll be using Android Studio to create this app from scratch.

From the Android Studio welcome screen, click on Start a new Android Studio project option as shown in the following screenshot:

Configure the project with an application name, domain, and package name that suits your system settings:

In the Target Android Devices screen, uncheck the Phone and Tablet option and make sure you select the Wear option. Android Studio will automatically select the safest minimum SDK needed to create the app based on the SDKs and system images you have installed on the system.

We're going to the default settings that were selected by Android Studio for this app:

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Published in: Dec 2016Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781785881725

Authors (2)

Siddique Hameed

Siddique Hameed is a pragmatic technologist currently working on Simplify Commerce (https://simplify.com), a payment gateway platform from MasterCard. During his diverse career roles, hes been crafting software for Fortune 500 companies to startups of industry domains ranging from finance, commerce, social media, telecom, bioinformatics, publishing, and insurance. He is passionate about technology, software and their effects on day-to-day lives. He is a strong believer in open-source software culture and actively contributes to many opensource projects. On times, he speaks at technology events, meetups, and mentor contestants in hackathons. He likes teaching kids and adults in programming, technology and software development, and volunteers on coding initiatives such as Girls Who Code, Code.org, and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) programs. In his spare time, he likes traveling, goes on long road trips, and tinker with Raspberry Pi and build DIY gadgets.
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Javeed Chida

Javeed Chida currently works as a senior software engineer for Apollo Education Group, a leader in global education. He has worked with several teams over the years developing multi-layered enterprise applications for companies spanning several industries including education, finance, medical, insurance, construction, and legal. He is passionate about Java portals and particularly enthused by the Liferay portal platform. He also has a love for clever and innovative technical documentation. Apart from periodically churning out articles as a highlighted community blogger on Liferay.com. He spends his leisure absorbed in creative writing projects, particularly classical poetry and fiction.
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