Wearable App DevThe Xamarin Way

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About Me

About me

• Coder by Profession | Gamer by Heart

• Microsoft MVP – Xbox | Intel Software Innovator Developer @ DELL

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Get Lost

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Mobiliophobia

Architecture

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Navigation Choices

Glances

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Template-based Not scrollable, single screen Read-only. Tapping anywhere on the glance opens the

app. Optional. Not all apps need a Glance, and users can

select which Glances to display.

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Notifications

• Lightweight interactions

• Can be short- and long-view

• May contain user actions

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UI Elements

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More UIElements

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Demo

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UX

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Notifications

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Notifications-Actions

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Extending Existing Notifications

Lazy, but very effective!

Uses Notification.WearableExtender

Custom Backgrounds

Actions specific for Wear

Remote Input

Voice Input

Predefined actions

Pages, Stacking, and More!

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Companion App

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Companion App

• Android app that runs on a wearable New Themes New UI Widgets – Wearable UI Library

• BoxInsetLayout

• CircledImageView

• WearableListView

• More…

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GridViewPager

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Communication

Data API

Message API