an introduction to android wear
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Juan Pablo Proverbiohttps://nz.linkedin.com/in/proverbio
Pete Thompsonhttps://nz.linkedin.com/in/nzpetethompson
Juan Pablo Proverbiohttps://nz.linkedin.com/in/proverbio
What’s Android Wear?
What’s Android Wear?
● An Android OS designed for smartwatches
● Compatible with Android 4.3 or newer or
iOS 8.2 or newer
● Both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity
What’s Android Wear?
● Styles include round, square and rectangular.
● Like Android Lollipop, Android Wear it’s updated continuously
● Android Wear is based on Micro Interactions
What’s Android Wear?
● It was first released on March 18th of 2014 and made available on June 25th 2014
● Freedom to choose your smartwatch style
● Very economic platform
● There are many different devices to choose from
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Best Android Wear Smartwatches 2015
Android Wear SmartwatchesPriceless, Stylish and Powerful Smartwatches
● LG Watch Urbane – Snapdragon 400 1.2 Ghz Processor, 4GB storage, 512MB RAM, Wifi, Bluetooth, Sensors, more...
● Moto 360 2 – 360 x 360, Snapdragon 400 1.2 Ghz, 4GB storage, 512MB RAM, Wifi, Bluetooth, Sensors, more...
$400 $300
Android Wear SmartwatchesPriceless, Stylish and Powerful Smartwatches
● Huawei Smartwatch – 1.4” AMOLED display, 4GB storage, 512MB RAM, Wifi, Bluetooth, Sensors, more...
● ASUS ZenWatch, Snapdragon 400 1.2
Ghz, 4GB storage, 512MB RAM, Wifi,
Bluetooth, Sensors, more...
$400 $250
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Selected Powered Android Wear Apps
● Augmented reality game
Ingress
Todoist
● Manage your tasks from anywhere
● Plan ahead and never miss another deadline
● Easy yet powerful organization
● Seamless collaboration
● Visualize your productivity
● Use Todoist with all your favorite apps
Google Maps
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Android Wear vs Apple Watch
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Design and StyleAndroid Wear vs Apple Watch
Watches Design & Style
Apple WatchAndroid Wear
Android Wear Apple Watch
● Diversity of watches to choose from and variations
● Watches style is available in circular, square and rectangular
● Powered by Material Design
● Thousands of Watch Faces
● Only 2 different models with variations
● Watches style is rectangular
● Apple Design - Very Black
● Thousands of Watch Faces
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Screen Size and Battery LifeAndroid Wear vs Apple Watch
Android Wear Apple Watch
● Android Wear screens come in round, square and rectangular
● Moto 360 has two screen sizes, also round - 1.37-inch and 1.56-inch at 233 ppi and 263 ppi respectively.
● Moto 360, Mens 42mm and Women’ is up to 1.5 days of mixed use with Ambient off
● Moto 360, Mens 46mm is up to 2 days of mixed use with Ambient off
● Apple Watch 38mm tall, 1.5-inch screen, 272 x 340 pixels
● 38mm model finishes a day on the go with about 20% battery
● Apple Watch 42mm tall, 1.65-inch screen, 312 x 390 pixels
● 42mm model lasts just shy of two days
Android Wear Apple Watch
● LG Watch Urbane is round 1.3-inch, 320 x 320 pixels, resolution, 45.5 x 52.2 x 10.9mm
● LG Watch Urbane offers up to 2 days of mixed use with Ambient off
● Huawei Watch is round 1.4-inch, 400 x 400 resolution, that's an impressive 286 ppi.
● Huawei Watch is up to 2 days of mixed use with Ambient off
● This list goes further if more devices are considered…
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Operative System ComparisonAndroid Wear vs Apple Watch
Android Wear Apple Watch
● Supports native apps from day one was released
● Notifications are supported by default once an Android Wear watch is connected to Wifi or paired to Phone
● It’s based on Android and Linux
● Supports a variety range of sensors and all apps can access their APIs
● Fully integrated to Google Now, it’s accuracy it’s quite impressive
● It currently doesn’t native apps, but is adding native apps support on WatchOS2 coming available early 2016
● It requires developers to add a module for WatchOS in order to even receive notifications
● It’s based on iOS and Unix
● Supports a variety range of sensors. Third party apps can’t access available sensors. Although WatchOS2 is opening APIs for all its sensors
Android Wear Apple Watch
● Supports WIFI and Bluetooth
● Provides instant messaging to other Android Wear devices - Together App
● Using Google Now, Android Wear it’s very context aware
● It currently last up to 2 days running
● Material Design look and feel
● Provides a lot of customization and freedom
● It’s provided in round, square and rectangular styles
● Fully integrated to Siri, it’s accuracy is still immature
● Supports WIFI and Bluetooth
● Provides instant messaging to other Apple Watch devices
● WatchOS has a long way to improve in context aware
● It currently last up to 2 days running
● Apple Design look and feel
Android Wear Apple Watch
● Best in prices, LG Watch Urbane starting at $400 and followed by Moto 360 at $300 and ASUS ZenWatch at $250
● Thousand of available apps for Android Wear
● Thousand of Watch Faces to not get ever bored
● Comes by default with Google Fit, Google Maps, Together, Translate, Weather, Alarm, Agenda, Call, Find my phone, Flashlight, Google Search, Hangouts, Play Music, Settings, Start Camera, Stopwatch, Timer and Settings
● It supports Android 4.3+ or iOS 8.2+
● Provides customization through watch faces
● It’s provided in rectangular style
● Targets high end and luxury customers - More expensive in price
● Thousand of available apps
● A lot of Watch Faces available
● It only can communicate to iOS devices
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Early VerdictAndroid Wear vs Apple Watch
● Both platforms are strong competitors and will keep adding features and better user experiences
● Android Wear provides much more diversity of options when it comes to talk about watches
● Apple Watch has converted their Apple customers better than Google with Android Wear when it comes to talk about sold units. Apple Watch holds 58% of the market against Android Wear’s 17.4%.
● Android Wear supports iOS 8.2+ as well as Android devices running 4.3+ which is already giving Apple users more options when it comes about choosing a watch
● Android Wear provides cheaper devices than Apple Watch
● We will see both platforms growing in the years to come and other minor competitors will decrease their conversion.
Early Verdict - Android Wear vs. Apple Watch
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Global Market Share
Global Market Share
● Android Wear was made available to public on June 2014 shipped in Samsung Gear Live and LG G Watch
● Motorola's Moto 360 joined the party on September 5, 2014.
● Android Wear started to roll out new version matching Android 5.0 Lollipop on December 10, 2014 - (the real Android Wear)
Global Market Share
● Android Wear sold 720,000 units from 4.6 million watches sold in 2014
● Android Wear was 28.6% of the global market on the second quarter 2014
● Apple Watch was launched on April 24, 2015
● Apple Watch sold 957,000 units within two weeks after launch
Global Market Share 2015
Global Market Share
Global Market Share 2015
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How to get started?
How to get started?
● Android Developer Website https://developer.android.com/wear/
● Training at Android Developer
https://developer.android.com/training/building-wearables.html
● Free courses at Udacity https://www.udacity.com/course/android-wear-
development--ud875A
How to get started?
● Create a Project in Android Studio that supports Android Wear
● Start implementing custom Notifications for Android Wear
● Develop a standalone app for Android Wear
● Develop Watch faces for Android Wear
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Questions?
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