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Android Developers: About complications on Wear OS

Documents Wear OS complications as watch-face features beyond time, complication data sources, supported data types, slot behavior, and user-configured watch face display.

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What this source can teach

Use this source to understand a platform convention and the setting it was designed for.

  1. Start with the original. Open the source and find the guidance or example relevant to your task.
  2. Trace the connection. Use the claim notes below to see how this site applies the source to specific patterns.
  3. Check the setting. Compare the source's platform, people, and constraints with your own decision.

Pattern Decisions This Source Supports

Pattern Supported decision Required contract Claim note
Wearable glance Choose wearable glance when a wearable surface should answer one immediate question in a few seconds. A wearable glance answers one primary question before any tap, scroll, or phone handoff. Supports Wear OS complication data sources, data types, and watch face slots.

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Publisher: Android Developers. Last checked: .

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