| page.title=Android Wear Preview Program Overview |
| meta.keywords="wear-preview" |
| page.tags="wear-preview" |
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| <p> |
| Welcome to the Android Wear 2.0 Developer Preview! This program gives you |
| everything you need to get started with the next version of Android Wear. |
| It’s free, and you can get started right away by downloading the |
| Developer Preview resources. |
| </p> |
| |
| <h3 id="program_highlights"> |
| Program Highlights |
| </h3> |
| |
| <div style="background-color:#eceff1;padding:1em;"> |
| <div class="wrap"> |
| <div class="cols"> |
| <div class="col-4of12"> |
| <h5> |
| Hardware and emulator images |
| </h5> |
| |
| <p> |
| Run and test your apps on supported Wear devices or the emulator. |
| </p> |
| </div> |
| |
| <div class="col-4of12"> |
| <h5> |
| Latest platform code |
| </h5> |
| |
| <p> |
| We'll provide frequent updates during the preview, so you'll be |
| testing against the latest platform changes. |
| </p> |
| </div> |
| |
| <div class="col-4of12"> |
| <h5> |
| Priority for developer issues |
| </h5> |
| |
| <p> |
| During the first several weeks, we'll give priority to |
| developer-reported issues, so test and give feedback as soon as |
| possible. |
| </p> |
| </div> |
| </div> |
| |
| <div class="cols"> |
| <div class="col-4of12"> |
| <h5> |
| New behaviors and capabilities |
| </h5> |
| |
| <p> |
| Start work early to support new platform behaviors such as |
| complications and Material Design for Wear. |
| </p> |
| </div> |
| |
| <div class="col-4of12"> |
| <h5> |
| Feedback and support |
| </h5> |
| |
| <p> |
| Report issues and give us feedback using our |
| <a href="https://g.co/wearpreviewbug">issue tracker</a>. |
| Connect with other developers in |
| the <a href="https://g.co/androidweardev">Wear Developer Community</a>. |
| </p> |
| </div> |
| |
| <div class="col-4of12"> |
| </div> |
| </div> |
| </div> |
| </div> |
| |
| <h2 id="timeline_and_updates"> |
| Timeline and Updates |
| </h2> |
| |
| <p> |
| The Android Wear 2.0 Developer Preview runs from 18 May 2016 until the |
| final Android Wear public release to OEMs, planned for Q4 2016. |
| </p> |
| |
| <p> |
| At key development milestones, we'll deliver updates for your development |
| and testing environment. In general you can expect updates in |
| approximately 6-week intervals. The release milestones are: |
| </p> |
| |
| <ul> |
| <li>Milestone 1 (initial release, alpha) |
| </li> |
| |
| <li>Milestone 2 (incremental update, beta) |
| </li> |
| |
| <li>Milestone 3 (incremental update, beta) |
| </li> |
| |
| <li>Milestone 4 (final APIs and official SDK, Play publishing) |
| </li> |
| |
| <li>Near-final system image |
| </li> |
| |
| <li>Final release to OEMs |
| </li> |
| </ul> |
| |
| <p> |
| Each update includes an updated support library, preview system images, |
| emulator, reference documentation, and API diffs. |
| </p> |
| |
| <p> |
| The first three milestones provide an early test and development |
| environment to help you identify compatibility issues in your current |
| apps and plan migration or feature work needed to target the new |
| platform. This is the priority period in which to give us your feedback |
| on features and APIs and file compatibility issues — for all of these, |
| please use the <a href="https://g.co/wearpreviewbug">issue tracker</a>. |
| You can expect some API changes across |
| these updates. |
| </p> |
| |
| <p> |
| At milestones 4 and 5 you'll have access to the final Android Wear 2.0 |
| APIs and SDK to develop with, as well as near-final system images to test |
| system behaviors and features. Android Wear 2.0 will use the Android N |
| API level at this time. You can begin final compatibility testing of your |
| legacy apps and refine any new code that is using the Android Wear 2.0 |
| APIs or features. |
| </p> |
| |
| <p> |
| As you test and develop on Android Wear 2.0, we strongly recommend |
| keeping your development environment up-to-date as updates are released. |
| </p> |
| |
| <p> |
| We'll notify you when updates are available via the Android Developers |
| Blog, as well as via this site and the <a href= |
| "http://g.co/androidweardev">Android Wear Developer Community on G+</a>. |
| </p> |
| |
| <h2 id="what's_in_the_android_wear_2_0_developer_preview"> |
| What's in the Android Wear 2.0 Developer Preview |
| </h2> |
| |
| <p> |
| The preview includes everything you need to test your existing apps on a |
| variety of hardware configurations. |
| </p> |
| |
| <h3 id="developer_resources"> |
| Developer resources |
| </h3> |
| |
| <p> |
| You can download these components through the SDK Manager in <a href= |
| "{@docRoot}sdk/installing/adding-packages.html">Android Studio</a>. For |
| more information, see <a href= |
| "{@docRoot}wear/preview/downloads.html">Download and Test with a |
| Device</a>. |
| </p> |
| |
| <ul> |
| <li>Android Wear 2.0 Developer Preview <strong>SDK/support |
| library</strong> |
| </li> |
| |
| <li>Android Wear 2.0 Developer Preview <strong>emulator system |
| image</strong> |
| </li> |
| </ul> |
| |
| <p> |
| We'll provide updates to these development tools at each milestone as |
| needed. |
| </p> |
| |
| <h3 id="hardware_system_images"> |
| Hardware system images |
| </h3> |
| |
| <p> |
| You can download these hardware system images at <a href= |
| "{@docRoot}wear/preview/downloads.html">Download and Test with a |
| Device</a>: |
| </p> |
| |
| <ul> |
| <li>LGE Watch Urbane 2nd Edition |
| </li> |
| |
| <li>Huawei Watch |
| </li> |
| </ul> |
| |
| <p> |
| Please keep in mind that the Developer Preview system images |
| are for app developers only, and for compatibility testing and |
| early development only, and are not ready for day-to-day use. |
| </p> |
| |
| <h3 id="documentation_and_sample_code"> |
| Documentation and sample code |
| </h3> |
| |
| <p> |
| These documentation resources help you learn about the preview: |
| </p> |
| |
| <ul> |
| <li><a href= |
| "{@docRoot}wear/preview/start.html">Get Started</a> |
| has step-by-step instructions for |
| setting up the SDK. |
| </li> |
| |
| <li>Documentation of new APIs, including an |
| <a href="{@docRoot}wear/preview/api-overview.html">API Overview</a>, |
| downloadable |
| <a href="{@docRoot}wear/preview/start.html#get_the_preview_reference_documentation">API Reference</a>, |
| and developer guides on key features such as |
| <a href="{@docRoot}wear/preview/features/complications.html">complications</a> |
| and design patterns for Wear. |
| </li> |
| |
| <li>Sample code that demonstrates how to implement |
| complications and other new features. |
| </li> |
| </ul> |
| |
| <h3 id="support_resources"> |
| Support Resources |
| </h3> |
| |
| <p> |
| Use these support resources as you test and develop on the Android Wear |
| 2.0 Developer Preview: |
| </p> |
| |
| <ul> |
| <li>Wear Developer Preview |
| <a href="https://g.co/wearpreviewbug">Issue Tracker</a> is your primary feedback |
| channel. You can report bugs, performance issues, and general feedback |
| through the issue tracker. You can also check for known issues and find |
| workaround steps. |
| </li> |
| |
| <li>The <a href="http://g.co/androidweardev">Wear Developer Community</a> |
| is a Google+ community where you can connect with other developers |
| working with Android Wear. You can share observations or ideas or find |
| answers to questions about Android Wear. |
| </li> |
| </ul> |