Chapter 11. Connecting to Wearables

In this chapter, we will cover the following recipes:

  • Introducing wearable notifications
  • Customizing wearable notifications
  • Creating wearable apps
  • Creating always-on wearable apps
  • Creating dynamic always-on wearable apps
  • Communicating with wearables
  • Building watch faces
  • Configuring watch faces

Introduction

Whether it is something that makes life a little easier or just for fun, everybody enjoys cool gadgets and small things. Wearables are all the rage with many companies trying to produce watches and bands in various forms.

Whether a wearable is an enhanced watch, a fitness band, or a fully digital watch with app support, all the wearables have one thing in common—they provide users an enhanced experience and are easily ...

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