Developing Android Wear watch faces is now easier than ever!

If you’re a Developer, you may want to listen up as Hoi Lam, a Wearables Developer Advocate at Google, has just announced that with Android Studio 1.1 you’ll be able to open a pre-made blank watch face template.

In order to access this new functionality, you will need to make sure that the latest version of the Android Support Repository is installed on your computer. You can do this by opening the Android SDK Manager and selecting “Check for Updates.”

Once installed, you’ll need to follow these steps:

1. Start a new project or open your existing project
2. If your project does not already have an Android Wear module, create one!
3. Select File > New Module…. In the wizard, select Android Wear as the module type and then select No Activity.
4. Right-click on the module name on the left hand side. Select New > Wear > Watch Face.
5. Select whether you want an analog or a digital watch face.
6. Done!

You should now see a skeleton watch face, which will take care of the basic background coding, like automatically adjusting for time zone changes and prompting notifications efficiently — so all you have to do is design the overall skin for the face.

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