Creating your first Wear OS app using compose
summary
Shows that you can add a Wear module to an existing app and ship a working watch APK using Compose for Wear OS and Horologist, building a Confetti watch client that syncs talks and favorites via the phone proxy or Wi‑Fi. Demonstrates concrete components: scalingLazyColumn, curved time text, position indicator, Wear OS scaffold, and rotary modifiers like rotaryWithFling and snap. Cites platform facts: Wear 4 = Android 13, sessions average 5 seconds, device activations grow ~5× since OS3, and recommends baseline profiles for performance.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Introduction and agenda
- 1:09Why Wear OS apps matter
- 7:41Differences between mobile and Wear OS
- 10:30Designing a Wear OS app
- 14:28Key libraries for Wear OS
- 16:38Basic UI elements in Wear OS
- 18:04Scrolling with rotary input
- 23:30Curved elements on Wear OS
- 27:03Navigation in Wear OS apps
- 29:57Data synchronization in Wear OS
- 32:04Adding tiles to Wear OS apps
- 33:31Final app and resources
- 34:15Summary and Q&A
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