Think of the 12
on your watch face as your starting point as a broker or agent.
Google (perhaps jokingly) calls these buttons «complications», referring to the term in horology which refers to any element
on a watch face other than the standard time readout.
Apple has upgraded the heart rate sensor with BPM information that's displayed right
on the Watch face as a complication, while also displaying the rest rate and the recovery information — these are features that are available on the more powerful activity trackers, so Apple is clearly looking into investing in this side of the market.
Keep swiping or rotating the bezel and you can see a whole collection of apps around the perimeter of the screen, as if they were numbers
on a watch face, including the calendar, heart rate monitor, music playback control, pedometer, or whatever other apps you want to include.
Pressing the up button when you're
on the watch face brings you to the timeline, specifically the last event to have passed in your day.
Swipe left
on the watch face to scroll through preset options, and tap the gear icon to customize these faces exactly to your liking by changing the colors or by shifting around the subdials that give you extra details at a glance.
Android Wear is not designed for camera interaction, and charging pins are generally — or have been so far — required to remain
on the watch face's back.
You can also swipe
on the watch face to access various menus.
While you're connected to Wi - Fi or your iPhone, you won't have any indicators
on your watch face; if you swipe up from the bottom of the screen into Control Center, you'll either see a green iPhone icon in the upper left corner, or a blue Wi - Fi icon (with its traditional curved bars representing signal strength).
Prior to this update, notification cards either had to be interacted with right then and there, left alone which meant they would stay
on the watch face, or dismissed entirely.
Swiping down
on the watch face, on the other hand, pulls up Quick Access controls.
You might think having apps on all the time
on your watch face would be detrimental to the battery, and it would be if the display never altered the colors of the apps, but once you open up Runtastic and the card displays on screen, after a few seconds of no interaction it will dim to a black display with white font of all the apps details to help you conserve the battery this way you can still see the information without draining the battery life too quickly.
Pressing the bottom button
on the watch face shows the next event in your Timeline.
The complications
on the watch face for phone connectivity also hint at LTE connectivity along with a network signal meter.
When you first press it, you'll see the time (and whatever information you have
on that watch face, customizable in the Fitbit app).
Controlling apps are all built - in and accessed either by customizable complications
on the watch face, or through the main menu system.
Tap
on the watch face, and you'll be taken into the menu, which is a bit more of a proper launcher now.
You'll also see a «gear» icon for settings appear
on the watch face in the Android Wear app, from there you are able to set your settings for the watch face.
Long - press
on the watch face on your watch and you can change the watch face with ease.
The watch face is pretty much non-editable, but there is some information that you can put
on the watch face.
There's always -
on watch face with information and actions from apps.
Now I tap on the activity icons
on the watch face to see my steps or heart rate, avoiding multiple swipes and taps like before.
That means it misses out on Android Wear 2.0's streamlined interface, its widgets
on the watch face, its stand - alone Google Play Store, and Google's AI - powered Google Assistant.
At the 6 o'clock position
on the watch face itself, a tiny color window shows one of nine possible colors.
Users can call for an Uber ride or start a workout via a tap
on the watch face.
For starters, Android Wear 2.0 will now show appointments, stock performance, fitness goals, or whatever else is deemed important by the user
on the watch face.
Other features bound to enhance user experience include a new «Complications» API that allows developers to display app information directly
on the watch face, and a new notification template.
Running a slightly tweaked Android 4.2 interface (upgradeable to 4.3), icons and text
on the watch face were easy enough to see, although the dial pad on the phone app was somewhat crowded.
Though Android Wear watches have always had this ability, the Watch Urbane comes with its always -
on watch face feature by default.
Calls can be dismissed with a custom text notification, or the phone can be placed in Do Not Disturb mode just by a long pull
on the watch face.
The company is reportedly working
on a watch face SDK that will be released after Android Wear is updated to «L», sometime in mid-October (if reports hold true).
With the update, Pebble owners will be able to see their pace and mileage
on their watch face, along with the ability to start or stop a workout.
Plenty of third party watch faces are available in the Play Store, but Google previously asked that developers hold off
on watch face creation for now.
Now, the crown on the side of the watch functions as the power button for a tiny, round display
on the watch face.
The primary difference is the inclusion of a heart rate monitor, and an accompanying digital display
on the watch face.
Also being released today is the Pebble Sports API, which will allow third - party fitness apps to connect to Pebble smartwatches to offer certain data
on the watch face, including time, pace, and miles.
The notifications appear
on the watch face for about 10 seconds before vanishing.
For instance, viewing a smartphone notification requires tapping
on the watch face, but pausing a workout happens with the press of a button.
For example, in Google Maps, the map will remain
on the watch face so that the user doesn't have to shake or tap the watch again to look for directions.
Pictures that my pal sent me via Android Together looked vibrant and clear
on the watch face.
Swipe down for your settings, swipe up to see your notifications, and swipe to the left or right
on your watch face to change it.
Twist the dial to turn the ID feature on — which is symbolized by a cool dial
on the watch face — and using Soundcloud technology, the name of the song you're trying to identify will scroll across the built - in screen.
Following what's said to be a simple authentication procedure, users will be able to choose any photo on their Instagram feed and instantly display
it on their watch face.
This update also includes recent app complications, which will be an icon displaying
on the watch face of the most recently opened app.
Tap and hold
on the watch face to customize it or swipe to choose another face.
We specifically enjoyed the watch face called «Original Boyfriend,» where you can set multiple dials
on the watch face to showcase different information.
Swipe from left to right
on the watch face to access any notifications you have not cleared.
First things first, data from any of the Android Wear apps will be showcased
on any watch face.
During MWC, Nokia already showed off the Withings Steel HR smartwatch with the Nokia logo right
on its watch face.
Everything you need to see is right there
on the watch face, and it's likely to age better than virtually any smartwatch on the market.