The Sony SmartWatch is a wearable device that connects to Android devices and offers an API for notifications and custom applications.
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App no longer shows in the LiveWare manager
Some of my apps are reported to either suddenly disappear from the LiveWare manager's list of apps (for the SmartWatch 1) or not appear at all. Any idea what the problem might be?
This is not happening always, neither on all devices, and…

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Sony Smartwatch SW2 - accelerometer output rate
From the sample code of the SDK, I can read the accelerometer at 4-5Hz by using:
registerListener(listener, Sensor.SensorRates.SENSOR_DELAY_FASTEST,
Sensor.SensorInterruptMode.SENSOR_INTERRUPT_ENABLED);
but it does not work when…

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Are there settings for the Sony Accessory Emulator?
When I am running the Sony Android Accessory Emulator on my Nexus 7, the SmartWatch 2 emulation of my watch app does not match the actual SmartWatch 2 device. The layout of the textviews on the emulator is a little different from the device. This…

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NotificationExtension in Sony Smartwatch
Anybody knows how to add notification once in sony smartwatch? I have followed the SampleNotificationExtension. As I know in SampleExtensionService, there are 2 methods related for starting insert an event:
/**
* Start periodic data…

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Is the Smartwatch 2's gyroscope not as responsive?
I have developed a few apps for the SmartWatch 1 that take advantage of the watch's gyroscope. I finally got a SmartWatch 2 to develop on, but I notice that the gyroscope is way less responsive. For instance on the SmartWatch 1 it seems that every…

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Sony Smartwatch - How to change font size in notification
I am developing an app on sony smartwatch, and I started off with the SampleNotificationExtension example. I would like to change the font size of my notification. Does anyone know how to do this?
Thank you so much!

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Sony Smartwatch - update text in multiple TextViews simultaneously
I would like to update the text in the two TextViews on the Watch simultaneously.
main_layout.xml

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Sony SmartWatch - show a view over the Gallery on the
While playing around with the Gallery I've got another question (this probably should be simpler).
I'm trying to show a view, lying in front of the Gallery, probably hiding it partially. Like a message dialog (Toast).
In order to do so, I'm using a…

Oleg Skr
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Notification Extension
I have just started to create notification for my extension. The first thing I do is try to see from sample notification extension. As I run it, I saw in events is like this:
http://s14.postimg.org/yzh8z78ht/SC20131014_084520.jpg
I saw from Sony…

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Sony Smartwatch Widget icon in wrong position
I am setting the icon for my apps widget as part of getSourceRegistrationConfiguration:
String iconSource1 = ExtensionUtils.getUriString(mContext, R.drawable.watchwidgeticon);
sourceValues.put(Notification.SourceColumns.ICON_URI_1,…

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Sony: SampleNotificationExtension: Sample app throwing exceptions
I'm attempting to send notifications to Sony LiveWare devices
I've installed: com.sonyericsson.extras.liveware.extension.notificationsample, but I get errors and exceptions while trying to run it:
Load the preference activity onto the device
Check…

user2848329
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Sony Smartwatch Version 1 SDK manual install
Can anyone tell me where I can get the manual install files for the Sony SmartWatch version 1 SDK? When I try off the official site it only gives me version 2.
Thanks in advance.
P.S. Using the Android SDK manager seems to result in missing files -…

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Set value in ControlExtension in Smartwatch
I have question for receive value in smartwatch. Currently I follow this steps from this question
Actually,the person who ask it has the answer how to do that, but since my reputation for comment is not enough, so I can't ask question by comment in…

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Display a notification on Smart watch when I get a push notification on my android phone
I am trying to create an app for Sony Smart Watch which will notify the user on his watch whenever he gets a notification on his android phone. Whenever my phone gets a notification , I need to check whether it is for my app , If yes then call my…

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Start a control extension on the smart watch from my main app's Activity. Also display a text on the watch which is sent from the activity
I am new to Sony Smartwatch development. I am facing some issues while creating a demo Sony Smart watch app. I have an EditText and a Button in my activity . When I click on the Button , the string in the EditText should be sent to the smart watch…

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