Questions tagged [watchface]
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Can't release new version after create specific Track for Wear OS (Android)
I have a Watch Face for Wear OS + Companion App for phone and tablet. I have created a new track specific for Wear OS, as suggested in:
https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/13295490
But before creating the new track I have…

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For a Wear Os watchface/app, how can I request focus for the current preference screen?
I have a Wear OS app (watch face) where the user can open a preference activity (PreferenceScreen based on PreferenceFragment) for all the user settings. I am trying to enable rotary input for the watch knob or rotary bezel, but haven't been able…

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How to get the step counter from Google Fit in a Wear OS Watchface?
I'm trying to develop a Watchface in Kotlin and I'm facing some difficulties in obtaining the number of steps and other data. I'm really a beginner in this subject and in Kotlin, so please be kind c:
I'm trying to retrieve this data from the Google…

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How to enable device choosing for my watch face?
I have designed a watch face using Samsung Watch Face Studio. The output is an apk and aab file. When I directly upload it to the Google Store, it's not easily found by my customers.
I used the Answer from the link below and got a usable companion…

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Place a link in the watch companion editor app
I develop watchfaces and the default configurator is quite limited.
I want to show a choice of 50 backgrounds to the user and right now I can't because of this error :
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: The estimated wire size of the supplied…

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What function(s) is/are triggered when you swipe from a watch face?
I am currently developing a custom watch face for my smartwatch using CanvasWatchFaceService in Android Studio and coding in Kotlin. To ensure compatibility, I am targeting API Level 28. My custom watch face includes an icon that launches an…
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How to create a word time clock that uses phrases to describe the time?
I made a Tizen "web" watchface Cordova app for my Samsung Galaxy Gear S3 without many problems. Specifically I did a word time watchface, with several ranges of times that are converted in a corresponding phrase, like "It's half past ten". It's a…

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WatchFaceMaker - second hand cut off
I am trying to use WatchFaceMaker to create a second-hand that goes all the way across the watch face. My image is 480 tall by 80 wide. However, when I upload the image, WatchFaceMaker is adding a shadow (which is ok) but it is also cutting off…
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Adding background image using Watch Face library (Wear OS)
Last month Google / Jetpack released the stable version of the Watch Face library (blog post). It is stated that:
The androidx.wear.watchface package is the new recommended library for developing WearOS watch faces.
On GitHub there is a demo watch…

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kotlin KMM face for watchOS?
Is it possible to create a Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile (KMM) watch face?
It is possible to set a watchOS target for a KMM app, but this seems to be primarily for a regular watchOS app. I cannot find any documentation about doing this for a watch…

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How to call a preferences screen from a Tizen watchface (Tizen native)
I am developing a watch face and want to include some preferences (with UI components like checkboxes, etc.) that the user can open by tapping on the watch face. For this, what is the proper way to open a preferences list? Is it possible to include…

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How can I add touch to a watch face (EFL)
I am trying to add touch events to my watch face that I am developing with the EFL libraries. But the touch layer is either not working or, when it is, it is fully covering my watch face, although it should be transparent.
My code that creates the…

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Deploying a watch face to device
I developed a watch face and it works on Android emulator.
I have Fossil Explorist Gen4 watch which has no usb connections, only bluetooth/wifi. How can I run this watch face on my device? I exported signed apk and tried to install on my phone but…

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Native Tizen 3.0 watchface critical error. Treat: 2
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Hello everyone. I have a question.
I develop Tizen 3.0 native app in Tizen Studio with "C". It is a watchface with routines for measuring user's activity.
Previously this app was as a package of service app and watchface perfectly…

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canvas.drawTextOnPath no longer working
Could someone please help me as I can no longer get drawTextOnPath to work?
The watch face I wrote doesn't work properly after upgrades to watch software (and phone) so I'm writing
it again from scratch using the current watch face template…

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