Questions tagged [watchface]
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Forever "Waiting for application to start debug server" when debugging a WatchFace
I'm learning to develop watch faces under WearOS, with Android Studio 3.1.4. I have issues with the debugger.
It seems I can't run the application directly in debug mode (Shift-F9). If I do so, I systematically get the following message, despite…

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Unable to distribute app on Android Wear in Google Play Developer console
Im trying to submit my newly created Android Wear watch face through Google Play Developer Console. The problem is checkbox "Distribute your app on Android Wear" in pricing and distribution section is disabled. I cant understand why.
What I did:
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Debugger issues with Android Studio
I'm learning how to develop watch faces under Android Studio. I have annoying issues with the debugger, which makes it a pain to use.
When I want to run my face in debug mode, I keep having this message:
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Waiting for application to come online:…

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Is it possible to generate .watchface for apple watch, without iphone's default watch app or apple watch itself?
I want to generate a .watchface file from my xcode project. Is there any way to create .watchface file from outside of the default Watch app?
I have found a website Facer, where they are offering customizing options and generating .watchface from…

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Can't connect to Android Wearable Health Services
I tried to read walking steps from Android Wear (Samsung Galaxy Watch 4), using this guide : https://developer.android.com/training/wearables/health-services/active.
This is part of my code :
val healthClient = HealthServices.getClient(this…

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How can I detect a hardware-button-press from within an Android Wear watch face?
I am developing a watch face for Android Wear and would like to use the hardware buttons of the watch (when available) to trigger some functions. The documentation says that this is possible for apps…

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Android Wear watchface StatusBarGravity Bottom not respected
I'm making a watchface for Android Wear. I would like to position the status bar at the bottom instead of at the top.
The documentation states to use the setStatusBarGravity()-method of WatchFaceStyle.Builder:…

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Deprecated methods in watch face module
I'm developing a watch face on Android.
In onCreate method when I set watch face style, I see that a bunch of methods are deprecated, but on Android official website they are not. What should I do to get rid of these deprecated methods, or leave…

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Client not ready yet.. in Android wear watchface app
I am trying to build an app with watchface wear. my app runnning well but when I create watchface wear and set NoActivity and run wear app then it shows "Client not ready yet.." message in Run-Logcat like that-
$ adb push…

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Is it possible to create my own Watch Face on Apple Watch? Not compose from an official one
I tried to google it very hard but it seems blocking, I always end up with tutorials to change the complications and publish it for friends...
What I want to perform is create my own Watch Faces for my Apple Watch, with room for official…

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Why? Status: App not accepted into Wear OS on Google Play
So I been trying to get my first Wear Os watch face published But when I submit I keep it keeps getting rejected. I only lightly changed the Sample Android studio provides nothing much changed but the background and the way the hands move.
I keep…

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How do I use an XML layout for an android wear watchface?
I've been researching how to make an android wear watchface with little luck. Youtube does not appear to have very much information on actually designing a watchface.
Is there a way to use an XML layout for the watchface rather than, for example,…

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Garmin and Monkey C "Cannot find symbol ':setText'..."
I want to try a garmin WachFace and came across very quickly folgnden error, but unfortunately I do not know why it occurs, maybe someone can help you?
Cannot find symbol ':setText' on type 'PolyType'
I use the…

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How do I change Watch Faces on Wear OS 3.2 programmatically
I was able to change the WatchFace programmatically with Action WallpaperManager.ACTION_CHANGE_LIVE_WALLPAPER on Wear OS 2 (https://stackoverflow.com/a/29786902/3569768), but with the Wear OS 3 emulator I got the error
No Activity found to handle…

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How to satisfy "non-valid Wear OS screenshot which is framed within the device" Wear OS watch face policy violation?
I adjusted the COVID-19 data checkbox in my Wear OS watch face's play store settings. After submission I got an unexpected policy violation of "Your app’s Play Store listing provided a non-valid Wear OS screenshot which is framed within the device.…

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