From 1e4bc15f3123c21d0345bb026644dbe84f0db20b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sreevanis
+ This document helps you assess basic aspects of quality in your Wear app through a + compact set of functional and user interface quality criteria. + Make sure to check out the Wear 2.0 preview + documentation to get ready for the next version of Android Wear. +
+Important: To ensure a great user experience, apps for wearables must meet specific requirements for usability. Only apps that meet the following quality criteria will @@ -50,8 +57,8 @@ page.image=/distribute/images/gp-wear-quality.png
- Note: For information about how to publish your Wear apps in Google Play, see Distributing to Android Wear. + Note: For information about how to publish your Wear apps in Google Play, see Distributing to Android Wear.
+ Important: To learn about how Wear 2.0 platform changes may affect + your apps, see the Wear 2.0 preview + documentation. +
+ ++ Note: The symbol ✘ is used in the table below to indicate + quality criteria that are not required for the corresponding Wear version. +
+ +Table 1. Functional criteria. +
| Description | ++ Wear 1.0 + | ++ Wear 2.0 + |
|---|---|---|
| + ✔ + | ++ ✔ + | |
| + ✔ + | ++ ✔ + | |
| + ✔ + | ++ ✔ + | |
| + ✔ + | ++ ✘ + | |
| + ✔ + | ++ ✘ + | |
| + ✔ + | ++ ✘ + | |
| + ✔ + | ++ ✘ + | |
| + ✔ + | ++ ✘ + | |
| + ✔ + | ++ ✘ + | |
| + ✔ + | ++ ✘ + |
These criteria ensure that your app follows critical design and interaction patterns to provide a consistent, intuitive, and enjoyable user experience on wearables. + +
++ Note: The symbol ✘ is used in the table below to indicate + quality criteria that are not required for the corresponding Wear version.
+Table 2. Visual criteria. +
| Description | ++ Wear 1.0 + | ++ Wear 2.0 + |
|---|---|---|
| + ✔ + | ++ ✔ + | |
| + ✔ + | ++ ✔ + | +|
| + ✔ + | ++ ✔ + | |
| + ✔ + | ++ ✘ + | |
| + ✔ + | ++ ✔ + | |
| + ✔ + | ++ ✘ + | |
| + ✔ + | ++ ✔ + | |
| + ✔ + | ++ ✘ + | |
| + ✔ + | ++ ✘ + | |
| + ✔ + | ++ ✔ + |