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  docs: Update getting started creating Wearable apps with proper prereqs and instructions.
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Luan Nguyen
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@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ page.title=Creating and Running a Wearable App
<div id="tb">
<h2>This lesson teaches you to</h2>
<ol>
<li><a href="#UpdateSDK">Update Your SDK</a></li>
<li><a href="#SetupEmulator">Set Up an Android Wear Emulator</a></li>
<li><a href="#SetupDevice">Set Up an Android Wear Device</a></li>
<li><a href="#CreateProject">Create a Project</a></li>
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ page.title=Creating and Running a Wearable App
</ol>
<h2>Dependencies and Prerequisites</h2>
<ul>
<li>Android Studio 0.8 or later and Gradle 0.12 or later</li>
<li>Android Studio 0.8.12 or later and Gradle 0.12 or later</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
@@ -34,6 +35,24 @@ sending the results to the wearable.
both your wearable and handheld apps.
</p>
<h2 id="UpdateSDK">Update Your SDK</h2>
<p>Before you begin building wearable apps, you must:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Update your SDK tools to version 23.0.0 or higher</strong>
<br>
The updated SDK tools enable you to build and test wearable apps.
</li>
<li><strong>Update your SDK with Android 4.4W.2 (API 20) or higher</strong>
<br>
The updated platform version provides new APIs for wearable apps.
</li>
</ul>
<p>To update your SDK with these components, see
<a href="{@docRoot}sdk/installing/adding-packages.html#GetTools"> Get the latest SDK tools</a>.</p>
<h2 id="SetupEmulator">Set Up an Android Wear Emulator or Device</h2>
<p>We recommend that you develop on real hardware so you can better
@@ -45,29 +64,24 @@ types of screen shapes, which is useful for testing.</p>
<p>To set up an Android Wear virtual device:</p>
<ol>
<li>Click <b>Tools > Android > AVD Manager</b>.</li>
<li>Click <b>Create...</b>.</li>
<li>Fill in the following details for the AVD you want to specify and leave the rest
of the fields with their default values:
<ul>
<li><b>AVD Name</b> - A name for your AVD</li>
<li><b>Device</b> - Android Wear Round or Square device types</li>
<li><b>Target</b> - Android 4.4W - API Level 20</li>
<li><b>CPU/ABI</b> - Android Wear ARM (armeabi-v7a)</li>
<li><b>Keyboard</b> - Select <b>Hardware keyboard present</b></li>
<li><b>Skin</b> - AndroidWearRound or AndroidWearSquare depending on the selected device type</li>
<li><b>Snapshot</b> - Not selected</li>
<li><b>Use Host GPU</b> - Selected, to support custom activities for wearable notifications</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Click <b>OK</b>.</li>
<li>Click <b>Create Virtual Device...</b>.</li>
<ol>
<li>Click <b>Wear</b> in the Category list:</li>
<li>Select Android Wear Square or Android Wear Round.</li>
<li>Click <b>Next</b>.</li>
<li>Select a release name (for example, KitKat Wear).</li>
<li>Click <b>Next</b>.</li>
<li>(Optional) Change any preferences for your virtual device.</li>
<li>Click <b>Finish</b>.</li>
</ol>
<li>Start the emulator:
<ol>
<li>Select the virtual device you just created.</li>
<li>Click <b>Start...</b>, then click <b>Launch</b>.</li>
<li>Click the <b>Play</b> button.</li>
<li>Wait until the emulator initializes and shows the Android Wear home screen.</li>
</ol>
</li>
<li>Pair Your handheld with the emulator:
<li>Pair your handheld with the emulator:
<ol>
<li>On your handheld, install the Android Wear app from Google Play.</li>
<li>Connect the handheld to your machine through USB.</li>