Hey guys. I created my first Android Wear Watch Face and was about to share but then I had some difficulties packaging. I created a new project in android studio which is Android Wear only (there is no app for the phone), just a watch face that in order to be installed needs to be sideloaded. Now I looked at Google's packaging reference but I got confused with the whole modules thing. Now in my project exists just the watch face under the 'app' module. How can I go packaging my watch face in order to publish to Google Play?
Thank you
P.S: I have all the certificates and stuff ready
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Hi there folks,
I wondered if somebody could perhaps help me clarify something.
I am buying devices from China that are coming as Android handsets with Google Play installed and full use of the app store.
(They don't come with Google's other apps installed like Maps, Gmail etc)
I have done some searching online and cannot find the correct answer to my query in regards to Googles policy on the certification an Android build should have. Here is what i've been given from the manufacturers:
Level 1, free use of the Android operating system, but not embedded GMS on Android OS;
Level 2, embedded part of the GMS service on Android OS, but the phone can not be marked with Google trademarks;
Level 3, embedded all GMS services on Android OS, you can use Google trademarks. If in case the built-in Google GMS services in android phone, Brand holder should apply GMS from google.
From my understanding and reading online, Level 1 is a Developer Certificate and 2 and 3 would be a GMS signed certificate.
Can anybody help clarify what the letter of the law (or at least Google's policy) is on this please as I'm struggling to find solid information online.
Any information and links would be much appreciated.
Cheers,
Ben
GMS Certification
This seems a mysterious issue. I too seek GMS certification. I would welcome any assistance on even how to contact Google on this issue.
Hi,
Yo can find the proper partner when you search in Google for GMS licensed partner.
Hi friends,
I need advice on a pressing issue I am facing right now about an android app I got developed through a freelancer.
I am webmaster of a website for numerology enthusiasts. On this website, we were offering a numerology calculator (basically a combination of html pages with some javascript embeded - all compiled in an .exe format) Later, on some suggestions, we decided to prepare an Android version of this tiny program by hiring a programmer of South India. It was 2011 and the Gingerbread was the prevalent Android platform. The programmer created the App and we published it on Android Market where it is still available on playstore (search for com.namecalculator.lite on playstore and the first result 'Your Lucky Name' is the app in question.)
The problem is that this was an app which was not compatible with the later version of Android. As such, after sometimes, when the ICS version of Android was launched, the app stopped working for ICS devices. As of now, except for some old Android devices, this App is useless.
When I contacted the guy who originally developed this App, he told that the source file of the Apps were not saved by him and as such, he expressed his inability to do anything about it. He told me that if I again wanted him to develop the app for later versions of Android (like ICS, Jellybean etc), I will have to pay him the full development fee as he will have to start again from scratch.
Since my website is only a hobbyist website with negligible revenue, it was not possible for me to again hire this programmer just to develop an upgraded version of the app.
As of now, a very popular part of my website (the app) has become unavailable for its intended users. In this background, I want guidance on the following:-
(1) If an App is already built for an earlier Android version, does making it compatible with future/latest version of Android require the same amount of energy and effort which was needed when the app was developed the first time?
(2) Since the App in question is basically a compilation of html files with some javascript embeded in some pages, will it be really difficult to reconstruct the app if the source file of earlier app has been lost ?(I still have the raw html pages with me)
(3) I am not a programmer but have experience of web-designing, creating blogs etc. Can I self taught myself to create the above mentioned app by reading and following the online tutorials ? If yes, what in your opinion is the expected time an average learner (with no programming background) can do it? Also kindly point me to some good tutorials.
(4) Any other advice on the above issue some of you might be having ?
Regards
Eklavya
Hi Folks,
I'm hoping to develop some gear fit apps but have no Idea which development environment to use. Can enyone help?
Many Thanks
BPM
Use android studio with an sdk, wchich you will find in dev section
I spent a few days over my last vacation writing an app (really a watchface). I used Tizen Studio (which is Eclipse under a coat of customizations). Rayman96 says to use Android Studio but I'd be surprised if that works given that the GF2 runs Tizen, not Android.
You can write your app either as a native C++ apps or as a webapp. I opted for a webapp since (a) it has all the capabilities I needed and (b) my C/C++ skills are probably a bit rusty at this point. It all pretty much works like you'd expect. There's a certificate you need to install and Studio comes with (or, more precisely, will download for you) a tool to request it. After that you use the Devices tool it comes with to find your GF2 on the network and then just push it to the device, very easy.
One note though: as of a week or so ago there was no emulator and proper app templates for the GF2... what's there is all geared (hehe) towards round watches. So, what I wound up doing it writing my app and testing it in Firefox, got it working there and THEN sent it to the device and dealt with any (pretty minor) issues there. It's not the best workflow, but it works. As a webapp, it more or less works like you'd expect, though depending on what you're writing you'll need to use the Tizen APIs, which obviously you won't have on Firefox or Chrome, so you'll need to stub them out somehow or just develop on device only, which is a hassle (no debugging that I could see for one thing).
Also, word of advice: always uninstall your app before pushing an updated version. It's a hassle, but what I found is that if you don't you'll wind up hanging Tizen Studio and have to restart it, and often times the GF2 as well.
Hi,
already finished production of MTK8127 pcb in China. and we are still customize our ROM by their engineer.
But I also made map apk for my device and I also need to add my 7inch MTK8127 tablet onto google device list.
Do you know anyone how to add my device onto google device list?
I sent msg to google. but their reply is not what I wanted:crying:
If Google didn't give you the answer you wanted there is nothing you can do.
There are many things you have to do to be added to Google devices. No way around it.
zelendel said:
If Google didn't give you the answer you wanted there is nothing you can do.
There are many things you have to do to be added to Google devices. No way around it.
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Hello
Thank you for your reply.
After this post I found out only few allowed factory & some new API level tablet can be applied GMS license.
I asked pcba factory to update their installed Google version. they said I have to place order 20k PCBA.
It's very hard for us to keep update Google version..
I found Dragon touch, iRULU tablet in amazon.com.
I think they also didn't apply GMS license.(maybe their device hasn't installed "com.google.android.gms.apk")
Even they applied GMS license for their device, only few device is applied.
This is mostly due to these devices being out of china. Google and China don't have the best history
As Verge has NFC I am wondering is there a modified apk or something that would enable use of Google pay?
I mean no way! Amazfit based on Android, but its a closed system. I would be also happy if somebody port on it Wear Os,with working Play Store.
krepsz said:
I mean no way! Amazfit based on Android, but its a closed system. I would be also happy if somebody port on it Wear Os,with working Play Store.
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All three Amazfit Android watches are MIPS based, so very little chance of a Wear port, especially Wear OS.