In this session, we will take a technical deep dive into the evolution from full-screen Tiles to dynamic, partial-height Wear Widgets.
We will explore the technical benefits of the unified Jetpack Glance API and the new Remote Compose engine, detailing how they seamlessly align with Modern Android Development.
Finally, we will share the latest UX guidance and walk through practical migration strategies to help you build the next generation of glanceable UI.
Speakers: François Deschênes, Yuri Schimke
Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
1:04 - Evolving tiles to wear widgets
1:33 - Overview of remote compose
2:29 - Layout sizes and backward compatibility
3:50 - Migration strategies for existing tiles
5:22 - Building UI with remote compose
8:06 - Compose preview support for widgets
9:16 - Sample implementation and migration tools
10:08 - Summary and wrap-up
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Event: Android Dev Summit 2070
Products Mentioned: Remote Compose, Wear OS, App Widgets for Android, Design
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