The (Unofficial) Android Wear SmartWatch Book

While this edition offers good value, there is a newer Second Edition of this book.

If you just bought an Android Wear smartwatch, you need this book ... because there is no comprehensive manual in the box that tells you how to get up-and-running (and more) with your new device.

If you're thinking about buying an LG G Watch , Samsung Gear Live , Motorola Moto 360 or any other Android Wear watch, you need this book ... because it will help you decide which watch is right for you.

From theory (about smart watches in general and Google's Android Wear in particular) to practice (with hands-on demonstrated features, tips and tricks) our warts 'n' all coverage will help you to decide which watch to buy plus how to use it when you've bought it.

Like all our books at smartwatchbooks.info , it's an "unofficial" book because we haven't colluded with the manufacturers during the writing of the book. So we can tell it like it really is. And best of all, this first edition is a relatively cheap and definitely cheerful guide to Android Wear.

CONTENTS

ABOUT THE SMARTWATCH REVOLUTION

ABOUT THE BOOK

1 - A BRIEF HISTORY OF SMART WATCHES

2 - INTRODUCING THE ANDROID WEAR WATCHES

THE ANDROID WEAR WATCHES
SIMILAR, BUT NOT THE SAME
ANDROID WEAR COMMON FEATURES
THE TEST VEHICLE(S)
CHAPTER SUMMARY

3 - GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR WEAR WATCH

WHAT'S IN THE BOX?
CHARGING THE WATCH
INITIAL SETUP
PAIRING YOUR WEAR WATCH WITH YOUR ANDROID SMARTPHONE
INTERACTING WITH YOUR WEAR WATCH
CHAPTER SUMMARY

4 - INTERACTING WITH ANDROID WEAR

NAVIGATING THE NOTIFICATIONS
NOW YOU'RE TALKING!
LOOK WHO'S TALKING TOO
CHAPTER SUMMARY

5 - THE ANDROID WEAR SMARTPHONE APP

CONFIGURING VOICE ACTIONS
CONFIGURING NOTIFICATIONS
OTHER SETTINGS
CHAPTER SUMMARY

6 - WEAR WATCH STANDALONE FUNCTIONS

WATCH
FROM FUNCTIONS TO APPS
MANUFACTURER-SPECIFIC APPS
SETTINGS
CHAPTER SUMMARY

7 - SMARTWATCH USAGE SCENARIOS

FITNESS
MUSIC CONTROL
NAVIGATION
TELEPHONE CALL HANDLING
GMAIL, SMS AND HANGOUTS MESSAGING
CHROMECAST REMOTE CONTROL
CHAPTER SUMMARY

8 - ANDROID WEAR ADDITIONAL APPS

THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS AN ANDROID WEAR APP
INSTALLING APPS
RUNTASTIC
GLYMPSE
CALCULATOR AND WEAR MINI LAUNCHER
THE PROBLEM WITH PAID APPS
CHAPTER SUMMARY

9 - ANDROID WEAR DEVELOPER NOTES

ADDING WEARABLE FEATURES TO NOTIFICATIONS
CREATING WEARABLE APPS
SENDING AND SYNCING DATA
TAKING SCREENSHOTS FROM AN ANDROID WEAR WATCH
CHAPTER SUMMARY

10 - ANDROID WEAR VS. OTHER SMART WATCHES

ANDROID WEAR VERSUS PEBBLE
ANDROID WEAR VERSUS SONY SMARTWATCH 2
ANDROID WEAR VERSUS SAMSUNG GALAXY GEAR
ANDROID WEAR VERSUS OMATE TRUESMART OR EC309 TIGON
THE CLINCHER

11 - SMART WATCHES ARE NOT THE ONLY WEARABLES

ANDROID WEAR WATCHES VS. GOOGLE GLASS
THE FUTURE FORM FACTOR(S)
CHAPTER SUMMARY
HOW DID WE HELP YOU?
INDEX

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