This is the repository for the weather app that students build during the Developing Android Apps course at Udacity. It extends it using Android Wear.
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App works on both round and square face watches.
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App displays the current time.
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App displays the high and low temperatures.
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App displays a graphic that summarizes the day’s weather (e.g., a sunny image, rainy image, cloudy image, etc.).
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Watch face obtains weather data by talking with a copy of Sunshine running on a device paired to the watch.
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App conforms to common standards found in the Android Nanodegree General Project Guidelines.
Example of a square watchface
Example of a round watchface
Final watchface
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Create an Android Wear AVD in Android studio and run it
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Install the Android Wear app from Google Play on a physical device and plug it into your machine via USB
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Forward the AVD's communication port to the connected phone (you must do this every time the phone is connected):
adb -d forward tcp:5601 tcp:5601 -
Start the Android Wear app on your phone and connect to the emulator.
For more detailed information, see this link.