Messaging
People want to stay connected. A messaging experience enables reliable, helpful, and safe communication from a smartwatch.
Apps to keep you connected to everywhere
On the go
People usually use their watch to communicate while on the go. Common scenarios include commuting, working out, or shopping at the grocery store.
Around the house
People are often busy doing other tasks such as cooking or cleaning. The smartwatch is the ultimate companion device to help them stay connected while in the middle of something else.
Restricted access
There are certain contexts where people may not have access to their personal devices. The glanceability of smartwatches enable people to stay on top of key messages.
Help people stay connected through their smartwatch
People are more likely to consume and monitor messages on their smartwatches than they are to compose and send them.
Smartwatches are a great way for people to have a brief conversation and text messages sent from smartwatches are typically short, such as, “I’m here!” or “Running late!”
Notifications
You can send time-sensitive information to people that they can consume in a glance. Wear OS offers templated notifications that make it easy for apps to send people important information.
See all of your chats
Let people see all of their messages or quickly start a new conversation. Use List view to display a list of chats.
Conversations
It’s important to show people their conversation history on the smartwatch. It’s a best practice to load the 20 most recent messages first, then progressively load more after people scroll up.
Message details like Time Sent and Read / Unread give people clarity and context.
Replying
People love to communicate in multiple formats, so Wear OS lets you offer different input mechanisms, like emojis, voice, and text.
Proven design patterns
Gboard
Enable people to quickly respond from the smartwatch using voice to text, emojis or typing on gBoard.
Quick replies
Lead with quick replies and canned responses so people can get things done in fewer taps.
Notifications
Wear OS notification templates enable apps to send people glanceable, time-sensitive information.
Tiles
Use Wear OS golden tile layouts so that people can quickly jump to a conversation or send a message.
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Media
The watch is the ultimate on-body controller that gives people quick access to media. Let people stream to their heart's content, or pause, skip, and otherwise control media from their watch.
Health & Fitness
Help people live healthier lives by tracking workouts and setting fitness goals.