Google aims for quality Wear OS 3 apps with updated guidelines

Supply: Daniel Bader / Android Central

Wear OS 3 has arrived because of the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4, and Google desires to verify the app enjoy lives as much as the hype. Thus, the corporate has launched (*3*)new app guidelines for Wear OS builders to make sure simply that.

The updated guidelines introduce other ranges of improve for Wear OS, from fundamental compatibility to “higher” and “absolute best.”

Elementary compatibility makes a speciality of notification improve, specifically with MessagingStyle conversations and direct answer motion. That is basically for apps that may communicate to the most productive Wear OS watches with out a real wearable app.

Complete Wear OS compatibility refers to local wearable apps that meet positive standards. This contains improve for spherical or sq. presentations, readable textual content with a minimal font dimension of 12sp, and Play Retailer discoverability. The guidelines additionally require the Play Retailer description to say Wear OS and supply a minimum of one screenshot of the wearable app. Google has equipped particular guidelines for those screenshots:

For the “absolute best” Wear OS compatibility, the app should serve as independently “without having to put in a phone better half app,” which contains the sign-in and authentication procedure.

Google calls for that apps comply with those necessities by way of October 13 and suggests trying out their apps on a Wear OS 3 software. If they don’t meet the necessities, the Play Retailer group will notify the developer.

Whilst many of those necessities sound quite very important for Wear OS capability, the updated guidelines display that Google is fascinated about making Wear OS a platform for quality apps. The focal point on Play Retailer illustration additionally follows the just lately introduced adjustments coming to Play Retailer apps, which can quickly show critiques simplest associated with the software they are being seen on.