1 page.title=Adding Wearable Features to Notifications 2 page.tags=notifications, wear 3 page.image=wear/images/01_notifications.png 4 helpoutsWidget=true 5 6 @jd:body 7 8 <div id="tb-wrapper"> 9 <div id="tb"> 10 11 <h2>Dependencies and prerequisites</h2> 12 <ul> 13 <li>Android 4.3 (API Level 18) or higher on the handset device</li> 14 <li>An Android Wear device or Wear AVD</li> 15 <li><a href="{@docRoot}tools/support-library/features.html#v4">The Android v4 support library 16 (or v13, which includes v4)</li> 17 </ul> 18 <h2>You should also read</h2> 19 <ul> 20 <li><a href="{@docRoot}design/wear/index.html">Android Wear Design Principles</a></li> 21 </ul> 22 </div> 23 </div> 24 25 <p>When an Android handheld (phone or tablet) and Android wearable are connected, the handheld 26 automatically shares notifications with the wearable. On the wearable, each 27 notification appears as a new card in the <a href="{@docRoot}design/wear/index.html" 28 >context stream</a>.</p> 29 30 <p>However, to give users the best experience, you should add wearable-specific functionality to the 31 notifications you already create. The following lessons show you how to 32 create notifications that are catered for handhelds and wearables at the same time. 33 </p> 34 35 <img src="{@docRoot}wear/images/notification_phone@2x.png" width="700" height="265" /> 36 37 <p class="caption"><b>Figure 1.</b> The same notification displayed on a handheld and wearable.</p> 38 39 <h2>Lessons</h2> 40 <dl> 41 <dt><a href="{@docRoot}training/wearables/notifications/creating.html">Creating a notification</a></dt> 42 <dd>Learn how to create notifications with wearable features with the Android support library.</dd> 43 <dt><a href="{@docRoot}training/wearables/notifications/voice-input.html">Receiving Voice Input 44 in a Notification</a></dt> 45 <dd>Learn how to add an action to a wearable notification that receives voice input from users and delivers 46 the transcribed message to your handset app.</dd> 47 <dt><a href="{@docRoot}training/wearables/notifications/pages.html">Adding Pages to a Notification</a></dt> 48 <dd>Learn how to add additional pages of information that are visible when the user 49 swipes to the left.</dd> 50 <dt><a href="{@docRoot}training/wearables/notifications/stacks.html">Stacking Notifications</a></dt> 51 <dd>Learn how to place all similar notifications from your app in a stack, allowing users to view 52 each notification individually without adding multiple cards to the card stream.</dd> 53 </dl> 54
