Android wear : how to support existing app to Android wear

Question

I have installed new android wear SDK. Also have downloaded Android wear app from play store on my phone. I am able to connect my phone with Android wear simulator.

Now I want to give android wear support to an exisitng app. How do I achieve this?

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

You need to import an Android Wear module. Right click on the your project and select "Open Module Settings" Then click the "plus" button which should bring up a wizard to add a Wear Module.

Answer 2

There are two parts to adding a wear module to existing android app. 1. Adding the module itself 2. Packaging it with existing android module

Marty has already explained the 1st part let me add details of the 2nd one -

1. Include all the permissions declared in the manifest file of the wearable app module in the manifest file of the handheld app module.
2. Ensure that both the wearable and handheld app modules have the same package name and version number.
3. Declare a Gradle dependency in the handheld app's build.gradle file that points to the wearable app module:

dependencies { compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:5.0.+@aar' compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:20.0.+'' wearApp project(':wearable') }

References

1. https://developer.android.com/studio/projects/add-app-module.html
2. https://developer.android.com/training/wearables/apps/packaging.html