[I/O 2015] Android Wear
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Android Wear
This is the part where I rage. Following the lead of Apple’s rediculously complex watch, Google too has fallen to the “Your watch can replace your phone” trap that they did a good job of avoiding last year. Despite their claim that glanceability dominated their thoughts, this year, Wear is not about more context, but more interaction. Launchers, gestures, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth dominated over glances and hints. With Google Now’s goal of knowing what you need before you need it, I find this an unacceptable approach. No one wants to text on their watch.
But hey, at least Android Wear isn’t fragmented.
Always On Apps
Please tell me real apps won’t look this bad.
The time is not the only thing that can be persistent on your wrist. After launching an app, it will always on in a balck and white mode. It looks pretty awful.
Wrist Gestures
You can now “naturally” jerk your wrist around to navigate. It’s just awful.
(Sorry the gfy is so huge)
https://gfycat.com/ComfortableShamelessGermanshepherdEmoji Recognizer
Draw emoji. OOOOooohh AAaaaAhhhhhhHHh
Fucking really?
Launcher
Vertical launcher. You can now scroll vertically to find facebook messenger to draw a fucking cocktail glass to send to Alice.
“Ultimately, wearable apps should be glanceable, actionable, and effortless.”
And that’s why we added a fuck ton of awkward interactions so you can spend more time interacting with your wrist than forgetting about the technology and staying in the moment.
“Using Spotify, you can browse and control the music you want to hear.”
“And on your way home, you’ll be able to adjust your living room temperature with nest”Shut the fuck up google. You’re going to ruin this the same way you ruined Glass by focusing on the camera rather than the HUD.
