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Adds notice regarding watch face development changes #1148

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Updates readme with WFF warning
garanj Jul 10, 2024
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Updates readme with WFF warning
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Merge branch 'wff-notice' of https://github.com/android/wear-os-sampl…
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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions Complications/README.md
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Expand Up @@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ Android Complications Sample
Complication Test Suite is a set of complication data sources that provide dummy data and it can be
used to test how different types of complications render on a watch face.

> [!IMPORTANT]
> As of July 10, 2024, watch faces must use the [Watch Face Format][1] ([sample][3]) in order to be installed on new watches that launch with Wear OS 5 pre-installed. Learn more about the user-facing changes in this [Help Center][2] article.
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Incorrect recycling of reference links (which we use at the end of the introduction)

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I think I've fixed this!

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> Additionally, starting in early 2025 (specific date to be announced during Q4 2024), all new watch faces published on Google Play must use the Watch Face Format.

Introduction
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WatchFace Sample (Kotlin)
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Demonstrates watch faces using the androidX libraries (Kotlin). **The newer [Watch Face Format][1]
(WFF) is recommended in preference to using these libraries.**
Demonstrates watch faces using the androidX libraries (Kotlin).

> [!IMPORTANT]
> As of July 10, 2024, watch faces must use the [Watch Face Format][1] ([sample][3]) in order to be installed on new watches that launch with Wear OS 5 pre-installed. Learn more about the user-facing changes in this [Help Center][2] article.
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> Additionally, starting in early 2025 (specific date to be announced during Q4 2024), all new watch faces published on Google Play must use the Watch Face Format.

Introduction
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The AndroidX watch face libraries allow you to develop a watch face service in Kotlin. However,
[WFF][1] is strongly recommended in preference to this approach.
The AndroidX watch face libraries allow you to develop a watch face service in Kotlin.
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We'd want to keep the recommendation to use Watch Face Format, right? (Maybe this is a merge conflict?)

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Thanks, I think I've fixed this!




Steps to build in Android Studio
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submitting a pull request through GitHub. Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for more details.

[1]: https://developer.android.com/training/wearables/wff
[2]: https://support.google.com/wearos/thread/
[3]: https://github.com/android/wear-os-samples/tree/main/WatchFaceFormat