We've heard rumors that Android Wear 2.0 is going to be launched next month on February 9th. We've seen this huge update to Google's wearable platform be delayed already, so it will be interesting to see if they'll get it close to this rumored launch date.
Before things can be finalized though, Google has rolled out one last developer preview build to make sure the developers have their applications ready for the official release.
As we've seen with all of these developer preview releases for Android Wear 2.0, this last one is bringing some incremental changes to the table. The biggest one that will impact developers of the Android platform is the inclusion of an update to the Wearable Support Library. If your Android Wear application is compiled with API level 25 and this support library, then it is considered ready for deployment in the Google Play Store. There are some enhancements and bug fixes included, but it does not come with any updates to the preview watch image or emulator.
As far as enhancements and bug fixes are concerned, Google tells us this update includes support for NFC HCE (Host Card Emulation). We also learn there is a way to toggle to the single-page, icon-only action drawer with this new Android Wear 2.0 update. This change provides a faster and more streamlined navigation to different views in your app. We're also seeing some changes to the ProGuard and Complication API so the new configuration means complication data container classes will no longer be obfuscated.
The last thing Google talks about in this Android Wear 2.0 developer preview update is the addition of iOS support. This means that developers can distribute your applications to iPhone-paired watches by setting the standalone=true flag in your watch app manifest. This setting will tell the Play Store that the user doesn't have to have the Android phone application in order to use yours.
Source: Android Developers Blog
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