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