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Along with new features, Android Wear 2.0 includes a variety of behavior changes. This document highlights some of the key changes to account for in your apps.

If you have previously published an app for Android Wear, be aware that your app might be affected by these changes in the platform.

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Activity Dismissal

Starting in Android Wear 2.0, users dismiss apps and activities by using the power (stem) button on the watch. Long-pressing to dismiss an app is no longer suggested. Additionally, developers should not implement the long-press for dismissing full screen activities (panning or immersive activities such as Google Maps).

In Android Wear 2.0, the power button of the watch is used to navigate back in the back stack, including for full-screen panning activities. Before Android Wear 2.0, the DismissOverlayView class was used to implement the long-press for a user to dismiss an app. (The DismissOverlayView class was added to a layout for full-screen drawing and to draw over the other views.) Developers should test the power button for going back between an app's activities and for exiting an app.

Additionally, swipe for exiting an app or activity is not available. Developers can consider how their user interfaces can be enhanced with swipe-left and swipe-right, in a way similar to the functionality described for navigation drawers.