Author: David I. Meeks

Posted by John Zoeller – Developer Relations Engineer This post is part of Wear OS Spotlight Week. Today, we’re focusing on implementing Credential Manager on Wear OS, aiming to streamline the authentication experience. For all software developers, crafting a fast and secure authentication flow is paramount, and this is equally important on Wear OS. The traditional Wear OS methods require users to have their phone nearby to complete authentication, often with a separate mobile flow or 2-factor auth code. Credential Manager’s arrival simplifies this process, allowing for authentication directly from a user’s watch with no need for a nearby phone.…

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Posted by Christopher Katsaros – Senior Product Marketing Manager In just a few days, on Wednesday September 3 at 11AM PT, we’ll be dropping our summer episode of #TheAndroidShow, on YouTube and on developer.android.com! In this quarterly show, we’ll be unpacking all of the goodies coming out of this month’s Made by Google event and what you as Android developers need to know! With the new Pixel Watch 4 running Wear OS 6, we’ll show you how to get building for the wrist. And with the latest foldable from Google, the Pixel 10 Pro Fold, we’ll show how you can…

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You have one goal—power a tiny town with sustainable energy like solar, wind, tidal and biomass technologies. But you’ll need to manage limited resources at the same time before running out of them. With the energy, you will light cup cozy homes across forests, swamps, hills, and rocky terrains. While playing, you can unlock research upgrades to improve production efficiency. And that will certainly be needed as the levels will get continually more difficult as your progress. Each of the puzzles reward careful planning. And the game can be played by gamers of any skill level or age as there…

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The new app Odyz wants to help changes that. The app takes all of your travel photos and creates a virtual travel passport to enjoy. All of the trips are automatically generated from your photos and don’t require manual album creation. The app will track continents, countries, regions, and cities. With a eye on privacy, there’s no account or email required to use the app. Once your photos are imported, you can enjoy and interactive 3D world view of your travel map. You can even explore a timeline of your trips with a “time travel” map view by dates. If…

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