Posted by Chiara Chiappini – Android Developer Relations Engineer, and Kevin Hufnagle – Android Technical Writer
Wear OS is rapidly expanding its presence in the market, presenting a unique and significant opportunity for developers. With a growing number of users wearing and interacting with their smartwatches daily, building for Wear OS allows you to reach an even broader audience of Android users and boost your app’s engagement more than ever before. The introduction of new hardware like the Pixel Watch 4 is a key driver of this momentum, enabling developers to bring premium Wear OS experiences to this expanding user base.
This week, we’re putting a special focus on Wear OS: Welcome to Wear OS Spotlight Week!
Throughout the week, we’ll dive into the different Wear OS surfaces where you can develop on-the-watch experiences. This blog post will be updated throughout the week with links to new announcements and resources, so check back here daily for updates.
Day 1: Material 3 Expressive on Wear OS
Monday, August 25, 2025
Learn how you can build beautiful and tailored Wear OS apps and tiles using the Material 3 Expressive Design language and Jetpack libraries for Wear OS.
To further explore the key principles and main features of Wear OS’s new design system, consult our updated design guidance on the Android developer documentation website.
Day 2: Build apps, tiles, and complication on Wear OS
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Discover how to build engaging experiences across Wear OS’s surfaces, including apps, tiles, complications, and notifications. Learn how to create quick, glanceable content using familiar tools like Jetpack Compose and the ProtoLayout library, all while leveraging the beautiful new Material 3 Expressive design system.
Next, understand how to build beautiful and effective Wear OS tiles using the Material 3 Expressive design system and a new collection of resources.
Dive deep into building complications that support data sources which helps you show useful information to the user directly on the watch face, and can drive engagement with your app.
Lastly, find out how Todoist has applied the latest updates on Wear OS including new integrations with Material 3 Expressive and Credential Manager. Improvements like these have helped Todoist become the world’s top task and time management app.
Day 3: Watch faces
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Explore the wonderful world of watch faces! The Watch Face Push API for Wear OS 6 is here to unlock a world of dynamic watch faces. This powerful tool lets you create your own marketplace experience for the watch faces you create. Dive in and explore how you can promote your engaging watch faces today! 🎨.
Next, discover how Amoledwatchfaces, a leading creator, successfully migrated to the Watch Face Format for their 190+ watch faces. This switch led to faster development, improved battery life, and more customizable designs.
Lastly, learn about Watch Face Designer, a new Figma plugin that’s available for watch face designers and developers to create watch faces with greater ease.
Day 4: Credential Manager on Wear OS
Thursday, August 28, 2025
Discover how to streamline authentication on your Wear OS app by using Credential Manager.
We’ve got some great new resources to help you learn how everything works, and to help you get started crafting your own implementation:
Day 5: #AskAndroid
Friday, August 29, 2025
Join us for a live Q&A on Wear OS! Ask your questions at Android Developers on X and Android by Google at Linkedin using the tag #AskAndroid.
Explore and create your own experiences with Wear OS
Explore the latest updates for Wear OS, and delve into the wealth of resources shared during the week. We’re excited to see the results of your explorations with building apps, tiles and watch faces for Wear OS.
Happy coding!
