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# compose-wear

[Tolriq]

Seeing https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/223809828 @yschimke is there a definitive answer on the pattern we should use? Is there some example code on a centralized state code to display alert dialogs with delays and in order whatever the source?

[yschimke]

It's a mix of
• Alert dialog on top of current screen if user action fails
• Show inline errors - such as a the secondary label of a chip, if say an upload of that item failed
• selective use of time text - say offline status

[yschimke]

Horologist has a working Snackbar - but it isn't the blessed approach on Wear

[Tolriq]

Thanks, so I'm not really supposed to surface downloads errors that occurs later in background as full screen dialogs would be too intrusive.

[yschimke]

Yeah, I think that's about right

[yschimke]

If you know the user cares, maybe show a time text warning, and then when they go to downloads show the error on the chip and click to retry?

[yschimke]

I'm not a designer though

[Tolriq]

The problem of the time text is that since it's not clickable it's a lot of clicks to go to the proper place (Specially since they will download from the library part, but if the phone is not connected the library part is not accessible and they need to use the local content part even if the download is not yet finished), but I suppose that the download service error notification will suffice for now.