Any indication yet when we'll see Compose available for Wear OS?

# compose

[John O'Reilly]

Any indication yet when we'll see Compose available for Wear OS?

[Adam Powell]

now 🙂 https://cs.android.com/androidx/platform/frameworks/support/+/androidx-main:wear/compose/

[John O'Reilly]

Is it anticipated for example that we'll see option here soon to create Wear OS project that uses Compose?

[Adam Powell]

Probably

[Ash]

Anyway we can build a Compose Wear OS app today? Even if we have to build it from source. Anyone have an example? Have need waiting for this for a LONG time ...

[Anna-Chiara Bellini [G]]

@Ash there is a talk just about "now is the time: what's new in Wear", it has a lot of details on what you can do as of today and what is in progress. Check it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYIb9g1r4lw▾

[Ash]

My work life depends on this (Compose on Wear OS) ... Thank You!

[Ash]

Dreaming of the day when Compose covers all Google Devices and SwiftUI covers all Apple Devices 😂

[Chris Sinco [G]]

We’re certainly looking to continue to improve the overall Wear OS developer story in Bumblebee. Supporting Compose for Wear can certainly fall in that category but depends on how much progress the Wear team makes on it for us to get better support in Studio.

[dewildte]

@Ash Looking forward to the day that Compose cover ALL UI. Mobile web, desktop, Arduino even?Do they have displays?
If it’s got screen lets shove Compose on it!

[Ash]

We build SwiftUI for all Apple devices. We touch all the sensors and neural core. We use Apple Health, ARKit, MLKit and Metal (with great support from Apple) ... scared to leave Apple / XCode ... Compose for everything else

[dewildte]

XCode is so bad lol

[Ash]

True ... but it is how Apple Dev build for SwiftUI

[dewildte]

AppCode pretty awesome!

[Ash]

We do have a KMM branch and if that works we will use that but for now we are building with XCode/SwiftUI/Combine Framework/ CoreData ...

[John O'Reilly]

Looking at code at https://cs.android.com/androidx/platform/frameworks/support/+/androidx-main:wear/compose/ ....seems like there's code there for material but not for foundation....I imagine things are just being put in place right now but just to confirm if there is any expectation right now that it's possible to get something working for Wear by build locally from the source?

[Adam Powell]

I'd need to follow up with the team on more high level status to answer that, but what you see here is what's hot off the presses so far 🙂

[John Nichol]

I know this is an old thread - but I am new to the channel so thought it was worth an update here for anyone searching for answers later. Wear compose is currently 3 libraries androidx.wear.compose:compose-foundation that is additive to the core compose foundation libraries with additional WearOS specifics like CurvedText and CurvedRow layour. androidx.wear.compose:compose-material that is a replacement for core compose material implementing the Wear Material Design providing components, colors, shapes, etc. that are a good fit for developing on wearables taking form factor and considerations like battery life (darker colors, etc) into account, and thirdly being released today (15th September) in Alpha06 androidx.wear.compose:compose-navigation which gives great integration between compose and swipe to dismiss navigation.