About For Wear
Fully tested using Android Wear Lollipop but will work on lower version, no configurations or Tasker scripting knowledge required. The requirements for this complete wear automation are below apps:
1. Tasker, any automation you already got can be used and triggered by For Wear on your watch.
2. Autovoice (This has a better voice recognition when used in android watch you need to get paid version).
3. Autowear
For Wear app will create a floating icon to your watch that you can trigger easily and use the following voice commands below without you creating any configurations or scripts at all:
Below are the following built-in voice commands:
- "Start Tracking" or "Start Running" or "Start Walking" (this will do same thing which open your Google Maps to your Android Wear and to your Phone that also record your tracks in Timeline. There is also an optional features that auto Enable/Disable GPS (will require root phone or use AutoInput,another separate app, recommended to save your battery usage especially when GPS is always on).
- "Stop Tracking" or "Stop Running" or "Stop Walking", this will open Fit and provide you details of your step counts.
- "Mobile Hotspot On" or Mobile Hotspot Off (will work only depending on your mobile plan).
- "My Heart Rate", or say "check my heart rate".
- "My Steps" (this will launch Google Fit, standard in Android Lollipop)
- "My Remote" (if your watch has a built-in IR)
- "My Camera" ( you need to install one if you don't have it on your phone/watch).
- "Take Note", need the Google Keep app to work.
- Play "music in Pandora"
- "Scan Bluetooth" devices
- "Scan WiFi"
Other Automation Features with voice notifications are the following:
- Floating Icon.just tap For Wear on your phone and will automatically create a floating icon.
- Deactivate, just tap the floating icon (your watch) and say "deactivate" and the icon will disappear.
- Activate, if you have Tap Ok Google app, you can just say "activate for wear".
- Wear is Disconnected, will automatically set your phone volume to maximum and notify you that your watch has been disconnected to your phone.
- Wear Low Battery
PLUS all your Tasker own automation on your phone if you have it already.
Will add more features based on your demand, just let us know what features you want to add, just install For Wear and try it for a day(just make sure it's less than 24hrs) if you don't like it just uninstall it and you will not get charge for anything.
(Please note that this app is not intended to be used same as for Ok Google nor replace that features).