Google has confirmed this along with other important updates to Wear OS that include, among other things, a new hybrid function for better battery life.
In addition to the new hybrid function, which utilizes the smartwatch’s energy-saving co-processor, a new watch face format is also intended to improve battery life. This format is mandatory since Wear OS 4 and allows watch faces to be displayed on the co-processor, relieving the load on the main processor.
However, the dial in the new format must meet some new requirements, such as: b. Comprehensive support for types of complications. Google has implemented these guidelines in such a way that developers can hardly avoid the new Watch Face Format (WFF).
However, the initial complaints from watchface developers cannot be avoided. On the one hand, this is because the new WFF allows fewer animations and a more simplified representation of the dials.
Should developers of custom watch faces migrate to the Watch Face Format?
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