Over the years, one feature that we have seen developers try to add to third-party launchers for Android smartphones and tablets is the ability to change the homescreen layout based on some context. That context could be something like time of day or location. A new app for Android Wear devices may be the first step in bringing that kind of context sensitive capability to the new breed of smartwatches. Wear FaceLift is rudimentary at this time, but the app points the way to greater functionality for Android Wear devices in the future.
Wear FaceLift does not really rely on any kind of context, but it does add the ability to change watch faces without user interaction once set up. Currently the app can only be programmed to change watch faces on a set time interval. Based on the screenshots, it appears the intervals have been predetermined by the developer. Hopefully that will change and users will be able to choose their own interval.
Since the app is only in a beta stage at this point, users will still have to deal with some peculiarities. For example, if a user installs or removes a watch face, they will have to go back through the configuration of Wear FaceLift to re-select the watch faces to use.
While simplistic, it does not take much imagination to see that adding the appropriate logic to the app will enable more context-specific watch face changes. Wear FaceLift will work on any Android Wear smartwatch, both round or square/rectangle watches. If you want to give Wear FaceLift a try, you can use one of the download links below. The developer indicates the $1.49 price for this beta version is a sale price.
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