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Wear OS supports input methods beyond voice, by extending the Android input method editor (IME) framework. The IME framework provides ... 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WearOSuserscanchoosebetweenvariousinputoptionsfromRemoteInput.Theseoptionsinclude: Dictation Emoji Cannedresponses SmartReply DefaultIME Figure1.Sampleinputmethods WearOScomeswithasystemdefaultInputMethodEditor(IME) butalsoopensuptheIMEAPIsforthird-partydeveloperstocreatecustomIMEs. TheIMEAPIsusedforWearOSdevicesarethesameasotherformfactors,thoughusageisslightly differentduetolimitedscreensize. ThisdocumentprovidesguidancetohelpyoucreateaWear-OS-specificIME CreateaninputmethodforWear TheAndroidplatformprovidesastandardframeworkforcreatingIMEs.Tocreate aWear-OS-specificIME,youneedtooptimizeyourIMEforlimitedscreensize. Wear-OS-specificIMEfilters TolearnhowtocreateaninputmethodforWearOS,followtheguideto createaninputmethodonhandsets andaddthefollowingGooglePlayfiltersinyourmanifestfiletomakeitaWear-OS-specificIME. APIlevel IfyouaredevelopinganIMEforWearOS,rememberthatthe featureissupportedonlyonAndroid6.0(APIlevel23)andhigher. ToensurethatyourIMEcanbeinstalledonlyonwearablesthatsupportinput methodsbeyondvoice,addthefollowingtoyourapp'smanifest: Devicefeaturesets Tocontrolhowyourappisfilteredfromdevicesthatdon'tsupport WearOSIMEs(forexample,onaniPhone),addthefollowingtoyourapp'smanifest: Invokeaninputmethod WearOSprovidesusersettingsonthewatchthatletstheuserenablemultiple IMEsfromthelistofinstalledIMEs.OncetheusersenableyourIME,they caninvokeyourIMEfromthefollowingplaces: Anotificationoranappusingthe RemoteInputAPI. WearOSappswithanEditText field.Touchingatextfieldplacesthecursorinthefieldandautomatically displaystheIMEonfocus. GeneralIMEconsiderations HerearesomethingstoconsiderwhenimplementingIMEforWear: Setadefaultaction. RemoteInput andWearOSappsexpectonlysingle-linetextentry.TheENTERkeyshouldalwaystriggeracall to sendDefaultEditorAction, whichcausestheapptodismissthekeyboardandcontinueontothenextsteporaction. Useafull-screen-modeIME. InputmethodsonWearOScovermostofthescreen,leavingverylittleofthe appvisible.Usingfull-screenmodeensuresanoptimaluserexperienceregardlessofthe appUI.Infull-screenmode,an ExtractedText providesamirroredviewofthetextfieldbeingeditedandcanbestyledtoblendwiththe restoftheinputmethodUI.Formoredetailsonfull-screenmode,see InputMethodService. HandleInputTypeflags. Forprivacyreasons,ataminimumyoushouldhandlethe InputType flagTYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_PASSWORDinyourIME.WhenyourIMEisin passwordmode,makesurethatyourkeyboardisoptimizedforsinglekeypress (autospellingcorrection,autocompletionandgestureinputaredisabled). Mostimportantly,keyboardinpasswordmodeshouldsupportASCIIsymbols regardlessoftheinputlanguage.Formoredetails,see Specifytheinputmethodtype. Provideakeyforswitchingtothenextinputmethod AndroidallowsuserstoeasilyswitchbetweenallIMEssupportedbytheplatform. InyourIMEimplementation,settheboolean supportsSwitchingToNextInputMethodtotrue. ThisenablesyourIMEtosupporttheswitchingmechanism,sotheappscanswitchtothenext platform-supportedIME.TolearnmoreabouthowtoimplementswitchingbetweenIMEs,see SwitchingamongIMEsubtypes. ContentandcodesamplesonthispagearesubjecttothelicensesdescribedintheContentLicense.JavaisaregisteredtrademarkofOracleand/oritsaffiliates. Lastupdated2021-05-18UTC. [] [] WeChat FollowGoogleDevelopersonWeChat Twitter Follow@AndroidDevonTwitter YouTube CheckoutAndroidDevelopersonYouTube MoreAndroid Android Enterprise Security Source Support Reportplatformbug Reportdocumentationbug GooglePlaysupport Joinresearchstudies Documentation Developerguides Designguides APIreference Samples AndroidStudio Android Chrome Firebase GoogleCloudPlatform Allproducts Privacy License Brandguidelines ICP证合字B2-20070004号 Getnewsandtipsbyemail Subscribe Language English BahasaIndonesia Deutsch Español Español–AméricaLatina Français Português–Brasil TiếngViệt Türkçe Русский ภาษาไทย 中文–简体 中文–繁體 日本語 한국어