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Android Wear 2.0 inspired by Swipify!

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Back in July 2014 when I was doing my research work for the scholarly publication  of my Computer Systems Engineering graduation, I got intrigued by Android Wear watches. I remember watching the  Google IO in which they showed off the upcoming watches and the cool new ways we could interact with our phones. At the time of Google IO I didn't pay much attention to Android wear and focused completely on my research. However at the launch of Android wear, I saw LG G watch and Moto 360, the later was planned to be released a few months later. I was fascinated by the cool design of Moto 360 and got interested in wear development. I looked at the workings of Wear OS & to my surprise, Google didn't include a handy application launcher considering Android Wear was all about enhancing user experience and keeping us away from our phones when necessary. The only way one could launch an app was via voice, otherwise you had to dig deep into the system to get to list of installed apps.