Skip Navigation

BlackBerry Dynamics SDK for Android
: Wearable Framework

BlackBerry Dynamics
's support for wearable devices includes a server-side policy to allow or disallow them with
BlackBerry Dynamics
-enabled apps and the
BlackBerry Dynamics
Wearable Framework packaged with the
BlackBerry Dynamics SDK for Android
.
With the
BlackBerry Dynamics
Wearable Framework, you can create secure enterprise-grade solutions for wearable devices based on the Android OS. Developers can use the framework to add the following features/functionality into their apps:
  • A secure way to pair the wearable device and handheld device (smartphone or tablet) apps, to ensure that your handheld app is securely communicating with the desired wearable app
  • A secure, encrypted communication system between individual apps on wearable devices and handheld devices
  • Secure storage for wearable apps
  • A set of policies to manage the following:
    • Allow usage of wearable devices
    • Timeout period: When a wearable device has been disconnected from the handheld device, the wearable application is locked after a specific period of time, either immediately or up to an hour.
    • Auto-reconnect: A wearable application can be allowed to auto-authenticate with its paired handheld application, after the wearable device is reconnected to the handheld device.
BlackBerry Dynamics
Wearable Framework supports only Android Wear devices, which are described at http://www.android.com/wear/. Android Wear is a specific OS distribution officially released by Google.
The
BlackBerry Dynamics SDK
includes a sample wearable app that you can use as a starting point. For more information, see Sample apps.