Mode/State of Android Watch face
Basically there are two Modes/States of android watch faces, these are 1. Interactive Mode 2. Ambient Mode Interactive Mode: When the user moves their wrist to glance at their watch, the screen goes into interactive mode. Your design can use full color with fluid animation in this mode. Interactive mode is open for user to interact with watch face so that here is open for all power consumption. The animation, color all are visible in interactive mode. Picture of Interactive mode : https://developer.android.com/design/media/wear/Render_Interactive.png Ambient Mode: Ambient mode helps the device conserve power. Your design should make clear to the user that the screen is in ambient mode. The background color scheme is strictly limited to black, white, and grays. Your watch face may use some color elements on screens that support it provided it is unambiguous that the device is in ambient m...