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The Jetpack Glance Wear API is backward compatible to Wear 4; on older devices that only support a horizontal tray, the system adapts automatically, and developers only need to declare that they wish to support full-screen mode, and the system will present the large widget in the traditional full-screen tile form.
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Sources
50%
Confidence
Medium-term (~90 days)
Relevance
10/30/2026
First Seen
Valid until: 1/28/2027
Sources
Jetpack Glance + Remote Compose: Wear OS Tiles Evolve into Widgets
youtubeAndroid Developers10/30/2026
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