How to personalize your Android Wear watch with animated GIFs
One of the first surprises encountered by the first users of smart watches with Android Wear was the lack of customization. And it is that, although they have some different clock themes, this operating system for wearable technology still did not offer details such as choosing the wallpapers Something that Google has already confirmed to be working on, but that some independent developers have been quick to fix.Also, they have done it in a very hilarious A good example is the application GIF Watch Face
This is a tool designed to modify the appearance of the wallpaper of smart watches that work with Android Wear In this way , instead of showing a default background when the clock wakes up to check the time, it is possible to show an Animated GIF That is, a kind of small video (actually a succession of still images) that shows some scene or Internet content and that, in general, is usually humorous
Just download the application on the terminal Android associated with the watch Android Wear Automatically, 100 animated GIFs are downloaded with it, well known by regular Internet users and the social networksSomething to take into account if you download through a mobile network, since it can mean ending the data rate quickly. Just that and after activating the app, GIF Watch Face automatically starts working on the watch face.
This means finding a new GIF each time the time is consulted. Something that gives the screen of this watch a lot of dynamism and that the user will like to the point of looking at the time several times a day for the mere pleasure of seeing new fun animations starring the President of the United States, various celebrities, scenes from series and movies and also the incombustible animals that have become so famous on the Internet. All without any prior configuration and being able to see a new animation randomly every time the clock wakes up.
Of course, despite the fun that this simple application offers, there are still many aspects to polish in its operation.For example, it is necessary to give some time between turning on and turning on the screen to be able to load a new GIF and that the panel does not remain black. In addition, the randomness of the contents is not always equitable, being able to see repeated from time to time some of the 100 downloaded GIFs In this regard, it should be noted that, periodically , the application takes care of downloading new content automatically to always look new and updated. In addition, its creators claim to be working on a settings menu that allows customize its use And sometimes it is not possible to enjoy these animations if they exist pending notifications on watch
In any case, this is a hilarious tool to customize the screen of a smart watch. But the best thing is that GIF Watch Face is completely free. It can be downloaded via Google Play.
