Cell Reader v0.3 (Patreon)

Here's another release of Cell Reader. There are a lot of changes in this one, including a Wear OS companion app.

To start, there are a bunch of UI tweaks. Some elements have been moved slightly, sizes have been adjusted, etc. One of the more notable changes is the new formatting for values. Instead of showing "NAME: VALUE", items will show the value in large text with the name below in smaller text.

The expandable bottom bar is also a little nicer, with rounded corners and a dimmed background when expanded. You can also tap outside of the expanded area to collapse it.

Names for a lot of items have also been tweaked to be shorter, and some missing/incorrect formatting has been fixed.

Finally for UI changes, some items have been reordered so they fit better and look more consistent on secondary cell info cards.

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And now the real star of the show, the Wear OS companion app.

Right now, it's pretty basic. There's just an Activity you can launch that shows a UI ported from the phone version. All the data shown is sourced from a paired phone; you won't be able to see your LTE watch's connection info right now.

Over time, I'm planning to add a Tile to show basic information without having to launch the app. I also want to work more on the efficiency of sending data from the phone to the watch. As of now, the battery impact isn't terrible, but you'll probably notice Google Play Services higher up in the consumption list than normal.

I am also considering possibly adding the ability to view an LTE watch's current connections, but the Wear APIs are pretty limited compared to full Android, and I don't have an LTE watch to test.