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am bdfcd56e: Merge "docs: Fixes to the watch faces design guidelines" into lmp-docs

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  docs: Fixes to the watch faces design guidelines
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<!-- H2: plan for all display modes -->
<div style="float:right;margin-top:35px;margin-left:20px">
  <img src="{@docRoot}design/media/wear/Render_Interactive.png"
       width="200" height="195" alt="" style="margin-right:5px"/><br/>
       width="200" height="195" alt="" style="margin-right:5px;margin-top:20px"/><br/>
  <img src="{@docRoot}design/media/wear/Render_Ambient.png"
     width="200" height="195" alt="" style="margin-right:5px"/>
</div>
@@ -118,11 +118,12 @@ mode. Your design can use full color with fluid animation in this mode.</p>

<h3>Ambient mode</h3>
<p>Ambient mode helps the device conserve power. Your design should make clear to the user that
the screen is in ambient mode by using only grayscale colors. Do not use a lot of white in ambient
mode, since this distracting and hurts battery life on some screens. In this mode, the screen
is only updated once every minute. Only show hours and minutes in ambient mode; do not show
seconds. Your watch face is notified when the device switches to ambient mode, and you should
thoughtfully design for it.</p>
the screen is in ambient mode. The background color scheme is <em>strictly limited</em> 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 mode. You can use color elements for up
to 5 percent of total pixels. In this mode, the screen is only updated once every minute. Only
show hours and minutes in ambient mode; do not show seconds. Your watch face is notified when
the device switches to ambient mode, and you should thoughtfully design for it.</p>



@@ -131,23 +132,29 @@ thoughtfully design for it.</p>

<p>Android Wear devices feature a variety of screen technologies, each with their own advantages
and considerations. One important consideration when designing the ambient mode display for your
watch face is how it affects battery life and screen burn-in on some screens.</p>

<p>You can configure your watch face to display different ambient designs depending on the kind
watch face is how it affects battery life and screen burn-in on some screens.
You can configure your watch face to display different ambient designs depending on the kind
of screen available on the device. Consider the best design for your watch faces on all
screens.</p>

<div class="layout-content-row" style="margin-top:20px">
<div class="layout-content-col span-9">
  <h3>Low bit</h3>
  <p>Pixels on some screens (including OLED and transflective LED) in ambient mode are either
  "on" or "off", also known as "low-bit". When designing for low-bit ambient mode, use only black
  and white, avoid grayscale colors, and disable antialiasing in your paint styles. Make sure to
  test your design on devices with low-bit ambient mode.</p>
  <h3>Reduced color space</h3>
  <p>Some displays use a reduced color space in ambient mode to save power.</p>
  <p>One reduced color space power saving method is to use a "low-bit" mode. In low-bit mode,
  the available colors are limited to black, white, blue, red, magenta, green, cyan, and yellow.
  When designing for low-bit ambient mode, use a black or a white background. For OLED screens,
  you must use a black background. Non-background pixels must be less than 10 percent of total
  pixels. You can use low-bit color for up to 5 percent of pixels on screens that support it.
  You should also disable antialiasing in your paint styles for this mode. Make sure to test
  your design on devices with low-bit ambient mode.</p>
  <p>Other displays save power in ambient mode by not producing any color. When designing for
  displays which do not use color in ambient mode, the background may be either black or
  white.</p>
</div>
<div class="layout-content-col span-4">
  <img src="{@docRoot}design/media/wear/Render_LowBit.png" width="200"
       height="" alt="" style="margin-top:-30px;margin-left:13px">
       height="" alt="" style="margin-top:45px;margin-left:13px">
</div>
</div>

@@ -164,7 +171,7 @@ screens.</p>
</div>
<div class="layout-content-col span-4">
  <img src="{@docRoot}design/media/wear/Render_1Bit.png" width="200"
       height="" alt="" style="margin-top:-30px;margin-left:13px">
       height="" alt="" style="margin-top:-10px;margin-left:13px">
</div>
</div>