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Overview
Horologist is a set of Google libraries that supplements Wear OS development. Its modules cover media playback, audio and output control, date/time pickers, Compose layout, authentication, DataLayer helpers, Tiles, and related Wear-specific needs.
Features and best fit
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Key features
Build Wear OS media playback, volume, and output controls from reusable modules
The Media Toolkit separates domain, Media3 data/backend, player and browse UI, and audio/output modules so Wear-specific routing and playback screens do not need to be rebuilt from scratch.
Sources: [2]
Add pickers, layout, authentication, DataLayer, and Tile helpers as needed
Horologist provides date/time pickers, Wear-aware Compose layout, authentication UI and data helpers, phone/watch DataLayer utilities, and coroutine-oriented TileService support in separate modules.
Sources: [2]
Best fit
Fits Wear OS applications that want to focus on product behavior instead of platform glue
Media apps, fitness companions, and phone-connected Wear apps can layer Horologist on AndroidX for common device-specific patterns and UI.
Sources: [2]
Before adoption
Choose deliberately between the stable 0.7.x line and 0.8.x alpha line
Horologist 0.7.15 documents Wear minSdk 26, Kotlin 2.1.20/JDK 17, and generally stable AndroidX. The current 0.8.x line consumes newer Wear Compose and AndroidX alphas and main may change APIs, so production applications should pin the intended line.
Official sources
- [1]google/horologist — GitHub repository(2026-10-06)
- [2]Horologist 0.7.15 — README(2026-10-06)
- [3]Horologist 0.7.15 release(2026-10-06)
- [4]Horologist 0.8.4-alpha — README(2026-10-06)
- [5]Horologist 0.8.4-alpha release(2026-10-06)
- [6]Horologist Apache-2.0 license(2026-10-06)
Supplemental curator note
Horologist reduces the amount of Wear OS-specific media, volume, UI, and phone-integration code teams build themselves. The maintained 0.7.x line follows stable AndroidX while 0.8.x consumes newer Wear Compose and AndroidX alphas, so production apps should choose the line deliberately.
Try it in 3 steps
- 1
Add Horologist Composables 0.7.15
Pin the maintained 0.7.x line that tracks stable AndroidX. The Wear OS minimum SDK is 26.
implementation("com.google.android.horologist:horologist-composables:0.7.15") - 2
Import the Wear DatePicker
Import DatePicker from the Horologist composables module and LocalDate for an initial value.
import com.google.android.horologist.composables.DatePicker import java.time.LocalDate - 3
Render DatePicker in Compose
Use the same API as the official sample and confirm that the selected date is returned.
DatePicker( onDateConfirm = { date -> println(date) }, date = LocalDate.of(2026, 10, 6), )
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- Commits (last 30 days)
- 35
- Open PRs
- 5
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GitHub Topics
- wear-os
- compose
- media3
- Stars
- 699
- Forks
- 123
- Watchers
- 15
- Open issues
- 10
- Contributors
- 55
- Owner type
- Organization
- Primary language
- Kotlin
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Repository last updated
- Oct 4, 2026
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