FEATURES

Connects comes in two different versions: Free and Pro. The Pro version has lots of additional features over the Free one. It can be purchased from Google Play for just under 1€.

Features	Free	Pro
Mobile and Wear: Change presentation slides
Mobile and Wear: Start/End presentation
Mobile and Wear: Function to test the connection between the watch, phone and computer
Wear: Option to turn off the display timeout
Wear: Dark mode, which turns down the brightness of the watch display and changes the color scheme, not only to save energy, but also to attract less attention while presenting
Mobile: Option to change slides with volume buttons
Wear: Display presentation duration
Wear: Option to enable vibration feedback on taps
Wear: Option to swipe left or right to change slides accordingly
Wear: Option to set an amount of minutes after which the watch vibrates to remind you about the duration of your presentation

If you would like to see a certain feature being added in the future, you can contact me here to suggest one.

HELP

Even more detailed instructions for all components and features will be added here soon.

Getting started (Set up Connects Wear)

Please perform the following steps to make sure Connects Wear works correctly:

• On the computer that will be running the PowerPoint presentation, please download and open the Desktop UI. It should display the IP address of the computer.
• In the settings of the mobile app, please insert the IP address of the computer.
• You can now use the "Test Connectivity" feature to check if Connects Wear is working.

Please note that if you want to use Connects Wear on your smartwatch, the mobile app of Connects Wear must always be running on your smartphone simultaneously. You may lock your smartphone or even open other apps, but the Connects Wear app has to at least be opened in the background on your smartphone while using Connects Wear from your watch.

Connects Wear should now be working. If you have any problems setting up Connects Wear, please contact me here.

Tips and Tricks

Here are some interesting tips, tricks and facts about Connects Wear:

• A long press anywhere on the "main screen" of the wear application (where the two arrows which you can tap to change slides are displayed) opens additional functions. From there you can start or end your presentation as well as change the light mode of the watch.
• A long press on the "DARK MODE/LIGHT MODE" button on the wear application will also send a test signal to your computer. This way you can make sure the connection between your watch and phone also works.
• The "Volume buttons change slides" feature only works while you are on the "main screen" of the mobile app. It does not work in the settings screen of Connects Wear as well as outside the mobile app or when you lock your smartphone.

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Known Issues

I am currently aware of the following problems:

• The Desktop UI is incompatible with the builtin scaling feature of Microsoft Windows. Because of this, the visuals of the Desktop UI are buggy if it is being used with Windows Scaling turned on. Therefore, I recommend you to turn of Windows Scaling in the Windows Settings or the Windows Control Panel (depending on your Windows version). Please note that the functionality of the Desktop UI is not affected by this scaling issue, so technically you would still be able to use it properly.

If you found other bugs or have a problem with any of the software components otherwise, please contact me here.

Incompatible Devices

So far, I have not found any devices that are incompatible with Connects Wear. If you think your device is incompatible, please contact me here so I can investigate and hopefully resolve the issue or otherwise add your device to this list.

Still having trouble?

Please contact me here!

This project is made with love, passion and (lots of) stackoverflow as well as w3schools.
Special thanks to my school, HTL Mössingerstraße, for helping me to realise this project!

© 2018 by Yannik Rauter