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diff --git a/docs/html/training/wearables/data-layer/accessing.jd b/docs/html/training/wearables/data-layer/accessing.jd
index 0c0a2d5..482b30c 100644
--- a/docs/html/training/wearables/data-layer/accessing.jd
+++ b/docs/html/training/wearables/data-layer/accessing.jd
@@ -61,13 +61,16 @@ GoogleApiClient mGoogleApiClient = new GoogleApiClient.Builder(this)
</pre>
<p class="caution">
-<strong>Important:</strong> To avoid client connection errors on devices that do not have the
+<strong>Important:</strong> If you are adding multiple APIs to a
+<a href="{@docRoot}reference/com/google/android/gms/common/api/GoogleApiClient.html"><code>GoogleApiClient</code></a>,
+you may run into client connection errors on devices that do not have the
<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.wearable.app&hl=en">Android
-Wear app</a> installed, use a separate <a
-href="{@docRoot}reference/com/google/android/gms/common/api/GoogleApiClient.html">{@code
-GoogleApiClient}</a> instance to access only the <a
+Wear app</a> installed. To avoid connection errors, call the
+<a href="{@docRoot}reference/com/google/android/gms/common/api/GoogleApiClient.Builder.html#addApiIfAvailable(com.google.android.gms.common.api.Api<? extends com.google.android.gms.common.api.Api.ApiOptions.NotRequiredOptions>, com.google.android.gms.common.api.Scope...)">{@code addApiIfAvailable()}</a>
+method and pass in the <a
href="{@docRoot}reference/com/google/android/gms/wearable/Wearable.html">{@code
-Wearable}</a> API. For more information, see <a
+Wearable}</a> API to indicate that your client should gracefully handle the missing API.
+For more information, see <a
href="{@docRoot}google/auth/api-client.html#WearableApi">Access the Wearable API</a>.</p>
<p>Before you use the data layer API, start a connection on your client by calling the
diff --git a/docs/html/training/wearables/data-layer/messages.jd b/docs/html/training/wearables/data-layer/messages.jd
index 0826e6b..ef9bfb1 100644
--- a/docs/html/training/wearables/data-layer/messages.jd
+++ b/docs/html/training/wearables/data-layer/messages.jd
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ page.title=Sending and Receiving Messages
<li><a href="#SendMessage">Send a Message</a></li>
<li><a href="#ReceiveMessage">Receive a Message</a></li>
</ol>
+<h2>Try it out</h2>
+<ul>
+ <li>
+ <a href="https://github.com/googlesamples/android-FindMyPhone/" class="external-link">FindMyPhone</a>
+ </li>
+</ul>
</div>
</div>
@@ -28,7 +34,7 @@ such as sending a message to the wearable to start an activity.</p>
<p>Multiple wearable devices can be connected to a user’s handheld device. Each connected device in
the network is considered a <em>node</em>. With multiple connected devices, you must consider which
-nodes receive the messages. For example, In a voice transcription app that receives voice data on
+nodes receive the messages. For example, in a voice transcription app that receives voice data on
the wearable device, you should send the message to a node with the processing power and battery
capacity to handle the request, such as a handheld device.</p>
@@ -138,6 +144,19 @@ private void setupVoiceTranscription() {
}
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+<p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong>
+If you create a service that extends
+<a href="{@docRoot}reference/com/google/android/gms/wearable/WearableListenerService.html"><code>WearableListenerService</code></a>
+to detect capability changes, you may want to override the
+<a href="{@docRoot}reference/com/google/android/gms/wearable/WearableListenerService.html#onConnectedNodes(java.util.List<com.google.android.gms.wearable.Node>)"><code>onConnectedNodes()</code></a>
+method to listen to finer-grained connectivity details, such as when a wearable device switches
+from Wi-Fi to a Bluetooth connection to the handset. For an example implementation, see the
+<code>DisconnectListenerService</code> class in the
+<a href="https://github.com/googlesamples/android-FindMyPhone/" class="external-link">FindMyPhone</a>
+sample. For more information on how to listen for important events, see
+<a href="{@docRoot}training/wearables/data-layer/events.html#Listen">Listen for Data Layer Events</a>.
+</p>
+
<p>After detecting the capable nodes, determine where to send the message. You should pick a node
that is in close proximity to your wearable device to
minimize message routing through multiple nodes. A nearby node is defined as one that is directly
@@ -177,7 +196,15 @@ class.</p>
<p>The following example shows how to send a message to the transcription-capable node from a
wearable device. Verify that the node is available before you attempt to send the message. This call
-is synchronous and blocks processing until the message is received or until the request times out.
+is synchronous and blocks processing until the system queues the message for delivery.
+</p>
+
+<p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> A successful result code does not guarantee delivery of the
+message. If your app requires data reliability, use
+<a href="{@docRoot}reference/com/google/android/gms/wearable/DataItem.html"><code>DataItem</code></a>
+objects or the
+<a href="{@docRoot}reference/com/google/android/gms/wearable/ChannelApi.html"><code>ChannelApi</code></a>
+class to send data between devices.
</p>
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