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If I'm grocery shopping and have Google Keep up on my watch with the list, I'd ideally want the watch to go directly to the application every time I wake it until explicitly exiting. Under present behavior, it's necessary to navigate back to the application every time I want to look at another list item -- a step which makes its use utterly inconvenient.
Is this behavior configurable?
I discovered the PinAnApp app for android which provides a nifty swipe gesture to keep the current app open and/or the screen on. Fills the current hole until app vendors take advantage of the new Android Wear "always on" functionality directly. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trigonesoft.pinanapp&hl=en
Unfortunately, watches tend to have a fairly low battery life. As a result, there are no settings that allow you to do an "always on" screen. The closest to what you may be looking for is Ambient Mode on the Moto360 - but even that turns off after about 15 seconds.
In later generations of the watch and Android Wear OS, I'm sure they'll begin implementing features that allow you to resume/pause apps and keep the screen on for longer periods of time.
