Tizen Wearable Web Device API Reference

The Tizen Web Device API, based on JavaScript, provides you advanced access to the device's platform capabilities.

You can develop rich Web applications using the Tizen Web Device APIs. You can, for example, control the application life-cycle, manage your schedules, exchange data, or make payments using NFC.

The APIs listed in this category are created by the Tizen platform to expose device capabilities to Web Applications.

Tizen Common

APIDescriptionVersion (Since)WearableSupported on
Wearable Emulator
Tizen The base object for accessing the Tizen Web Device API. 1.0 Mandatory Yes

Application

APIDescriptionVersion (Since)WearableSupported on
Wearable Emulator
Alarm This API provides functionality for setting and unsetting alarms. 1.0 Mandatory Yes
Application This API provides information about running and installed applications and controls them. 1.0 Mandatory Yes
Data Control This API provides interfaces and methods for accessing specific data exported by other applications. 2.3.2 Mandatory Yes
Package This API provides information install/uninstall package and get information about installed packages. 2.1 Mandatory Yes
Preference his API provides the functionality to store and retrieve small pieces of data which can be for application preferences. 2.3.2 Mandatory Yes
WidgetService This API provides information of installed widgets. 2.3.2 Mandatory Yes

Communication

APIDescriptionVersion (Since)WearableSupported on
Wearable Emulator
Bluetooth This API enables control over Bluetooth. 2.3.1 Optional No
NFC This API allows access to NFC device(s). 2.3.1 Optional Yes
Push This API provides the functionality for receiving push notifications. 2.3.1 Optional Yes
Secure Element This API provides interfaces and methods for access to Secure Elements. 2.3.1 Optional No

Content

APIDescriptionVersion (Since)WearableSupported on
Wearable Emulator
Content This API provides functionality to discover multimedia content (such as images, videos or music). 2.0 Mandatory Yes
Download This API provides interfaces and methods for downloading remote objects by HTTP request. 2.0 Optional Yes
Exif This API provides interfaces and methods for manipulating Exif data from JPEG file. 2.3.1 Mandatory Yes

Input/Output

APIDescriptionVersion (Since)WearableSupported on
Wearable Emulator
Archive This API provides interfaces and methods to create an archive file as well as various other kinds of manipulation(e.g. extract files, add a file to an archive file). 2.3.1 Mandatory Yes
Filesystem This API provides access to the file system of a device. This API might be obsolete in the future when W3C File APIs are extended to access system-sensitive files by Web applications. 1.0 Mandatory Yes
Message Port This API provides the functionality for communication with other applications. 2.1 Mandatory Yes

Multimedia

APIDescriptionVersion (Since)WearableSupported on
Wearable Emulator
Media Key This API provides a way to get notified when a media key has been pressed or released. 2.3 Optional No
Sound This API provides a way to control the volume level for several sound types and to check whether a specified sound device type is connected. 2.3 Mandatory Yes

System

APIDescriptionVersion (Since)WearableSupported on
Wearable Emulator
Human Activity Monitor This API provides interfaces and methods for retrieving human activity data from the various sensors on the device. 2.3 Optional Yes
Only HRM
Power This API provides interfaces and methods for controlling power resources. 2.0 Mandatory Yes
Sensor This API provides interfaces and methods for getting sensor data from the various sensors on the device. 2.3 Optional Yes
System Information This API provides information about the device's display, network, storage and other capabilities. 1.0 Mandatory Yes
System Setting This API provides system setting functionality. 2.0 Mandatory Yes
Only HOME_SCREEN, INCOMING_CALL
Time This API exposes information about date, time and time zones. 1.0 Mandatory Yes

User Interface

APIDescriptionVersion (Since)WearableSupported on
Wearable Emulator
Badge This API provides a way to display the count of notifications(badge) on home screen. 2.3 Mandatory Yes
Notification This API provides a way to notify the user of events that happen in the application. 2.3.1 Mandatory Yes