Expect more frequent updates for the smartwatch operating system
Google is rebranding Android Wear to Wear OS, a change to reflect the high number of iPhone owners using a Google smartwatch. That means a new logo, which will appear on all future Android Wear – sorry, Wear OS – smartwatches, while all existing watches will be rebranded in an over-the-air update in the coming weeks.
But what about new features – and the future of the platform? Sadly this isn’t Android Wear 3.0 by another name, but Google has promised a handful of features soon, some of which we learned about when we sat down with Dennis Troper, head of product at Android Wear. He also hinted at some other improvements we can expect to see in Wear 3.0 over the coming months.
From new health updates to an improved Assistant, here are the new features and changes you can expect to see in the coming months.
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