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| Google is looking for a major update to Wear OS |
Google has posted a new tweet from the official Wear OS account on the Twitter platform hoping to announce a smartwatch OS update at the annual Google I / O 2021 developer conference.
Google also recommends that the developer conference include an entirely new version of Wear OS via the I / O Adventure page. This is the virtual world of product experience that Google may announce at the conference.
And Wear OS has gotten a slew of new features lately, but it hasn't redesigned the platform you might need.
Last year, Google added a new keyboard that supports thumbnails for third-party apps (Wear OS features related to UI-like visual information) and improves performance.
However, the last big change to Wear OS's design - apart from the addition of tiles - dates back to 2018.
Google acquired smartwatch technology from Fossil in 2019 and plans to acquire Fitbit in 2020. This has revived hope that Google will also spark interest in the concept of wearables.
The Fitbit acquisition has been heavily criticized due to subsequent health privacy concerns, but the deal was approved in 2021.
Google's partners are trying to provide a lifeline to the platform, and Fossil watches (like Gen 5 and Gen 5 LTE) are usually limited due to the poor performance of Qualcomm's smartwatch processors.
Mobvoi took a different approach on TicWatch Pro 3 in 2021, designing a wear OS, overlaying a different screen and adding a number of custom apps to the watch while still struggling with OS wear issues.
Google is eagerly awaiting a new version of Wear OS, and there are rumors that some devices may support the OS again. Samsung is said to be able to drop Tizen OS in exchange for using Google's OS in its OS. The next smartwatch.
Google appears intent on addressing these shortcomings by having a powerful and mega-new partner (like Samsung), and a team that specializes in wearables, and the visual redesign of Android 12 could be incorporated into the Wear OS.