Google presents Wear OS. Google is betting on a significant change in the smartwatch market. Now, the American firm changes the name of its operating system. That we assume will lead to new changes. Android Wear becomes part of the past, and we are in front of it. The new version is already official from company statement.
Wear OS: The latest version of Android Wear is now official
The company plans to expand its market reach. For that reason, it has been decided to dispense with the word Android in the name of this version. Also, soon all the watches will begin to make use of Wear OS 1.0. That is the first version of the operating system for smartwatches.
Wear OS: The new version of Android Wear is now official
Wear OS is already official
At the moment we already have an official website, which is where the state has been published by the company. In addition to having already a clue that can give us clues about the reason for this name change and the news that will be arriving over the coming weeks. Google has commented that one-third of Android Wear users use iPhone.
Therefore, it seems that with Wear OS seek to obtain more excellent compatibility with Apple phones. So maybe they will make the popularity of these watches increase. Although this is not something that the company itself has confirmed.