Google is updating Wear OS to bring new features, apps, and app experiences to its smartwatch OS platform, the company announced today at its Google I/O developer conference. The features, coming later this year, include improvements to Google’s own first-party apps, like Gmail, Calendar, and Home, as well as new and improved apps from third parties, like WhatsApp, Peloton, and Spotify.
The company last refreshed the Wear OS platform two years ago, then partnering with Samsung on a unified platform. This latest update isn’t quite as extensive, but it does include a range of improvements across the broader Wear OS app ecosystem.
This includes updates to Google’s own apps, like Google Home, which will now gain new smart home ...
