Wear os: the new version of android wear is now official

Google is committed to a major change in the smart watch market. Since the American firm changes the name of its operating system, which we assume will lead to new changes. Android Wear becomes part of the past and we are facing Wear OS. The new version that is already official and has been announced by the company itself.

Wear OS: The new version of Android Wear is now official

The company's plans go through expanding its scope. For this reason it has been decided to dispense with the word Android in the name of this version. In addition, all watches will soon start using Wear OS 1.0, the first version of the operating system for smartwatches.

Wear OS is now official

At the moment we already have an official website, which is where the statement has been published by the company. In addition to already having an indication 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 a third of Android Wear users use iPhone.

Therefore, it seems that with Wear OS they intend to obtain greater compatibility with Apple phones. So perhaps they can increase the popularity of these watches. Although this is not something that the company itself has confirmed.

Baselworld, a watch event, takes place in a few days. So everything indicates that these days we can learn more details about Wear OS and the changes it will bring. Although it promises to be a new era for the company.

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