Google at I/O officially announced the Wear OS 4. With the latest version, the smartwatches are now capable to use Google apps for Google’s mail and calendar services. The company has also announced several AI-related products, Workplace and more. Alongside the new AI technologies, Google also announced the Pixel 7a, Pixel Tablet and Pixel foldable phone.
WhatsApp is also coming on the Wear OS smartwatches. Google tips “a faster and more reliable text-to-speech experience” with Wear OS 4, as well as backup and restore tools to move data and settings between watches, and automatic carrying over of app permissions from a phone to a watch if you set up your watch from your phone.
Samsung and Google partnership for Watch Face Format
Google at I/O confirmed that this is the new watch face designs and features opened up by the Watch Face Format Google developed with Samsung. It is described as a “declarative XML format” that requires no executable code from a developer and gets automatic maintenance updates through Wear OS 4.
Google says this type of Watch Face Format will allow styles that include analog or digital faces and complications that embed data from other app.
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