Android Wear becomes Wear OS by Google. That’s why and what changes for users
It comes the officialization of the change of name, but also of expectations, for Android Wear that from today will be called Wear OS by Google and will try to expand its ” ray ” of action. Let’s see why.
Wear OS by Google is official. The new name of Android Wear was put into practice by the Mountain View company as it had been a few days ago predicted by some rumors. The change is not only that of the name is significant, though perhaps not original, but the real change comes in the substance of the operating system for smartwatch that wants to look at other devices beyond those of Android.
What changes with Wear OS by Google?
Basically on the portal created specifically by the Mountain View giant we talk about Google Assistant, which had already been previously formalized for smartwatch. We talk about classic applications of Google like Maps, Keep and Gmail, and it is also about wellness with a reference to fitness and clearly to music with Play Music. All of the practical aspects we already knew and that Android Wear had already widely introduced. So what are the real news of the change of name and strategy?
The reasons for the change in Wear OS by Google are to be sought deeper and actually affect the will of a change in marketing side. The reasons seem to be those of not inducing users of other systems, or iOS, in perceiving Android Wear as an exclusive operating system of Android. WearOS is also used with iPhone, even a third of the total users, and this has led to a rebrand not to create confusion in users.
Google has already updated its application for the combination of the watch with the smartphone and clearly in this case you will get the new brand in addition to a slight change in the graphics of the application. Background even whiter than before and windows with an appearance similar to what seen with the latest UI in Material Design that is rounded and with the settings even more at hand.
