From PC Mag: Four years ago, Google introduced a version of Android designed to work on your wrist. Called Android Wear, the service has weathered changes and challenges and emerges in 2018 with a new name, Wear OS, and a new focus outlined here at the Google I/O developer conference.
Dennis Troper, the product director for Wear OS, explained three pillars Google will focus on going forward: connection at a glance, health and fitness, and the Google Assistant.
Connection at a glance, Troper explained, means getting the information you need from your smartwatch and then getting on with your day. To that end, Wear OS now includes adaptive text sizes, darker backgrounds, and a new font that's easier to read. New complications—the tiny apps that display information on the watch face—such as the recently used app complication let users get to what they need faster, like weather or sports scores.
Health has clearly become a major focus for all wearable devices. For Wear OS, the new Touch Lock feature prevents unwanted interactions while the watch is in contact with water, whether you're running in the rain or swimming. Music controls are also now accessible from the Google Fit workout screen, while the heart rate sensor supports continuous heart rate monitoring and Google Fit displays a resting heart rate.
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