Google announced a new update to their smartwatch platform: Wear OS. So it has a new look that focuses on finding things easier, the new Google Fit baked in, and a Google Assistant feed.
For starters, they hooked up the UI to make regular navigation a lot easier & simpler. In the Settings shade, you now have shortcuts to Google Pay, Google Fit lies to the right of the main page, & Google Assistant feed on the left – just like on a smartphone. The new Google Fit makes health tracking a lot easier as well.
Here’s what you will see on your watch using the new system, starting from the main page:
- Swipe right: Google Assistant feed of information
- Swipe left: Google Fit’s new fitness-tracking rings
- Swipe up: notifications
- Swipe down: Quick Settings shortcuts
- Long press on the watch face: change watch face
- Short press the main button: see all apps
- Long press the main button: invoke Google Assistant to ask questions via voice
Expect the new version of Wear OS to start rolling out sometime next month. Who’s looking to give this new UI a shot?
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