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What’s happening in Wear OS by Google
What’s happening in Wear OS by Google

13 August 2020

Posted by Karen Ng, Director of Product and Robert Simpson, Product Manager This blog post is part of a weekly series for #11WeeksOfAn...


Privacy protections for physical activity in Android 10
Privacy protections for physical activity in Android 10

06 November 2019

Since Google Fit was released in 2015 , apps with an abundance of features for health and fitness tracking have integrated with the Google ...


Wear OS by Google: AoG support and new enhanced battery saver mode
Wear OS by Google: AoG support and new enhanced battery saver mode

09 May 2018

Posted by Hoi Lam , Lead Developer Advocate, Wear OS by Google At Google I/O, we launched the Wear OS by Google developer preview 2....


Android Wear Beta
Android Wear Beta

02 October 2017

Posted by Hoi Lam , Lead Developer Advocate, Android Wear LG Watch Sport Today, we are launching the beta of the next Android We...


Updates to Google Play policy promote standalone Android Wear apps
Updates to Google Play policy promote standalone Android Wear apps

31 August 2017

Posted by Hoi Lam , Lead Developer Advocate, Android Wear Strava - a standalone wear app available to both Android and iOS users An...


How to improve app design for Wear 2.0
How to improve app design for Wear 2.0

25 August 2017

Posted by Steven Tepper, App Quality Consultant, Google Play Wear 2.0 launched back in February with added support for new hardware feat...


Android Wear: New complications tools and watch friendly UI library
Android Wear: New complications tools and watch friendly UI library

18 May 2017

Posted by Hoi Lam , Lead Developer Advocate, Android Wear Android Wear 2.0 gives users more informative watch faces and provides develope...


Android Wear 2.0 is here with new hardware features!
Android Wear 2.0 is here with new hardware features!

09 February 2017

Posted by Hoi Lam , Lead Developer Advocate, Android Wear Today, we are releasing the final SDK for Android Wear 2.0. In this release,...


Final Android Wear 2.0 Developer Preview: iOS support. Time to upload your apps to the Play Store!
Final Android Wear 2.0 Developer Preview: iOS support. Time to upload your apps to the Play Store!

24 January 2017

Posted by Hoi Lam , Developer Advocate  Cross platform support by Telegram Messenger Today, we are releasing the fifth and fi...


Get a glimpse of Wear 2.0’s upcoming standalone apps
Get a glimpse of Wear 2.0’s upcoming standalone apps

15 December 2016

Kacey Fahey, Marketing Programs Manager, Google Play The upcoming Android Wear 2.0 experience will introduce standalone apps, expanding ...


Android Wear 2.0 Developer Preview 4: Authentication, In-App Billing, and more
Android Wear 2.0 Developer Preview 4: Authentication, In-App Billing, and more

13 December 2016

Posted by Hoi Lam , Developer Advocate A key part of Android Wear 2.0 is letting watch apps work as standalone apps, so users can respo...


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Android Wear 2.0 Developer Preview 2

12 July 2016

Posted by Hoi Lam , Android Wear Developer Advocate At Google I/O 2016, we launched the Android Wear 2.0 Developer Preview , which gives ...