“<\/a>.<\/p>\nThe LG G Watch and Gear Live started shipping in July 2014, while the Moto 360 began shipping in September 2014. The next batch of Android Wear devices, which arrived at the end of 2014, included the\u00c2\u00a0Asus ZenWatch,\u00c2\u00a0the\u00c2\u00a0Sony SmartWatch 3,\u00c2\u00a0and the\u00c2\u00a0LG G Watch R.\u00c2\u00a0As of March\u00c2\u00a02015, the latest Wear OS devices are the\u00c2\u00a0LG Watch Urbane,\u00c2\u00a0and the\u00c2\u00a0Huawei Watch.<\/p>\n
Options include a screen always on feature and a “tilt to wake screen” setting,\u00c2\u00a0to light the screen automatically.<\/p>\n
Users can find directions by voice from the phone, choose transport mode, including bike, and start a journey. While traveling, the watch shows directions, and vibrates to indicate turns by feel.<\/p>\n
Via\u00c2\u00a0Google Fit\u00c2\u00a0and similar applications, Wear OS supports ride and run tracking (“OK Google, start a run”). On devices sporting the needed sensor, heart activity can be sampled automatically through the day or on demand (“OK Google, what’s my heart rate”). Step-counting, calorie expenditure etc. are also monitored. These features work within the Fit ecosystem, allowing integration with companion devices and applications. The watch reinforces achievements with cards noting goal attainment, when a goal is near, summaries of heart, and body activity.<\/p>\n
Users can use their Wear OS watch to control their phone. Music can be requested (for instance, “OK Google, play\u00c2\u00a0Deep Purple”). The screen then shows a card for play-control, volume, skip, media images, allowing music to be controlled from the wrist with the user free to move.<\/p>\n
Starting with version 2.16 users can swipe right to bring up an Assistant page with useful information similar to the Android Assistant on phones, or swipe left to display Google Fit information. This replaces the old functionality of swiping left or right to change the watch face.<\/p>\n
The vibration engine alerts users about important notifications originating from a user-selectable set of applications. Wear OS provides multiple options for replying, including Google Voice Typing for dictating responses to messages, and spoken or drawn emoticons.<\/p>\n
Intelligent notifications from Google Now are supported including traffic, flights, hotel check-in, meeting alerts, location- and time-based reminders, weather and sport, stocks, flight status, boarding passes, restaurant bookings, etc.<\/p>\n
Users can receive messages sent to them via\u00c2\u00a0Google Hangouts, and respond with a voice message.\u00c2\u00a0Users can also set the alarm by using ‘Okay Google’ on Wear OS. Currently new\u00c2\u00a0SMS\u00c2\u00a0can be initiated from the watch. Wear OS 5.1.1 supports drawing to reply, which uses AI to interpret the user’s sketch as an emoji character. Search by voice is fully supported.\u00c2\u00a0Google Now\u00c2\u00a0searches such as “How tall is\u00c2\u00a0Nicole Kidman” result in\u00c2\u00a0Knowledge Graph\u00c2\u00a0cards appearing on screen, with options to open the search result on another device.<\/p>\n
If the phone’s camera app is activated, the screen is relayed to the watch, and the user can control the shutter, and view photos on the watch. Third-party applications support using the phone camera as a streaming device, or more varied camera control.<\/p>\n
Events appear as cards on screen. “OK Google, show my agenda” will display the user’s agenda. Watch faces also support marking out appointments (for instance with contrasting color to show periods with an appointment, and\/or illuminating a lighted “count-down” line for upcoming appointments.<\/p>\n
Note taking is fully supported via\u00c2\u00a0Google Keep\u00c2\u00a0and other note-apps, as is marking-off check lists etc. Via voice commands such as “OK Google, remind me to call Roy at work”, or “Remind me to baste the chicken in 25 minutes” the user can create location and time-based reminders, set alarms, timers etc. which appear on the watch at the appropriate time or place.<\/p>\n
Many applications have been released, with developers such as\u00c2\u00a0Evernote\u00c2\u00a0etc. creating new functionality on the watch: for instance, handing off notes to the watch screen when the user turns off their phone screen.\u00c2\u00a0Location-based applications\u00c2\u00a0like\u00c2\u00a0Foursquare\u00c2\u00a0show suitable nearby venues, allow check-in etc.<\/p>\n
The above is a brief about Wearable OS. Watch this space for more updates on the latest trends in Technology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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