Smartwatches based mostly on the Wear OS 2 platform are getting updates for Google Pay, Messages, and third-party apps as part of the brand new experiences that Google has introduced for its current customers alongside introducing the Wear OS 3. The new Wear OS launch is initially restricted to the newly launched Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 collection. Nevertheless, Google needs to indicate its steady assist for its current customers and is, thus, bringing a handful of recent experiences to smartwatches operating on Wear OS 2.

One of the major changes that Google is bringing to customers on Wear OS 2 is a revamped design of Google Pay. The replace brings bigger bank card photos to let customers simply take a look at the playing cards saved of their pockets and swipe by way of them to search out the suitable one whereas making a wi-fi cost from their wrist.

Google has additionally introduced the growth of Google Pay assist on Wear OS to 16 new international locations that embrace Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Slovakia, Sweden, Taiwan, Ukraine, and United Arab Emirates. These international locations have had Google Pay earlier as nicely however not for customers with a Wear OS-based smartwatch.

Google Pay assist on Wear OS is expanded to new international locations
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However, the Indian model of Google Pay continues to be not accessible on Wear OS. Google, although, has mentioned that it’s planning to increase the funds service additional over time.

The second huge change that Google is bringing for its current Wear OS customers is the up to date Messages app. This enables you to obtain messages on the go and reply straight out of your watch, with out requiring you to take out your smartphone. You can reply with an emoji or select from an auto-generated reply. Similarly, you need to use the on-screen keyboard to sort your message reply or use voice dictation to make use of the built-in speech-to-text engine to your reply.

Google says that the up to date Messages app in your smartwatch syncs together with your Android cellphone to supply up-to-date conversations in your wrist. All that is just like how Apple has been providing seamless message entry on watchOS because the starting.

Alongside the up to date Messages app, customers on the prevailing Wear OS model will even be getting “new experiences” on apps together with Calm, Komoot, Period Tracker, Sleep Cycle, Spotify, and Strava within the coming weeks. Google says that many of those apps will get third-party Tiles — the widgets that had been launched earlier this 12 months to allow you to entry info and actions by swiping left on the watchface. Exact particulars about which apps would get Tiles and by when are but to be revealed.

There are different updates launched to Google Play retailer to let customers simply obtain and discover apps straight from their smartwatches.

Google’s newest updates actually recommend that the corporate does not need its current customers to really feel ignored. But it does not imply that Wear OS 2 will get all good issues coming to new clients by way of Wear OS 3. On the newest working system, Google has introduced new Google Maps and YouTube Music apps, amongst different enhancements.

Wear OS 3 is at the moment restricted to the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic. The new smartwatches are occurring sale in choose markets from August 27.