At the conference for developers Google I/O in 2016, which takes place in mountain view (CA) with 18 to 20 may, Google introduced today the Android Wear 2.0. This is the first major upgrade of the software platform Android Wear for wearable electronics, after its release in 2014. According to the developers, this is the biggest platform upgrade for its two-year history.
Android Wear 2.0 allows you to display information on the dial with “any application”. Also, there are two keyboards, you can use ink, but you can “full” QWERTY. To realize the function of smart answers, which tells the context of the answers to the user, so you don’t have to dial manually.
In addition, now app on your smart watch, you’ll be able to access the Internet independently without reference to the smartphone. Smart watch with support for LTE, such as Samsung Gear S2, will thus be able to work as a standalone device. Smart watch without the support of cellular communication will be able to go online when Wi-Fi connection or via Bluetooth. We also made a number of changes to the user interface and some other changes.
Android Wear 2.0 will be released in the fall of 2016. Preview for developers Android Wear 2.0 Developer Preview is available today.
The news is being finalized.