Wear OS
Wear OS (also known simply as Wear[8] and formerly Android Wear[9]) is a version of Google's Android operating system designed for smartwatches and other wearables.[10][11][12] By pairing with mobile phones running Android version 6.0 "Marshmallow" or newer, or iOS version 10.0 or newer with limited support from Google's pairing application,[13] Wear OS integrates Google Assistant[14] technology and mobile notifications into a smartwatch form factor. Wear OS is closed-source, in contrast to the free and open-source Android.[2][3]
Developer
Current
March 18, 2014
Wear OS 4.0 (based on Android 13) / 5 October 2023[4]
Wear OS 4.0 (based on Android 13) / May 2023
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Bosanski - Bosnian
Català - Catalan
Čeština - Czech
Dansk - Danish
Deutsch (Deutschland) - German (Germany)
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Deutsch (Schweiz) - German (Switzerland)
Eesti - Estonian
English (Australia) - English (Australia)
English (Canada) - English (Canada)
English (Ireland) - English (Ireland)
English (New Zealand) - English (New Zealand)
English (Philippines) - English (Philippines)
English (South Africa) - English (South Africa)
English (United Kingdom) - English (United Kingdom)
English (United States) - English (United States)
Español (España) - Spanish (Spain)
Español (Estados Unidos) - Spanish (United States)
Euskara - Basque
Filipino - Filipino
Français (Belgique) - French (Belgium)
Français (Canada) - French (Canada)
Français (France) - French (France)
Français (Suisse) - French (Switzerland)
Gaeilge - Irish
Galego - Galician
Hrvatski - Croatian
Indonesia - Indonesian
Íslenska - Icelandic
Italiano - Italian
Latviešu - Latvian
Lietuvių - Lithuanian
Magyar - Hungarian
Melayu - Malay
Nederlands (België) - Dutch (Belgium)
Nederlands (Nederland) - Dutch (Netherlands)
Norsk bokmål - Norwegian Bokmål
O‘zbek - Uzbek (Latin)
Polski (Polska) - Polish (Poland)
Polski (Silesian) - Polish (Silesian)
Português (Brasil) - Portuguese (Brazil)
Português (Portugal) - Portuguese (Portugal)
Română - Romanian
Shqip - Albanian
Slovenčina - Slovak
Slovenščina - Slovenian
Srpski - Serbian (Latin)
Suomi - Finnish
Svenska - Swedish
Tiếng Việt - Vietnamese
Türkçe - Turkish
Türkmen dili - Turkmen
Ελληνικά - Greek
Беларуская - Belarusian
Български - Bulgarian
Кыргызча - Kyrgyz
Қазақ тілі - Kazakh
Македонски - Macedonian
Монгол - Mongolian
Русский - Russian
Тоҷикӣ - Tajik
Українська - Ukrainian
ქართული - Georgian
Հայերեն - Armenian
עברית - Hebrew
اردو - Urdu
العربية - Arabic
فارسی - Persian
नेपाली - Nepali
मराठी - Marathi
हिन्दी - Hindi
অসমীয়া - Assamese
বাংলা (বাংলাদেশ) - Bangla (Bangladesh)
বাংলা (ভারত) - Bangla (India)
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ - Punjabi
ગુજરાતી - Gujarati
ଓଡ଼ିଆ - Odia
தமிழ் - Tamil
తెలుగు - Telugu
ಕನ್ನಡ - Kannada
മലയാളം - Malayalam
සිංහල - Sinhala
ไทย - Thai
ລາວ - Lao
မြန်မာ (Unicode) - Burmese (Unicode)
မြန်မာ (Zawgyi) - Burmese (Zawgyi)
ខ្មែរ - Khmer
한국어 - Korean
日本語 - Japanese
简体中文 (中国) - Simplified Chinese (China)
繁體中文 (台灣) - Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)
繁體中文 (香港) - Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong)
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Wear OS supports Bluetooth, NFC, Wi-Fi,[15] 3G, and LTE connectivity, as well as a range of features and applications. Watch face styles include round, square and rectangular. Hardware manufacturing partners include Asus, Broadcom, Fossil, HTC, Intel, LG, MediaTek, Imagination Technologies, Motorola, New Balance, Xiaomi, Qualcomm, Samsung, Huawei, Skagen, Polar, TAG Heuer, Suunto, and Mobvoi.[16]
Canalys estimates that over 720,000 Android Wear smartwatches were shipped in 2014, the year of its launch.[17] By mid-October 2022, the Wear OS app had more than 50 million downloads.[18] Wear OS was estimated to account for 17.3% of the smartwatch market in Q3 2021, behind Apple's 21.8%. Samsung accounts for the majority of Wear OS devices sold,[19] due to its switch back from Tizen to Wear OS in 2021.[20]
Features[edit]
Wear OS can synchronize notifications from a paired device, and supports voice control with the "OK Google" hotword along with gesture-based input.[42] Wear OS integrates with Google services such as the Google Assistant and Google Mobile Services (including Gmail, Google Maps, and Google Wallet), as well as third-party watch apps from Play Store.[43][44] From the watch face, the user can swipe up to access their notifications, down to access a quick settings panel, from the left to view their personalized Google feed, and the right to view Google Fit.[42] Via Google Fit and similar applications, Wear OS supports ride and run tracking, and devices containing heart rate sensors can perform a reading on-demand, or at intervals throughout the day.[45] The watch can control media being played on streamed on paired devices.[44][43]