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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 (2014-03-18)

Wear OS 4.0 (based on Android 13) / 5 October 2023 (2023-10-05)[4]

Wear OS 4.0 (based on Android 13) / May 2023 (2023-05)

93 languages
  • Azərbaycan - Azerbaijani
    Bosanski - Bosnian
    Català - Catalan
    Čeština - Czech
    Dansk - Danish
    Deutsch (Deutschland) - German (Germany)
    Deutsch (Österreich) - German (Austria)
    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)
Language list as of Wear OS 3.0

Bionic libc,[5] shell from NetBSD,[6] native core utilities with a few from NetBSD[7]

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]

List of Wear OS devices

Android

Android Auto

Android TV

AsteroidOS

watchOS

Google Glass

Official website

Wear OS apps on Google Play