Android Wear Update To Android Lollipop.
Android Wear OS is provided to companies manufacturing wearable devices and it was launched at the beginning of the year. In order to get the most out of Android devices, the Android Wear companion app needs to be installed. Android Wear acquires info from the Android smartphone.
Currently, it is not possible for Google Now services to communicate without an Android smartphone. Analysts say that in the future Android will become less dependent on the phone when it matures.
The Google Play Store offers six Android Wear devices including the ASUS ZenWatch, LG G Watch R, Sony SmartWatch 3, Moto 360, the LG G Watch and the Samsung Gear Live.
Over the next week or so, Google has announced that those who use Android Wear devices will be alerted to update automatically. The Android Wear app is also being updated separately.
According to Gottabemobile, "With this update, Android Wear Watch Faces are directly available for download and purchase from the Google Play Store. These Watch Faces take advantage of new changes in this Android Wear update. Google showed a few of those Watch Faces off in the above image. Google is hoping that adding a standard way for developers to make their own Watch Faces will make it much easier to customize Android Wear. That's key since there are few things more intimately personal than one's watch. In addition to the Watch Faces API updates in Android Wear itself, Google has also updated the Android Wear companion app with options for browsing and downloading new Watch Faces. The companion app now supports battery and storage monitoring too."
ArsTechnica shared that after smartwatches have been updated running Google's mobile operating system are powered by Android 5.0 Lollipop not Android 4.4 KitKat.
Android Wear Watch Faces are directly available for download and purchase from the Google Play Store.
