While Google’s Wear OS 3 hasn’t reached that many smartwatches yet, the Android maker has announced its next iteration: Wear OS 4. It’s coming later this year and promises a more useful suite of watch apps, better management battery life and improved accessibility with revamped text to voice input.
Wear OS 4 offers better integration with Google Home with even more control options over connected devices. Google has also confirmed more features for its Google Workspace, Gmail, and Google Calendar apps. Now you can access two Workplace favorites from your Wear OS 4 watch, quickly reply to emails in Gmail, and reply to events and update tasks in Calendar.
New features in the Google Home, Gmail and Google Calendar apps
Third-party developers are also on board with WhatsApp offering its first clock app with end-to-end encryption, voice responses, and on-device calls. Spotify is bringing new tiles for easier access to your favorite songs and podcasts. Peloton is adding a workout series tile to its Wear OS 4 app. Samsung and Google have also collaborated on a new Watch Face format that eases the watch face creation process for developers and makes watch faces less taxing on battery life.
WhatsApp and Spotify applications
Another major addition to Wear OS 4 is the ability to backup and restore your watch without resetting to factory settings. Google hasn’t disclosed any official information on which smartwatch will debut Wear OS 4, but we expect Samsung’s next-gen Galaxy Watch 6 series to be first in line. We expect to see Wear OS 4 on the next generation Pixel watch and models from other manufacturers.
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