Google and Samsung Are Unifying Wear OS and Tizen, Future Galaxy Smartwatch to Run on ‘Wear’

Google and Samsung are unifying their smartwatch OS’s – Google Wear OS and Samsung Tizen OS to carry “Wear” to deliver faster and improved performance. Samsung has also confirmed that its next Galaxy Watches, rumoured to be called Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch Active 4, will run on the new Wear platform. The announcement was first made at the ongoing Google I/O 2021 that is taking place online owing to the coronavirus pandemic. Samsung announced the development in a separate blog post. According to Google, the collaboration between the two tech giants will lead to improvements in battery life, 30 percent faster loading times for apps, and smoother animations. Samsung and Google are also trying to make it “easier for developers” to construct or enhance apps for Android watches with the unified platform. Google is promising a better number of apps and watch faces than ever earlier than.

Future smartwatches from the 2 corporations can even get entry to third-party apps, whereas Google‘s personal platforms like Google Maps and Google Assistant are being redesigned and improved. Google Pay for the watches can be redesigned and get assist for 26 new international locations past the present 11 international locations. Whereas, YouTube Music will arrive on Wear later this yr, geared up with options like sensible downloads for subscribers for an offline listening expertise. As anticipated, Google and Samsung‘s Wear will leverage tech from Alphabet-owned Fitbit to enhance total fitness-related options. Google says different OEMs also can customise the consumer expertise on prime of the platform.