Your Android ar watch face is about to get more interactive. That’s because is giving developers the tools for a watch face to spit out more context when you tap on it.
The Official Android Blog details the update, with a few examples that clearly partnered up with some developers on.
One example is the Bits tch Face, which lets you view the weather, calendar, or other pieces of information all from the main screen.
Official Android Blog The Bits watch face shows off Android ar’s interactive capabilities.
so, Under Armour demonstrates how a watch face can give you health details without the need to launch a separate app.
Official Android Blog The Under Armour watch face may serve as an ideal workout companion.
Android ar’s own Together capability lets you pair up your watch with someone else, so you can share an emoji, picture, or other details about your day.
Official Android Blog Android ar can help you stay connected to someone special.
An over-the-air update to version 1.3 is supposed to roll out over the next few weeks. The Android Developers Blog also notes that -Fi support is also coming to the G tch R.
wasn’t done by just teasing watch faces. A tweet from @ showed off Translate in action, which can perform on-the-go translations even without a connected application.
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— (@google) August 20, 2015
The update also brings new Translate functionality, allowing watches to translate entire conversations right from your wrist. It only works with about 44 of languages that Translate supports, but it should detect them automatically.
y this matters: One advantage that Android ar has over other smartwatch platforms is flexibility. keeps giving developers a lot of clever tools to help Android ar do more than just display apps or Now cards. The platform needs innovations like this in order to win over those who may still be skeptical of adding another screen to their lives.
