One of the best, if not the best transit and public transportation apps, is coming to Android Wear. The original app was developed in back in the Spring of 2013 for Montreal’s subway network. It has since grown to support Android devices as well as over 110 cities across the world, providing not only all kinds of public transit information but […]
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Moto 360 and Android Wear headed to China
The Moto 360 and Android Wear are headed to China. With Lenovo now owning Motorola, the first may not be as big a surprise but the latter certainly is more of one. Google withdrew from China back in 2010. With many of its services blocked by the Chinese government, Google will partner with Chinese companies to offer alternatives to offer a […]
Android Wear for iOS brings compatibility with Apple iPhone
Google today announced on its official blog that Android Wear is now compatible with the Apple iPhone. Android Wear for iOS is rolling out today and is compatible with the iPhone 5, 5c, 5s, 6, or 6 Plus running iOS 8.2+. Android Wear for iOS will not offer all of the functionality found on its Android equivalent. This first release will offer […]
More than 20 Android Wear interactive watch faces already available
Google last week announced that interactive watch faces are coming to your Android Wear smartwatch with the next update. A single tap will offer new interactions such as the ability for the watch face to change, display additional information or even launch a different application. Three such watch faces were features in its announcement but it turns out that more than […]
Interactive watch faces headed to Android Wear
We first learned that interactive watch faces were coming to Android Wear earlier this summer. Google yesterday made it all official by unveiling a number of such watch faces. As the name implies, interactive watch faces will offer a greater degree of interactivity. A single tap will now allow the watch face to change its design, reveal more information or even launch a […]
Next Android Wear update to include interactive watch faces
Google I/O 2015 was a little sparse on new features for Android Wear, especially as the latest update had just been released shortly before Google’s latest developer conference. With an updates rumoured for later this summer, details are now emerging about two new features that could soon grace our smartwatches. The first will add support for a native single tap […]
YouTube videos land on your Android Wear smartwatch
You can now add watching YouTube videos to the list of things you can do with your Android Wear smartwatch. The new capability comes courtesy of a new app called Video for Android Wear&YouTube from developer appfour. The app lets you search through YouTube using voice commands with a simple interface then letting you scroll through the results. An in-app purchase […]
Google releases 17 new Android Wear watch faces
Android Wear already offers more than 1,500 different watch faces to choose from according to Google’s own count. That’s almost enough to have a different watch face for three years. But in case you’ve been looking for something new, Google today unveiled 17 new watch faces. It’s quite an assortment too. You have everything from Angry Birds and Hello Kitty […]