Nov 22, 2019. STEP 2: Download the Wear OS by Google™ app on your smartphone. Follow the instructions to pair your device and customize it to your preferences. STEP 3: Connect to Wifi. This allows your watch to connect with the Google Play Store and make sure it has the latest software. Under 'Settings,' choose 'Connectivity' to add a network.
Sep 08, 2020. Aug 31, 2017.
If you own a Wear OS device you can now download and install the latest version of the operating system: version 2.3.
Although version 2.3 is a full point upgrade from the previous 2.2, there doesn’t seem to be many upgrades involved with the newest version. The Home app gets an update from 2.20 to 2.21, but there are no Google Play Services or security patch updates involved at all.
In other words, it seems this is an update for bugs and performance fixes rather than new features or other upgrades.
To update your smartwatch to Wear OS 2.3, just visit the Google Play Store on your connected smartphone and download the latest version of the Wear OS app. In time, the update will automatically get pushed to your wearable.
If for some reason that doesn’t work — or you are just impatient — you can always force your watch to take the update by following Google’s instructions here.
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Designing apps for devices powered by Wear OS is different than designing for phones ortablets.
Wear OS uses four interaction types: notifications, watch faces, native apps, and voice commands,as described in the sections below. To dive deeper into how to design forWear OS, see the Wear OS design guidelines.
Notifications display ambient, contextual data. A notification may also let the user launch your app.
Notifications can offer lightweight experiences, like replying to a message,opening a location on a map, or playing a song. There are ready-madenotification templates for instant messaging, music playback, and calendar events.
Read more aboutdesigning notifications.
Watch faces can tell more than the hour and date. By adding a gadget called a complication to the watch face, an installed app can display useful, timely information.
With a single tap on the watch face, users can open an app associated with a complication orchange the look of the watch face itself, such as its color.
Read more aboutdesigning watch faces.
Developers can create branded, engaging experiences using nativeAndroid apps. These apps can take advantage of a watch's hardwareto provide on-demand experiences that areindependent of a phone.
Read more aboutWear app components.
Voice commands allow hands-free interaction with Wear OS. Commands can use Google’ssearch services and trigger actions on installed apps.
Read more aboutVoice commands.