The new OS will let
you run standalone apps on your watch without the need to have a connected smartphone on hand.
This is the latest and greatest version of Google wearable OS, bringing the ability to
run standalone apps, Google Assistant, an improved UI, and watch face complications.
The product is an extension of the smartphone, but it has the capability of
running some standalone apps, and — like all things introduced at CES — it has voice control functionality with Amazon Alexa built into the device.
Not exact matches
Distribution is key: you can
run your own Bitcore node, your own Copay server (or as a
standalone app), and your own Insight server.
TECH CRUNCH - Jan 22 - Tagged, the people discovery service with 300M registrations and 3M daily users, is stepping into offline meetups by launching
standalone app Sidewalk that feeds you fun happenings in your city, as well as who you might
run into where you're hanging out.
Web
apps run in web browsers rather than as small
standalone software programs.
That's the official launcher from Google which ships with Nexus devices, but is also available as a
standalone app, to be downloaded and installed on any device
running on Android Jelly Bean and above.
Android L Keyboard — The keyboard from the Android L Developer Preview, modified to
run as a
standalone app by Chrisch1974 and I. Free, no ads, no bloat.
We're using Workplace, a
standalone FB
app, to
run our community site.
It can
run native,
standalone apps and even download them directly from the Google Play Store on the watch.
Assistant will be a
standalone app that's compatible with iPhones
running iOS 9.1 or better.
It's a
standalone headset that
runs on HTC's own VR platform, the also brand new Vive Wave and has access to the Viveport content store for downloading
apps and games.
Opting for the higher - end Gear 2 will gain you the addition of a built - in camera, while both are able to
run apps and work as
standalone music players to pair with a bluetooth headset.
Besides faster movie downloads, expect the higher speeds of 5G networking to provide the kind of low latency needed to
run demanding virtual reality
apps on
standalone headsets.
And of course, since both will be
running Android Wear 2.0, we'll get our first look at Google Assistant integration on a wearable, as well as see Google Play Store access on the wrist and
standalone smartwatch
apps.
To
run through them quickly, Google Assistant won't appear until the new Nexuses arrive with Allo on board (we're not even sure we'll see Allo released as a
standalone app before then).
Over the last few months, his crew has been
running Events
app alpha tests to find out what users would want in a
standalone product.
As it name suggests, Google Fit uses the set of APIs that the search giant released at its I / O 2014 in June and provides users a
standalone app to track their activity such as walking, biking and
running.
The watches will now have a
standalone Watch
App store, and more importantly, the watch now supports both Android Pay as well as Google Assistant, which natively
runs only on Pixel smartphones.
With the
standalone app support added, smartwatches
running Android Wear 2.0 will be more independent and less reliant on smartphones, and with that in mind, it makes sense for the platform to offer a new input method.
However Sony has taken it one step further with the SmartWatch 3 by offering
standalone music capability with its Sony Walkman
app, meaning you won't need your smartphone to listen to your music and track a
run.
In other words, folks
running the normal (retail) version of Windows 10 will be able to play around with
standalone preview versions of these
apps, and test out their new features, without having to sign up and install the preview build of Windows 10.
That means you won't need to have a smartphone connected to the wearable in order to
run both Google
apps and those developed by third - party software makers — at least for
apps that are capable of
running as
standalone versions.
He did not clarify whether this would lead to a delay in the release of the
standalone Kin
app, which will
run on the Stellar blockchain.
According to a story on The Verge, these two new flagship watches will be the first to
run Android Wear 2.0, which introduces features such as Google's Assistant (as seen on the Google Home speaker and Pixel smartphones), Android Pay, and
standalone apps.