This is the first time that it has advanced against Google's
wearable platform since Q4 2015.
Not exact matches
Android Wear has been Google's one and only
platform for
wearable devices
since it launched «way back» in 2014, and while last year gave us some big updates to the
platform, 2016 is set to be a big year for Google - powered smartwatches.
Ever
since the launch of Android Wear 2.0 this February, Google's
wearable platform has been in a relatively quiet and awkward state.
Since that time, Samsung has raced ahead in
wearables with their Gear 2 smartwatch and Gear Fit fitness band and Google has kick - started their Google Wear
platform.
It's been a little while
since we've seen any improvements come to Google's
wearable platform, but that changes today.
So last year, Google went back to the
wearable drawing board to develop Android Wear 2.0, the biggest update to the
platform since its launch.