#google is revamping the Wear OS smartwatch user interface
August 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
If you have a newer Wear OS watch, sometime in the coming month, you’ll get a software update that will change what happens when you swipe on your watchface. Alongside the new UI, Google is also adding a new feed of information from Google Assistant, faster access to Google Fit, and a more information-dense view of your notifications.
It’s a much-needed cleanup and refinement for the big changes that came in Wear OS 2.0 (née Android Wear). That update changed a bunch of stuff to make it easier to get to apps and switch watchfaces, but it also felt like a significant step backward when it came to reading notifications. Currently, you can swipe left or right to change watchfaces. But when the new update hits, those gestures will map to…