Google delayed the launch of Android Wear 2.0 until next year. I know, sad. But with its release, Android Wear will support third-party standalone apps. Happy! This week, we got a preview of what we can expect from developers like Foursquare, Glide, and Lifesum when it comes to their updated Android Wear apps.

Developers can now create apps that’ll run natively on Android Wear devices. As we saw demonstrated at Google I/O this year, apps can have widgets embedded in a watchface, which can then launch specific apps or perform certain actions when tapped. Users can also search for, install, and use apps through their device.

Glide, a video messaging service, will let users broadcast directly from the watchface, for instance. By tapping…

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