Google "Wear OS" to improve usability such as the next edition, initial settings (CNET JAPAN) --Yahoo! News

Google "Wear OS" Image of improving usability, such as the next edition, initial settings

　Google has revealed a new feature on February 8, US time on the smartwatch OS Wear OS. With the new features, it is easier to use the "Google Assistant" to set the initial settings of a new smartwatch, and to stream and play it without downloading the song in advance from YouTube. The higher -speed initial setting process scheduled to be provided in March recommends a new smartwatch app based on the "Android" app used by users on smartphones. The recommended apps can be installed in one tap. The Google Assistant will be redesigned for Wear OS and will speed up responding. The instructions to Google Assistant are the same as when operating with the smart speaker of the "NEST" brand, and starts with the phrase "Hey Google". In addition, for members of the paid music streaming service "YouTube Music Premium", streaming playback using Wi-Fi and LTE communication will soon be supported. Members of the service need to download the songs in advance if they are not paired with a smartphone, but after the update, they will be able to stream the streaming without a smartphone nearby. Samsung's "Galaxy Watch4" is currently the only smartwatch equipped with the latest version of Wear OS (the latest collaboration by Samsung and Google), and most of these new features are mainly used in Galaxy Watch4. It is assumed. Galaxy Watch4 has a significantly dependent on the apps and services developed by Samsung, with the only audio assistant at the time of release. Other manufacturers are also planning to launch new smartwatches equipped with Wear OS and update existing products such as Fossil's "GEN 6", and many of them are expected to be realized at some time in 2022. This article edited by Asahi Interactive for an article from overseas RED VENTURES for Japan.