New Wear OS update rolling out from Google tries to make smartwatches feel brand new

Google is picking up mostly good reviews today for the Wear OS update that's started rolling out to smartwatches, which as we reported a few weeks ago is a refresh focused on simplifying the interactions, giving you easier access to the information you need. Generally making the watch feel almost brand new.

You can also argue that with this update (which includes now being able to swipe right from the main watchface to bring up a helpful Google Assistant feed), Google is accepting some limitations. Thankfully, it's not trying to be as ambitious as Apple, which as we all saw has set out a lofty vision for its watches that's unconstrained by something as basic as using the device to present the time and other data. We say thankfully, because it would be foolish for Google to try something similar since its device partners, in the words of a reviewer from The Verge, have tended to crank out "technically deficient devices."

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