Uber finally finds its way to Android Wear 2.0

It was promised back in Google I/O 2015 and it took a full 21 months but it’s finally here. Uber now has a standalone app on Android Wear 2.0. You don’t need to have the app installed on your phone to get it to run. You can request rides right from your wrist. Select bookmarked destinations such as your work and home. The app also lets you check prices, ETAs as well as your driver’s progress and what his or her car model and plate number is. And yes, you can follow the ride inside the car, too. The downside is the app is only available for Android Wear 2.0, which means if you don’t have one, you still don’t get the app. You can install it from the Play Store right on your smartwatch.

Source: Android Police

Google announces Android Wear 2.0 coming soon to Canada

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Google has finally revelaed the anticipated update to its Android Wear smart watch OS on the backs of two LG smart watches designed around the new OS even as some of the more recent devices, like the Moto 360 2, are expected to get some of the features.

Missing In Action for around a year, Android Wear 2.0 is Google's latest attempt to offer a cohesive wearable adjunct to its Android OS ecosystem. The latest version, offers more personalized watch faces that now have complications, or widgets, that mirror apps and services for better at-a-glance access to information. 

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First Android Wear 2.0 smartwatches from LG are set to debut on February 9

If we are to go by details released by Evan Blass a.k.a. @evleaks, Android Wear 2.0 will finally be debuting next month on two new flagship smartwatches from LG. It was rumoured before that these new watches would be branded as Pixel watches but it seems like that isn’t the case. It won’t even be co-branded with Google. The wearables will just be named LG Watch Sport and Watch Style. Both will have a digital crown button to help with navigation (similar to what you’d see on the Apple Watch), handwriting recognition, and Google Assistant integration.

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Of course Swarovski has an Android Wear watch

It no longer comes as a surprise that traditional watchmakers have versions of smartwatches. You’d think it’s about time they got with the program. But here’s a surprise from Austrian jewelry maker, Swarovski. The brand will be launching its first Android Wear-powered (and obviously bedazzled) smartwatch at Baselworld 2017, which will be held in March 23. Swarovski partnered with Qualcomm and Google to develop the watch and it’s designed specifically for women. It’s been teased at CES 2017 but details about the hardware, price, and availability aren’t been released yet. This announcement also comes in the heels of the delayed Android Wear 2.0. We’re expecting to hear more about this smartwatch at the jewel and watch conference happening in March.

Source: Android Authority