Volvo’s On Call app gets much needed update, Android Wear support

Volvo’s finally introduced a new look to its On Call app on Android. Its look, while still not fully Material Design, does have new elements that you can tinker around with. It has the usual trip log and car location tracker features. It also adds a Google Now-like “smart prediction” cards on your homescreen and has a parking search feature. The app also now has Android Wear support. But it isn’t clear yet what functionalities have been added to Google’s wearable platform. You’ll need to have a 2012 or later Volvo car that has Volvo On Call installed to gain access to the app.

Source: Android Police | Download: Google Play Store (Free)

Google releases 17 new Android Wear watch faces

Google’s adding more customizability to the Android Wear with another round of new watch faces from designers and popular brands. There are 17 new faces from the likes of Bang & Olufsen, Cynthia Rowley, Hello Kitty, Moomin, and Muji. If you aren’t too keen on them, according to Google, there are over 1,500 downloadable watch faces on the Play Store. You can check out the collection over here.

Source: Android Police

Foursquare now supports Android Wear

The latest update for Foursquare brings Android Wear support to the app. Not only do you get a dedicated app on your smartwatch, you now get push notifications when you’re with vicinity of interesting places to visit. You can conduct voice searchers with the app or find suggestions for places to eat at.

Source: Greenbot | Download: Google Play Store (Free)

Google I/O: Android Wear now has 4,000 apps

We’re starting to see the smartwatch arena expand further with this announcement from Google. The tech company announced that its wearable platform now has 4,000 Android Wear apps for download on the Google Play Store. They’re ahead by a 1,000 or so third-party apps available for the Apple Watch but then again Apple’s wearable platform was released later than Android’s.

Source: Android Community