Android Wear iPhone support tipped to be coming soon

Rumours have been going on for a while that Google is working on iPhone support for the Android Wear wearable platform. Recent reports claim that Google is close to finishing up with the technical details for Android Wear to work with Apple's platform. However, with the upcoming release of the Apple Watch, we're not sure if Apple will be willing to play nice with Google on this one. Of course, they want their own wearable to succeed. And Google would need Apple's help with this. You can't sideload apps on iPhone unless you jailbreak a device, we don't think Google would take that route.

Source: The Verge | Via: Ubergizmo 

Use your Android Wear smartwatch to locate your wayward Android phone

If you’ve been using Google’s Android Device Manager to locate missing smartphones and tablets, you can now get some help with your Android smartwatch. Google has added support for Android Wear to help you find your wayward Android device. All you need to do is say, “Ok, Google. Start. Find my phone.” Or you can look for the “Find my phone” feature in the Start menu. This will have your Android device ringing at full volume and will hopefully have you reunited with it in no time. The update will be rolling out to Android Wear devices in the coming weeks.

Source: Official Android Blog

Google finally releases watch faces for Android Wear

Even though Google was the one who built Android Wear, they have yet to release watch faces for it, until today. Dubbed as Street Art, these faces were made by collaboration between Google and over a dozen of artists under the Google Art Project. Those who download these faces have three modes to choose from: analog, digital, or minimal.  Analog gets a round watch face so it’ll work well with the round smartwatches. Digital puts the focus on the art so the time gets relegated to the bottom. And minimal makes use of small circles to display time in an analog fashion but it won’t have hour and second hands. You can also toggle whether you want the date shown or not.

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

Android Wear tipped to be adding Wi-Fi support

Google is hoping to get ahead in the smartwatch game, if reports are to be believed. They’re reportedly working on adding Wi-Fi support to the Android Wear platform. This means the smartwatches can make use of features like Google Now without having to be paired via Bluetooth to a smartphone. Most of the Android Wear watches already have Wi-Fi built in. It’s just a matter of enabling it through a software update.

According to The Verge, enabling this feature is reportedly part of the next update for Google’s wearable platform. Gesture control will also reportedly be included. This means you just have to flick your wrist to scroll through notifications and Google Now cards. No word yet though on when the next Android Wear update will be coming out.

Source: Ubergizmo