Shulou(Shulou.com)05/31 Report--

­(original title: Google just changed the name of Android Wear to Wear OS)

­March 16 news, according to foreign media reports, Google has officially confirmed to change the name of Android Wear to Wear OS.

­Android Wear, a smart platform launched by Google in 2014, has now been officially renamed Wear OS, and its slogan is "make every minute valuable". Since the platform can support two ecosystems, Android and iOS, it is more appropriate to change it to Wear OS. Apple Watch carries a software platform called watchOS.

­although Wear OS does not provide all the functions of Android devices in iOS devices, some iPhone users choose Wear OS watches instead of Apple Watch. "1/3 of buyers of Android Wear watches in 2017 were iPhone users," Google said. However, Android still accounts for the vast majority of users, more than 50 Wear OS watches have been launched so far, and some fashion brands have been attracted by the Wear OS platform.

­Google's Dennis Troppe stated, "here we announce a new name that better reflects our technology, vision and watch users. Now we are called Wear OS--, a wearable operating system for everyone. In the next few weeks, this new name will appear in your watches and mobile phone app."

­in fact, a few days ago, an Android user received a notification that Wear OS and its new icon appeared when they matched the device. The first developer preview of Android P also called the platform Wear OS.

­at the Wear OS O conference in early May, Google is likely to talk about its future prospects and new features. (cherish Chen)

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