Dailytech – Google Plans Small Updates To Make Android Wear Smartwatches More Self-sufficient

Google is currently working on a toolkit that will allow third-party developers do build their own custom watch faces for smartwaches, a move which seems like a logical progression for users who want to branch out from the watch faces provided by default from Google and the device OEM. Motorola Moto 360 For example, if you’re taking a hike, maybe it’s interesting to out the specific distance you’ve traveled right there on the watch face, Director of Engineering for Android Wear David Singleton in an interview with CNET. If you’re someone who cares about a aplikasi android terbaru specific stock or specific score of a sports team, maybe you can have a sports team watch face and put their latest score right there on the watch face. The watch faces would be downloadable from their own section within the Google Play Store. LG G Watch R Other little updates will include support for Bluetooth headsets, so runners can listen to music stored on their smartwatch without having to bring a smartphone along for the trip. Future updates will also support devices with integrated GPS functionality, which is a move that would allow users to further distances themselves from their smartphones. Samsungs Gear S smartwatch features integrated A-GPS/Glonass support, but that device runs the lightweight Tizen operating system. Google plans to add support for third-party watch faces, GPS, and Bluetooth headset support by the end of 2014. However, the company will release an update for Android Wear this week that will improve the navigation experience and some of the voice action experience, according to Singleton.
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