Right now, one of the big selling points of Apple for users who wish to acquire a SmartWatch is that none is integrated into the system as well as does Apple Watch, which has left out until now watches with android wear. However, as expected and as confirmed by The Verge, android wear now supports iPhone . That would be three major platforms supported in iOS. WatchOS, Pebble and android wear, each with a different approach and different uses

Android iOS Wear

However, the arrival of good news brings some not so good, and it seems that only LG smartwacthes Urbane and modern (so far, Huawei and Asus Watch ZenWatch 2) be compatible with iOS to ensure adequate experience. Therefore, iconic models in the platform, as the Moto 360 or LG G Watch R, not be used beyond Android (seems to finally support itself) or a hack that occasionally comes, most likely thing as Jeff Chang, product manager for android wear. Of course, this does not mean that android wear watches with iOS connected to reach the depth of Watch, similar to what happens in front of their functions Pebble Android way.

As with Android, the configuration and link both devices are made through a specific application of Google, launched in the App Store for devices released after the iPhone 5 with version of the same system superior to iOS 8.2 , and so far, this is what you can do with it.

  • Mirror iPhone notifications
  • View Google Now cards
  • Install watchfaces .
  • Open Clock native applications.
  • search by voice.
  • monitoring sports Google Fit.
  • Read extended notifications of applications is Google services such as Gmail and Calendar.

There will be time to make deeper analysis of how android wear together the iPhone, but now it seems that the big hits will not be able to install third-party applications, due to the restrictions set forth in Apple App Store.

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