Since I don’t need to pull out my cell phone from pocket to see who wrote me a message or email, or I lose calls, not to listen to my cell phone while I walk, and I can obtain information instantly with just picking up my wrist.
however, this is what we already offer, in general, smart watches, but with Android Wear 2.0 of the refined interface makes it a pleasure to see these notifications, we can do payments with Android Pay, or that we can run apps independently, directly from the watch, without the need of having our cell phone.
Android Wear 2.0 is without doubt the most important update that has received the ecosystem of wearables of Google, although not yet come to be a necessity because they still have many things to improve, manage to simplify our lives.
editor’s Note: this analysis will be updated in the coming weeks when more of the apps and independent that will take advantage of the Android Wear 2.0 are available. In addition, when the ability to do streaming of music can be used.
Android Wear 2.0: features and main news
- Best layout
- Covers interactive — more information and tools in them
- More ways to respond to messages — even with a virtual keyboard
- Compatibility of Android Pay
- Run apps directly on the watch
- Google Assistant
- Less steps to respond to notifications
- support of the crown, digital works very well
- The design of the drawer of apps is a big improvement
- Some modes of physical activity can be activated automatically
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less attractive
- Google Assistant does not work in Spanish
- sometimes apps take a relatively long time to load
- The crown digital does not work in all parts
- customizable Buttons do not work outside of the main screen
- there are Not many third party apps that will take advantage of the independence that it offers Android Wear 2.0 or to inserts interactive (at least prior to its release)
- Google Fit could improve as indicated by the information
Improvements on the covers of the watch
New clock faces, or masks, they come with Android Wear 2.0, including compatibility with covers interactive.
it is Now possible to integrate live data from different apps or the status of the smart watch or shortcuts to different apps.
For example, you can integrate the status of your goal of exercise, the number of steps you take, the percentage of battery, the state of notifications you have not yet read and a shortcut to see the weather. Also, you can put information from your calendar to know what is your next appointment, the time in another city in the world or a shortcut to the music controls.
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In some ways, this is similar to what you find in the Samsung Gear S3 and the Apple Watch, but I think that Android Wear 2.0 design attaches better to the style of the art or well provides more flexibility.
however, many third-party apps that showed me Google were not available yet during the almost full week that I’ve been using Android Wear 2.or the LG Watch Sport and Watch Style.
A more attractive interface
With Android Wear 2.0, update based on Android Nougat, the text and images show more detail. Including, this version also brings new animations. When notifications are received they occupy less visual space and the drawer of apps that includes text and icons vertical fits very well to the curved edge of the circular screen.
I Believe that the design of the drawer of apps works better than what we see today on the Samsung Gear S3 or the Apple Watch: it makes it easier to find the app you want.
in Addition, the notifications now show more information many times and answer requires fewer steps. Even in the texts that we receive our answers are integrated in the notification to keep the conversation open in the same place and not only see the latest response.
in Addition, notifications can also integrate different colors of funds depending on the app that it comes from.
Android Pay: to make purchases in stores with the clock
Similar to Apple Pay on the Apple Watch and Samsung Pay in the Gear S3 and Gear 2, Android Wear 2.0 brings support for mobile payments via Android Pay.
however, like Apple Pay and Samsung Pay in the Gear S2, Android Pay works only on terminals that have NFC, so the Samsung Gear S3 still offers the best option to integrate MST to make payments in more places, even where there are no terminals to NFC.
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The settings of Android Pay is very similar to that of the other platforms, and it works in very similar way.
Even with the LG Watch Sport I was able to activate Android Pay with just press one of the customizable buttons, something that many watches do not have currently. However, you can place a shortcut in the new skins interactive.
More ways to respond to messages
Android Wear 2.0 also brings improvements in communication. Now not only is it possible to answer via voice commands, and emojis drawn and default answers or suggested, but you can also use the virtual keyboard to respond, including by sliding your finger to the style Swype.
I Confess that is very hard to write on a virtual keyboard, but many times I was surprised how well it worked, especially when sliding my finger.
Google Fit improvements
Google improves its app of physical activity with Android Wear 2.0. Now you can see calories, pace, distance and heart rhythm of your walk, run or mounted on a bike. In addition, Google Fit brings in far more ways and even your indoor activities are a part of your progress.
in Addition, Strength Training can detect the kind of exercises and repetitions that you perform automatically. For example, I managed to try it out when I was doing push-ups and is detected without problems and the reps were correct when I tried using the LG Watch Sport. Of course, other regular activity is also monitored automatically by the clock.
Although this is a big step, I think that the information that shows Samsung Health on the Gear S3 is a little more attractive and offers more detail. In addition, the Gear S3 gives you reminders to walk, something that is not offered by Google Fit currently.
in Addition, every time you open the statistics of Google Fit is the smart watch you start to synchronize the information and that takes time.
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