TechSmartwatchesThese key new Google apps could finally be coming to your Pixel WatchWear OS update could see new Gmail and Calendar apps you Google smartwatchesWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechSmartwatchesThese key new Google apps could finally be coming to your Pixel WatchWear OS update could see new Gmail and Calendar apps you Google smartwatchesWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Wear OS update could see new Gmail and Calendar apps you Google smartwatches
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(Image credit: Google)
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It looks likeGoogle’s Wear OS smartwatch operating system, as well as its ownPixel Watch, is about to receive a pair of crucial new applications.
Both Gmail and Calendar are currently in development and are expected to arrive on the Wear OS system soon, according to9to5Google. This is great news for smartwatch users, and especially buyers of the new Pixel Watch, as these applications are currently missing from Google’s wearable operating system.
This is because, given the tiny displays of smartwatches, Google has until now opted to present calendar and email information via watchface complications and notifications. Instead of proper apps, a user’s Google calendar is only accessible via the smartwatch-only Agenda app, which only shows events up to three days in the future.
Similarly, Google’s Wear OS system and Pixel Watch can only handle Gmail via notifications. There is no email inbox to view, and once an email disappears from the notification panel, it can no longer be viewed on the watch.
9to5Google says the company is currently testing Wear OS versions of both apps on the Pixel Watch, and claims the user experience for both has been described as “full”.
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It isn’t clear yet if calendar events and emails can be created within the smartwatch applications, but being able to view events more than three days in the future, and scroll through a Gmail inbox, both represent meaningful steps forward for Google’s smartwatch ecosystem.
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