TechSmartwatchesWear OS smartwatches finally get a feature owners have requested for yearsYour Android smartwatch is about to become a much better travel companionWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechSmartwatchesWear OS smartwatches finally get a feature owners have requested for yearsYour Android smartwatch is about to become a much better travel companionWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Your Android smartwatch is about to become a much better travel companion
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
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Quick SummaryWear OS is getting an update that will allow users to access transit passes, boarding passes, tickets, loyalty cards and more.Supported smartwatches will also get more enhanced travel directions, which means that users can navigate from their wrist without needing their phone.
Wear OS is getting an update that will allow users to access transit passes, boarding passes, tickets, loyalty cards and more.Supported smartwatches will also get more enhanced travel directions, which means that users can navigate from their wrist without needing their phone.
Wear OS is getting an update that will allow users to access transit passes, boarding passes, tickets, loyalty cards and more.Supported smartwatches will also get more enhanced travel directions, which means that users can navigate from their wrist without needing their phone.
Wear OS is getting an update that will allow users to access transit passes, boarding passes, tickets, loyalty cards and more.
Supported smartwatches will also get more enhanced travel directions, which means that users can navigate from their wrist without needing their phone.
Googleis pushing out an update for Wear OS that’s going to add a couple of features that will make yourPixel WatchorSamsung Galaxy Watchso much smarter – and really enhance the experience when travelling.
Announced as part ofGoogle’s Mobile World Congress reveals, Wear OS is going to be getting an expanded Google Wallet experience, with access to more of your cards from your wrist. This will give you access to transit passes, boarding passes, tickets, loyalty cards and more. Basically it’s going to expand to cover all the goodness that you find in the Wallet app on yourAndroidphone.
That’s going to make it much easier when you come to a barrier, as you can just use your Wear OS device to authenticate yourself, rather than having to dig your phone out of your pocket. It also means that Wear OS devices will better rival theApple Watch, currently regarded as thebest smartwatch.
You’ll be able to scroll through your various passes and tap on them to open a QR code that you’ll then be able to scan.
Elsewhere, Wear OS is also getting more enhanced travel directions. This will mean you can navigate from your watch, scrolling through to see detailed instructions and have guidance running right on your watch, without needing your phone – including compass directions to keep you on the right path.
Navigation already existed on Wear OS, reflecting the directions that would come from your phone, but this new update should give Android watch wearers a more complete experience when navigating - and leaving that phone securely in a pocket.
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