So.. The bombshell dropped at the end there. Or am I not reading it right?
Android wear updates are restricted by manufacturer timelines. Wow. It just got a lot less interesting. When is there going to be a nexus smartwatch so I can get more than 1 otas
Glad to see Google learnt from their mistakes with Android on Smartphones /s
they can't learn from their mistake, because it's not a mistake. Android dominates the world market also because of this "mistake" that got everyone on their OS, opposite to apple.
android dominates the world market because most people cannot afford the best.
Look at the United states, where Apple devices are far more popular. Also, apple totally dominates the smart watch market. Part of that reason is I know I will get more than one update for my apple watch.
Or, perhaps, Android dominates the market because not everyone is an Apple fanboy, or wants to be stuck with a locked OS, and in a restricted logistics chain??
Maybe Android users just don't care for Apple's "you pay, and then you pay, and then you pay, and oh, did you have any money left? Well pay this, too!" attitude??
As far as "smart" watches go, I have yet to see ONE feature that makes any of them worth looking at, let alone owning. Let alone spending exorbitant amounts of money on one (Apple, etc.).
In real life I have not met a single person who is glad they bought an apple watch, every single person I know with them says they wouldn't do it again knowing what they know now about it. It just isn't worth the money.
Funny how on Internet forums a few vocal people can sound very convincing... but in the real world it's a totally different story.
"The new update will be rolling out to all Android Wear watches over the next few weeks, but actual manufacturers will have to adopt them to their products and, perhaps, add their own features or even applications. Availability of the update depends on makers of actual devices."
So you're saying I should get an iWatch? :P
I'm really loving that this news is published on the same day as the Carrizo article. It's like a tech-themed 'A Christmas Carol'.
yeah the tech is just not there yet. Lady watches are small, so we will have to wait for 3D holographic watches before seeing mass adoption. Or maybe direct neural communication will come first, who knows.
"built-in speakers and with this update will be able to make calls outright in this fashion when paired with a smartphone." can't wait to have a people talking to their wrist like secret agents.
You know people can already do this with Apple Watch? It is occasionally useful in situations when you don't want to take your phone out your pocket, but it's not something you'd want to do often because it forces you to hold your hand in a fairly uncomfortable fashion. At some point I expect the mic directionality will be good enough, and the speaker loud enough, that you'll be able to just speak into the air and have it all work, like talking into a good speakerphone today, but we are not there yet.
One big current flaw in Apple's system is that once a call (telco or facetime) is in progress you can't transfer it from one device (watch, iPad, iMac, iPhone, etc) to another. I believe Google has partial support for this, but I'm not sure how total it is (and so, for example, whether it includes watch to/from anything else).
How do you do that? I mean, of course, once a call is in progress. Even more relevant to me, how do you transfer a call from an iMac to an iPhone or vice versa.
The set of transfer directions doesn't seem complete. (I can't, eg, find a way to move from phone to iMac) but what is available certainly solves most of my needs. Well done, Apple!
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doggface - Friday, February 5, 2016 - link
So.. The bombshell dropped at the end there. Or am I not reading it right?Android wear updates are restricted by manufacturer timelines. Wow. It just got a lot less interesting. When is there going to be a nexus smartwatch so I can get more than 1 otas
Glad to see Google learnt from their mistakes with Android on Smartphones /s
Murloc - Saturday, February 6, 2016 - link
they can't learn from their mistake, because it's not a mistake. Android dominates the world market also because of this "mistake" that got everyone on their OS, opposite to apple.ronnybrendel - Saturday, February 6, 2016 - link
I think doggface is rightWinterCharm - Sunday, February 7, 2016 - link
android dominates the world market because most people cannot afford the best.Look at the United states, where Apple devices are far more popular. Also, apple totally dominates the smart watch market. Part of that reason is I know I will get more than one update for my apple watch.
marvdmartian - Monday, February 8, 2016 - link
Or, perhaps, Android dominates the market because not everyone is an Apple fanboy, or wants to be stuck with a locked OS, and in a restricted logistics chain??Maybe Android users just don't care for Apple's "you pay, and then you pay, and then you pay, and oh, did you have any money left? Well pay this, too!" attitude??
As far as "smart" watches go, I have yet to see ONE feature that makes any of them worth looking at, let alone owning. Let alone spending exorbitant amounts of money on one (Apple, etc.).
shadarlo - Tuesday, February 9, 2016 - link
In real life I have not met a single person who is glad they bought an apple watch, every single person I know with them says they wouldn't do it again knowing what they know now about it. It just isn't worth the money.Funny how on Internet forums a few vocal people can sound very convincing... but in the real world it's a totally different story.
thlarsen - Sunday, February 7, 2016 - link
You're reading it right, but Anton is wrong.Android Wear updates are handled by Google.
mrdude - Friday, February 5, 2016 - link
"The new update will be rolling out to all Android Wear watches over the next few weeks, but actual manufacturers will have to adopt them to their products and, perhaps, add their own features or even applications. Availability of the update depends on makers of actual devices."So you're saying I should get an iWatch? :P
I'm really loving that this news is published on the same day as the Carrizo article. It's like a tech-themed 'A Christmas Carol'.
mgl888 - Saturday, February 6, 2016 - link
No matter how hard I try to picture it, I can't imagine any girl in real life wearing that watch in the picture above.Murloc - Saturday, February 6, 2016 - link
yeah the tech is just not there yet.Lady watches are small, so we will have to wait for 3D holographic watches before seeing mass adoption.
Or maybe direct neural communication will come first, who knows.
WinterCharm - Sunday, February 7, 2016 - link
Or, you know, a 38mm apple watch. Because that *is* small enough.ddriver - Saturday, February 6, 2016 - link
Oh wow, there is a girl attached to those teeth, I almost missed that. Thought it was a langolier.Murloc - Saturday, February 6, 2016 - link
"built-in speakers and with this update will be able to make calls outright in this fashion when paired with a smartphone."can't wait to have a people talking to their wrist like secret agents.
name99 - Saturday, February 6, 2016 - link
You know people can already do this with Apple Watch? It is occasionally useful in situations when you don't want to take your phone out your pocket, but it's not something you'd want to do often because it forces you to hold your hand in a fairly uncomfortable fashion. At some point I expect the mic directionality will be good enough, and the speaker loud enough, that you'll be able to just speak into the air and have it all work, like talking into a good speakerphone today, but we are not there yet.One big current flaw in Apple's system is that once a call (telco or facetime) is in progress you can't transfer it from one device (watch, iPad, iMac, iPhone, etc) to another. I believe Google has partial support for this, but I'm not sure how total it is (and so, for example, whether it includes watch to/from anything else).
WinterCharm - Sunday, February 7, 2016 - link
> One big current flaw in Apple's system is that once a call (telco or facetime) is in progress you can't transfer it from one deviceActually, you can. I transfer calls from my watch to my phone ALL the time.
name99 - Monday, February 8, 2016 - link
How do you do that? I mean, of course, once a call is in progress.Even more relevant to me, how do you transfer a call from an iMac to an iPhone or vice versa.
name99 - Monday, February 8, 2016 - link
Hot damn. Some investigating on the web showed how you can do it:http://www.iphonehacks.com/2015/06/how-to-transfer...
The set of transfer directions doesn't seem complete. (I can't, eg, find a way to move from phone to iMac) but what is available certainly solves most of my needs. Well done, Apple!
nfriedly - Sunday, February 7, 2016 - link
Cool, this sounds like a good set of improvements. Hopefully they'll also fix the bug/misfeature where reminders always show up an hour early.