Google’s smartwatch operating system is officially renamed ＂Wear OS＂

　　Tencent Technology News, not long ago, technology media reported that Google’s smartwatch operating system Android Wear may be renamed Wear OS. According to the latest news from foreign media, Google officially announced the news a few days ago.

　　According to the US technology news website AppleInsider, a Google product management director, Dennis Troper, announced in an official article that the operating system of the smartwatch will be renamed "Wear OS by Google".

　　This means that the Android Wear brand that has been in use for many years will be abandoned.

　　The executive said that the reason why Android was removed from the watch operating system was to make it a wearable device operating system for everyone.

　　The person in charge said that the technology and partners of Google’s smartwatch project are changing, including the corresponding consumers. He mentioned that one in three Android Wear device users is actually an Apple phone user.

　　He said that Google wants to use a brand new name to reflect the current technology, development vision, and all users of smartwatches.

　　The world’s smartphone operating system is mainly iOS Android and many Google products in the past included the word "Android". But in the cross-platform era, internet services and products are no longer limited by Android or iOS platforms. For example, many Android watch users are actually connected to their Apple phones or other devices.

　　Not long ago, Google changed the name of its mobile payment product from "Android Pay" to "Google Pay". Obviously, users of non-Android platforms can also use this payment service through the corresponding client side.

　　Android Wear is a branch operating system launched by Google based on the modification and customization of the Android operating system, mainly for smartwatch devices. The system was born in 2014.

　　It should be pointed out that while Google is still developing and maintaining the Android watch system, in fact, the global market for Android watches is getting smaller and smaller, and many manufacturers have given up on smartwatches.

　　At present, in the smartwatch market, Apple Watch has become almost synonymous with the industry, occupying almost all the market share. Apple Watch uses Apple’s self-developed watchOS operating system, which is mainly positioned for sports health monitoring, priced at more than $300.

　　A few years ago, Motorola Mobility, a subsidiary of Lenovo Group, announced that it would no longer develop new smartwatches, and the company adopted Android Wear.

　　Pebble, the pioneer of smartwatches, had gone out of business suddenly, and its self-developed operating system was transferred to Fitbit, a maker of sports bracelets.

　　The industry generally believes that smartwatches belong to a niche market, and it is difficult to become a product that everyone buys like smartphones and personal computers. A very small number of manufacturers such as Apple can survive, but it is not suitable for a large number of manufacturers to continue to expand the market.

　　Previously, many US technology media also pointed out that if the special case of Apple Watch is not included, the smartwatch market is actually "dead".

　　Many users say that smartwatches cannot provide killer apps that fit unique scenarios, manufacturers are basically copying the functions of smartphones, and smartwatches have poor battery life. After the "five minutes of popularity" of purchasing products, some consumers gave up wearing smartwatches. (Comprehensive/Chenxi)