{"id":1433,"date":"2017-04-03T08:16:48","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T08:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.verbat.com\/?p=1433"},"modified":"2024-05-21T08:13:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T08:13:49","slug":"android-wear-2-0-developer-preview-verbat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verbat.com\/blog\/android-wear-2-0-developer-preview-verbat\/","title":{"rendered":"Android Wear 2.0 Developer Preview & What it Offers Developers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The final developer preview of Android Wear 2.0 rolled out this year, and it packs features that could positively expand android development<\/strong>.<\/a> The new OS update came out a month ago along with a surprise from Google. The tech behemoth partnered with LG and introduced two flagship smartwatches out of the box featuring the 2.0.<\/p>\n

The developer preview, that came out earlier, is a different story. As always, Google made sure the developers have things to work on\u2026.primarily the iOS support.<\/p>\n

YES! A massive feature of the operating system is full iOS support. For the mobile application development<\/a><\/strong> sector, this is a pretty big deal.<\/p>\n

What it means<\/h3>\n

Basically, it means that android developers can create iPhone apps that will be supported by wearables running Android Wear 2.0.<\/p>\n

Previous Android smartwatches connected to iOS were able to access apps through the Android Wear iOS app, and only use the ones distributed by Google. Now, with the iOS support, Android and iOS developers can team up to enhance user experience even further opening the doors to integrating more innovative tech to the much beloved platform.<\/p>\n

iOS support is just one feature. Other noteworthy additions include:<\/p>\n