Android Wear

Android Wear is a version of Google's Android operating system designed for smartwatches and other wearables. By pairing with mobile phones running Android version 4.3+, Android Wear integrates Google Now technology and mobile notifications into a smartwatch form factor. It also adds the ability to download apps from the Google Play Store.

The platform was announced on March 18, 2014, along with the release of a developer preview. At the same time, companies such as Motorola, Samsung, LG, HTC and Asus were announced as partners. On June 25, 2014, at Google I/O, the Samsung Gear Live and LG G Watch were launched, along with further details about Android Wear. Motorola's Moto 360 was released on September 5, 2014. On December 10, 2014, an update started to roll out that, among other new features, added a watch face API and changed the software to be based on Android 5.0 "Lollipop".

Shape types of various launched devices include round, square and rectangular watch faces.

Launch devices include the Motorola Moto 360, the LG G Watch, and the Samsung Gear Live. The LG G Watch and Gear Live started shipping in July 2014, while the Moto 360 did not start shipping until September 2014. The next batch of Android Wear devices, which arrived at the end of 2014, included the Asus ZenWatch, the Sony SmartWatch 3, and the LG G Watch R. , the latest Android Wear devices are the LG Watch Urbane, and the Huawei Watch. Hardware manufacturing partners include ASUS, Broadcom, Fossil, HTC, Intel, LG, MediaTek, Imagination Technologies, Motorola, Qualcomm, and Samsung.

By the end of 2014 or about six months after the initial release, Canalys estimates that over 720,000 Android Wear smartwatches were shipped in 2014.

List of Android Wear Hardware
Currently 8 different Android Wear smart watches have been released or announced.

Released


 * Moto 360
 * LG G Watch
 * Gear Live
 * Asus ZenWatch
 * Sony SmartWatch 3
 * LG G Watch R

Announced
 * LG Urbane
 * Huawei Watch