Samsung Wear OS smartwatch: Updates to Google Pay and Messages While Samsung's new Wear OS 3 wearables are at the top of smartwatch news these days, Google wants you to know that it hasn't forgotten about smartwatches running Wear OS 2.Updates to Google Pay, Messages, and other third-party apps are coming to current devices in addition to Wear OS 3, giving existing owners something to look forward to in the near future.
For starters, Google Pay support for contactless payments from smartwatches is expanding to 16 new countries: Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Slovakia, Sweden, Taiwan, Ukraine, and the United Arab Emirates. Previously, you could use Google Pay from smartphones in these countries, but not from smartwatches.
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Next, Google says the Messages Wear OS app will have improved performance so you can easily use it without taking out your phone. Messages will sync with your paired phone, so anything that happens on your wrist will automatically update on your phone.
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Finally, there are also "new experiences" for third-party apps like Calm, Komoot, Period Tracker, Sleep Cycle, Spotify, and Strava. Google says many of these apps will include support for Tiles, Google's widgets that offer quick information about supported apps.
In addition to Google's existing Wear OS 2 operating system, these features are also coming to the upcoming Wear OS 3 watches. Here, a new YouTube Music app will be involved, with support for offline downloads, and a redesigned Google Maps app.
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With information from the website theverge.com
