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04-26-2016, 09:18 PM
Google's MODE bands make it easier to switch up styles on Android Wear
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Android Wear (https://hameed.nwar.uk/vb/mashable.com/category/android-wear?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) smartwatches are all over the place when it comes to style. Google's (https://hameed.nwar.uk/vb/mashable.com/category/google?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) making it easier to swap bands with its new MODE watch bands.
SEE ALSO: 6 things Android Wear smartwatches can do that the Apple Watch can't (http://mashable.com/2015/05/08/6-things-android-wear-apple-watch/)
MODE watch bands use a "snap-and-go" mechanism that lets you quickly attach and detach bands from your Android Wear smartwatch. (The bands also work on regular watches.) Third-party companies are free to use the MODE mechanism and branding, so long as it meets Google's reliability testing and guidelines.
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It's **where near as elegant of a watch band mechanism as the Apple Watch's, but switching between bands is definitely quicker.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/26/android-wear-mode-watch-bands/)
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Android Wear (https://hameed.nwar.uk/vb/mashable.com/category/android-wear?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) smartwatches are all over the place when it comes to style. Google's (https://hameed.nwar.uk/vb/mashable.com/category/google?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) making it easier to swap bands with its new MODE watch bands.
SEE ALSO: 6 things Android Wear smartwatches can do that the Apple Watch can't (http://mashable.com/2015/05/08/6-things-android-wear-apple-watch/)
MODE watch bands use a "snap-and-go" mechanism that lets you quickly attach and detach bands from your Android Wear smartwatch. (The bands also work on regular watches.) Third-party companies are free to use the MODE mechanism and branding, so long as it meets Google's reliability testing and guidelines.
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Image: brittany herbert/mashable
It's **where near as elegant of a watch band mechanism as the Apple Watch's, but switching between bands is definitely quicker.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/26/android-wear-mode-watch-bands/)
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