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05-18-2016, 10:20 PM
Android Wear 2.0 detaches smartwatches from needing a phone
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It's been pretty quiet on Google's Android Wear (https://hameed.nwar.uk/vb/mashable.com/category/android-wear?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) smartwatch front, but the silence has finally been broken.
Google an**unced Android Wear 2.0 at its annual I/O developer (http://cms.mashable.com/mashable.com/category/google-io?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) conference on Wednesday and it's chock full of new features. Most importantly, Android Wear ** longer must*be tethered to a smartphone.
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/)
Launching this fall, Android Wear 2.0 apps will work even when your phone is **t connected — just connect right to Wi-Fi networks — making Android Wear smartwatches more useful in any location.
Android Wear will be able to sync data from multiple apps. For example, you can sync the calories you've burned on a run from one app with the distance tracking from a**ther app. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/18/android-wear-2-0-smartwatch-2016/)
More about Android Wear 2.0 (http://mashable.com/category/android-wear-2.0/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Google (http://mashable.com/category/google/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Google Io 2016 (http://mashable.com/category/google-io-2016/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Google Io (http://mashable.com/category/google-io/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Wearables (http://mashable.com/category/wearables/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/ndMhu8J7NZ0
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It's been pretty quiet on Google's Android Wear (https://hameed.nwar.uk/vb/mashable.com/category/android-wear?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) smartwatch front, but the silence has finally been broken.
Google an**unced Android Wear 2.0 at its annual I/O developer (http://cms.mashable.com/mashable.com/category/google-io?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) conference on Wednesday and it's chock full of new features. Most importantly, Android Wear ** longer must*be tethered to a smartphone.
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/)
Launching this fall, Android Wear 2.0 apps will work even when your phone is **t connected — just connect right to Wi-Fi networks — making Android Wear smartwatches more useful in any location.
Android Wear will be able to sync data from multiple apps. For example, you can sync the calories you've burned on a run from one app with the distance tracking from a**ther app. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/18/android-wear-2-0-smartwatch-2016/)
More about Android Wear 2.0 (http://mashable.com/category/android-wear-2.0/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Google (http://mashable.com/category/google/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Google Io 2016 (http://mashable.com/category/google-io-2016/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Google Io (http://mashable.com/category/google-io/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Wearables (http://mashable.com/category/wearables/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/ndMhu8J7NZ0