Smart watches running the Wear OS 2 operating system will soon lose support for the voice assistant – “Google Assistant”. In this respect informs 9to5google portal.
A line of code was found in the code of the Wear OS by Google mobile app, which is used to sync a smartphone with a watch, indicating the end of support.
“Google Assistant support on this watch is ending soon. Please replace your watch with a newer watch with Google Assistant support and Wear OS 3 or later.
The absence of a voice assistant in the watch may mean that the user will lose the ability to use it to start a timer, set alarms and reminders, control a smart home, and contact the assistant for questions about the weather and others.
Millions of smartwatches, most of which were released in 2020 and 2021 alone, use Wear OS 2.
Currently available versions of the operating system are Wear OS 3, 3.5 and 4 based on Android 11 and 13. However, all iterations of Wear OS 2 are built on Android 8 and 9.
Previously recognizedThat Apple will release the anniversary Watch X with a completely redesigned design.