ay Services 7.3 adds multiple watch support, new location tools, more Fit integration

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Published 29 Apr 2015

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Disclosure

’s newest ay Services update gives you the flexibility to pair multiple watches with your phone, share more Fit data with other apps, use your location without draining your battery.

ay Services 7.3 is now here, though you won’t see all of the new features on your device until developers start making use of them. 

If you want a bite-size summary of what it means, check out the video from Android Developers.

The impact on you: ay Services sometimes more directly impacts what your device can do than an operating system update. It contains tools that developers can use to add more features to their apps. There’s no download to grab. Instead, just be on the lookout for some extra features to start rolling their way to your favorite apps. This latest update has a lot, so here’s an overview of what to expect.

Helping you get fit

Fit is now a bit more neighborly, sharing additional data with other apps that tap into what Fit tracks. Developers will be able to add cholesterol, protein, fat, other nutritional information tracking to apps that work with Fit. so, it can pull in your steps to put on a custom watch face so you can glance check out how much more walking you need to do.

cation, location, location

cation-awareness plays a big role in most of the apps we use now, but it can seriously suck your battery dry. The newest As let developers instruct their apps to get location data in batches, so they’ll pull it less frequently but get the information they need so your apps have the most accurate details.

ar more watches

This is probably for outliers, but if you happen to have more than one Android ar watch you can now pair them all with the same smartphone. So if you use a G tch for working out but want something more stylish like an tch Urbane for going out, you won’t have to fiddle with the Android ar app on your phone.