For a while, it was beginning to look like Android ar 2.0’s delays would turn it into Android ar 3.0, but after a leak last week revealed that was planning to release it in early February, a new rumor pins a date on the long-awaited update.
According to serial Android leaker Blass, is targeting Feb. 9 as the release date for Android ar 2.0, bringing a bunch of features that were first announced at I/O in May, including Android y support, third-party complications (the fancy term for customizable faces), integration with Assistant. Nearly 20 watches are currently on the list of devices ready to take advantage of the update, including popular models from Huawei, Motorola, :
- Asus Zentch 2
- Asus Zentch 3
- Casio Smart Outdoor tch
- Fossil Q Founder
- Fossil Q Marshal
- Fossil Q r
- Huawei tch
- Huawei tch dies
- G tch R
- tch Urbane
- tch Urbane 2nd ition E
- Kors Access shaw
- Kors Access Dylan
- Moto 360 Gen 2
- Moto 360 Sport
- Nixon Mission
- lar M600
- Tag Heuer Connected
Additionally, announced at the end of last year that it would be unveiling a pair of watches to take advantage of the new update, marking the company’s first foray into wearable hardware. ile the new watches won’t bear the or xel name, has said it worked closely with the as-yet-unnamed partner on the production of the devices.
y this matters: th watchmakers mostly playing a wait–see approach with Android ar 2.0, 2016 wasn’t much of a year for wearables. But 2017 is already looking up. th Android ar 2.0 launching in a matter of weeks new devices on the horizon, there’s finally a reason to get excited about Android watches again.