Google just rolled out Wear OS 7 to eligible Pixel Watch devices with several useful changes. More than half of Wear OS users wear their watch seven days a week, and the most active wear it for over 23 hours a day, so it’s no surprise that Wear OS 7 is built for exactly that kind of commitment.
New Wear OS 7 features rolling out to Pixel Watch
The most useful addition is Live Updates, which brings Android Live Updates straight to your wrist. It mirrors real-time information from your phone apps directly to your wrist so you can track your food delivery, live sports scores, or workout progress without pulling out your phone.
Wear OS 7 also makes your watch a smarter hub for your connected devices. You can control audio playback across your headphones, home speakers, and other devices using a media output switcher.
If you take a photo with a pair of audio glasses, you can preview it instantly on your watch. Google’s intelligent eyewear launches this fall and will work directly with Wear OS 7.
Every Gemini Intelligence feature coming to Wear OS 7
The update gets even more interesting later this summer, when select devices unlock Gemini Intelligence.
- Create My Widget lets you build personalized watch dashboards just by describing what you want in plain language.
- Multi-step app automation takes it further by letting Gemini complete tasks for you, whether that is booking a spin class or reordering your usual from a favorite restaurant.
- Personal Intelligence pulls from your Gmail, Search history, and chat history to offer suggestions tailored specifically to you.
- Gemini’s Neural Expressive design language, a new visual identity for the AI, also comes to the watch face.
Besides the new features, Wear OS 7 also delivers up to 10% better battery life compared to Wear OS 6. For something you wear round the clock, this extra bit of backup can make quite a difference.