Wear OS 3 has been official since the last Google I / O as the perfect fusion between Wear OS and Tizen, in which Samsung seemed to be taking the lead. After all, Wear OS 3 was released on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4, customized by samsung.
While waiting to get their hands on the first connected watches from other brands with Wear OS 3, the question remained in the air of What the stock of Wear OS 3 looks like, without Samsung’s hand. Now we have the answer to this question thanks to the fact that Google has released the official Wear OS 3 image for the Android Studio emulator.
It’s Wear OS 3 without Samsung
Wear OS 3 is the result of joint work between Google and Samsung with their corresponding operating systems for connected watches: Wear OS and Tizen. So far we’ve seen it in action in the latest Galaxy Watch, which brings Wear Custom OS 3 in which Samsung’s own applications abound.
The official Android Studio emulator (based on Android 11), shows us how is the stock of Wear OS 3, without additional customizations. It’s not a drastic change from previous versions, but there are several interesting redesigns to the design. For example, switches in settings show a background color that makes them stand out much more than before.
The option lists also change in design, also featuring a light gray background color with rounded edges, whereas in previous versions only the icon was highlighted. These are slight changes, but they make the interface a bit more modern.
In the clock settings there is a new section called Health services, where you can enter personal data such as gender, height and weight, no more. On the other hand, the settings include the ability to use the triple tap gesture.
Quick settings (left) and shutdown menu screen recorder (center and right)
A curious new feature of Wear OS 3 is that it includes a screen recorder integrated into the watch’s stop menu, natively and without the need to use the Wear OS application on the mobile, connect via ADB or similar. That is, you can record your smartwatch screen from the smartwatch itself. It makes sense to include this new feature since Wear OS 3 is based on Android 11 and the native screen recorder was one of the new features in this mobile version.
Always we will have to see Wear OS 3 without SamsungWell, unless there’s a last-minute surprise – or a first Pixel Watch – the Wear OS 3 updates announced for the TicWatch will go in the second half of 2022, so be patient.
Via | XDA
