5 Features Wear OS Smartwatches Need to Steal From Apple Watch
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Summary
In comparison to Wear OS, the Apple Watch leads the way in a number of key areas, including health apps, dynamic workout goal adjustment, walkie-talkie features, device pairing, and software updates, according to a report in MakeUseOf.
With Wear OS, each manufacturer uses its own dedicated app to present health data, but Apple uses a single fitness app that collects data from the Apple Watch.
Users can adjust dynamic goals on the Apple Watch but Wear OS static goals cannot be customised and, once set, cannot be altered.
Walkie-talkie functionality lets Apple users send instant voice messages to any of their Apple-wearing friends.
Device pairing can be cumbersome on Wear OS, requiring a brand-specific app, whereas Apple has a single app that does it all.
Software updates for Wear OS are staggered and can take months to arrive on some devices, whereas Apple updates its watches simultaneously so that all compatible models get them at the same time.
Google is expected to rollout updates to address these shortcomings.
