New and Updated App Experiences coming to Wear OS

Today we announced five Wear OS experiences on the new Samsung Galaxy Watch4 with Wear OS Powered by Samsung. While some of these experiences will only be available on Wear OS 3, we will also have three new updated experiences in the coming weeks for current smartwatches running Wear OS 2. 

Easy contactless payment from your wrist has always been a part of Wear OS. We’re now expanding support for Google Pay to 16 new countries including Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Slovakia, Sweden, Taiwan, Ukraine and United Arab Emirates, with more to come. You’ll also see the app’s revamped design so credit cards stored in your wallet are larger and easier to swipe through. 

With the updated Messages by Google app, you can receive messages on the go and easily reply directly from your watch without needing to take out your phone. The Messages app on your watch syncs with your Android phone, so your conversations stay up to date. 

At Google I/O, we shared that we’ve been working with developers to bring richer, immersive apps to Wear OS. We also made updates to Google Play for Wear OS so it’s easier to discover and download apps. In the coming weeks, new experiences are launching from your favorite apps for your smartwatch, including Calm, Komoot, Period Tracker, Sleep Cycle, Spotify, and Strava.

Many of these apps will also launch new third-party Tiles, so there’s a quick way to access the information and actions you care about most.