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Google's Wear OS Brings Actions to Your Wrist

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May 3, 2018, 1:27 PM by Eric M. Zeman

Google today said several new features are headed to Wear OS devices. First, Google smartwatches gain smart suggestions. These will let people choose from contextually relevant follow up questions after an initial query. Google Assistant on Wear OS can now talk to you. Ask Assistant about your schedule, for example, and it will read aloud your agenda, commute times, and other pertinent information. The spoken responses can be heard via the speaker in some watches, or through Bluetooth headphones. Last, Google is bringing Actions to all Wear OS watches. Wear OS watch owners can ask Google Assistant to preheat their oven, or find out when the next train leaves, or pick from any one of the million Actions already available to Google Assistant. Google says it is working with developers to expand Actions on Wear OS. These new features are rolling out to all Wear devices over the next few days.

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