Android Wear is not updated? Google is holding a big move

Earlier, Google announced the release of Android Wear 2.0 will be postponed, once triggered the industry's concern about the fate of the Android Wear operating system, and even rumors that the smart watch operating system may be coming to an end. It now appears that Google's postponement may be a cause for trouble. Recently, the smart watch operating system startup Cronologics announced on the official website, announced that it has been acquired by Google, the future will join the Android Wear team to continue the smart wearable operating system research and development, but did not disclose the transaction amount and other details. Cronologics wrote in the announcement, "We share exactly the same mission with Google on Android Wear and we look forward to working with new Google colleagues to advance the development of wearable device control platforms and advance Android Wear 2.0 and later R & D. " Founded in 2014, Cronologics specializes in the development of operating systems for smart wearable devices. The main product is a smart watch operating system called Cronologics OS, which is customized based on Android and supports both iOS and Android devices In previous versions, the system also integrates the Amazon Alexa voice assistant function, users can complete many operations through voice interaction. Cronologics had previously worked with hardware company iMCO to launch a smart watch called CoWatch. CoWatch runs the Cronologics OS operating system, which has been widely acclaimed for its sophisticated look and easy handling. Also worth mentioning is that Cronologics company's three main founders Lan Rcohe, Leor Stern and John Lagerling have worked for Google. Foreign media commented that the acquisition of Cronologics Google is hoping to help the company in the adaptation Alexa voice assistants experience accumulated Android Wear Google Google Assistant with their own more in-depth integration, on the one hand can improve Android Wear voice Interactive experience, on the other hand can also promote Google Assistant and more third-party hardware and software vendors to cooperate, and even to a certain extent, can also drive such as Google Home hardware sales. Although Cronologics is largely made up of Google's former employees, they are not just focusing on Android, after the company had said it wanted to extend Cronologics OS's technology beyond devices other than Android, and even iOS. However, this idea may not be realized because it is now acquired by Google. This article is reprinted from Lei Feng network, if you have any questions, please send an email to wbsj@wbiao.cn to contact us.

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