“It’s official: Google Android Wear smartwatches work with Apple iPhones,” Kevin Tofel reports for ZDNet. “Google introduced its Android Wear companion app for iOS on Monday, which lets the two devices work together. Apple’s own watch is exclusive to iPhones; a practice that’s highly unlikely to change.”
“At time of launch only the LG Watch Urbane is supported,” Tofel reports. “Google says support for ‘all future Android Wear watches, including ones from the likes of Huawei, Asus and Motorola’ is coming soon.”
“Due to software limitations, Android Wear for iOS isn’t bringing support for third–party Google Play Store apps,” Tofel reports. “The richer experience of broad native app availability is missing here. If you want that as an iPhone owner, a more expensive Apple Watch is the answer… I’m dubious that Android Wear for iOS will noticeably boost sales of Google-powered watches.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Pfft! Pass.
Advice to stupidwatch peddlers: Get busy infringing Apple’s patents and trade dress to make Apple Watch knockoffs. It’s your only hope. Maybe, like Samsung, you’ll be able to scrounge up 8% profit share on 80% unit share like you did in smartphones.
SEE ALSO:
LG peddles 23-carat gold stupidwatch with an alligator leather strap – August 31, 2015
Apple Watch already dominates smart-wearables market, says IDC – August 28, 2015
IDC estimates Apple sold 3.6 million Apple Watch units in Q2 – August 27, 2015
Strategy Analytics: Apple Watch takes 75% global smartwatch market share with 4 million units in Q215 – July 23, 2015
Juniper Research: Apple is world’s #1 smartwatch maker – July 23, 2015
Canalys: Apple ships 4.2 million Apple Watches in Q2 to become world’s top wearables vendor – July 21, 2015
Apple Watch satisfaction is unprecedented at 97%; beats original iPhone and iPad – July 20, 2015
Apple Watch is Apple’s most successful product debut ever – June 1, 2015
Apple Watch, the world’s first real smart watch, will be a massive hit – September 9, 2014
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Fred Mertz” and “Lynn Weiler” for the heads up.]
Ha Ha … Even Android users have historically avoided these contraptions… what makes you think that we iOS users would want to be within 1000 yards of these things, especially since they will be crippled on delivery, Big! Bulky! Stupid looking, eyesores, no thanx, and good ruck.
Lmfao at “ruck”.
“Google says support for ‘all future Android Wear watches”
In other words, the Android watch you bought today, or next month, won’t ever work with your IOS device . . . which is the very definition of Android.
If an Andoid “stupid watch” could carry a conversation with iOS what does that say about the intelligence of iOS? Kinda like pinhead and Steven Hawking having a thoughtful discussion of black holes. Seems ludicrous.