Android Wear 1.3 Update with Interactive Watch Faces And More Translate Functionality

Google has started rolling out an Android Wear 1.3 update, bringing a much-anticipated feature - interactive watch faces. It will arrive for users over-the-air (OTA) in the coming weeks, with the Android Wear LCA43 build.

Android Wear users will be able to access widgets within individual watch faces that would give access to various functions or information of one or more app without opening it.

Google has also introduced a new section called 'Interactive Watch Faces' in Google Play, which for now has over 20 watch faces, both paid and free.

Google explain few new watch faces in its blog post. The Bits watch face lets users see weather, unread mail, and upcoming meetings. The Together watch face on the other hand lets Android Wear users communicate with each other by "turning the entire watch face into a space for sharing" emoji, images when using the same watch face.

In additionally bring Google Translate to Android Wear. The feature would let users have bilingual conversations using their smartwatches. Initially, the Android Wear update would come with support for 44 languages.

Google's Android Developers blog post says, "Now, with just a tap, your watch face can change its design, reveal more information, or even launch a specific app."

Google also revealed that it has finally brought Wi-Fi support to the LG G Watch R. This would let the G Watch R users receive notifications and stay connected to the Internet without the support of the connected smartphone.

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