Google has updated the Android Wear app for smartphones ahead of the Android Wear system update for smartwatches.
The smartphone Android Wear app has a brand new design that more closely matches Google’s Material Design concepts. It also introduces new info cards for gleaning information about on-board watch apps. The phone app’s settings tools, used to control nearby smartwatches, have been revamped entirely.
One new features lets users sync only select (rather than all) calendars to the phone. Last, the app adds a Cloud Sync function, which will help the smartwatch provide notifications even when not connected to a nearby phone. This feature requires devices with the new Android Wear operating system, which is expected to arrive in a few weeks.
Google’s Android Wear smartphone application is free to download from the Google Play Store.
