Last week Google rolled out the Android Wear v2.8 update and the talk about the next version has already begun. The new version 2.9 will bring new features including –
- New Unread Notification indicator (on by default)
- ComplicationDrawable now handles permission
- New Callback indicates if ComplicationDrawable completed loading images/icons
“Many of you have noticed a steady release of enhancements to Android Wear over the last few months since the launch of Wear 2.0. We are developing many more for the months ahead and look forward to sharing more when the features are ready.”-Google
⚡ New Wear SDK 2.2.0 + final Android Wear Oreo emulator
✅ New unread notification indicator (on by default)
✅ ComplicationDrawable now handles permission
✅ New Callback indicates if ComplicationDrawable completed loading images/iconsMore details ↓ https://t.co/pZXk8HczBi
— Android Developers (@AndroidDev) January 25, 2018
According to Google, they have released a number of updates that improve the performance of smartwatches running Android Wear and the company plans on pushing out many more updates in near future.
