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The OS update integrates Gemini Intelligence and adds a caller widget system.
Alongside a slew of new AI-focused announcements astatine I/O 2026, Google besides announced Wear OS 7, nan latest update to its wearable operating system. The package update carries complete immoderate of nan creation tweaks nan institution plans to present successful Android 17, lays nan groundwork for caller Gemini Intelligence features and adds interface elements that show glanceable accusation successful caller ways.
The biggest of those additions is what Google calls Wear Widgets, an improvement of nan informational "tiles" that person been nan breadstuff and food of nan Wear OS acquisition for years astatine this point. Wear Widgets are designed to beryllium much move and customizable for developers, and intimately reflector what tin beryllium offered connected smartphones. Widgets that users make pinch Google's AI-powered Create My Widget instrumentality will besides beryllium capable to make nan jump to smartwatches.
Live Updates, Google's strategy for displaying real-time accusation connected nan fastener surface of Android phones is besides coming to Wear OS, on pinch a default workout locator pinch built-in media controls that tin beryllium utilized crossed wearable fittingness apps. Wear OS 7 will besides person controls for deciding which apps automatically motorboat nan Wear OS media controls interface and a caller Remote Output Switcher for switching which headphones aliases speakers play nan audio you're streaming.
Critical to Google's existent attraction connected utilizing Gemini for agentic AI experiences, Wear OS 7 includes respective APIs that tin beryllium utilized by developers to hook up their apps to Google's Gemini Intelligence system. Those see an AppFunctions API that tin merge features and functions of apps pinch Google's assistant, and support for nan expertise to invoke task automation (like placing an bid done a nutrient transportation app, for example) straight from your wrist.
Google plans to item much of nan caller features of Wear OS 7 during I/O 2026. A trial type of nan OS is besides disposable to effort now via nan Wear OS 7 Canary Emulator, up of its merchandise later this year.
