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Re: Android Wear now works with iPhones

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Post by kllrnohj » Mon, Aug 31, 2015, 5:14 PM UTC

BinaryIdiot wrote: post #2

> Today, Android Wear for iOS works with the LG Watch Urbane. All future Android Wear watches, including those from Huawei (pictured above), Asus, and Motorola will also support iOS, so stay tuned for more. It's unfortunate it won't work with older Android Wear watches like, say the Moto 360. But I'm glad it finally happened; almost every year I switch back and forth between an iPhone and an Android and was a little…

It seems to be that if you have an older Android Wear watch and have previously paired it with an Android device to get the latest version of Android Wear then it'll work.

Otherwise if you want out-of-the-box support you need a newer watch that already shipped with the version of Android Wear that supports iOS.

Re: Android Wear now works with iPhones

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Post by sjdev » Mon, Aug 31, 2015, 5:23 PM UTC

jdlyga wrote: post #5

I wonder how well Android Wear supports iOS features compared to the Apple Watch. For example, replying to text messages, receiving notifications, etc. Is there any info on this?

I bet it would be fairly similar to the level of integration offered by Pebble which would mean at least notifications could be received by it. Not 100% sure what Pebble is capable of doing nowadays as I'm stilling waiting for Pebble Time Steel.

Re: Android Wear now works with iPhones

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Post by notatoad » Mon, Aug 31, 2015, 5:25 PM UTC

jdlyga wrote: post #5

I wonder how well Android Wear supports iOS features compared to the Apple Watch. For example, replying to text messages, receiving notifications, etc. Is there any info on this?

the spec list says it mirrors notifications, and provides rich notifications (i.e. actions on notifications) for a limited set of google apps.

So probably no replying to text messages.

Re: Android Wear now works with iPhones

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Post by mcintyre1994 » Mon, Aug 31, 2015, 5:28 PM UTC

jdlyga wrote: post #5

I wonder how well Android Wear supports iOS features compared to the Apple Watch. For example, replying to text messages, receiving notifications, etc. Is there any info on this?

If this works well and Google ever bother to build any kind of 'continuity' style features for Android they could have a pretty interesting interop ecosystem potentially by opening that access to all Android devices. I don't imagine Apple want that though.

Re: Android Wear now works with iPhones

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Post by JustSomeNobody » Mon, Aug 31, 2015, 6:13 PM UTC

kin wrote: post #3

Wow, this is pretty awesome. It feels weird to be an iOS user with options.

I really hope you don't get down voted for this. The world needs more interop. Period. So tired of vendor lock in for almost everything.

Re: Android Wear now works with iPhones

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Post by joelhaasnoot » Mon, Aug 31, 2015, 6:16 PM UTC

BinaryIdiot wrote: post #2

> Today, Android Wear for iOS works with the LG Watch Urbane. All future Android Wear watches, including those from Huawei (pictured above), Asus, and Motorola will also support iOS, so stay tuned for more. It's unfortunate it won't work with older Android Wear watches like, say the Moto 360. But I'm glad it finally happened; almost every year I switch back and forth between an iPhone and an Android and was a little…

Confirmed, I just got my LG G Watch (the cheap square one) working with my iPhone

Re: Android Wear now works with iPhones

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Post by sremani » Mon, Aug 31, 2015, 6:20 PM UTC

A rule of thumb, always buy wearable that works with your Personal Assistant(Siri, GoogleNow, Cortana). Its not just cool factor, but the added productivity or avoiding taking the phone out for certain basic-medium tasks is really where the value of a wearable is.

Re: Android Wear now works with iPhones

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Post by scragg » Mon, Aug 31, 2015, 6:27 PM UTC

What is the watch that is featured in the picture?

Re: Android Wear now works with iPhones

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Post by BinaryIdiot » Mon, Aug 31, 2015, 6:30 PM UTC

joelhaasnoot wrote: post #16

BinaryIdiot wrote: post #2

> Today, Android Wear for iOS works with the LG Watch Urbane. All future Android Wear watches, including those from Huawei (pictured above), Asus, and Motorola will also support iOS, so stay tuned for more. It's unfortunate it won't work with older Android Wear watches like, say the Moto 360. But I'm glad it finally happened; almost every year I switch back and forth between an iPhone and an Android and was a little…

Confirmed, I just got my LG G Watch (the cheap square one) working with my iPhone

Good news! I wonder if this means ALL Android Wear will work. Hopefully someone makes a list. I kinda miss my Android Wear when I moved to iOS and I didn't want an Apple Watch.

Re: Android Wear now works with iPhones

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Post by joelhaasnoot » Mon, Aug 31, 2015, 6:34 PM UTC

BinaryIdiot wrote: post #19

joelhaasnoot wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Confirmed, I just got my LG G Watch (the cheap square one) working with my iPhone

Good news! I wonder if this means ALL Android Wear will work. Hopefully someone makes a list. I kinda miss my Android Wear when I moved to iOS and I didn't want an Apple Watch.

The trick is to make sure you get the latest Android Wear. That'll require an Android device. Not all iPhone owners will also own an Android device.

Edit: You'll need someone's phone for a few hours - the updates don't come all at once. But it's a matter of installing the Wear app on an Android device, pairing, installing updates. Then wipe the watch and pair with iPhone