Google to launch two smartwatches with Android Wear 2.0 in 2017
The devices will be the first to support Android 2.0.
First Google has broken into the smartphone market with Nexus and then the company’s branded Google Pixel. Now, it seems like smartwatches are to follow suit as the company will be launching its own smartwatch powered by Android Wear.
In an interview with the Verge, the product manager of Android Wear (owned by Google), Jeff Chang has confirmed that the tech giant will launch two smartwatches in the first quarter of 2017.
Chang said that the smartwatches will be the first devices to support Android Wear 2.0. Google will be building the smartwatches in collaboration with an unnamed manufacturer, the same approach used for the company’s Nexus devices.
A report from Android Police says that the pair of smartwatch will be called "Angelfish" and "Swordfish". The report goes on to say that “Angelfish” will house a bigger display and will support LTE connectivity while “Swordfish” is smaller in comparison and will not support LTE.