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Matt Evans

'We’re bringing the watch closer to the rest of the Android family.' Google I/O may have sidelined Wear OS 7, but an important new update is quietly rolling out — and it's all about AI

Google Pixel Watch 4 hands-on.

While Google's I/O keynote was packed with announcements about big changes to Google Search and Gemini, and features designed to usher in the age of the 'agentic web', we didn't hear much about wearables. However, Google is bringing some changes to Wear OS 7 for users of the best Android watches, with the rollout set to begin later this year, although an exact date hasn't been specified.

To start with, Google's Gemini Intelligence, its comprehensive, personalized AI assistant, is coming to Wear OS as well as the rest of the Android family. You'll be able to interact with Gemini on-wrist as well as on your Android phone, getting all the same agentic help Google spent most of its keynote promising.

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