As the wearables market continues to heat up, Google launched Wear OS 4, this year’s update to the company’s operating system. Android-based smartwatches eligible for the update can expect a host of improvement and a few new features. Read on to find out everything we know so far about the newest Wear OS and learn which watches can expect to see the update.

What is Wear OS 4?

Wear OS 4 is the latest version of Google’s operating system for Android-based smartwatches. It is the follow-up to Wear OS 3, the successful Samsung-Google collaboration that landed in 2021 and revolutionized the Wear OS platform, as well as Wear OS 3.5 which can currently be found on a number of leading Wear OS devices. The newest Wear OS introduces a range of improvements and a few useful new features.