Google and Samsung merge Wear OS and Tizen

Today, we're sharing the biggest update to Wear ever - built with your preferences in mind. We've been hard at work in three areas: building a unified platform with Samsung, delivering a new consumer experience and providing updates to your favorite Google apps.

WearOS definitely needs a lot of love, and this is a big sign Google is taking the platform seriously. Merging with Samsung's incompatible Tizen efforts makes sense, and adding Google's acquisition of FitBit into the mix is a no-brainer, too. I'm one of the few people who actually likes WearOS - warts and all - so I'm excited to see what the future brings here.