Article 8YC4 Android Wear 5.1 review: simple, useful and the best – for now

Android Wear 5.1 review: simple, useful and the best – for now

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Samuel Gibbs
from Technology | The Guardian on (#8YC4)

Google's latest version of Android Wear makes it easier to get to apps, improves notification handling and adds brilliant emoji features

Google's smartwatch operating system, Android Wear, is on its third major revision, and this time it is a coherent and useful platform that does what a smartwatch does best - handle notifications - making it the best platform out there.

Pros: Solid notifications, always-on screens, draw-an-emoji, decent voice recognition.

Cons: App duplication, fitness functions not as good as a fitness tracker without third-party apps, buggy security.

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