The second preview for Android Wear 2.0 developers is now available

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We already know that Google will supposedly launch two new smartwatches just after HTC's two new Nexus devices are presented. A direct intention of Google to bring assistant to those two watches smart devices that will be found under Android Wear 2.0.

Those of Mountain View already announced Android Wear 2.0 with new features and design at the I / O developer conference in May this year. And it is now that the second preview for Android Wear 2.0 developers has been made available.

The second developer preview has new features and several bug fixes. One of the biggest new features is the introduction of the version number of the Platform API reaching 24 in order to pair with Android 7.0 Nougat.

The previous also receives additional support for gestures and some improvements in the interface to offer greater performance in the user experience obtained in Android Wear 2.0, such as that dial that rotates as the swipes are applied. This can also be applied to the settings section. Another new feature, but related to performance, is that the speed with which the Android Wear interface behaves has now been improved.

The second previous is available from here, but we warn you that there is still some known bugs that can worsen the user experience. Some are that the voice detection of "Ok Google" that does not work always, the screen lock function happens the same and if multiple notifications are rejected it can cause an inopportune closure of the app.

So for the daily user not recommended still this second preview and is more aimed at those who want to try new features to get a better idea of ​​what Android Wear 2.0 is.


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