Three features Android Wear handled better than today's Galaxy Watch and Pixel Watch
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Joe Fedewa
Summary
This article compares the original Android Wear (now Wear OS) smartwatch platform to modern smartwatches like the Galaxy Watch and Pixel Watch. It highlights three key areas where the older Android Wear was superior: 1) Swipe-based navigation that was more intuitive and efficient than current button-heavy interfaces, 2) A notification feed that allowed scrolling through all notifications chronologically without needing to swipe down from the top, and 3) The "Ok Google" hotword detection that worked even when the watch screen was off, a feature removed in newer versions. The author argues that Google has regressed in smartwatch UX design and should bring back these features.
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· 5 pulledAndroid Wear had a lot figured out.
The swipe-based navigation of Android Wear was far more intuitive than what we have today.
You could just scroll through your notifications in chronological order, which was much more efficient.
The 'Ok Google' hotword detection worked even when the watch screen was off, a feature that has since been removed.
Google has regressed in smartwatch UX design and should bring back these features.
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