Google and Qualcomm work on a processor for Wear OS-based smartwatches

It seems that Google has partnered with Qualcomm to develop an exclusive processor for its new Pixel smartwatch, based on the Wear OS operating system.

Currently smartwatches are an unattractive element, due to the limited functionalities that they allow and that depend directly on a smartphone for many functions. Google a few months ago announced Wear OS, a specific operating system for smartwatch. Its development is slow, but it is expected that this year we will see the first products with this operating system. To offer smartwatch with great power, Google is working with Qualcomm to develop a processor that is powerful enough, although currently most smartwatches already use the company's processors.

What Google and Qualcomm are doing is developing an exclusive processor for Wear OS, the operating system for smartwatches, which could add important improvements and exclusive functions that allow the operating system to be powered. It also seeks to offer a processor that performs at its best and is perfectly synchronized with the operating system. A critical aspect is efficiency, since the battery of these devices is very limited and achieving a good autonomy is a critical point.

They want to implement improvements in terms of functionality, implementing monitoring systems for the activity and health of users who have one of these devices. It is expected that in the coming months we will have more data regarding smartwatches, for which they are betting very strongly.

In recent weeks, rumors have increased that Google plans to launch a smartwatch from the Pixel family based on Wear OS, which could be officially announced in October. Little else is known at the moment, but there are several companies that have given up on these types of products, due to the great competition that arose in China.

Source: Gizmochina