Even Google, from time to time, gets confused. It happened recently, on the occasion of the presentation of the new Google Wallet, a worthy replacement of Google Pay: on the page dedicated to this new service, in fact, a very eloquent image of an upcoming WearOS service leaked for a few seconds.
Wear OS, as everyone knows, is its operating system Smart watch Android, on which it seems that a new direct access application will be inserted: YouTube. A non-news at this point, given that the photo appeared and disappeared in a flash, but which in no case passed in silence for the most attentive fans.
What is so revolutionary about this news? So far access is true YouTube And Smart watch It was necessary to switch from a smartphone, while this indiscretion is confirmed, which means that YouTube will also become directly accessible from wearable devices.
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As we all know, smartwatches are very useful especially thanks to the fitness and health apps that are included in them. They can record blood pressure, measure blood saturation, take an ECG at any time and even detect abnormal heartbeats.
It is also true that the screen of a smartwatch is too small to be able to watch an entire video or projection of a film or any other multimedia content. So why on earth include YouTube in the short list of applications? Simple: Why? YouTube It’s not just a video application, it’s full of content, even just audio, such as very interesting podcasts that can be listened to directly from a smartwatch without having to use a mobile phone.
Then, the app can also act as a launcher, as inferred from Indiscretion Chromecast o Adhu Nick TVOperations that can already be done now but only by going through the smartphone, thus the wearable device will be self-sufficient in operation.
For now, however, we are entirely in the realm of speculation and conjecture. Google is currently focusing on launching its own Wallet And another such important news is not planned for now, but with Mountain View Giant we can and must expect everything, so now we just have to wait for the next step and see what the future holds for us regarding the news they will make. there is Be a part of the Wear OS operating system in upcoming updates