more battery, Widgets and Gemini for smart watches

During this Google I/O 2026the internet giant wanted to show many of its advances, some even in collaboration with other brands such as the new Smart Glasses designed with Samsung. But this event, also aimed at developers, also includes advances in its operating system for wearable devices. Wear OSwhere it has been presented in its version 7 based on Android 17.

Wear OS 7 adds Widgets, real-time updates and Gemini

With this update several have been added news and featureslike new Widget, real time updates and the possibility of using the smart assistant Geminialthough the latter is reserved for some smart watches. In addition to these new features, Wear OS also boasts optimization, and is capable of achieving up to 10% more battery Regarding the watches that update from Wear OS 6.

The main novelty are these Widgetwhich are presented in a format similar to those of Androidbut with more contained sizes available in 2×1 and 2×2. The real time update will also help watch users with this latest version of the Google OSto obtain data in real time at a glance, allowing you to offer updated information at all times.

Google improves multimedia controls and sports tracking

Other new features add improvements to the multimedia controlsas automatic start of content depending on the applicationand improvements in audio output. Also added a better workout tracking with Wear Workout Trackerwhich now features compatibility with the sphere format v5.

Gemini is coming to some smartwatches later this year

Only for some watches that will be available at end of this year, Google has also added Gemini Intelligence. This will allow us to offer a Improved experience thanks to AIalong with third-party applications thanks to the new API that will allow access to this artificial intelligence. With the AI It has also been confirmed automation of tasks using voice commandsYou can even place orders.

With an availability for end of this yeardevelopers already have access to Wear OS 7 through the emulation with Wear OS 7 Canary.