We're still waiting to see exactly how Google's acquisition of Fitbit will affect its future wearables, but it's looking increasingly likely that the next version of Wear OS will be much more health-focused. Google Fit is already doing a decent job of tracking activity and stats on Wear OS, but a user survey uncovered by Droid Life suggests there's a lot more afoot in the next software version Google is putting on its watches. connected. The survey, sent through Google's user experience research program, asks participants what they'd like to see included in future Wear OS updates, whenever they might happen. Options include SPO2 (oxygenation) monitoring, sleep apnea detection, sleep analysis, heart rate alerts, recovery time monitoring, stress tracking, medical device and fitness equipment pairing, snooze detection, and more.
Ask and you will receive
The survey also mentions tracking water, food, and calories, as well as recording elevation and stairs climbed. If all these new features are included in the next version of Wear OS, we could be talking about serious updates. Wear OS doesn't currently track sleep, for example, though you can import this data from other apps. A new feature offered by the user survey is a smart alarm setting that wakes you when it best suits your natural circadian rhythms. Of course, it's not because these options are mentioned in a user survey that Google will include them in the next version of Wear OS, but rather it gives us at least some clues as to where there is room for improvement. . We can learn more about the future of Wear OS and Google wearables in general at Google IO 2020, the developer conference scheduled for May 12-14, later this year. Via 9to5Google