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After years of power -powered layouts with important boundaries, the display on the wearing OS Smart Watch is always getting a shine.
Killing wrists through Wear OS 6, a newly designed display (AOD) will now offer more functionality, which will include key control in the screen. As someone who spends a lot of time on my wrist to perform basic actions, I can’t be happy with it.
How important is it always for you to have a better display experience?
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Many, I can’t wait.
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Not much, I don’t mind like it.
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I don’t use AOD.
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In its developer documents, Google confirmed that the wear OS 6 “will always strengthen the current solution to always provide maximum experience in devices.” In practice, this means that even though your wrist is closed, the OS watches wearing will continue to show important details. The display will maintain control screens instead of eliminating the basic clock face, and honestly, this time is near (no pin intended).
It may feel like a small UI adaptation, but in fact it is a fundamental change in how I would use my wear clothing.
Google is directly enabled to use more AOD as a standard feature, and the example that the company has provided is one of the best use cases I can think of: Tapable media controls visible on the acne screen (used using low -power sketch design that fits aesthetic).
This means that more exaggerated arm does not try to leave a track of a track, and uncertainly tapping its balance on the treadmill. When I want to test the middle ride, the despair in the middle of the road does not change. I honestly lost the count of how many times I have looked at my watch while cooking, hopefully I am hoping to stop my audiobock quickly when I check a directive note, only a static screen will be met.
I’m glad Google is making more AOD functionality directly in OS 6.
Of course, the update is ahead of the media control. I am also passionate about the ability to use my watch AOD as a more widely and interactive interface, not just a low -powerful place holder. Google confirmed that high activity of users will be “in a state of resume” during the acne mode, suggesting that the clock will always offer more functionality on the screen. To me, this will always be eligible for a more valuable battery life trade.
This is not a shiny, red -taking update, but it is exactly a deliberate polish that I hope every launch season draws closer. Massive, clean changes are one thing, but small, thinking is equally appreciated by the improvement of the user’s experience.


