LG Smartwatches To Receive Notifications Without Bluetooth, With Latest Android Wear Update
LG’s G Watch R becomes Wi-Fi capable with the most recent Android Wear update, allowing users to receive notifications and other information without a Bluetooth connection, said LG Friday. Over the next several days, LG’s G Watch, G Watch R…
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and Watch Urbane will receive the Firmware Over-the-Air update, said the company. All three smartwatches will support interactive watch faces available from Google Play. With the interactive faces, users can tap on specific areas of the display to see additional information, said the company. The latest update also will allow LG Android Wear devices to support app-specific functions such as displaying a four-day weather forecast or performing translations in multiple foreign languages on the watch itself without having to use a connected phone, said the company.