Today, after a lengthy delay, Google officially announced details of its Android Wear 2.0 launch. The new version of its OS for wearable devices brings a wide range of new features and improvements.
Android Wear 2.0 will launch first on two new devices, the $249 LG Watch Style and $349 Watch Sport, on February 10, starting in the United States, before availability is expanded to other markets. But it will also be made available as an update for a range of existing Android Wear devices.
The full list of devices eligible for that upgrade was published today by Google:
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ASUS ZenWatch 2
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ASUS ZenWatch 3
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Casio Smart Outdoor Watch
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Casio PRO TREK Smart
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Fossil Q Founder
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Fossil Q Marshal
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Fossil Q Wander
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Huawei Watch
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LG Watch R
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LG Watch Urbane & 2nd Edition LTE
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Michael Kors Access Smartwatches
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Moto 360 2nd Gen
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Moto 360 for Women
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Moto 360 Sport
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New Balance RunIQ
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Nixon Mission
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Polar M600
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TAG Heuer Connected
Android Wear 2.0 will be making its way to those devices "in the coming weeks", but Google notes that "some features require hardware sensors which are not available on all Android Wear watches".
Source: Google