LG to drop Android Wear in next smartwatch
Posted January 8th, 2015, 11:59 AM IST

It seems like LG is opting out of Android Wear for their future smartwatch wearables. According to the WallStreet Journal, LG is planning to drop Google’s operating system for the wearables and will opt for a WebOS-based operating system for the future smartwatches.
Developed by Palm, and then taken over by HP, LG now owns the operating system platform and is promoting the WebOS operating system, and we may see the next LG smartwatches based on WebOS around 2016.
LG has already launched a few smartwatches with Google’s Android Wear and the tech giant will now implement the new operating system in not only their smartwatches, but also into their future smart television sets. LG also plans to go with WebOS across most of their smart devices, which include thermostats, refrigerators, and washing machines and even as far as automobiles.
WebOS was originally developed by Palm and then bought over by HP for further development, which was later sold off to LG in 2013. LG is now planning to make WebOS into an ecosystem of its own. Samsung is on a similar path with Tizen OS and has already debuted a smart television on the new operating system.
Developed by Palm, and then taken over by HP, LG now owns the operating system platform and is promoting the WebOS operating system, and we may see the next LG smartwatches based on WebOS around 2016.
LG has already launched a few smartwatches with Google’s Android Wear and the tech giant will now implement the new operating system in not only their smartwatches, but also into their future smart television sets. LG also plans to go with WebOS across most of their smart devices, which include thermostats, refrigerators, and washing machines and even as far as automobiles.
WebOS was originally developed by Palm and then bought over by HP for further development, which was later sold off to LG in 2013. LG is now planning to make WebOS into an ecosystem of its own. Samsung is on a similar path with Tizen OS and has already debuted a smart television on the new operating system.
- Kiara Advani, Sidharth Malhotra embrace parenthood for the second time
- Amitabh Bachchan admits difficulty decoding Gen Z slang
- Yash takes out extra time time to pose for selfies with fans before leaving Mumbai airport
- Bollywood stars shower blessings on Anshula Kapoor Rohan Thakkar at wedding reception
- Shilpa Shirodkar recalls losing Chaiya Chaiya with SRK
- Watch Russian couple dramatic proposal atop Empire State Building sparks global buzz
- Aamir Khan says his wedding with partner Gauri Spratt will be intimate affair with family and friends
- Actress Sreeleela recalls balancing MBBS medical exams with Viral Vayyari song shoot on Doctors Day
- US removes four Indian firms from sanctions list
- Suriya joins hands with T J Gnanavel for new hombale films project
- US Iran agree to sustain Strait of Hormuz ceasefire resume broader nuclear talks
- Telangana Governor CM Revanth Reddy urge people to join fight against drug abuse
- Samantha Confirms Pregnancy Shares Maternity Leave Plans Have To Take A Small Break
- Allu Arjun to appear in court on Monday in Sandhya Theatre stampede case
- Yoga centres to be set up in all villages announces CM Chandrababu Naidu
More News
Photos
Latest
- Kiara Advani, Sidharth Malhotra embrace parenthood for the second time
- ‘Sometimes we get addicted to our own greatness’: Manoj Bajpayee
- Dulquer Salmaan’s ‘Aakasamlo Oka Tara’ gets November 20 release date
- ‘Mirzapur: The Movie’ crosses Rs 100 crore at domestic box office in opening weekend
- Amitabh Bachchan admits difficulty decoding Gen Z slang
- Watch: Nagarjuna releases trailer of Allari Naresh-starrer ‘Ramba Oorvasi Menaka’
- “Tum bahut lambe ho…”: Big B shares struggles of early acting days
- Nayanthara reveals how Geethu Mohandas convinced her to join ‘Toxic’
- Sonu Nigam says childhood anger fuelled his passion and shaped his singing career
- Yash takes out extra time time to pose for selfies with fans before leaving Mumbai airport
Opinion Poll
Videos















