(sao paulo) – Users of iPhone who do not want the new Apple Watch have a new option: Android devices
. software that runs in the friendly smart watches the Google Inc. will integrate with the iPhone, the Apple Inc., through a new service, according to Jeff Chang, lead product manager for Android Wear. The new option allows a iPhone is paired to a smart watch LG Electronics Inc. and also the type of products planned by Asustek Computer Inc. and Huawei Technologies Co.
“There are many different tastes out there,” said Chang. “Come round and square, sports and traditional, classic and all that – I really think that there is a wide variety of preferences -. And so we are giving this alternative for everyone. “
Google is seeking new ways to make its most popular Android Wear software trying to lure customers from Apple, which launched its clock at the beginning of the year. In the second quarter, a rival based in Cupertino, California, sold 3.6 million of these devices, or about two thirds of smart dressing devices, while Android Wear got about 10 percent of the market, according to Ramon Llamas, research manager handsets team dressing IDC.
Android Wear was announced last year by offering to manufacturers a software to their handsets dressing. The new product could help expand the reach of Google with many iPhone users who do not have the smart watch Apple, Llamas said.
“It’s a smart move,” he said. This is a market that is “really in its early stages at the moment.”
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The new service for smart watches with iPhones aims to use some of the most popular features of Android including the provision of alerts by e-mail, item calendar and physical fitness updates. Moreover, with the “Google Now”, users can obtain information about the status of a flight or weather forecasts
However, the device will not have some of the features available on other Android devices -. As maps Google, third-party applications available through the Google Play store and wi-fi connection. Chang said that in the long run the business analyze what users prefer the devices iOS and Android – and prioritize resources accordingly, respecting at the same time, Apple’s restrictions.
The IDC estimates that the smart appliances sector will grow from 33 million units this year to 89 million in 2019, surpassing the sales of basic appliances, which also should see an increase, of 39 million this year to 66 million units in 2019
Brian Womack
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