The time has come for Wear OS to shine
(Android Central)

It`s time for Wear OS to shine, and experts say more manufacturers are going to adopt it moving forward. The best decision Google made was partnering with Samsung on Wear OS, a much-needed move for the operating system that many people complained about, experts say. However, they have mixed thoughts on why Samsung saw its highest quarterly smartwatch shipments, per a recent report. Published on Nov 22, Counterpoint Research notes in its report that Samsung achieved its highest quarterly shipments with the launch of the Galaxy Watch series, `narrowing the gap with Apple.` `With Samsung`s move to use Wear OS, the OS`s share in the smartwatch market increased to 17% in Q3 2021 from 4% in Q2 2021,` the report says. Overall global smartwatch shipments in the third quarter this year increased 16% compared to the same period a year ago. The report notes that the Wear OS market share grew to 17.3% in Q3 2021, up from 3.2% in the same period a year ago. Counterpoint`s senior analyst Su...