Smartwatch customization chief Facer has revealed a major platform overhaul set to debut later this 12 months, aligning with Google’s just-announced Put on OS 6.
The corporate guarantees a “revitalized, extra highly effective, and higher than ever” expertise, with a central spotlight of the replace being integration with Google’s new ‘Watch Face Push’ functionality.
This eliminates one of many key ache factors of utilizing third-party watch face apps on Wear OS over the past 12 months. When Google made its ‘Watch Face Format’ necessary as a part of the Wear OS 5 software update, customers had been left with out quick access to their customized faces from apps like Facer. With this upcoming rollout, the expertise will return in full.
In line with the platform big, compatibility with Watch Face Push means customers will have the ability to sync faces to their Wear OS watches straight from the app, eliminating the necessity to go to the Google Play Retailer and set up a separate app for every face.
This enhanced view is predicted to roll out alongside Put on OS 6 when it launches later this 12 months. That’s prone to be this summer time based mostly on earlier software program rollouts—probably when Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 8 series arrives, or when the Google Pixel Watch 4 is launched.
What else is Facer cooking?
Past the vastly improved syncing course of, customers will as soon as once more have the ability to entry Facer’s intensive library of 500,000 watch faces. The model additionally says it expects essentially the most in-demand designs (if not all) to work with Google’s new Watch Face Format this fall.
The replace additionally brings extra versatile entry to faces: customers can select from free faces, make à la carte purchases of premium designs, or go for a subscription for limitless entry to the intensive catalog.
It’s additionally teasing new collaborations and options for the relaunch, nevertheless it seems we’ll have to attend till producers share Put on OS 6 rollout particulars for extra specifics on these components.
We’ll be testing the brand new and improved Facer on Put on OS when it arrives later this 12 months as a part of our ongoing testing of the most recent Android-ready technology, so keep tuned for a few of our favourite picks and tips about tips on how to get essentially the most out of the platform.
