Wear OS 7 unveiled with widgets, Live Updates, improved battery life

At the Google I/O 2026 conference, the search giant unveiled Wear OS 7, the latest version of its smartwatch operating system based on Android 17. The update introduces several new features, including Widgets, Live Updates, and Gemini Intelligence on select smartwatches.

Google also claimed that Wear OS 7 can deliver up to a 10 percent improvement in battery life for smartwatches upgrading from Wear OS 6.

Wear OS 7 introduces Widgets, which Google says are designed to be flexible and dynamic. These widgets will be available in 2×1 and 2×2 layouts, similar to the widget formats…