Even Google Puts Wear OS Second - Gizmodo

In what can only be described as a self-own, Google has released a YouTube Music app for the Apple Watch...

That’s why Google pushing a YouTube Music app for the Apple Watch first is a pretty big departure.

Google’s smartwatch platform, Wear OS, doesn’t get as much love—or regular updates—as its rivals,….

This often comes as surprise, considering 74% of phones globally run on Android and the Apple Watch only supports iOS.

However, what this really means is that iOS users more often than not will just pick the Apple Watch because it’s really the best smartwatch option for them.

Smartwatch options for Android are much more fragmented, and for years, there was no real Apple Watch alternative that Android users could truly rally behind.

Samsung came closest, and its latest flagship, the Galaxy Watch 3, is probably the one Android smartwatch that can go toe-to-toe with Apple.

In fact, the only other Android-friendly flagship smartwatch that can compete with the Apple Watch is the Fitbit Sense, which, again, doesn’t run on Wear OS.

That’s sad, because it just means that Android users, particularly those without Samsung phones, have the fewest choices when it comes to a great smartwatch.