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- At Google I/O 2022, Google announced a bunch of Wear OS news.
- Google Assistant, the return of Google Wallet, and some new Wear OS 3 watches were all discussed.
- A new feature called Emergency SOS is also on the way.
For years, Google essentially ignored Wear OS, the wearable operating system powering smartwatches. However, over the past year, the company has ramped up development for the software in tandem with Samsung, which launched its first Wear OS watch in 2021: the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4.
See also: Everything you need to know about the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4