Wear OS 7 will keep track of deliveries and sports scores on your wrist
Google’s newest smartwatch update could also give you up to 10 percent better battery life.
by Jay Peters
May 19, 2026, 11:24 PM UTC
Jay Peters is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme.
Among the flurry of today’s Google I/O announcements, Google shared details about Wear OS 7, the next major update to its smartwatch platform. To help you keep track of things like deliveries and sports scores, Wear OS 7 will get the iPhone-style Live Updates that were introduced on Android last year — which can appear on your watch or your smartphone — and you’ll also be able to track automated tasks that an AI is working on right from your watch.
Wear OS is also getting an upgrade from its widget-like Tiles for glanceable information. With the new update, Google is adding...
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