Google Gemini reportedly spotted on Wear OS – could a rollout be close at hand?

• Google Gemini is expected on Wear OS sometime this year
• A Pixel Watch 2 user now claims to have spotted the icon on their device
• It could hint at new AI-powered ways to handle calls

We're expecting Google Gemini to replace Google Assistant on Wear OS at some point this year, and now it might have just appeared in the wearable wild for the very first time.

A report from Beebom's Abubakar Mohammed appears to a Google Pixel Watch 2 running Wear OS, replete with a Google Gemini icon that could suggest an AI rollout is close at hand.

"When I received a call earlier this morning, I glanced at my Pixel Watch 2 and spotted a little Gemini icon inside the Phone app’s call screen," the report says.

Specifically, the icon marks the three-dot button where Pixel Watch users would expect ...