Beta code suggests Android Wear could be in line for a rebrand
https://www.techradar.com/news/beta-code-suggests-android-wear-could-be-in-line-for-a-rebrand
It's been rather quiet on the Android Wear front recently, but the beta version of Google Play services suggests that the wearable software could soon be called simply "Wear OS". Could a rebrand give the platform some fresh momentum?
The "Wear OS" name appeared when a user on Reddit came within connecting distance of a wearable device, as Android Police reports. Google Play services handles all kinds of low-level OS work on Android, including managing the way that different apps and devices connect to each other and communicate.