https://www.techradar.com/news/why-renaming-android-wear-actually-makes-a-lot-of-sense

Android Wear fans may be disappointed to learn the company is planning to rebrand its wearable platform in the coming months, but it's not necessarily a sign the company is giving up on smartwatches.

Initially I was skeptical of the company rebranding to Wear OS. An arbitrary renaming of a tech product is usually one of the first signs of a lack of faith in a concept.