Android Wear 1.4 includes way to control smartwatch with the wrist

Google has also added support for wrist gestures in the recently released update to the Android Wear operating system. Wrist movements allow users to control their smart watch. There is also a feature that reads all information on the screen.

The Android Wear update with version number 1.4 was released last week, but not all features had been announced by Google. So discovered 9 To 5 Google that there are two previously not mentioned features on the support pages for Google Wear. For example, since Android Wear 1.4 it is possible to operate the interface with the wrist, so it is not necessarily necessary to have two hands free to operate a smart watch. By moving the wrist in certain ways, such as described on the help pages, several commands can be executed.

Google also has the audio support improved with the recent Android Wear update. For example, it is now possible to have information on the screen read out via a built-in loudspeaker. This also makes it possible to have incoming messages read out and to accept telephone calls; the latter had already been announced by Google. This so-called Audio Feedback feature not only reads out the content of a message, but also tells who the sender is and at what time the message arrived.

Google released Android Wear 1.4 on Thursday. The update was announced with the addition of built-in support for mobile networks. Although a pairing with the smartphone is still required, the update makes it possible to leave the device at home. This can be useful, for example, when exercising.